Culture Shock, Thursday, Period 2

[uncertain_dume]

"So," Kanan said, maybe a touch tersely today, "sometimes, it doesn't matter how well-acclimated to a place you are, the differences will still sneak up and overwhelm you."

Not that he was speaking about any particular situation in the least. At all. Even a little bit.

Maybe a little bit.

"And that," Summer added, maybe a touch groggily today, "sometimes means that the best learning experience for those times….is a movie."

Not that she was super-tired from having to get up early and do radio because someone else was a rabbit or anything. Not at all. Not even a little bit.

Maybe a lot bit.

"Trust me," Kanan muttered, "the movie's the best possible teacher, today. Yesterday's class prep time on my end was spent bouncing between being fourteen and," blind, "a penguin."

That too.

"And that's way more than you'll be getting from me about my experiences," Summer said, smiling sweetly. "Anyway, this movie is about two Americans lost in the strange culture of Tokyo and Japan, but also in, like, life and stuff."

"Life and stuff is, indeed, a strange thing," Kanan replied, completely deadpan. "Anyway, it's my first time seeing this one, too, so try to be quiet while you pass notes or whatever."

... He'd probably just nap.

Problem Solving and You! - Thursday

[magnusrushesin]

Today the tavern had a strange theme to it with people dressed up like clowns. And the stray mime in there occasionally.

"Oh, I'm just scrunchin' for a punchin'," magnus said, eyeing the crowd warily. "Only thing worse would be jugglers."

"Never trust someone who plays with their balls that much," Cara said by way of agreement, then cleared her throat. "While it's generally wrong to judge people by appearance, sometimes it's completely justified."

"Are clowns actually people?" Magnus Burnside, asking the real questions.

"These one's aren't." Cara, answering them in unexpected ways.

Magnus nodded in complete agreement. "So, get out there and protect us from the clowns. With your fists!"