school's out forever

[lecturehall]

Posted: 27 April 2016
From: Hariti

As the elderly among us have realized, most of us seem to be underage. Since that's the case, I have a question regarding my education.

I'm not quite sure what to do without highschool. The concerns of reaching graduation aside, my days seem emptier without the responsibilities I had back home. Time passes much slower when I can only spend it on hobbies. And it's frustrating knowing that looking for a job would be pointless due to our apparent invisibility to normal people.

(Which is ridiculous, by the way.)

To be blunt, it's stressing me out. Apparently. My shinki noticed it enough to point it out. They even threatened me if I didn't write this.

So let me know if you have an answer. I'm obviously at a loss. Please also let me know if you have any excess paperwork. At least I know that soothes me.

[He sure is offering to be anyone's secretary.]

Comments

[brynwieldr]

Become self-taught.

[lecturehall]

In most areas I am. However a self-taught education is often undervalued in the modern world. It would just amount to another hobby without a third party structure.

[rainofterror]

Get a pet!

[lecturehall]

I have 116. I'd rather not get more.

[moonfang]

... you WANT to go to school?

[lecturehall]

It seems people need things repeated even when they're written in text.

Yes. I like to learn. I'd also like to graduate and continue with my life, though I'm not sure that's relevant anymore.

[saikusu]

I'm not sure how best to explain it, but many of us have jobs there and are able to interact with the living, so we're not exactly invisible. I see no reason you couldn't attend school.

[lecturehall]

Is that so?

Does that mean those people I shouted at over there were simply ignoring me?

[razzledazzles]

Keito, don't be rude to your elders. Do you know English? Or Japanese?

[lecturehall]

I am Japanese, Jae-ha. Keito Hasumi is a Japanese name.

[shortnsweet]

Don't be so stuffy. Enjoy the time off and go do something you always wanted to! ヽ(*⌒∇⌒*)ﾉ

[lecturehall]

I've always wanted to graduate highschool.

[fullcowl]

[Izuku is exhausted from this morning's events, but hell, he can chat on the network from the safety of his bed.]

We're not invisible, we're just hard to notice. You could get a job if you'd like. I worked as a delivery boy for an art shop for a little while.

I'm sorry, the only paperwork I have are the prayers people have sent me.

[lecturehall]

Are they forms? Can I fill them out?

[he's not responding to the delivery boy job because it's beneath him]

[jooeyecandy]

[Byung-hee doesn't bother with all the nice formality of text writing and doesn't bother to spellcheck either. Sorry 'old man'.]

why would you want to go to school? its pretty boring stuff unless theres a few cute girls around but even then its still not that special

sorry i dont get the appeal of studying allt he time

[lecturehall]

There weren't any girls at my school.

[Well, except for one. But still.]

Either way, it's not the studying I miss. I guess it's more of the structure. Maybe having an end goal like "graduation"? I'm not sure. If I knew, I wouldn't have been forced to speak here.

[hontobakabaka]

If you like, I'm new to this god thing and trying to set up a digital archive of prayers, if you'd like to help me catalog the various prayer sheets I wouldn't mind the help till I can get a computer system built to do all this.

[lecturehall]

That sounds perfect, actually. If you'd have me, I'd love to assist you.

By the way, what do you mean by "computer system"? Is that a laptop? I can't imagine you'd need more than that.

[warning: he's not great with technology]

[explodokill]

how about "don't get bossed around by your damn shinki" for an answer?

[softpunk]

Ah, don't get him wrong, he's plenty bossy.

Helping him out's still part of our job though, y'know?

[lecturehall]

Tell me why.

[roeh]

Why bother? The sooner you realize school is completely impractical in the real world, the sooner you can start living your life.

[lecturehall]

Please don't give teenagers that advice.

[EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT]

And as I said, it's more just having something to do. I had authority in my school and all the responsibilities that came with it. I'm just hoping to find something similar at this point.

[aka why is it so hard to be a workaholic here]

I promised, so here I am

[socials]

I have a few odd jobs over on the other Shore, but I've found it a little strange to not be able to go to school as well.
Especially since my routine here isn't that different from the one I had at home - odd jobs, helping people, and fighting monsters was pretty much the norm for the past year, with school also in the mix.

Though, when I first got here almost a month ago, they sent all of us on a prayer to a high school. We were capable of interacting with people there, so it's not as if we can't find some means of attending classes or lessons somewhere.
Although I don't know how effective it'd be... I hadn't actually thought about it being a possibility until this post.

If nothing else, maybe those of us who want to continue our education could have study groups together? Share knowledge we've picked up until we can find out if we can go to classes or not.

breathes i was waiting for you

[lecturehall]

You people make such dangerous things sound too casual.

[DON'T JUST... SAY YOU FIGHT MONSTERS LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL...]

It's easy to look over. I hadn't considered it myself until another person pointed it out.

I think I might prefer a study group, though. At this point, I wonder if it'd feel too distant, being around the lives we used to have.

[Do you need to make every talk depressing, Keito.]

[Anon Text]

[lighthousekeeper]

I'd love to build robots or other things together or teach you quantum physics.....BUT THEN you'd know who I am! That would be kind of embarrassing.

[lecturehall]

Because you're a woman?

Saying things like that just makes you more recognizable. Didn't I tell you last time not to be ashamed of that?

( text )

[flagitate]

Maybe you should find some better hobbies.

[lecturehall]

Maybe. With school the amount I had was more than enough but now that I have so much free time...

[Learning how to play more instruments might not be a bad idea.]

It's not an awful idea, though it would be nice for some competition.