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Practical Phys Ed, Monday, Period 3
"First off, if I find out that anyone went to see a superhero movie where two jerks in capes punch each other because the guy who created Facebook made them and it wasn't done ironically, you fail this class," Fred said. "Just on principle."
"Speaking of principles of this class, you might have noticed that most of the class is about running. Why is that? Why is that the most practical thing for you to get good at?" Fred asked. "Two reasons. First, cardio is great for you. Really improves your quality of living. Second, because there's a lot of things to run from in the world. Run to, too. And either direction you're running, you really want to make sure you know how to do it right."
"So this week, we're taking the old playground game of tag, because that's a thing where you're both running to and from. We're doing it a little differently, though. Two people are It. You have to chase your classmates around and try to tag them. NO TAG BACKS. If somebody tags you, they have five seconds of immunity and you have to stand still until those five seconds are up. Since this is a playground game, guess what?" Fred gestured at the shop all around him as the setting changed to a slightly scaled up playground. Monkey bars, slides, swings... All the equipment was properly sized for teens.
"Oh, and anyone who is It by the end of the game is going to get sprayed with slime. So, don't be It." That was a lie. Everyone was going to get sprayed with slime. But at least it was fake and wouldn't exist outside the shop!
"Speaking of principles of this class, you might have noticed that most of the class is about running. Why is that? Why is that the most practical thing for you to get good at?" Fred asked. "Two reasons. First, cardio is great for you. Really improves your quality of living. Second, because there's a lot of things to run from in the world. Run to, too. And either direction you're running, you really want to make sure you know how to do it right."
"So this week, we're taking the old playground game of tag, because that's a thing where you're both running to and from. We're doing it a little differently, though. Two people are It. You have to chase your classmates around and try to tag them. NO TAG BACKS. If somebody tags you, they have five seconds of immunity and you have to stand still until those five seconds are up. Since this is a playground game, guess what?" Fred gestured at the shop all around him as the setting changed to a slightly scaled up playground. Monkey bars, slides, swings... All the equipment was properly sized for teens.
"Oh, and anyone who is It by the end of the game is going to get sprayed with slime. So, don't be It." That was a lie. Everyone was going to get sprayed with slime. But at least it was fake and wouldn't exist outside the shop!
Re: TAG!
But they were in class!
"He was?" Kathy asked, sounding calm and collected and not at all dazed, really. "Wait, about what?!"
Re: TAG!
She grinned shamelessly at Kathy and stood up. "Oh, things," she said by way of non-answer, palming a smoke vial out of her hip-scarf.
It was the flexibility, which was now giving Isabela all sorts of wonderful ideas.
Re: TAG!
She sat on the ground, still looking a little confused by the turn of events that had led to this. "Not a helpful answer," she mumbled.
And then showed off more of that flexibility getting back up to her feet. But that was just how Kathy rolled.
Re: TAG!
a public commclass."You can always ask Dante," she cheerfully sing-songed, skipping back out of Kathy's way, because she was the worst.
Re: TAG!
And then she was whirling around to chase someone else. It wasn't a retreat, it was a tactical withdrawal!