The Science of Sexuality, Monday

[justhisblogger.livejournal.com]

There was a friendly little basket of condoms right next to the door when students filed into the classroom this morning. Because the teachers cared about your safety.

Well. John cared about it. Sherlock wanted to keep you all out of the gene pool.

"Birth control, as none of you were aware a few weekends ago, comes in various forms," Sherlock began lazily. Someone had also had a holiday filled with crimes and cases. He'd even been shot at! Best. Vacation. Ever. "The obvious condoms, diaphragms, pills, surgeries, and of course abstinence--ask Ms Fabray if you wish--one of which should always be employed unless you plan on caring for a child for more than one weekend."

Hell, even John looked a lot less twitchy and a lot more satisfied with himself and the world in general. He'd gotten his adrenaline fix over the week, and that always made him feel miles better.

... Shut up, it was healthy. "Of course, none of these methods are a hundred percent perfect if you want to avoid having children, except for the abstinence," he said, matter-of-factly. "That's why it's usually best to use a combination of these means of birth control. Condoms can tear, or have holes in them, or react badly to certain oils, or even simply slip off. You run about a two percent chance of getting someone pregnant if you use them. Likewise, the contraceptive pill has a pregnancy rate of two to eight percent. Most problems with the pill occur because the wrong instructions have been given, or you've simply followed them wrong."

"You will be pairing off to practice with the condom. Really, John? Is this necessary?" Sherlock was not impressed with this plan.

"Absolutely," John said, straight faced. Though there was probably a reason why they were in a classroom with faucets...

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Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"You could go that angle," Ariel allowed with a thoughtful nod, trying to keep her smirk down as she, too, carefully filled her condom. "To be really confident in the protection value of these things, you've got to get them through some pretty big tests, right? But I'm still sticking with the fact that they should know better than to give a bunch of teenagers condoms and have them fill them with water and not expect to get them thrown at them. The teachers teach, but now it's our turn to teach them a lesson!"

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"You're a little devious, Ariel," Nathan said, holding his condom filled with water, amusement clear on his face. "Has anyone ever told you that?"

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh, once or twice." Smiling, Ariel shrugged a shoulder blithely as she tied the end of the modified water bomb. Her eyes then drifted toward the potential targets. "Count of three?"

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

"Count of three," Nathan agreed, nodding mischievously. "I'll take the shaggy haired one and you get the short, sweater wearing one. The plan is set, let's put in fucking motion, man."

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Shhhhh!" Ariel hushed Nathan despite her giggles. He'd give them away with all that talking. "Ready, then? One, two..."

And on "three!," she launched her condom toward her besweatered target (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/2763766.html?thread=175362038#t175362038).

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

And Nathan, of course, followed suit (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/2763766.html?thread=175363062#t175363062) by chucking his water balloon at the tall, shaggy haired teacher.

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

And as soon as she launched her balloon, Ariel ducked down to try to keep from being caught. Her arm reached up to take a hold of Nathan's shirt to get him to duck down, too, as if that would actually help things, as she tried not to giggle.

Re: Activity: Water Balloons!

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

She didn't have to yank too hard because he was ducking down too, trying to get his taller self completely down and unseen. He wasn't giggling as loud as Ariel and he'd clapped a hand over his face but he was definitely laughing.