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“Ice cream!” Stark said cheerfully. “It's been nice and warm so even it's getting closer to winter…today is a good day for ice cream. So that's what we're having. We did milkshakes last time which have ice cream in them but today will be sundaes. Which are not the same as Sundaysbut you can eat sundaes on Sundays if you like. There's an ice cream shop on this island called Chilly Boulder. It's quite good. They have almost any flavor you could want and any topping, too. You should go if you've never been. Extra credit for going out to get ice cream another day than today.”

As if there were actual grades here. Ha.

“Let's talk about toppings. Whipped cream is always very good. Chocolate sauce or hot fudge. They aren't the same but both taste good. Butterscotch. Peanut butter sauce and actual peanuts. Candies. Sprinkles. Fruit! All good. Really you could put anything you like. I know someone who puts flies on her ice cream. Or in it. Both, sometimes.” He might have sounded a bit sad when he said that but maybe it was just the listener’s imagination.

“And before you add your toppings you need your ice cream which can come in any flavor, really. I've even heard of garlic ice cream which sounds terrible but I might try it, if it were something someone offered. Vanilla is simple but delicious and works with all sorts of toppings. I like coffee ice cream and chocolate of course. Do any of you have a favorite flavor? Or something you like to add to a sundae?”

He paused, looked at everything sitting out, then nodded to himself. “Ice cream is very good on a cone, especially a waffle cone, but in a dish works best for sundaes. And…oh. Right. There's hard ice cream and soft serve which isn't the same but is still good and there's frozen yogurt which is also not the same but still good and you can ice cream made from milk or from things like soy or coconut. You can even make your own ice cream. If anyone would like to try that, let me know and we can try. But if you like you can just eat ice cream now any way you like."

noonedecidesmyfate

The library was very salty today.

Salt. Everywhere. Covering surfaces. In salty snacks lying around. In shakers. In grinders. There was even rock salt.

Belle had no idea why but at least she wasn't salty. Yet.

jedigrammarians

Today's fake bar was very sophisticated and upscale, though the bar itself was covered by a drop cloth for some reason.

"So, vodka," Aphra said. "It's a pretty neutral spirit so it's often used the base of a lot of drinks, a lot of them considered to be very classy. However..."

During Aphra's dramatic pause, Isabela whipped the drop cloth away to reveal a veritable rainbow of sparkly, sparkly bottles. "Have fun!"

atreideslioness

"Hello, students," Ghanima said as they gathered in the Danger Shop. "Welcome back from your break. Today, we're off to the prairie."

( After the sunset on the prairie, there are only the stars ~ Carl Sandburg )

"Now hop to it!" Ghanima laughed, clapping her hands. "There's chocolate waiting."

sith_happened

There is far too much paperwork associated with life," Anakin declared. "We're going to teach you how to fill them out."

Truth time: Anakin has never filled out government paperwork.

"While at time arcane and tedious, most of these forms serve important organisational purposes, and incorrect data can have far reaching effects."

Look, Ahsoka had spent most of her adult life trying to keep the government knowing she existed, for very good reasons.

It was so much easier to track down and murder Jedi when...okay, bad example.

"It's also a good skill to have when you need to fake your death," Anakin said.

Very bad example, Anakin.

"Some of the other options are...messy."

"And not every day experiences," Anakin said, with the assurance from his own life that faking your own death was an every day experience. "We're going to fill out the census."

"Be sure to pay close attention to the questions, sometimes the ones they don't ask are more revealing than the ones they do."

"We won't be submitting them anywhere, so think of it as practice to see what kind of supplmental IDs you would need to assume a new identity," Anakin added.

Ahsoka nodded. "Or what details might give you away. "

retired_queen

"I hope you all had a good break, I know I did. I forgot how nice Earth's forests are. It was a little chilly, but that's not as big a deal when you can retreat to a nice warm hotel or whatever.

"Anyway, today we're talking about the Appalachian Trail. The AT for short. Seemingly less strenuous than the PCT, as there's no desert and the mountains are a little smaller, but that's no reason to underestimate it. For one thing those mountains are old and haunted as fuck. Well, depending on your home-reality I guess.

"The AT was first proposed by a man named Benton Mackaye in 1921. He envisioned a trail stretching from North Carolina to New Hampshire. So that changed a bit in the actual planning and executing. The first stretch of the trail opened in '23, and the whole thing was quote-unquote completed in 1937. I say quote-unquote because the route has shifted a bit since then, mostly to make it more scenic. Also to make it more actually walkable.

"Today the AT stretches about 2200 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine. Officially. There's unofficial extensions however. Mods, if you will. The southern end of the Appalachian mountains is in Alabama, not Georgia so they've tacked on the Pinhoti Trail and the Benton Mackaye Trail down there, and the mountains stretch north way into Canada so there's the International Appalachian Trail which goes all the way to, uhm, Greenland and Morocco. Which...okay."

