Everyday Skills, Friday 2nd Period

[thefearwasreal]

Ever the picture of professionalism, Oz sat with his feet up on the desk reading the latest SkyMall magazine as he waited for his class to finish arriving, there was probably something in there he could use in a future class.

"There you all are," he said when he finally put the magazine down. "Morning all, for those of you I haven't seen before, I'm Oz, and I assure you that any story you may have heard about me are complete exaggerations. Well, maybe not all of them. Anyway, this class is Everyday Skills, and like the description on the sign up forms said I consider this class to be a life skills primer, covering some of the basics that everyone should know, you know, the kind of things that you'll need even after you've graduated, so we'll be covering a range of topics, like cooking, forgery, job interviews, bomb diffusion, sewing and mending, safe-cracking, to name a few."

Oz had a slightly different definition of life skills to most people.

"Now, I'm sure you're all sick of introductions by this point, but one of the most important skills you can have is to make a good first impression, so we're still going to do them, I want your names, classes, and one example of what you think an everyday skill is, whether you have it or not."

"Also I need a TA so if you think you're up for it come and see me after class."

[Have at it.]

Comments

Sign In - ES [01]

[thefearwasreal]

Skillfully!

Re: Sign In - ES [01]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

Rebecca Logan

Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[thefearwasreal]

Who is not trying to lull you into a false sense of security by having a normal first class. Really.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[lockestheway]

Yeaaaah, Peter knew how this went by now. He hadn't really signed up for this class for the subject matter.

Still, he was humming to himself as he fiddled with his pen (stupid 21st century technology).

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was going to totally be a useful class; Stephanie was hard put to hide a satisfied little smile.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla was happily riding along the first day of class train until Oz got to forgery.

Now she was staring.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[wheeler-360.livejournal.com]

... Wait. Bombs?

Marshall was torn between Oh God What and Cooooooool. ... Although it was mostly the latter. Because, dude, explosions!

The forgery made Marshall headtilt a little, but, hey, maybe it would come in handy dealing with, uh, things back home.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[shestheworst.livejournal.com]

Britta had mostly only decided to come to class because this one actually sounded useful. And she'd gotten a call from her probate officer reminding her that she had only so many strikes and she'd already used about half of them in a week.

At least the teacher seemed somewhat cool, though, and the class, like she said, useful.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

Hank was half-bored while he listened to Oz. It said a lot about his normal life that he didn't think the list of "everyday skills" was all that weird.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [01]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Did he say bomb diffusion? Rapunzel didn't even know what that meant! It was a good thing she was taking this class, obviously. She was already convinced that she was poorly equipped with important skills!

Introductions - ES [01]

[thefearwasreal]

"I'm Oz, I'm a teacher, I think people managing is a valuable everyday skill. Your turn."

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about only having two classes was that Juliet actually wasn't sick of introductions yet. She smiled as she spoke.

"Hi, I'm Juliet, I'm a junior, and I think knowing what colors and styles make you look your best is an important everyday skill."

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

Rebecca stood up and gave a little wave. "Hi, I'm Rebecca Logan," she said. "I'm a junior, and one important skill is..." Well, people management, but she didn't actually intend to be quite so upfront about that in front of a room of people she might want to manage. "Making connections."

There. That sounded nice and neutral.

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[lockestheway]

"I'm Peter Wiggin, I'm a sophomore, and I believe convincing people is a valuable everyday skill," he said idly.

Not too complicated, but whatever - just because he admired Oz's teaching methods didn't mean he was going to spill his life's secrets in here.

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"I'm Hanna Marin, I'm a junior, and one valuable skill is paying attention to minor details. You never know what could be important."

How else was she going to get to know her frenemies?

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[likethestore.livejournal.com]

K-Mart thought for a moment. "I'm K-Mart, I'm a senior, and I think being able to read people is a valuable everyday skill."

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

"I'm Stephanie Brown, I'm a junior, and . . ." Stephanie tapped a finger against her lips. "I think being able to notice little, tiny details is an important everyday skill."

There! That was vague enough, right?

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Forgery?!"

Sorry, Oz. Rilla was a LOOOOOT a little sheltered. "That's illegal!"

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[wheeler-360.livejournal.com]

When his turn came up, Marshall sat up a little taller in his chair. "Uh, hi, I'm Marshall Wheeler," he introduced himself. "I'm a senior, and one valuable everyday skill is basic math."

It's entirely possible that Marshall's definition of basic math isn't most people's.

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"Hank Venture, Junior. I mean, I'm Hank Venture, and I'm in the Junior class. I'm not 'Hank Venture, Jr.', because that would just be kinda weird. Uh..."

He thought for a moment. "And an important everyday skill is: DRIVING!"

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[shestheworst.livejournal.com]

"Britta Perry," she said, lifting her chin almost defiantly. "Junior. And I believe that an important valuable everyday skill is literacy, a skill that thousands of children the world over aren't allowed because they live in a third world that's being crushed by the lingering effects of imperialism and the greed of capitalism! And not only just children, but there are hundreds of people in this supposedly first world country that can't even sign their own names, forcing them to have to depend on the so-called educated masses to make their decision for them. So mark this down if you can, the power of language is freedom!"

She'd smacked her hands down on the desk in front of her for emphasis, and a small smirk slipped onto her expression. How's that for a first impression? She tried to fight it down as she looked over her classmates, imploring them to either take up the cause or challenge her on that.

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[notagoose]

"Shane Gooseman," Goose said, "I'm a sophomore and knowing how to make use of your surroundings is an important everyday skill,"

Re: Introductions - ES [01]

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"Surreal, I'm a...sophomore?" The word was still strange to her, as evidenced by her mild accent on the pronunciation, and meant nothing to her. "And I think listening to people is a valuable skill."

Talk to Oz - ES [01]

[thefearwasreal]

He's there for all your problems. Unless you want to transfer, then you're out of luck.

Re: Talk to Oz - ES [01]

[lockestheway]

"Professor Oz?"

Oz had mentioned TAs.

Of course Peter was here.

OOC - ES [01]

[thefearwasreal]

World ending bad.