Library, Thursday (6/4)

[wildandbrave]

The moral of the story here was that Cosette should never be allowed to browse the Apple app store late at night, because that was how she got sucked into silly games that involved matching vegetables with happy faces for hours on end.

Which would also account for why she was somewhat . . . less industrious than usual today. Oh, she still got all her tasks done, but in between, where she'd usually have a stack of books to read, she was poking at her phone and occasionally frowning hard when she failed a level.

Who knew smiling vegetables could be that frustrating?

[OOC: OCD-free, open, Farm Heroes Saga is EVIL.]

Day After Doomsday, Thursday, Per 2

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Hardison was facepalming when the students entered the Danger Shop today, but they could be excused for not noticing. Instead of being greeted by their post-apocalyptic dorms, they were found themselves standing in a huge, brightly-colored arena, filled to the brim with cheering...gummy bears?

"Sup," Hardison greeted, shoulders slumped. "So...somethin's goin' on with the Danger Shop an' I don't even know, y'all." In the center of the arena was a boxing ring, with a huge chocolate chip cookie off to one side, posing for the crowd. "Like, literally do not even know. This ain't what I programmed an' it don't matter how much I hack or how much code I go through. It's just...this kinda stuff." Then, wincing, he added, "Also, the door y'all came through? Good luck findin' it again. We seem to be stuck here. I'mma see if I can't try to kill the program manually, but while I do...?" He shrugged. "Supposedly, there's some wallet around here that'll let us get out? I dunno, I wasn't payin' attention to the intro. But if y'all find it, maybe the program will end all by itself." He pointed to the collection of luchadore masks. "Put one of those on an' hop into the ring, if you wanna try it out."

[Link goes to Burrito Bison Revenge, a fun flash game with sound, FYI! OCD up]

Driver's Education, Thursday, Period 1

[10secondcar]

"Something a little different today," Brian said. "You're still racing, but we're going to get...eh, kind of a two for one." He pressed a button on the remote, and the four Eclipses appeared...facing backwards. "This is based upon a real scenario you might encounter on a city street," Brian explained. "You're driving down the street looking for a parking place and you realize there was one back there that you just missed. Now, you could circle the block, but by the time you do that, some other jackass could have swiped it from you. So you're going to have to back up. And then? You're going to have to park." Just to make sure they understood, he spelled it out: "Quarter mile, in reverse, followed by parallel parking. First person to make it and park successfully wins. There are two spots on either side of the road, flanked by Lamborghinis: car, space, car, space, car. Hit a Lamborghini while parking and--well, and be glad this isn't the real world, but also, same as any other collision, you go back to the starting line and start over, and then you do it again until you get it right."

Yes, Brian might be evil.

"Now, parallel parking is new, so let's go over that." Brian talked them through it, then got into the red Eclipse and demonstrated, talking them through it through the open window as he did so. When he got out, he said, "I understand we've had a withdrawal, which is unfortunate, but it means you'll be doing four heats of four instead of the previous system. So let's go."