Personal Journal: B11735
Position: Dean of Xeno Science
Standard Date: 22.50.612
This report is into the requirements of our Human Professor Matthew McTavish to continue with the class in the subject of Philosophy. There was concern that the course was going to be cancelled due to trauma to the students. This course of action was halted to the large improvement in our students' scores that have taken the classes in their other studies. There have been 3 changes to how the classes will be taught.
All of the groups taking the classes will be consolidated into one class once a week.
Three inquisitors and One dean will be in attendance
All students will be screened to ensure no class materials will leave the classroom.
At 0830 ST Professor McTavish was informed of these changes and his new teaching schedule. While McTavish was a bit upset he did suggest that if the scores may cause an in balance in the different students that he would have a larger auditorium to teach any students who wish to attend. At first, I told him no. His argument about how the Queen would want the best scientist for her empire. That improving the academy's scores will thus make the Queen happy. Therefore teaching as many students would make me improve my status with the Queen. I did take a few moments to think about this and it really just seemed so logical that this would be best so I agreed. 48% of the students would be in attendance and any staff that was available would also attend. If this goes to my plan I will move those numbers up to 78% as soon as certain logistical issues are resolved.
Four more Inquisitors had arrived today to ensure that there was full surveillance and to help with screenings. This makes five inquisitors at the academy. While this makes many of the staff tense it shall be done in the name of the Queen and the Pope. The great hall is being prepped at this time. I will be in attendance to ensure that my great plan of creating the best scientist will be known to all.
ST 1300
Human Professor Matthew McTavish had his teaching materials reviewed. It was a few images and the Inquisitors had approved it. Looking over it myself it was just a few simple pictures. When asked how he was going to teach with just a few images, he simply stated "Most of the work is in the mind."
ST 1330
Students and staff that would be attending did not have any recording devices on them. The Inquisitors sorted the students by species and caste systems and made sure that there was space between them.
ST 1400 - 1540
I decided to give a simple intro to the students, "Students, staff and guests thank you for attending this unusual but most advantageous class in the name of the Queen. We have our instructor Human Professor Matthew McTavish, while his classes have been controversial, he has been always forthright in improving our students. For the Queen!"
As I looked out the students had the looks of enjoyment and eagerness to learn. I really enjoy having students willing to learn. I will climb in the Queen's eyes but I think that this would actually be a reward I enjoy more. Now it is the Inquisitor's turn to speak, I never have enjoyed that they never seem to have a name. If that is the Pope's will, so be it.
The Inquisitor came forward to the class. Moving slowly but with control, making everyone watch him in silence. The Inquisitor stood silent at the front, "The Eternal Pope allows it. The Queen allows it. Those who will question them will be educated in the errors of their way." Then silently walked behind the teaching area.
Next came our Human Professor. Full recording sent in digital package but I will highlight key parts.
McTavish: Welcome so many new face and many and older ones thatI have had a pleasure to learn together with. Today will be a lesson I think will really help all of us better in our work for the greater galaxy.
On Screen Triangle appeared.
McTavish: We all know this is a Triangle. (Pause)
McTavish: A triangle in the whole universe is simply three straight sides and three angles. This is something we all agree on but we can all agree and be wrong. So for the first part please work among yourselves in groups of 4. All of you and bring me a triangle. Then he went over to a small metal object on his table and tapped it and it rang out with a little metal sound. That was a go. In The second part of the assignment you must have 3 races in each group. Now GO!
At first many just sat there. Very confused, McTavish just stares out looking at people with the inquisitor just standing in the background behind him. Then some of the students that had worked with the professor before got up and found each other. They started to talk among themselves. That got the new students and staff to start finding people to work with. The need for 3 races seemed to cause several species to be very nervous but they ended up finding groups.
20 moments had passed then McTavish started making the metallic sound again.
McTavish: Please take your seats. Wait, please sit with your groups. I need one group to come up front with me. One that thinks they have it. Please do not be scared.
