Everyday Skills, Friday 2nd Period

[thefearwasreal]

Oz had sent an email to the class telling them wear clothes that could stand up to some rough handling. As each student entered the Danger Shop, he handed them either a squirt gun or a bucket of brightly coloured water balloons.

Once the entire class had arrived, he began. "Sometimes you need to know how to make the most of what you've got," Oz told them. "You might be in competition with people who have different resources to you, they may be better resources, they may not. But usually? Knowing how to effectively use the resources you have can make all the difference."

"Other times, you just need to know when to cool off." Which would be when he triggered the catapult full of balloons aimed right at the class.

[Done!]

Comments

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Rapunzel didn't bother shaking her own head. Her hair was up in a braid, but it had still gotten soaked enough that it wasn't even worth trying to dry out at the moment. "What are we supposed to be learning?" she asked with a grin.

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie made an unabashedly comical face and flicked a dripping strand of hair out of her eyes. "I don't know yet, but I'm sure it'll come in handy someday."

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

"That's a nicely optimistic outlook," Rapunzel decided.

She approved!

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie grinned. "Going out and splashing in the puddles sounds like a lot more fun than staying inside and sighing because it's raining, doesn't it? This is sort of the same thing."

If you stretched the metaphor a bit. Details!

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that's true!" Rapunzel had never thought about it, really, but Stephanie was right: splashing around in the rain sounded way more fun than just moping around inside.

"I suppose that we should go splash around then, huh?"

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

To be fair, splashing around in the rain in Gotham City was generally a bad idea, so the appeal hadn't set in as much until she got to Fandom. But that was where the enthusiasm came from.

Stephanie hoisted her Super Soaker and gave it one showy, cheesy-action-movie-style pump.

"Oh, you betcha, sister."

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [07]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Rapunzel giggled and hefted a water balloon. It wasn't nearly as impressive a motion, but that was mostly because she almost dropped it in the process.

Oops?