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Care for Magical Creatures, Monday, Period Four

When the students entered the Danger Shop, they'd find themselves standing on a small boat in the middle of the ocean. Thor sat at the bow, a pair of oars in hand, and gestured for everyone else to take seats alongside both sides of the boat, where they'd find an oar for themselves. At least the students only had to deal with one oar each, rather than two?

"I will confess that I do not know too much about magical creatures," Thor started, as he began to row, expecting the students to follow suit. Thankfully, this was a simulation, so if anyone's technique was less than perfect... it didn't really matter.

Well, unless they then tried to use said technique out in the real world, thinking it would work just as well, but that wasn't Thor's problem. This was a class on magical creatures, not a class on rowing.

"What I do know about is the creatures of Asgard, some of which have become part of Midgardian legend. And so that is what we're going to be discussing in these classes. One in particular actually lives here in Midgard. Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent." Who was Loki's offspring, but Thor was leaving that part out. "He got his name due to- well," Thor stopped rowing and looked at the water expectantly. Within moments, a large serpentine head rose into view, the resulting waves sending the boat rocking. Don't get seasick, kids!

"Jormungand here lives in the ocean, and is so large his body encircles the entire planet. Typically, he keeps himself insubstantial, otherwise human ships would be running in to him all the time, and that would not be very pleasant, I suppose. Storms, earthquakes, and other natural disasters are often a result of Jormungand compressing his body about the planet. It is said that on the day of Ragnarök, that is, the end of the known universe, he and I shall do battle." The prophecy also said that Thor would die as a result of that battle, but he wasn't gonna tell the kids that part. Mostly because he didn't actually believe that would happen.

"In the meantime, though, how does one 'care' for a creature such as this? Simple. Do not anger it. As I mentioned, Jormungand is capable of initiating many terrible events if angered, and you really don't want to find yourself in the middle of a hurricane while out on the water."