First Aid for Fandom | Thursday, period 1

[sharp_man]

"One of the main things you may be dealing with in any dangerous situation is bleeding," Hannibal said. "Human bodies run on quite a bit of blood, and if they lose enough of it, they won't survive, as we discussed in our CPR session. Bleeding can occur within the body, where it may be visible as bruising, or may result in blood leaving the body through a variety of injuries."

( Cut for discussion of bleeding )

How To Get By In A Hostile World, Thursday

[suitably_heroic]

"We've had a few classes by now about appearances and what you can do with them," Atton said easily, leaning against a desk in the Danger Shop as soon as everyone had filed in. "But they were pretty one-size-fits-all, right? And that while it's a lot easier for a young girl to get away with stealing something than a shifty-looking guy. So today we're going to talk about first impressions and how to use them."

"Sure, local culture goes on a lot about how appearances shouldn't matter, but they do, and once you know what impression you give off to everyone else, you can start to use it. Control it. It can help you find work, it can help you get out of sticky situations, it can even save your life," Atton continued.

He gestured at himself. He was wearing a white blouse, a brown jacket with a few nearly impossible-seeming triangle shapes in it, long gloves without holes for his fingers, and a belt over his nondescript black pants. His hair was pretty disshelved, and his clothes looked like they hadn't been washed in a while. "So what impression do I give you guys?" he asked. "Tell me that. Then look at one of your classmates. Write down a few words, then give the note to me. I'll pass on the cards after, though any cards that are insulting go right in the trash."

He looked at the students. "After that," he said. "Well, we're in the Danger Shop, so we might as well make use of it. I found a dress-up program somewhere in the systems that you guys get to use. Poke around. Find an outfit that either pushes the impression you give off to the point where people won't want to pay you any attention, or find one that gives off the absolute opposite impression of who you are. Experiment a little. Show off to your classmates. Go."

The Island Hates You (Yes, You), Thursday Period 2

[wrongkindofsith]

There was something different about class today. For starters, Cara had a neatly trimmed moustache and goatee, and was smirking.

More.

And Magnus somehow had a goatee applied on over his already pretty neat beard. Because he wasn't shaving for a bit, okay? He just wasn't. "Welcome back to class... a class of evil!" A beat. "I'm just kidding, we're not evil. These aren't even real goatees. But we could be."

"The signs that someone's been replaced by a more evil version of themselves are subtle, but they are there," Cara said through her incredibly unsubtle fake facial hair. Look, she didn't make the rules.

"Constant vigilance is key," Magnus added. "Some might call it paranoia. But those people also might be mirror universe replacements out to stop you before you stop them."

Which... sounded pretty paranoid, yes.

Just a little, but some paranoia was a survival mechanism, especially for this class. "In any case, today you'll have to figure out which of your classmates are evil and convince them you are the good one." It would probably be easier where some students were concerned than others.

"It'll be fun!" Magnus said. "I did it once and kicked a guy down a big pit. Okay, so. Keep things clean, be nice, and have fun. As the coach at in this one weird high school AU I was stuck in once said... clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

Unpack that, folks. Go ahead and unpack that.