Pet Photography; Monday, Second Period [7/29].

[hashtag_chocobro]

If Prompto seemed a little bit extra excited this week than normal, then it definitely had a lot to do with the fact that he was preeeeetty sure at least one of the students were really going to like what they were focusing on today!

"Hey, guys!" he greeted everyone, and, considering where he was meeting them all in the shelter, there was no point in delaying what they'd probably already guessed was the topic for this week. "Today, we're going to learn about shooting birds!"

His eyes widened slightly, as he heard what he said. "With cameras! Shooting pictures of birds, not..." He shook his head, waved his hand, all to brush that past them as quickly as possible. "Never mind. We're focusing on bird photography today. Now, clearly, here in Furnado, we're going to be working with domesticated birds rather than birds in the wild, but I'd still like to go over some general guidelines and tips for if you do want to take your camera to the skies for some wild bird photography....birdography, if you will!....as well as how to make the most out of getting great images of domesticated birds, as well.

"But before we get too far into that, I do also want to cover bird handling, too, especially if you guys want to work together to get some more interesting shots of these guys beyond the cage. Also, I've had the vet corral all the cats and dogs for the class period today, so there's no worrying about letting them out of the cage to fly around a bit if you want to explore some shots that way, too. But let's not waste any more time with preamble, let's get to the lesson so that you guys can get to the picture-taking!"

Fandom Grand Prix; Monday, Third Period [07/29].

[id_kill_him]

This week, the class would be meeting in a castle! No, no, not the school! This one was much cooler, with a ton more lava and secret traps, and clearly perfect for racing through! It was almost like it was designed for that sort of thing. Weird!

But, anyway. Yukari was clearly getting into the theme of this one by wearing a sort of medieval-style dress that you'd get a Ren Faire and waited for everyone to come in to get started.

"Today," she announced, "we've got an exciting track that goes through this here castle and its subsequent gardens, which provides a lot of straight-aways and sharp turns to really work your way through. Also, lava! Both off the side of the track of you fall off in some places, and with big spurts of it here and there, too! There's also these big angry bricks that might fall down on you if you're not fast enough, and statues that'll breathe fire at you! But don't worry! You'll have the ability to fight fire with fire if you find a fire flower on the course, and if you find a feather, you can just jump out of the way, too!

"So everyone, get your vehicle and get to that starting line, because we're going to tear this castle up!"

First Aid: Extreme Edition, Monday Fifth Period

[ifwebeworthy]

"Let's suppose," Don said at the beginning of this week's class, "that you have found yourself in the position of rescuing someone who has been held captive or hostage. And if you're thinking, 'What the heck, Dr. Blake?' please remember I come from a world with superheroes and it's been known to happen.

( Medical talk under the cut. )

Paintball!, Monday, July 29,2024

[heroic_jawline]

Since the dog agility course had added a certain something to the paintball game, Steve and Tony had swapped it out for overly large gymnastics apparatus: rings, parallel and uneven bars, a pommel horse to hide behind, a balance beam, two vaults, and a huge tumbling mat to get your Simone Biles on.

"I talked him out of the horse jumping," Steve said with a grin at Tony, "so you're welcome."

"And we couldn't get enough horses in time," Tony sighed like it was something Steve had argued with him.

"And we couldn't get enough horses in time," Steve agreed, laughing. "So we'll use gymnastics equipment instead. The rule this time will be a little like tag--if you're touching the equipment, it doesn't count if you get shot."

"But you need to move from one to the other to get to the finish line in order to win," Tony added. "Camping is discouraged."

He said like the people in the class wouldn't do it anyway.

"And we might've added motion sensors to see how long you stay somewhere," Steve added blandly, "so keep it moving."

Daily Modern Life, Monday

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Today class was in a regular classroom, albeit with a large screen at the front for him to show things on.

"Today," Jon announced, "we're going to briefly cover sport." He grimaced. "I'm not much of a follower myself, but for many people it's an important element of life." For some reason.

"In the United States, one of the major sports is called football." He showed some footage as he spoke. "The rest of the world refers to this as American Football, because 'football' elsewhere is this." He showed different footage. "Because you play it with your feet, which at least makes sense. American football is more similar to rugby. Sort of. In all of these sports, there is a ball, and two teams, and each team has to get the ball into the other team's net or end zone. That seems to be how a lot of team sports work."

There was different footage now. "Basketball is another US sport that follows this rule, although the field - called a court - is much smaller. As are the nets."

He changed the footage yet again. "One exception to the format is another major sport in the US, baseball. In this sport, one team stays on the field, and the other hits a ball and then tries to make it around these bases, while the first team tries to prevent them from doing so.

"All of these sports have a lot of fans. That is, people who enjoy them, cheer for the team from their city or a city they identify with, and follow their exploits. Often people will get together and have parties while watching the games, or travel to view them in person."

The screen split to show four different things at once: swimming, gymnastics, fencing, and surfing. "Right now, something called the Olympics is going on. It's based somewhat on an old Greek tradition and was revived last century. Nations all over the world - at least the ones that can afford it - send athletes to one location to compete in sports. Right now it's in France. Mostly. It's meant to be every four years, though lately there have been some exceptions, and the summer and winter games are split so there's really games every two years. Anyway, there are a lot of different sports going on, and whichever individual or team wins or comes in second or third is awarded a medal. It's all very competitive."

He frowned slightly at the screen before turning back to the class. "If you have any questions about any of the sports I've mentioned or others I haven't, please let me know, and I will do my best to answer them."