Doctoring 101, Thursday, Per. 01

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Their teacher had met them at beach today, waiting for them to disembark the ferry. "Let's go!" she said, slightly muffled under her heavy cloak and plague doctor gear. "No classroom today, kids! We're going on an adventure! Rule number one of being a doctor: always be ready for adventure!"

You might have thought that the first rule of a doctor was something else, perhaps along the lines of 'do no harm,' but you would be wrong. And that was why Navaan was teaching this course and you weren't.

( Less convenient than the Danger Shop, but maybe you should all be grateful she doesn't know about it. Imagine what she could simulate! )

"So today, you're gonna get to know your new best friend, the leech. We're gonna start with how to catch them, then how to take care of them, and then how to use them. You ready?"

Probably not. That wasn't going to stop her.

Better Living Through Chemistry

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Ben greeted is class with goggles shoved up onto his hair and an eager grin on his face. "Today we're going to play with thermite because it's a really astral explosion."

He handed out some Etch-a-Sketches and hammers. "Okay, first we need to break the aluminum powder out of these toys, then we'll add it to the iron oxide. This is pretty much the same stuff that's on sparklers, but we're going to have a lot more than just a kid's toy."

After they'd made their mixtures, Ben handed out rolls of magnesium strip. "Now use this as a fuse, then light 'em up!"