Just then, the teacher finally arrived. She almost looked like what you'd expect from a typical office lady, down to the plain looking hair and thick, rectangular-shaped rimmed glasses. Like any other Brob you'd seen, she was colossal in your scale but you could tell she was shorter than either Jen or Lillian, and her body was much more modest in terms of curves, though she had a somewhat noticeably bottom that strained her skirt, which was white, short and had black stripes.
"Good morning!" She said with a slight shakiness to her voice and in fact she looked slightly disheveled, like she'd just tripped over as the girls had joked. You couldn't help but feel bad for her but at the same time you hoped no Lillies were caught under her as she fell.
"Most of you already know me but for those who don't you can call me Ms. Coleman, I'll be your History teacher this year" She introduced herself, and you could definitely tell that she most likely was one of the quiet, timid girls in her youth.
Following her slightly awkward introduction, Ms. Coleman regained her composure and sounded more and more like a proper, professional teacher but also as someone who cared about her job beyond getting paid. Similarly to Lulu, she explained that her subject might not seem to be the most important or useful in everyday life, but that understanding History helped see the bigger picture with the world, how we had gotten to where we are and where we are headed.
With History being one of the subjects that you yourself enjoy, you couldn't help but agree internally but you made an effort to keep it hidden since you didn't exactly want to out yourself as a nerdy dork to the girls. They were by far the hottest ones you'd ever met and the fact that they were nice and kind was like the icing on the cake, although the fact that they were Brobs made you a bit worried.
"Well, I think you guys already know that we're taking it easy on the first week, plus I can see several new faces so let's introduce ourselves so we can start getting to know each other" Ms. Coleman said with a smile and took a look around in the room. Some people looked a bit embarrassed while others seemed to be annoyed. She correctly guessed that in the previous class they had to do something similar and thus found this rather repetitive.
"Let's add something to this dynamic: Besides your name, you guys could try telling us where you're from and share what you know about that place" Some murmuring could be heard but the look on most students seemed to range between indifference to curiosity, mostly the latter, to Ms. Coleman's relief and delight.
"I'll start: I'm from the state of Carolina... Yeah, I know... Education's not the best there. It's still kind of a rural place, people prefer to do hard traditional work and don't take academic studies too seriously, it's gonna take a while to completely shift their view but hey, at least we contribute a decent amount of agricultural products and textiles"
After that, the students began to introduce themselves one by one, with some giving generic facts about the place where they're from while others took the opportunity to make jokes about theirs. The atmosphere lightened up as a result but there was someone who was still feeling tense about this... You took a deep breath and began trying to work out how to get around this. It was more than obvious that you couldn't claim to be a native Brobdingnagian Lillie when you had a Hispanic surname.
In the meantime, you heard the chubby blonde girl that almost sat on you speak, learning that she goes by the nickname "Snickers", which she chose for herself due to her fondness for said chocolate candy bar. But right as she was going to tell her actual name, the school's fire alarm rang loudly, drowning out her voice. Soon, a commotion ensued and Ms. Coleman asked everyone to be calm and she went outside to find out what happened.
"A school fire on the first day?" Jen wondered out loud, raising an eyebrow.
"C'mon Jen, that doesn't really happen. 5 bucks say that it was Bertha's fat ass accidentally pushing the lever while squashing or stepping on some poor Lillie or Gullie" Lillian said with a chuckle.
"Lillian..." Jen rolled her eyes, glancing at her tummy, as you were comfortably laying on it and listening. However, she still agreed to Lillian's bet and it was obvious that she found it hilarious as well.
"Hey, it's alright. Sometimes we have bad luck" You shrugged "Who's Bertha though?"
"Oh, she's the school's resource officer" Jen explained "Something something the federal govt requires schools with federal funding to have security... security as in cops. Well, we also have an Infirmary that's almost like a mini hospital. They take that stuff seriously"
"Rumor is that she's screwed so many jobs that this is her very last chance" Lillian added "And she really is like those bumbling cops you see in comedies. Even before we opened up to non Brob students, there have been some Gullie staff working and most of them got squashed under her big ass sooner or later"
"It's so weird to hear you acknowledge someone else having a huge butt though" Jen joked.
"Well, what can I say? Hers is huge! Bigger than my mom's even. Mine's the biggest in the school but not counting teachers and staff" Lillian replied.
