31_days | [13-Mar-2008] [Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei] Academania

Title: Academania
Challenge: 13-Mar-2008 "the rope to the ivory tower"
Based on: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Characters: Chie, Chiri, Nozomu
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: Cruel grim humor.

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei © Kouji Kumeta / Kodansha / Shaft.

Chie was chatting with Chiri. "Have you thought about your career path?" Chie asked.

"I was considering becoming a teacher," Chiri said. "The youth of Japan need to be properly educated."

"I fear for the future youth of Japan," Chiri said dryly. "That's an admirable ambition, but it's not an easy path. You'll find it more difficult that you might first expect to scale the 'ivory tower' of academia."

Nozomu suddenly swung into view outside Chie's office window, limply hanging from a noose.

"And apparently," Chiri said casually, "even when you get in, it's easy to fall back out again."