Pony Express: Friendship is Cultural Exchange! Wednesday, period 1

[locointhecoco]

Class met up outside Portalocity, where their extremely pink, extremely excitable teacher was pacing rapidly back and forth. "Hihihi everypony!" she greeted at high speed when it seemed like everypony had arrived (and maybe she rushed off and pushed the last student into line if they seemed to be taking too long). "I'm Pinkie Pie, your guide on this wonderful amazingest field trip class toooooooo --" No, you can't figure out where that drumroll is coming from. "-- EQUESTRIA!" Pinkie threw her front hooves into the air in an explosion of confetti.

Get used to that, kids, it'll be happening a lot.

( Week One: Ponyville! )

Ethics, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 [2nd period]

[sith_happened]

There were two men in long robes standing in front of the class, one significantly taller (and smugger) than the other. (Mind you, the second might have easily been smug, as well, but his expression was largely hidden behind his beard.)

"My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi," said the shorter one of the pair. "Welcome to Ethics. Over the next few months, we will be discussing various topics and problems pertaining to, well, ethics." He smiled a little. "We do not pretend to know the perfect definition of good ethics, if there even is such a thing, so we prefer to let this class be a conversation."

"Which means that everyone in the class needs to listen to everyone else, too," Anakin said. "We encourage discussions, but they can't happen if someone gets stoopa about ideas that aren't what they grew up with. This is a school located in an interdimensional nexus, so chances are there's going to be something that shocks you about someone else. For instance, I learned that this planet likes to make giant sculptures out of butter for fun, and I find that very, very bizarre."

Just at the Iowa State Fair, Anakin, not the entire planet.

"If that statement didn't make it perfectly clear," Obi-Wan said, amused, "Master Skywalker and I are not from this planet." He slipped his hands into his sleeves. "Now, it is tradition for this class to begin with a round of 'two truths and a lie', to get the conversation going. Anakin?"

Anakin smiled. Well, quirked up his lips. "I have two tattoos," he began, "I've saved Master Kenobi's life ten different times, and I've been married three times."

"As for myself," Obi-Wan said, "I was once destined to become a farmer, I've fought in a civil war, and I very much enjoy flying a speeder."

"Take your best guesses on us, and then give us your two truths and a 2lie," Anakin said. "We'll start with...you."