She shrugged.

"Something about continental drift or something. Getting to those sections would be a nice break I guess unless you use portalocity to go straight there.

"Anyway, the trail's pretty famous and popular and seems to be doable year round though you'd probably want to try to time it so you're not trying to hike the hardest bits in snow. There's bears and snakes, and Moose further north but I'll be covering those in a later session."

rebelseekspizza

Students arriving to the classroom would not find any kind of elaborate set-up. Or really much of anything, besides a TV at the front and a teacher slumped somewhere behind it, his feet up on the desk.

"It's the Monday after the trip," Dante muttered. "Chill out."

It was Garlic Ice, for anyone playing at home, and no, Dante was not going to elaborate.

At all.

"Raise your hand when you figure it out."

Besides that, maybe.

ifwebeworthy

"We are going on vacation in Canada in October," Don greeted his class, "so even though it's not that cold yet, I thought we should talk about the risks of cold, such as frostbite and hypothermia." Don proceeded to describe some of the symptoms and warning signs to watch out for with each, in concurrence with the handouts he passed out to the class.

"Now, how can you avoid this? Obviously, stay warm. Dress in layers appropriate to the climate, and a hat, even though that thing about you lose however much heat from your head is a myth. Still wear a hat. Wear gloves. Cover your face. Again, it's not going to be cold enough to warrant all this on our trip, unless something goes seriously wrong, but it's good information to have. Any questions?"

heroic_jawline

The danger shop was done up like a field. Maybe even the field that had plagued a class yesterday, scarecrows and all. But this time around, there was also a whole pile of pumpkins.

"It's time to test your trebuchets," Tony said cheerfully. Because chuckin' pumpkins.

“It’s going to be so fun,” Steve said with real enthusiasm. “We’ve gone to places to watch contests.”

"And then you can all head out for whatever last minute packing you have to do," Tony added.

wrongkindofsith

The Danger Shop resembled a cornfield today. So a completely normal situation, really. There were some totally normal and not creepy looking scarecrows scattered through the field too. Because it was October, folks. It was October.

"So, we meant for this to be a gym, but the shop kept defaulting to this," Jane explained. Which, yeah, that sounded like Fandom, didn't it?

"It's probably nothing to worry about," Cara added. "The safeties were on last time I checked."

They did check! That was important!

"So, I guess you'll be practicing on the scarecrows," Jane said.

Did one of them just move?

Of course not! All of them just moved.

atreideslioness

When students arrived in the Danger Shop today, they'd see an obstacle course, modeled after rooftops and walls, about six-to-ten feet off the ground, foam mats all over the floor.

"Good afternoon," Ghanima said cheerily. "Today we're looking at remaining mobile in an unfamiliar urban environment. To this end, we are studying parkour, or l'art du déplacement."

( When lost or being pursued in an unfamiliar city, sticking to the streets is the equivalent of painting a target on your back. )

"So, today, you'll be trying it out on a smaller scale," she said, going over some of the basic moments with the students. "For those of you that manage this course, I'll switch the Danger Shop over to an actual urban environment, and you can feel free to take a run at a slightly more realistic scenario."

jedigrammarians

Oh, look, Aphra was back, and she would not be talking about her fortnight. Instead she gestured expansively at the rows of shining espresso machines that had been set up in the classroom.

"We're going to take a detour from booze today to talk about another drink it's important for a bartender to know about, as it fulfils many of the same social functions as alcoholic ones do," she said. "Especially since this backwater planet doesn't have caf."

"She says that with affection," Isabela assured the class, not very believably. "But given the number of things you can add to it, it can be helpful to think of those kind of drinks as wakeful cocktails."

Aphra waved at the machines again. "Anyway, you're learning to make espresso. Try not to burn yourself."

intheeyeofthebeholding

"Right," Jon said. "You've had your night's rest, you've..." He sighed heavily. "...adopted the owlbear cub. You're heading through the forest when the creaking of the trees intensifies. Then one of the trees bends down toward you. A branch reaches out and wraps around the lead horse. What do you do?"

sith_happened

"We have already prepared you well for the upcoming break--" assuming you didn't want to pack anything in bags for the trip, "--and are ready to stand in line with patience," Anakin said, nodding. "Learning to live with another person will be a skill you'll acquire while on the trip. Today we talk about correct behavior on group trips, such as not stealing zoo animals."

That was a very specific group of people, Anakin.

"Wild animals are majestic creatures, and should be respected," Ahsoka added. "While you may think you have a rapport with them, very few actually do."

"Don't steal a camel," Anakin said. "Or a moose."

"Or any kind of fauna, really," Ahsoka said. "There is a very good chance it will think you're food or a threat."

"And if you thought the post office lines were full of aggravations, just try an emergency room when you're explaining to a nurse that you've been bitten by a moose," Anakin said. "So--" he gestured around to the zoo he'd brought the class to, "--be normal."

