fandomhigh | True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 3, Period 3

Partially because of the weather, though mostly due to the topic at hand, this week the workshop met in the Danger Shop.

Hercules himself was wearing a nice brown suit, with a white shirt, green tie, and his normal golden wristbands and headpiece-thingy. Behind him, however, were several mannequins. One dressed like his outfit the class had seen in previous sessions, the sash, the skirt, the sandals. Another wore an outfit that looked more pro-wrestler, with a body harness, a pair of wrestling trunks, shorter sandals, and a belt with a giant 'H' on it.

The others, however, wore costumes of some of Hercules' former teammates. The purpletastic Hawkeye, the equally purple singlet of She-Hulk, the poncy outfit of Thor, and a few others.

Once the class had gathered, they'd find a set of chairs to sit in. Behind them were racks upon racks of simulated clothes, which would become important later.

"Greetings, young heroes!" Hercules said with a grin. "This week, we've got one of the aspects that may seem shallow, but is actually quite important. The greatest opening line ever will not help you strike fear, if your outfit instead elicits laughter and guffawing. I will admit, my outfit sometimes gets laughs from those who think that a man needs pants to be manly. But then I'd do things such as throw them across a room and they learned quickly not to do that again."

He laughed, because he always enjoyed himself. "But the thing is, you must pick something that works for you. Practicality can be useful, but so can impractical clothes that get the right response. Some womanly warriors find that accentuating their form in order to distract their foes is quite useful." He pointed at the She-Hulk costume for that. "Some heroes find that they must have at least sixteen pouches on their outfit in various places. I have no idea what one puts in these pouches, but I have always laughed at the thought they just contain juice boxes. Mmmmm, Juicy Juice. A fine beverage."

Hercules then gestured at the racks. "All I ask you to do today is to put together an outfit for being a hero. Then model it for the class and tell me why you chose what you chose. If you wish to take something from one of the mannequins, you had better make a very good case, as those are the outfits of Avengers, champions without equal." He clapped his hands together. "Well, as the magnificent mortal Tim Gunn says, make it work!"

[ooc: ~~OCD first, plz~~ Class is up and running!]

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In the end, Raven stuck with her black cloak and dress, though she added opera length gloves and thigh high boots ~~that improbably stayed up~~ for fun.

"I am comfortable in this," she said. "I see little reason to change it, as I do not have a secret identity to maintain."

"I like it," Hercules says. "It is like a dark version of fair Wanda's outfit, may she rest in peace. Though perhaps something feathered could accentuate your name?"

"Who is Wanda?" Raven asked curiously.

She lifted her cloak up and studied the bottom edge. "I suppose I could add feathers to my cloak," she said. "But they do not seem very practical."

Hercules gestured to one of the mannequins (http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/s_1d/scarletwitch.jpg). "An Avenger, who met a tragic end after very tragic happenings. She was known to the world as Scarlet Witch."

"As for practicality... a cloak of feathers may not be practical, but it would look amazing."

"I am very sorry to hear that," Raven said. She'd tried on something similar with her costume changes, but she hadn't known she'd been imitating a dead woman then.

"Is there a cloak of feathers amongst your wardrobes?" she said, glancing back at the racks.

"If you cannot find one, I think I can program one into the system, quickly. Sadly these outfits will not exist outside of the classroom. So I would advise against wearing them out," Hercules said.

"I will go look," Raven said. "Please excuse me, Professor Hercules."

She moved back over to the racks and discovered a long cloak made of black feathers. Even the hood was fringed with feathers. She tried that one on then returned to Hercules for his opinion.

"I like it," Hercules said, giving her a thumbs-up. It is striking, and actually rather beautiful." He paused. "...and please, just call me Hercules."

Raven couldn't help but smile and do a little spin in the cloak. It was lovely.

Her face fell a little at Hercules's other words. Oh, Azar, another one who didn't like being called by his title. "But that is not respectful," she said, brow furrowing. "You are my teacher. I should not address you so familiarly."

"I'm Hercules," he said. "A hero of the people. I would have everyone be so familiar with me. I did not attend any college or university to be a professor. I only went to the school of hard knocks, I believe the saying goes."

He chuckled. "So consider us familiar!"

"But you are still my teacher," Raven said. She didn't want to make her instructors feel uncomfortable, but it was hard to even think of calling them by their first names. If Anakin ever told her to address him by name she'd probably flail.

She caught sight of herself in a mirror and frowned as she remembered another Raven wearing another cloak of feathers, only that cloak had been made from Warren's wings. Warren who was in this class right now. That made her stomach twist, and she shrugged the cloak from her shoulders. No, feathers would not do after all. Azar, what if Karla had seen her like that?

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