Library [10-07]

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Wesley was in the library, shelving things while conjugating verbs in Turkish in his head. Fun stuff.

Tracking: Urban v. Wilderness; Thursday, Period Three [ 10/07 ].

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The class would find a note on the door telling them to head into town and meet at the Trooper Station, because it would just be foolish of Angua to not use that particular resource to her advantage. It also may have suggested that they'd do well to explore more of those routes on the way there, but, if they felt so inclined to just walk and be boring, they could, but she'd wonder why.

( The Little Things. )

"We've got escapees. Somehow, Ralph probably fell asleep on his watch during the only time we've had prisoners and they've slipped out from their cells. I'd like you each to pair up, enter a cell, and start looking around. Start smelling around. Start feeling around, and see if you can come up with how the prisoner escaped. Bonus points if you can manage to discern where they might be headed. I'll be here if you have any questions or want to run any ideas by me."

[[ OCD on the way is up! ]]

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Glee Club, Music Room, Thursday Afternoon [ 10/07 ].

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There were, much to Ariel's disappointment, no cute ponies in Glee Club today, but there was sure to be lots of singing and fun, so she'd be content with that. There was a spread of a lot of fruits and drinks and cookies as before, and, of course, an incredibly bouncy leader.

"Welcome back, everyone! I'm not going to talk a lot so we can get to singing, but I'm throwing something at you guys real quick to get your thoughts on it. Sometime in November, our lovely Rinoa was thinking of putting together a concert for our awesome Jono's band, and I was thinking, if there's already a concert, we should totally put something together to perform! We'll have just enough time to decide on a song or two we could do, and put together a dance for it, and be ready to perform it for everyone! So, as we do some songs about our Parents' Weekend, also think about something you'd like to maybe perform in November. It's pretty much open for anything. If you think it, we can do it!"

"So grab some snacks and let's get started! Who wants to go first this week?"

[[ OCD is on the way totally up! COME! SING! ]]

Famous Shipwrecks of the Deep [Thursday, Period One, 10/7]

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Summer had sent out a handwaved e-mail to her students letting them know to meet in the Danger Shop for class today. Parts of the room had been set up as a diving simulation.

"The Bismarck was seen as the pride of the German navy," Summer began. "The German battleship was equipped with several batteries of heavy guns and could travel a top speed of 30 knots. It was described by Winston Churchill as, 'a terrific ship and a masterpiece of naval construction' -- a masterpiece of her time. She measured 17 storeys from top to bottom and spanned the length of three football fields."

Summer paused and brought up a representation of the wreck so the students could study it while she continued her lecture. "Unfortunately, the maiden voyage of this German warship was short-lived. In May 1941, after an eight-day chase in the Atlantic, Bismarck succumbed to an attack from the British in one of the most dramatic sea battles of the war. Crippled by such heavy enemy fire, Bismarck tumbled and slid to a halt on a steep undersea mountain. Only 115 of the 2,200 men (whose average age was 21) aboard the Bismarck survived."

It was a time of war and casualties were expected but Summer still felt for the men who'd lost their lives in that battle.

"It was until 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, that Dr. Robert D. Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's remains. The site lies 380 miles south of Cork, Ireland, and some 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic. Despite the effect of the heavy shell and torpedo damage the British inflicted on the battleship and the obvious effects of the sinking itself, the wreck is in surprisingly good condition. Several expeditions have been made to Bismarck, subsequent to permission being cleared with the German government – the rightful owner of the war grave. Visitors include Bismarck survivors and people from all over the world."

One day, Summer would visit the wreck and see it for herself. "Like last week with the Titanic, I've simulated a dive to explore the Bismarck if you feel up to the challenge. It really is an amazing wreck, given the warship was under heavy fire for almost two hours. And yet, it's in remarkable shape."

It looks like the ocean sought to preserve yet another piece of maritime history for new generations to see.

[OCD up.]

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