MORE QUESTING! Thursday, Period Four

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Generally speaking, yes, Thor was more about action than planning. But he was also a leader of warriors and heir to the throne of Asgard, both of which necessitated a certain amount of skill when it came to strategy.

Which is what he was going to talk about today, hence why the classroom was set up so that the students were all sitting at a large circular table, with markers and chart paper before them.

"It is getting increasingly difficult to pass off the strange happenings of the past few weeks as simply this island being odd," Thor began. "It may be that something sinister is at work, in which case finding and hopefully reversing its effects would be a quest worth undertaking. And so I thought today our time might best be spent doing some... brainstorming." Why yes, he did rather like that particular term, why do you ask. "What have you noticed out of the ordinary? Has anything similar ever occurred in your world? What possible avenues of investigation might we pursue?"

Library, Thursday.

[talentforlying]

Look, the island was throwing up weirder-than-usual-shite lately, which meant John was out of his office, flipping through a book from Special Collections and occasionally glaring at the history section.

The reason for the glaring? A tall, pale man in black robes, with wild black hair and stars in his eyes. Who seemed to be absorbed in his own reading and totally unaware of Constantine. Then again, one never knew with this one.

"Bloody buggering ponce," he grumbled under his breath. "Oi, your worship! I didn't stand in any bloody gallery, didn't hold any moronic symbol, and I sure as hell am not doing any more jobs for you! Get your Endless ass out of my library!"

The silent figure - and long-ago librarian of Fandom High - gave no indication he even knew John was there, and went about his business.

Fucking island.

[OOC: game_of_you modded with permission!]

Sexual Health ; Thursday ; Third Period

[beyonce_pad_thai]

"Today we're going to be watching a movie," Mindy announced, "and just so you all know, it is approved for all audiences, so don't get your hopes up. This is a scientific documentary about sperm, and the only sexy thing about it is the voice of the guy who narrates it. You'll see what I'm talking about."

She pressed play on the remote. "Oh, and no class next week," she added. "I am giving a talk at a gynecology conference in a place called Manchester. I'm going to get to wear soccer shorts at a work thing, you guys."

She was going to be disappointed soon.

Plus We Have a Motorcade [Thursday, March 20, 2014]

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"Right," Josh said, sipping from his coffee. "In the middle of numerous global crises that the President must juggle right now, he also has to fill out a very important piece of paper so that sports fans feel better about themselves: the March Madness bracket."

He handed out sheets of paper to the class. "Right. March Madness is when 64 American college basketball teams face off in a single-elimination, winner-takes-all tournament that reduces the productivity of the American workforce by about half in the first week. The numbers next to the team name indicates how good they are ranked inside their particular bracket: one is the best, sixteen is happy to be there at all. Your job is to pick which teams move forward. No sports acumen is necessary. Last year our press secretary won the office pool based on team colors she liked. Now Obama has picked Michigan State to beat Louisville in the final. Today you can fill out your brackets and in a few weeks, we'll see who's won free pizza."

He grinned. "And if you beat the President of the United States on this."