"Try not to aggravate the animals too much," Ahsoka said, as a Canada Goose honked and waddled around behind them.

retired_queen

"The Pacific Coast Trail, better known as the PCT, because American humans love them some acronyms..." she suddenly frowned and checked her notes, "Pacific Crest Trail, technically begins it's story aaaaaaaaall the way back in 1926. A woman named Catharine Montgomery came up with the idea so of course no one credited her until recently. A bit of the work began pretty quickly but it really got going in 1932 when a man named Clinton Clarke got the Civilian Conservation Corps involved and organized the Pacific Crest Trail System Conference to kick the whole project into gear.

"From '35 to '38 they explored and planned out the best route, and then in 1968 the President signed off on both it, and the AT, which gave them extra resources I guess, and maybe more protections from land developers. finally the trail was completed and officially opened in 1993.

"The Pacific Crest Trail stretches almost 3000 miles from the US/Mexico border in the south, to the US/Canada border in the north. And you kinda get every kind of terrain it looks like. Desert, mountains, snow, rocks, snow...

"Gotta watch out for that desert heat but it looks like you'd want to hit the higher elevations in the summer, though even then there's no guarantee of dry weather. And then I think you're risking wildfires anyway. Always check ahead, and keep abreast of events. Probably good advice anyway. If you're from a time period that doesn't have shit like satellite phones or some kinda way to access the internet from the wilderness, my advice would be to always ask fellow hikers for news on conditions.

"Hazards! I was expecting like, bears, venemous snakes, maybe rocs. The website I looked at had a very entertaining list, including fucking bombs, and the fucking boogieman? I think it was being facetious like 'it's scary at night' but really, once again, bring wards amiright? There's also bees...fuck it I I printed it out."

She handed out the list.

"But hey the pictures I saw online make it look worth it."

rebelseekspizza

It was Danger Shop time again. This time, they were sitting in another ornate room in a fancy mansion. Blood spilled liberally over the carpet, the furniture had been moved around and a vase and several plates had been knocked over the table.

Dante was sitting on said table, looking chill and effortlessly elegant in a punk rock sort of way. He had an easy grin on his face.

"DNA evidence is bullshit," he said. "For the most part. Just FYI. We're doing this the old-fashioned way." He held up a little cardboard box at his side. "Gloves, on the other hand, aren't."

He nodded at the students. "Now, there's a bunch of evidence of murder in this room, obviously. I'm gonna need you to try and see how much of it you can isolate and document and shit. Don't jump to any conclusions. Just find stuff, note what you see, then get back to me."

He shrugged one shoulder. His coat half-drooped off of it. "That's it. Go."

imafuturist

The danger shop was set up like an amusement park for class today. But there only appeared to be one sort of ride. That was right, it's roller coasters, folks. Time to see what you designed for everyone to test out! Don't worry, there were still safety protocols in place if there were any mistakes there.

"Welcome back! Glad to see everyone made it through family weekend," Tony said with a grin.

Steve nodded. "And now we're excited to see your rollercoasters."

"We'll get to it, but first we want to set up the homework for next week's class. Next week we'll be making trebuchets to chuck some pumpkins. For the holiday season, you know?" Tony, no.

stykera

“Milkshakes!” Stark announced once everyone had arrived. “Today we're having milkshakes which can be dessert but they could also just be a drink and sometimes they're enough food for an entire day. We aren't making that sort today.” Not unless someone was hiding some giant cakes somewhere, along with brownies and cookies and who even knew what else went into some of those monster milkshake creations.

“Usually you start with ice cream and milk but you can use vegan ice cream and mild, of course, if that's what you need. Coconut ice cream is very good. Then you add flavorings! All sorts of things. Flavored syrups. Other things that can be mixed in. And you can use different flavors of ice cream, too. And sometimes alcohol but we won't be doing that today but you could always ask at the bars they ought to have blenders there.”

Stark paused and looked around for a moment. “Oh, you can add coffee sometimes if you like? Or coffee ice cream. And there's something called malted milk powder you can add to shakes to make them a bit different from regular milkshakes. I have…all these things. And plenty of blenders for everyone to use. So…shall we make milkshakes? There's whipped cream for on top as well.” And cherries! And sprinkles!

wrongkindofsith

Today, the class was at a cafe. And actual cafe on the mainland. Hope you all liked cats.

"Well, today's subject was just labeled cat fights, and this is the closest we got," Jane said as a cat rubbed up against her boots.

"You have to fight the cuteness," Cara added dryly, as in the way of people attempting to ignore cats everywhere, her own boots were mobbed by kittens.

"Maybe fight the urge to adopt them all?" Jane added.

