Shop Class still accepting Students.

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MacGyver pushes a large pallet of crates through the hallway to the Shop classroom.

The crates are marked with a return address of:

S.Summers
Charles Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters
1407 Graymalkin Lane
Salem Center, NY 12865

On top of the crates is a receipt from PayPal from a recent E-bay purchase. The receipt notes something about "Shi'ar Technology".

Mac checks to make sure the Sign-up Sheet is still posted and goes to work unpacking the crates and starting to install the equipment.

Anybody walking by might hear Mac cursing over the fact that the Owner's manual does not have an English translation.

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam shows up in the classroom, appropriately attired and bearing her own toolbox. She sees the man surrounded by boxes. He must be the new Professor. She puts the toolbox down on the desk and takes a seat.

"Hi," she says, grinning. "Looks like I'm the first one here."



OOC: I know she's there a week early, but she's a little goofy this morning.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac looks up from the Shi'ar to English dictionary he's been studying and with a bit of a confused look.

"I'd say. Class doesn't start until next week. But as long as you're here..."

Mac waves his hand to a bunch of alien technology which has been unpacked and is sitting around the room.

"You wouldn't happen to know anything about the Shi'ar language would you?"

Sam may notice that the typical shop room elements. (Drill presses, saws, guillotines and fabrication tools are conspiciously absent.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Shi'ar?" Sam asked, confused. "Never heard, of it, unfortunately. You might want to leave a message with Butthead Doctor Jackson, though--he knows a whole bunch of weird ones."

She wandered over to look at the technology, with a slightly greedy gleam in her eyes. "What's all this stuff? And how long until I can take it apart and figure out how it works? I've never seen anything like it before. Not Goa'uld, not Tollan, not Asgard, not Tok'ra..."

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac eyes Sam's greedy look as he tries to make sense of the whole dictionary.

"It's some highly sophisticated holographic/force field equipment from the Shi'ar galaxy. Bought it off Ebay from another school down in New York state. Something called Charles Xavier's school for something something. It's supposedly came from the Shi'ar galaxy or something like that."

Mac finally just tosses the book on the desk. "Oh hell, let's just see what fits together and go from there. At least this owner's manual has diagrams."

Don't even think of taking this stuff apart. I had to promise Bristow my first born just to get it.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"You bought alien holographic/force field equipment on Ebay?" Man, I wish I'd seen that auction.

Sam picked up the manual and began leafing through it. She made no sense whatsoever of the words, but the pictures were cool. Besides, she didn't usually have a manual of any kind and here there was no one shooting her. It made a nice change.

"Where do you want to start?"

*pouts*

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

Han stops in on his way to art.

"How's the schedule adjustment going?"

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Well the administration turned down my request for a chronofluid time lock, and are pretty adamant about the time periods I've already set. You said that the class you attend is once a week, Tuesday and Thursday right? How would you feel about auditing the course and coming in on the alternate day?"

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

That'd work. I can go on Tuesday or Thursday. Been doing both, but only one is required. I can also come in the first part of the other day and leave early, if that's okay?

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Fine with me, but unfortunately I'll need a TA that will be here for both days. Is that okay?"

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Eee! Are we getting a Danger Room?!]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Danger Room Shop. Rules for use will be posted tomororrow. Thought I'd throw a little love to the X-men crowd.]

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Want Kitty to help set it up? She's programmed the Danger Room before, so she's somewhat familiar with the technology.]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Come join us on the thread above...]

[marieann-d.livejournal.com]

*is loved*

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Moved Thread Here

Mac, Kitty and Sam continue to work on the Danger Room Shop

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's my old school!" Kitty exclaims. "They must've gotten an upgrade." She tilts her head at one of the diagrams, and turns it around. "Okay," she says. "Where's this piece?"

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"The doohickey with the flange or the whatchamacallit with the hinge? They look similar."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam peers over Kitty's shoulder at the diagram, then begins digging through the pile of parts. She holds one up. "Is this it?"

Turning it on.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac punches in a couple of parameters. Ensures that the safety locks are on and throws the power switch.

The room flickers for a second and suddenly they are standing in the middle of a beach. Sunshine. Waves crashing against the surf. It's beautiful.

Okay so the ocean is purple instead of blue. Big deal.

"Hey Kitty. Where's the tint control on this?"

Re: Turning it on.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam moved a little closer to investigate, but then realized that she had someplace else to be and couldn't take the time she wanted to check it over thoroughly. "See you later, guys, okay? It's been fun. And...Mac...I'll see you in shop class next week, right? Oh, and at the TA interviews on Thursday."

She waved goodbye, picked up her toolbox, and walked out of the room.

Re: Turning it on.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Thanks Carter!"

Re: Turning it on.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John enters after NOT encountering Sam in the hallway.
"Good. I don't have to pick the lock," he half mumbles to himself.

"Hi. Are there any metalwork tools in here?"

Re: Turning it on.

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

"Um, just so you know, it's good to have someone stay outside to control things. There's not really a way to shut it down from the inside," Kitty says.

Re: Turning it on.

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac smiles and holds up a remote.

"No worries here."

He clicks a few buttons and the room goes back to normal.

"Thanks for all your help Kitty. Sure you're not interested in joining the class? I'm also looking for a TA. Interviews are on Thursday."

Re: Turning it on.

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

Kitty considers this. "Being a T.A. might be kinda fun. What does your T.A. do?"