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Edward Nigma | The Riddler ([personal profile] questionauthority) wrote2011-09-10 05:52 pm

Riddle 034: We don't need no education [Backdated to the First Day of School]

[Well, it's that time of year once again, isn't it? School's back in session. Oh, joy. Throughout the day, there's a good chance you'll bump into the Riddler in a few locations...

A. ACTION - Mayfield High School, Ethics Classroom, Morning

The words "Mr. Nigma" are written up on the blackboard. Yep. You heard that right. Edward Nigma, Ethics Teacher. When his first class has seated themselves, he'll rise up out of his chair and begin to address them:]


Life's just full of questions, isn't it? And in a place like Mayfield especially, you're going to have to ask yourself plenty of difficult questions. 

[He approaches the blackboard, writing up a series of questions, reciting them aloud as he writes:

"Have you ever had to make a difficult decision?"
"Were you satisfied with the outcome, or do you still have regrets?"

He turns to his class, looking at them expectantly.]


Well?

[B. ACTION - Mayfield High School, Teacher's Lounge, Afternoon

He'll be sitting here in between classes, smoking a cigarette and working on a crossword from time to time.

C. PHONE - Filtered to Batman, Shortly After School]


Well, well, Dark Knight. It seems we're long overdue for a little chat, aren't we?

[D. PHONE - Filtered to Ema Skye, Late Afternoon]

Question: What are you up to this evening?

A

[identity profile] miraculls.livejournal.com 2011-09-12 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[fast asleep

drooling on the desk a little

occasionally, he lets out a snore that sounds suspiciously like a honk

HONK. zzzzzzzzzz. HONK. zzzzzzzzzzz.]

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-09-12 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Taking that cane of his

and rapping it on the side of Gamzee's desk.]

[identity profile] miraculls.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
HONK!

[jerks awake and falls off his chair in a clatter of honking clown horns]

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[...oh joy. Clowns. We all know how much the Riddler loves clowns.}

Would you care to answer the question, Mister...?

[identity profile] miraculls.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[blinks up at him from the ground]

Naaaaw, I ain't a mister, I'm only six. And uhhh...what was the motherfuckin' question again?

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Quite a mouth for someone so young. [Frowning.] The question was, "Have you ever had to make a difficult decision? And have you any regrets about the choice you made?"

[identity profile] miraculls.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, that's just the motherfuckin' paint, my real intake flaps ain't being that big.

[Looks really deep in thought!] Uhhhh...this one time, I was all having to pick what kinda flavor of Faygo I wanted to be having. But then I got both and everything worked out great!

[identity profile] puzzlerprince.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Really.

What a stressful life you must lead.

[identity profile] miraculls.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Gamzee remains forever impervious to sarcasm]

Not really, bro. Long as I got my faith and my friends, I know a miracle will happen and shit will all be working itself out for the better. Ain't no point in stressing if I've got that.