Class of 2016!!

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Omg I've never been to Broadmeadows station and now I plan to never, ever head there unless I have to.

The worst I've had is being approached by some 14ish year old guy at Thomo station yielding a knife - not because he wanted to mug me, but he just wanted to show it off I guess? He proceeded to talk to me for the next 10 minutes about all the "thuggish" things he has done. Then the bus came. Good times.

Back at the start of 2014 there was a kid who tried to mug me while I was coming home from uni at around 9, but he pulled the knife at around Strathmore and we both stayed on the train till Broady, so we got to chatting (as you do with your friendly neighborhood juveniles) and it turned out his parents were forcing him through school so he could be the first of his siblings to complete it, even though he was... not an academic type, to put it mildly. Long story short, he needed a pass in English to make his parents happy, and so I ended up tutoring him in exchange for my wallet and phone back. He got a 43 in the end, and I was happier for him than I was for my own results. He's just finished his first year doing a human services and social work degree at La Trobe, so there's a story underneath the hood, sometimes.

That's beautiful Lauren! Gives me hope in humanity :')

[Swagadaktal]

I swear at times when I walk past these tough pre-teens, I don't even know which is more awkward, avoiding eye contact or making continuous eye contact and trying to make a humble/sympathetic/innocent/dont-hurt-me-bro-please face....

Like you can honestly feel their eyes preying you, like a lion stalking that deer, these guys stare at you with such glinting eyes, and you feel their heads rotate, their bodies still, as you walk past...

This is honestly such an interesting topic, specially if you've witnessed such a situation, like what are you meant to do...

aha um you guys gotta relax - maybe im a bit naive but not every kid out there wants to jump you
if it's during commercial hours, relax. - if you feel uncomfortable try not to go in the area around them. but honestly i dont think all of these people are  wildly violent. but defs if you feel like you're in danger walk fast, don't make eye contact and stay away from them!

[Callum@1373]

Should be. Our VCE lectures are on the 14th and 15th with HSC ones straight after that, so we'll probably try and organise it sometime before that on a non-40°+ day

Haha i'm actually so pumped cos I will be in the city for tsfx lectures early jan (soz atarNotes but dad booked them way back) so it'll fit in perfectly

Seriously, if theres daylight, then you shouldn't have a problem there, so if you're legitimately worrying, don't!

But yeah still, keep alert, no guarantees! Just make sure you don't stare at anyone, head down and wear nike in case you need to pull a runner xD

THAT LAST JOKE WAS ACTUALLY SO GOOD ID NEVER HEARD IT

[Callum@1373]

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It has been great talking to you all tonight, but I must sleep so I have enough brain cells to survive life...

Legit everyone check this thread tomorrow morning 8am to 10:30am

[babushka818]

idek what to say anymore, this thread is so good and I'm not witty, just grabbing my popcorn and blankets, love guys <3

callum, good night and good luck, will be on to see how you're going all day, let us know if you get mugged or whatever, hide money in socks or undies or whatever and yeah running shoes and hoods so you look gangster #slay but seriously, just be safe man.

cosine omg please let's be on your birthday

[Mc47]

Those kids sound easy to deal with

Treat them like sharks, just bop 'em on the nose, and walk away swiftly while they're still shocked 

[babushka818]

Treat them like sharks, just bop 'em on the nose, and walk away swiftly while they're still shocked 

HAHAHAHAHA I AM SO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

[Callum@1373]

HAHAHAHAHA I AM SO UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS.

Decent gameplan tbh

[babushka818]

Decent gameplan tbh

Put it into action and let us know today! :p I'd love to witness that actually.

[YellowTongue]

Do you people even sleep?   

[Callum@1373]

Do you people even sleep?   

sleep is overrated

[Callum@1373]

So apparently stuff even happens there during the day hahahha

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/boy-stabbed-at-broadmeadows-train-station-20140216-32uiq.html

[babushka818]

Callum omfg stop it you'll get stabbed just for being so paranoid, you will probably be fine but remember your undies will save you and bop their noses and try not to die, all the best, stealth mode on, nike shoes on, #slay

Do you people even sleep?   

Nope lol, legit think I slept like 3am got up at 5... Sitting at the food court in the city now, yawning and wishing someone would shout me a coffee..

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W-what just happened on this thread overnight while I wasn't looking?

[YellowTongue]

your undies will save you

Probably the strangest thing I've ever read...