Blacksmithing!; Monday, Second Period [08/07].

[special_rabbit]

"Everyone loves hitting things on the anvil," said Amaya, by way of introduction and getting things started in class that morning, "but a true blacksmith's favorite part of an anvil is going to be this guy," she tapped her hammer a little on the pointed bit, "the horn! And that's because it's with the horn that you can really take your metal and shape it and bend it in interesting ways, and that's what we'll be working on today. Specifically, I'd like us to build up to making some good rings, but it might be a work in progress. The concept is simple, but the technique will certainly take practice.

"Now, of course," Amaya continued, as after explaining a little bit of what she was doing as she was doing it to demonstrate, "you can use the rings for all sorts of other projects. Maybe you're working on chainmail or decorative features, maybe you're trying a hand at some jewelry or need something for a chair or other connective piece. Maybe you're into very personally made napkin rings. Maybe you need machine parts! There are a lot of uses for rings and ring-shaped things, so knowing how to effectively use the horn to bend them into shape can be a very useful technique some day!"

Amaya held up the fairly perfect little round ring proudly, then held it out to pass it around for further inspection.

"So!" she concluded cheerfully. "Who'd like to give it a go first?"

The Care & Appreciation of Animals!; Monday, Third Period [08/07].

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Sidon was, admittedly, quite a bit distracted as he came almost directly to the shelter from a portal from home, having been called away over the weekend to take care of a few princely duties. There was...building unrest, in the kingdom of Hyrule. Granted, there was always unrest, with the threat of the Calamity constantly looming over them, but, in Zora's Domain in particular, it had been raining far more than usual, and the Divine Beast Vah Ruta had been...reacting. It was contributing to the rain, this great monolithic mechanical beast that remained fairly dormant in the reservoir for nearly a hundred years, seemed to have stirred and awoken and, well...

It was kind of a big deal.

But he did have an obligation to his class, and so he was going to pop by on Monday dutifully before likely settling a few things with the vet and perhaps getting in touch with Prompto to keep an eye on things while he looked into this Vah Ruta business, and...

...well, he was going to be in for a bit of a surprise there, wasn't he? But that was neither here nor there at the moment, as he had a class to lead and he put on his best enthusiastic smile for the students as he greeted them with a pump of his fist and his usually cheery lecture.

"Hello, my dear animal carers and appreciators!" he began. "And welcome back! Today, we're going to be talking about the care and appreciation of one of my personal favorites of the animals we have here in the shelter, although I admit, there is a very clear bias there, and that will be fish!

"Now," he continued, "there are indeed a aquarium fish with a wide variety of different needs and wants, and we will go over some of those today, as well as things to keep in mind before welcoming a fish into your household. They may seem like they're fairly passive pets, but they require a lot of work if you want to do it well, and of course you'll want to be the best fish pet parent you can be! So today, we'll learn how! Come along with me! To the fishtanks!"

Especially the very large one at the back of the shelter that, yes, in the winter, Sidon himself also slept in.

More Pizza!, Monday, First Period

[carbsliftthespirit]

Raiden was once again waiting for his students at a portal. "Today we're going to be exploring one of the more controversial corners of the pizza universe," he told them. "Some people will tell you that deep dish pizza isn't pizza, it's a casserole, but I say pizza is a big umbrella! There's room under it for all sorts of deliciousness. So we're headed to Chicago, home of deep dish, to try it out at Lou Malnati's. There are several options to choose from, so you're sure to find something you like!"

Although even Raiden's definition of pizza probably didn't extend to 'crustless' deep dish. He was pretty sure that was just pizza dip, and hey, nothing wrong with pizza dip!