Physics with trees, Period 1, 03 Sep '08

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Mohinder stood in the simulated outside of the Danger Shop, leaning against a metallic lecturn with a screen. He gave a quick head count as class assembled - matching names with faces.

"Good morning," he started. "I'm Dr Mohinder Suresh: this is physics with trees." The trees were - at least this week - non-literal, the major greenery a hedgerow a few feet behind him. "...and if anyone wants to volunteer as TA they can find me afterwards. In this class we'll be covering as many of the geosciences as possible, but focussing on geography. So I'm glad to see you all found your way here."

"As this is the first week, we'll start with introductions. Name, point of origin and tell me about the last time you got lost." After they had finished Mohinder nodded and continued. "Starting on a small scale, modern mazes are designed for recreation, as opposed to the older labyrinth design - a labyrinth is a single-path maze, with no chance of getting lost - often walked as a guide for meditation."

He punched a few buttons and section of hedge disappeared. "Do try not to get lost."

[OCD is up!]

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Sign In 1 (PWT)

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As you do.

Re: Sign In 1 (PWT)

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Ami Mizuno

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Andrew Wells

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Cimorene

During the Lecture 1 (PWT)

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For exactly what it says on the tin.

Re: During the Lecture 1 (PWT)

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Some of the lecture made no sense to Karal, but he listened carefully, Altra sitting next to him, and his recorder running.

Re: During the Lecture 1 (PWT)

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Okay, the trees? Those were cool. She loved this Danger Shop stuff.

Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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Name, point of origin, the last time you got lost.

You've got the hang of it by now, right?

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"I'm Andrew. I come from Sunnydale, Californina, um, not too far in the past from now. And the last time I was lost was..." He tried to push the memories of Hell far, far away.

"...um, this weekend. In the woods."

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"You were exploring the new woods on the island?" Mohinder asked.

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"My name is Karal Austreben, and I'm a Sun-priest of Vkandis Sunlord, from Karse," he said, hands folded neatly in front of him. "And this is Altra." The 'cat nodded politely. "The last time I was lost was in a maze some months ago."

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"Karal, Altra," Mohinder nodded. "How long did it take to find your way out?"

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"My name is Inara," she said, "and I'm from a planet called Shinon, galaxies away and hundreds of years in the future, and the last time I got lost, it was in the woods."

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"Thank you, Inara," Mohinder replied. "I take it you find yourself more easily in more urban locations?"

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"Hiya!" Rikku bounced. "I'm Rikku, my point of origin is Spira, 'cause I grew up there, on an island called Bikanel. But we all live on an airship now. Last time I got lost was in the preserve, during that week when there was all that fog and everybody got lost all the time? That sucked."

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"How does living on an airship work," asked Mohinder, curious. "Airborne and trying to find supplies?"

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"Princess Cimorene of Linderwall, from Linderwall, and I have been lost in the Dragon's caves a few times." Cimorene said, almost automatically.

Re: Introduce yourself 1 (PWT)

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"The same cave and dragon each time," asked Mohinder, because that was the interesting point here. "Or different ones of each?"

Wander the maze 1 (PWT)

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Alone, in pairs, as easy as you like. The hedge is more than head-high, but you probably won't get stuck here.

Re: Wander the maze 1 (PWT)

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Andrew had a sneaking suspicion he was about to get lost for real. He decided to hang around the entrance to see if anyone wanted to walk through it with him.

Re: Wander the maze 1 (PWT)

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Karal walked up beside him, Altra pacing in front of him, and smiled. "Altra says he's not going to help if I get lost, since the point of this class isn't how smart he is," he said. "But we could go through it together?"

Re: Wander the maze 1 (PWT)

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Inara wandered off by herself and did fairly well in the maze until she got into the center (or what she hoped was the center), and promptly got stuck, trying different paths.

At one point, she even tried climbing through the hedges, but that didn't quite work.

Re: Wander the maze 1 (PWT)

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Rikku was going to test out that theory that if you kept your hand on the right wall, you'd get all the way through. Wait, was that only with labyrinths?

Either that, or she did it wrong. 'Cause ... she was lost, now.

Talk to Mohinder 1 (PWT)

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Where he is teacherly and available during and after class.

OOC 1 (PWT)

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The world can't end today, I'm not that lucky.