Shop Class; Monday, First Period [12/03].

[special_rabbit]

"Morning, class!" Amaya greeted the students with the usual how-is-she-this-chipper-on-Monday-morning charm, despite the fact that she was trying her best not to think about the whole eggnog in all the plumbing thing (hopefully just the island doing its thing and not something that needed to be looked into, because that just sounded like a pain to fix, really). "Hope you're ready to get to work, because we've got a lot to squeeze into today. Remember those patterns we made last week? Well, today, we're putting them to good use through a process called sand casting. That's when you make a mold out of tightly packed, slightly damp sand for founding whatever little pieces you'd like with the pattern you've made. Not necessarily the best way to cast an item, but definitely an effective, quick, and fairly cheap way to do.

( Sand Casting! )

"Let me know if you have any questions, I'll be checking in on you as you work, so let's just get to it."

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

[merciful_parable]

"Good afternoon, class! Happy Monday!" Carter said, beaming at all of them. If he wasn't happy like this every week, it would have been easy to blame his mood on the eggnog he'd drank half a glass of before realizing that it was alcoholic. But no, it was just Carter.

(Though the eggnog had been quite good.)

"This is our second last week together," he said, which was… where even had the time gone? "And Fjord and I have decided that the best way to spend this week is on planning a party for next week!"

Fjord had lost the rock-paper-scissors game to decide what they taught today.

Fjord was resigned to this fate, just so long as this went relatively painlessly and then he could wash his hands of it.

"This week," he drawled, "we want you to go over what you think would make for a good, 'making friends,'" he did not add 'influencing people,' because he was now a teacher with a broken spirit, apparently, "party. Food, activities. Maybe something to do to get to know your classmates better...?"

"Perhaps a potluck?" Carter suggested brightly. "Or a craft table, where you create something that will remind you of each other?"

Or both! Both was good!

"Within reason, the two of us will fund whatever your plans turn out to be," Carter continued. "So, please, don't feel the need to be restrained by your own funds."

Would anybody judge Fjord terribly hard if he just hoped the students wanted a pizza and to settle in for some light conversation? Yes? Dammit.

"So, get to planning," he said. "And if there's anything you need, Carter and I are here to hear you out."

Carter looked startled for a moment, then his smile brightened once more. "And, please, help yourself to cookies and sushi!"

The Circle of Life, Monday Third Period

[stickitupmyjinx]

"Just me this week!" Vanessa said cheerily to her students. "Wade is busy with a freelance job...somewhere. Maybe China? I don't know, I didn't pay attention. Anyway, while he's gone I thought we'd watch a movie about--oh, it's rated R. Oh, well, we're watching it anyway. Don't tell the moose. It's a movie about a hit man! With a very important moral about not messing with a man's dog, which is not really the point of this class, but is a good thing to learn anyway. So get comfy, get your snacks out, and enjoy!"

Library, Monday

[intotheout]

It was Tip's least favorite time of year on the island. She already had issues with just normal amounts of Christmas. Fandom didn't do a normal amount of anything.

And how did the "holiday beverage instead of water" day always fall on a day when she had to go out and do things? Her hair required maintenance, people! She couldn't just coat it in eggnog! Fortunately, she'd worked out after the first time that she should always let the water run for a second before getting into the shower, so she hadn't actually ended up coated in eggnog this morning. But still!

So it was a very grouchy Tip on staff at the library today, her hair wrapped up in a satin turbin as she poked away on her phone at the circulation desk, reminding herself that celebrating Hannukah as a gentile just to spite Christmas was probably tacky as all get out.

She was definitely going to get herself some donuts after her shift, though.

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