Multidimensional Economics; Friday, First Period [12/04].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Since the classroom sim for the Danger Shop wasn't just for irony these days, that was what the students (and guests!) were being given for their setting for class this week. And it was definitely set up like you'd expect a high school classroom in a typical high school to be decorated for a holiday party, with streamers and some cardboard decorations just stuck to the wall and a plastic Christmas tree banner hung over the blackboard. But all the desks were shoved aside to make space in the center of the classroom, the main desk at the front had a festie tablecloth on it, as well as tons of canisters of shrimp-flavored Pringles and jello (sorry, kids, you were definitely getting non-alcoholic ones because ohmygod, no), and then there was a long table at the other end of the room with four chair proudly declared the Judges' Table with a big banner.

Oh, and eggnog. Soooo much eggnog.

And Summer, dressed appropriately in just one of the terrible sweaters she would be wearing that day, beamed at everyone as it was time to get started.

"Sooooo," she started, "as you all may have gathered from Nina's email, today's class is going to focus on competition. Namely, an ugly Christmas sweater competition, in which you all have the opportunity to present a case to our helpful panel of judges," she gestured to the judges table, where she herself would be soon sitting along with Iris, Tisarwat, and Cait Sith, because all of those choices made perfect sense for judging a holiday sweater contest, "as to why we should pick yours as the worst-best sweater of the bunch! Now, since this is economics, there is an opportunity to do a little trading here, albeit something generally frowned upon: bribery. There's plenty of jello and shrimp chips to use to maybe grease the palms of the judges or maybe convince your fellow competitors to drop out. Or maybe you want to run a nice smooth clean and honest competition. Who knows? It's up to you and all your fellow students. You'll have some time before the competition to figure it out and get ready, and then we're off, and we'll announce a winner at the end. Any questions? Just remember, have fun, take some time to admire each other's sweaters and get ready, and then we'll begin."

Ethics, Friday, December 4, 2020

[sith_happened]

So Anakin had gotten a shower full of eggnog today, so he hair wasn't glitty, but it was definitely deeply conditioned and the weirdness was on his mind.

"Good mornng, everyone," he began, "and for you new students, welcome to Fandom Advent where weird, winter-holiday themed things will be sprung on you throughout the month of December. We could argue about the ethics of things happening to you without your consent but...well, arguing against an island seems like an enormous waste of time, and locking yourself in your room until it all goes away seems fairly pointless as well. So. How do you learn to be resisilient in the face of such aggressive whimsy? Do you take it in good humor or complain the entire time? Does it matter what the event is? Is mistletoe annoying and polar bears with soda fine? Where is your line?"

French Language, Literature, and Culture, Friday Period 3

[doesntstophurting]

"Today we're going on a field trip," Booker announced to the class. "We're going to experience an typical French cafe, where one can get a pastry and coffee that wasn't made with eggnog." Booker didn't even like eggnog.

Don't worry if you hadn't had a shower that morning. Neither had Booker. He was sure it would be fine.

"You can also explore the neighborhood of Montmartre." He understood it was popular with tourists these days, so hopefully there would be fewer prostitutes than the last time he'd been there. Then again, maybe not. It was Paris. "Quickly now, through the portal. I need coffee."