Weaponry; Wednesday, Second Period [03/02].

[special_rabbit]

Today was finally the day where that castle sitting up there on the hill overlooking their training field became so much more than only a model...

It was going to become the target.

And the weapons they were using today were definitely not going to fit on a table or a rack.

"Siege weapons!" Amaya announced happily, excitedly, gesturing to the small collection of various delightful mechanical wonders around her. "Specifically, petrary weapons, which are a classification of siege weapons that involve flinging heavy objects or missiles, typically large stones, though not always. And before anyone asks, no, we will not be flinging each other, even if it is the danger shop. I'll admit, they're not exactly the most practical of weapons in this particular day and age. They're not really the most practical of weapons outside of war in general, for that matter, if I'm entirely honest, but I dare anyone to give one of these a try and then look me in the eye and tell me that they didn't have a good time with it.
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"Petrary weapons were developed as a way to break down fortresses and walls to gain points of entry into enemy strongholds. Some of them are gravity operated, like a trebuchet, where a large counterweight is used to propel the missile, or they're tension operated, like a catapult, where the throwing arm is pulled back and then released.

"Today, you'll have the chance to give four different petrary weapons a try: the classic catapult, the traditional trebuchet, a biting ballista, and the more manual mangonel..."

And if anyone in particular was wanting a complete and detailed dissection on exactly what made each one different in painstaking detail, you were in luck! Because that was exactly what you were getting, as Amaya launched into how each one was made, how to use one, what the benefits and downfalls of each design was, and all the thrilling science behind it all. Look. They were both weapons and machines. She was going to geek out about them. It could not be helped, especially since she was covering both sides of the class that day. Rosa was still absolutely there, she wouldn't miss siege weapon day for anything if she could help it, but Amaya definitely had more experience with them than she had, in a rare turn of events, so she was more than happy to let the blacksmith take the entire lead on the class.

She would, however, be testing the machines right along side the students. Bashing down fake castles never got old.

Amaya knew that the students, too, would likely be itching to go break down some fake walls on that nice stately castle (even if it was only a model), so she wasted no more time after she'd concluded her exhaustively handwavey lessons on each one.

"If anyone wants me to go over anything again once they actually get up to one of the machines and start to figure out how to put all of this into practice," she said, "just let me know. But I think you're ready to give it a try, so go ahead," she lifted her hands, pounding one fist into her palm, "and let's get our siege on."

Great Legends of Hyrule; Wednesday, Third Period [03/02].

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Good morning, everyone!" Sidon greeted the class with every bit as much of the excitement and vivre you'd have expected out of him, perhaps even a little more, grinning broadly as he opened his arms to them and then pumped a fist across his chest. "And welcome back! I suspect you all had a wonderful adventure over the spring break holiday; I know I certainly did! And hopefully, you all had a chance to experience some of the grand and magnificent beasts that roamed the plains of Kenya, from the graceful anelopes, the powerful elephants, the stately camels, and the regal lions! But what if I told you...." Here, he seemed to pause for dramatic effect, holding his toothy grin at them for just slightly too long, "...that Hyrule herself is absolutely teeming with such magnificent creatures! I should hope, by now, that such news would not come to a surprise to you at all, but you may be surprised to hear that we have one creature that would put even the mighty lions of Africa to shame, and that is the creature we shall learn about today: the lynel!

And this was when Sidon gestured to the board, where he had drawn a very crude shape of....something...that looked lke maybe it was a horse, but there were definitely human-like features in there, too, so perhaps a centaur? But with a sun as a face? And trees for arms? Lightning bolts coming out of its head?

Sidon was not an artist, but he tried!

"The lynel has roamed Hyrule since the ancient times," Sidon continued eagerly, "and are easily one of the most cunning monsters to still call Hyrule its home! Fiercely territorial, they will often find a stretch of land to claim as their own and protect it from nearly anyone who dares to venture into it. We actually have one such lynel that often makes his way toward the Polymus Mountain and gives us quite the headache on occasion! They possess an incredible intelligence, a magnitude of impressive strength, powerful weapons, and a staggering resillience. I can think of no other creature in all of Hyrule that I have personally encountered as fiercesome and challenging as a lynel!

"Which is exactly why we are going to go see one today! Never fear, we will not be truly treading on Lynel territory, as even with as tenatious as a team of Fandom High students can often be, we will not disturb them so, but we shall be encountering a facimile of one in the Danger Shop. Should you be feeling quite bold, I encourage you to see about taking this mighty beast on! But keep in mind, they are strong and determined and resistent to all elements to boot! If you woke up this morning hoping to meet a challenge head on, well, then, my friend, you are in luck!

"But if you'd prefer to hang back and merely observe the lynel and ask questions regarding it, or perhaps even cheer on your more fightingly inclined classmates, there is nothing wrong with that! Just as we would not wish to actively engage in the observation of the animals during our visit to Kenya, we can still experience a lot merely by appreciating them in their natural habitats!

"So let us embark!" Sidon declared, with a wide wave of his arm as he headed toward the door. "To the Danger Shop, where we shall meet our Lynel....and hopefully not our demise!"

Bakineering, Wednesday, March 2, 2022

[heroic_jawline]

Steve was bright-eyed and smiling because Steve was always bright-eyed and smiling. Tony...Tony was a different story.

Tony was clutching his oversized travel mug of coffee and looking like death warmed over. Maybe he was getting sick or something, right?

"Burning stuff. Flambé. That thing," he managed. But that was the most intelligent thing you were getting out of him here.

Fortunately, Steve was fluent in Tony. "Since you did so well with your volcanoes--" sure, we'll go with that, "--we decided to up the difficulty with fire!"

Dum-E in the corner was rocking excitedly, holding a fire extinguisher in his claw.

"Since you've mastered the idea behind Baked Alaskas with the volcanoes, let's make them more elaborate! Today you'll make comets that you'll set on fire and then they'll crash into a landscape of your choice."

Oh no.

Oh yes. This had been a caffeinated Tony plan.

"Good luck," Tony managed before getting dosed in flame retardant foam by a very trigger happy Dum-E.

Intro to Mechanical Engineering - Wednesday, 1st Period

[notagoose]

“Good morning, welcome back” Goose nodded once everyone had arrived for that morning's class, unlike the last class before spring break he had actually prepared a lesson this week.

He had not yet noticed that there was no caffeine or alcohol on the island, or he might not be thinking it was a good morning right now.

“We’re going to be continuing looking at mechanical design and in particular, we’re going to look at what you need to factor in when making your own designs,” he explained before he started to go through the different factors that were involved and what was needed to begin working on mechanical design.

“For our practical today we’re going to expand on our pulley assignment that we did a few weeks ago and look at making a portable hammering machine since this project can show just how a pulley does connect to everything and make it work,”