Practical Folklore, Monday 2nd period

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When the students arrived to class, they would find Jon - a slight man with far too many scars, who looked permanently tired - looking as put-together as he could, in a jacket, pressed shirt, and trousers.

He stood from the desk once everyone seemed to have arrived, and nodded to them. "Welcome. I'm Jonathan Sims, for those of you who don't know me. This is Practical Folklore. Because there are a lot of folk tales and mythologies out there, and a lot of places treat them as fictional - for many places, they may be fictional - but in other places they could be incredibly important.

"The first week of class is traditionally for introductions, and it's early enough I hope you won't be tired of them yet. So we'll be going around and introducing ourselves. I'd like to hear your name or whatever you prefer to go by, your pronouns, where you're from as near as you're comfortable saying, and what sorts of supernatural you're aware of existing in your world."

He breathed deep and sighed. "So I suppose it's only fair if I start. As I said, I'm Jonathan Sims. He/him. I'm from Earth, more specifically England, and from Bournemouth by way of Oxford and London. In my world, all supernatural things we're aware of are a product of relation to or influence by a conglomeration of what's best described as eldritch fear gods. They create artifacts, monsters, and avatars who channel them. There are no benevolent forces."

Another sigh and a nod. "Right. Your turn."

Evolutionary Science for Beginners - Monday, 1st Period

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“Welcome to Evolutionary Science for Beginners,” Cutter began their first class of the semester, “my name is Professor Nick Cutter and this is Connor Temple, over the course of the next seventeen weeks we’ll be introducing you to different topics and subjects that fall under the scope of evolutionary science,”

Connor gave a small wave to the class as he started. “We are looking forward to a fun semester and have some cool activities planned for us. But to get started, let’s just do the normal introductions. So, tell us your name, why you signed up for the class, and one thing you are looking forward to learning about.” Connor nodded to Cutter to see if there was anything else he wanted to add.

“If you need to talk to us after class, we will both be around to answer any questions you may have,” Cutter nodded, “in the meantime, let’s get started with the introductions,” he said indicating for the first student to start.