Monomyths [Tuesday, February , Period 3]

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"Welcome to your midterms, kids," Cindy said, sounding amused, as the class filed in. She nodded to her two TAs if they were here, holding out a sheaf of papers for them to pass around. "I'm sure you know the rules: eyes on your own paper, hand them in at the end of class, if I can't read your handwriting, it doesn't count, and don't spill coffee on your tests." She jerked her thumb at her desk: There were several carafes of coffee from J,Gob and a variety of creamers and sugar packets next to the stack of styrofoam cups. The coffee was all regular of course; decaf was the work of the Mundy devil. "Just keep an eye on the time," she advised dryly. "If you waste too much time going for refills or running to the bathroom, well, too bad."

Cindy sat behind her desk, a well-worn copy of Left with the Breeze in front of her, her own cup of coffee steaming by her hand. "If you would like to present me with alternatives to Wendy for your final, you can do so once you hand in your exam. Once you're finished with your test, you may leave."

Once all the tests were handed out, Cindy glanced at the clock and said, "You may begin."

Damn, she felt teacherly. She almost wished she'd demanded they only use number two pencils.

[Shortest. Class. Ever. Anyway, wait for the OCD]

Magical Ethics: Week 7, Period 1

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"Last class before Spring Break," Alysha announced once the bell rang and everyone was in their seats. "Which means I hope you all are prepared for the midterm exam."

She paused for a second, wondering if anyone would flip out.

"Nah, just kidding," she said with a vague note of apology. "We're talking about mind magic today though so you may would rather have an exam."

She leaned against her desk as she continued, "I know this might be sensitive to some of you - more so than some of our other discussions, so I'm going to ask that you all try even more than normal to keep it civil and polite. No one knows everything another has been through."

"So - mind magic. Magic, talents, telepathy, whatever you want to call it that can affect someone else's mind. Where's the line? Is it okay if you have some sort of truth sensing to use that without another's knowledge? Can you read their thoughts - or emotions - and use that knowledge to influence your arguments and sway them more easily? Can you nudge someone else into agreeing with you? What if your friend's in love with a totally unsuitable guy -" sigh Michael. What the hell. "- can you change his mind? If it's for his own good? What if someone wants to kill herself? Can you force her to step back from the ledge? Or say someone wants to kill someone else?"

Alysha surveyed the class, looking for the first reactions. "I want to look at the grey areas here especially. There's not usually a lot that's black and white when we're talking about what you can do to other people's minds."

"So, looking at that, if you think something - say charming someone into only telling the truth or whatever your example is - is okay, are there any circumstances where it wouldn't be okay? Or only certain circumstances where it would be okay?"

"In my family, just as an example, there are things you can do to a family member that you wouldn't usually do to someone who's not in the family. So if you-" she nodded to Edmund if he was there "- were my brother, I wouldn't have a problem charming you so you can't drink alcohol if I thought it'd be good for you. Since you're not my brother - and I'm sure you're thankful for that - I wouldn't ever do that without your permission." Well. Mostly. Probably.

"And that's the discussion for today. If I don't see you before the break, I hope you all have a great one."

Outdoor Fitness and Strategy [Monday, Period One]

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Bond had sent his class an email telling them to meet him down at Serenity Cove today. He was there to greet them, along with a number of kayaks laid out above the tide line.

"Good morning," Bond began, using an oar to trace an oval in the sand the rough size and shape of a kayak. "As you can probably guess, this morning we're going to be doing a spot of sea kayaking."

"I realise that it's not something most of you have done, but the water is quite calm today, and not particularly deep here, so provided you're careful, it's unlikely anyone will end up in the water, but in any case there are dry-suits and life-vests that you'll be changing into before we go out."

Bond paused, watching something behind the students. His eyes tracked its movement, but before anyone could turn to see what he was looking at he knelt down in the oval he'd drawn earlier. "Now, if you'd all watch closely as I demonstrate the proper techniques for handling a kayak," he said, taking his oar and showing them the correct way to brace themselves and to paddle.

After he'd gone over things several times, he stood up again. "That's about all the theory you'll need right now, so if you'll all get into your safety gear, we'll be able to start."

[ooc: wait for ocd up!]

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Library [2.16]

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Anyone in the library today would find Anemone diligently studying for her Monomyths midterm. For once, she had a teacher that actually gave a test, and Anemone was actually a little nervous. She wasn't very good at writing down what she thought, and academics-on-paper weren't really her strong suit.

Still, she was going to give it her best shot, and hopefully wasn't going to make a fool out of herself. The Fandom High Library was open, but fair warning, the Aide was probably going to ignore you in favor of her notes.

Living With Difficult Women [Tuesday, Period 5]

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As he walked into class today Max looked relaxed and, well, pretty much like himself. Not at all like he'd handwavily headed back to Alera to see if the Captain had any new orders for him last week.

"Good afternoon," he smiled as he looked over his students fondly. "You might notice that this week I am alone." He waved his hands in case there were any exasperated groans. "I know, I know. You see me every week, and that can get old, but even my not inconsiderable charm can convince someone else to help me teach you the finer points of this field of study every week. So today you're just going to have to settle for my amazing insights and extensive skills."

He could tell they were super excited by the prospect.

"As many of you know, this past weekend was an interesting local holiday known as Valentine's Day. Ostensibly it's a chance for people to express their love for one another with the giving of romantic gifts, but it turns out to have uses which are broader than might first be apparent. As with any gift-giving holiday, despite it's very specific origins, Valentine's Day has become a holiday in which it is acceptable to give gifts to most anyone. And difficult women tend to like to receive gifts." Just like most people, Max included, but that was utterly beside the point.

"You must be careful, of course. You don't want to give anyone the wrong impression. So selecting a gift that conveys respect without implying more, and picking a gift that doesn't demand something in return are both quite important. At the same time, you don't want to give something lame and insulting. If, however, you manage to strike the proper balance you can leave the recipient with a good feeling about you, and that can mitigate some of the general difficulty with the sort of women we're discussing here."

Max was torn for a moment. If he pointed out that this trick worked equally well with men it was entirely possible that some of his students would take the hint and he could score some sweet stuff. But no! He would be strong and stay on topic. For his students.

"As I'm sure you could predict, today's discussion is on gift giving. Specifically, we'll be talking about women who, in hindsight, we wish we'd given gifts to this past weekend. Or, if this is a lesson you've already mastered," which was possible, he supposed, "think of an example in the past."

Concepts of Justice and The Law [Period 4, Class #7, Feb 16]

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"Today," Alex said, "I have good news, and not-so-good news. The bad news out of the way first: today you'll be having a midterm exam."

( Midterm )