Tutoring W/Meghan Roberts

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Lopaka is completely oblivious to Meghan looking him up and down. First of all, he just didn’t pick up on anything…..secondly, he has a proud girlfriend! Well, would be proud. He hasn’t told her about the paper yet.

“Wait- the Greeks did wrestling?” Lopaka’s interest is peaked at that, as he leans forward. “Dude, what?! Hol’ up-“

Lopaka peaks down at the book, looking around for the specific section. “I didn’t even know it was a THING! Oh, BRO!”

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Meghan patted her hands on the table “There we go, now we got something interest you!” She patted his shoulder “Now. Most important thing.” She then dropped her voice into a conspiratorial whisper “The reading.” She threw one arm over to her head “Yes, I know, I know. The most boring part but once you read and memorize, everything will come right down the paper!”

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Any inspiration about this newfound idea suddenly disappeared as Lopaka realized the next step of this rewrite.

The reading.

“Oh, not more reading…” Lopaka put his face in his hands, a small groan coming from him as the reality of the situation set in. Everything was now catching up to him, and he was now having to do even MORE reading that he found completely useless.

“C’mon, Meghan……there has to be- like- another way to do this! I really want to get a better grade, but….it ain’t that serious…..right?” Lopaka rubs the back of his neck. “I want a better grade, but…..is it really that serious?”

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”Come on big guy. Reading is simple and fun!” She tried to encourage him “All you have to do is just sit…look at the page, understand what It’s saying, and put it into the paper in your own words.”

She leaned back and laughed “You can do it, man! Plus, with it’s something you seem actually interested in, you could end up enjoying it!”

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“I ain’t ever read something that I thought was fun….” Lopaka continued to pout, but it was more in a fun and teasing way. He knew that he had to do it, he just didn’t WANT to do it. He knew what he was going to be, and he was hoping that stayed as far away from reading as possible.

“I’ll try it, though…..man…..” And so the reading saga begins! Except Lopaka quickly finds himself getting uninterested and trying desperately to change the topic.

“How are you so good at all of this?”

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Meghan gave a giggle and shrugged, popping some gummies into her mouth “Hey, history always fascinated me. Who we were as human beings back then. How we improved our civilization. It’s always an interesting thing.”

She then paused and smiled again “Plus, a good education is the key into a good college. California ain’t easy to get into, College wise of course.”

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“Dont’cha think it’s cooler to see where we are now, though…?” Lopaka grabs a fistful of more chocolate, having to satiate the newfound craving he had gotten. “Like- ain’t it just history for a reason?”

He never really did find the appeal behind history in the first place. It wasn’t completely useless, at least he didn’t think so, but why worry about who invented what when life is beautiful around you?

“Guess I just don’t get it…” Lopaka mumbled, slowly going back into the reading. Pure dread.

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“Well, if we don’t know history. We’ll be doomed to repeat it.” Meghan softly said, placing a hand on her chest right on her father’s badge, and adjusting it on her sweater.

She then paused and rolled her eyes, amused “But hey, all you gotta do is just the reading the fun part of history. About how a bunch of sweaty Greeks were tackling each other on a large rock for cheering crowd. Don’t gotta read shit about the political climate of the ancient Romans or anything like I had to do for my essays.”

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“Has that actually happened before? Stuff repeating, I mean…….like, it can’t be that common, can it?” Lopaka tilted his head, looking down and catching the badge. Huh. That might be something else that he could ask about.

“Heeeeeey!” Lopaka stuck his tongue out. “Wrestlin’s more than just tackling! I bet they actually were kickass!” He looks right back down at the book. “I wish I could see it instead of havin’ to read it…”

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Meghan smirks as she shook her head “Well, use that imagination of yours pal. Really read each word and your brain can make you feel like you’re there!”

She thought for a moment and decided to give an example “When I read about history, I really get into the area. How it was like. I remember when I was reading about Pilgrim times, I could imagine myself right there and then on the boat, heading off to America. Try that, see how your mind takes you.” She taps the book page once more.

She wanted to test this hunk of meat with a good heart, trying to see what could work to make him actually pay attention.

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Lopaka listened in on Meghan’s imagination, slightly perking up at the mention of being a Pilgram……there were a lot of things that he had heard about revolving history, but THAT might be a new one. It seemed strange at first.

But, he could dig it!

“Okay, but like, why were you even on the boat in the first place?” Lopaka said, taking the sudden perspective of an interviewer. “Where did you even come from? Oh, did you end up with that weird group of disappearing people? Did you go missing in the Pilgram times? Or- was it even you?” Okay, now he’s getting into it.

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“Shh, shhh.” Meghan presses a finger against his lips to shush him, and then tapped his temple “Don’t try and go crazy on world building. Just…be in the moment. Like you just got dropped right there and then.”

She tapped the book page again and leaned back, popping some gummies in her mouth “Now…begin!”

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Lopaka sticks his tongue out. “Hey, you wanted me to get myself involved with it! I’m getting involved with it, man! Now I’m having fun, and it’s wrong?”

Lopaka giggles and finally starts to immerse himself in the reading. He shuts his eyes for a moment, trying to imagine himself….getting himself involved….

“Okay, wait, so….” he hums to himself. “What was even the point of the Olympics?”

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“It was to honor Zeus, the father of the Greek Gods. That’s why it was held in Olympia originally.” Meghan explained as she leaned back “. But nowadays it’s used for peace and unity.”

She then paused and thought for a second “But, a lot of shit back then was usually for religious purposes.”

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“Oh, I know that guy! With the lighting bolts, right?! Cool as hell!” Lopaka picked a pose from him, holding one arm straight out and slanting the other so that it looks like he’s holding a lighting bolt. “Damn, that makes a lot of sense! Love that guy.”

Lopaka chuckled at himself before getting back to reading. “Religious purposes, huh? Yeah, that always did seem to come up…….hey, why was that? Why was everyone trying to latch onto something?”