Sex And Candy, Wednesday, Second Period

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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]

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Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[selfhelphero]

"Um, I'm Billy Kaplan, and I'm a sophomore, I think," he said, still wondering why his parents put him in this of all classes. "I think my favorite fairy tale is Jack and the Beanstalk, but that might be because I've only read the nice version where Jack escapes with the golden goose, so he and his mother live happily and well fed ever after."

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

Oh, Jack. Cindy was actually rather fond of the scamp--when he wasn't acting like a dumbass and making more work for her.

So, about half the time, really.

"Why?" she asked, giving Billy a welcoming smile. "What part of the story makes it your favorite?"

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[selfhelphero]

"I think it's the fact that Jack has a lot of faith in himself, even when no one else does," Billy said, after a moment of thought. "He's so sure that he got these magic beans, and even when everyone else tells him he's crazy, he keeps on going with what he believes because it feels right. And sure, maybe climbing up the beanstalk wasn't the most brilliant idea ever, and maybe believing in yourself isn't the greatest message in the fairy tale world, but I think it's kinda nice."

Re: 15 Minutes Later...

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

"It beats out 'be pretty and obedient and a man will come and save you,' by a long shot," Cindy said with a touch of wry amusement. "Believe in yourself is actually one of the better ones."