fandomhigh | Chemistry, Period 1, 11/21

The circles under Tyler's eyes were dark as kohl, and he held himself stiffly as he plopped Smoochy's head on his desk, then turned to face the class.

"Gunpowder," he announced, changing the class topic because he knew he couldn't do nitroglycerin if he was less than at his best. "We're making it. We aren't in the Danger Shop today, so put your lab coats, goggles and gloves on, and, ladies, pull your hair back." He waited for his instructions to be followed before talking again.

"What you're going to do is combine sulfur, saltpeter and carbon. You're going to grind them all up, then mix them, four parts saltpeter to one of carbon -- your carbon is in charcoal briquettes -- and one of sulfur." He turned to scrawl 2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2 on the board. "That is the reaction behind it," he said, going on to explain the equation. "Once you've got the powder fine enough, show me and, if it looks okay, we can go outside and set off model rockets with it."

"This is the real stuff. People get hurt doing this. Any questions, comments, anything looks funny, please talk to me before you blow your hand off."

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"For values of okay that include walking away from a helicopter crash," Tyler answered. "Yes. And no, but thank you."

"Whoa." Rikku shuddered. "Then you're looking way better than you have any right to. Have you been to the clinic? Do you need some healy-stuff? I mean, I have some, I don't know if their mojo is better."

"Ino already talked me in to stopping by the clinic," Tyler said. "I know. I got very lucky."

"I don't know that I'd call being smacked around by a chopper 'lucky,'" she admitted. "But I'm glad you're okay. Ish. I mean, considering. I'm sorry your helicopter crashed."

"You'd have to apologize to the U.S. Army for that," Tyler said dismissively. "But yes. Okay. Ish. Well enough to teach, anyhow."

"Nah, the heck with them. They can get another chopper." They were the Army. They did things like that. "Get some rest, yeah? If you need anything, or whatever. You know. TA, reporting for duty."

TA duties usually didn't include helping your teacher get to the clinic, but Fandom was weird like that.

"I am going to spend the weekend in bed," Tyler promised. "And thanks for the offer, Rikku."

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