#edith anthrope

[booger-diaperlips]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDITH!!

[helloree1]

[rainbowpiss34]

I love This ship sm :)))

[silentcartoonist2018]

Operation: Butter Up Mr. Krupp

[tornrose24]

You all wanted to see more Secret Superhero AU stuff after voting on that poll, so I have delivered.

-In case anyone forgot, CU in this AU cannot fly if he’s wearing too much clothes besides underwear and a cape (socks are ok, but something like a shirt or pants limits that ability).

-I also think he’d be better at identifying potential supervillains in this AU since he’s been around them long enough. That and he’d want to limit how many staff members turn into monsters/bad guys at the school.

-One of the changes I made in the timeline was that Krupp would low key mess with Melvinborg as a bit of revenge. One such example is the butt-erfly episode where they both ended up in that safe room.

-I also think that if CU is smarter here, then he’s more aware and a lot more sensitive as to how most people would think of him (read the ‘secret origin’ chapter of book five to see proof of this). Luckily there’s people that like him as he is, and they matter more than those other folks.

[the-cu-genswap-au]

originally I wasn't going to make proper refs for these guys but I decided eh screw it, they're notable enough

every school has its very own gang of bullies. These four are Jerome Horwitz's.

- Tara Ribble is the head mean girl at JHES, sarcastic and impatient and with a talent for digging up the worst dirt she can on her fellow students and using it against them. Apart from being a master of petty insults, Tara is also incredibly perceptive, catching on quickly to other kids' insecurities and using those to hit them where it hurts. She's not popular around school by any means, but her reputation means that the other students at the very least know to stay in line around her.

- To her teachers, though, Tara is the perfect student, academically gifted and a treasure to have in class. Tara is one of the top students at Jerome Horwitz, a status she's not afraid to flaunt to her struggling classmates.

- Design note: I actually prefer Ribble's purple color scheme from the books/movie, but I ended up giving her the orange color palette from the show since I'd already decided that purple would be Meaner's color

- Kenny Meaner is Tara's right-hand man and muscle, the brawn to her brains. Tara tells him which kid is annoying her this week and Kenny will gladly rough them up for her, and he doesn't particularly care if it's a fair match, either. Although he is at least cautious enough to never actually hurt anybody; the adults at this school are always vigilant....

- Kenny is also one of the star athletes at Jerome Horwitz, flaunting his head jock status the same way Tara flaunts her test scores. There's.... really not much to him besides sports and bullying, really. Lucky he has Tara to tell him what to do.

- Edith Anthrope (not to be confused with the other Edith) is the closest thing Tara has to a best friend, but even Edith herself will admit that the two mostly tolerate each other at best. The two girls were brought together by their shared disdain for every other idiot kid in Jerome Horwitz, and now they stick together to avoid falling victim to the other. Fun times!

- In contrast to Tara, however, Edith is much more of a stoic, not outright malicious the way Tara is but more like brutally honest, never holding back her real opinions on people no matter how hurtful. She's perfectly content to take a backseat to Tara's schemes, preferring to help behind the scenes and make sure no one gets in Tara's way.

- Design note: this magenta color scheme is completely arbitrary; I just wanted to give her something distinct from both Tara's and Kenny's palettes

- Morty Fyde is a bit of an oddball here: he doesn't really like hanging around the others, and none of them really like him either, but somehow he managed to weasel his way into their good graces and now he just has to be careful to not upset them too much and he can be safe from them. Again, fun times!

- Morty really doesn't have it in him to be truly mean, but he reluctantly goes along with the bullying anyway because he just desperately wants to be accepted, even if it's by the worst possible people. The other three, for their part, mostly just let him tag along and largely ignore him unless they need him to do something for them. In the rare times when he manages to get away from this influence, Morty's actually a really sweet, if awkward kid with a love for comic books, gardening, and (secretly) all things science.

[unpopularvivian]

Incorrect Ttte Quotes 354 Captain Underpants Edition Again Because Why The Fuck Not?:

Edward: Why are you two here in my office?

George: I don't know. We were supposed to write about last year's Halloween and what we did.

Harold: But, I think we give some of the teachers panic attacks when they saw our paper. Especially Jerry, I don't think he looks that good.

