Leadership, Friday, 3rd Period

[emoclops.livejournal.com]

Scott was feeling inspired today. This probably meant nothing good for anyone.

"There are some times when you're presented with a relatively simple project that's made more difficult by some kind of insane or bizarre obstacle that you need to overcome. That can mean having to deal with something in your personal life, unrealistic expectations from a superior, or, in Fandom, pretty much anything you could imagine."

"So, let's try something easy. I'm going to pair you up and ask each pair to put together a 1000 piece puzzle of Times Square. Decide how you're going to work together to do it, and have at it," Scott said. "Your goal is to finish by the end of class somehow."

He decided not to mention the fact that he had taken three pieces from each puzzle and swapped them with random pieces from other groups' puzzles. Or that the class currently had a nearly 50/50 gender split.

Insane obstacles, people.

Comments

Re: Do the Puzzle

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Oh I'm sure ninjas will be dropping out of the ceiling any minute now," Jack said finding another matching piece. "And I'm lucky they'll just kill me before I do something stupid."

Re: Do the Puzzle

[glacial_queen]

Karla shrugged and created a glowing shield around them while Jack found matching pieces. "There," she said, dusting her hands. "Good luck getting through now, ceiling-ninjas."

Re: Do the Puzzle

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

Jack gaped at the light show. "What? Whoa! Seriously?" he exclaimed. "You did that?"

Re: Do the Puzzle

[glacial_queen]

Karla blinked at him in surprise and confusion. "...Yes?" she said, half in question.

Sorry, Jack. She just kind of forgot that not everyone knew she was a witch.

"It's a shield. That should hopefully stop whatever rampaging monstrosity comes barreling for our puzzle."

Which she had yet to help with.

Re: Do the Puzzle

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

Jack boggled at Karla for a second or two more before realizing that, yes, Karla was yet another attractive girl living at this school.

A second later he was reminding himself that Karla was just about the same age as his daughter.

"Right! Shield! No ninjas!" he exclaimed a bit too loudly. "Um. Thank you."

Re: Do the Puzzle

[glacial_queen]

"Hey, it's my grade, too, you know?"

Though, again, she still hadn't moved to actually help with the puzzle. On a good week, Karla didn't have the patience for them.

"Hi, I'm Karla," she added, since it was kind of obvious they'd never met. She offered him a hand...and a slightly warmer smile than she might otherwise have given on a non-crazy week.

Re: Do the Puzzle

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

Jack looked up from the puzzle and melted a bit from the smile. "Jack Carter," he said taking her hand.

And then remembering again that his daughter is about her age.

And then his attention snapped back to the puzzle with laser sharp focus.

"Who just loves a good puzzle!"

Re: Do the Puzzle

[glacial_queen]

"I'm usually too impatient for them," Karla admitted with a laugh. Which meant this week made her worse at them than normal. "I prefer more physical stuff. Like, if we had to fight off the ninjas, I could handle that no problem."

Re: Do the Puzzle

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Well, sure. With the whole..."

Jack gestured around at the magical shield.

"-glowy thing."