The Elements of Friendship, Thursday, Period 1

[locointhecoco]

The students arriving in class today would likely be relieved to find Pinkie back to her usual, fluffy-haired, cheerful self. There were no signs of any cobbled together pony statues, or piles of lint, or bags of flour this week, just a nice clearing in the Danger Shop generated woods, decorated with balloons and streamers, centered around a giant chocolate fountain.

"Welcome to your very own Cute-ceanera!" Pinkie announced, once the students had gathered. "The day a young pony gets her very own cutie mark is a really really really really really really *gasp* really really important day where I come from. It's the day she finds out what her true talent is, what makes her unique in all of Equestria! And some ponies like to celebrate the occasion with a big party! Since it's our last week together, and humans don't even get cutie marks of their own, I thought it was only fitting if we have a cutie mark celebration right here!"

With that, Pinkie clapped her front hooves together, and a flash illuminated the Danger Shop. When it cleared, the students would find themselves magically marked with a small pictogram representing one of their special talents.

It was supposed to end up on their pants, but Pinkie wasn't really good at human anatomy, yet, so it really could have appeared just about anywhere visible.

"So check them out! Have fun! Eat cake! And maybe even show off your extra-specialness to the whole class!"

[ooc: PARTY!]

Tropes and Scope [final, period 3]

[bookworm-beauty.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad to see everyone back in one piece," Belle said warmly, holding a stack of packets from the front of the room. "And your final today, because of the...hectic nature of the last few weeks, will be brief. I want you to sift through these packets, which contain descriptions of the tropes and trends we've studied for the last semester. And I want you to find what you think your life, to now, has been representative of. What type of genre is it? Needless to say, I think all our stories became a little more...adventure-like last week, but maybe your story is a romance, or a bit sci-fi, or...well, I hope it's not horror. Define the major players, and the types of characters that are represented. And where do you fit in? Are you a intelligent woman who doesn't fit in at home, for instance? Do you know any badasses who aren't evil?"

Belle smiled. "Those are all people in my story, but that's something for another day. For now, just write down your answers, and you can go. You've been a wonderful, wonderful class."