"Gee, how modest" Jen playfully rolled her eyes and giggled.
"As if you don't flaunt that you've got the biggest knockers in the entire school" Lillian countered, making her blush a little "And come to think of it, I think you've got even older women beat, damn!" Jen giggled more and her blush intensified, looking away from you but Lillian caught on this and snickered.
"At least when it comes to boobs, you sir hit the goddamn jackpot" She said, barely unable to suppress her laughter "But I still think you're more of a backside enjoyer~" She said in a quieter, softer tone but Jen still perfectly heard it, huffing in mild annoyance.
The door opened and Ms. Coleman came back, laughing a little.
"Sorry, sorry! It was a false alarm... Officer Bertha had an... unfortunate incident with some students she was helping. Again"
"Ha! Told you!" Lillian said, holding her hand out as Jen sighed and handed her a 5 dollar bill.
"I swear you have like a spider sense but for things about asses" Jen chuckled.
Ms. Coleman went back to having students introducing themselves. Most of them were from either Brobdingnag or from nearby, although a few were from more distant parts of the country and were here due to their parents' work or because they moved to the capital seeking a comfier life. As you thought about it, it was quite strange for a Lillie to reside in Brobdingnag's very capital city, even though the island had quite a few sub-cities exclusive to Gullies and Lillies, with everything scaled to their size. Still, the country as a whole was big on integration and most of the city was basically Brob sized with inter-size accomodations. Your train of thought came to a stop when you noticed that it was Jen's turn to speak.
"Hello" Jen waved, feeling a bit awkward since most of the girls already knew her but she knew that not all did, plus there were various Lillie boys that were obviously new "My name's Jen, Jen Johansen"
"What state are you from? I'm sorry, I think I forgot" Ms. Coleman asked with a cute giggle. She seemed to be pretty smart yet a bit airheaded or scatterbrained.
"Norway" Jen replied "To be more specific, the Trøndelag County. Born and raised there but by the time I was in 6th grade my parents were looking to move into the mainland and I ended up in here" She said, giving a slightly nonchalant shrug.
"Anything you could tell us about Norway?" Ms. Coleman asked. The look in her eyes appeared to be that of sincere curiosity.
"Well, what can I say?" Jen chuckled "We all know that Scandinavia's our ancestral homeland and Norway was the oldest kingdom to appear. You probably have heard about the cold and yeah, life's tough in terms of climate but you get used to it, still, I do understand why our ancestors were so terrifying and strong. I personally prefer warmer weather though" She said "And as for Norway, we produce a lot of oil, fish and we have several important mines. Titanium's the most important, probably"
You were a bit surprised that she seemed so well versed about this, but then again this is the place she grew up in. Your initial impression that she's really strong proved to be true, even if she didn't precisely look like it, she was definitely much tougher than most people and it makes sense given the harsh climate in there.
"Very interesting. And we'll learn even more about the importance of your land as we study" Ms. Coleman said, giving an approving nod. Then it was Lillian's turn. She gently picked you up and set you on the desk before she stood up. You noticed that Ms. Coleman blinked twice at you, as if she only realized right now that there was a Lillie on the chubby girl's tummy.
"Hey... Name's Lillian Oliveira" She said with a slightly smug but nonchalant tone that seemed to be perfectly in character for her, even though you barely knew her. That thought alone seemed to trigger something in your head as you felt an annoying buzzing inside.
"I'm born and raised in here, but my mom's from Sao Paulo... you know, Portuguese Brazil"
"The country's current name is Vera Cruz, but yeah" Ms. Coleman corrected.
"Yeah, that" Lillian said with a shrug.
"Anything you can share about your mother's homeland?"
"Sure! I think most people know already... you know, Booty capital of the world?" Lillian chuckled, making poor Ms. Coleman blush and several people laughed "It's true! Brazilian women's booties are the world's finest! And biggest!"
"Remember that there's another Brazil... the Spanish one" Jen pointed out.
"Please, that doesn't count" Lillian giggled, to which Ms. Coleman facepalmed-
"Anyway, I have only been there on vacation but it has a nice weather, beautiful beaches, amazing food and it hosts a worldwide contest for the biggest bootied woman every year" Lillian thus concluded her introduction and Ms. Coleman had to cool down for a few minutes, as she was very visibly flustered, much to the laughter of most students in the room. Lillian even earned some applause for her hilarity.
