Friendship and Stabbing: an Adventurer's Guide, Thursday

[magnusrushesin]

Today, the danger shop was done up to look like a beautiful, flower filled meadow. But not a real one because Cara might literally stab someone if that was the case.

"I'm not sure I like this holiday thing," Magnus said. "Can't there be a platonic version of it?"

"Would it still involve flowers?" Fake flowers or no, Cara was still not a happy camper.

"It... could? I mean, flowers can be a nice gift for friends," Magnus replied thoughtfully. Like they totally didn't have a class listening to them.

"Not always." Guess who had a minor pollen allergy, kids?

Well, guess who was going to have to toss out his friendship flowers? That's right, it was Magnus.

Magnus scuffed his foot against the ground, looking down. "I guess. Can we just shoot arrows at the creepy fat, wing guy?"

"That seems like an excellent idea."

Was anyone surprised that the post-Valentine's class involved trying to murder Cupid? At all? If they were, they were totally in the wrong class. Just putting that out there.

Magnus clapped his hands together, looking much more cheerful. "So, let's kill us some fat wing guys! Are you all with us?"

Urban Survival - The Uglier Side of City Living, Thursday, Period 2

[myownface]

"So," Sparkle, who had come in to class today with a flower crown made of yellow and orange roses because why the hell not? smiled as he leaned back against his desk. His desk, which was covered in water bottles of various sizes. "I've got another hands-on assignment for you guys, this week. Here on my desk, I've got a bunch of water bottles. As fate would have it, they're all, you know, empty. I also have a bunch of vouchers for free pizza, because I'm not above resorting to bribery in order to make things more interesting in my classroom."

He grinned.

( A Challenge! )

Art, Thursday, Period Three

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"I was originally gonna talk about another black photographer today as we learn to develop film," Hardison said as the students came into the darkened art room. There were blackout curtains over every window and a series of red lights were strung around the room for when he turned the overhead light off as well. "But history was made the other day with the unveiling of the Obama portraits. Not only are these the official portrait of our first African-American president and First Lady, but also these are the first official presidential portraits painted by African-American artists. President Obama's portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley is an established portrait artist, his work had been in demand for over a decade an' recently been featured on Kingdom, that TV show about a black media mogul. Previous subjects of Wiley's have included LL Cool J, Michael Jackson, and Notorious B.I.G, an' he's known for paintin' them in similar poses to fancy historical figures. His work is known for its rich use of color and general homoeroticism, though the latter is missin' from Obama's portrait. Mrs. Obama's portrait was done by Amy Sherald, the first woman to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, in 2016. Still, she was a relatively obscure artist until she won the commission for this portrait. So, in case anyone tries to say that African-American excellence in art is a thing of the past, y'all can understand that, no, it's still thrivin'."

( Dark Room fun times )

And now Hardison was holding a picture of Eliot and Parker in the kitchen of their home, Eliot cooking and Parker laughing, both looking relaxed and happy. "By the time class is over, you should have all your pictures developed an' can pick out the best fifteen to submit."