Basic Weaponry; Tuesday, First Period [03/28].

[special_rabbit]

The danger shop training grounds was set up just like it usually was every week, but there was one key difference in the class that morning, and that was the fact that one of the teachers was definitely a very large black panther at the moment.

And the other teacher was just going to do have to do the best she could with that information.

"Well," Amaya said, giving the students an apologetic smile as panther!Rosa lay beside her with a look that seemed to shift between complete disinterest in everything and considering the students as potential tasty snacks (well, maybe not Graham; not a lot of meat on that one), "as you can see, Detective Diaz is currently a large cat, which sort of makes our plans for this weeks' class a little trickier to pull off, especially when it comes to the training sessions, but that just means we've got to be a little....creative....and talk about bagh nakh today!

"Bagh nakh," Amaya continued, plucking up one such weapon, "sometimes called tiger claws are said to have their origins around India in this world, and are basically an ancient version of your modern day brass knuckles, just a lot pointier, which, as I'm sure you all know by now, is right up my alley. Designed to fit over the knuckles." here, she took a moment to show off the one way, before fitting them on the other way, "or be concealed under and against the palm, it consists of four or five curved blades affixed to a crossbar or glove, as you can see, and is designed to slash through skin and muscle, as Detective Diaz will show you in a moment.

"Much of the history suggests that it was a preferred weapon for assassins, back in the day, and it was said that many kept their hidden in their turbans, and, quite often, it would be a secondary weapon when dual-wielding...a sword or other such weapon in one hand, with a surprise bagh nakh in the other, and, just like the brass knuckles of today or other such easily concealed blades, it's a popular self-defense weapon in dangerous areas. There's also been sport involved around the bagh nakh, appropriately called 'claw wrestling,' which, you know, is like regular wrestling...but with claws.

"We are not going to be claw wrestling today. Well, I suppose we could be, if you wanted, but we'll get to that shortly..."

Well, shortly being a relative term, because now Amaya was going into her usual bits about the structure, design, and variations on the design part of the lecture, with several examples and occasionally getting very deep into the details of the differences.

"Now, obviously, Detective Diaz has real claws today instead of the bagh nakh, but we'll see how well the weapons compare to the technique of the real thing. Any questions before I unleash the beast on you all?"

Rosa seemed to perk up a bit.

"Er, on the practice dummies," she clarified. "Unless her on the practice dummies."

Rosa's shoulders sank back down.

Topics in Jedi Philosophy, Tuesday

[unusual_sith]

Today when they arrived, the class would find Lana standing up front with a togruta woman dressed in tunic and armor.

"Welcome," Lana said. "These last few weeks, we'll be doing something slightly different. You've heard me talk about Jedi philosophy; I thought you should hear from some actual Jedi. Or at least those who were brought up with it. This is Ashara; she comes from a long line of Jedi, and was raised in their temple to become a Jedi herself, though she left later to join the Sith, and now walks a bit of her own path. Does that sound right?"

Ashara shrugged and smiled. "It's a bit simplified, but we'd be here for weeks otherwise. Hi, everybody. So I thought I'd just be here and answer any questions you might have. Or at least I can do my best."

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

[jedigrammarians]

"Arson is not sexy." Why was that delivered in a tone that suggested Aphra was legally obliged to say that. "Arguably occasionally useful, but not sexy."

"Firefighters on the other hand, very sexy." Tahnk you for your contribution Isabela. "Especially whenemotionally damaged and dealing with trauma, and fighting their demons as they fight bad guys."

Three guesses what your movie was about, kids.