Interactive Religion [Tuesday, February 19]

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Biff gestured around the Danger Room. "Welcome to China," he said. Mountains could be seen all around them and it was definitely chillier than it had been in any of the other classes. "Today we begin our study of Buddhism, so you're going to need to change into these robes."

He gestured towards a rack of them and very nicely neglected to mention how his head had been shaved while he'd been a monk. He figured after the blue thing they would probably get upset about being bald, too.

Maybe for finals.

"These are called 'poles'," he continued, pointing to a seemingly endless line of wooden poles staggered in even intervals around the yard and giving Billy a sharp look. "While I was at the temple, kung-fu was a huge part of our daily lives. Well, that and Jew-do, but I'm not teaching that you--it was more Josh's thing. Being in the moment is essential to Buddhism, and it's harder to be in the moment when you're worrying about falling off a pole."

He hopped up on top of one and balanced easily. "When I tell you to, you will hop from one pole to the one in front of you. If the student in front of you doesn't hop correctly, the pole will tip over, they'll tip over and you'll have something comfortable to land on."

He grinned. "But don't think about that. Concentrate on being in the moment. Up you go."

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[the_merriest]

Rikku

Listen to the assignment

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And wonder what kind of crack he's smoking this week!

Re: Listen to the assignment

[the_merriest]

Bright orange robes and enormous poles. Rikku grinned in spite of herself. Not bad.

Re: Listen to the assignment

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

It wasn't being paralysed and painted blue. Karal was so grateful for that alone, he actually didn't mind this week's exercise in insanity.

Re: Listen to the assignment

[raspberryturk]

The poles, Reno was okay with.

The orange.. robe.. things? Not so much.

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[withoutverona]

The teacher had held true to his word about not poisoning them, so Romeo almost didn't mind the orange robe.

Almost.

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[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew didn't touch the robes. He didn't trust them.

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[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely very warily started pulling the robes on.

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[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis looked nice in orange. Not as nice as blue, but then, she also wasn't being painted this week. She was fiiiine, thank you.

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[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

When Biff looked sharply at Billy, Billy smirked at him. Respectfully.

Re: Listen to the assignment

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Other than the robes, which she could have done without, Inara was very pleased with the assignment. Finally, they would be learning something useful.

Balance on poles!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

After you've changed into your hugely attractive orange robes, balance on poles! Or wobble on poles, or tip over on poles, or try to get your fellow classmates to fall off of poles...

Or, you know, concentrate on being one with the all-that-ness.

Re: Balance on poles!

[the_merriest]

Ooooookay. She could do this. She could totally do this. Annnnnd ... up!

WHOA she was up! Kind of! Sort of! And wobble wobble wobble flap your arms Rikku tipppping tipppppping back this way dammit dammit dammit YEAH!

... Mostly! Ooops! Too far that way okay okay okay flapping again get low crouch crouch crouch leeeeeeeeeeeean and ... and ... whew. YES!

Still yes!

Now! To try ... sloooooowly ... caaaaaarefully ... to ... stand ... uuuuuuuuuuuup oh crap wobble wobble wobble flap the arms again faster faster faster dammit leeeeeeeeeeeean and ....

Hey! She did it! Eventually!

Which meant she probably was too busy squeeing to notice if anybody was gonna try to pick her off.

Re: Balance on poles!

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

The robes were fine. Not exactly what he was used to, but comfortable and in the Sunlord's colours. The poles were...not so fine.

Karal spent a few minutes contemplating one, breathing deeply in something that was almost meditation, then carefully eased up onto the pole. Riding had given him enough of a sense of balance that he actually managed it. Thank Vkandis.

He held very still and kept breathing deliberately slow and even, just as if he was meditating. It actually wasn't at all unpleasant.

As long as he didn't think about the hopping.

Re: Balance on poles!

[withoutverona]

Romeo had just recently outgrown tripping over his feet on a regular basis; balance was not really his thing.

He hopped onto a pole, fell off, hopped up again, fell off almost immediately, sighed, hopped up again, crouched, tilted, wobbled .... and managed to stand upright.

He was grinning like an idiot about this feat.

Re: Balance on poles!

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

This would have been the point Andrew would have requested to walk laps in gym class back in Sunnydale.

There being an absence of a track here, Andrew just stood back to watch the spectacle.

Re: Balance on poles!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

See Seely.

See Seely crashing to the ground in a not-very-graceful blur of orange multiple times as he tried to balance on the pole.

Poor Seely.

Re: Balance on poles!

[raspberryturk]

Reno... actually hadn't had too difficult a time getting up onto that pole and staying put.

So there he was standing, looking ridiculously smug, just waiting for a sneeze or something to wipe that smirk off his arrogant face.

Re: Balance on poles!

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy had actually been itching to get back to something like this. Surely this wouldn't violate that stupid Doctor Mandated taking it easy thing.

He had no trouble with the balancing. Not even with the metal leg.

Re: Balance on poles!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara had more difficulty dealing with the robes as she climbed up onto the poles (which took four tries and something that sounded suspiciously like the dulcet tones of ripping fabric) than she did once she'd actually gotten up there.

She held her arms out and lowered herself to a sitting position, trying to find inner peace and tranquility, or maybe just not to fall off.

Once she was settled and meditating, it was as peaceful as if she'd been on the floor.

Jump to the next pole!

[nojesusfreak.livejournal.com]

He's left you up on that first one for most of the class, but now it's time to move! Everybody jump!

And fall, if that's what you're gonna do.

Re: Jump to the next pole!

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Jumping. Oh, Bright flame, why jumping?!

He tried, he really did. His foot even made it to the next pole, long enough to brush against it, and then he was landing in the dirt with a complete lack of surprise.

Thankfully, he knew how to fall, so at least he wasn't hurt.

Talk to the TA

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Poor, poor Karal...

Re: Talk to the TA

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He was past irritation, was beyond boggling, had slipped past surprise.

Karal was simply resigned, and he plonked his chin on his hand and waited to see if any further madness would present itself today.

Talk to Biff

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He loves to talk! Well, maybe not to you...

OOC

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Whee!