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"Health", Tuesday, First Period

Steve had worn a lot of uniforms in his time, and he had to say, this was one of the most uncomfortable. But that was no matter right now. "Good morning, everyone," he said to his gathered students, "and welcome to your Health final." Just the slightest stress on 'Health,' and he still couldn't believe he'd had to change the name of his class. Sex Ed was a real class! Taught in real schools, even! "You should know everything you should need to know to answer the questions on this test," which he hoped was actually true, "and just as a reminder, I will not tolerate cheating. However, if you have any questions about anything on the test, you may come up to my desk to ask me quietly. If you have additional problems, I will be holding office hours on Friday, and hopefully we can clear everything up then."

He hoped he'd covered all possible bases for anyone having problems with the test. He'd even managed to get Matt Murdock a Braille copy of the 'Health' exam, last minute as the whole thing was, and even though he knew it to not actually be necessary. How Matt was going to write the thing was beyond him, but worst came to worst there was always Friday.

"You've been a great class this semester, and I'll be sorry to see you go. I wish you good luck. You may turn over the paper on your desk and begin."

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Like you're wearing the uniform.

Kenzi

Natalie Adams

Topher Brink ~~always looks good in a sweater vest~~

Stacey McGill

Darcy Lewis

Mercy Thompson

Hank Venture

Surreal

Ryan Clark

Seifer Almasy

Tony Stark

Dave Nelson

Billy Kaplan

Commiserate. Or itch. Stupid polyester.

Kenzi's uniform both fit, and was now lined with light cotton. (Thank you, Petra!) It was also just a weeeee bit short. And had artistically large safety pins in various places. She might have modified the shoes (http://shop.ironfistclothing.com/if_footwearaccessories/flats/ifloxf00270s12-manslayer_oxford_flat) a tiny little extra as well.

Maybe the pigtails helped the image?

Stacey hadn't planned on having to wear the uniform for two days, so now she was kicking herself for not going to Petra last night. But she'd rolled the skirt up to be nice and short and maybe in fact a little too short, Stacey did you remember you have to sit in class?, and had accessorized herself within an inch of her life.

That made it better, right?

Itching, itching, itching. Mercy just wanted to be done with this.

The skirt itched so badly that Surreal had needed to put a shield around her legs to keep it from touching. No one was going to notice if it sat about a half-inch above her legs, right? She was seated at a desk!

1. List the basic food groups.
2. What are the health benefits of washing your hands with soap?
3. Why is it important to exercise regularly?
4. How much sleep should one try to get each night, and why?
5. What is the first thing you should do in a medical emergency?
6. List options for preventing pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted disease. What are the pros and cons of each? Which is most effective?

1. Chocolate, coffee, booze, and cheese.

2. Unlike washing your hands with lye, you will have skin afterward.

3. Because you have rights to exercise, and you don't want those getting flabby or loose.

4. There's a mathematical equation about how old you are times how sleepy you are divided by how much caffeine you've had and whether there's a light to shine in your eyes like you're in a WWII movie and all I can say is, I'm not good at math.

5. Scream. Then call 911. How will people know you're dying if you don't scream?

#6 showed that Kenzi had very definitely been paying a frightening amount of attention all semester, along with her own personal rating system based on effectiveness, price, convenience, non-sexiness, likelihood a guy would be okay with it, and why couldn't all guys be put on the Guy Pill (http://www.newser.com/story/140558/the-male-pill-ready-for-testing.html) anyway?

1. Bread, dairy, meat and fruit. I think sugar's on there somewhere too.

2. Washing with soap kills bacteria and prevents the spread of germs. This is especially important when working with kids because they're covered in them.

3. Exercise is good for the heart and lowers blood pressure and I think cholesterol? And it burns calories and helps you look good.

