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katniss everdeen - au, jaha (burningwings) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2018-04-11 21:06:00

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!network post, betsy braddock / psylocke (616), cassie sullivan, gale hawthorne (au), johanna mason (au), katniss everdeen (au)

BETSY BRADDOCK

Scott told me to talk to you about my plans for after I graduate in June. I [...] haven't really thought about it a lot, and I don't really know where to start. High school is already more schooling than was available to me at home.

FRIENDS*

I'm going to be graduating from high school in June. And I'm talking to a counselor about what to do after that. [...] She's probably going to ask me what I want to do, but I have no idea what I want.

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	friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-12 04:32 am UTC (link)
	In your time around these parts, what have you done besides shoot arrows and arrange flowers? I should probably take classes too, but it's not like my job requires much education. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 05:11 am UTC (link)
	That's mostly what I've done. That and school. You don't have to take classes. I only took them because I wanted to, not because I had to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-12 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I say SHOULD because I didn't go to school for as long as people do here. So I guess I didn't finish? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 05:19 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I just meant that you don't have to. But I'm not sorry that I did. I just don't know how much further I should go with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-12 05:22 am UTC (link)
	I read a lot of books, I'm probably smarter than most people in Seven. What's the point? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 05:24 am UTC (link)
	I don't know, that's what I'm trying to figure out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-12 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Let me know what you find out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-13 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. Are there any questions you want me to ask her in particular? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-14 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know. I think I'm happy doing what I'm doing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-15 12:50 am UTC (link)
	I'm fine doing what I'm doing. I don't know if I'm happy with it? But I'm also not entirely sure that anything else would make me happier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends ex_forestry998 2018-04-15 05:32 am UTC (link)
	I'm just doing what I'm good at. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	friends seam 2018-04-12 04:34 am UTC (link)
	We talked about this last night, didn't we? I don't remember much, I was kind of sleepy. We can talk about it now. You probably don't want to stay at the flower shop, right? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 05:11 am UTC (link)
	I was talking about schoolwork and the classes I was taking, yeah. I forgot until now that I'm graduating when this semester is over. I don't know? I like flowers, and it's a good job. I didn't really expect to end up doing anything special. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends seam 2018-04-12 05:19 am UTC (link)
	Oh right. I'm sorry, I listen to you. You know how I get when I'm tired. Aren't there more classes you can take? Do they cost money? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 05:20 am UTC (link)
	I know. It's okay. There are, but I think they're at other schools and they probably cost money. And they might be too hard for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends seam 2018-04-12 05:23 am UTC (link)
	You're smart, Katnip. You could probably figure it out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-12 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	Book smarts aren't easy for me. But even if I did manage to get a college degree, I'm not sure what I'd do with it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends seam 2018-04-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I guess you find someone who knows what there is to do and pick from that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-13 04:49 pm UTC (link)
	Hopefully the counselor has some ideas for me. Otherwise I would be fine with just being done with school. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: friends seam 2018-04-14 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	Let me know what she says, okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends burningwings 2018-04-15 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I will. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	friends seam 2018-04-15 05:33 am UTC (link)
	Not when I'm sleepy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Friends Filter likeamayfly 2018-04-12 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think I would know either. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Friends Filter burningwings 2018-04-13 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Most people go on to more school, but I don't know what I'd do with more schooling, except learn stuff. And it all looks expensive. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Friends Filter likeamayfly 2018-04-13 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	I know, but I don't really know what I want to do in the future. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Friends Filter burningwings 2018-04-14 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Neither do I. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-12 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Starting depends on what you're interested in. Did you find anything particularly interesting that you'd like to learn more about? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-13 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	I like plants, and my biology class is really interesting in general. But I'm also not sure how well I'm doing in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-13 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	Do you want to set up an official appointment where I can pull your current grades and transcripts and we can go over what you might be interested and what you might need to do for it come graduation? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-14 02:16 am UTC (link)
	I guess? I don't want to waste any of your time if there isn't anything I want to end up doing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-15 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Katniss, it's not a waste of my time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-15 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Then yes. Let's do that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-15 03:11 am UTC (link)
	It's helpful to talk things out, and that's what I'm here for. If you decide on anything, then we can plot a course for you after school. And if not, then we can still discuss other options. And for the record? I'll never understand why they expect people to know what they want to do without trying several things out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-15 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. I just never had the option to even keep going with school, much less do something with that education. [...] And I'm not sure I'd manage it if I tried. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

betsy/katniss.

butterflyeffect
2018-04-15 03:31 am UTC (link)

Your world was very oppressive, from what I understand, and one of the marks of keeping people oppressive is taking away education. I'm not surprise that there was no option for it.

And oppressed people often find themselves struggling just to survive so even if there was the option, it may not be available for you.

This is one of the reasons that Charles Xavier started a school for mutants. Many of us had been kicked from our homes or school, so a good deal of us understand some of what you were going through.

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betsy/katniss.

burningwings
2018-04-15 04:03 am UTC (link)

There were options in some of the other districts, like District 3 where they worked in engineering and technology. We learned basic reading and math and coal, because that was what we were supposed to produce. Some of the wealthier people learned their family's trades, like doctors.

I honestly don't even know that many of the people in the Capitol were very educated. They didn't really have to be.

[...] I definitely appreciate getting to learn more here.

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	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-17 04:29 am UTC (link)
	Reading, math, and coal. I suspect that a lot of your people died young from lung diseases then. They don't need to be, the Capitol. They have the money. Then figure out something you want to do, with or without further schooling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-17 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Most people died of starvation or explosions in the mines before they could have problems with their lungs, but yes, some. I'm working with plants right now. I like it, but I don't know that it's what I want to do. I'd rather be outside working with plants. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. butterflyeffect 2018-04-19 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Sometimes what you do for stress relief isn't quite the same as what you'll do for a living. Oftentimes, most people don't get to do what they love for work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	betsy/katniss. burningwings 2018-04-19 04:32 am UTC (link)
	Hunting is what I've usually done for a living. Which includes gathering edible plants. But [...] there are people who study plants, their properties and stuff. I think I could be good at that maybe. If the classes aren't too hard or expensive. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	second filter. brokendeal 2018-04-13 12:54 am UTC (link)
	There's always the option of more school. You could take classes with me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	second filter. burningwings 2018-04-13 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I just don't know exactly what I would study or what I would want to do with any of it later. (Reply to this) (Parent)