Monkey Business; Thursday, Period Two [ 07/21 ].

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

The jungle classroom in the danger shop was set up as usual, back in Africa and, to be honest, more familiar territory to Jane, so the simulation was probably much more detailed due to her familiarity. "Welcome back, students!" she chirped. "I hope you've all been keeping yourselves warm this week; hopefully this little respite in the jungle for class should be some welcome warmth. Today, we're going to talk about probably one of the best known and perhaps best loved and most human-like of the primates, the chimpanzee."

( A Chimp off the Old Block. )

"Well, really, let us not waste any more time and get to know these fascinating and clever primates up close and personal. Grab your packs and let's head on out into the jungle, unless there are any questions."

[[ OCD on the way is up! ]]

Cupcake War Crimes, Take 2 [Thursday, Period 3]

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Big surprise: classroom, kitchen setup, trays of cupcakes up front. That much was about par for the course. The glass case that looked like it was meant to keep cupcakes away from curious would-be tasters might be a new twist.

Although some of the cupcakes inside that case did look rather lovely. Some looked nothing like cupcakes at all. There were baby birds in a nest, ladybugs, and shark fins sticking out of water icing, in case you hadn’t been missing less freezing temperatures enough, and needed a beach theme to rub salt in the wound.

Stark was eyeing all of the cupcakes warily. More warily than he normally eyed the questionable cupcakes. Anders, likewise, was giving the cupcakes -- a colorful array of really attractive ones --a suspicious look and a wide berth.

. . . okay, so the wide berth might have something to do with the gremlin trapped under the glass dome with some of the cupcakes.

“Hey, guys,” Anders began, looking sheepish and apologetic and almost nervous. “The plan for today was to cover the idea that cupcakes are so awesome, people make stuff that looks like ‘em without the edible part. Just that guy in there --” he shot a glare at the gremlin -- “mixed ‘em all up. So instead, today’s gonna be about making sure you know your baked goods well enough to be able to tell the difference between real cupcakes and fake ones made out of soap.”

“I don’t recommend tasting them,” Stark said. He hadn’t, thankfully, but the idea of biting into a cupcake and getting soap instead was still fairly horrifying. “Try to find out another way.”

"That doesn't involve getting bitten," Anders had to disclaim, like the entire biting option wasn't already limited enough today.

Talking Is A Free Action - 21/7 - Thursday

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

There was something written on the board when students arrived for class today.

villainous monologues

"Now, some of you all might have experience with this subject," Deadpool said. "Either giving or receiving. Possibly dirty."

He didn't judge your kinky ways! Much.

"You know how it is, their nefarious plan is mere seconds from completion and they have the plucky hero right where they want him. And they just wanna lord over 'em. It's slightly less expensive than therapy or comic book collecting. Which, as we all know, is only one step down from crack."

He held up a comic book. "Deadpool volume 2, issue 41 is available August 10th!"

Helpful.

"Enough shameless self promotion! Partner off," he demanded. "One of you will be the babbling villain and the other the helpless hero. And of you really want to get into character, try shouting a lot. It's the super cool thing to do! Just ask Doctor Doom. Though, with him, it could be an unfortunate speech impediment..."

Teambuilding for Dummies [Thursday, 4th Period]

[thefearwasreal]

Today the Danger Shop was set up to resemble the library, though with a complete lack of librarian or library aides. Oz sat reading at the main desk with his feet up as he waited for the last of the students to file in. Once said last student had arrived, he spoke up.

"Detention. All of you." After pausing just long enough for that to sink in and get a reaction, he stood up and continued. "That's today's assignment. You see, it's easy enough to form enduring bonds of friendship and team spirit during times of adversity and life-threatening danger, but it's harder you're just shoved in a room together with nothing to do. Hence, detention."

"What I want you to spend this class doing, is to sit at the library desks, and to stay there and write essays about who you are, while I read in the office. I don't you to move, I don't want you to talk, or move, or argue, or bond over the various reasons you're in detention which are in envelopes next to your blank essays, or go on a wacky adventure to steal leftover cupcakes from the last class, or anything like that." Oz completely wanted them to do these things, he just didn't want them to get caught. "Got it?"

When the students were all seated, Oz picked up his magazine and headed towards the simulated librarian's office. "Remember, shutty," he said as he closed the door.

[OCD up]

The Library; Thursday [ 07/21 ].

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

While Alexander was fairly certain William would be fine if left in the room by himself (he was a well-behaved pup and no one could make a horrible mess of the room like when he became the Beast), he figured the library would be a better place for him. If only because then he could pull out some books and have the pup look at them or perhaps even read a little bit to him.

He was just concerned about William getting too bored and he figured Miss Belle would have some sympathy for a transformed canine. At least he knew they would both be quiet.

The Library is open!

Defying Death, Friday, First Period

[exboywonder.livejournal.com]

The Danger Shop looked like a pair of rooftops today. On one rooftop was a television. That's the one the students stepped onto. On the other rooftop - across an alley - was Dick. Between the roofs was a cable. It was thick enough to step on, but only if you were very balanced or very crazy. Dick, having a great sense of balance, strolled across it casually as if it was nothing. "Hi. I just walked across a tightrope. You could give it a shot too, or you could just watch a recent documentary called Man On Wire about Philippe Petite, a man who spent a day in 1974 setting up a high wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and then walking across it, much to the amazement of everyone watching from their offices and the ground below."

"Or do both. But if you're going across this wire to practice for something like Petite did, just remember, what he did was illegal and he was arrested," Dick said. "Just keep that in mind. Now it's movie time."