Cara nodded. "Be responsible in the number of cats you have."

atreideslioness

Today everyone would find the Danger Shop pre-programed to appear like a steep mountain, with beautiful clear weather. Trebor was happily sitting in the dirt, playing with some flowers he had plucked from somewhere.

"Good morning," Ghanima said, as the class arrived. "Today we are studying mountains, and rock climbing, this time not on an active volcano."

"The important thing to remember about mountains is that each one is different, depending on the size and location," she said. "High mountains, and mountains located close to the Earth's poles, reach into the colder layers of the atmosphere. They are consequently subject to glaciation, and erosion through frost action. Such processes produce the peak shape. Some of these mountains have glacial lakes, created by melting glaciers. Mountains can be eroded and weathered, altering their characteristics over time, so even if you've been to an area once, it may not be the same as before."

"Tall mountains have different climatic conditions at the top than at the base, and will thus have different life zones at different altitudes. The flora and fauna found in these zones tend to become isolated since the conditions above and below a particular zone will be inhospitable to those organisms. These isolated ecological systems are known as sky islands and/or microclimates."

"Mountains are also generally less preferable for human habitation than lowlands; the weather is often harsher, and there is little level ground suitable for agriculture. At very high altitudes, there is less oxygen in the air and less protection against solar radiation Acute mountain sickness, caused by hypoxia - a lack of oxygen in the blood, affects over half of lowlanders who spend more than a few hours above 3,500 meters, or 11,483 feet."

"Today, you'll be learning how to scale these majestic landmarks." Ghanima pressed a button on the remote, and brightly colored rocks appeared on the mountainside, as she gestured to the gear beside her. "There's easy, medium, hard, and expert trails here today, you just have to follow the color-coded tape paths. Or, you can try making your own goals. Race each other, work in teams, or get a feel for some of the unconventional maneuvers you might have do in order to move about a mountain."

"I just ask that you warm-up on the easy and medium trails first, no matter how advanced you think yourself."

"If you are afraid of heights, then grab a walking-stick. There are some hiking trails up the mountain, and I'd like you to take a walk, and acquaint yourself with the local flora and fauna."

And yes, there were mountain goats. They were judging you.

intheeyeofthebeholding

"You're in the forest, you've found a likely campsite and set a fire, you've got the wagon and animals settled for the night," Jon told them. "You're settling down yourself when you hear some movement in the underbrush, and an owlbear cub pokes their head out, sniffing one of the horses. What do you do?"

good_for_six

There was one teacher here today, which was a massive improvement on last week. "So sorry I had urgent pirate business come up last week, but I trust Aphra had everything in hand?"

There was a scrabbling sound from the vents.

Isabela paused for a long moment, then shrugged and continued "Anyway, we haven't had a chance to catch up yet, so today we'll have a movie about the important social aspect of bartending."

snipsnspecks

Today found the class standing in a line. "Welcome to adulthood," Anakin said with a sigh. "It's full of useless lines."

In this case a useless line that the class was at the very back of. "Ideally, with this kind of line, everyone in it has everything they need ready to go and it's just a matter of handing your datawork over."

It was not an ideal line either.

"But inevitable there is someone in the line who has never been allowed out of their house before," Anakin said, "and has no idea what they are doing in this line, or with their life in general."

"Even when that's not the case, sometimes they'll have changed their procedures without informing people," Ahsoka helpfully added.

"Or someone is sending 43 packages to 18 different addresses," Anakin said. "So...welcome to the post office."

Look, that probably coincidental, not at all ominous clap of thunder could mean anything.

intheeyeofthebeholding

Jon wasn't at all hiding from everyone in his office. Any of his students could find him here!

But okay, he wasn't feeling up to all the extra socializing of the big to-do outside.

At least this year, Hannibal wasn't teaching, so Jon didn't have to deal with that whole thing. The man seemed to delight in frightening him.

(Spoiler alert: he did.)

[Belatedly open office hours!]

imafuturist

It was a class before a fun weekend and Steve and Tony knew their audience. Thus the television on a rolling cart, because movie day hit different when it came in on the cart. Where did they get the cart? Don't ask questions like that here. This was a school, there was always a rolling cart with a tube TV on it somewhere.

"So, movie day," Tony said. "You'll all be off at the little get together for your guests soon, so we went easy on you."

"We're watching ~~The Matrix~~The Grid, Steve said. "I hear it's good."

"It's good for what it was," Tony insisted. "I swear."

"Is it good on physics?" Steve asked.

The pause there said a lot. "Enjoy the movie!"

ifwebeworthy

"Last week we talked about vaccines," Don told his students. "This week, we're going to talk about why they work, and what causes most forms of disease, which is germs. Now, I touched on this last week, but for centuries, the prevailing theory, in the West, at least, was that miasma, or something bad in the air, caused disease, although in different times and places you saw people starting to see the holes in that theory via observation and logic--noticing how disease could pass directly from person to person, usually. Or maybe they would figure out that hey, wait a minute, it's the water that's causing this particular disease, but they still didn't know why. That's because the human eye can't see viruses or bacteria, aka 'germs.' They're too tiny.

