Basic Weaponry; Tuesday, First Period [02/28].

[special_rabbit]

The danger shop setting of your weekly weapons class had changed substantially this week; instead of the big grassy field and tournament banners with a castle (only a model!) looming over from a hilltop, the class would find themselves on a long stretch of sandy beach beside a turquoise-blue ocean, with the thick tropical jungle on the other side, in what was clearly a recreation of some of the landscapes that had filled their vacation last week. And the nice thing about the danger shop recreation? Neither of your instructors had to be even remotely fussed about what the humidity might be doing to their hair.

( Bring on the Badiks! )

"Naturally, then," Amaya flashed another grin, "we're going to be learning to fight with the badik in the traditional dueling sense! There are, of course, a few other fighting techniques that Detective Diaz here is going to show you, and then we'll go around, partner up, and get to dueling! Any questions about the badik itself before we jump into the fray? If not, I'll hand it over to the detective and we'll get started."

Topics in Jedi Philosophy, Tuesday

[unusual_sith]

"I hope you all had a good holiday," Lana said, smiling. "I found it quite relaxing, and the venue was beautiful." She turned thoughtful. "I have wondered in the past if there's something to lovely places giving rise to more pacifist philosophies, whereas in harsher climes you get...well, Korriban's a desert." She shook herself. "Perhaps another week. For this week, I thought we'd discuss something else."

She pulled her weapon from her waist. "This is a lightsaber. Jedi and Sith both use them." She ignited it (carefully away from everything). It's a deadly weapon, adored and feared throughout the galaxy. It's an accepted truth that you must be at least a little Force sensitive to wield one, although I've found that some others on this island have abilities that will also do. Regardless, it's a traditional weapon of the Jedi, and all are trained to some extent to use it, whether they go on to focus on warfare or not. So, why do you think that is? What is it about the Jedi that makes them eager to use any weapon at all, and what specifically about this one? Do you think the code as we've gone over it is necessarily pacifist? Let's discuss it."

Sexier Crime: the Show! [Tuesday, Fourth Period]

[jedigrammarians]

"The thing with sexy crime is that sexiness is often subjective," Aphra told the class as if imparting the very wisdom of the universe itself. "Luckily I for one have impeccable taste and my finger on the pulse of what's hot."

Which probably explained why today's offering was about a middle-aged woman being seduced into a life of vigilantism and/or crime in a small English village.