Let's Play Some Sports!; Thursday, First Period [01/16].

[sword_chocobro]

A message had been sent out to the class to let them know that they'll probably want to dress nice and warm for today's class, which might already start getting some gears going in their heads about what they were doing, but even Gladio was bundled up when he had the class meet him at the portalocity office, so you know he was being serious about it!

He wasn't going to say where they were going quite yet, though, chuckling faintly as he lead them through the portal, and then gestured at the majestic snowy mountains around them as he announced, "Welcome to Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, guys, one of the biggest ski resorts on this continent, and particularly noteworthy for sports because it was here that the Winter Olympics of 2010 took place! But, since I'm pretty sure none of you are actually secretly Olympic level skiiers, we're heading on over the some bunny hills, where someone who's much better versed in this kind of thing than I am is going to give us a rundown on the basics of skiing and snowboarding so we can give it a try for ourselves! I'm personally a bigger fan of the latter one, but you'll want to give both a try and see what's better for yourself. And, hopefully, we'll still have some time at the end of it to enjoy some nice hot drinks at the lodge over there before heading back to the island."

He looked toward the lodge and the person approaching them with a grin and a lift of his chin. "Good. Here comes the instructor now. So pay attention; the sooner we get through the basics, the sooner we can get to the sports!"

Because that was the whole point, right?

Health Education, Thursday, Period 3

[ifwebeworthy]

"As I believe I mentioned last week, this week we're going to talk about vaccines," Don told his students. "You may already be familiar with the basic concept behind them, which is immunity. That is, if someone has, say, chicken pox once, they're immune and can't catch it again. That's because the cells in the human immune system--wait, okay.

( Medical talk under here! )

Library, Thursday 1/16

[noonedecidesmyfate]

The library was still warm. Hot, even.

Belle was in a summery dress.

The gremlins were in swimwear. And they'd brought in an inflatable pool.

"Oh dear," she whispered to herself.

The water seemed to be staying far away from the books, for now, so she'd be at the desk with an iced tea today and perusing a selection of beach reads.

Potatoes!, Friday Second Period

[carbsliftthespirit]

"Good morning, everyone!" Raiden said to his students once they had joined him in the Danger Shop. "I'd like to apologize again for not being here last week for what should have been our first class. I had a minor emergency to attend to with my other...well, my other-other job. Anyway! We're all here now to learn about the noble potato!" Raiden held up a medium-sized russet and beamed at it. "Look at it, it's beautiful.

"The potato is truly a culinary miracle. Not only is it delicious and versatile, it's nutritious, too. Not only is it an excellent source of carbohydrates--which give your body fuel, ignore those Atkins people--it's also a great source of fiber, and various vitamins and minerals. Especially if you eat the skins, which you should. The skins are delicious. In fact, a medium baked potato contains about fifteen percent of your recommended daily value of potassium, and thirty percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C! Take that, oranges! Nothing against oranges," he added quickly. "They're great. But you can't fry them." Someone at a midwestern state fair would probably prove him wrong on that point.

"Today we're going to start with one of the simplest and most beautiful ways to cook a potato: the baked potato. Now, you have a couple of options when it comes to baking a potato. You can, of course, cook it in the oven. You can cook it in the microwave. You can do it in the air fryer or the Instant Pot. Or, if you don't have access to any of those, you can bake 'em in a campfire, which is why we're meeting here today instead of in the Home Ec classroom. I want everyone to pick a method and prepare a potato, and while they bake everyone can introduce themselves! Who are you, what's your deal, what's your favorite kind of potato or potato dish, that kind of thing. Ooh, what do you like to top your baked potatoes with? I think I thought of all the usual suspects," he said, glancing towards the toppings bar, which was plentiful indeed, "but maybe I missed something..." He shook it off. "Oh, well. Let's get started!"