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Barrington Whelk | The Raven Cycle | OTA

[cadereagratia]

Latin should be required education in both public and private schools.

[There are more controversial things he could say, but he's feeling defensive about this today (and apparently has his teacher hat on after hours - go figure).]

[dreamtheft]

The only class that matters.

[cadereagratia]

[Oh Jesus. Anyone but this kid. Part of him feels like maybe he should be flattered, but he definitely doesn't trust this conversation to go anywhere favorable for him. He purses his lips.]

You are typically in attendance. [He also kind of agrees, but he's your teacher, and this is like, his job, so...he kind of has to add a lecture. God, when did he become "the man", man?] Flattered as I am, Mr. Lynch, it's that sort of attitude that will end up resulting in your expulsion from Aglionby.

[dreamtheft]

Wouldn't that be a blessing? [ Ronan's shoulders lift and fall, lazily shrugging.

The only thing keeping Ronan from getting expelled was Gansey, and that was even wearing thin.

The thought of expulsion would be an absolute godsend. ]

[cadereagratia]

[Lord, child, do not tempt this man to agree. God is testing me right now, Whelk thinks. He maintains his steeled-yet-tired expression. Talking to students after hours should really come with some sort of bonus. He doesn't even have detention duty today.]

Par sit fortuna labori.

[Pop quiz, though he's certain Ronan will pass - "let the success be equal to the labor". It's a cheap phrase, unrealistic, one that Whelk doesn't believe in. But it sounds like something a teacher should say to an underachieving student, so he says it.]

[dumpset]

[ Oh god. Tobio can barely keep up with English and this guy wants to add Latin now too?! He'll never be able to graduate with this. ]

Why should it be required...?

[cadereagratia]

Because it's the basis for at least thirteen languages used around the world, and has tangential influence in countless others.

[Not Japanese, he realizes, but it will help Mr. Kageyama with his English.]

You'll speak it as you learn English without even realizing it, I can guarantee you.

[dumpset]

[ Tobio is Not Convinced. ]

So if I learn Latin, then I'll know thirteen other languages?

[cadereagratia]

[Whelk sometimes wonders why bright students of his receive low grades despite their intelligence.

[He has not once wondered this about Kageyama.]

That's not what I said.

It will aid you in learning other languages should you choose to study them.

And it will help you with English, which you are already learning.

[dumpset]

[ That's fair. ]

What is the importance of learning other languages?

[ Meaning: How will this help me on my path to becoming a strong volleyball player? ]

[cadereagratia]

Travel, for one.

[Part of being a teacher is knowing what motivates a student, and even though Whelk hates his job and all of his students (including Mr. Kageyama here), he's good at what he does. Also, Tobio literally never shuts up about volleyball ever, and it is no mystery to absolutely anyone that he is on the team - setter, we know.]

Would it not benefit you to be able to communicate if you were to begin playing internationally?

[Also, and now he begins speaking very slowly:]

And you're failing English.

[dumpset]

[ Fuck, Mr. Whelk has a point. What if he has to play internationally and become teammates with other people that can't speak Japanese??

And worst of all... Tobio is failing English. ]

So you're saying if I learn Latin, I will have an easier time learning English?

[saltedcarmel]

Latin's dead and it should stay that way, actually.

[The venn diagram of people who deeply don't like Latin and people who regularly use Latin to summon demons has Carmel in the middle.]

[cadereagratia]

[Demons this, demons that. People see Latin and only ever think "demons". Listen. It's not as if Whelk hasn't had experiences that would influence him to think the same, but that's not why he's pushing this.]

False. Latin is, on the contrary, very much alive.

I just used four words with Latin roots in that sentence alone.

[Want him to keep counting? He'll do it.]

[saltedcarmel]

Yeah, yeah. We all took Latin for Babies in middle school because old white men really wanna suck Merlin's dick.

[Unfortunately, Whelk, you're talking to someone who has a deeply rooted hatred of Latin because of colonialism. She might not pay attention to 3/4ths of her classes, but that's okay. One of her best friends wrote the book on why Latin sucks for magic purposes.]

Knowing the Latin root of words doesn't mean fuck or shit for casting in other languages, though. Oh, you wanna decaer something? Comes from decadere, so it must be something to do with falling. Then you cast it and all your plants are dead.

[cadereagratia]

[Again, always the witchcraft with these people. He is trying to be a nerd right now with no strings attached. The days of Satanic rituals are far behind him, thank you (if only because he can't figure out what the fuck he's supposed to do next - that's beside the point).]

I'm talking about linguistics, not...casting. [The exasperated Jesus Christ is implied. Besides, what sort of idiot tries to mix up random languages while completing rituals--

[No. No! We are not going there. He silently tells the whispers in his head to shut up.]

Mixing languages unnecessarily is one thing, but if you want to learn languages, having an understanding - even basic at minimum - of Latin is invaluable.

Not that half the languages rooted in Latin don't mix in words anyway.

[saltedcarmel]

Linguistics is the basis of casting. It's why Latin for Babies is required - Latin is, on average, half as powerful as native language casting so they teach it like some kind of training wheels for idiots.

[Linguistics and casting are synonymous, where she's from. She could go on a completely different rant about "mixing languages unnecessarily" - which is just about the most white bullshit she's ever heard - but she promised Kyle she would try to not get arrested for at least a week.

It's going poorly, but it's the thought that counts, right?]

But because people like you are busy simping for Latin, everyone thinks that's actually effective casting. It isn't.

[cadereagratia]

[Whelk, who is the epitome of a self-righteous white asshole, is clearly offended by this.]

Is "Latin for Babies" an actual class where you come from? Why do you keep saying that?

[As a Latin teacher, he is extra annoyed by this for some reason. Also, he is not sure what "simping" means, but he is afraid to ask since the last time he asked a stupid question about teen lingo he was told he "didn't pass the vibe check", booed by a bunch of 17-year-olds, and made to feel all around much older than he actually is. Highly unpleasant experience. Would not recommend.]

[saltedcarmel]

[With the absolute conviction of a Gen Z kid who has sensed Boomer in the water:]

Of course it's a real class. Isn't that what you teach?

[This what you get for simping Latin, Whelk.]

Re: Barrington Whelk | The Raven Cycle | OTA

[creepyoldguy]

Totes agree. Makes it easier to summon demons, if the kids know the lingo.

[cadereagratia]

[Always the demons with these people! This has nothing to do with demons!





[Okay, he'll admit it has a little to do with demons, but that's not why he brought it up!]

Not my thinking. You sound insane.

[creepyoldguy]

Thank you!

[He was taking that as a compliment.]

Gotta ask, why else would breathers learn Latin?

[cadereagratia]

[Breathe...ers...?

[Somehow Whelk feels like his usual explanation will not have the desired effect on this man. Why did he bother with bringing this up again?]

It's a substantial root of several other languages. An aid in linguistics.

Helps you learn.

[He sounds tired already and they've barely begun speaking.]

[creepyoldguy]

I’d like to think we demons are more fun at parties, than...linguistic studies.

[cadereagratia]

["We" demons. Whelk's brain screams, "abort, abort!", but he ignores it. No way this guy can be serious.]

I'm not sure what sort of parties you've been attending, but I don't think I'd soon like to accompany you.