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fandomhigh2009-07-21 08:11 am
tyler_gone) wrote in fandomhigh2009-07-21 08:11 am
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Mythbusting, Tuesday, 7/21, Period 2
Class met in the Danger Shop today, and there was an array of logs stripped of their bark, gunpowder, and woodworking equipment set up at one end, with blast shields lined up near the middle of the room. Tyler glanced up from his notes as the class assembled.
"Morning," he said. "This is a things-that-go-boom week. There's an old Hungarian legend that a city called Paks defended itself during a siege by chopping down a cherry tree and making a cannon overnight. The cannon worked until it blew up and took the town with it. Now, I'm not a carpenter, but I see a couple problems with that story." A beat. "Which is why we're retesting it."
"You should just have time to make and test a cannon in class if you work in small groups; the wood and woodworking tools are over there. I'm handing out a sheet of specific directions, but basically you want to drill a hole through the log, add a metal tube with gunpowder in it and a fuse, load a cannonball, light the rope, stand back behind the blast shields, and -- in theory -- boom." He spread his fingers to demonstrate the "boom."
"Please wear safety gear, please don't be stupid. This is Danger Shop so you can't get hurt, but that doesn't make it playtime."
"Questions?"
"Morning," he said. "This is a things-that-go-boom week. There's an old Hungarian legend that a city called Paks defended itself during a siege by chopping down a cherry tree and making a cannon overnight. The cannon worked until it blew up and took the town with it. Now, I'm not a carpenter, but I see a couple problems with that story." A beat. "Which is why we're retesting it."
"You should just have time to make and test a cannon in class if you work in small groups; the wood and woodworking tools are over there. I'm handing out a sheet of specific directions, but basically you want to drill a hole through the log, add a metal tube with gunpowder in it and a fuse, load a cannonball, light the rope, stand back behind the blast shields, and -- in theory -- boom." He spread his fingers to demonstrate the "boom."
"Please wear safety gear, please don't be stupid. This is Danger Shop so you can't get hurt, but that doesn't make it playtime."
"Questions?"
Re: Talk to the TAs [7/21]
"Don't come back to the club, Ino. I don't have the patience for this shit."
A beat. "Not that it matters? But she's still weaker than you even with her powers. So."
Re: Talk to the TAs [7/21]
"Fine," she said, her voice spiralling upwards, completely livid. "You're not even going to listen to me so I don't fucking care. Oh sorry pardon my language Mr. Durden but I think I'd like you to fucking get out of my way so I don't have to see you again."
"I'm so fucking sorry that apparently you can't be assed to listen to me when I say I walked away and that isn't the problem! I'm sorry, I thought that fights had to agree to use powers or not. I'm fucking sorry that I tried to do the right thing and you'd rather kiss Fiona's ass than bother to listen to me. Maybe I'm saying it wrong, but you know fucking what? I didn't do anything wrong."
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And then he stepped out of her way.
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Ino stormed for the door.
Re: Talk to the TAs [7/21]
Something.
He thought about chasing after her to point out Fiona's powers were learning, and if she had a problem with learning it stood to reason she wouldn't deal well with any other power in the club. That was why she was kicked out, not her reaction to any one fight.
But he'd let her have the satisfaction of the last word. It was the only satisfaction she'd get for a while.