Shop Class: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

As the student enter the shop, they'll see that it looks like a normal shop classroom with various materials for building having been pulled out from the supply closet.

"All right guys, I know this is a day late and a dollar short but I want you to build something the signifies yesterday's holiday. Or... if you are against valentine's day in general? Something that is symbolizes "Anti-Valentines" day."

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Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"...and yes, Carter, if you build both you get extra credit."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Feeling more than a little grumpy, Sam first took some wood, duct tape and pipe cleaners. She drilled two holes through the wood and stuck the pipe cleaners through the holes, bending them in a downward direction. She attached a smaller block of wood to the end of the long rectangle of wood with some duct tape and drew on a confused expression using a black Sharpie marker. The end result may have looked like a very crude representation of Jack O'Neill, or it may have just been a coincidence.

Not seeing any anvils around, she spent the rest of the class constructing a trebuchet out of metal pipes, wood, eye hooks and cable. She then took a cinder block and placed it in the correct position, then did some quick calculations and placed the trebuchet in relation to the small wood figure.

When she released the catch on the cable, the trebuchet flung the cinder block through the air. The block landed directly on the wooden figure, breaking it into thousands of splinters, two pipe cleaners, and some rolled up duct tape.

"Thanks, Mac. I feel better now."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Do I need to ask who that was Carter?"

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She grinned, and it probably wasn't completely pleasant. "Nope. Catharsis comes in many shapes and forms. Sometimes, if you're lucky, it involves wanton destruction, anvils, or explosives."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova limped into class, scowling, and deftly constructed a fully functioning gallows. Complete with effigy of Cupid dangling, limp and beaten. She spent the rest of class trying to design some way to create small figures which could beat it with bats. She was having luck with rubberbands.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac looks at the gallows with a little apprehension, but give Ivonova a thumbs up. "Nice job."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia thought for a while, then pulled out her present from Blair and got to work. Using an odd combination of wood, metal, and ceramic materials, she constructed a three-foot frog. The frog's eyes were closed, and its lips were puckered as if in expectation. She studied it for a bit, then used two pipe cleaners to give the frog raised eyebrows.

She managed to use all the tools on her new toy. Well, except for the toothbrush. That would be gross.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Very good Nadia," Mac says jealously looking at her leatherman tool.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia carefully folded away all her tools. "Thanks."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander looked at the completed work of art, and couldn't help grinning. "I'd suggest we introduce that to my frog - he was feeling a little lonely and unkissed yesterday -- but I think it might be a little intimidating for him considering it could swallow him whole."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia smiled. "Maybe a little." She tilted her head and examined her creation. "And he might be unhappy either way, this is a boy frog."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[iwasawesome.livejournal.com]

Lilly takes rolls and rolls of duct tape, and then makes a gigantic ball out of it.

She then takes a few coat hangers, and fashions a heart shape out of them, using a rusty screen to fill in the open space in the middle, and taking red scraps of paper and plastic to weave in so that the heart is red. Affixing it to the ball, she then finds a long poll, sharpens it into a lance, and stabs it right through the heart.

"Bah," she says at her assignment.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Nice job Lilly," Mac says appearing to be a little on the scared side.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[02maxwell.livejournal.com]

Duo, looking warily around the room at all the girls people who appear to despise this strange holiday that he was previously unexposed to, goes off into the corner to complete his assignment. He contructs a nice little letterbox to hold any and all Valentines, then inscribes dorky little sayings all over the box, like, "Expert in Loveology" and "Hooray for Chocolate" and "Kissing Should Be Mandatory."

After he finishes with that, he pulls out an old paper shredder from the spare parts in the room and makes it attachable or detachable to the inside of the letterbox, depending on your Valentine's Day tastes.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Nice job Duo."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

After this morning's upheaval, John just stares at his materials for a long time.

Finally, deciding to ignore everything from this morning, John finds a Twinkie, sticks it on a clean rod and pushes the rod into a flat, piece of wood.

"Valentine's Day makes Twinkies that much sweeter," he says absently.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam noticed John's lack of enthusiasm. "You okay?" She asked, softly.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Not really," John says, staring at the Twinkie trophy. "How're you?"

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

Mac cocked an eyebrow at John's assignment but decided to let it go. Obviously the kid was having a bad day and Sam was already consoling him.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander glances over from where he's been sliding day-tiles into his calendar and studies the... sculpture. "Can't argue with the sentiment, but you don't sound too thrilled about it. Which is weird for you - you miss your usual morning dose of cheerful-crack?"

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander blinked sluggishly (no coffee yet just like his player) at the available materials, wondering just which one he was supposed to do. Yesterday hadn't exactly been awful; decent night with friends in the Big Purple Losers' Lounge common room. But it hadn't exactly been booyah great, either, due to more factors than he cared to think about ever in an uncaffeinated condition.

"Parker's got it right," he said out loud, staring speculatively at a stack of wood. "Way too much pressure for it all to mean something. Whole day's spring-loaded to explode if you poke it wrong."

Thoughtfully, or at least as thoughtful as he could manage at this hour, he reached for some light wood strips. He also grabbed a heavier board for the backing, some small rectangular ceramic floor tiles, and one larger tile piece that had cracked irregularly in half.

A bit of sawing, sanding, planing, glueing and Sharpie-ing later, he was left with this:

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[manofthemullet.livejournal.com]

"Nice work Harris," Mac said appreciatively.

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[ex-izziebell894.livejournal.com]

Izzie grins. She knows exactly what she'll build. Pulling some scrap lumber out she begins sawing and hammering to her heart's content. When she is finished she has a small booth erected, somewhat resembling a lemonade stand. She grabs an old coffee can, makes a slit in the top, and plunks it down on the top.
She affixes a large sign to the front. It reads: "Support the campaign for National Singles Awareness Day. Single people should get a holiday too."

Re: Assignment: [2/15]

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Kawalsky grabbed some wood and set about making a bow and arrow set. The arrows weren't very aerodynamic or well-shaped, but they at least looked like arrows.

"For Cupid," Kawalsky explained.

Chatter: [2/15]

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