Cognitive Logic in Understanding Evidence; Wednesday, Second Period [02/17].

[special_rabbit]

That week, it appeared that while the Conservatory they were meeting in was familiar, the teacher instructing them was (for the most part) not. So Amaya gave a nod to them once it was time to begin and launched into a greeting/explanation.

"Morning, everyone," she said. "For those of you who don't know me already, I'm Amaya Blackstone, I teach shop class and weaponry around here and run the local blacksmith shop. You're probably wondering what happened to Dia--err, Detective D this week, but don't worry! She's not fake murdered for your fake mystery, or anything like that, she's just a little too deep in a real case to be spending time on a fake case, she says. So she asked me to step in today and run a class on weapons. Specifically, murder weapons. Specifically specifically, these," it was now time for her to gesture to the table in front of her and the six objects laying on top of it, "potential murder weapons. One of these items is likely the thing that killed your Mr. Corpse, and today's we're going to explore what it might have been, as well as the whys and hows and potential for each object.

"Now some of 'em, like the revolver here, are a little obvious on how they could have been used, but others, like let's say the wrench, well, you can get a little more creative with something like that. Some of them, like the dagger, likely have a few different options on the how. So let's take a moment, have a look at our potential weapons, and speculate not only on how they could have been used, but maybe figure out ways on how to narrow in on which one was actually used in this particular case."

Flight and Flying, Wednesday, February 17, 2021

[sith_happened]

Today the students were just outside the Flight Shed, looking at an array of moddable jetpacks from his galaxy. "One the the very first dreams of beings who can't fly is to try," Anakin said. "The jetpack--to fly without wings or a huge piece of equipment surrounding us--is a lot tougher a piece of tech than it seems on the surface."

Anakin then gave them a fairly detailed explanation of how the combination of a jetpack and the limits of how a human body was designed had left this particular bit of aircraft in the realm of fiction for a large portion of the universe.

"Fortunately for us," he concluded, "it's not hypothetical in all universes. I have a variety out here. Give a few a try and tell me which you like best."

Career Development, Wednesday, First Period

[talentforlying]

Today, the students would find they had a LOT of teachers. Because this was important.

(Also, being the week before break, they were paranoid that someone might show up to check on them to make sure they were actually working.)

"Right, we're getting ready to head to Spring Break," John said cheerfully, hands shoved in his pockets as he stood at the front of the room. "Which means all of you that aren't from around here might need proper identification if you want to go out to a concert or clubbing -- you often have to prove you're eighteen or twenty-one to get into the 'nice' ones -- or if you want to try getting served somewhere that's not Caritas."

“You might not need it,” Stark said. “I have no identification.” He had been on some wanted beacons, once, which was another matter entirely. This had somehow not come up in conversation yet with his fellow teachers. Was that going to be a problem for traveling? Perhaps he hadn’t thought this through. “I might not exist, officially. Not the same as officially not existing. Do I need identification? I haven’t yet. It could be useful at some point.”

Hannibal spoke up. "One important thing when creating a new identity is to keep it something believable and that you will remember. Try using your actual birthdate in a year you'll remember; if you're queried about it, you'll need to be able to recall it at a moment's notice. If you need to add a surname, similarly, make it something you will remember and be able to spell."

"Don't worry about making your name sound like it's from Earth," Miguel added. "There's a lot of places on Earth. If anybody gives you grief about your name not sounding 'real', just tell them it's traditional in your family and they're being an asshole. Because they are."

"And don't let someone else pick the name on your ID," Seivarden added. "Unless you trust them to pick an acceptable one." She knew this from experience. "It can be awkward if the name, say, mean something in another language." Again, from experience.

"Oh, and if you're obviously not from Earth, I'd pick a place a lot of people don't know anything about," Seivarden continued. "That makes things easier if someone asks questions. Of course that might mean you have to do some research."

"If you happen to find yourself with someone else's identification," Faye contributed, perching lightly on the edge of a desk, "borrow their details." She held up a California driver's license that it was totally possible actually belonged to the Creative Writing teacher. "I can't use this person's face, no, but I can borrow his address and birthdate, for an ID no one's really going to look at that hard, anyway." Though Faye couldn't really pass for Nick's age, either, but that wasn't really the point.

"Sadly, for employment outside Fandom, some form of ID that will hold up to basic scrutiny is required," John continued, because it wasn't polite to comment on a lady's age, on her fake ID or otherwise. "Payroll, taxes, and all that nonsense. Even if you're getting paid cash under the table, they're going to at least ask to see a state ID of some sort, so they can claim they thought you were totally legal to hire if cops start sniffing around."