*Jerry Citizen is on the ground hyperventilating while Edith (Not Edith Anthrope) is trying to calm him down*

Edward: Let me guess, it was about the inflatable monsters that you created.

George: What?!? No! It was a normal experience about us and the M.I.S.F.A.R.T.S going treat-or-tricking! *Gives the paper to Edward* Here look!

Edward, reading the paper: " I had a grat tim when I was chick-a-cret. Jessica had lost a maup on har fass."

Edward: .... Isn't that just "I had a great time when I was trick-or-treating. Jessica had lots of makeup on her face"?

Harold: Wait, you can read our handwriting?!?

Edward: Yeah?... Because my handwriting sucks as well. Back at my universe, I wrote my name and showed to the Fat Controller. And he ended up boggled out of his mind because apparently my "d"s look like "g"s instead.

George: So he said your name as Egwarg..... Oh.....

[n4talia-chaparro]

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Ladies and Gentlemen....I present you....woman. ok ok I'll stop LOL

Contains: toxic relationship (?), mention of eating disorder (BED/ binge eating disorder?), etc

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✧ ┊• Also known as Krupp's first ex. She's an ex-worker who used to work as a lunch lady at Jerome Horwitz. Although she isn't that good at focusing on her job, she is a sweet angel.

✧ ┊• Her favorite color is blue! Always spends more time with the flowers and watching the sun fade away on afternoon all by herself.

✧ ┊• She loves butterflies- especially if it's blue or any color that match her eyes or interests.

✧ ┊• According to Ms. Anthrope, Edith retired or was forced to leave the job after a big fight and argument in the office.

- Half of the staff members have seen her packing her stuff before leaving the job. They asked her what happened but they didn't get any response from her. The only thing they noticed is the way she hides the bruises inside her gloves and watery eyes. Yet no response or any info about Edith.

- 3/5 months or weeks later after the event (which of course she was not involved in those terrible situations), she met the Toilette in the supermarket. They haven't seen each other since the last time she worked in the school. The janitor explained a few stuff and asked her if she wanted to help the others, to which she agreed and returned to her job later on.

✧ ┊• Some students see Edith as a single mom. Well, I mean. Maybe a kind lady but a mom figure??? Um silly and funny not gonna lie.

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✧ ┊• Edith is sensitive to yelling and insults. Well, loud noises/sounds, especially sensitive and unexpected topics, if you get what I mean.

✧ ┊•  She loves sweets and soft marshmallows but she's scared to gain weight. Sweets can easily distract her soo..

✧ ┊• Doesn't like showing too much skin or wearing something that makes her uncomfortable such as pants, shorts, sleeveless shirts, tank top t-shirts, swimsuits, etc. Edith would always feel uncomfortable and always insecure about her appearance and weight.

✧ ┊• Speaking of insecurities, sweets, and stuff, she suffers from a binge eating disorder due to anxiety, low self-esteem, dieting, and stuff.

- feels guilty for not being good enough. Krupp would constantly body-shame her and tell her how gross and fat she looks with the stretch marks on her thighs and stomach. Judging her appearance, blaming her because of her weight and telling her that she isn't good enough and no man will love her if she doesn't lose weight.

- And because of that, she doesn't feel comfortable around everyone. She hates feeling like she was being watched or might see being gossiping about her appearance. No matter where she goes (work, camping, beaches, pools, probably mall or any place) people will always look at her with disgust. After all, since she's helping Toilette and the other staff, she had to face her fear and wear something for the summer camp. She isn't a fan of summer or camping but it's fun when it comes to doing activities with the children.

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✧ ┊• I'm not sure if she is an alien in this AU or not but possibly. I mean having an alien in the middle of a murder scene caused by her human ex who's principal?? I don't know. An Alien in a cringy and horror au doesn't fit well.

✧ ┊• Edith doesn't mind keeping her eyes on the kids. Some of them are hard for her to supervise, while half of them are calm. George on the other hand is hard to deal with sometimes. Edith doesn't have any against George but oh boy the kid weird

Meanwhile, Harold is just damn. Idk. Edith is too kind to the kids alright idk what to type here.

✧ ┊• ehhh Edith sometimes prefers to be alone for a bit. However, she did miss her job a lot but being a lunch lady can be difficult.