"In 1674 a Dutchman named Anton van Leeuwenhoek designed and built his own microscope, a device capable of magnifying our vision of something by many, many times, and observed the first single-celled organisms in a drop of water from a pond. Over the next couple of centuries, scientists learned more and more about microbiology, and by the late eighteen hundreds what they had learned solidified into germ theory: transmissible diseases are caused by 'germs,' these microscopic organisms that invade the human body and have to be fought off by the immune system. Most germs are either bacteria or viruses, and for practical purposes what you need to know is that you can fight a bacterial infection with antibiotics, but not a viral one. Viral infections are a little more complicated.

"This week we have a microscope with a slide featuring a droplet of pond water, just like the one Anton van Leeuwenhoek would have observed back in the day." Although this one was from Fandom's pond, so Don had taken a quick peek through the viewfinder before class to make sure there wasn't anything really weird in there. "I'd like everyone to come up and take a look, and see just how much is going on under the surface."

needsacatchphrase

Your teachers weren't late! Well. Teacher. She wasn't late! By much! But she did show up there!

"Sorry, sorry. Cara is a chipmunk?" Jane said like this was meant to punish her specifically. And maybe it was. Maybe that was how fate worked! "So, we'll be doing a movie until she feels better. And more like herself."

Because one had to happen, right?

Right!

"So, sit tight and I'll get the movie started."

noonedecidesmyfate

There was a pile of books on the desk when Belle arrived. There was also a stack of book covers and a roll of book tape and "help we're naked" note.

"I suppose that will be my day then," Belle said to the one gremlin she could see. "Covering books. So,so many books."

atreideslioness

Today when the students arrived, the Danger Shop was already set to today's terrain. Students would see pristine beaches stretching for miles, with an island about a half-mile offshore, and a very enthused Trebor already trying to put on his own flippers.

"Good morning, students, I present your compensation for having been without class while I was indisposed at home," Ghanima said cheerfully, although she was well away from the water, next to a trunk of gear. "Politics called, and as the heir apparent to the Imperium, Trebor was required to be in attendance." Because Ghanima did not let her son travel to Dune alone, at least not yet.

"You may be wondering what sort of terrain you need to learn about with a beach. Rather than build sandcastles, however, today we'll be learning about scuba diving. Water covers most of this planet, so being able to move through it is an important ability."

"Scuba diving may be performed for a number of reasons, both personal and professional. Most people begin though recreational diving, which is performed purely for enjoyment and has a number of distinct technical disciplines to increase interest underwater, such as cave diving, wreck diving, ice diving and deep diving."

"Divers may be employed professionally to perform tasks underwater. Most of these commercial divers are employed to perform tasks related to the running of a business involving deep water, including civil engineering tasks such as in oil exploration, underwater welding or offshore construction. Commercial divers may also be employed to perform tasks specifically related to marine activities, such as naval diving, including the repair and inspection of boats and ships, salvage of wrecks or underwater fishing, like spear fishing."

"Other specialist areas of diving include military diving, with a long history of military frogmen in various roles. They can perform roles including direct combat, infiltration behind enemy lines, placing mines or using a manned torpedo, bomb disposal or engineering operations. In civilian operations, many police forces operate police diving teams to perform search and recovery or search and rescue operations and to assist with the detection of crime which may involve bodies of water. In some cases diver rescue teams may also be part of a fire department or lifeguard unit."

She went on to explain how to suit up properly, as well as the mechanics of scuba diving. "Today we're looking at ways you might need to use the ocean, and scuba, to achieve a goal," Ghanima continued. "There's three scenarios today, and you can choose just one, or all, if you have the time."

"So suit up, and enjoy the water."

jedigrammarians

There was no bar in the Danger Shop today. There was also no Isabela.

There was however a tooka. One that was rapidly disappearing into the vents. Probably nothing to worry about.

Uh, enjoy your free period?

carbsliftthespirit

"All right, folks!" Raiden said once his group had gathered at Portalocity, "We've got a busy morning ahead of us, so listen up. We're headed to beautiful Vermont, because, uh...it's fall, and if you can go to Vermont in the fall you should definitely do that. For the unfamiliar, Vermont is a state, part of the United States of America we're currently in, but up north of here, and they are in peak fall color right now, so be sure to bring your camera. Or...your phones," since that was what everyone used now.

