Advanced Mad Science, November 27

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Professor Tomoe looked better this week than last; clearly the jetlag had worn off in the time between classes. He greeted the students with a typical manic style. A large covered table and a bizarre blinking machine stood in the centre of a circle of desks.

"Good afternoon, class!" he said. "Today, we're going to talk about cloning. As I'm sure you're all very much aware, cloning is the process of creating an exact genetic copy of a living organism. Other geneticists have been able to successfully clone animals such as sheep and mice. There has been a lot of debate by weak willed scientists about the ethicalness of cloning human being, but we're going to completely bypass those concerns.

He gestured to the dangerous looking machine. "In today's class, I want you to dump a genetic sample, preferably hair or something similar. The machine will analyse it, and spit out 20 miniature clones than you, no taller than 5 to 7 centimetres tall. And what do you do once you have the clones, you may ask?"

He pulled the cloth off the table, revealing an intricate obstacle course, complete with ledges, deep holes, and (oddly enough) spike traps. "We're going to see how well you can lead them through the maze. These miniature clones won't be very intelligent, so they'll only respond to your direct orders. Try to get five of them through the maze without running into any ... disasters."

He let out a maniacal laugh before returning to normal.

"Good luck."

Fandom's Next Top Runway Model [Monday, Period Five]

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Ares wasn't really paying attention to his students today, instead focusing on the program playing on the television at the front of the class.

"Take notes, there'll be a quiz later," he said, barely acknowledging them with a wave of his hand.

On the plus side, at least he was too distracted to suggest the students try to model what was on the screen.

[ooc: wait for OCD up!]

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Lunch - Tuesday 11/27

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Library [11.27]

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Armed with her tea, a book, and Gulliver, Anemone opened the library right on time.

Prophecy in Theory and Practice, Tuesday Second Period (11/27)

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The usual arrangement of breakfast food and hot drinks was laid out, and as soon as all were present, Aziraphale began his lecture.

"Today's topic is on the ethics of prophecy. Specifically, the difference between 'knowing' and 'telling'. Some people believe that a seer is obligated to share his or her information, especially with the subject of a prophecy, or when the outcome of the prophecy is negative. Others feel that knowledge of the future is like any other kind of knowledge, and is the property of the seer to do with as he or she desires.

"What I want all of you to discuss is this: Are seers obligated to inform the subjects of their prophecies? Are they ethically responsible for the outcome of a subject's actions, once informed? Or, are they ethically responsible for the outcome if a subject is not informed?"

Once the discussion was finished, Aziraphale handed around a set of runes to each student, along with a handout on rune casting. "Your hands-on activity today is to practice rune casting, either for yourself or for a partner."

[ooc: Please wait for the OCD is up and class is in session.]

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Shop Class Period 5 Week 12

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Tim bounded in, high on energy (the thermos of coffee from The Perk didn't help).

"Today, we're going to talk about siding. Now, siding is an important part of the house, because without it, it'd be naked. 'Oh, no, I'm naked!'" he said in a falsetto tone. "'Don't look at me. Don't look at me!'" He grinned.

"There's a lot of siding options. There's brick, clapboard, T-111 for sheds and bad houses, shake shingles, vinyl, aluminum, and stucco. There's a couple more like asbestos and metal, but those I listed are the common ones and the ones you'd find in most remodeling jobs. If you run across asbestos...just keep running. Heh heh heh..."

He went into a bit more in-depth, explaining the different materials, how much maintenance and upkeep was involved, ease of installation, and ease of removal. "Of course, the easiest way to remove it is to knock it all down and start over, which is whatcha gotta do for some remodels."

He gestured to several walls that were pre-fabbed. "Today? Hang some siding. Cedar shake shingles, vinyl, shoot some stucco, your choice."

[ooc: in process.]

15 Ways to Protect Yourself and Others - Week 12, Period 3

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"So how many of you have had wilderness survival training?" Aly asked as the class congregated in the Danger Shop.  "Everyone who does?  On the right side of the room, please, and tell me your experience."

"Everyone who doesn't can stay on the left side."

She glanced at her two groups of people.  "Okay then."  And she tapped a sequence into the Danger Shop console that made what looked like a deserted - but not tropical - island appear around them.  "The goal today is for those with wilderness survival experience to partner up with someone who has little or no experience."  She smirked and gestured to the island.  "And the rest is here.  Your goal for the rest of the class period is to explore the island and set up shelter, find water to drink, and either find food or set up traps to begin to catch your own."

Aly grinned.  "It shouldn't be too hard.  The island's deserted of humans, true, but there are plenty of trees, forest animals, and a few sources or fresh water.  People who have wilderness survival experience?  Your priority is to protect your partner and keep him or her safe."

[OOC:  OCD coming up along with further instructions wheee]