Edith would always stay in the kitchen for a few minutes to have some time. Even tho the kitchen seems fucked up she didn't care. It makes her a little bored whenever she has to wait for the kids to come out of their class. She always had fo heat up the food in case. (????)

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✧ ┊• Her relationship with people is just new to her. After being kicked out of her job for months she has met new people so far after meeting Toilette.

- Jerry: oh boy that's gotta be silly. A normal person would help her out with the stuff. But she isn't good at talking to him, knowing she never met someone this clumsy and too protective to the kids.

- Toilette: well I mean they did meet each other and had a normal talk so obviously they are friends. (?)

- Other staff members: HMMMM...sure they are chill around her.

- Mr. Krupp: fuck. Uh how do I explain this, of course, that's her damn ex but look hear me out it was very obvious Krupp would be a terrible person to her so idk. Uhhh maybe they will meet again and idk. Will Edith ever like forgive him? Yeah no fuck that maybe Krupp will murder her.

- Cap: DAAAAMMN...UHH LOOK I MEAN. After Toilette explains that Cap and Krupp don't share the same body and don't need to bring Cap with a single snap. Edith kinda....look you won, she has a little TOO MUCH feeling for him, and uh idk they are both dating or not.

-Cash Networth: I know he's supposed to be in the sequel (2nd part of the AU) but screw it. Her relationship with Cash is so chill. He doesn't mind being around her as long things don't get too freaky.

- Lavatore: uh- (look I know he's supposed to be in the sequel too like Cash but uhhh. He is part of the sequel and he was shown half of the 1st part of the au) they don't really talk to each other or anything so. No rivals no anything just chilled.

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✧ ┊• Despite Edith struggling with an eating disorder, she was also showing some sign of well...

How about a hint:

mood swings, nausea, food craving and aversion, fatigue, weight gain, feeling tired, ETC (NO CHEATING Y'ALL IT'S A SILLY GUESSING GAME, SHHH.💀-)

Some people like Cash or Meaner don't have any idea why Edith acts the way she is, although they can't judge her for that, they would notice her appearance is slowly changing and becoming a little bigger compared to her normal weight. (Edith is around 132 IBS or something im not good at guessing weight.)

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✧ ┊• Like I said her relationship with her ex was never that good in the first place. However, her thoughts on Krupp are different. For her is that he's a complete sicko. Well, also an asshole. Her ex always talks smack behind her back and gives her unwanted criticism for her weight, always comparing her to a cow or pig. (NAH MOTHERFUCKER LOOK WHO'S TALKING TO WITH YOUR HUMPY DUMPY LOOKING ASS)

The amount of hypocrisy that she's seeing is just goofy. She would hit him with a pan if he ever touch her or idfk. Like I said and I'll repeat this for the 157539th fucking time. Their relationship is unhealthy and stupid just because Krupp finds her heavy. Edith felt jealous and scared to have another relationship with someone after finding out her ex is with Ms. Yewn, she did get jealous because of her, sure maybe that's why she's always insecure cuz she's not skinny enough like HER. But oh well. Edith would fucking kick him out of her house whenever he enters it-

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✧ ┊• Her favorite song to listen to is Lofi, well also listening to the sounds of the ocean at the beach. Even tho eating the amount of food is the new way to comfort herself (a horrible coping mechanism I suppose), the music can sometimes make her feel better.

- and she loves signing during the camp event, I guess uhhhh.

✧ ┊• She loves yogurt and cake- (mostly cheesecake 👁👁). Sometimes she makes them for the children during the activities- I suppose she likes sharing stuff. 🏃‍♀️💨 let's be honest, Edith just wanted to see the kids happy, unlike her ex 🧍‍♀️

✧ ┊• what the dog d- I MEAN *AGGRESSIVE COUGHING* Edith might be Bi or straight idfk uhh idk. Maybe she's bi.....*vine boom* wo-woman kisser too..? 😟😟 *vine boom 2x*

✧ ┊• Would constantly try a different type of haircut to see which one suits her but uh idk. She's not good at making haircuts. She's scared to cut half of her hair and make it ugly so she prefer not to change that style.

