Dealing With Other People's Trauma, Tuesday 10/14

[stykera]

“Hello again, everyone,” Stark said on time, for once. “Something different today, I think. A chance for you all to talk more, and for us to talk with each other. Unless you’d rather not talk. That’s fine. That’s always fine.”

You could just eat the moddable snacks. That’s what they were for!

“So…today, we’ll talk, we’ll brainstorm, ideas of ways to offer support to others who may need it. Perhaps after a new traumatic event. Perhaps just because they happen to need some support then. And sometimes it’s just nice to do things for other people.” Of course, the urge to do things for people constantly might be a trauma response in itself but now was not the time to get into that.

“So…I’ve got snacks. I’ve always got snacks. And I mentioned another day that once when I was very…unwell…a friend made sure I ate. That’s an easy place to start, I think. Bringing people food can be a good way to help them. To support them. Making food or ordering food or simply bringing over basic food items that don’t require much preparation. So…there’s that. If you have more to say on that, please do. And then we can think of other ideas, other ways to support and to help. Sometimes it’s hard to do things for yourself but easier to do them for others. Sometimes supporting each other will help both parties.”

Diplomacy, Tuesday, October 14, 2025 [2nd period]

[sith_happened]

The television was back in front of the class today.

"Often once you have enough political entities engaging in diplomacy with each other, eventually they'll start creating more formal coalitions in the hope of creating stability and avoiding conflicts," Ahsoka began.

"Where were are from, there was a Senate that represented all systems in our galaxy," Anakin said, "which was as chaotic as you might be imagining."

"Especially as in addition to the usual issues you get when you gather a large group of people with varying levels of idealism, corruption, and political know how, there were number of malicious bad actors involved."

Anakin nodded, making a face. "So, if you do end up in this line of work, don't be blind to the idea that there are beings actively working against the collective interest."

Ahsoka was being so good right now in not calling anyone here out on missing that. "Today we'll be watching a movie about such a person looking to exploit this planet's equivalent organisation." Which was technically true. The best kind of true.

One of these days Anakin would learn not to let Ahsoka pick the movies. But that day was not today. "Take notes and we'll discuss how you would implement the diplomacy on display," he said.

But it was Anakin's favourite kind of diplomacy, aggressive negotiations.

...true. "Let's begin," Anakin concluded.

Reclaiming Your Childhood, Tuesday, Period 1 [10/14]

[atreideslioness]

Ghanima was waiting for students on the steps of the school, as usual, smiling as Trebor ran around to everyone carefully handing out money to everyone -- carefully counting out a hundred dollars in twenty-dollar bills to each participant.

Ghanima was a firm believer in teaching fiscal intelligence early.

"You may have heard the expression 'Like a kid in a candy store,'" she began cheerfully. "Well, today, we are letting our inner children run free."

"We are going to Sweet Pete's in Florida, to what may be the largest candy store in the United States." Ghanima smiled brightly. "It is a contested title, to be sure, but one of the competitors primarily does wholesale -- which is not fun for us -- and the other is in Minnesota, which I have been told is a silly place to go to in the winter."

The portal blinked into existence, and Trebor ran through ahead of his mother, giggling wildly. "Well, I suppose that's our cue," Ghanima laughed. "To Sweet Pete's!"