canon is Teacher's Pet

[wannabeaboy]

To my dearest Mundane,

    I am equally flattered and flabbergasted by your decision to take me in as one of your creative muses! It is an honor, certainly, but.. well... I can see there being a few problems with this. I’ve made a list, in fact! Allow me to expand on the most glaring issues.

Number one: The lack of content. It’s been a few years since you’ve had a chance to watch my source material, yes? And the mouse in charge has taken down every single episode from the internet… and yet provided no alternative means of watching it! That’s a pretty big problem! My voice may be striking and full of charisma, but it’s certainly not enough to work off of by itself. Either we find those episodes, somehow… or we’re a no-go, I’m afraid!

Two- Where am I supposed to go? You don’t have time! You have two muses in games already- and a very important academic career to attend to! As the great Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

There's more, but.. those are my main concerns. To put it simply, I think we’ve found each other  at a bad time! Perhaps we’ll have some more luck in the future.

 
Tentatively and optimistically yours,             

Scott Leadready II

Comments

[pinevestigator]

[Well you sure have gotten his mun's attention, Scott. You've gotten Dipper's attention too, actually.]

I must say, that's an impressive list you've got there.

Informative too.

[wannabeaboy]

[Scott beams back at Dipper as he starts rolling up the list. There's actually a lot more he could've gotten into, but that would have taken all day.]

Why, thank you! Heh, honestly, most of this stuff is just common sense! Proper time management! Not to mention a lack of resources..

What'd ya say your name was?

[pinevestigator]

Dipper, Dipper Pines. You know, that's the problem with a lot of people, though. Once you stop being organized you lose track of what is and what isn't common sense.

If you know what I mean.

[wannabeaboy]

Yes, exactly! If only more people could get their priorities organized.. the world would surely be a better- not to mention more productive- place!

[Oh, he likes you already. How often does he get to have meaningful discussions with someone around his age? Er.. His human age.]

It's a pleasure, Dipper! I am Scott Leadready II.

[pinevestigator]

[He likes you too, especially since you don't think being organized is stupid.]

Nice to meet you, Scott. So do you think your mun is going to actually send you anywhere? ..Mine's been thinking about it, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

[wannabeaboy]

[He cocks his head to the side while he thinks about it.]

Mm. Not any time soon, I'd imagine! Y'see, without the episodes on hand, the ol' mundane is kinda driving blind! Not enough that I don't have my voice, of course, but it IS distressing to not remember major events in my life! [He remembers the start of 4th grade and the end of it. Everything else is a bit blurry.]

So what sort of places is your mun considering? You know.. just on the off chance that I see the light of day again.

[pinevestigator]

It's a uh....summer camp, I think? Apparently for the children of gods and goddesses.

It sounds interesting enough, at the very least. I guess someone who's familiar with mythology would really like it there.

[wannabeaboy]

[DING DING DING You just caught his attention so hard he maybe just drooled.]

Ooh! Are you kidding?! That sounds fantastic!

Which demigods are we talking about, though? Greek? Roman? Chinese?

[pinevestigator]

You got most of them, actually! There are Greek, Roman, Norse, and Egyptian.

No Chinese though.

[wannabeaboy]

Ahh! That sounds too good to be true! All the charm and youthful comradery of a summer camp, but all the daring heroism and divine majesty of great mythology!
If you want my advice, I'd say you should go there!

[withgoodintentions]

Gosh, that first one doesn't seem fair at all! Especially 'cause my mun said there isn't even a way to buy your show...
But she's also really good at finding stuff like that, so don't worry! I bet she'll help yours find it, 'cause she says she really wants to watch it too!

[Don't look now, Scott, but someone's determined to cheer you up... and that someone happens to be a tall kid with red wings and a halo.]

[wannabeaboy]

You're preachin' to the choir, angel boy. I never would have pegged myself as "obscure"! I guess I came before my time.

One can only hope! But hey, she's already made some progress... It's a start!

[withgoodintentions]

Fallen angel, actually!

