Feeding Yourself 101, Friday Second Period

[carbsliftthespirit]

"Behold!" Raiden told his students. Should he have the wings out for this? This felt like it deserved the wings, but he also felt like he should probably keep his shirt on in front of his students. "I bring to you glad tidings, which shall be for all people: potatoes!" He held up a russet like it was shining with heavenly light, which he really felt it should have been. Look at it. It was beautiful.

"The potato is a root tuber, originally found in South America but a lot of other people got in on it as quick as they could, and these little guys are amazing. You can do all kinds of things with them, and all of them are delicious. Baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, French fries, hash browns, potato salad, potato soup, potato chips...potatoes dauphinoise, potatoes au gratin, potatoes Anna...home fries! We can't forget home fries. Are they inferior to the hash brown? Yes. But they're still delicious. There are so many delicious things you can do with potatoes; we can't possibly cover all of them in this class. I could teach a whole semester on just potatoes." Maybe he should do that. "Gnocchi. I almost forgot gnocchi. And tater tots!" Tater tots deserved better from him, really. "And potatoes are amazing with bacon and cheese and butter and..." Yes, that was his stomach growling. "You can even make candy out of potatoes, although that's more a Christmastime thing.

"Now, there are a few different types of potato, and some are better for certain preparations than others, but for the most part you can't go wrong with a good ol' russet. Would a red or 'waxier' potato have better texture in some applications, like, say, potato salad? Sure, although 'better' is a matter of opinion, and even if you prefer the reds, a russet'll get the job done. This is without going into sweet potatoes, which are a different thing, although you can also make fries out of them and you should."

Raiden continued on with some basic potato information, like storing cut potatoes in water to keep them from browning and how important it was to poke holes in potatoes before baking, "because steam creates pressure and pressure causes explosions, and then you're cleaning a giant mess out of your oven and not eating a baked potato. Sad." Then he handed around a handwavey packet of potato recipes. "We're not going to be doing any deep frying today, but you have several options to try out. I know we haven't really touched on knife skills yet, but remember, nothing has to be perfect. As long as you don't end up in the ER you're doing it right...or you can just make a baked potato and avoid the whole issue!"

So You Want to Be a Detective; Friday, First Period [02/09].

[died8yearsago]

When the class got into the danger shop that morning, they'd find it set up to be a very familiar place. A bar, in fact, where everyone might possibly know your name. No, not that one, but Caritas, because, let's face it, it's a small town, who doesn't know everyone's name here unless you were Rosa and actually actively made sure to forget most people's names?

For example, if it weren't for this class activity that required her to know them, she wouldn't even know what half the people in her class were named. Probably.

Anyway, not only might the bar seem somewhat familiar, but the set-up might be familiar, too. In that there were tables set around and a big timer/gong/buzzer/whatever means that never seemed to clearly defined to signify rounds.

Oh, yeah. This was speed-dating.

"So," Rosa said, smirking at any sign of recognition or realization on her students' face, "sometimes, when you're a detective trying to suss out information, you have to go undercover in situations you might not normally be in, trying to fit in while still digging up what you need to know. And, in the spirit of Valentine's Day coming up next week, we're throwing you into a little scenario of speed dating, where you all are trying to figure out which of your fellow daters," her finger danced almost accusingly around the room at everyone, "is cheating on their partner who has hired you to find out if they are, in fact, cheating. You don't know who this person's partner is, so you have to try and be subtle, because if you make it too obvious, they'll do a run for it. We'll do four rounds, three minutes each, and see what you can get out of them in that time and we'll get back together at the end and start pointing fingers.

"Any questions before we begin, other than 'do I have to?' in which case the answer is, yes, you do."

Beaker No!/Beaker Yes! [Friday 2/9, 3rd Period]

[but_mostly_america]

FRIDAY 2/9

Was Sam looking grumpier today than previous weeks due to last week’s shenanigans that had led to him missing class? It was possible but how could anyone tell for sure? His eyebrows were always like that.

“As you may have noticed,” Sam began, “we are now in a bank rather than our usual classroom!” Well, it was the Danger Shop’s best approximation of a bank. A bank that looked like something out of a movie from the 1970s, of course, because that was definitely Sam’s aesthetic. “Banking is a very important part of life!”

Was it though, Sam? Was it really?

Where was Beaker, who was definitely not next to Sam? He was traversing the ceiling, wearing a ski mask and a beret for added villain-y-ness, and using those suction-cup kneepads that only worked in Muppet capers. You can notice because he's also meeping dramatic theme music to himself.

Sam had (fortunately for Beaker and the amusement of everyone else) not looked up yet. “Today,” he said, oblivious, “we shall be opening bank accounts! Everyone should have at least one! How else will you keep your money safe if it is not secured in an FDIC insured facility?”

And hopefully not in a bank that was going to be not at all robbed by Beaker! Which this one was.

“I hope everyone has brought identification with them,” Sam continued, oblivious to any heists that were about to happen. “You will need it! As well as currency to deposit! American currency, preferably, though any reputable financial institution will be able to exchange other currencies for the almighty dollar!”

This was when Beaker deployed his grappling hook, swung triumphantly into the open vault…and got stuck when the door closed behind him. "MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP!"

Sam sighed the sigh of a very put-upon and very tired eagle. It was a very loud and long sigh.

“Everyone, bring your required paperwork with you and line up! Please ignore the Beaker behind the vault door,” he continued. That was almost certainly easier said than done. But surely Beaker was at least secured in there. It was a bank vault! What could be more secure?

Well, maybe a bank vault that didn't have a Muppet with slightly worrisome access to fireworks? (There had been a Lunar New Year sale!)

Because that was a wall exploding and a lot of color and smoke.

…and the fire suppression system kicking on. Again. Sorry, Sam.

Library - Friday

[onlyajones]

When Jo who finally remembered that it was Friday got to the library, she was surprised to find that all the books were different shades of pink and red today, so that was something a bit different as she went about reshelving the quite large stacks of books that she had to put away.

At least it just seemed to be the books that had changed colour and it made it a bit easier to put away the books at least.