Have Portal, Will Travel; Tuesday, Fourth Period [02/02].

[chef_chocobro]

There was a glowing, shimmering portal waiting for the class at the front of the classroom as usual, but the two people standing in front of that were definitely not Summer. Ignis looked over the students with cool assessment; there didn't seem to be any overlap between this class and his own, which made him feel oddly nervous about the whole thing, while Prompto just had a big, lopsided grin on his face and couldn't seem to hold still. Iggy was probably an old hat at this teaching thing by now, but it was fairly new (and surreal!) for Prompto to be on this side of the classroom. And he was kind of stoked to see how this all went down.

"Good afternoon," Ignis finally greeted them with his cool, even tone and a nod. "As you can see, Miss Smith couldn't make it into class today, and she has asked Prompto and I to step in for today's lesson. For those of you who may not know us yet, I'm Ignis Scientia, currently teaching the cooking class on Fridays..."

"And I'm Prompto Argentum!" Prompto chirped in like he'd been itching for this moment forever. "Fandom High Alumni. Class of 2020, baby!"

Ignis tried to look unimpressed, but a faint breath of a laugh escaped him all the same, and he shook his head. "Miss Smith has asked us assist in this class today because she felt where we're from will offer a unique experience for your portal-traveling education. We're from a planet called Eos, which has many similarities to this planet Earth, but also many differences. Some of those differences will not come into play during our trip, though, as we'll be heading to the Crown City of Insomnia, where both Prompto and I have grown up and currently live. It will afford you the chance to experience what it's like to visit a large and unfamiliar city in a dimension you don't know. To explore and get acclimated, maybe learn a few things and gain a few new experiences."

"And," Prompto offered excitedly, grin widening, "we cooked," GET IT, IGGY? GET IT? HE SAID COOKED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DID!, "up a little something to make it more interesting."

He reached behind him to snag a piece of paper off small stack on the desk. "Ta-daaah!" he announced. "Scavenger hunt! We've got a list of things for you to find around the city that'll help you explore and get familiar with it and just sort of figure out your way around it. It's a pretty cool city, though, so you might find some stuff that's not even on the list that you'll like! I mean, I guess we are kind of biased, though."

Ignis looked faintly amused for a moment before his demeanor went serious again. "Feel free to venture out alone or in pairs, or as a group, if you feel so inclined," he offered. "Just be conscious of the time, though I'm sure, between the two of us, Prompto and I can both assure that you're back to this island and dimension in due time. If you have any question, please ask them now, but if you're quite prepared, let's all head over to Insomnia, shall we?"

Adulting 101- Tuesday- 2nd period

[throughaphase]

Today the Danger Shop was made up like an office lobby, and Kitty was dressed in a nice, professional-looking suit.

"Previously, we talked about finding a job, and today we're going to work on the first step," she began. "You're going to have an interview, and you're even going to have to look the part. Now, there's this old saying about dressing for the job you want, not the one you have. So you're never going to want to go in in jeans and a t-shirt, though you also don't have to get super dressed up if you're looking for something like a retail job. Try to make yourself look presentable, like you're put together and responsible. You're going to figure out what kind of job you want to say you're interviewing for, and then use your best judgment as to how you look.

"And then you're going to sit down for an interview with me," Kitty went on. "Normally you're going to want to show up fifteen minutes early to fill out paperwork, and don't be late. If you can't help but be late, call and tell them or see if you can reschedule, and give as much notice as possible. If you have a copy of a resume, bring it, along with two forms of ID. If you didn't do a job application for them before, you probably will now. They want to know about your experience and schooling and people who can vouch for you, which by the way, you can always use me for. And then once that's done, they'll bring you in to talk about yourself. So, go get ready, and then I'll call you in."

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

[atreideslioness]

"Good morning. Today, we work with chapter four, often known as 'Tactical Dispositions'," Ghanima said, smiling at them as she walked over to the chalkboard. "Sun Tzu said: 'The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.'"

She picked the chalk up and began to write. "First, he claimed that 'to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.' This is excellent advice, as it reminds us that the enemy is never perfect, and that everyone, ourselves included, has a weakness. 'Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.'"

"'Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive,'" she recited, writing quickly. "'Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.'"

"So, how do we reconcile these differences?" she asked, looking at them. "How can you create a plan of attack for anything, not just combat, using Tzu's ideas? Wooing a romantic partner by using almost defensive-only tactics seems doomed to failure, as does using that mindset during a business transaction. We know from our earlier lesson that a prologued engagement benefits no one in the long run, why do you then think Tzu advocates waiting here?" Ghanima set down her chalk and turned around to face them fully. "I'd like you to get in small groups of two or three and discuss this, and try to come up with a non-combat situation where this would be a viable, and indeed desirable, strategy."

"Begin."

Sexual Health and Education, Tuesday

[rebelseekspizza]

"Hey, kids!"

Well, one of their teachers was here today. The one who liked to lounge on the desk, and yeah, Dante was doing a lot of lounging right now. "Kathy's kinda sick right now," he said. "And... she's the one with the syllabus, so we're just gonna wing this today."

It was gonna end well!

"So a couple classes ago, Eleanor, who is fucking awesome, talked to the class about how movie sex differs from reality," he said. "Today, we're gonna go look at this YouTube video I found of movie sex scenes, and I want you guys to make a list of all the shit that could and would go wrong if these people were actually having sex in, like, reality."

Beat.

"That's it, have fun."