About one moment passed as it was dead silent. I could hear heartbeats rows away. Then a group stood up and walked straight to him. They were made of internal security science students. A Cordan with dark blue scales and a violet hue crest of feathers walked much closer than most species would feel comfortable. McTavish only looked friendly or at least friendly humans always look.
McTavish: Please, What is your name? Also correct me, you are a Strigops?
Strigops: Yes I am, My name is unpronounceable for you to say. Call me Kiz and here is your triangle.
He handed over a small piece of fabric. The human stared at the small fabric in his hand. He smiled. That smile I have gotten to learn that is part proud and part predator.
McTavish: Everyone one this group has shown us many things that I must acknowledge. First they were brave enough to be first in a situation with the unknown. Second, their resourcefulness is astounding, you have no paper, no materials, and not even drawing material, Yet they brought a correct answer and a wrong.
I have learned that this human has a tenacity of speaking. Especially how he uses pauses and timing of his talking. I really need to see how he has learned this or is it a natural human trait.
McTavish: First, how did you make this? ( showing the small fabric triangle)
Kris: From my own clothing. Between the four of us we could cut and shape it.
McTavish: Excellent thinking and using teamwork. Now Let's look at it. One, Two and Three angles. Very good… and one, two and three sides… four and five. You forgot about the front and back.
(This such a simple concept of a basic truth of the universe was just punched by this Mad Human)
McTavish: I did not even count the angels that were made on the sides of the fabric. But this is not a triangle. Although if I showed anyone they would call it a triangle.
(The room was stunned silent. Even the Inquisitor had a moment of being stunned)
Kris: I am sorry that we failed you. I will take the punishment for the group. It was my idea and I needed their claws and abilities to make it. Please, I will take the punishment as I am the elder of my clutch. (the proud Strigops kneeled to the ground)
McTavish: Please, get up. You failed but you helped us all learn and your job is not done. Also I gave you an assignment that no one on my planet has ever achieved in thousands of years. (McTavish bent down and helped Kris up) Even if we were to make it as thin as an atom there would be more than what is required for a triangle. I am still very impressed and you did bring a triangle to all of us.
Kris: I still do not understand.
McTavish: Well if you did I would have to go teach somewhere elsewhere and you would be teaching here. If you would Kris please stand next to me and I will show you. (then in flourish with his appendages) You will show all of us. Let me guide you but you and your team are perfect.
Kris: Profesor I will do as you but I still do not understand.
McTavish: You will. Now please if I have learned anything please have your group line up in front of us.
Kris: Profesor, You can do this?
McTavish: Yes but I want you to do it.
(Kris had his three partners line up slightly space apart)
McTavish: Now (whispered to Kris)
Kris: Tordor, take three steps forward.
McTavish: Thank You, Of you three who is a carnivore?
(The Tosh raised the left claw)
McTavish: Who is a herbivore?
(The Salium raised a tentacle)
McTavish: Who is an Omnivore?
(The student named Tordor brought up there rocky appendage)
Special Note
This is the power of this human or all humans as I lack proper references. I saw him guide a student. This result is so efficient that the energy involved has really impressed me. I will have to talk with my mad human to see if this teaching will work for other subjects. I will put in a request to the Council.
McTavish: Please look at what you created for the class.
Kris: Well I see my three comrades standing in a triangle. I still do not understand the questions you asked.
McTavish: Yes they are in a triangle. But there is more than one triangle. What do you think about there different parts of there food chains?
Kris: Well they all have different approaches to staying alive.
McTavish: What is another word for an approach?
Kris: I… Uh…
McTavish: Trust yourself you are so close.
The Strigpop's Turned a bright green and white
Kris: They are a different angle of approach on how to survive. They are three angles of living but are still one same group. Their form of living is a triangle. They are different but still connected as one.
McTavish: Excellent, very much excellent, now look out to the class.
Special note:
The class, you could smell and feel the class as it began to understand. Heart beats racing, pheromones increasing then a rumble of voices talking with excitement. Like a quake the rumble was low then it rises higher and higher. I was sure that the inquisitors were about to end it all of sudden.
