Hitting Things Makes You Feel Better, Thursday, 3rd Period

[wrongkindofsith]

Today Cara's class were in a simulation of a tavern, one closer to the one from spring break than to Caritas.

"In addition to what I'm already teaching you, it's also valuable for you to learn how to avoid a fight." Allegedly. According to people who weren't even on the island. "So try not to hit anyone today."

Yeah, it was obnoxious bar patrons week, so good luck with that.

Library, Friday

[crimson_sister]

Being used to bad, although perhaps not as strange, weather, Lucille had chosen to stay inside both today and yesterday, and was thus wearing clothes, which were dry and without shamrock stickers. She had enjoyed nice cups of tea and good books, and hoped to spend her shift finding new things to read, unless anyone disturbed her.

Sadly, the library had other plans. Or the books, it was hard to tell which. Seemingly inspired by the winds yesterday, the books were flying across the library as if carried by blasts of air, and letting out cheerful sounds. At least everyone involved got to keep their clothes on, but Lucille wasn't pleased, and ended up waving a letter knife at them.

[Open library]

20th Century American History, Friday, March 18, 2016

[heroic_jawline]

Well, at least Steve had his clothes on today. Yesterday had been cold and he hadn't really appreciated the squirrels whistling after him. He smelled of very strong detergent, but so did everyone, right?

"Okay, today we'll get in the battles and strategies of my version of World War II," he said. "Apparently there are some realities that didn't have an evil scientist named Red Skull running a secret Nazi science division."

Lucky you, his tone said.

He then took the the students through D-Day, Bastogne and the battle of Stalingrad in the European theater and Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima in the Pacific.

As they drew to the end of their time, he leaned forward. "There are some even more unhappy portions of the war--the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the concentration camps across Eastern Europe, but I didn't want to spring those on you without making sure it was all right to talk about," he said. "If you want, we can do it next week. If not, we can move on to the 1950s as a group and you can research on your own and come to me with your conclusions. Talk to me after class with what you'd prefer, all right?"