Have Portal, Will Travel; Tuesday, Fourth Period [01/19].

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There were space suits in the classroom that day, so hopefully that would mean that everyone should guess where they all might be going this week!

Or, well, considering the class, there was a good chance that some of them would be wondering what the fuck spacesuits even were, but if Summer believed in things like learning curves, she was very bad at implimenting them.

"Suit up, everyone!" she announced cheerfully. "And please let me know if you need help, because you do not want to mess this up, even if we're only going to be needing these for the first, like, ten minutes or so of class. Because today, we're going to tap into a little bit of both the location as well as the dimensional aspects of portal travel by traveling to two locations that are the same place but are very different based on the dimension, to the far reaches of this solar system: Pluto!

"So once everyone's ready so no body freezes to death and we can all, you know, breathe when we get there, let's hitch this thing," she pointed a thumb over her own suited up shoulder, "to a place whose only relevence is thanks to a bunch of people who just can't get over galactic cancel culture."

Sexual Health and Education, Tuesday

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As the students filed into class, they'd find one of their teachers - the one with the white hair - leaning casually against the desk as he unpeeled a banana. Dante said nothing, but he was smirking.
The pile of dental dams and condoms sitting in two neat jars next to him probably said enough about today's class topic, though.

Shocking no one, their dark-haired teacher was massaging her temples. As if she had a headache. For some reason or another.

( It was a mystery. )

"So there you go," Dante smirked. "Next week, other birth control shit. This week, have fun."

Diplomacy, Relationships & Tactics: the Art of War [Tuesday, Period 3]

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It was once again Monday, and Ghanima was seated on her desk, little red book in her hands.

"'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare,'" she announced once everyone was seated. "So speaks Sun Tzu in the second P'ien. In it, he speaks of provisioning an army, and managing your resources."

"Today, we look at it from a non-combat viewpoint," Ghanima said, smiling at them. "If you're conducting a business merger, you should approach it the same as any other battle. Prolonged negotiations are something to avoid at all costs, since you usually end up losing something the longer you are engaged."

"Romantic relationships are the same way; as much fun as the chase can be, a prolonged pursuit of your target increases the chance of them slipping away," she teased, eyes flashing with amusement. "Those of you that have been watching the meta for Bridgerton have seen a very Art of War approach to relationships, including the provisioning of troops. Or gossips. How can you apply the suggestions made in the second P'ien to these two situations? I'd like you to break into groups and discuss."

Adulting 101- Monday

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Today the class was instructed to meet at the computer lab. Which probably gathered dust most of the time but would be useful today!

"The first and most important part of being an adult is being able to support yourself," Kitty began. "Things cost money. And if you're time-displaced, they probably cost more money than you thought. In some ways, Fandom's easier than a lot of places because you can get by working one day a week, and you place a delivery and more food than you wanted shows up and then you don't have to grocery shop. Normally it's not like that. You might work five days a week and a lot of your money has to go to paying off the things you need to live. So how do you go about doing things like buying food and paying for your cell phone and buying stuff? That's right, you get a job!

"I lucked out when I got my first job, in that my landlord in college got me a job bartending, which is good because books are expensive and I wanted to sleep indoors. Usually it's a bit harder if you don't have contacts. Your first jobs might not have anything to do with what you end up doing later, and they probably won't pay a lot, and that's totally fine. But it might be a good idea to look at your hobbies and skills. If you're really active, maybe it would interest you to work at the gym. If you like music, Groovy Tunes might be for you. And if you're not picky, try anywhere with a 'now hiring' sign."

She began passing out copies of applications, just so the students knew what they were. "To find a job, like I said, you can walk around to businesses and fill out applications. You can check with people you know if they know anyone who's hiring, and personal recommendations can go a long way. There are some papers and local publications that publish classified ads, there are job fairs, there are placement agencies that can help you find something depending on what you're looking to go into and your experience. Most of all, though, this is a digital world, and there are a ton of jobs listed online on sites. So I'm going to ask you to do a little hunt. I have newspapers here, I have some websites for you to look at. Go ahead and make yourself comfortable, and just look through and see what's out there, if there's anything that jumps out at you. You don't have to do anything with this after this class, so no pressure. Also, if by some chance you're not familiar with computers, let me know and I'll help you out there."