Well my mun knew who you were, in fact she got SUPER excited when she saw you! I'm sure lots of other people out there must know you too!
At least probably more than me... apparently I'm pretty obscure! Or the past me is? Because I'm from the future...? Something like that... it's sorta complicated...

[wannabeaboy]

[He actually gapes for a second. Now that he gets a good look at him, yes, those red wings do seem incredibly lifelike! He doubts they would be able to hold the lanky boy up, just considering their size and the laws of physics... But then again, he's apparently dealing with the supernatural here!]

Really? A holy being, cast out of heaven? That kind of fallen angel? You could have fooled me! I thought you were a business-casual Halloween costume that came a month late.

[He chuckles and waves his hand in a flustered dismissal.] Oh my, you flatter me! It's good to know that good taste still lives!

Eek, yeah.. it sounds like that would definitely make matters more confusing for you!

[withgoodintentions]

[Jimmy just smiles back, although in a half-embarrassed way.]

Um, I guess so! I chose to leave Joyville, if that's what you mean. But it wasn't all that heavenly... it was kind of boring, really! Besides, I missed my friends...

Heheh, nope, it's not a costume!

[To prove it, he lightly flaps his wings to lift himself slightly into the air.]

See?

[He chuckles a little in return.] Of course it does! You just have to find the right people! If you keep looking I know you will!

Well, sort of... but it's not that bad! My mun's more worried it'll confuse somebody else, but I don't think she needs to worry about it! I think she did a good job explaining everything!

[wannabeaboy]

[He crouches down to get a better look under Jimmy's feet- whatayya know! It's not a trick of perspective. Color him impressed.]
Confusing? I wouldn't say so. Shocking, yes, but not impossible to wrap your head around. You're just- well, probably not what most people would expect of a "fallen angel"!

But who am I to argue with the real deal? Besides, it's only natural to expect that an ancient manuscript, passed down through countless generations and language barriers, wouldn't be 100% accurate!

[withgoodintentions]

Yaknow, you're probably right... I heard I'm the first one in a really long time! I don't know what the others are like, I've never met another one!
[Lucius the 1st doesn't count.]

Oh yeah, Lucy says people on Earth get stuff wrong about him and Miseryville all the time! Especially the, uh...
I forget what they're called, but he told me this one time someone made him go up there and they were wearing a goat head. It was super awkward.

[wannabeaboy]

[Scott snickers. He never, ever, would have expected demons or fallen angels to be so funny. He tries to decipher Jimmy's words as he says them.]

I take it "Lucy" is Lucifer? And Miseryville is... well, heck?
And I'm guessing THAT was someone of the occult persuasion. If things are as different as you say they are, I can see there being a few mix-ups, for sure!

[withgoodintentions]

Lucius! Lucius Heinous the Seventh! Buuut we call him Lucy 'cause it's fun.

["We" being mostly Jimmy, and "fun" being more fun for him than it is for Lucius.]

Umm... maybe? I think there's a bunch of different names for it on Earth... I guess that's one of them...

[Gosh Scott, you're learning so much today about how hilariously wrong your society's interpretation of the celestial and infernal realms apparently is.]

[wannabeaboy]

[And he's loving every second of it. Knowledge is power!]

Hah, we're wrong again! If only I had some way to document this! I doubt anyone would believe me otherwise.

Oh, so you have no idea! There's plenty of names, not to mention plenty of other beliefs that don't even mention these things! Ahh! What if those are real too, just distorted by inaccurate history!? The mind boggles!

omgomgomg

[cowardly_hero]

It's got a whole lot more than just charisma, Scotty Boy.

OGMGHK

[wannabeaboy]

[Well, hearing himself in stereo is one of the weirdest things he's experienced! But he cracks a grin.]

Oh, sure! It's also suave, alluring, full of charm, melodious and just gosh-darn pleasing to listen to!

[cowardly_hero]

You got that right.

Now, uh, what were you saying? [Selective hearing since '94. Boo Ya!]

[wannabeaboy]

I was trying to explain that one episode does not a canon make! We're up to several now, but my point still stands.

It's like trying to write a book report without reading the book!

[cowardly_hero]

And a book report would be...?