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[silverworld]

Now, I'd like to announce our new school project. You will be graded for this, of course, but most of all it is a learning experience. All the practical knowledge you gain may very well be put to use in the future. You see...

[She reaches down to pick up a small basket, placing it on the desk before her. What's inside the basket, you wonder? It's eggs. A lot of them. They aren't boiled or anything of the sort.]

For an entire week, you all will be proud parents. These [she indicates the eggs again.] will be your frail, loved children. You may name them, dress them or even try to feed them. As long as your child is still in one piece next Thursday, you pass the project. Of course, one can never become a parent on their own, which is why I've taken the liberty of assigning you all a partner. Both of you will have to cooperate and take it in turns to care for your baby. That is the trick behind parenting, after all. Stella, already being a proud mother herself, is exempt from the project and will be giving a guest lecture early next week.

When I call your names, you will come forth and take one 'child' out of the basket. Once you've all had your turn, I'd like you to take a while to get to know your partner better and make some agreements on the ways you feel this project should be handled.

Ages 6-12:
Kotaro, Chibi-Usa, Nanako
Klonoa, Hanyuu
WW Link, Kyrie
(Saku)Bo, Hikari "Kari"
Yamato "Matt", Rika
Taichi "Tai", Lymle
Takuya, Vivi Aislinn

Ages 13-16:
Simon, Yuzuhira, Hotaru
Karol, Anise
Florian, Shiki
Genis, Kairi
Riku, Seles
Roxas, Shirley
Raenef, Rena
Caesar, Usagi
Sora, Tear
Svein, Rachel
Tom Riddle, Ted

Ages 17-23:
Haruki, Hermoine
Harry, Yuzu
Draco, Charlotte
Atsuro, Terra
Minato, Colette
Alphonse, Uriko
Ryoji, Hero
Sonic, Mitsuru
Souji, Ramirez
Yosuke, Akihiko
Vyse, Estelle
Lloyd, Celes
Stahn, Kinon

Any questions? If not, feel free to start planning child care with your partner. You have fifteen minutes.


[[OOC: The pairings were randomly selected by me, mostly according to age. Whenever there was a third person left in one of the categories, they'd be placed with one of the younger couples in that same category. If I forgot your character, or you see any mistakes, let me know!]]

Comments

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

And there are plenty of 17 year olds with a partner of the same gender. We simply have a few too many boys in our class.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

[Mouth open, close, open, close, open, gonna say something. I swear it's on the tip of my tooongue---]

...

[Slumps. Damn it, he'll never win, will he?] All right.

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

You'll do fine, Ted.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

... We don't have to play house like those little girls back home, do we?

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

That choice is completely yours to make.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

... Right. So all we have to do is make sure nothing bad happens to the egg for a week, right?

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right. And there's no point in trying to switch it for another egg. I've given them all my signature to verify their authenticity, so to speak.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

I wasn't planning to! [Well, there goes that plan.]

[fonon-professor.livejournal.com]

Then, I wish you luck.