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Open Character - Shinkaze - 10-26-2009
Last week I was idly thinking about what the teachers at Hogwarts would be like, when an old show came on t.v. and I was inspired to write up this
character. This is a rough draft, but I'm sick so I'm not going to be doing a lot of stuff and I wanted to actually get something posted, so here it
is.
Valerie Felicity Frizzle
Age: Unknown, appears to be in her mid to late 20s.
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 129lbs.
Hair: Red-head
Eyes: Black
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Notable Mundane Attributes
Teacher Extraordinaire: Ms. Frizzle is a natural at teaching. Not only is she good with children and capable of
putting together a detailed
and engaging lesson plan, but she is also qualified to teach nearly every subject students ages eight to eighteen might need to learn.
And of course, she also does great field trips.
Bus Driver: Ms. Frizzle is an expert driver, and few people could drive a school bus like she does.
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'Wavium Abilities: The woman known as Ms. Frizzle is has apparently waved herself into an exact replica of the
fictional character of the
same name (with all that implies), though whether she did so on purpose isn't known (and she's not talking).
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Quirks
The Friz: Ms. Frizzle is just as eccentric as her fictional counterpart.
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Trivia
Ms. Frizzle has had multiple offers to come teach at various other fen schools, but has so far turned them all down.
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The Magic School Bus
Registry Number:
Base Hull: Heavily Modified Type A School Bus
Drive Type: Speed
Drive Rating: 0.1c
Owner Of Record: Ms. Valerie Felicity Frizzle
Flag Of Record: Hogwarts
Home Port: Hogwarts
Purpose: Student transport, personal transport for Ms. Frizzle.
Launched: Unknown
Crew: Ms. Frizzle, Liz, The Bus
Faction: The Wizarding World
Status: Active
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Known Vehicle Quirks
"Magic" School Bus: The Magic School Bus is heavily modified by both mundane means and handwavium. Not
only can it nearly double it's internal volume (do to a complex system of motorized slidout and extendable sections), but it's interior is full of
hidden compartments and fold out devices, seemingly far more than should be able to fit (even the seats fold up, away and into new configurations), all
controlled by numerous buttons, switches, and levers.
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Known Crew Quirks
Liz: Liz is Ms Frizzles pet lizard (of indeterminate species). Liz is both sentient and slightly anthropomorphic,
capable of both walking upright and fine manipulation with her front legs/arms (she is, however, not capable of speech). Liz acts as teachers assistant for Ms.
Frizzle, and occasionally drives The Bus during field trips (she has a license). If, during field trips or class activities, Ms. Frizzle has to leave the
students for a brief period for any reason, or if the class must split up, she leaves Liz in charge, acting as a sort of substitute teacher.
- Black Aeronaut - 10-26-2009
Okay, now I'm just wondering why none of us have thought of this up until now.
*Slams down an antique rubber stamp, leaving a bold legend in red ink*
Quote: MADE WITH
100%
PURE AWESOME
- robkelk - 10-26-2009
Quote:Okay, now I'm just wondering why none of us have thought of this up until now.Too obvious, maybe?
(Much like (a) moving a magnet through a coil of wire generates electricity, (b) a shock absorber is in part a piece of metal that moves through a coil spring, and (c) cars have batteries in them, but it took a century for somebody to think of putting a magnet in a shock absorber so it can recharge the car's battery.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Black Aeronaut - 10-26-2009
Somethin' like that, yeah. (^_^
- Shinkaze - 10-27-2009
Any suggestions for improvements, or things that need to be clarified?
- Black Aeronaut - 10-27-2009
To be honest, I don't think you can improve on that much, save for simply writing stories for her. (^_^)
- Shinkaze - 10-27-2009
Any ideas for the Bus's registry number (license plate number) then?
- Foxboy - 10-27-2009
license plate: 112 358?
Or : ABC 123
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
- robkelk - 10-28-2009
She's registered out of Hogwart's, so it's going to be a British-style plate...
L3 ARN, maybe?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
- Bob Schroeck - 10-28-2009
Crosspollination -- GEN 11?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Shinkaze - 11-01-2009
Bob, what's the significance of GEN 11? Right now I'm leaning towards L3 ARN, for simplicity if nothing else.
- Bob Schroeck - 11-02-2009
Oh, it's the license plate of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, and can be read "genii".
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.