McTavish: Please!! Settle down. Please, Settle down. Now our wonderful students please go back to your seats. For the next 15 min please talk among your group to find what different angles you all have and how you are still part of the same thing. Then we will move to section two for today.
Special Note:
For the next 15 moments groups talked about themselves, mostly excited. Well mostly as till the Inquisitors started walking among them and separating them back to their original groups. Matthew McTavish leaned against the table watch with arms crossed. Even though this position did not appear to be an aggressive stance it made my flight instinct to hide went into overdrive. While humans seemed not to have poison, claws or spikes and any real biological weapon this feeling emitted from him made even the predator creatures seem to sense danger. Then he rang the metal object two times.
McTavish: Okay class, let's continue. So we just found a new truth but I will warn you about something called a fallacy. While there are several types we will just go over the basics do to time. I hope that next week we will go into further depth.
Special note:
The class was back into its original position but this time Three of the Inquisitors were now at McTavish back.
McTavish: So this one was very hard for me to find a good example as it can be so complicated but I just wanted to do one example just as a warning before next week.
Special Note:
He started pacing in front of the class. He stared at the students and then back to the three stoic thin blacked eyed Inquisitors. Then he smiled. That damned smile when he has someone in one of his word traps of logic. But it was a little different.
McTavish: So a fallacy is something most of the time has passed off as true and it can even feel true but it is not. Here is an example that I think that we can universally understand. At least as I can put it with something we all have in common.
Special Note:
McTavish metal object rang three times. This did not appear to be done by him.
McTavish: Here is a simple statement. The Pope is Immortal.
The class responded with their versions of yes.
McTavish: Because the Pope can not die he knows what is best for the people.
The class responded yes. Even the Inquisitors seemed to agree.
McTavish: So if the Pope dies then he does not know what is best for the people.
Special Note:
On dear Queen and Empire. Did he just commit blasphemy. The other two Inquisitors charged into the room. The other three quickly surrounded him. He put his hands up in a quick fashion looking nervous.
McTavish: Woah, woah nothing has happened. I was just making a statement that the Pope is immortal and knows what is best for the people.
Inquisitor: Speaking of his death or questioning him is a serious charge.
McTavish: A thousand apologies, If you give a few moments you will prove the suppository of the Pope.
Inquisitor: Show us now.
McTavish: If the Pope is the wisest because he is protected by God.
Inquisitor: Yes, that is true!! God granted him wisdom that makes him immortal.
McTavish: What happens if his wisdom and his immortality are separate from each other. Let's say it is 2 different gifts from God.
Inquisitor: No, It is one thing and God and the Pope are infallible. The Pope speaks for God!!
Special Note:
I have to give it to the Mad Human just stand there as the voice of the Inquisitor. They stood in a circle around him. In a fierce rage.
McTavish: So God and Pope are the same?
Inquisitor: The Pope is infallible and he says he will live forever.
McTavish: I am sorry. This ended up being a bad experiment. I did not know that the Pope was infallible and he declared he would live forever.
Inquisitor: You are an inferior species. As the Pope has declared. The Pope is never wrong.
Special Note: Not a single creature dared to breathe or move.
McTavish: I am sorry I will move to the next image. I am sorry I have caused such an issue.
Inquisitor: If you do anything else we will deal with you according to the Pope's will.
Special Note:
The small metal device began a small chime. It seemed to follow a pattern.
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McTavish: Went to his approved images. Showed an image that had a pattern of blocks in a square. (He stared at it for a moment.) I am sorry I will have to end class today as I can no longer concentrate. We will continue next week, I am sorry.
Special Note:
The Inquisitors took their position and started to usher the students and staff out of the room.
ST 1700
The Lead Inquisitor, Human Professor Matthew McTavish and Dean of Military Science were in my office. Following is what I recall as best as I can do to not having a recording device available.
Inquisitor: Human McTavish, you serve no process here you will be removed.
McTavish: So am I going to be sent home?
