OOC: Dione ers "Meant to ball up like an egg. not in.
Eirian waits for Dione before giving her answer, Standing, she says
softly."In the very
recent past, the dolphin hall moved to Tillek." studying the desk in front
of her, before
sitting down again.
Theo walks in from the Hold House.
Theo says, "I thought you meant to type ha, ha Like a joke!"
Jueann say, "The move is current history. Which we'll get to later on.
And
you children
didn't know history. tsk tsk." She chuckles softly. "Can anyone tell me
what the question
song was about?"
Shenya raises her hand hesitantly.
OOC: Jueann says "Theo, please if you are going to use ooc, put ooc in
front"
Theo says, "um... I've heard of it..."
Jueann say, "Shenya"
Eirian raises her hand. She knows the answer to this particular point
in
history.
Theo questions his brain but it can't remember
Jueann say, "Eirian?"
Eirian stands and says softly "The question song was written by a harper
400
turns ago so
that Lessa could figure out the riddle and go back in time to get the
remaining weyrs, so
that we would be adequately protected from thread in this time period."
Shenya says, "The question song was written soon after the five Weyrs
dissappeared. It
was about what happened to them, though it didn't have the answer. Lessa
figured out
that it meant the weyrs came forward to her time.""
Jueann nods. "Correct. It this case of history, a song was used to affect
our present. If
the question song had never been written? Could Lessa thought of bringing
the weyrs
forward into time?
Debbie shakes her head.
Jocelyn listens quietly, being a good little student, even if she isn't
all
that helpful in
answering questions. She licks her lips in thought and unconsciously tugs
on
her hair.
Shenya sits back, thinking. After pondering on the question for a bit,
she
raises her hand
again.
Eirian shrugs and shakes her head "Probably not, but she had the makings
of
it with her
moves through recent time, back to her hold."
Theo pauses for a second, and also raises his hand
Torey frowns as she raises her hand, curious.
Jueann smiles, making her students think. "This is why we study history.
We try to figure
out why they did things and how they affect us in the present.
Theo switches hands because one is tired
Jueann asks, "Theo?"
Theo pauses for a second, than asks "What was the song's lines?
Shenya says, "I'm reallly sorry, but I have to go. I had fun while I was
here! Goodbye.""
Shenya goes home.
Torey bounces on her knees, wrapping one hand over her head to hold her
other hand up
as she waits and listens, none too still.
Jueann raises an eyebrow, "Theo, that song should've been taught to you
in
your hold. But
that's not important right now. We are dealing with history and why does
history affect
the present. So if Lessa hadn't solved the puzzle, would she have gone
back?"
Reil shakes her head a couple of times.
Theo , thinking he's still aloud to talk, says "I don't think so because
then she'd think she
was doing something wrong."
Torey shakes her head back and forth, still holding her hand up.
Debbie raises a hand quietly.
Jueann chuckles, "ok. Debbie?"
Theo wonders how long Torey can keep her hand up.
Jueann asks, "Torey?"
Tessa goes home.
Debbie says, "No, cause if the riddle song hadn't been written then she
wouldn't go back
cause the other Weyrs wouldn't be empty."
Theo says, "Huh?"
Torey can keep it up forever, yes she can. "Which came first, the song
or
Lessa goin' back,
cause I heard that the song was written cause she went back but she went
back cause of
the song, but... how's that work?" she asks, tipping her head with quite
the
confused look
on her face.
Theo pauses for a second, thinking of what Debbie said, then shoots his
hand up
Theo says, "I think I can explain!"
Jueann nods. "And The weyrs would've been been in trouble in Lessa's time."
She
chuckles at Torey, "Well the harpers are still debating that one." Looking
at Teraille,
"Rihgt?"
Theo says, "I think I can explain!"
Theo wildly waves his hand
Torey's hand shoots up again as she once more bounces.
Theo wonders if his hand is seen by Jueann
Jueann sighs and asks, "Theo?"
.
Theo says, "I think that if Lessa would have gone back no matter what,
because the 200
turns ago the Thread had a... a..." Theo forgets what the Long Interval
was
called"
Jueann raises an eyebrow, "Torey?"
Torey sits on her heels and ponders. "Would the weyrs still have been
empty
if Lessa
hadn't gone tween and taken them all away and brought them to her time?
or
would they
have still been there, or their kids.. er, grankids, or whomever?"
Theo quickly remembers. "The long interval! The thread didn't come that
time
from the
Red Star. So the people began to believe Thread was a myth and mocked
the
DragonRiders, and gave them less payments!
Eirian raises her hand, waiting patiently.
OOC: Jueann checks. Theo, please never use the RS words in rp'ing,
epecially if there's
flits around
"Eirian?
