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Shop Class: [2/8]

Upon entering the Danger Shop, the students will find that it has been turned into a movie theater, complete with comfy seating, popcorn and soda.

"Good Morning class. As some of you may have noticed, I was out of town last Wednesday doing some work for my former employer. Somehow that... uh... "work" was taped ~~using pirate radio technology~~ and mistakenly broadcast during a major sporting event over the weekend. Despite the breach in security, I thought you might like to see how one one can escape a dangerous situation by using the most commonplace items."

Mac then shows the ~~work safe~~ footage to the class.

When it's done, Mac turns to the class and gives each student a Mastercard.

"Each card has only $20.00 on it. Your assignment today is to go to town and purchase five items for your own personal survival kit. I then want you to tell me how each item can be used to escape a dangerous situation ~~and why it would be priceless~~. Assume that you already have a Swiss Army Knife and duct tape. I'll give extra credit for those people who come up with ten items."

[[ETA: Shop Assignment can be handed in on Monday if you need more time or want to play this out.]]

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"Yo Xander," John says, coming into class. "Could I buy a box of Twinkies off you?"

Xander blinked. "Is this the box you were gonna give me for - uh, to make up for defiling them with tape, last class? Because really I could save you some dough there and just give myself the box in your name. I could even write a little note."

"Different box," John says. "I've got two Twinkies boxes in my room with your name on it. This box that I'd buy off of you would be for my survival kit."

"Twinkies? As survival gear?"

"Well, they were gonna be on my list, until some ~~compact but well-muscled and not at all pudgy~~ heathen beat me to it..."

"Well I don't care if some items on your lists match," Mac replied thoughtfully. "And I can see Twinkies being used for food or perhaps removing the filling so it could be used as a primative air filter."

Xander looked affronted at the second suggestion for a second, then slowly nodded. "Okay, yeah, that's a fair one. It's ok to not eat them for actual survival purposes. It's just the gratuitous mutilation that offends the gods."

"You know Harris, despite the creamy goodness and moist spongy cake those Twinkies are on the non-nutritious side," Mac says in a concern tone. "I hope that's not your only source of food."

"I'm a nineteen-year-old male human, sir. There's pretty much nothing I won't put into my mou---"

Xander stopped.

"--that's not a potential food-source. Except sauerkraut. Grrplech."

"Really? Because I have this recipe for whipped bean curd that's really tasty. I can make a batch and bring it in for you next time we have class," Mac said, clearly worried about Xander's nutrition.

"Er. Bean curd?" Xander looked left and right. "Not that I don't love... beany products... but... I think 'curd' should be a word reserved for dairy. In fact I was kind of under the impression they copyrighted it around the same time as 'Behold the Power of Cheese."

"Hmm. Obviously the National Bean council needs to work on their image. How about I make some of my world famous Whole Wheat ~~non-modded~~ banana Pancakes?" Mac offered.

"See, now there you're talking. I'm always up for ~~non-modded~~ bananas."

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"Not for food, sir," John says. "I have another use in mind for them."

"I'll be interested to see what you come up with Crichton. Carry on."

"It... could be arranged. My supply's low, though - I think I only have about 5 boxes left back at the room." Xander eyed him cautiously. "By 'survival' we're talking 'to eat' and not 'to build a raft out of' right? Because aside from the blasphemy issues there, they don't float well."

"Well, they would for food but not right away," John says. "And not for me. I'll owe you like ten favors," John says enticingly, stepping closer.

Had Shop not actually occurred before Magical Theory, Xander would've been ~~thinking~~ avoiding half-formed thoughts about personal bubbles and people who apparently didn't seem to possess them. As it was, he grinned weakly.

"Um. Sure? I'd have to run back to my room to get it, though. Surprising as it may seem, I don't usually carry boxes of twinkies around with me. Too bulky. Five or six individually-wrapped ones in the backpack, max."

"Okay," John says brightly. "I'll owe you favors, dude. Anything you want. Seriously."

Wow, his eyes are really blue. "I, ah, hope you know that it's only through sheer strength of character that the words 'sabotage Angel's hair-care products' are not coming out of my mouth right now," Xander answered. He grabbed his room key from his backpack. "I'll just run and get those favors -- I mean Twinkies -- now."

"I can walk with you if you'd like," John offers, "and I'd so sabotage his haircare products for Twinkies. It'd be fun."

"Oh. Uh. Sure? Not actually necessary; it's just back over to the dorms, but if you want to..." Xander grabbed his bag, then. "I live up on this place they call 'Four' where the tumbleweeds blow down the halls and into the Common Room..."

"Ah, four," John nods sagely. "I have heard of this mythical place. Where the Twinkies grow wild and the halls are gilded with cream, right?"

"I think if Twinkies grew wild on Four, you guys wouldn't keep that Coolest Floor title for long," Xander pointed out. "Plus I think you can only gild things with gold. Cream tends to dry out and get sticky."

"Only if you leave the cream out," John says. "Put the cream in a warm container and I bet it stays good. Besides, gold is boring. Stuff needs to be gilded with cream."