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

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

1) Neither mammal nor avian. As a magical creature, it is not subject to such labels. Kind of like a platypus.
2) It depends on how sanity is defined. To it, we are perhaps the insane because we do not throw our heads around. Having a detachable head may very well have a number of advantages for a magical creature. Without knowing more about the conditions in which it lives, it woudl be difficult to tell - because, after all, insanity is a sane response to an insane world.
3) Not all incendiary sources are actually capable of catching things on fire. It could be a natural effect of their method of creating fire, or it could be a resistance developed by the surrounding plants of the habitat.
4) Nothing is better than the babe with the power what power the power of voodoo.
4) As it can talk while the head is detached, the vocal chords must be in its head. There must be, as well, some air chamber in the head controled by muscle that forces air through the vocal chords so that it can speak while the head is separated from the lungs. Being a magical creature, however, it could be capable of throwing its voice as easily as it throws its head.
5) I would propose taking a separated head and seeing if there is a limit to how far the body and the head can be separated while still able to speak/sing. Is there a distance or time constraint that affects head and body separation? Can different heads be interchanged on bodies without adverse effect?


[ooc: HA, how ironic, I just introduced my BF to Labyrinth yesterday, hee!]

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Your observations on # 4 are very intriguing. It is a good start for looking for it's vocal chords.

Taking his head is a very touchy subject. Most of the reason this hasn't been tested is that he will then try to take your head in return for his.

[ooc: YAY!!]

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

"Oh...right, sir" Kiki gulps, her hand going to her throat. "Maybe that isn't the best idea, then. But that brings up another question. If there are no eyes and ears on the body, how can the head direct the body to try to take my head, sir? Won't the body just sort of flail around?"



[ooc: Any chance of Jareth performing Dance Magic Dance at Homecoming? Please?]

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

(ooc- do you know what keeps comig into my head, the fact that the actress who played Sarah in it is the RL wife of Paul Bettany who plays my RP boyfriend!)

[kikidelivers.livejournal.com]

[ooc: LOLOL]

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

[ooc: let's all join in the chorus "It's a small world after all... :D]