Shop Class; Monday, First Period [10/29].

[special_rabbit]

The class was asked to meet outside that morning, where they'd find Amaya waiting for them with a collection of supplies, weights, the usual tools, and a whole lot of those jack-o-lanterns that seemed to have been terrorizing the staff at Covent Garden this week. Granted, even the pile she had with her only put a dent in what they seemed to have available, but at least she was doing her part to help take care of a few of them.

"Morning, everyone!" she greeted the class brightly it seemed they were all mostly there. "Today, I figured we'd get into the spirit," yes, intentional, unfortunately, "of the upcoming holiday and do some pumpkin chuckin', which is a tradition around this time of year."

Kind of? Enough to seem like one from the not-very-deep depths of Amaya's research, anyway. Look, it involved trebuchets and projectiles, she really didn't even need an excuse, but it was nice to sort of pretend she was being thematic.

"So I've got some instructions here on how to build a trebuchet, which we all know is the superior seige weapon, as well as all the materials and tools you'll need. I'd like this one to be a group project; it'll be easier to get a nice, solid construction if you all work together. That'll make the job a lot quicker, too, which will give you more time to test it out, vary the weights, and see just how many of these pumpkins we can make disappear into the preserve. I'm here, of course, should you have any questions, but I think I'll just let you all get to work. Time's a wastin'! These pumpkins aren't going to chuck themselves."

Well, they might, because Fandom. But at the current moment, it looked like it was entirely up to them.

How to Make Friends & Influence People | 4th Period | Monday

[built_fjord_tough]

"Hello again," Fjord said, nodding to the students as they filed into the room. He'd once again brought sashimi, since it seemed as though it had been a welcome addition to the class by at least one of their students. He'd left cookie duty to Carter. "This week we're going to be watching what the office gremlin-" not goblin, making that mistake had led to a twenty minute lecture in gremlish about the differences between goblin mayhem and gremlin mischief, and a stern warning that there would be chompy-bitey in Fjord's future, green or not, if he went and made that same mistake again, "-has assured me is a story that encapsulates the spirit of friendship and influence in a way we all can appreciate."

He really had no idea what that meant, but he was willing to roll with it.

Carter was good at cookie duty, it was true. This week’s offering was sugar cookies decorated like tiny pumpkins and ghosts. He couldn’t resist a holiday. Though he was making note about the sashimi, since that was new to him.

“My apologies for missing class last week,” Carter said earnestly. “I was under the weather.” He’d been near death due to the seasonal flus going about but saying so went against his nature. “This week’s movie is apparently a classic, one that many children view.”

Carter was going to cry over it. He just didn’t know it yet.

Fjord... was not going to cry. That wasn't his style. But he'd be there to manfully pat Carter on the back in a lame attempt at comforting the squishy little man all the same.

"So, help yourselves to some of the snacks, it looks like Carter put some extra care into the cookies this week, and let's see what this movie is about."

And if you had any problems with this heartfelt story about a hound dog and a fox, take it up with Bob the Not Goblin.