Chapter 11

Once they are in her office she once more takes a seat behind her desk and motions for the boy to sit in one of the two seats in-front of it.

Keith flops down in the seat across from her with an overly dramatic 'valley girl' sigh.

Selene says, "So first, I'll start with the good news. I've decided to halve your punishments. Usually I would do one for the fight and for skipping classes, but since the fight WAS to protect another student, who does seem to completely idolize you for some reason, I've decided that the attitude adjustment I gave you will also be your punishment for the fight, since it is a lighter one anyway.""

Keith actually lets out a sigh of relief for that, and squirms on the chair, scratching his legs, as he is wearing pants so that he can keep his card with him. He mutters, "I like, really need to find a lanyard or something..." before wrenching his attention laboriously from the distraction and back to Selene, she can see the muscles in his jaws clench as he tries really damn hard to fight against the instinct to just gossip and blab that she has stuck him with.

Selene says, "So, now then since you seem much more open to discussion; do you care to tell me what you were planning to do with that list of yours?""

Keith tries to clench his teeth, but as soon as he has to scratch again he loses focus, and says, "I wasn't gonna kill anyone, I mean jeez... I was just getting a list of like... the jerks who raped people who were on vacation... I was gonna rob their house to get enough for like, a meal and a bus ticket or something."

Selene smiles widely at how freely he now volunteered information. "See now, that wasn't so hard to admit, was it?" She replies and types something down on her computer.

Keith crosses his arms, "Well it wasn't like I was safe around here..."

Selene says, "Of course you are safe here. Unless you wish to tell me what actual physical harm has come to you beyond pissing off a bear, which I remind was your own doing, and then getting immediate medical attention... rather then just being left to rot as you likely want to make it out to be.""

Keith blinks, "Physical harm? Like... I'm not worried about being shived by a student or something! It's you... okay? Like, I can see the writing on the wall, you know."

Selene blinks a bit at that but continues on. "And what writing would that be, exactly?"

Keith says, "Like, isn't it totally obvious? Ever since I got here, you've been taking things from me. I lost my freedom getting sent here, you took my mouth, you took my control over my libido, you took my clothes, you've even taken my ability to think straight... and your daughter like, totally took my ability to get off, everything's numb down there..." He frowns in a worried manner, "I know you hate me, and so does your daughter, she made that like, painfully clear when she like dropped me into that hellscape of hers... I've heard the stories, the last person she did that too... he's gone now. You two can twist bodies and like, totally fuck with people's brains, you guys probably turned him into one of the bimbo girls around here, tore out like all his thoughts and put new ones in his head. And as soon as you both get bored of torturing me, that's like totally going to happen to me too..." he pulls his knees up against his chest, hugging them tight, "I don't want to die..."

"And of course, you don't see how ANY of that is the fault of your own actions?" She asks at first. "You always look for someone else to blame for EVERYTHING, if couldn't possibly EVER be your own fault that this happens to you." She states as you continue on. "Tell me, Do you REALLY want to know what we did to Joseph?" She asks "Its not pretty, no. But he raped and skinned my daughter His actions completely gutted my other Daughter" She says and stands up walking around the desk over to you. "You talked about that girl, about seeing the light die in her eyes. I had to witness that with Rhapsody, on the same night my other daughter died. The one you made sure to throw in my face. Both her and her boyfriend were killed. Very few ever remember Reno. He was a good kid, he tried to stop Joseph and got his neck slit open for it. Do you think someone that would do all that, deserves even the littlest bit of leanacy?" She asks

Keith drops his knees, "Of course I screwed up! I never said I was perfect, I never said I didn't deserve punishments sometimes! But all the time?" he goes quiet as you start talking about Joseph, hugging his knees to his chest again as you stalk around the desk and continue. He finds himself without an answer for her question, hanging his head so that his nose dips behind his knees.

