Fitness and Health, Tuesday, Period 4

[doubleohblonde]

Bond's class were still in the the normal classroom this week, though he'd put the tables together in the middle of the room, and there where what looked suspiciously like card decks and poker chips laid out.

"Good afternoon," he greeted them. "While the focus of this class is on developing your physical fitness, the brain is often a sadly neglected organ when it comes to exercise and a healthy mind does wonders when it comes to looking after the rest of you. So today we'll be giving your memory, cognitive reasoning, and risk assessment skills, and others, a work out."

Which all sounded much more proper than 'the weather's miserable, let's play poker instead'.

Weapon Safety, Wednesday

[likethegun]

"Hey guys, it's good to see you again today," Sam said once everyone got into the Danger Shop. "Today, we're going to be talking about working with knives. Now, a knife can be a very useful tool in an up-close fight, but it can also be used from far away, if you have the right kind of knife." Sam went to a table and showed off a variety of throwing knives. "While fighting up close can be very satisfying, doing some damage to a target before it gets to you can also be a pretty useful tactic."

As usual, there were training dummies set up in the room, and more knives for the students to choose from. "I'd like for you guys to practice with these, to see how your aim is. If you want to get up close and personal with the dummies too, that's fine."

Diplomacy, Relationships, & Tactics: The Art of War, Week 6 [Wednesday, Period 2]

[atreideslioness]

"So: energy," Tahiri said; she had a Slinky in her hands and was playing with it, shifting its mass from one hand to the other and occasionally just letting go with one hand to let the whole Slinky retract into its original shape. "And I don't mean the kind that you take for granted until you get older and wonder how you ever got by on no sleep before, although you might have to take that kind into account. We're talking about managing groups of people, and harnessing their energy, and using that to accomplish your goals."

( There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. )

"Don't just sit there," Ghanima said, clapping her hands together. "Get to work!"

Jack of All Trades, Wednesday, Per 1

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Class had been told to wear a warm outer layer to class today, but something cooler and lighter underneath. He met them at the door to the school, next to a portal. "'Nother field trip," he said, giving his class a wave in greeting. "Up to New York City today, which is about as cold as us, but with more snow!" Hardison pretended to look excited for a moment before sighing. "Fortunately, we ain't gonna be spendin' much time outside. Instead, we're goin' to Mood Fabrics."

He led the class through the portal, and when they came out, it was in front of a store, the front given to a truly staggering amount of fabric. Fans of Project Runway would recognize it immediately. "So, there are a coupla things everybody should know how to do," he said. "You should be able to sew on a button, stitch a hem, an' fix a basic tear in your clothin'. The teachers here a Mood Fabric will be happy to show you how to do any of those. An' for folks who already got the basics covered, there are more lessons they can teach you, up to learnin' how to make your own clothes entirely."

In the back of the store was a huge workshop filled with fabric scraps, buttons, thread, sewing machine, and a hundred other items that Hardison was certain were for clothing but he couldn't say for sure how. Fortunately, there were several smiling employees around to explain whatever was needed. "Have fun!"