4. They say eight hours, but I think that's a lie. Who can't do without five or six, really?

5. Assess the situation, check for breathing, then call 911.

6. Birth control prevents pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
The pill- very effective against pregnancy but doesn't prevent against STD's, and remembering to take them is hard.
Condoms- effective against both pregnancy and STD's but can break, or the guy can lie about wearing one.
Diaphragm- Who wants to put that in?
The sponge- I don't think they still make this.
IUD- You don't have to remember to take anything or put it in, but getting something implanted doesn't seem like fun.
Not doing it- Works against pregnancies and STD's but this will never, ever catch on.

What, she'd done some research into 6.

Darcy spent a few minutes wondering if she had been transported back home to her normal high school before realizing the last question would never appear on a test back home. She scribbled her answers to the best of her ability, while scratching absentmindedly at the spot where her stupid skirt hit her leg.

Mercy answered the test as briefly as she could manage and still get all the answers right.

And grumpily. Let's not forget grumpily.

And itchily.

1. Meat, bread, fruit and vegetables, milk, late night snacks.

2. No more germs, so you get sick less! Also, your hands get all soft and smell nice if you use the right kind of soap.

3. To stay in shape, so you can fight things and run away better!

4. Eight hours. Because if you don't, you wake up all grumpyfaced.

5. Stop panicking! Then, try to stop the bleeding and perform CPR.

6. Don't have sex -- lame
Pill -- awesome, but doesn't stop germs.
Condom -- like a little wetsuit of protection!

Seriously?

1. Meat, bread, fruit, vegetables.
2. You don't get blood on everything or come down with a plague.
3. So I don't miss when I [unintelligible but most likely referring to the Darkness-damned uniform and/or school board.]
4. As much as possible, to keep yourself sharp
5. Assess the situation. If it's your emergency, get to a healer you know you can ~~pay~~ trust.
6. Take your potions, and make sure you know who's brewing them and what they use. Kick males where it hurts, and don't be too delicate to scream bloody murder and aim for the eyes.

1. Fruits, veggies, meat, dairy, grain
2. To get the blood out from under your fingernails.
3. So you're not the poor slob who gets eaten by the monster you're hunting.
4. Enough that the coffee for breakfast isn't a waste.
5. Assess the situation and perform appropriate first aid until the medics arrive.
6. Condoms and birth control meds. The others suck.

Dave answered the questions as seriously and completely as he could (and doing a pretty decent job of it, he thought), up until the sixth question.

6. Room with Topher Brink. It's the easiest way to practice abstinence, which will prevent any kind of STD or pregnancy.

Just trust me on this.

Once they ping in.

Heeey, this was mostly easy! Watch Topher write all sorts of scientific things for most of the questions. Or don't, because that would be cheating. That was what he was doing, though. La.

Given the student body, Steve was not planning to count off for anyone who answered, say, 'blood' as a basic food group if they were a vampire, or anything of that nature. He hoped he didn't need to spell that out, especially considering the potential observers. Still, he was behind his desk ready to help or reassure any students who needed it.

"I have to say, this looks like a perfectly respectable exam," Lizzi commented in a slightly-louder-than-necessary whisper while the students were taking their tests. "How have you found the students' performance this semester?"

"Is there any reason it wouldn't be?" Steve asked at a more appropriate volume of whisper. "And they've been a great bunch of kids. Though," he added pointedly, "I wouldn't blame them for feeling less than great about suddenly having to take a bunch of exams that might not be what they were expecting."

There. That was circumspect enough to get around the censors.

"Were you not planning to give an exam, Mr.--" quick glance at her clipboard -- "Rogers?"

"Of course I was," Steve responded pleasantly. "Unfortunately it seems Sex Education is a bridge too far now. And I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name, Ms...?"

Lizzi gave her last name ~~which had sadly not been mentioned in canon~~. "But you can call me Lizzi! I'm here on behalf of the school board, and between you and me, Mr. and Mrs. Howell are a bit... old-fashioned."

Steve stared at her for a beat, then told her, "I was born in 1917, Ms--Lizzi. Don't try to tell me about old-fashioned."

Wow this semester just flew by.

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