Fire Under the Skin

Brian LaPierre. 24. Guidance Counselor. Don't piss me off.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[littlemurphy-deactivated2013122]

Oh… Okay… I hope you get to substitute in our class more often though, you were excellent!

[brian-lapierre-blog]

That's very kind, Ryder. Hopefully if I do this again, I'll be used to this.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[melena-faye]

That’s no good, what happened Brian?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

You do know how teenagers treat substitute teachers, right?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[daisydurbidge-deactivated201311]

Ouch. Was it just for the day?

I don’t believe we have. I’m Daisy.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

A week. A very, very long week.

Nice to meet you, Daisy. What do you do?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[itssallyskellington]

It does?

I have a- a friend. He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever met before.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I know plenty of kids that actually enjoy school.

A friend? Sound's nice. Good to know you're getting to get out more.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[daisydurbidge-deactivated201311]

What grade?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Teacher I was covering for taught 'em all. High school level, though. English.

Sorry, I don't believe we've met. I'm Brian.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[littlemurphy-deactivated2013122]

I like Ms. LePell but… I don’t know, I think you’re a much better teacher… Aw, c’mon. They’re not that bad. You get used to them after a while.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Ryder, while I'm flattered, I have no credentials. I was just lucky that you guys were on Romeo and Juliet. A friend had me reread that recently. Besides, I like my job.

I know they're not all that bad. But lots of kids find a substitute teacher to be an excuse to slack off or act out.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[itssallyskellington]

High school doesn’t sound like a very pleasant place. 

I’m fine… I’ve been better and I’ve been worse, but things seem to be looking up. 

[brian-lapierre-blog]

It has its ups and downs.

Looking up? That's always nice to hear. Any particular reason?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[littlemurphy-deactivated2013122]

But, Mr. LaPierre, you were great! I wish you could be our teacher for the whole year!

[brian-lapierre-blog]

But Ms. LePell's better now, and anyways, I think I might have ended up halfway up the flagpole if I'd stayed much longer. Your classmates are vicious.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

[itssallyskellington]

I thought you were a counsellor… Not a teacher. 

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Teacher was sick and they couldn't get ahold of any of the normal substitutes, so I volunteered. Big mistake. Being a substitute teacher, it's pretty much like wearing a giant "Kick Me" sign the whole day.

Anyways, how are you, Sally?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm never substitute teaching again.

It's a bloody nightmare.

[benjaminstook]

Um...

[benjaminstook]

That’s, um… That’s good… I suppose.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

How... um... are you? He doesn't um... bother you anymore, does he?

[itssallyskellington]

Bloody delinquents.

Making my life fucking miserable…

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Sally! Lovely to see you again. What's wrong?

[rogerradcliffe101]

"I-I wasn't wrong was I?"

[rogerradcliffe101]

"Y-you know him?"

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Unfortunately, yes. He bullied my friends in high school and I- well, I didn't always prefer to solve things nonviolently.

[ladyluciabrown]

Would you like to swing on a star..

[ladyluciabrown]

Oh, what do you do?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm a guidance counselor at the high school.

I'm Brian LaPierre. Who might you be?

[brian-lapierre-blog]

I'm exhausted.

[carterworth123]

Well at least now you have a plan.

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Not a very good one. I still need a way to fall asleep.

[ladyluciabrown]

Would you like to swing on a star..

Carry moonbeams home in a jar….

[brian-lapierre-blog]

Oh! That's one of my favorites. Rather appropriate, for my work.

[mariatolken]

Oh sorry...

[mariatolken]

And it’s the way it makes sense. Oh I love to cook, trying new recipes and all that, but I think baking would be my favorite thing.

I don’t know much about the topic, but your technic sounds very logical. I think most of us forget what a critical age that is, we all were teenagers once, and at some point all we wanted was to stop being treated as children. 

[brian-lapierre-blog]

That's a hobby I can appreciate, though I'll admit that I'm far better at the consumption of it.

Exactly. They just need to be listened to.