Cross Species Communications - Monday 7th Period

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"Good day class." Mary nodded as soon as all of the students were settled. "I trust you were able to review the information on Dolphin vocabulary and remembered to dress appropriately. Dolphins can hear a much wider scale of sounds then humans can, so when you finally get to talk to today's guest speaker, you may have some difficulty understanding right away. However, I am confident that you will all eventually be able to pick up the nuances of the language coming from a native speaker. So do yourself the courtesy of not giving up if at first you don't succeed."

As she gave the lecture, Mary walked through the class placing a small tube of sunscreen on the desk of each student.

"If you have not already, please apply this sunscreen to any exposed skin, as we will be going somewhere very warm and sunny when I am done with my introduction."

"Dolphins are considered by some to be among the most intelligent creatures on the planet Earth. Some varieties of Dolphins are known to use tools. Such as breaking off bits of sponge to protect sensitive parts of the mouth while catching fish. Tool use is not an innate knowledge, such as how a spider knows how to spin a web. Tool use is taught from Mother to Daughter at an early stage of development."

"They are also famous for their willingness to occasionally approach humans and playfully interact with them in the water. In return, some cultures such as the Ancient Greeks treated them with welcome; a ship spotting dolphins riding in their wake was considered a good omen for a smooth voyage. There are many stories of dolphins protecting shipwrecked sailors against sharks by swimming circles around the swimmers. Dolphins are social animals, living in pods (also called "schools") of up to a dozen animals. In places with a high abundance of food, podscan join temporarily, forming an aggregation called a superpod;such groupings may exceed 1000 dolphins."

When she was done, Mary took an old brass compass from her desk and held it carefully in the palm of her hand.

"Now class I want you all to get up and come gather around me. Come along now spit-spot! Get as close as you can without crowding eachother overly much please... Very good. Thank you." Mary said holding the compass up over her head. "Now. We're going to visit a friend of mine, her name is Amelia and I expect you to be polite. Are we all clear? Good. So then... West!"

If any squirrels, or shrubs, or school security cameras happened to be watching at the moment Mary Poppins said "West!"... They would have seen...

Nothing.

Mary and her students have disappeared.

[[ooc: Please please wait while I create OCD threads. Open, but I'm going to bed. At the end of the period, just before the bell rings, the whole class appears back in the classroom. The bits after the start of the "West" thread are NFB due to distance.]]

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TALK TO AMELIA

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A dolphin sticks her head out of the blue blue water, perhaps some of the students are splashed as a result.

//Why Mary Poppins! How nice to see you again, and you've brought a whole pod with you this time! Another trip around the world is it?//

"Hello Amelia." Mary smiled "No, this is actually our destination today, and we will be staying for some small amount of time. I'm reminding these children how to speak to animals and I thought perhaps you might like to chat with them?"

//Oh I do love a good chat! But... Would you happen to have another fish on you?//

"I may at that Amelia. I may at that."

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Cedric stepped up to the dolphin and smiled.

//Hello Amelia. I'm Cedric Diggory.//

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//Hello Cedric!// Amelia chittered from her spot in the water. //It's a pleasure to meet you! My, but there are a lot of you!//

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Willow cleared her throat and tried, //Hi. My name is Willow. It's nice to meet you.//

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[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana very carefully gathered her thoughts about what she wanted to say then smiled. //Hello, Amelia. My name is Lana. It's good to meet you.//

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//Hello Willow!// Amelia squeeked. //It's nice to meet you to!//

To emphasize how nice it was, she dove down and burst out of the water into the air. She twisted around and landed with a huge splash.

//Weeeeee!//

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//It's a pleasure to meet you Amelia// Naomi smiled warmly //I'm Naomi Wildman//

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//Hello Naomi!// Amelia said. //I'm pleased to meet you as well! Would you like to see a trick?//

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//Hello. How are you today, Amelia?// Lavender's face was scrunched up with concnetration.

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//I'm very well thank you!// Amelia replied. //Would you like to play?//

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[chasingangela]

//Hi Amelia,// Angela ventured. //How's the water?//

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//Hi yourself! The water's deeelightful! Come on in!??

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[notajar]

Door's shrieking proficiency might be a help here. Or it might just hurt even Amelia's ears.

//Good afternoon, Amelia// she says politely (or tries to). //I'm ...// She tries to think of a decent translation. //Cave opening?//

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//Good afternoon to you too!// Amelia said splashing a little water at Door with her nose. //Are you looking for a cave opening? Or is that your name?//

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Kaoru approachs the dolphin with some reserve, //Hello, my name is Kaoru. What's... your favorite type of fish?//

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//Hello Kaoru!// Amelia chittered splashing a bit of water at him. //It's nice to meet you! I like humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef_triggerfish)! But Mary Poppins sometimes brings me the most lovely types I don't usually see around here. I don't know what they're called though. How about you?//

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Given the topic and the admonition, Walter had drawn a relatively obvious conclusion and was wearing his swim trunks under the dungarees he'd worn to class. Make note. It's a rare occasion.

He left his shirt on, but went down to his trunks and waded into the water to talk to Amelia more closely.

//Hello, my name is// Walter. //I'm happy to meet you today, Amelia.//

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//Hello...//

"Wall-ter."

//I'm happy to meet you today as well!//

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[stykera]

Stark had spent most of last evening practicing the proper squeaks for a Dolphin greeting. At least he hoped they were the proper squeaks.

//Hello. I'm// "Stark" //Good to meet you!//

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//Hello, Amelia,// River said, tilting her head. //You're the first dolphin I've ever met.//

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Schrodinger waded in and looked for Amelia. //Hello? I'm Schrodinger.//

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Ranma got splashed. Urg. He hates the beach... //Hello there.//

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[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was very gleeful about meeting Amelia. Which of course led to a rather unorthodox beginning.

//Hi, I'm Dawn. Which do you like better--anchovies or sardines?//

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Jude, having exchanged board shorts and skater shoes for . . . board shorts and AC/DC flipflops on the off-chance, waded into the water a bit closer. He didn't want to have to be shouting for this one, concentrating hard.

//Hello, Amelia. My name is Jude.//

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//Good afternoon Ms. Amelia.// Luna greeted. //How are you this fine Monday?//