Inquisitor: No, I have decided as by my charge of the Pope that you are a liability to this school. These two Deans are my witness that the pope has given me authority and comes directly from him.
Caitin: Sorry, Human Matthew, their power is directly from the Pope or God and can not be questioned.
McTavish: Do not worry. So if there was no Pope then there would not be an issue.
B117533: The Pope is directly blessed by God. I do not think your Philosophy can save you.
McTavish: Let's wait here till 1730. After that time I will come with no argument. Heck I will make a public statement that I have been wrong and that humans should not question anything ever again in front of the greater Galaxy.
Inquisitor: No, you come now. I will not deal with some confusing human trick.
McTavish: May you both want my stash of drinks in my room to help yourselves.
Special Note: The Inquisitor took Human McTavish immediately out. They were on a shuttle already left the academy by 1720. Catin and I sat there.
Caitin: What now?
B117533: I do not know. I think we were about to witness something great. Well lets go drink to his safe journey.
Special Note:
After we got the drinks there seemed to be a ruckus. We went to one of the crowds.
ST 1730
Drones, so many drones had uncloaked all over the campus. Caitin stuttered something about them being real. Then they projected that same unusual black and white square. Then they started to project a recording of the Pope giving a speech. Then out of nowhere he was shot right on the recording and his head exploded. Then cutting to the Inquisitor yelling "The Pope is infallible and he says he will live forever." Then back to the Pope's execution. Then to another Inquisitor at a different location "The Pope can not be wrong and has designated your art an offence of his holiness." Then the Pope again. An image at the political academy of an Inquisitor striking a human "The Pope is absolute, he is always right he can not ever be wrong!!" screaming in pure rage. Then the Pope's death again. Then the video repeats.
ST 1800
I went back to my office with several Deans in tow and a few bottles. As we got into the office I brought up the screens to see what was going on. It was on all the screens not just at the academy but it was moving through all the screens. Entertainment, Work and Religion. It was everywhere.
ST 1820
I got onto the speaker system and told all students and staff to attend the great hall. They would be safe. We will work together.
ST 1830
Passing cordors the Staff from janitor to Dean from Security to maintenance shuttled students to the grand hall. Many confusing and many scared.
ST 1845
I reached the great hall. I stood up and gestured for silence. It took a few moments but then that damn video was loud and a technician broke the speaker so we could talk. We could not do anything about the images but at least we could hear ourselves. Then I spoke to keep my academy from falling apart "Listen, we will find out the truth. We must stay calm. We are the science academy and we will not fall to chaos."
Just then the two of the three inquisitors came up to my podium. They came up to my stage to silence me. I signaled to security. It was swift they where held down on my stage. One of them started to yell at me.
Inquisitor: You can not do this. This is all a lie. God and the Pope are one and you can not do this.
I signaled security to silence him. They did it not how I expected but I guess a broken jaw is one way of doing what I asked. More than one answer… That stuck in my mind for a moment as it seemed time slowed. I then realized that the projection was playing large behind me. I decided to speak once more but it needed to be calm. I need to be a teacher.
B11735 : Inquisitors, we will not attack you unless you interfere with this academy's education plan. We will be working on a new curriculum. You will report to your classes. We will have discussions on what will need to be done. We will find the truth to this event that will change the course of the galaxy. As for you inquisitor you said we can not do this… Well we are and God did not strike us down. There is no holy light burning us as traitors. As for the students you can stay in here or you may go to your rooms. You will be escorted by security for your safety. As for me and the deans we will set up chairs and have some drinks from our Mad Human. You may come up and discuss anything with us with no fear. We will rise, We will let science rise. And someone figured out how to turn off the screens.
ST 2000
After setting up chairs and talking with staff and having a few drinks. We sat there drinking and thinking. Then Caitin spoke up "What will happen to Professor Matthew McTavish?"
B11735: I do not know? I do not know how many humans there are. I am not even sure Why, but I think we will like it.
End of Report
B11735
Dean of Xeno Science