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[hopeungovernable]

[She had been relaxing at home, a cup of green tea in one hand and a laptop propped in front of her when the numbers seemed to come full force at her again. It was easy to type them out, a quick string on her screen--and it changed things.

The first few things she sees are just messages. Questions and answers about these numbers from people she's never met. But she presses past it. There's something about a mine and wills and suddenly Leola is not sure what she's stumbled into.

Her typing is hesitant at first.]

Did I stumble into a forum? I suppose I could have picked up the numbers from one of my students and this is an elaborate joke. A marketing campaign for a movie maybe? It's clever though I'm not sure what I'm supposed to get from this. A movie about people trapped in mines or something? Isn't that a little off? Too soon?

And really subliminal messaging was proven to be impossible despite what fiction leads you to believe. So I'm not sure how I came by these numbers. Perhaps you could enlighten me. Or I suppose I could just ignore whatever this is.

Classes are out for the summer, I think I'd rather read than get sucked into some silly forum goose chase.

Comments

[hopeungovernable]

I suppose. Well I'm Leola by the way.

[entertainaplanb]

Becky. Pleased to meet you.

Figured us teachers ought to stick together where we can.

[hopeungovernable]

Oh, what grades do you teach?

[entertainaplanb]

Just third. It's enough of a handful when you have to give them all the information. You?

[hopeungovernable]

Mostly seventh and eighth grade English. Sometimes I take on sixth but it's usually if we don't have enough teachers to go around. You know, pregnancies, emergencies, the like.

You have my admiration. I don't think I could deal with such young children all day. I nearly went for high school.

[entertainaplanb]

No, you're the brave one. Kids can be bad enough before the hormones kick in - I wouldn't be able to stand twelve-year-olds all day.

[hopeungovernable]

You definitely get used to it. I guess everyone has their strengths. I'm just not as good teaching the little ones.