These United States [Wednesday, June 18, 2014]

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Since this is the closest this class is getting to the Fourth of July with me," Josh began, starting at his class from behind a pair of sunglasses, "it seems only fitting that we end up in the City of Brotherly Love-Unless-You're-Rooting-Against-Their-Teams, Philadelphia. Here, in Independence Hall just behind us, the Founding Fathers wrote a document on parchment in calligraphy that invited the King of England to bite us, if you please."

Thanks for that summary, Sam. Josh was going to steal it. "The more technical term for it is the Declaration of Independence and its held in the Archives back in Washington, DC, but here's where our nation started. Well, my nation, anyway. Your mileage may vary. We're gonna go have a look at Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, then we're gonna head over to Reading Terminal for some food. I think it's a crime to leave Philly without having a cheesesteak and a soft pretzel." He tugged at his collar. "And some water ice. It's hot as hell here today. Imagine how the Founders must have felt in boiled wool and no A/C. Poor bastards."

He grinned at all of them. "And Riley Poole, one of the other teachers, has been invited to join us if he didn't have better things to do. Philly's one of his favorite cities."

Not really, Josh.

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Re: Independence Hall

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Templar treasure?" Josh repeated. "That's a thing?"

Re: Independence Hall

[1stinkinpercent.livejournal.com]

"It's definitely a thing and we found it," Riley told him. "Returned it all to various museums and rightful owners so it could take its place in history."

Re: Independence Hall

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"That sounds like a lot of stuff," Josh said. "So what did you need here in Independence Hall?"

Re: Independence Hall

[1stinkinpercent.livejournal.com]

"This is the place where I, Riley Poole, knew something that Ben Gates did not know," Riley said proudly. "The place where I stumped the unstumpable and saved the day!"

Re: Independence Hall

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Do tell," Josh said.

Re: Independence Hall

[1stinkinpercent.livejournal.com]

"One of the clues led us here but, according to the clock and my friend Ben, we were too late and we'd have to wait till the next day to figure the clue out," Riley shared, crossing his arms and still looking pleased. "That, of course, would put us behind and give the not so nice men with guns time to catch up. But, what Ben didn't know was that back when the map and clue was written, Daylight Savings Time hadn't actually been put into effect yet so we were totally on time."

Re: Independence Hall

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Nicely done!" Josh said. "Time zones are the devil. And Indiana. I'm gonna lump Daylight Savings in there too."

Re: Independence Hall

[1stinkinpercent.livejournal.com]

"I was pretty proud of myself," Riley said, breathing in and sighing. "And I promise, we kept the Declaration safe. My friend Ben actually said he would have saved the document over the girl who ended up being his girlfriend. And she agreed with that decision!"