Jueann asks, "Eirian?"
Theo continues, "So then the DragonRiders would have gotten smaller till
Lessa's time,
but because of this, Lessa went back and caused the weyrs to come with
her,
witch also
caused the song to be wrote!"
Eirian stands and then offers softly "This is just my opinion, but I would
think that as the
need for the dragons died down over so many years, many of them would
have
died off
and the weyrs would have been sorely understaffed if not altogether empty
anyway with
disuse and disrespect."
Torey frowns as she thinks. "How could anybody disrespect a dragon, they're
huge, and
they're neat and they're fun..."
Jueann nods. "As I said, the harpers have been debating the question for
turns. They are
still debating it."
Torey sits back down on her heels and nods as she listens, pondering the
questions.
Theo can't wait to grow up so he can crosscraft and join the debate.
Jueann looks up at the candle mark. "Well we are almost through. Any
questions before I
assign homework?"
Eirian looks over at Torey and says softly "People are greedy and sometimes
stupid,
sometimes just downright mean. They would disrespect a dragon and his
rider
if he was
taking something they thought they deserved." She studies the desk after
that whisper.
Debbie shakes her head.
In the distance, the drums announce the arrival of Senior Apprentice Sapphira.
Jueann nods to Eirian, "True."
Torey shakes her head, still pondering.. no more questions here.. yet.
Jueann chuckles, "homework time. I want you all write or draw me a picture
of a
historical event."
Theo stands pondering... But rests on thinking up no questions
OOC: Debbie says "how do we send you the homework?"
Theo ponders which one to do.
OOC: Jueann chuckles all ic homework is optional ooc
OOC: Debbie says "okay"
OOC: Jueann says "you can @send me if you want to do it"
Jocelyn blinks slowly and tilts her head to look up at Karv, poking gently
at his arm,
"Karv, Cece has homework." She crawls up into his lap.
Dione grins as she looks about, deciding to draw something shyly she gets
up
from her
seat and wanders over towards the drawing supplies < can I have some?
>
Jueann says, "Class is dismissed"
Reil goes home.
Theo asks when the next class is
Jueann shrugs, "I do these once a month."
Eirian sits in her chair, thinking about the differences between recent
history and ancient
history, and thinks she prefers ancient history to recent history.
Theo prefers now
Karvonen goes home.
Torey climbs to her feet and scrambles towards the door, chores to do,
people to find,
questions to ask.
Debbie stands up, "Thank you for teaching us."
Torey hop-skips to the Hold House.
Teraille watches the room empty from her silent place in the rear of the
room.
Theo looks around and sighs, Becoming a Journeyman is going to take a
long time!
Eirian looks up, brought out of her reverie and stands to say as well
"Thank=you Jueann,
for teaching us." then sits down again, hoping maybe they'll leave her
be
for a bit.
Jueann chuckles, watching her students leave and the sighs, blewing out
her
cheeks. "So
what did you think of the lesson, Teraille?" She smiles at Eirian and
nods.
"you're
welcome."
Debbie walks over to Teraille instead of the door, "I've seen you at the
Weyr, are you
going to teach us there?"
Theo wonders....
Teraille laughs lightly. "It's not so different from mine," she says,
turning to grin at
Debbie. "Indeed I am," she acknowledges, reaching over to touch the girl
on
the arm.
"You're Debbie, right?"
Jueann say, "Theo, I'll let you when"
Theo says, "Jueann, do you know anyone named Laria?"
Jueann blinks, and thinks, "hmm I dont' think so."
Jocelyn walks to the Hold House.
Debbie nodders, "Uh-huh"
Theo sighs, and wonders how many times he's going to miss her by a minute
again.
Jueann say, "Teraille, want to come up to the apartment? I have fresh
klah
and sweet
rolls."
"I thought so," Teraille says lightly. "Well, Debbie, you did really well
in here. I'll have to
remember that you know all about history now." There is a light glimmer
in
her eyes. To
Jueann, she shakes her head. "I'd love to, but I should really get home."
Debbie grins, "Are you going to teach us stuff like that at the Weyr?"
Jueann ahhs softly, then hearing a faint noise and blinking, "Oh dear.
Ke'chara is telling me one of the girls are awake."
Theo sighs. Time to go home and clean up again. "Bye everybody, and
thankyou Jueann.
Jueann say, "Excuse me."
Teraille laughs at Debbie's question. "Maybe I will," she says cheerfully.
"Though I
suspect I'll teach you the teaching songs more than why they were written."
.
Debbie grins, "I like learning songs."
Jueann nods to the ladies
**end of Kid's Lesson Log, April 5, 1999 I hoped you enjoyed it -- Jo
**