Steve Rogers is on your left. (notmyfuture) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2014-03-11 19:59:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, rory williams, steve rogers (captain america) |
Who: Steve and Rory.
What: Talking about an after-school program.
When: February 28.
Where: Rory's school.
Rating: Low.
Status: Complete.
Once the county had reopened the schools, Rory had been glad to get back to a regular schedule as opposed to sitting around his apartment, watching TV or reading. Rory enjoyed a few days off just like everyone else, but when he wasn’t able to go out, that was when he started to go a little stir crazy. It had almost been like when he’d had chicken pox as a child and had been confined to the house for a week. He was just glad that he hadn’t had any more dreams while stuck in the house or that would have been all he would have been able to think about.
Now that he was back at work, Rory had spent each day after school, working on his plan and grading papers at his desk. He’d spent enough time at home over the last few days that the last thing he wanted right now was to spend more time there. He’d more than likely feel differently by the end of the week, but for now, he was sitting at his desk, grading the most recent math tests.
Steve was, apparently, too nice. He’d been roped into helping the community centre start some new after-school programs and was now in charge of going to a designated school to talk to teachers about passing the information to the students, so the students could talk to their parents. He’d just finished with one teacher and went to the next room number on his list. He knocked on the door and peered inside.
“Uh, hello, I hope I’m not interrupting?”
Rory liked to work with the door open when he was alone in his classroom, so he had seen the man, out of the corner of his eye just before he spoke, but hadn’t expected him to stop at his door, “No, not at all.” Rory set his red pen down and got to his feet to greet the new arrival, “Is there something I can help you with?” He hadn’t been told that anyone was coming by, so he was curious as to who he was and what he was doing there.
“Sorry, I know this is a bit out of the blue.” Steve smiled and shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’m actually just sort of doing the rounds to talk about an after-school program that this school is partnering with? So the teachers are aware of it before it gets put into motion. If this isn’t a good time, I can come back again, really. It’s not problem.”
“No, this is a fine time. I was just grading some tests, but I’ll most likely be taking it home to finish. Please come in.” Rory had overheard two other teachers saying something in the teachers lounge earlier about an after school program, but he hadn’t paid too much attention at the time, “I’m Rory Williams.”
“Steve Rogers, it’s good to meet you.” He wandered into the room, looking relieved to not be a nuisance. “Here’s the brochure on it. It’s pretty basic stuff. You know, sports, some art stuff. But I figure that, if parents have questions, they’ll go to the teacher before going to the people actually in charge, so it’s good to be in-the-know.”
Rory took the brochure and unfolded it then scanned it before looking back at Steve, “Of course. Makes sense.” He folded it back up and placed the brochure on his desk with the papers he’d been grading so he was sure to remember to take it home and look over it further, “And you’re in charge of the after school program?” An after school program was a really good idea, in Rory’s opinion. Sure, the school itself had some activities that took place after school, but an after school program would probably draw in more students.
“I’m not personally,” Steve said. He flipped through his little folder and got out a business card. “I actually help with a weekend program, that’s similar to this, and I offered to be an ambassador of sorts for them. The weekend classes are great, but there are a lot of kids that have nowhere to go after school, either, and I’m with the idea that they should be offered something, too.”
“I agree. Too many children go home to empty houses these days.” About half of Rory’s students got picked up by their parents while other took the bus home and it was those children that he was sure were going home to empty homes or older siblings who were supposed to watch them until the parents got home, but if those children had somewhere else to go after school then he was sure they’d be happier, “When does this start?”
“We’re going to do sign-ups and a big information meeting in about a week or two, and want to get it started more or less right after the Easter break.” Steve gave Rory a smile. “It doesn’t give much time left in the school year, but the hope is that they’ll carry on to the summer programs so, like you said, they don’t have to be around empty homes or anything.”
“It sounds like a brilliant idea. I hope it’s a success.” Rory was definitely going to talk it up to the parents of his students the next time he spoke to any of them. “I’ll be sure to pass on the information to my students and their parents. Will there be pamphlets for each student to take home with them?”
“Great!” Steve seemed a bit relieved, honestly, at the comment. Then he nodded. “Yeah. Someone will send the school information about when we’ll have the registration, and there’ll likely be a table set up somewhere in the school for students and parents to drop by at if they want to ask anything. Or grab pamphlets.”
Rory nodded, “Alright. As I said, I’ll talk to the parents and if you need any other help, I’d be happy to do anything to assist.” If they needed any extra help, Rory would do whatever he could.
“Great. I’m sure I’ll see you around a bit more,” Steve replied. “I should get on with my rounds, though. Thanks for your time!”
“Right. Of course.” Rory figured that Steve still had a lot of teachers to go talk to if he was going in chronological order and Rory was only the third grade teacher, so he still had a ways to go, “I look forward to seeing you again and seeing how this pans out.” He extended a hand to shake Steve’s once again.
“I’ll be around,” Steve said, shaking Rory’s hand. “It’s good to have your support.” He gave Rory a smile and a wave, then headed out, down the hall to another teacher to talk to.