Hyrule History and Legends!; Friday, Second Period [12/09].

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"It's almost impossible to believe," Sidon said, starting class that week with his customary big, excited grin, as he looked about the classroom, "but we're almost to our very last class! We have spent a great deal of time learning about my homeland of Hyrule, of its various regions and people, a few of its legends, a few of its tragedies, but we have, alas, only skimmed the very top of the rich lore and stories I could tell you! But, I figured, rather than just trying to throw as much as I possibly could at you in these next few lessons, I thought perhaps I might open it up to see what you might like to learn more about.

"Especially," he added, throwing out a particularly cheeky wink at the class, "since it may effect our final class!

"Now, then," he said, "today will be quite simple: if there is anything you'd like to know more about or any questions you may have about anything having to do with Hyrule at all, now is the time to ask them, and we shall see what new fascinating things we can discover through the power of curiosity! And, also, if anything, even if you have no questions at all, I would very much like to know what part of our Hylian history and legends you enjoyed the most. It is always valuable information to know what resonates, and what doesn't, and, again, it may still come up again, as we are not quite out of the woods yet!

"So I shall now open the floor to you," he swept out his arms in a grand gesture before bowing before them, "my intrepid students! What lingering interests or thoughts do you have to share? What shall we dive into just a little deeper? Or do you have something completely out of left field for us all to explore?"

The Adventuring Life, Friday Period 3

[tellmehowstuffworks]

Were your teachers going to apologize for missing last week? No. Not at all. Don't be silly.

"Welcome back!" Jaskier said, with broad, dramatic arm gestures.

The egg nog on every tap might have been a bit much even for these seasoned functional alcoholics. They didn't want to talk about it. But that was then, and this was now. "Yes, welcome back!" Yennefer said with something that might even have been enthusiasm. "We brought you cookies!" Please, someone. Take some of the cookies.

"There are so many of them," Jaskier added, looking a little stressed about it.

"While you enjoy the cookies...and some of these leftover colas from yesterday..." Please. Nutrition, what was that? "We thought we would discuss what happens at the end of your travels."

"Should they end in a peaceable manner," Jaskier added. "And not, say, the removal of a limb."

Important distinction, that!

"Yes, try...try not to have that happen," Yennefer agreed, looking vaguely disturbed by her co-teacher. "How do you decide it's time to settle down? How do you go about doing so? Or should you simply stay on the road forever?"

Look, he traveled with Geralt. These things happened to people.

"So, let's discuss, shall we?" Jaskier suggested.

"And please," Yennefer added, "eat the cookies."

Topics in Sith Philosophy, Friday

[unusual_sith]

"Welcome back, everybody," Lana said cheerfully as they filed in. "Today we'll be looking at one of the many contradictions in Sith philosophy as it's practiced. You might guess from things we've discussed so far that traditional Sith outlooks are somewhat stagnant and mired in the past." She shrugged. "You would, to some extent, be absolutely correct."

She smiled ruefully. "There is an entire sphere of Sith learning and influence devoted entirely to the keeping of ancient Sith knowledge, and another devoted to keeping viewpoints from changing too much. However, it is also traditional - although not necessary - for apprentices to overthrow and supplant their masters, and the philosophy of strength and individuality as paramount does tend to lead to...well, ideally change, suboptimally chaos.

"Where do you think these contradictions come from? Are they inherent in the philosophy, or simply due to the nature of sentient beings? How would you resolve them?"