"We've got a few stops planned. First, we'll be going to Bragg Farm to learn about how maple syrup is made and try some maple-based treats, before we head to the Cabot Cheese store to try some locally produced cheeses. After that, we'll be going to the Yates Family Orchard, where you can pick and sample twenty-eight different varieties of apple, so you're bound to find your favorite, plus try all sorts of goodies made with them, like fresh cider and fresh cider donuts." A pause as Raiden thought about those donuts. "And then, if we have time and you guys feel up for it, we'll swing by the King Arthur Baking Company bakery, cafe, and store." They might be tired out after the apple picking, but like...Raiden needed specialty flour. "These locations are too far apart to walk to, and portaling would just be a waste of the views, so I've hired a van to take us around. So let's go meet our driver and get started!"

sith_happened

Today's classroom was set up with soft sofas, blankets, tea, and tissues. "A terrible part of everyday life," Anakin said through a stuffed nose, "is the germs people insist upon sharing."

"Even the ones that logically shouldn't jump species barriers," Ahsoka added, with a lot more grumpiness and less serenity than usual, but, well, Togruta had a lot more skull to have headaches with than humans.

"So today we learn how to slow down," Anakin said, "and hydrate. And take naps, even on a work day."

"And be very quiet," Ahsoka added.

rebelseekspizza

They were back in the Danger Shop. This time, it looked like a bog-standard hotel bar, with a lithe young man with dark blonde hair and glasses on sitting hunched over a book at the bar itself.

"There's been a string of ritual murders around town, and this guy has been sighted near all of them," Dante said, sprawled idly in a large chair. "He's also been sniffing around the mayor's daughter. The mayor is convinced he's the killer."

He inclined his head towards the guy. "His name is Brad," he said. "Go interrogate him." Beat. "The murders are really fucking horrifying, by the way."

Just in case anyone needed motivation.

retired_queen

"Today we're discussing what to wear on a hike." Leda said, once everyone was settled. "The biggest thing, apparently, is no cotton. I forgot to write down why but all the information I found said that cotton is bad.

"Whatever you wear for your base layer should be moisture-wicking, which if you don't know means it absorbs your sweat, moves it to the outside of the layer where it evaporates quickly. On this world, polyester, and nylon, which are synthetic fibers, I think, are your best bet along with merino wool. Merino by the way is a breed of sheep, not a mystical creature.

"As with everything, a lot is going to depend on where you're going. If you're going to be doing something like the Pacific Coast Trail, with a variety of terrains it might be a bit trickier but there's stops along the way where you should be able to switch out equipment and resupply.

"Which...will be easier if you have someone who can be mailing shit to you. I'm...not sure what to do if you don't. Which I should figure out."

Did she still have any contact info for folks in the World? Maybe her daughter Sila did.

"Anyway for the base layer, a t-shirt and leggings are good, though for the warmer climes shorts will do. Or just, you know, pants. Those can also work as a second layer along with a fleece vest or warmer long sleeved shirt. Then for when weather happens, something water slash wind proof...or resistant, still not sure what the difference there is, for both upper and lower body. And then, a fourth warmer layer for when you're done for the day.

"Your unmentionables, just fun to say should be something that won't irritate or chafe, and regulate moisture. That just seems like good advice even when you're not hiking.

"And THEN! Your feet. Socks. Wear socks. Or go barefoot maybe I don't know. I personally would probably go with thicker socks for extra shock absorption and to keep my feet from sliding around but there seems to be some wiggle room there. No pun regretted. And of course shoes are a bit of a 'whatever works for you' thing. I was going to go with boots but I'm having second thoughts on that. The main thing seems to be that they fit good.

"Once again, I ask those of you from worlds or times unlike where we are, for your input."

imafuturist

Today, the danger shop was empty. Well. Not empty, the teachers were there along with the controls for the system. But there wasn't a simulation playing this time around. Which meant this week was going to be a prep week!

"Hello, and welcome back," Tony said. "Today we're looking into roller coasters."

"Which are swell, but only if your stomach can handle it," Steve said dryly.

Cyclone, you'll never be Steve's favorite.

"So, you'll have all of today to play around and test things before we give them a go next week, alright?" Tony asked. "Go have fun."

ifwebeworthy

"First off, I want to apologize for not being around the last few weeks," Don told his class. "I was dealing with some...personal stuff." Well, he hadn't been, Thor had. Personal stuff that involved telling Tony Stark to walk home. (This is why we don't clone our dead friends, Tony.)

On the one hand, they'd found Heimdall, so Thor was no longer the only living Asgardian and they were making progress on finding more. On the other hand, Don didn't know how much longer there was going to be time for him to have a meaningful existence in once Asgard was fully restored. But that was a problem for the future. Today's problem was...

"Vaccines! Did I tell you about vaccines in our first class? If I didn't: please go to the clinic and talk to them about a vaccine schedule to catch you up so you don't get measles and die. You see, illnesses are caused by germs, not bad air or whatever the current theory may be wherever you're from. Germs are usually either bacteria or viruses, tiny life forms invisible to the human eye that just want to reproduce and use you as a host to do it, and illnesses are your body fighting them off. To help your body fight them off, we invented vaccines, which sort of train your immune system--the part of your body that fights disease--to already know how to destroy the germ that causes a particular illness when it encounters it. All you have to do is get a shot at the clinic and you won't get smallpox. Actually, you won't get smallpox at all. Through an aggressive vaccine campaign, we eliminated smallpox altogether. No one gets smallpox any more. Pretty cool, huh? So, yeah. Vaccines, get some.

