Sex Ed, Wednesday, Period 2, Class #4

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"Good morning," Edward said. "I hope everyone got through this weekend safely. Today we are discussing puberty." He talked for a few minutes about the biological changes that cause puberty and the results for both boys and girls.

"Since puberty can be very different for boys and girls, we are going to split up for the remainder of the class period. I had hoped my sister Alice would be here today to talk to the girls, but she was unable to make it. Fortunately, Miss Bennet has graciously agreed to talk to you, ladies. Since you girls outnumber us, you remain here and she'll be with you in just a moment. I hope you will take this chance to ask her any questions you would not feel comfortable discussing with me.

"Boys, we'll go to the room next door and have our discussion. All of you - if there are any questions you don't feel comfortable bringing up today, please remember that the question box is available to you as well."

Edward gestured for the boys to follow him from the room.

[OOC: Syllabus and OOC info. A note on last week's class and what to do if you feel uncomfortable with material discussed here.

Links may be NWS due to content.

OCD coming up! And much thanks to pairoffineeyes for helping out here.]

Survive Your Own Cooking - 3rd period - (9/24)

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Today in the Danger Shop there were ingredients laid out for pancakes. Delicious, delicious pancakes.

And also some that... didn't quite fit in with a traditional pancake.

"Goood morning kids! Today we're learning about something so simple, not even we can screw it up. It's almost as easy as boiling water! We're making pancakes."

"Now, there are a bunch of varieties of them out there, so we're just going to focus on the most well known and... you know, two that I pulled from a hat and didn't throw out upon seeing because it was too damn boring and jeeze, Singapore, just keep putting fish sauce on stuff."

Shaking his head, Deadpool continued on bravely. "So! We have the traditional American pancake and the eeeeeevil French crepe with a little accent mark that I'm just not going to use out of protest of something or other. Then there is the Dutch pannenkoeken.--" Even though that clip made him think of the old cook at the cafeteria for some reason...

"--and last but not least, the Japanese okonmiyaki! Which is, I'll admit... sliiightly less traditional. But, c'mon! Who doesn't give them props for adding mayo on top of it?"

That took culinary fortitude there.

"And, yes. You get extra credit if you make okonmiyaki and actually eat it. Even more if you make it well and I get to eat it!"

It had been a while since he'd been to Kansai, don't judge him!

"Haaave fuuuu~un!"

Physics with trees, Period 1, 24 Sep '08

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The classroom opened up several feet away from the top of a low cliff. A sandy trail wove down to the shore where waves broke against its base. The sounds filtered up, and Mohinder - jacket pulled up around his neck against the wind - spoke up and over the background noise. "We're standing on a narrow crust of earth over a red-hot mantle," he said, exercising a little artistic license. "Layers upon layers built up and shifting, crashing together and tearing apart." A pause. "On a scale of millions of years, at least."

Mohinder covered plate tectonics quickly, before moving on to rock formation. "Two of the three rock types are sedimentary - that is chalks, shale and sandstone," he described, pointing out samples from the minerals collected at his feet. "While a metamorphic rock - slate or marble - has changed under heat and pressure from its original identity."

Having given out identifying handouts, Mohinder stepped back, saying, "You should be able to find many types of these minerals in the surrounding area." The Danger Shop was useful like that. "Take a look, and see what minerals you can identify."

[OCD is up]

Library [24.09]

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Karal was quietly thoughtful as he and Altra opened the library.

It continued throughout the day, and he eschewed studying in favour of quiet meditation. Altra was alert, however, and would rouse Karal should anyone need him.