Diplomacy, Relationships & Tactics: the Art of War [Monday, Period 1]

[atreideslioness]

 As the students entered today, they would see the following text scrawled on the chalkboard in Ghanima's neat handwriting: 

 

In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them; conceal your dispositions, and you will be safe from the prying of the subtlest spies, from the machinations of the wisest brains. How victory may be produced for them out of the enemy's own tactics--that is what the multitude cannot comprehend.

 

All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.

 

( O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands. )

 

"'If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch,'" she recited. "'All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.'"

 

"So, what ways can you think of to conceal you motives? When is it to your advantage to do so, and when is it a disadvantage?" Ghanima grinned and gestured to the boxes set on tables around the room. "I want to see how well you've been paying attention."

Creative Writing- Monday- 3rd period

[justrealistic]

"Sorry about last week," Daria said to start off the period, "my portal back here was delayed by something they called 'sentient dummies' and I wasn't going to rush back after hearing that. Though I doubt anyone really missed going to class much.

"Anyway, before vacation you had the prompt of 'good riddance.' Hopefully you still did it, especially since you had an extra week. This week's prompt is 'a cup of coffee,' and you'll only have the normal amount of time to finish it."

Ethics, Monday

[saddeserthermit]

Today the Ethics class found itself in the Danger Shop, which had been set up as an extensive obstacle course. "A lot of life is working together with people you might have ethical dilemmas with," Anakin said. "We'll get into how not to smack those people with a Thanksgiving turkey as we get closer to the holiday season, but for now, let's work on cooperation through physical labor."

"Labor can be a great equalizer," Obi-Wan said solemnly. "When one is forced to work together, one's differences have a habit of disappearing."

Which was when he pulled out the sack.

From the Jedi Order that brought you "lift rocks because it's character-building!" "You'll do this while having to share a sack with a partner," Anakin said. "Decide which parts of the course are strengths and weaknesses for each of you and then complete the course. If it takes you longer than 15 minutes to discuss and run through it, you must do it again."

"Your partner will be assigned by order of sign-in randomly," Obi-Wan said serenely. "Good luck."

He waved his hand, revealing the full obstacle course.

There were cones. And sprinklers. And... slopes.

Good luck indeed.

Library, Monday

[intotheout]

Tip spent her shift today reading spooky, supposedly true stories on the internet. For the most part, this was just good, wholesome, unbelievable fun, but every now and then one of them would be about actual human fuckheads stalking people, and she'd start side-eyeing the stacks and wishing her mom had let her bring Lincoln to school with her.

By lunch, she was twitchy and jumping a little at every noise. As suited the true spirit of the season.

[open!]

Computer Science- Tuesday- 3rd period

[throughaphase]

Class was in the Danger Shop today, which looked a lot like the hangar straight out of the Jean Grey School, complete with a Blackbird.

"You've got a bigger toy to play with than usual today," Kitty greeted them. "You're about to get to do some detail-oriented stuff. This is the Blackbird. It's a jet. You're going to get to work together to upgrade its systems. There are iPads around with instructions if you need help, but if you want to try giving it some features you just think it should have, it's the Danger Shop, so have at it. If you try to shoot off weapons, though, you're still in trouble."