How To Avoid Misadventure, Monday, Period 4

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When students entered the Danger Shop, they would find their teachers... already in a bit of a conversation.

"That," Alistair said, gesturing at the simulated... illusionary... thing standing frozen next to him, "Is not a proper darkspawn."

"Is there such a thing as an improper darkspawn?" Morrigan asked, poking at it with the tip of her staff. "'Tis ugly, as they are. Perhaps 'tis but a deformed 'spawn. Or its mother dropped it as a childling."

"Fine, I'll give you ugly," Alistair said. He was fighting the urge to pull the creature's face into funny shapes while it was standing there like that. "But it's not exactly a hurlock, is it? It doesn't even look like it'd make for a very good genlock, I mean, look at the teeth..." He paused. "...But right, darkspawn are darkspawn."

Really weird darkspawn.

"And darkspawn, children, are not friendly," Morrigan said, turning to regard their students. "Those who are on a quest often find themselves chased or doing the chasing, by forces friendly or hostile."

"So today we'll really be putting your packing skills to the test," Alistair said, his face smoothing out until serious earnestly remained. "Take the bags you packed last week, and go from here," he pointed at the ground, "to there," 'there' being 'down the hill, across the field and through the bushes to that fortress over there', "While several of these lovely gentlemen are chasing you."

He patted the frozen sort-of-darkspawn on the shoulder.

"Now shoo," Morrigan said encouragingly as she waved a hand to start the simulation. "Unless you want to become their lunch."

[[Wait for the OCD AND BE GOOD LJ.]]

Cooking for Beginners and Not-So-Beginners, Monday 3, Week 4

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The desks were shoved back to make room for beanbags and floor cushions, the projection screen was pulled down over the chalkboard, and there were moddable snacks and drinks set out on one of the counters. Yep. It was movie day. "Just a movie this week because LJ is a bitch, I'm afraid," Steve said. "So, go ahead and get comfortable, and help yourself to some moddable snacks and drinks, and we'll watch this film."