Functional Fashion, Thursday, June 19

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Class was, again, in the Danger Shop, although this time it was set up almost like a laboratory -- sleek, pale grey walls, a long counter on which stood bottles and vials and jars. Along the back was a display case, in which sat...

Superhero costumes?

"... Good morning, class," Lulu said, eyeing the set-up of the room a little suspiciously. "Today, we have a special guest lecturer joining us. She has come highly recommended to me for today's topic: disguise. Specifically, she focuses on how to hide one's identity when using one's... skills in public, most especially skills that could cause one to come under... investigation from sources by which one does not wish to be investigated.

"There are some of us here, in Fandom, who have abilities beyond the 'norm' for many versions of Earth. Some of us are not even from Earth, originally, and yet we find ourselves here, now. When travelling, there might be times we wish to use our abilities, to get ourselves involved in something while wishing to keep our identity unknown. That is when we look to disguise as a function of our clothing -- something to shield our identity while we work.

"Today," Lulu continued, "each of you is going to work with Ms. Edna Mode, who will guide you through the process of designing a costume that reflects your abilities and your personality. If you don't possess the kind of abilities about which I'm speaking, be creative: think about the skills you possess, and how they might suit the kind of role we're thinking of today.

"After all, today everyone gets to be a superhero." Lulu paused. "Or a supervillain. You will find no judgment here."

[... I have been looking forward to this class since the beginning. :D OCD will be up in a moment is up!]

Chemistry for Anarchists, June 19

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( Cut for mention of the Oklahoma City bombing. Nothing graphic, but if it's triggery for you, email me and we'll call it an excused absence. )

[OOC Edit: If you're reading this class late, please be aware it was the result of a lapse of judgement on my part, and I recognize the handling of the material was inappropriate. The links, especially the image link, may be disturbing.]

How to Be the Best at What You Do - Thursday, Period 2

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"There's one last building block that we have time to work on this session," Logan said, starting off the class. "That last thing is sheer, plain, dumb willpower. If you're gonna be the best, you're gonna have to be determined. You're gonna be the best, there's no other option. It's gonna happen even if it's for no reason other than you won't give up. If somebody beats you, you come back. If they beat you again, you come back harder. Be persistent. Be a pest. Anything to prove that your will is just that much stronger than anyone else's."

"With that in mind, you've got a couple options today. First off, pair up and have a staring contest. If you do it right, it's basic psychological warfare. Just you and somebody else, no words, just staring at each other, getting into each others' head with nothing but a hard look, seeing who's gonna crack and turn away first. At the same time, you've gotta keep yourself from blinking. Can you control yourself enough to do that for longer than your opponent? We'll see. Of course, you don't have to just stare. Go ahead and try to distract the other person somehow. No violence, though. If you're gonna cheat, cheat smarter than that.

"Also, head's up for next week, our final week together. Don't get too sad about it. The activity's gonna be simple: find some way to use the thing you're best at to knock me off my feet. I'm serious about that. Knock me on my butt somehow and you might earn my respect. Take the week to figure out how you're gonna do that."

[OOC: Standard availability note.]