True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 2, Period 3

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This week, Hercules had the class gather in a secluded part of the preserve. Hey, it was summer, why coop the kids up in a classroom?

Hercules was again in his normal sash-skirt-sandals get-up, though he'd passed on the oil this week. That had just been for flash's sake. This week, however, he had his arsenal all on his person, instead of stowed. A great helm was held by a strap around his neck, but not worn on his head. The sword from last week was sheathed at his side. A quiver on his back held a bow and arrows, and on one arm he carried a round shield, highly engraved, with a cloth tied around and around the center, as if to cover the center of the shield.

Which was important, because accidentally turning his class to stone was a bad thing.

When the class gathered, it would have been hard of them to miss the fact that there was a small stack of crates behind their instructor.

"I did not become a hero just by being born the son of Zeus, much like young Percy here was not made a hero by matter of birth. Nor the mighty Warren because of his wings," Hercules said, before he paused. "Which reminds me, you two are now my official teaching assistants as of today!" Hercules grinned at that prospect. "You will both serve well, I think. And I won't lead you into horrible danger. At least, not in class!" He laughed at that, because Herc tended to love his own jokes.

"But I have digressed. It is not a matter of birth that makes a hero. It is not even the lofty goal. Those who persevere through stacked odds, terrible misfortunes, to achieve their selfless goals, that is one of the key elements in being heroic. So today, I will give you your own hardship through which you can persevere!"

He grinned, and gestured at the stack of crates. "In these crates are chocolate bars, bags of marshmallows, and packages of graham crackers. Everything one needs to make a s'more. But here's the trick... first you must break open the crates. And then you will need to start a fire. And while you do this, I will play the part of the bandit and plague your efforts. I promise not to use the shield of Perseus to full effect, though." He laughed.

"If you have any questions, best to ask them now."

And after questions were answered, Hercules declared. "Well, noble heroes and heroines, it is your quest to make the magical s'mores! Go forth!" And then he put on the Helmet of Hades and promptly became invisible.

Hey, no one said he was playing fair in his efforts to plague his class' efforts.

[ooc: Please wait for OCD! Class is up and open!]

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Dolf Wega

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Kate Daniels

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Luke Castellan

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Percy Jackson

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Hey, your class is making s'mores! That has to be easy, right?

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Percy started a bit at Hercules having a shield of Perseus especially when his sword had formally been the property of Hercules. Man, the Greeks were all about sharing, weren't they?

That whole thing took his mind off the teaching assistant stuff, at least. Now, he just had to figure out how to make s'mores.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

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There might have been a huge eye roll when Percy got named as a TA. What a suck up.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[wwiii]

Warren was okay with being named a TA. He'd do his best to do the job, of course.

But the mighty Warren? What?

It's entirely possible that he blushed a little when he was singled out with a moniker like that, right in front of the class.

Ask a Question!

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In case you need clarification on the activity.

Make S'mores.

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See subthreads.

Break Open the Crates

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The crates are wooden, and of decent construction. Of course, Hercules didn't leave any tools about to use to break them open.

Just don't leave an open crate unattended, or else the contents might start floating away... carried by an invisible Hercules.

Re: Break Open the Crates

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Tools they might not have, but Kate had boots. Heavy, steel-toed boots.

That and no problem with kicking things until they did what she wanted them to do.

Re: Break Open the Crates

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Percy wondered if he was allowed to use a sword that was oh so sneakily disguised as a pen right now. He watched Kate kicking at the crates for a few moments, amused.

"That working?" he wondered, pulling Riptide out of his pocket but keeping it a pen for now.

Re: Break Open the Crates

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Kate hesitated, glancing at Percy momentarily before she placed a last solid kick into the side of her chosen crate.

She eyed it critically for a second or two. It looked no different than it had before her onslaught.

"....I'm wearing it down."

Re: Break Open the Crates

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"Yeah, looks like it's really gonna give any minute," Percy agreed with a smirk. "Think we're allowed to use swords?"

[I might be a little slowish, apologies]

Re: Break Open the Crates

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Breaking open a crate wouldn't be too hard, since Warren had gravity on his side. Or, heck, he could smash it open with a rock or even just kick it until the thing broke.

But flying was way more fun.

So, really, what he had to do was grab a crate, and then make his way to a nearby clearing that had enough room in it for him to spread his wings. That was going to be Warren's challenge.

Build a Fire!

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Hercules left no dedicated firewood or kindling. But there are wooden crates and cardboard packages that could suit quite well. Assuming someone knows how to build a fire.

Re: Build a Fire!

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Ah, the benefits of living on the streets. Luke totally knew how to build a fire out of whatever was laying around.

And also he could snap his fingers and come up with a lighter. That was useful.

Re: Build a Fire!

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That impressed Hercules enough to temporarily raise the helm off his head and turn visible.

"You have the ability to summon objects?" he asked.

Re: Build a Fire!

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Luke jumped a little when Hercules became visible. Smooth.

"Yeah, I can. Got it from my dad," Luke said. "Hermes."

Actually Make the S'mores!

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Now is when Hercules might do tricky things such as sneak up and steal your graham crackers or spook you into dropping your marshmallows into the fire.

While invisible. The jerk.

Or perhaps you'll luck out and just get to enjoy the tasty reward of your efforts.

Talk to the Teacher

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After the class activity is done, he settles in to roast some marshmallows of his own.

"I love these. They are a great mortal invention. They compliment the taste of mead, particularly," he remarked, just out loud to anyone who would listen.

OOC

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So here's the deal: Short of actually physically striking or touching the students, invisible Herc will do silly and annoying things to impede the classes s'mores efforts.

This means you are allowed to mod invisible Herc's efforts to impede your character, as long as he's not actually touching your character to do whatever. If you'd prefer me to interactingly mess with your character's efforts, I will do so when I awaken, starting probably around noonish Central.

Mainly, Herc is just playing around. And showing that the best method to be a hero is often to work with others. He knows this isn't a real hardship to persevere, but he figured making students run obstacle courses while wearing ankle weights was a wee bit extreme.

Also, if anyone wants to have their character just try and take out Herc and pin him down so that everyone else can go about things easily... just hit me up here and we can try that, too! :D

Next week: heroic fashion.