"Oh, and they don't cause autism. The guy who started that whole thing admitted he faked the whole study to get attention and money. Fuck that guy. Any questions?"

stykera

“Today's desserts have no candy pumpkins or pumpkin spice coffee in them,” Stark said. “No pumpkins at all, actually. But I do have plenty of the candy to share.” It was literally falling from the sky, after all.

“Today's dessert is cookies! There are an endless number of different cookies you can make. Sometimes they're called biscuits but biscuits here are something else and not usually sweet but that's just the words and…nevermind. Today we have what are called cookies here. Different types because there really are too many to name. Chocolate chip is one of my favorites. I don't have any snickerdoodles but some people like those. ~~Probably Hannibal due to the people content.~~ Very cinnamony. Peanut butter cookies are very good. Some people hate oatmeal raisin but I like them. You can make all sorts of fruity cookies. Lemon and orange and cranberry and strawberry and raspberry…”

Stark let his voice trail off for a moment then he shook his head a little and continued. “And if you don't want to make your own cookies the bakery has plenty or you can buy them from a store. Oreos are great except sometimes they have very strange flavors. Very, very strange.” He had not tried the Chicken and Waffle Oreos. Yet.

“Some cookies are very simple but some are very complex. I have a recipe for chocolate chip ones we can all try, if you like, or you can just eat what I brought. I brought…a lot.” That was quite the understatement. He'd gone overboard baking and buying this week. Just go with it.

“Do any of you have a favorite cookie? Least favorite? One you like to make?”

noonedecidesmyfate

Belle smelled faintly of pumpkin spice and coffee when she arrived in the library. Washing her face before her shift had not gone as planned.

The gremlins were not, she thought, pumpkin spice scented but she was not willing to get close enough to tell for sure. One had a plastic pumpkin full of candy pumpkins it had collected and was setting them up in a very elaborate design that Belle thought quite interesting.

There was also a pile of books with a large FREE sign on them.

"It's a library," she said. "They are all meant to be free to read!"

wrongkindofsith

Today the Danger Shop resembled that most unmistakable of locations, a Waffle House at three in the morning, NPCakin wiping down the counters as a fry cook ladled batter onto the grill.

"Today we'll be talking about opponents to not fight." Did Jane mean the fry cook? Yes. Yes, she did.

"No matter how good you think you are, there's always someone better." Like the fry cook.

"Or someone who just doesn't care and will mess you up." Again, like the fry cook. They seemed so unassuming from here, didn't they?

"Luckily, these people will often know they have nothing to prove, so they won't start anything." They were just here to make delicious carbs and grease. "Ending things on the other hand."

Another patron burst in through the door, immediately yelling to try starting a fight with the poor servers up front. Which was when the fry cook tossed down their ladle to get to business. It was like a blue collar John Wick.

"Case in point," Cara said dryly as bodies started flying.

intheeyeofthebeholding

“Congratulations, you’ve fought off the bandits,” Jon told them. “You’re wounded, but they’re dead. You take a few minutes to recover, then head off again. It’s afternoon by now, and eventually the birds and small forest creatures start calling to each other again.

“You’ll be spending the evening in the forest, so you might want to keep an eye out for a likely place to stop. And another open in case any larger forest creatures decide you might make a good supper.”

good_for_six

This weeks bar was a mash-up of a cruise ship bar on a pirate ship. Isabela was very proud of it.

"Rum!" She declared, because what else could it have been. "Beloved of pirates and sailors and the foundation of many, many drinks with little umbrellas in them. So let's make some!"

Ignore the cheering coming from all the shrubberies that mysteriously appeared on the deck of the ship.

carbsliftthespirit

"All right, everyone, I hope you came ready for fun because we're headed to Germany for Oktoberfest! Contrary to what you might thing, Oktoberfest is mostly not in October, it's in September, to welcome in October and the harvest! And beer. Definitely welcoming in the beer. But if you're not into beer, there's all sorts of fun to be had--food, rides, games, you name it. Before we hit the fest proper, we're going to stop off at a dirndl and lederhosen rental place so everyone can get properly outfitted to get into the spirit. When in Rome! Or, y'know. Munich. Anyway, let's get going and get to festing!"

sith_happened

Today's class was meeting in the Flight Shed, and Anakin was unchacteristically excited. "Today we're flying starfighters," he said.

"Decent ones." Because it turned out that certain snobberies were catching. "With shields and hyperdrives."