✧ ┊• Her favorite aesthetic are: cottagecore, peach, art hor (yeah those two are "aesthetic" according to "Aesthetic list" on wiki i-), carnivalcore, cutecore, and angelcore-

✧ ┊• She loves pastel colors :00

[warrior-of-waistbands]

anyway here's a whole bunch of miscellaneous lore notes on that toh thing I've been spitballing in between doodles

George, Harold, Melvin

- Both of Melvin's parents are in the potions coven, which is what spurred Melvin to take an interest in potions in the first place

- Not all of the kids in the boys' grade have palismen yet. George, Harold, and Melvin already have theirs because they're all just that Skilled. George actually qualified for his palisman first, but he insisted on waiting until Harold was ready too so they could get theirs together.

- George and Harold have the same desire — to never lose their creative spark — and that's what Crackers and Sulu both latched onto. I imagine they each have their own reasons for choosing George and Harold respectively but that's a fun little mystery.

- Melvin says his desire is to become a great witch, but Danderella's the only one who knows what he really wants

obligatory Krupp family notes

- Ben used to have a huge interest in bard magic when he was a kid before he forced himself into beastkeeping for practicality's sake. Maybe he used to work in wrangling loose animals before he became a teacher?

- I'm kinda intrigued by the idea of Jasper being a covenless witch?? Not technically a wild witch, but he keeps putting off joining a coven. He says it's because of indecision but really it's because he's secretly against the coven system.

- Kipper is studying beastkeeping, though. Maybe beastkeeping is a Krupp family tradition?

the whole "Cap situation....."

- George and Harold legitimately didn't intend to curse Krupp. The spell they used on him was only supposed to hypnotize him for a little while...... but then it turned out that that "spell" was actually a powerful curse that suppresses free will.

- The curse overrides the effects of the victim's sigil in order to make their magic more accessible to the one controlling them

- Eventually the boys figure out how to switch him back and forth (turns out bard magic applies really well to the whole snapping dynamic) but now they have to deal with the problem of reversing the curse

- Cap, meanwhile, is just thrilled to find himself in a world where life-threatening monster attacks are just a normal part of every day life

- Krupp doesn't know he's cursed, but he has noticed that his magic has started to act up lately.....

other stuff

- Mr. Fyde is a plants instructor and Mr. Meaner surprises everyone by being in potions. Guess why they're in their respective covens >:3

- Ribble I think I want to put in oracle also for reference reasons, but Anthrope is the one I'm stuck on. Beastkeeping would be kinda funny but ???? IDK

- Edith's potion coven sigil may be fake, but her skill with potions is very much real

- Also, neither Edith nor Ree have palismen, which most other faculty agree is.....odd.....for witches their age........

[asmolnerd21]

After listening to CU Book 5, it is now my headcanon that Krupp marries Edith in the school gym on a Saturday with Ms. Anthrope as his wedding planner, just like what almost happened with him and Ribble.

[misiahasahardname]

"What do you mean 'Leave Harold alone'? He's not a god!"

"From the way this is panelled, it looks like he's running away from you whilst you're squaring up."

"Oh hey, it really does!"

(Not my best work lmao)

[booger-diaperlips]

Hello! So I'm now gonna be doing this thingy where you guys can ask my Captain Underpants characters about- well, anything really! You can ask them about what they think of another AU of themself, ask about what their life was like, ask what sexuality or gender they are, I think you can get the point now lol

Characters that are free to ask for now

You can ask what their names r if u don't know some of them (the names will be in the tags as well so ye) My whole AU is just the TV show, movie, and book series combined in one universe lol

[artistcaptainbendy]

It’s Christmas everyone! 

[gaillol-13]

Ms.anthrope is just done with this job and her boss.

[silentcartoonist2018]

Chapter 8: The Redo Date

With the rest of the school week about to become a pure nightmare, Mr. Krupp almost felt inclined to call in sick for the rest of the week. But knowing Edith, this potentially runs the risk of her having to reschedule their Redo Date. Plus, payday’s just around the corner and he needs the money to pay for food and tickets this weekend. 

Mr. Krupp kept asking Mr. Ree for updates on the hypno ring, but the janitor kept saying there were none. 

All he could do for now is to put himself on complete lockdown. Which means he’s gotta repeat all of his preventative maneuvers on Monday…four more times. Worst of all, there’s no rain to act as a safety net for him. 

