Life Skills; Monday, First Period [01/16].

[somethingwithturquoise]

The danger shop classroom was very kitchen specific that morning, so there a pretty good chance you could figure out what they were covering in class this week.

"Cooking!"

(Sorry, Vi).

"Well," Summer amended, "some very basic things and kitchen safety. So those of you who are more familiar with working in a kitchen, some of this might seem pretty simple, but it could be useful for those of you who aren't. We have to bear with a lot of different skill levels in this class, so there might be a few breezy classes for a couple of you. But today we're going to focus on a pretty easy staple that you can make whether you're on a budget or have otherwise limited resources, and that's boiling water and making pasta. In addition to that, we're going to go over basic kitchen safety tips, everything from proper knife use and maintenance, to food that may or may not be expired, to what to do in the case of a kitchen fire. Let's actually start with those things, and then we'll move onto the actual cooking."

Or, well, boiling water and putting noodles into it, but that....technically counts! Everyone has to start somewhere!

Sensory Deprivation Combat Training; Monday, Third Period [01/16].

[chef_chocobro]

Once again, the class would find the danger shop little more than a large, darkened space, with just the faintest of glowing panel lighting on the edges to mark where the floors and the walls met. Ignis has a small light shining from his lapel to make it easier for himself to be located in that dim light, which distinguished him easily from the other shadowy figures that lurked, silent and still, behind him.

"Today," he started, "we are going to put to use some of the skills we practiced last week, while also adding another element. The training field will have a few open spots of danger; not nearly as many as last week's maze, but they will not be marked as they were last week. There are also four training dummies out there, that are programmed to move as soon as you start the simulation. Our focus today is to hit each of the training dummies, with whatever weapon you choose. For the first part of class, you will run the simulation in low lighting, to get accustomed to the space and the movement of the dummies. Then, toward the end of class, we will remove the lighting entirely and see how you fare in the darkness. The sound cues are also in place, as with last week, so that I may have an idea of when you find yourself on the wrong side of an edge or have successfully hit a dummy."

Here, Ignis gave a faint smile.

"Fairly straightforward," he said, "although doubtless a significant challenge to be considered. Any questions? If not, I'll have you take a moment to stretch, warm up, and choose your weapon before we begin in earnest."

Practical Wilderness Survival- Second Period- Monday

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"So early on in this class, I wanted to go over some of those common survival tips that many people have heard, but that end up being wrong," Dwight said as he started the class off that morning. "Many survival tips have been thrown around for so long that many people think they are true, and in fact, they can be downright dangerous and deadly. So we will be debunking these myths today and seeing what 'good advice' is actually really really bad with this handy video. We will then discuss what we have learned."