Is Love a Tender Thing?, Tuesday

[withoutverona]

This was, quite possibly even more entertaining than Dojima ever thought teaching was going to be.

"Ohaiyo!" she sang as the students arrived. "Today we're going to give you some practical exercises in how dating - or wooing - can go very very wrong, Fandom-style."

Romeo shot her a swift, amused smile. "For example," he said, "the gremlins. I've heard tell of brilliant nights, burned to ashes because something with fangs decided to make a plaything of half of a pair -- or of both halves."

"Fandom Lesson Number One," Dojima put in impishly. "Video of the aftermath of a gremlin encounter is worth a LOT on the open market."

"However, taking video of your would-be-beloved in such a state is a good way to guarantee there will be no second date."

"Though after a fourth or fifth date, perhaps, a little blackmail may be overlooked in a loving relationship," Romeo put on. "But to go to the larger point -- the amount of time people here spend out of their mind or not in the right body can strain any relationship."

"Even if that relationship is just one of friendship - But! - friendship is not what you're in this class for. So! We've come up with a few scenarios for you to work with," she supplied cheerfully. "First dates gone so, so, so very wrong. Because around here? It's bound to happen."

"First you cry, then you laugh, then you move on," Romeo said solemnly. "And today … today is for practice. Your pairs are Lucrezia and Frank; Rapunzel and Sholeh; Thomasina and Atton; and George and Shira. And, as we've an odd number, Stacey, Hanna and Sparkle will all work together."

21st Century 101, Second Period, Tuesday

[screwyoumarvel]

Today's class was meeting in a classroom with a TV set at the front. "The television may have been one of the more remarkable things you found in your common room upon your arrival here," Steve said. Or they might have wondered why there weren't holograms. He didn't know. He explained briefly how TV actually worked, keeping his explanation as simplistic as possible, and then demonstrated how to use a remote control.

"Now, you may have heard the joke about two hundred channels--although the dorm TVs get far more than that--and nothing on, but I want to assure you that's not true, unless the TV is malfunctioning and stuck on the Yuletide log again. Our TVs get broadcasts from all over the multiverse, for one thing, so there's usually something that might strike your fancy, and even on standard cable television, there is, twenty-four hours a day, programming ranging from sports to dramas to documentaries. There are whole channels dedicated to game shows, music, and even one just for old Westerns. While I don't encourage spending all your time in front of the television--it's important to stay active--it is available, and can be very entertaining." Steve was a fan of meta for Grey's Anatomy, himself.

"Now, I'd like for everyone to share with the class one thing they've learned about TV--besides what I just told you--since coming to Fandom, and then you can spend the rest of the class period experimenting with the remote." Anyone who 'accidentally' accessed porn would be in trouble.

Survival Skills [Tuesday, Period 4]

[doubleohblonde]

Given the weather, Bond had had his class meet him in the Danger Shop, which was set up as a clearing in the preserve, with the weather mimicking the rain outside, you just weren't in any danger of having wet clothes after class. Bond was considerate like that.

"Good afternoon, class," he began, letting his voice carry over the sound of the wind and rain. "Today you'll be trying your hand at wilderness shelters, the most common of which is the debris hut."

Bond led them through the steps of constructing a hut, as well as some of the potential pitfalls. Once he was finished, he gestured around the clearing.

"Now it's your turn, and let me remind you of the value of teamwork in survival situations."

[ooc: wait for ocd up]

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