Tuesday

In preparation, Mr. Krupp brought in a plastic water basin and extra hand towels to keep his face wet. He essentially had to beg Ms. Anthrope to clear his schedule for the rest of the week, except for an appointment for repairing his office window, that he just noticed, had a crack on the sill, stemming from where he slammed it closed a little too hard. 

He made an extra attempt to ask Mr. Ree to leave the sprinklers out front, but the janitor warned him that this would max out this month’s water bill. 

To Mr. Krupp, it was worth it. 

Mr. Ree, meanwhile, had nothing new to report on repairing the ring. 

Today’s music playlist was Amadeus Mozart.

Wednesday 

Mr. Krupp insisted that Reid stop delivering his morning coffee for the rest of the week and take a break from reporting misbehaving students. Reid reluctantly agreed, but her usual unsettlingly, disapprovingly cold glare became 10 degrees icier. It thawed out shortly after she was told she was still allowed to use the coffee maker in the teacher’s lounge. 

Mr. Ree reported no new developments except he started to identify some serial numbers on the Hypno Ring’s incredibly tiny components.

Today’s music playlist was Vivaldi. (He quit Mozart after listening to —and looking up—“Lich mi….” Um….well….ask someone who knows a lot about Mozart, he’s a bigger rascal than you’d think.)

Thursday

The window repair guys came at the worst possible time—during recess. Krupp was able to clearly hear the kids playing outside and feared for his life that whoever it was he turned into would jump out the window and run amok through the entire neighborhood. While the window sill was being repaired, Mr. Krupp excused himself from his office to give the workers some room and attend to other duties. 

And by “other duties” he meant hiding inside the library. Ms. Singerbrains (Yes, she’s still working, surprisingly) found it odd that Krupp sandwiched his head between two beanbags for an entire afternoon. 

Mr. Ree was too busy to work on the ring last night because he was going out to see a movie with Ms. Yewh.

Today’s playlist was Hans Zimmer. (Krupp got bored of listening to classical music)

Friday 

Mr. Krupp triumphantly accomplished having gone through all five days of school without a blackout and felt a significant increase in his confidence. 

Plus today was payday and he planned to pocket $300 for his weekend budget. 

Unfortunately, amidst his emboldened confidence there was a significant slip-up.

All that could be said was that the office window was completely broken through, and the other red curtain had been ripped off. 

In the dreamscape, Krupp had caught Wiseguy having a spat with someone who seemed to be trying to get through a strange booth that popped up out on the water labeled “Unnecessary Cameo”. He could have sworn he could see something yellow and flat with a black top hat.

Wiseguy, finally having shooed away the stranger, closed the door, pulled out a ridiculously large hammer and hit the extra door back into the water.

He adamantly insisted that it was no one important. 

In the short 10 seconds he spent stuck in his head, he would later wake up in front of the school half-naked again.

The good news is that the sprinklers did their job and almost everyone went home. 

But the bad news is that the office window had completely shattered. 

Today’s playlist was supposed to consist of Kenny G, yet somehow, he completed the entire playlist and it automatically started playing songs by some lesser known Japanese comedian. 

And guess what? To Mr. Krupp’s utter frustration, he would later find out that it was a song that was LITERALLY about finger snapping!

………………………………

Saturday

He woke up this morning only to realize that He overslept. 

Of all days, it had to be on his redo date. 

She was probably waiting for Him right outside His front door. 

Somehow He got himself fully dressed and yet He couldn’t shake off the notion that He might have just spaced out for too long. 

Maybe it was just brain fog?

He reached out for the front door intent on getting to His car and driving over to Her house. 

But before He could unlock the car with His key fob…

…something caught His attention off the corner of His eye. 

She was walking away from His house…

…with someone else….

…someone who dresses the same way He does…

…even His hairstyle. 

At least, that’s what it felt like to Him. 

“Uhh…*****? Who is that?” He thought he said to Her. 

But She just laughed. 

Seemingly as if She were answering His apparent doppelgänger. 

He ran over towards Her and “Him”. 

“What are you talkin’ about? It’s just us right now.” He thought She said, holding “His” hand. 