Selene says, "Both of you were sent here for violence against Parental figures. You got sent here because you castrated your foster father, He was sent because he killed his parents." She states. "Joseph played nice, he played innocent. He fooled me. He went with his punishments most the time, he acted like he was learning. He even seemed like he was helping to stop a bully from picking on a gay kid..." She informs "I intervened and punished the bully myself, but had I not... well He'd already beaten Glenn pretty badly in the time it took for me to arrive..." She was struggling to keep a demeanor of professional detachment. "I failed my school by going easy on him." She states as she looks down to you. "And then you showed up." She says leaning down and putting her hand on the boy's chin and raising it to look at her. "I'm not about to let another Joseph off easily." "

Keith flinches as his chin is grabbed and his head lifted, his whole body looking tense.

Selene looks him dead in the eyes. "Joseph is getting the exact punishment he deserves, but he's still VERY alive and VERY aware of what's going on. But that is what is really worrying you. " She says and her tone softens somewhat. "You are not going to die here. Not physically, not mentally. You will live, you will survive. And if you're really not another Joseph in the making... you will be happy. But as I said, I've been fooled before, I WON'T allow myself to be fooled again." She says and stands up.

Keith says, "You'll like, totally have to forgive me if I don't believe you about that. You're like everybody else who was ever paid to take care of me... you don't actually care about me being happy, or whatever. It's like, just only a matter of time before you decide to go the quick and easy way. Only instead of putting me back into the system like everybody else, you'll just... like... erase me."

Selene smiles, "Oh I'm not being paid to deal with you at all." She says "I don't run this school to make money, I've got money. I am fairly well off, more then enough that I don't need to want for anything. I run this school, because I want to not because I am being paid to. I was very different when I was your age then I am now. I had nothing, I had to fight for everything. I feel in with a bad crowd. I dealt with a society that existed only to beat down everyone of lower station and hated those that looked as I do." She says as she looks down to you. "I completely hated my life, and even when I tried to do better, life continued to remind me of what kind of rotten despicable person I was. I was at the end of my rope, when a bright light came into my life and changed everything." Literally, but she decides not to go that far into details. "Eventually I realized more kids needed that kid of help. THAT is why I run the school. This school allows me to try and help kids avoid going down the path I did.
It is actually something I really enjoy, and usually brings me far more happiness then money could provide."

If Keith was able to focus past the inane, he might see the correlations between his own life and the one you are talking about. And honestly, if you didn't hate him for what he reminded you of, you might do the same. As it is, he just gives a pouty frown, still clearly not believing you.

Selene says, "So no, you'll not be forgotten, nor will you be erased. Now, for skipping classes. I was thinking of just canceling the shopping trip Saturday and maybe extending your punishments through Sunday.." "

Keith winces, as that means that he will be naked until Monday, and have to go another whole week borrowing shower supplies. "Aw come on, that's like, totally unfair!"

Selene says, "Yes, I know. That's why I've decided not to go with that option."

Keith lets out a relieved phew.

"We will need to discuss the trip anyway, but we'll get to that." Selene replies "But instead, all next week you will have detention, with your favorite teacher. Mr. Smithers." "

Keith groans, "Like, when is detention?"

Selene answers, "Each day, after dinner. For Two hours.""

Keith sighs and nods, it's at least a normal punishment.

Selene says, "And now, the final issue to address Is the shopping trip itself."

Keith nods slowly, listening for now.

Selene comments, "You have a set of choices to make. First of all, since I know your feelings on me and My daughter you have your choice of anyone on my staff to be your chapperone instead." 

Keith nods, thinking through the staff, only one really comes to mind as being 'safe', and that's the computer lab teacher, so he blurts out her name.

Selene nods and makes note of this. "And next is, you're allowed to bring two friends along with you."

Keith blinks at that information, and then nods, frowning a little as he looks down at his knees.

Selen says, "Do you have an issue with that?""

What comes out of Keith's mouth next might give Selene a very clear window into how the dog thinks as he blurts out, "Well obviously it's a shopping trip, so like, Zoey and Mina would probably like it best, cause, you know, they're girls, but then Rattle might be offended, cause you know, he's like my friend and all, but I can't just leave Ein alone here at school, cause Terry wants to beat him up and rape him..." being still under your spell about Ein's eventual fate, "so obviously I have to take him, but if I take him the others will be pissed because I've known them longer, but if I leave Ein here, Terry will get him, and Becky, like, totally will want revenge on Mina for what we did in Sex Ed class, so like... my only option is to take Terry and Becky." his whole face puckers as if he bit a lemon as he comes to that conclusion.

