Staff Meeting

[spyprincipal.livejournal.com]

Good morning, all. I'm afraid I have some bad news. No-one has seen Katherine "Kitty" Pryde for several days, and I have sufficient evidence to presume her death. Yesterday, when I was not thinking, I may have solicited faculty help for a vigilante campaign to bring this matter to justice. I apologize for that now, and rescind the offer.

I'm asking that, as a staff, you do your jobs. I will be making an official announcement to the student body soon, and there will be upset students. Talk to them about death, what it means, how to cope. There are several counselors in town that you may recommend for those hit particularly hard. Right now, the students will need you here, emotionally present and willing to listen -- not out there, investigating a potential crime that we have no jurisdiction over.

I will be keeping in close contact with the proper authorities and will keep you updated on the resolution of this matter. My office hours are always open if you feel the need to discuss this.

Are there any questions?

Comments

[sonofaparrotman.livejournal.com]

Scooter takes a seat near the back of the room, feeling unsure of his place in the staff hierarchy. When the announcement that there was substantial evidence pointing to one of the students not only being missing but dead was made, he couldn't find it in himself to be all that shocked. The school could list zombies and gremlins and mutant squid among its dangers; somebody turning up dead was practically inevitable.

He had an A/V Club meeting to run this evening . . . and he had no idea whether any of its members had been close to the dead girl. He supposed he should be prepared to deal with grief all the same. Perhaps he could do something for the larger student body?