By – Jogaila Pūras
Recently, Teacher Dovilė Pelegrimė of Herojus school has revealed, to the alarm of every student and teacher, a list she has compiled called the Blacklist. The Blacklist contains names that, rumor has it, have unspeakable horrors coming after them.
“T. Dovilė has gone crazy,” says 6th-grader Paulė when asked about the Blacklist. T. Dovilė revealed the existence of the list to a few students right after the first Great Snow War of Herojus near Kaunas Castle. She walked to the 8th/7th grades class and said that two disloyal eighth-graders had been written into the Blacklist. T. Dovilė accused the eighth graders of betraying her on the battlefield, sources say. After the blacklist was made public, the school was veiled in fear. Still, they were also stirred with curiosity. So, after all this uncertainty and suspense, what is the Blacklist, really?
“T. Dovilė has gone crazy.”
“You end up on the Blacklist because you do something negative to T. Dovilė or act disrespectfully towards others. I don’t actually know much about it. I just know that you DO NOT want to end up on it,” said 8th grader Tautvydas, whose name lies in the Blacklist. At least for now, Tautvydas hasn’t been harmed or even addressed by T. Dovilė more than on any other day. Are these maybe just mindgames?
“If you’re on the Blacklist, you should be proud.”
– Teacher Kastytis
One other ill-fated member of the blacklist, Teacher Kastytis has a very different theory. According to him, “The list is compiled of people who she [T. Dovilė] can’t talk to. Because they’re better than her. I, myself, ended up on the list after I started reading more than her one week, and she did not feel good enough to interact with me.” And also, unlike a lot of distressed students, when asked about whether you should be anxious or scared if you’re on the list, he answered that “No, since T. Dovilė is already a very high-class individual, for her to acknowledge you as better in any manner is an honor. If you’re on the Blacklist, you should be proud”.
It appears as if the theories are mixed and differ quite a lot. To completely understand it in detail and certainty, there is one person who can explain it – Teacher Dovilė herself. Our team managed to pin her down in a top-secret secret chamber of secrets (the cafeteria) and ask her about it. The following is her version of the truth:
How does one end up on the Blacklist?
The people who end up on the Blacklist are very important to me, but they made some bad choices.
Who’s been on the Blacklist?
Tautvydas, Jogaila, Paulina because she was once in a bad mood once, Teacher Kastytis.
And most importantly, what happens when you get on it, the consequences?
First and foremost, the Blacklist is temporary. But until your name is gone, I’ll be throwing staring daggers at you, I might hold a grudge and lose trust.
It seems that the rumors of dragons jumping out of T. Dovilė’s desk and unleashing their wrath upon you weren’t all that true. Maybe the truth doesn’t sound like a worse fate to most, but perhaps losing the trust of one of the most influential and great teachers in Herojus, (even if it’s for not too long), is even worse? I suppose, it’s up to you to decide…
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