Class 5: Lab

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

"I was delayed in catching this week's lab topic.



"This, class, is a Fiery. Be careful as you're studying him, he has a way of lighting things on fire. Also, do not under any circumstances agree to take off your head, or for that matter, touch his.

"Because he is a living and dangerous creature, you will have to rely primarily on observation. However, he is intelligent after a fashion and can speak, so you are free to talk to him.

"Here are the questions I would like you to ask yourselves today." Jareth hands out sheets of parchment to everyone.

1) Mammal, avian, or something else entirely?
2) What qualifies a creature as insane, if that is the way they all are? How are we to judge?
3) Why hasn't their whole forest habitat burnt down yet?
4) Are their musical numbers better than mine?
4) As it can remove its head, where, precisely, are its vocal chords?
5) Make your own hypothesis about the Fiery and test it to the best of your ability.

Further help may be found in this archive: chilly_down
Photographs of the Fieries in their natural habitat may be found here: Dance Magic

Comments

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

1) Considering he's probably from where you're from, something else entirely, possibly magically created.
2) Were they all that way to begin with? If so, then no, there's nothing sujectively insane about their behavior within the context of their species.
3) Natural selection leading to fire-proof trees?
4) Depends on how tight your pants are at the time.
4) If it's a magical creature as the head removing ability suggests, it mightn't even need vocal chords.
5) *taps pen on page* *raises hand* Professor? Are we allowed any materials for our testing? Preferably of the flammable kind.

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Are we allowed any materials for our testing?

Yes. He's immune to fire and I've fire-proofed the area.