Is A Cigar Just A Cigar, Wednesday, Period 3

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Class met in the Danger Shop today, though when they stepped through the door, they'd find themselves outside the gates of the school. The gates themselves were closed, and the only sign of Cindy was in fact a literal sign; fastened to the gates was a sheet of paper that said Meet me at The Perk.

Apparently, they needed to travel a bit to enjoy the privilege of a lecture. But at least there would coffee at the end!

After their adventures getting into town, they would find Cindy sitting inside, sipping a peppermint mocha. "Glad to see you all arrived," she said. "Get yourself something warm to drink and let's talk about that quest you just went on." She smiled at them. "Oh, didn't you know? ( All trips are quests. All birds are ducks. )

She finished her mocha and set the empty cup back on the table, careful not to obscure her lecture notes. "So, let's break down your quest to get here." She pulled out a book of fairy tales and held it up for them. "Thinking traditionally, a quest involves a knight, a goal or 'Holy Grail', a dangerous road, a dragon or two, an evil knight, and a prince or princess. What parts of your walk corresponded to which parts of the quest? Was this a true quest at all?"

[Please wait for the OCD is up!]

Jeff and Jamie's Amazing Heterosexual Buddy Bonanza of Joy, Wednesday

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"Hello everyone!" Jeff called. For reasons unknown, the classroom had been packed full of sofas. Big sofas, tiny sofas, sofa sofas... look, Jeff wasn't a sofa-expert, all right? "Today Jamie and I will be talking..." his voice dropped to a More Serious Note, "...about subtext."

"Which by the way has nothing to do with a sandwich or reading a book on a submarine," Jamie added oh-so-helpfully.

"My mother always taught me that Captain Subtext could see everything, 'cause he had the secret power of truth-detection," Jeff continued happily. (If sounding like his happiness was a little laced with fear.) "See, sometimes you say things, but you're actually thinking other things, and it appears in what you're saying through subtext!" Thank you, Jeff. "Captain Subtext can always tell if you're lying. There's a few ways how..."

"And believe it or not," Jamie said as he turned on the projector and displayed an image on the screen behind Jeff, "Most of them don't involve text at all."

"Prickles," Jeff continued doggedly, tagging that off on one finger, "Blurts. Headlaughs. If you notice any of these symptoms in succession in another human being, I can tell you, they're lying." He jabbed his finger up in the air to underscore his point. "But that one, you'll have to see in action! Today, we're bringing Captain Subtext's Helmet of Truth Detection right here in the classroom with you!"

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

"It's really very impressive," Jamie said with a nod of affirmation as he switched the image on the screen behind Jeff for another featuring everyone's favorite coupling from Wendy the Werewolf Hunter.

Meanwhile, a mechanical voice loudly proclaimed, "CAPTAIN SUBTEXT TRANSMITTING. TRUTH HELMET ACTIVATED. AUTO-TRANSLATE OPTION ENABLED."

The lights in the classroom suddenly flashed and became green.

"It is of the greatest importance known to man that you learn to understand the power of subtext," Jeff proclaimed, sounding Very Intense Indeed. "You will find someone and talk to them and the Helmet of Truth Detection will chime when it senses you are lying. It will translate your real thoughts and project them on the walls!"

The only message on the walls right now? JEFF HAS ISSUES WITH HIS MOTHER.

Words like 'Cleft' and 'Gusset' also began to flash briefly on the walls.

"Not that you have any embarassing thoughts we'd like to see," Jamie added as another message reading I WISH MY HAIR WAS PRETTY AS ANAKIN SKYWALKER'S. He also switched the image again to show some teammates from X-Factor back home.

"Which is why we'll be wearing these," Jeff finished, holding up two bizarre helmets with sunglasses attached. He handed one to Jamie. "Get to talking!"

Mad Kings & Queens: Raving Royals and How To Survive Them (Wednesday, 4th Period)

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Ghanima was in her usual perch, sitting on the desk and watching as the students filed into the classroom.

( This class on political history has been severely censored by SOPA and PIPA. )

[OOC: OCD up]

Practical Mythology, 1/18/12, Period 2, [Class Session 3]

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Hercules' class met in the Danger Shop again, this time in a glorious simulation of... a spring meadow, with grass and other small plant life for as far as the eye could see.

( Remember the... )

[ooc: OCD coming up. Class is in session!]

The Library | Wednesday | 1/18

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Dorothy settled behind the desk in the library after shelving all the returns. Pulling out a large book of US history, she pored over the pages whenever she could get a moment. Trying to absorb all the information she could, she was both giddy with the experience of learning and flustered by how much had seemingly happened in the past one hundred years. Dorothy was only up to 1910, she had a long way to go.

She'd happily set the book aside in case anyone needed help in the library.