Have Portal, Will Travel; Tuesday, Fourth Period [01/05].

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Stop the presses, everyone. Summer was actually having her class meet in an actual classroom this semester. Not even the Danger Shop classroom, which, while still hilarious to her, maybe seemed a little excessive for a class that was going to get pretty excessive as it was. An actual classroom.

It felt a little weird, tbh.

So it was a good thing they weren't going to be there for long, as indicated by the big glowing portal at the front of the classroom waiting patiently for them.

"Hey, everyone," Summer greeted them with a smile as once it was time to get started, "and welcome to 'Have Portal, Will Travel,' a class I hope works as a good guide for both experienced portal travelers and complete newbs alike. So, if you didn't know, I'm Summer Smith, I had some pretty wild experience with portals even before coming to this school, and that experience has only grown since there, and now I want to share what I've learned over the years with you all! I'm seeing a lot of names on the roster which are new to me, which is great," or it meant that she'd scared off most of the people who usually take her classes, "but that also means I'm not sure exactly where everyone is on the level of multidimensional travel, so that's what this week's class is mostly going to be about. Who you are, where you're from, the level of your portal and/or multidimensional traveling experience thus far, and what you actually might like to get from this class. I'm planning a lot of various different locations to portal to that'll hopefully run the gammut of multidimensional experiences, but since we're all already from such different and interesting places, I'd love to get some ideas as to what you'd like. Also, if there's anything in particular I should avoid...alllergies, phobias, big oh hell no red flags...please, please, please let me know. And also keep in mind that I do have my own portal gun," displayed now everyone to see, "so if things get a little too much and a quick exit needs to be made, not even due to danger, maybe just because that day's particular trip is just not going to work for you, we got you covered.

"Also, I've got one of these," she added, putting away the portal gun and replacing it with her blaster gun, "which is to say that weapons are not only encouraged in this class, but sometimes might actually be necessary, just please be careful, since this is not the Danger Shop, these are actual legit portals and everything, so there will be consequences, I've got a Quick Setting on the portal gun that'll portal you straight to the clinic here if, you know, you need to, but hopefully, that won't be necessary. Guess there's only one way to find out, though, right?

"Since I figured having a class about portals and then not even using a portal to go somewhere on the first class is kind of a dick move, though, I have just a nice little low key trip to a space spa that we can enjoy for our first class, so....not a lot of prep work needed for this one, everyone up, hop on through, and we'll get started!"

Sex Ed, Tuesday Morning

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This was a regular old class, so they were meeting - or at least doing their first meeting - in a regular old classroom. At the front of the class, or rather, lounging on top of the desk like it was a perfectly normal place to sit, was a tall guy in a red coat with white hair that hung over his face and down to just below his jaw. Said jaw was currently facilitating a massive grin.

"Hey kids," he announced. "Welcome to Fuc--"

The rest of what he was saying was cut off by a slim hand pressing over his mouth and their other teacher - slender, with long, dark hair and a long-suffering expression undercut by the amusement in her eyes - leaned around him to address the class. She'd been sitting behind the desk, but had given up trying to convince Dante to sit anywhere else. There were more important battles to be fought.

( Like the name of their damn class. )

The smile Kathy flashed at him was warm and proud and happy. She knew he could be serious when it mattered and she liked that this mattered. "It's also okay if you're not ready to just announce at that to the class at large. You can write it down or come talk to us individually...or, you know, stand up on your desk and announce it through a bullhorn. We wanna meet you in your comfort zone." Beat. "Dante, get off the damn desk, I didn't mean you."

"What? It's only fair if we start, right? Or is that gonna be weird?"

Dante didn't know how to do this 'being an adult' thing.

... he got off the desk.