Boom-De-Yada Science - Danger Shop, Wednesday, Period 1 [Week 1]

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The Danger Shop was set up so that when the students walked in, they were on the viewing platform of a space station orbiting the Earth. The window stretched from floor to ceiling and from wall to wall and displayed the planet below them. Once everyone had gathered, the Boom-De-Yada song started playing. That was when the Doctor made his appearance from the back of the room bopping along with the singing. He waited until the song was finished before he addressed the class.

"Hello! I'm the Doctor. It's the strangest thing. This song, the boom-de-yada, it gets stuck in your head like a brain parasite. Don't worry! It's not. It's only like one. But as I was building something far too complicated to explain in one sentence, I started humming along and then singing and, well, look at her." He splayed an arm out directed at the Earth beneath them. "Millions of planets in the universe and everything always comes back here eventually. It's beautiful with the blobs and blue and green and swirls of white. Completely insignificant in the scheme of things, and yet somehow it always finds a way to be special.

Anyway, that turned into a class and you signed up so you're here. We'll learn about the parts of Earth that are in the song and some others if I feel like it, as well as the science of how everything works and how you can use that knowledge to your advantage.

You've all been here on Earth at least," he checked his bulky gold wristwatch, "three days, so you'll be able to answer this question. What's your favourite thing about Earth so far? Don't tell me! Talk to each other. Multiple others. If you want to talk to me, you can, but the point is to get to know each other because you'll have to work together this semester, probably in dangerous situations since the Earth, well, Earth is a bit dangerous when it wants to be.

Over there, blonde girl, looks like she wants to kill you with her stare. That's Cara. She's my TA. I'm looking for another to make sure she doesn't set anything on fire. Talk to me if you want the job and I'll consider you. That's all, go on!"

He pressed a button on the wall and the song started playing again.

Comments

Sign In

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

Like you're earwormed!

Re: Sign In

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara

Re: Sign In

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

Clark Kent

Talk and Look!

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

Talk to each other, answer the question, check out the awesome view.

Re: Talk and Look!

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara was too distracted by the view to really notice the song. When the earworm set in later she was going to have no idea where it came from.

Re: Talk and Look!

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"Hi Cara!" Bobby said, finding his way over to her. "We're in the same class! Isn't that great?"

Re: Talk and Look!

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

Bobby had almost been plastered to the window, but he'd been brought up by a teacher so the minute the Doctor started talking, he was paying attention. And then trying to think of his favourite part of his entire world.

No, seriously, it was a hard question. "I like telescopes," he said thoughtfully then realised that was a terrible answer in class. "...um. And the UN! The UN is good."

Re: Talk and Look!

[trigons_child]

"I like the people, and their emotions," Raven said.

And Rumor Gal.

Re: Talk and Look!

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata's gaze was mostly on the view--because it was an amazing view, yes--but she retained enough of her presence of mind to answer the question put to her.

"The different cultures," she said, after a while.

Re: Talk and Look!

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

Lindsay kept staring out the window at that view for inspiration to answer the question. "I like the diversity. The people, animals, plants."

Seeing the planet like this, it amazed her that they all shared it.

Re: Talk and Look!

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana started humming the song and rather suddenly realized that it was firmly stuck in her head.

"I like that I can travel the entire planet with very little stress to myself." She finally decided on an item she liked.

Re: Talk and Look!

[notmyownage]

Claudia definitely dug the view -- but she was just as curious with the design of the room and the window itself. This was supposed to be a representation of what space travel looked like, after all.

Oh, right, there was a question to be answered. "I dig that it's way more full of madcap than anyone ever likes to let on."

Re: Talk and Look!

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

Christian was mesmerized by the view out the window, but he roused himself when the time came to contribute.

"I like music," he volunteered. "And love."

Re: Talk and Look!

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Zatanna was plastered against the glass.

"Ohmaigawdthisissoawesome~", said under her breath as she tried to find her home. Not the one on another dimension, but the flat on San Francisco.

"I loooooooooooooooove the people. And magic." Any kind of magic, actually.

Someone was going to be singing later that day. It was probably for the best she hadn't even noticed certain someone, because that would have made things odd. She didn't want this class to be odd.

Re: Talk and Look!

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter mulled over the question for a moment, taking in the view as he thought.

Then, he simply said "People."

Re: Talk and Look!

[bamf-tastic.livejournal.com]

All the boom-de-yadas made Kurt think of Boom-Boom, and things they did together before she joined the Brotherhood. "I like amusement parks!"

Re: Talk and Look!

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Life," Bruce said. "People, animals, plants. "Earth is full of life that will go out and interact in countless ways. You don't get that anywhere else in the galaxy as far as science has been able to prove."

Re: Talk and Look!

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen was utterly fascinated by the view. "I enjoy the wide diversity of life."

Re: Talk and Look!

[eyebrowgoesup]

"My mother comes from Earth," Spock volunteered.

Spock was, for a Vulcan, an enormous sap.

Talk to the TAs

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

Well, one TA for now.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[wrongkindofsith]

Cara had not actually been planning on setting anything on fire, of course now she was wondering if she could set the Doctor on fire.

Talk to the Doctor

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

Who is flitting about and very interested in what you have to say.

Re: Talk to the Doctor

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

She wanted the job!

Even if it wasn't a job.

"Are you still looking for a TA? I have traveled a fair deal of the Earth, and it is awesome and this class is too!" And she was probably bouncing there; even if she didn't get the spot, she was going to love the class.

Re: Talk to the Doctor

[notlikejack.livejournal.com]

"How did we get up here?" Bobby asked the teacher curiously. "Are we really in space?"

OOC

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

No world ending this week.