Biology, Period 3, 11/28

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Elliot handed out a thick packet as the students walked in.

"Hi. Today is botany day, which I know you have all been out of your minds with excitement for. It is the scientific study of plantlife, from the structural level to their purpose in the universe. Today, you're going to be looking at the structures." She explained the structural components and physiology of plants, only blushing a little as she talked about plant reproduction.

"We did a kind of casual dissection last week -- and thanks for cooking turkey for everyone, Jamie, it was only sort of gross -- but this week you're going to do it more seriously."

Elliot started tossing large hibiscus blossoms and small apples at the students, wincing if any hit their marks. "I want you to pair up, and we'll walk through dissections of the flower and the fruit. You're going to be looking at, um, the reproductive structures and kind of comparing and contrasting them. Make sure to fill in your lab reports."

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Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Good point. Although I didn't really notice anything too unusual last Spring," Isabel said. "But then again I never did go back into preserve then. Who knows what the trees were up to?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Oh, this one I know!" Willow said. "Dancing. Sorta. But it was fun for all as far as I could tell."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Oddly Isabel was not surprised. "We have dancing trees? Do they at least have good taste in music?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I brought some with me," Willow said. "Music, I mean. And it wasn't so much the actual trees as tree spirits but that's close enough for government work, right?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going to argue the difference," she said with a shrug. "Just tell me, are they friendly?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Oh yes," Willow said. "Quite pleasant and friendly. Good dancers too."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to introduce me one day. They sound like fun." Isabel eyed the apple and the Hibiscus. "So which one do you want to dissect first?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Apple," Willow said. "Alphabetical, and also has the cute star in the middle."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Works for me," Isabel agreed with a smile. "Should I just cut it half then?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Please," Willow said. "I think I've known you long enough to trust you with the knife."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I promise not to take as much joy in this," she said as she carefully split the apple in half. "As Alanna did carving the turkeys on Thanksgiving."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"It's like they were still alive or something," Willow said. She paused. "They weren't, right? I'm pretty sure there would've been screaming otherwise."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No, those turkeys were officially dead. Although the possibility of zombie turkeys was always there," Isabel said seriously. "At which point I would hope that Dean and Sam jumped up on the table and did there thing. With a minimum of damage to the turkey meat of course."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Besides, wasn't the turkey already brined?" Willow asked. "That'd cover the salt issue."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Actually it was," Isabel nodded. "In a mixture of kosher salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, scallions, carrots, an onion and a hot paper. So that should have eliminated the possibility of zombies. Random turkey carcass possession would be another thing entirely."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"See, now I feel like someone should come up with a recipe that does both," Willow said. "Because why not multitask and be on the safe side?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Good point. But what would you use to prevent possession? And what affect would that have on the taste of the turkey?" she pondered.

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Well, see, there's the challenge of it," Willow said. "But now I'm all curious. I bet there's a spell that could do both, depending on what flavors of herbs you liked."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm partial to really spicy stuff myself, so I might not be the best person to ask," Isabel said. "Maybe we should practice on some chickens? We can make dinner in the common room for people one night and have a taste test."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Good thought," Willow said. "Oo - maybe those little game hens? We could get a lot of tests in with those."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I don't know. They're cute and all but they're pretty small. We might not get too many opinions before we run out of samples."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Good point," Willow said. "Regular chickens it is then. Plus it's probably for the best we don't pick something that already looks like a puppet. It might skew the results otherwise."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"They are rather silly looking," Isabel agreed. "Speaking of silly looking, have you identified everything we're supposed to here? And would it be bad if I ate our lab specimen?"

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Yes, and in my opinion no," Willow replied with a smile. "In that order."

Re: Lab, Bio, 11/28

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

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