"Yeah, that's not happening." Selene states plainly. "This trip is meant to be for your benefit, taking two bullies would completely be counter to that."

Keith groans, "Well yeah, like, I totally know that, but it's not safe here..."

Selene says, "No matter who you choose, the others will be safe here. Mina is very capable of taking care of herself, or anyone else." She replies offering that option.

Keith gives you a pouty frown, "I've been in what... like three fights, and you haven't shown up until after each one!"

Selene says, "You've seen the size of the school, do you really think I can just simply teleport to any point of conflict? Which doesn't factor in any *other* troublesome students that I need to deal with on a daily basis. The world doesn't revolve around you."

Keith says, "No, that's like totally the point I was trying to make the first day! You can't be everywhere, this place like, totally isn't safe!"

Selene snaps and brings your attention to something, she turns her monitor around. "The whole of school grounds is under a scrying spell. It essentially shows me everything that goes on, all the time. If it happens ANYWHERE on school campus, I know about. I set this up only after Joseph proved it was needed. Rhapsody also has access to it as well, and *she* can be there instantly if it requires her to."

Keith gives a pouty frown, as that puts him back to trying to decide which of his four friends to take.

Selene says, "You have till Friday to let me know, so do feel like you need to decide instantly who to take."

Keith ohs, and lets out a breath of relief, "Okay. So um, like my detention... does that start today, or does it start on Monday, cause you like, said all next week..."

Selene says, "It starts next week, unless you WANT it to start today..."

Keith says, "Only if the days I did this week took from the days I have to do next week..." being the 'get it over with' kind of guy.

Selene nods, "Alright then. I believe you know where his classroom is located then."

Keith nods with a resigned sigh as he gets up, "Yes ma'am..." and he turns and starts out of the office. He gives a pouty frown, as that puts him back to trying to decide which of his four friends to take. Keith pauses on the way out and blushes, "Uh... so... like... where is detention?"

Selene rolled her eyes. "I just told you, its in his classroom."

Keith blinks, "Oh.. right, duh!" he giggles and then leaves, heading to his room first to leave his pants behind, as they itch like crazy, and then head towards the class, naked as a jay. The Classroom is only has a few students in there, and one happens to be Rattle... Of course he's in trouble for something. Keith waves as he pads in and takes a seat near Rattle, "Hey there..."

Rattle says, "Oh, hey there. Didn't expect to see you here..."

Keith says, "Just got detention... gonna be here until like... Tuesday I think..."

Rattle nods as the teacher joins them."Ah, Mr. Keith. I didn't know I was running a nudist colony today."

Keith rolls his eyes, "I'm, like, being punished for breaking the gym door to get my clothes..."

Smithers says, "Seems like you just exist to get punished, from the sounds of it. Nudist, Airhead, and now Detention. You certainly are Mr. Popularity, aren't you?"

Keith shrugs, "More like Mr. Unpopularity I think..."

The goat shrugs softly, and passes out dictionaries to those gathered here. "Since you lot are insisting on wasting my time, then I am gonna make sure this is a waste of yours as well. No talking, No phones, tablets or the like, not even doing something productive like School work. You will be copying down definitions from the dictionary from now until time is up."

Keith blinks when he is handed the dictionary, frowning a little, but he sets to work. It's slow going, as he is EASILY distracted, and likely much to the teacher's annoyance, he can't stop himself from starting to talk every time something in the dictionary sparks a random thought.

For Keith this passes agonizingly slowly, because he's pretty much getting nowhere fast, by the end of class Mr. Smithers is threatening to add days to the boy's detention if he keeps it up. Keith honestly can't help it. He tries, even going so far as to hold his muzzle shut with one hand, but as soon as he goes to turn a page, whatever he is thinking just blurts out. Despite Keith's efforts, he's earned at least one extra day detention next week, by the time they are dismissed.