The Art of Napping, Extreme Edition; Monday, Second Period [06/06].

[sake_shinigami]

"Now, before we embark on our next extreme napping adventure," Shunsui met the class as usual outside Portalocity so they could gather before being whisked away somewhere ridiculous for the sole purpose of having a nap, "I will say that I hope no one has a particular allergy to silver or that there are no hidden werewolves among us, or else you might want to sit this one out ♥. So far, we've taken ourselves to some very impressive heights with our naps, but today, we go the opposite direction, and pay a visit to this world's deepest hotel accommodations in the Sala silvermine of Sweden ♥. With hundreds of years of history of extract precious metals from the earth, this complicated network of tunnels and chambers now serves as a spot of intrigue and a spot for napping ♥. There are, of course, tours of the mines available, should you so wish to pursue such a pastime, but that is hardly the thing we came for, neh ♥?"

And with that, the portal was soon ready and they were off to slumber amongst the silver.

Paintball!, Monday, June 6th, 2022

[imafuturist]

This week wasn't quite as miserably hot out for the class, so as a reward... it was teamwork time.

The set up was basically all the same, but this time there were what looked to be very large handcuffs to chain duos together. Because nothing said challenge quite like forced teamwork, right?

"Welcome back!" Tony said, definitely enjoying this plan more than he ought to. "We're switching some things up this week to make sure no one gets too complacent."

"You're going to work in pairs," Steve said, "and you'll be handcuffed together, so figure out which one of you shoots with which hand, or who's the better shot, and then lock your hands together."

"And if your partner goes down, they're now dead weight." Guys, no.

"It'll be fun!" Steve proclaimed overly optimistically. "Listen for your names and we'll give you some time to plan out your strategies:
Yang Xiao Long & Stark
Steve McGarrett & Anakin Skywalker
Danny Williams & Cara
Alara Kitan & Juillene Milone (and Camden)
Shane Gooseman & Lana Beniko
Eliot Waugh & Rosa Diaz
Steve Rogers & Kitty Pryde-Barton
Tony Stark & Gray
Billy Coen & Irene Adler"

Catching up on Pop Culture, 3rd period

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

If Jon looked a little extra stiff and formal today, he was just trying to...keep his dignity, that was all. He wasn't at all nervous about discussing this sort of thing due to a history of less-than-sterling reception, even if he knew Fandom was different from Oxford.

"This month is Pride month," he announced. "You've probably heard about it, and you'll probably hear more. What it means is that those outside of the modern Western tradition of gender and sexuality norms will be celebrating their differences, something that hasn't always been safe to do. Recently there's been a real push to acknowledge these differences and get them to be accepted, rather than ostracizing or killing anybody who's different." He straightened (ha) even more. "I should hope this goes without saying, but in the event it doesn't, no judgment or...or intolerance about people's gender and sexuality will be tolerated here. If you're not prepared to be accepting, you can leave."

He nodded firmly. "I'm also not going to force anybody to come out - that is, reveal their gender or sexuality - if they aren't ready for it." Even if Beholding did live off of fearful secrets, he wasn't about to do that.

"That said, there are a lot of flags you may see around, and I thought we could take a look at them all, and if you have any questions about what they represent, I'll do my best to answer."

Disaster! Or Opportunity, Actually? [Monday, 1st Period]

[good_for_six]

Today, the class were meeting down at the docks, Isabela looking in her element as she stood at the top of the Siren's Call's gangplank.

"We're going to have an adventure today," she declared once everyone had filed up onto the deck, looking very pleased with herself. "Because the sea is the perfect metaphor for this class, full of both danger and opportunity." And people of questionable skill.

Aphra, conversely, was looking somewhat sceptical, because being on a vehicle with absolutely no mechanical parts was wigging her out. "We're just going out on a quick trip out around the Isle of Ikea," she said, an extremely fake grin plastered on her face. "No problem!"

Isabela gleefully bounded over to the steering wheel and pointed to a random student. "You hoist the anchor! You raise the main-sail!"

Of course she wasn't going to explain how, it wouldn't be half as educational if she did that.