ready to learn?

Leah waved at Eva and said a few words to Hani. Then she went back to her morning routine. Her students would arrive any moment. And it was very important everything was ready. She made sure she had the copies of the syllabus, and the other handouts she was going to be using today. Everything was in order. She spent a couple minutes wandering around the room and fixing things here and there. It was mainly just to keep busy. If she was forced to wait, she would get nervous. This was the first chance to make a good impression on her students. She tried really hard to be respected. Unlike most of the teachers, Leah didn’t attend the school when she was a teenager. No, nobody was really aware of her powers until she was twenty, and in the middle of getting a degree in cognitive sciences at MIT. She finished her undergraduate work, and then decided to follow a different path, one in teaching. Then she found herself here, surrounded by people who had much greater powers than her. But that didn’t make her any less of a teacher. Ever since she has arrived, Leah Howard has given her all.

After Lee and Andi had arrived, Leah went to close the door to the hallway. When she returned to the front of the room, she leaned against the front of her desk and clapped her hands together, “Well, good morning to the both of you. Let’s get things started, shall we? I usually like to start off with telling you guys a little bit about myself. I’m from Blackpool, England. It’s in the north west area of the country. I have a degree in teaching, as well as an undergraduate in cognitive sciences. I was about 20 when somebody actually approached me about my powers, which I’ve had since birth. My powers are telekinesis and super memory, so don’t assume I’ll forget anything. I’ll give you two a chance to introduce yourselves, after I go over a couple technical things.” This was the same speech that Leah used every year, mainly because she didn’t have time to think of a new one. Plus, this one worked just fine, so why bother?
Leah continued along her monologue, “So, you guys can call me ‘Miss’, ‘Miss Howard’ or ‘Miss H.’ If you try to call me by my first name I will not respond, unless you’re on fire or something of the like. My bathroom policy is pretty simple, if you have to go just excuse yourself. But, if you don’t come back after ten minutes or you leave excessively, that policy will change. I try not to give out too much homework. After school, if you have a question, I will be in this room until exactly 5 o’clock. If you come to class later than five minutes, without a note, that counts as a tardy. You get 4 tardies before I give out a detention. I think that’s about it. Now, you two, I have a couple questions I want you to answer aloud. Your name, your age, powers, how long you’ve been at the academy, and the most exciting thing you did over holiday. Who wants to go first?”

ooc: I apologize for the sheer amount of dialogue.