Lunch - Monday 2/12

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Heppy Mundey stoodents! I hupe-a yuoor veekend ves vunderffool. Iff it vesn't, my deepest regrets.

Tudey's Menoo:

-Mecurunee Und Cheese-a

-Fruiet Seled

-Seled

-Epple-a Brown Betty

Defense Against Malicious Magics - Monday Period 1 - Good Will Win Because Evil Has OCD

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"Good morning students. Today we will talk briefly about malevolent creatures and the seemingly myriad and bizarre number of rules they apparently need to follow. For instance, evil spirits in India must travel in strait lines. Certain varieties of vampires, Slavic and Romanian for example, are compelled to count seeds or grains of wheat or sand. Some modes of thinking in certain Asian circles believe that Oh Sea Dee in people is the result of possession. In much of the older Western European folklore; fairies, who can be either benevolent or malevolent, can be driven away buy putting on a garment inside out, boiling egg shells to make beer, trying to draw water with a sieve, or other wise deviating from the status quo. It is most often with creatures who are under a time constraint, such as needing to be gone at sun rise. Folk wisdom tells us that piles of grain or never ending designs will keep evil spirits occupied until such time as they must retreat."

Orpheus walked over to the board and drew out a number of designs.

"The never ending line." Byron said motioning to the board. "A path that weaves over and under itself, on and on for eternity. Spirits and creatures who are compelled to count grains are likewise mesmerized by such designs. Considerably less messy then a pile of mustard seeds. Though I suppose if you were to make a design out of grains of some sort it could possibly make the creature's head asplode as the kids say."

A handout on how to draw knotwork is passed around.

"Today, I would like you to try your hand at creating a knotwork design, it doesn't have to be fancy. ...Though if you're last name rhymes with 'Holly Well' I'll expect something just a tad more complex.

For next week we're going to meet in the Danger Shop. Please dress warmly and bring either a blanket or beach chair."

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Ethics [Monday, February 12, 5th period]

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There was not, for once, a pissed off Lord of the Sith sweeping into the Ethics classroom.  Instead, Katara bounced in a few minutes late.

"Hi!  So Professor Vader went away and couldn't be here today.  But I was given lesson plans so we can still have class."  She grinned and looked far too pleased to be in charge.  "I know we'll miss him horribly.  We're supposed to talk about immortality today.  And what you'd give up to get it for yourself or a loved one."

Katara wrinkled her nose, then consciously lowered her voice to a deep growl and tried to mimic Vader's stalk across the room.  "Many beings have to make life-altering choices in order to avoid dying, or to try to avoid someone they love dying."  She paused, trying both not to giggle and to remember the notes she had puzzled out.  "They torture, they make pacts with the spirits, they sell their souls, they give up their faces."  Katara had the mimicry in full swing and while a 15 year old girl could only sound so much like Vader, she had the walk and was giving the voice her best shot.  "They massacre like the Fire Nation, clone themselves and try to stop time even though that's a silly idea."

She spun around, trying to be half as pretentious imposing as their teacher.  "Today we are to discuss what you would give up in order to live forever."  Katara glanced at her notes.  "And 'you wouldn't' is not an acceptable answer."

[OOC: Wait for OCD please is up!  I'm going to be going to bed in a short while, but I'll be up by 7:15 EST to play]