Practical Phys Ed, Monday, Period 3

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Back in the Danger Shop, but for once, it didn't look like a gym! Instead, it looked like a carnival. More specifically, it looked like the games section of a carnival. "Okay, first off, I know this looks like a carnival. But trust me, it's not. Because this place is programmed to play fair, unlike the real world carnie games this looks like." That was a half truth. The place was programmed to play fair occasionally, when people threw certain things. One of those things was a very specific ball Fred was holding. "In a real carnival, those milk jugs over there are probably glued down. Or those pegs you toss the rings onto have corners the rings can't fit around. They're all scams."

"But maybe, just maybe, you've run across a reputable carnival. And maybe you spent some time in the majors. And maybe..." Fred threw a fastball at the milk jugs, knocking a pyramid of jugs down. It reassembled shortly after. "Sometimes things happen. You've got to be ready for them. And the only way you're ever going to be ready is to put in the reps and make sure you have the skill to take advantage of the opportunity."

"In this case, it means working on your aim. Put in the reps. Develop muscle memory. Learn how to throw crap and who knows, maybe you'll be ready if an opportunity ever comes up to win a game that isn't rigged. If you need any pointers on how to throw, see me."

Library, Sunday

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Having been on his best behaviour last week for Lucille, Face felt reasonably secure in going back to his napping ways.

After setting up a laser tripwire to buzz his comm and wake him if anyone actually came in.

Because clearly that was less work than just staying awake for his whole shift would be.

Lying 101, Monday Second Period

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"Eye contact," Lito said at the beginning of today's class. "It is very important, but also a little bit tricky. Too much, and you unnerve people. Too little, and you seem automatically dishonest, although some people with conditions such as autism automatically avoid eye contact even when they are being perfectly truthful. And then, when you are lying to a large audience--that is to say, acting--there are tricks to making everyone feel like you are making eye contact with them, personally, even though obviously this is impossible--and remember, when acting to a camera, look at the lens, not the blinking light, though your eyes are automatically drawn to it. There are other key body language components to seeming honest, but we'll get to those another week. This week we focus on eye contact. So, pair up, and practice lying to your partner while looking them square in the eye. It may be more difficult than you think." He expected at least one person to get the giggles.