“Ah, of course!” He said in an uncharacteristically jovial manner. 

He stopped in His steps with His mouth covered. 

That answer came from His mouth.

But it wasn’t what He said.

Not just that, it sounded like “He” answered at the same time He did. 

She laughed again.

And “He” started laughing too. 

They were laughing the same way He and She did on their first date. 

It wasn’t fair. 

He ran up to them just trailing behind like a third wheel. 

He reaches out to grab “His” shoulder, but in half a split second “He” vanishes and His hand is in Her’s. 

He looked behind, but no one was there. 

Suddenly, She grabbed onto his arm affectionately. 

“I dunno why, but you’re so much fun to be with when you have a blackout!”

He felt frozen up until the point He felt His foot landing in a puddle. 

He looked down at His reflection. 

He didn’t see Himself….

He saw a silhouette with a long red shroud with black stars.

…..grinning right back at Him. 

“It” grinned at Him.

Mr. Krupp sprang up in his bed breathing heavily, the events of that night’s dream still fresh in his mind. Once he settled, he slid his hands down his face.

………………………………

Real Saturday

Wallet. Check.

Keys. Check. 

2 32-ounce water bottles attached to belt. Check.

Belt to carry water bottles with. Check.

After giving it a lot of thought, Mr Krupp realized that going out in public is a lot more precarious than he previously thought. There were too many OTHER factors he’d forgotten to consider. 

He was about to enter an unpredictable environment beyond the scope of his authority as a principal where there will be an unpredictably large crowd and there is absolutely no telling when or how he was going to encounter a finger snap, unpredictably. 

So he spent time gathering up a “Sanity Survival Kit” to bring along with him, consisting of two filled jugs of water bottles and a cooling towel of course. 

He judged that he would most likely be safe at the science museum. Museums are boring and there is absolutely no reason for anybody to snap their fingers there. 

But the Farmer’s Market is going to be a triple threat. One, he hasn’t been to one since he was a kid. Two, he’s going to one to actually buy all sorts of delicious food and will likely let his guard down. Three, the market is outdoors, which is a lot noisier and all the more terrifying for a man in his situation. And just being outdoors in general is already risky enough. 

For this specific circumstance, he decided to carry a pair of earplugs. Edith was the one who wanted to go to the farmer’s market and will probably be too busy to talk to him. 

And yet, despite being well-stocked, something disconcerting from that night’s nightmare still stuck with him. He doesn’t even want to entertain the notion….

But what if….?

DING-DONG!

After feeling a split-second episode of Deja Vu, Mr. Krupp managed to make his way to the front door to welcome Edith into his home, only to realize just then that he forgot to unhook the newly installed door chain that he bought 2 days ago. 

“H-Hey, Edith! J-just give me a sec!” The principal stammered. 

“Uh, no worries. Take your time,” Edith said, slightly put off by how frantic Mr. Krupp was behaving by repeatedly trying to open the front door while his door chain was still hooked. 

“Um, maybe you should—“

*insert onomatopoeia for the sound of screws being ripped from wood. And the sound of metal subsequently falling to the floor.*

Of course, Mr. Krupp accidentally ripped off his new door chain, which he would have to replace later. 

“So….ready to go?” He asked while kicking away the now broken chain. 

………………………………

About 10 minutes south of Piqua

The two lovebirds just spent the entire drive having a one-sided conversation, particularly started by Edith, who was talking about a conversation she had with the other lunch ladies at work. She sounded lively at first, talking about some recipes she plans to try in her free time, then at some point, Mr. Krupp stopped paying attention as the radio started playing some lively sounding commercials. 

"…and coming right up, our monthly giveaway for $1000! Just call our toll-free number and snap your fingers as fast as po--"

*Click*

"Well, it's tough to be at the top~"

*Click*

“Is everythin’ ok, Principal Krupp?" Asked Edith.

"Nope—I mean, Yes! Uh, it’s nothing!" Mr. Krupp stammered. "Just feeling like, uh…not listening to music, that’s all!”

“I heard you’ve locked yourself up in your office…and the other teachers say the few times you did walk out, you looked like you were walkin’ on nails.“

“Oh….did they?”

“Did somethin’ happen recently? I-I mean, I don’t mean to pry, but I haven’t seen ya all week.”

