Food Appreciation [Week 1, Period 4, Mon. 8/30]

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

The awesome thing about Fandom was the access to all things edible. When students arrived in the completely normal classroom, they'd see a whole pile of individually bagged snack items along with a variety of canned soft drinks. There was also a teacher at the front, leaning lazily against a table and faking a big smile.

"Welcome to Food Appreciation! I'm John Sheppard, your, uh, team leader on this...well, we're gonna go with mission." If he seemed a little awkward standing at the front of an actual classroom with long tables and chairs, that was because he was. John already missed the beach.

"But seriously, you guys can call me John. Or just Sheppard. The mister part freaks me out and you don't need to be responsible for any age-related mental breaks coming. In case you care, I graduated Fandom in 2009 and since my universe moves in fast forward by comparison, now i'm a little older, a little wiser, and a lot more knowledgeable than any other version of me you may have seen or heard about. And, uh, if you heard about gremlin bites? All lies. Horrible, horrible lies." Though there were still many sources on the island with video footage of such things. Not that John was sharing. "Now, Fandom taught me how to dance, not get blown up, pick a lock, and that I'm a walking gray area ethically speaking. But I'm not teaching any of that stuff this year. Instead, you guys get to learn about food!"

John gestured to the little snack bags before them. "Okay, this is kind of like an introduction to me and my favorite snack food. I love Cheetos. There's something about the fake cheese and the way it sticks to your fingers and the coloring dyes your tongue and how those in the know can tell if you've been snacking from the orange streaks on your jeans. Uh, not that I ever forget napkins. Anyway, what I want you guys to do is give the Cheetos a try while you talk amongst yourselves and see if we can't get some introductions going for the new among you! I'm interested in knowing what foods you'd be interested to try or absolutely hate. Let's hear it."

Comments

Sign In [F1]

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Name, age, and a depressive icon.

Re: Sign In [F1]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby Drake, 17... ish.

Lecture [F1]

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Listen, pop open a bag early, ignore John completely if you wish.

Re: Lecture [F1]

[feels-special.livejournal.com]

Jane was listening. She was. She was just trying to listen over the rustling of her trying to get the damn bag open. It seemed to be one of those sadistically resilient bags that refused to come apart when you tore it, and even though you knew it would probably end with Cheetos strewn about the room all willy nilly, she kept trying.

You couldn't get her to put this kind of time and effort into anything else resembling school, but for something noxious and orange with no nutritional value whatsoever, hell yes she'd work for it. Unless she got bored first.

Re: Lecture [F1]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex wasn't that big a fan of Cheetos. He more liked Doritos because there were different flavors and his fingers didn't look like he'd tried to fake and bake and failed.

Still, he'd opened a bag because the food was free.

Re: Lecture [F1]

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ohmygosh, Cheetos, yes please! Ariel was so totally stealing some.

And by stealing some, she meant having a few.

OR DID SHE?

Re: Lecture [F1]

[heromaniac]

Momoko had no idea how she had managed to score such a wonderful class on a Monday. She also had no idea how Mister Sheppard was going to manage to get people here to properly appreciate food.

Especially when he was starting with Cheetos.

Re: Lecture [F1]

[she-sheds.livejournal.com]

Joolushko was certain that food should not be that particular shade of orange. That wasn't going to stop her from eating a bag of these things. It was just going to make her stare at them for a while first.

Food [F1]

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

There are Cheetos on the table. Introduce yourself and some sort of food you hate or want to try.

Re: Food [F1]

[longislandiceme]

"Bobby Drake, I'm a junior... and if I never have to try squid ink ice cream I'll die happy."

Cheetos, however, he would happily indulge in.

Re: Food [F1]

[not_tylerdurden]

Like Calvin needed an excuse to eat Cheetos?

"Calvin, I'm a senior, and I don't want to try organic pop-tarts." The idea was still anathema to him.

Re: Food [F1]

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"I'm Luke, I'm a sophomore," he said. "And I'm not a fan of tofu."

Re: Food [F1]

[feels-special.livejournal.com]

The loud pop before Jane introduced herself was her pressing the bag of Cheetos against the edge of her desk so one half of it was filled with air and pounding her hand against it, causing the bag to pop open without spilling a single thing. Elementary school tactics won again!

With that opening, she said, "Jane Lane, I'm a senior, and I'd like to stay away from anything that might be potentially good for me. I've got no time for that nonsense."

Re: Food [F1]

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

Cheetos! Handful of those, in the process of being grabbed

"I'm Chuck," he offered. "and I'm a sophomore. I... don't think I'd want to try snails. And I eat... most things."

Re: Food [F1]

[noearsyet.livejournal.com]

"'M George Cooper," George said, lounging too far back in his chair as he snacked on Cheetos. "'M a sophomore now, an' I'll eat anythin' that don' eat me first."

Re: Food [F1]

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Alex Karev. I'm eighteen, a senior, and apparently older than almost everyone else," he said, looking around at all the fresh faces.

"And fuc-- freaking spam is the worst thing ever," Alex said, just barely curbing his language. "If the actual meat doesn't kill you, the gelatin that coats it will."

Re: Food [F1]

[vanillajello]

"Kate Gregson, senior. And... I don't wanna eat anything gross. Like, brains or stuff."

She paused to think about whether there was anything she wanted to add. And there was!

"Ooh, and if I can make a suggestion, then miracle fruit. Because it's awesome."

Re: Food [F1]

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter felt quite satisfied that he'd picked a class that thought 'eating Cheetos' was an academic activity. He was not indulging, not yet.

"Peter Bishop, senior, and ever since I heard about it, I've wanted to try Kobe beef."

Re: Food [F1]

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

"I'm K-Mart, I'm a junior, and... really, if it's food, I'll try it." She shrugged. "That's the joys -- or perils -- of coming from someplace where food's hard to come by."

Re: Food [F1]

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it just figure? That her first and probably best class would be immediately tarnished by having to share it with someone who'd been added to the list of People to Avoid.

Somehow, having classes with people she was avoiding was a prospect that didn't occur to Ariel.

Still, she bolstered herself up with determination to ignore it, pulling up proudly as she actually got to introduce herself this time. "I'm Princess Ariel," she said, "and I'm a sophomore. I really, really hate sushi. Like, a lot."

Re: Food [F1]

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"I'm Alex and I'm a senior," Alex began. "I'd like to avoid anchovies, if possible." Those were just plain gross. Ick.

Re: Food [F1]

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"I am Helen Haras-Uquara. I think I might like to try Key Lime pie. It sounds very tasty."

Re: Food [F1]

[heromaniac]

"Hi!" Momoko grinned and waved. "Momoko Akatsutsumi. I'm a senior this year and the only food I really hate is celery."

John [F1]

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Your teacher has no TA, what a loser.

OOC | Food

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Second day of wooooooork! This class is super easy, but the interaction is mostly on you guys as I work 7am - 5pm Eastern.

Re: OOC | Food

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

I have to share the fact that I was at the Stargate con this weekend and once again had the urge to attack Joe Flanigan with my hairbrush.