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Clarence Morgan and Paradox Fee
By: EloquentMisprints Date: January 29, 2014, 3:36 pm
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The students were paired in twos and assigned to raise a family
together. To begin with, they each selected a career from their
chosen concentration and drew a random salary from a hat. They
were then informed that they would be having a child and each
couple was handed a 'pregnancy belly', which one half of the
couple was to be wearing at all times. As the next few weeks
progressed, they would receive at least one baby simulator that
they were to raise together, each with a sensor inside that
logged all damages done to the child.
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Re: Clarence Morgan and Paradox Fee
By: MissM Date: January 31, 2014, 12:40 am
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Paradox Fee
"Partners for the family project are as follows," Mrs. Striker
announced, "Mr. Dawsom and Miss Konigin, congratulations, you're
having a baby."
Dox couldn't help but laugh. Chevy and Vera? He would have felt
sorry for them, if it hadn't been them.
He would have continued laughing, except then the teacher listed
off the next set of names.
"Paradox Fee and Clarence Morgan."
He almost fell out of his chair, having tipped it back onto the
back legs like he always did when he was bored, hooking his foot
around the edge of the table-leg to keep himself from falling.
When the teacher had announced his pairing, his foot had slipped
and he'd almost fallen over.
He left all four legs of the chair on the ground after that,
unable to look at Corzen properly. The teacher wouldn't
re-assign him, he knew. If she wouldn't reassign Chevy and
Verochka, she wouldn't re-assign him and Clarence. He didn't
hear the rest of the pairings.
Great, Dox thought, not only did I get captain of all the
****ing sports, I get my boyfriend's roommate to boot.
He sighed, resigning himself. It wouldn't be too bad, right?
Then the thought struck him that one of them would have to wear
the pregnancy belly. He shifted uncomfortably after glancing
over at Clarence. Yeah, that'll be me...
What he wanted to do at that moment was walk away from the whole
class and spend the day anywhere else. However, he knew Corzen
wouldn't approve.
He did his best to keep the color out of his cheeks. It would be
bad enough when he had to put on the belly.
"Now, I'm sure you are all eager to get started," The teacher
said, smiling at them all brightly.
Dox wanted to say, "Not in the least", but he knew he'd catch
hell from both Clarence and Corzen, now. So he said nothing.
"But there are a few things that you should be aware of first;
these bellies were constructed by Halesworth's very own Dr.
Ramsey, so they are state of art. Once you secure the 'belly'
around you, you will be unable to remove it until your 'water
breaks', at which time the belly will release electric pulses in
lieu of contractions and you are to come to this room. Your
labor will consist of watching a tape of someone else's."
"You're kidding me." The words slipped out of his mouth before
he could stop them. Apparently it wasn't even enough that he had
to wear the freaking thing, he wouldn't be able to take it off?
At all?
There goes fencing practice....
He had the sneaking suspicion that he wouldn't be in class for
the next week. Corzen or no Corzen, Clarence or no Clarence.
"Couple up, couple up! I want a budget worked up by Thursdays
class. You will not pass this assignment if you don't meet
outside of class. Remember that. Now, strap on your bellies and
let the project begin!"
And there goes all the rest of what little pride I might have
had... Dox thought. Why me?
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