Introduction to Earth Zoology, Wednesday, period 1

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"Good morning, class," Jenkins greeted. "Welcome back. Those of you not familiar with American holiday traditions — which I believe is most, if not all of you — may not understand the cultural significance of today's animal, but seeing as we've not managed to cover any birds yet, I thought this week would be a perfect opportunity to tackle one of the larger species of that class: the turkey."

There was a rumble from behind the supply closet door, which rattled in its frame. Jenkins shot the door a concerned look, then turned back to the class. "Now, ah. Turkeys are —"

The supply closet door burst open, spilling forth a rafter* of four-foot-tall, bald-headed birds, all flapping their wings and gobbling aggressively.

"-- attacking," Jenkins finished. "The turkeys are attacking. Wild turkeys can be extremely aggressive. I highly suggest taking the high ground." He stepped with tremendous dignity onto a chair. "Though if anyone would care to try to get these turkeys out of my classroom, I would be eternally grateful. . . ."

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On the defensive

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Peridot

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Yang Xiao Long

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Prince Sidon

TURKEY ATTACK!

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Fight those nasty gobblers! Or climb onto tall things! Or run away! You do you.

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Peridot was very much going to run away, thank you. And climb up onto a tall thing just as soon as she came across a tall thing that she could get up onto before getting smacked around by a large, evil ball of feathers. Not so easy, when you were so wee.

So! Running it was!

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Defense? Pffffffffffft.

Yang stood up, stretching her arms lazily above her head as she gave a grin that was all sharp edges and unrestrained glee. If you were watching very, very closely, you might see an almost translucent shimmer pass over her as she activated her Aura, almost like a force field, before fading away.

"Finally." With a flick of her wrists, the Ember Celica whirred to life, expanding from her bracelets to extend into her full offensive gauntlets. A second gesture, and the chambers filled with the non-lethal concussive rounds.

Yeah, she'd get these weird birds out of the classroom, but not without making feathers fly, and probably breaking a chair or two (and possibly leaving a turkey-shaped dent in a wall).

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Sidon was a tall thing that someone could climb onto...if he wasn't too busy moving, throwing himself into the fray of feathers with an enthusiasm that really didn't seem fair, considering how much bigger he was than him.

He was laughing the whole time, absolutely delighted, no matter how many wings or beaks or feet his got in his face. He remembered hearing stories of cuckoos attacking a person like this, but never imagined he would ever experience something even remotely like it.

He wasn't doing to well trying to get them out, like he was attempting to do, but, dammit, he was having fun all the same.

Talk to Jenkins

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Yeah, he has no excuse for this.

OOC

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I spent all evening baking things, so you get attack turkeys. That is the glory of the holiday.