Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques | Tuesday, period 1

[sharp_as_knives]

Class was back in the Danger Shop today, and it was once again set up with cooking stations. "Good morning," Hannibal said once everyone was there. "Last week, we learned a little about how to choose knives and how important they are."

He picked up one of his own knives. "But there are techniques to using them. More than simply hitting things with them." He gave Dante a dry look.

( Cutting Techniques )

Subcultures 101, Tuesday, Period 3

[living_endless]

It was a movie day. You could tell by the way beanbags and cushions were arranged facing a screen, and by the scent of popcorn wafting off a snack table.

"Hey," Didi said once the students were assembled. "One of the things I've been trying to get across is the way subcultures can make outsiders feel like they have a place to belong, and maybe no subculture did that more than punk. Punk is huge -- so huge that I could talk about it for the whole class period and barely look at the most basic history. So instead of boring you guys with all that, I'm showing a movie about three teen girls in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1982. They're all unhappy for one reason or another. And yet somehow, when they start a punk band, it all makes sense. This is the essence of punk -- loads of teenagers in garages across the world making a lot of noise. Maybe it's the essence of this whole subculture concept. Anyhow, this is We Are the Best!"

And with that she hit play.

101 Ways To Survive In The Field, Tuesday

[suitably_heroic]

"I was going to do this week's class about how to move across snow efficiently," Atton said, "But I just had Mical dump a ton of homework on me, so instead I'm just going to let you guys figure it out while I yell at various people over the comm for the next hour."

He waved his hand at the Danger Shop behind him. It transformed into a large, snow-covered landscape, hilly, covered in trees, and with any semblance of road completely obscured from view.

"If you get to the other side before the end of class, there's pie," he said, and reached for his comlink. "That's it. Go go go-- Mical? Are you out of your Force-bedamned mi--"

Then the audio filters kicked in.

Diplomacy, Relationships, & Tactics: The Art of War, Week 5 [Wednesday, Period 2]

[atreideslioness]

There were tables set up around the classroom today with board games, as well as a couple of computer workstations.

"So," Tahiri said when everyone appeared to be present, "we're going to talk about tactical disposition today. What Sun Tzu had to say about that is: 'The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.'"

( Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. )

"Everybody go find a game, either against a computer or against a classmate, and work on establishing your tactics."