"And these are simulators," Anakin said, "so when you crash and die, you aren't actually killed."

Shockingly, "motivational speaker" wasn't a career Anakin had looked into.

"Don't worry, Master Skywalker knows about about walking away from a crash." One of your teachers was capable of landing a starship, It was not Anakin.

"Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing," Anakin proclaimed. "And that one into Coruscant was mostly Obi-Wan's fault."

"Why do I think he'd remember it differently?"

"He's a known exaggerator," Anakin declared. "Anyway, your task today is to leave the planet, dodge enemy fire, and not kill anyone, preferably including yourself."

Everyday skills!

rebelseekspizza

They were back in the Danger Shop this week. It was set up as a large, ornate office, old-school with pretty wooden details and everything.

There were two large sofas, enough to hold every one in the class. Behind the giant desk at the back sat a short but aristocratic-looking man, his hands folded in front of him on the desk.

"This is the mayor of Capulet City," Dante said, leaning on the back of the unmoving man's chair. "He's here to give you a job. Hear him out. Try to get as many details out of him as you can. Then give me an update at the end of the class - what do you think is going on?"

He leaned back, letting the chair veer forward.

"Go ahead. And you can listen in on everyone else's questions if you want."

heroic_jawline

The students found themselves in a Danger Shop replica of the bumper cars at Coney Island. "It's time to find out what happens when two things collide together at speed," Steve said, grinning.

"Physics!" Tony added cheerfully. "Anyone who gets Captain Rogers wins an A for the day."

Tony, no.

"Hey," Steve said.

Tony beamed at him. "It's a challenge for the class."

"You get an A if you get Mr. Stark, too," Steve said. "Fair's fair."

Tony clutched his chest in an overly dramatic display of hurt into a swoon. "I'll allow it."

stykera

“It’s fall,” Stark said. “Officially, here. Autumn if you prefer that word to the other. And in the fall there are often desserts that appear more frequently. Things made with apples and pumpkins, especially. And both of those make for excellent pies so today we have pies to eat and pie dough to make if you like. If you want to stay later and bake a pie with your dough that’s fine with me. I’m happy to help.”

“I looked up pie and found that the very earliest sort of pie was in ancient Egypt. So it’s quite old for here. It might be something interesting to look up at the library? Or they do have a lot of cookbooks there.”

“So. First off we have apple pie,” Stark said, revealing a warm apple pie. “This one only has one crust. It goes very well with vanilla ice cream and it’s best when warm, I think. You can use any sort of apples but some work better than others. And there are many, many kinds of apples. More than I realized.”

He looked at everyone and then set out a pumpkin pie as well. “I like the pumpkin coffee more than pumpkin pie myself but I do still like the pie. Especially with whipped cream. So. You can try one or both. And let me know which you like better, or maybe you don’t like either, or you can talk about other types of pie you do like. My favorite is chocolate cream.” Surely that was a shock, right?

needsacatchphrase

The bar was gone this week, and instead there was a dummy dressed like some kind of clown. "While a good, long fight can get the blood pumping," Cara said, drawing out the words. "Sometimes you just want to end things as quickly as possible."

"So, we're going to go with the weak parts on, well, most human bodies," Jane added. "Like the eyes! Or the throat!"

"The crotch." No, Cara wasn't going to be subtle about that.

"Or that," Jane said with a wince. "How about we practice? On the dummy."

"Remember, a good, hard, clean hit will drop someone the fastest, so don't hold back."

intheeyeofthebeholding

“You’ve had a good night’s sleep at the inn, and you wake up early to accompany the merchant.” Jon started. “If there’s anything you want to do before you leave, let me know. Then you get started. The morning light is dim and there’s still dew on the ground. Under the trees, it’s dark enough to need lanterns. The birds are just waking up. It’s a pleasant morning.”

atreideslioness

Class met in the Danger Shop today, and when students arrived, they'd find themselves in a landscape that looked like something from a science fiction film. "Good morning, class," Ghanima said, apparently unbothered by how Trebor was running around on and climbing on rocky outcroppings of dubious stability. "And welcome to Mount St. Helens."

"Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano, most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am PDT which was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States," she stated. "Fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed. A massive debris avalanche caused an eruption, reducing the elevation of the mountain's summit from 9,677 ft to 8,365 ft and replacing it with a one-mile wide horseshoe-shaped crater."

( We are her children, we are in her care, Our kind destroyer. )

jedigrammarians

Between the non-zombie band, the bright decor, and simulated clientele, this week's bar had a very brunch vibe.

"Wine," Aphra declared. "We're not going to get too into the weeds here, because it could be an entire semester on its own, but on this planet at least, wine is fermented grape juice, with different varieties depending on what grapes you use, if you keep the skins on, all kinds of things."

"And because we all have much better things to do with our time, we're going to try some of those instead of talking about them," Isabela said.

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