http://a-phale.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] a-phale.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-10-05 11:21 pm
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Good Omens...And Bad: Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Lab Five

Friday, October 6, Second Period

The room is arranged in a combined of big, extremely comfortable looking armchairs and piles of large, also comfortable looking cushions and pillows. The lights are dimmer than usual, there is the faintest hint of a scent, as if of fresh spring air, and very soft music is playing.

"First off, I want to remind everyone to hand in your take-home test from last week. And in honor of Homecoming, there will be no homework today.

We're veering from the printed syllabus a bit for today's class, because I want to match our labs a little better to the class lectures. On Monday, we discussed dream interpretation. Today, we're going to experiment a bit with our dreams.

Before we begin, I want to stress two things to you. First: this lab exercise is entirely voluntary. Anyone who feels uncomfortable participating need only speak up, and I will assign a different exercise. Second: you are completely safe. This room is protected from any outside interference, and the only...energies, so to speak, that will be able to access it are those that are connected to you personally. The source of your own sight, your own prophetic abilities. Nothing can hurt you, and I will be keeping a close watch on everyone.

Now, the exercise. I want you to get comfortable. Curl up in one of the chairs, find a place on the cushions, whatever you prefer. Count to one hundred, or recite Latin verbs, or whatever it is you usual do to calm your mind so that you can sleep. I'll help you along, so that once you're in a relaxed state, you'll be sure to fall asleep. You may not reach a dream state, but if you do, once you awaken I'd like you to write down anything you recall about the dreams you had in your journal. You won't be sharing these with the class, although you are more than welcome to come and see me next week if you have anything you'd like to talk about with me."

Anyone who decides to participate in the lab will find that the atmosphere of the room is incredibly relaxing, and very conducive to sleep. The naps will actually only last about twenty minutes, leaving plenty of class time afterwards for writing down notes or chatting with the other students.

[ooc: As the professor says, this is an entirely voluntary lab exercise. If your character is absolutely dead set against trying it, just let him know. Anyone not participating might be asked to help monitor the others. If you do dream, and you want something to happen, please ping me in the OOC thread so I know to keep watch on your character specifically. Please wait for OCD threads are up. Have at!]

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Re: Lab Exercise

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't have offered if I didn't want to." Pippi pointed out. "But how about we choose comfy chairs next to eachother huh? Sometimes it's hard for me to fall asleep anyway."
likethegun: (i'm grinning in black and white)

Re: Lab Exercise

[personal profile] likethegun 2006-10-06 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam grinned, feeling a little more calm. "Comfy chairs sound like a very good idea."

Re: Lab Exercise

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Comfy chairs are always good." Pippi agreed and found a pair sitting across from eachother.

She flopped into one and threw a pillow at Sam.
likethegun: (i'm smug and satisfied)

Re: Lab Exercise

[personal profile] likethegun 2006-10-06 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam sat down in the other and snickered when Pippi threw the pillow at him. "Thanks," he said, putting it behind his head and doing his best to get comfortable. It was still early enough in the morning that he wasn't sure he'd need to do much to fall back asleep.

Re: Lab Exercise

[identity profile] strongestgirl.livejournal.com 2006-10-06 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Pippi stared up at the ceiling for a little while and drummed her fingers softly on the arm of the chair.

She snuck a peek at Sam to see if he was feeling sleepy yet.