28: [Video] Hot For Teacher

[dashboardlite]

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So, uh. It's come to my attention that whenever events roll around, everybody's usually running through the halls like chickens with their friggin' heads cut off. So today we're gonna fix that, 'cause this is what I do for a living.

[It appears that Dean is in the kitchen, and has covered an entire countertop with assorted objets d'hunting.]

Got a coupla basics here. Salt. [He lifts up a canister of the stuff.] Purifying chemical compound. Burns ghosts, but won't keep 'em away for long. You can protect yourself by drawing a circle with it and stayin' inside. Iron- [Dean gestures to the crowbar.] Also purifying, harms malevolent spirits.

[With a click, he's got a Zippo lighter out and lit.] Whole bunch of stuff is gonna hafta be burned. [Out goes the lighter.] Usually the remains of a dead person, so you might get your hands dirty, fair warning.

[Dean pockets the Zippo and leans in for a dramatic close-up on the camera.]

Where I come from, monsters are real. And they're not about to go away - especially not in Wonderland. You can either sit here with your thumbs up your asses, or be ready. I'm gonna take questions about whatever stuff you wanna throw at me, so knock yourselves out. Class is in session.

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[isntitgrand.livejournal.com]

You know, for someone who wanted members, you aren't exactly being very kind.

[She starts sifting through sheet music, choir arrangements mainly. She doesn't even look at the camera.]

You'll never get people that way. Trust me, it's much harder than that.

[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

Kindness ain't a prerequisite for my job, sweetheart. You can't kill a vampire with kindness. You kill it with a machete.

[Truer words have never been spoken.

Mostly...he's just worried she isn't hunting material. Dean needs people he can teach and be confident about leaving them on their own. He doesn't need an extra kid to look after when the going gets tough and she suddenly decides that belting out Little Shop of Horrors in the middle of tracking is a good idea.]

...look, Rachel. I'm gonna level with you. I'll teach you some stuff, sure, but this isn't some kinda extracurricular activity. It's my friggin' job, and I take it seriously.

[The unspoken words being: So you should too.]

[isntitgrand.livejournal.com]

[She can tell by the look on his face that he doesn't believe in her, or believe that she will succeed. Which is perfectly fine with Rachel, because she has another idea.

She crosses her arms and puts on her best show-face. ]

Fine. Teach me, I'm always ready to learn.

[That's right, ladies and gentleman. If he won't listen to her, then she'll just have to prove herself to him. and she will.

Because Rachel is a lot of things, but a quitter is not one of them.]

[dashboardlite.livejournal.com]

Fine. Study up. I'm sending you a file.

[He sends her the PDF of everything Philip transcribed from Dean's journal. Only it's...better organized. But it's pretty comprehensive.]