Buttkicking for Goodness; Thursday, Second Period [10/01].

[sake_shinigami]

Minsc was running just a little bit late for his class that morning, mostly on account of the fact that it was not at all Minsc running late for his class, but rather Shunsui thinking he was Minsc after a bit of an unexpected run-in with a gremlin in the apartment. So that certainly answered the question of whether or not gremlin venom actually could have an affect on a gigai.

And not only were Minsc and Boo (who looked suspiciously like a potted bonsai tucked carefully under his arm) late, but he was having an incredibly difficult time getting the Danger Shop to do what he wanted it to do once he got there (conveniently, class was already planned for that location, but the program Minsc thought he had prepared was a little tricky to find, but, after a little bit of murmuring under his breath and talking to the "giant miniature space hamster" he had with him, he'd finally managed to find something manageable and they class would find themselves in a nice wooded forest...beset with bandits.

"Ah-ha!" Minsc pronounced boldly, grinning widely and with a truly unplaceable accent. "At last! We are ready for buttkicking....for goodness! As you know, this class has been spending a great deal of time and energy building up to moments like this, when the squeaky wheel get the kick, and we demolish our enemies in the pursuit of violence and victory for the good guys! And the good guys? That is us! The bad guys? That is them! So go forth, my little buttkickers, and kick butt! Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes! Raaauuuggghhhh!"

And that was when the bonsai presumed to be a giant miniature space hamster was tossed toward one of the bandits, and the buttkicking could truly commense!

Intro to PE, Thursday Period One

[magnusrushesin]

When class arrived at the gym, they'd discover that Magnus and Cara had been busy. Very busy.

Back were the jerseys! Back were the weird games! Back were the gremlins! Wait, what was that last part?

There was an obstacle course intricately designed not at all like the one that occurred yesterday because there were several dozen gremlins lurking on the floor beneath those chairs now. Which added a certain melange of danger to the mix.

Yes, kids, forget the floor is lava, now the floor is gremlins.

"After yesterday's assembly, we felt you deserved a proper obstacle course." By which Cara meant harder and more bitey.

"And man, you would not believe how difficult it is to wrangle these guys," a slightly haggard looking Magnus added. "Thank God my armor class is do high with my shield."

"You don't get shields." Mean, Cara.

"Better roll high on those athletics or acrobatics checks," Magnus said cheerfully.

And hope you didn't use dex as your dump stat.

Announcements, Thursday Morning

[bigdamnprincipal]

Shortly before classes started, the PA system came to life with only a slight screech, and Zoe's voice could be heard.

"Hello everyone, this is Principal Winchester. It's my pleasure to announce the following members of this year's Student Council: Maeve Wiley, Nina Argentum, and Shuri. I'll see you all tomorrow at lunchtime."

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Functioning Governments, Thursday

[imafuturist]

Today's class had a television set up in front of the desks and an exuberant corgi sniffing everything and occasionally bonking into Tony and Steve's legs. "Well," Steve began, "we watched the Presidential debates that happened across the causeway and in good conscience couldn't subject you to something so traumatizing, so we're going for something more historic. We're going to watch the first Kennedy-Nixon debate: the first one that were ever televised."

It saved them from having to have alcohol in their coffee while teaching, to be honest. "This debate is important because of the difference in how it was perceived by people who watched and people who listened to it on the radio," Tony said. "The viewers believed Kennedy won one based on how he looked versus how Nixon looked. Kennedy was young and photogenic while Nixon, who had been the favored winner before this, appeared tired and sick comparatively."

"Nixon answered questions more comprehensively," Steve said, "but Kennedy seemed more presidential. We could also get into a breakdown of demographics regarding who at the time could afford to have a television and what that said about voters, or start to lament the fall of the American people into a style over substance debate that still rages today, but first you have to watch the debate. Listen to the questions, and more importantly, notice the base of knowledge they assumed people watching already had."

Patriot bonked into Steve's legs again. "Oh. And this is Patriot."

Of course it was.

"He's here to say hi."

"He also likes being cuddled," Tony added as Patriot bonked past him next to investigate a dust ball.

"So watch the debate, say hello to Patriot if you'd like, and we'll chat afterwards," Steve said.