Sex And Candy, Wednesday, Second Period

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

Cindy had left a note on the classroom door telling the students to head up to the Danger Shop. As the students arrived, they would see that it had been programmed to look like a beautiful garden. A closer examination would show that everything in the garden was edible--more than simply edible, even. Much of it was candy. Spun-sugar flowers decorated the path. The bark of the trees might be made of candied peppermint, or peanut brittle, or simple chocolate. Even the 'dirt' was made of crumbled cookie pieces, with gummy worms burrowing through. Colorful rocks were little pieces of hard candy and the weeping willow dangled branches of thin caramel over the path. The apple tree was growing candy apples, of every different variety, and the tiny lemon tree gushed lemonade when the bark was cut.

Today, class was held in a garden full of moddable candy and treats.

A really sharp observer might notice that there was no sign of Cindy.

[Please wait for OCD up]

Comments

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

"Squall Leonhart. I... never paid much attention to fairy tales. I thought they were silly. But I'm here to learn."

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

"I appreciate your honesty," Cindy said. "Why did you think they were silly." She gave him a wry grin. "It's okay. Be blunt."

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

"They're overly simplistic, the characters behave irrationally, and a lot of the times they undermine the moral they're trying to teach." Squall shrugged.

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

Cindy nodded, not really disagreeing. "That's an accurate assessment, even for the older tales, though most of the moral undermining comes in when people decided to strip away the grittier and less 'child-friendly' aspects, but still expected it to teach the story," she explained. "But there are still lessons that can be learned from them. I'm glad to see you again, Squall."

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall nodded. "I have a lot to learn."