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Anakin Skywalker ([personal profile] sith_happened) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2016-03-03 01:03 pm
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Around the World in Sixteen Challenges, Wednesday, March 3, 2016

Once they had stepped through the portal, the students would find themselves in quite decent climates - still warm, and humid, but not quite 'burning off your skin' hot.

"Welcome to Ghana," Obi-Wan said, his hands folded together in his sleeves. "It is a place with some rather different rules than you may be used to in your United States. Today, you will learn of these rules."

Anakin's attention was temporarily diverted by a group of women carrying enormous piles of bananas and loose peanuts on platters on their heads.

"Yes," he agreed. "This is Accra, the capital and home to a few million people." Traffic zoomed past them paying only nominal attention to rules of the road. Motorbikes, taxis, minivans and large buses seemed to communicate via honking, emphatic hand gestures, and at least three different languages.

"You will navigate through these streets to accomplish your tasks," Obi-Wan said. "When you are done, you will be taken to another part of this country for your final test. It will be a trial of reflexes, skill, and cunning." Beat. "But chiefly reflexes."

Anakin smiled. "At least you don't have to eat anything today?"

That's probably not that reassuring, all things considered, Anakin.

"With that in mind," said Obi-Wan, who totally wasn't smiling behind his beard, really. "Good luck."