Defying Expectations, Tuesday, Per 3

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Karla had promised the class no final last week and she had no intentions of going back on her word for that, especially after the weekend the island had just had. They were meeting in the Danger Shop for their last class, though the food and drink from JGOB and the Perk were all real enough. The Danger Shop was programmed to look like an amusement park, complete with rides and games, though there was one pavilion tent sitting rather prominently in front of the midway.

"I hope you've all gotten some ideas on ways to avoid or defy whatever expectations you're facing in the future. Whether it's just carving out a little more room for yourself under the weight of your parents' wants or deliberately turning your back on whatever fate has in store for you, I wish you all the best of luck." Karla toasted the class with a cup of tea, giving them all a smile. "For the next hour, feel free to ride the rides and play games of skill to your hearts' content, though any prizes you win will be unable to leave with you. But for those who are interested, I've programmed another guest."

The tent flap opened to reveal an older woman standing there. "This is Helene--sorta--my mentor in the Hourglass. As a Black Widow, she is capable of seeing into the future." There was more than just simple Damger Shop protocols involved with that, but Karla saw no reason to get into that. "Black Widows are the caste of dreams and prophecies. For those who are interested, she'll take a glimpse of into your future and tell you what she sees." Helene didn't look much like an amusement park fortune teller; she was dressed sensibly, in sturdy blues and grays, with no shawls or turbans in sight. And she made no grand pronouncements or tried to entice anyone in to see her, she simply nodded at the class and returned into her tent.

"Regardless of whether you want your fortune told, have fun for the next hour and perhaps I'll se some of you next semester. Either way, I wish you best of luck for whatever life holds for you."

Sex, Dating, and Self- Confidence [Tuesday]

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"I'm actually quite sad this is over," Irene admitted, smiling a little at the students as they came in. "But on the bright side, I really didn't think I'd like teaching as much as I do, and I really hope to see more than a few of you in my class next semester, as well." She offered a conspiratorial little wink. "It won't be quite as much about your naughty bits -- sorry if that's a deterrent."

"For your final, rather than some sort of long-form essay -- which I'm sure you're sick of already, and plus you spent last weekend getting rid of ghosts, so I'm inclined to be lenient -- I want to talk about the biggest piece of the self-confidence puzzle: self-acceptance."

( I almost wrote 'self-love', but we're past that portion of the class )