The Magic of Plants, Wednesday, Per 3

[glacial_queen]

It felt good to be back on the island again and in front of a class. Even though it seemed like she only came to the island these days when everything was exploding, Karla still missed Fandom and all of its whimsical madness. Though since she did have a class to teach, she should probably get on that, rather than reminiscing about the times she'd had class in this very room and the state of her old locker.

"Hello, class, and welcome to the Magic of Plants," she said, giving her class an easy smile. "Which, depending on where you're from, might have a disappointing ratio of magic to plants. This isn't some introduction to witchcraft--that's not how my Craft works--we are going to learn to unlock a lot of the uses of some common plants you might come across in your day to day life. You likely already know that plants are integral to our survival as a species; they feed us, clothe us, shelter us, provide us the bases for a great many medications and remedies. Also, tea, coffee, and chocolate all come from plants and without those necessities, we'd have to have serious conversations about how much of life is actually worth living."

Because coffee. Life-giving, precious coffee.

"But since you've all been on the island for at least a semester, then you know what the first week is for. So, introductions! Name, class, why you took this course, and then an old favorite ice breaker of mine--two truths and a lie. Tell the class two truths about yourself and one lie and we'll all guess which one is a lie. And then once that's done, we're going to use plants to make papyrus sheets like your Ancient...Sumerians did? No, that doesn't sound right, hold on." Karla looked at her phone to double check. "Ah! Ancient Egyptians! Right, like the Ancient Egyptians did."

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Re: Introductions

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Okay, soooooo, I'm Summer Smith," said Summer with a little wave and smiles for the familiar faces. "I'll be a senior come next year, so, ugh, almost there, right? I'm taking this course because the bogus government back home is making me, aaand, let's see. Two truths and a lie."

Summer bit her lip a little, trying to think of some good ones. Honestly, the hardest part for her was thinking up the lie.

"I, uh, used to work for the devil, I have a cat named...Gingersnap, and I....have never been to the moon."

Yet. That was maybe tomorrow.

Re: Introductions

[intotheout]

"The cat thing," Tip said. "You had to think about what its name was."

Re: Introductions

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Maybe I was pausing for dramatic effect," Summer countered. But a second later, she grinned and waved her hand. "But, nah, you're right."

Summer never was a very good liar.

Re: Introductions

[intotheout]

"So I'm down to devil or moon," Tip mused. "Well, I know your world has space stuff going on, but you said you haven't been to the moon. . . . I'm going to say the devil thing. 'Cause that's just creepy."

Re: Introductions

[somethingwithturquoise]

"No, no," Summer corrected, "the cat thing was the lie. We've had a dog, but never a cat. I haven't been to the moon before, and I actually did work for the devil, who was a surprisingly cool guy up until the moment he totally Zuckerburged me and kicked me out of the company that I pretty much started for him."

Re: Introductions

[glacial_queen]

"That's an impressive list," Karla said, musing. "If I had to guess, I'd say working for the devil? I know how pissy people got about Uncle Saetan, so I feel most people wouldn't work for the devil."