“It’s….complicated.”

A brief silence fell between them.

“Does it…involve that towel ‘round your neck?”

“……..Again……Complicated….”

Another silence. 

“Was it because of last—“

“Please don’t guess.” Mr. Krupp interrupted.

An  even longer awkward silence fell between them.

“So…a science museum and a farmer’s market?” Inquired the principal, who wanted to break the ice. 

“Yeah,” Edith replied. “Weird combination, huh? There was a movie at their theater that I really wanted to see and it was only in that one science museum in Daytona. So the Farmer’s market’s gonna make up for all the possible boredom.”

“Sounds good. Sounds good. What’s the film about?”

“Well, it’s in a planetarium. So….Space stuff.”

“Oh, yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Duh! Of course space stuff. What else would they be playing?”

“Well…since the planetarium doubles as an IMAX theater. And it’s in a science museum so….”

“Right! Science stuff! What’s wrong with me today!?” Mr Krupp chuckled. 

“A lot apparently.” Edith said under her breath.

“What?”

“What?”

………………………………

A few minutes after getting off the exit near Daytona, the farmer’s market could be seen the next road over. The venue probably covered about 5 or 6 blocks so there was bound to be some difficulty finding a place to park. There were a few spots available near the planetarium, but it was practically 5 rows away. Better than nothing, right?

After getting out of the car and re-wetting his towel, the two started making their way across the parking lot. However, Mr Krupp, starting to lag behind, noticed something about his surroundings that he didn’t expect. 

About every other light post along each row of parked cars had a banner advertising an exhibit. He couldn’t really read what was on banners but he took notice of an awful lot of bright looking colors on the graphics. 

He then noticed the sound of high pitched voices and small footsteps…and something else…

Laughter…..

It was most likely from families who had to park at the museum. 

Mr. Krupp double checked the signboard of the museum that he never had the chance to look up. 

And then he started screaming inside his head:

A CHILDREN’S SCIENCE MUSEUM!?!?!?

No!! NOOOOO!!!!!

“Somethin’ wrong, Principal Krupp?”

The principal took one of his water bottles and completely drenched his toupee and put it back on his head, gathering back his resolve. If this was where Edith wanted to go, then he’s got no other choice.

“Nope! Let’s go right in!”

He was going to make this the best date ever!

However….

…as they were waiting in line for tickets, a security guard approached them.

“I’m sorry sir, but could you perhaps dry yourself off? We don’t want to get the floor wet.”

A VERY cold chill went down Mr. Krupp’s spine. 

The security guard motioned over to a nearby giant fan that was apparently airing out the building. 

For the next 15 minutes, Mr. Krupp stood in front of the fan to dry himself off. It was slightly embarrassing, but not nearly as embarrassing as waking up half naked in public, that’s for sure. 

“Oh no, I messed up again,” cried Edith. 

Mr. Krupp looked up to see Edith looking at the movie schedule. The one listed “Exploring Life On Another Planet” looked to be the only space-related movie that was showing that day and it was scheduled for 10 AM. 

He looked at his smartphone.

8:30 AM. 

“I’m sorry, Principal K. I was counting on traffic being a lot busier coming down here, but maybe we could grab some tickets to see the exhibit for a while? It looks fun and interactive too!”

Krupp was about to clench his fists with rage, but held back when Edith looked at him with puppy dog eyes. 

“Shhhhhhhhhhh-sure! Not a problem!” Mr. Krupp seethed through his teeth.

Today….is going to be the worst day ever. 

[tornrose24]

Since you mentioned that the Swan Lake AU wasn't originally yours, I'm intrigued to know how you would interpret it differently. Are there any specific aspects of the AU that you find particularly inspiring or challenging? I'd love to hear your thoughts on how you might develop it further! 😁 /gen

I think if I did a Swan Lake AU, it would be closer to the ballet. However, instead of a bunch of maidens also being turned into swans, I would have a lot of the kids be turned into animals (like in the Barbie version) that represent them.

(Which also means that I can't deny Harold his likely wish of being a dolphin LOL).

I think as a funny gag, I'd have Miss Anthrope be Odile (given her first name is also Edith).

As for Rothbart? I honestly don't know who. Maybe the Professor just to be funny.