Relationship Skills, Friday Period 3

[ohvalleyofpenis]

"Today's class shall be about..." Yennefer sighed. "Conflict resolution. Because apparently you want to resolve your conflicts, not win a fight."

"She thinks winning a resolving a conflict means going scorched earth," Jaskier whispered in a way that wasn't at all a whisper.

"I think 'trying to see the other person's point of view' is pointless, is what I think."

Jaskier definitely rolled his eyes at that, but this was just how they got along. By being the very best frenemies. "Now, the book we found on this suggests using 'I feel' statements," he said. "Which are meant to help you understand the other person's point of view."

"Which makes even less sense than the last time we discussed 'I' statements," Yennefer said crossly, "because how is telling someone how you feel supposed to make you understand them?" It was called listening, Yennefer. You could try it.

"Well, maybe if you listened to them," Jaskier suggested as though he was reading that narrative!

Yennefer waved that off. "Whatever. I feel like this is a waste of time, but...practice your 'I feel' statements."

Cupcakes, Friday 8/5, 2nd Period

[stykera]

Cupcake class was back in the Home Ec room once more and Stark was at the front of said room with a box in front of him. All usual for a Friday.

“I thought we could make blue cupcakes this week,” he said once everyone had arrived. “I like blue.” And possibly another student (or two) had mentioned a fondness for blue as well. Perhaps one of them was getting a hesitant smile right now.

He eyed the box warily before opening it up. “Let’s see what the box has in store for us this week. Perhaps it will only be what I expect.” Stark paused, then shook his head. “No, I don’t think so either.”

“We have blueberries, which are supposed to be here. That’s good. Blue marshmallow Peeps, which are just marshmallow so that’s fine too. Good. But these things often start out well…” He gave a soft sigh and started removing more items from the box. “And blue cotton candy.” He smiled slightly at that because it was just a lot of sugar, after all, and he did love sugar. “There’s blue raspberry flavoring as well. And Blue Curaçao.” This was going too well and now Stark was getting suspicious as he pulled out an assortment of blue sprinkles and sugars to add to the tops of cupcakes.

“Oh. There we are. Of course. Blue corn. That’s not terrible, I suppose. Blue cheese. That isn’t for cupcakes. Or it ought not to be. And I don’t even know what butterfly pea flowers are.”

“Wait. Why…something is moving. Oh, no. Nonono. Absolutely not!” Stark glared at the box before reaching in and pulling out a very much alive blue lobster followed by a very much alive blue crab. “No. No. Those are going back in the box and nobody will be cooking them and I’ll…take them to Furnado. Or to the beach. We’re not eating them.” Stabby would never forgive him.

Summer being safely tucked away in her warehouse as a squirrel meant he couldn’t look at her in dismay and possible accusation yet again this week. Alas.

“If anyone needs help, ask. I’m happy to help. Leave the crustaceans alone. Please.”

Beginning Sith Philosophy, Friday

[unusual_sith]

"We're almost there," Lana said, grinning. "We've made it through most of the lines of the code. Now we have one that I've been alluding to for a while whenever someone pointed out the dangers of taking an initial line too far."

On the board was written: Through victory, my chains are broken.

"I do still want to take each line on its own first, but this is one that I think too many Sith fail on. Becoming a slave to your own emotions or passion is contrary to the point just as much as being a slave to a person. This line is as much, if not more, about breaking free of expectations and limitations as it is being your own master.

"So, how does this one resonate, and what do you think of it?"

Library - Friday

[onlyajones]

This week Jo was early to her library shift since she had felt bad about being late last week.

She had a lot of options to think about from the weekend, she really liked the idea of being a teacher and staying on in Fandom and she wondered if maybe she started to talk to her parents about her plans now … they wouldn’t be against the idea of staying past graduation. She didn’t know if the version of her from the weekend had tried to talk to them but it couldn’t hurt to try talking about her future plans.

In between reshelving the books that she had to put back, Jo was looking up being a teacher and what was involved in pursuing it as a career.