Sleeping With Your Eyes Open, January 10, 2018, 3rd period

[sith_happened]

"Right," Anakin said, slapping a huge briefing paper on each student's desk as they arrived. "Another key problem in diplomacy is trying to keep up with all of the studies and briefings and fights via email about your area of expertise. Here's a hint: you never will. So you will need to learn to skim quickly and be able to talk with authority with very little actual knowledge."

Somewhere Obi-Wan was despairing of Anakin's technique.

"To that end, you have ten minutes to read the tome in front of you and then brief the class on this, your new area of expertise." He smiled. "And pray that no one in the room has more actual expertise than you do."

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Re: Talk!

[misshapen_spark]

"Aw yeah, trampolining. The fine art of contorting yourself into insane shapes while jumping in the air, and actually needing to stick the landing without moving," Yang began sagely. "For a sport that's all about jumping on stuff, it's got a ton of rules, which kinda defeats the fun of jumping on things."

Yang had OPINIONS. Congratulations, class, you were about to hear her Opinions.

Re: Talk!

[sith_happened]

"What's the most ridiculous rule, in your opinion?" Anakin asked.

Re: Talk!

[misshapen_spark]

"There's only really, like, four 'accepted' positions, which is not conducive to creativity," Yang said immediately. "--and you can only bounce a certain number of times, which, kinda defeats the purpose of a sport about jumping."

Re: Talk!

[sith_happened]

"Is belly-flop one of the accepted positions?" Anakin asked.

Re: Talk!

[misshapen_spark]

"Belly flops aren't controlled, so, no," Yang bullshitted said authoritatively. "It's about precision, not fun, and, like, that would totally hurt on a trampoline."

Re: Talk!

[sith_happened]

"So what are the accepted positions?" Anakin asked. "And what would you add to it?"