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fandomhigh2018-05-18 05:39 am
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Construction 101; First Period, Friday [05/18].
Amaya had sent messages out to her students, but just to make sure, there was a note on the classroom door telling them to meet in town at 6 Unicorn Street, between the Trooper Station and the butcher shop. There was a joke about pigs in there somewhere, but, sadly, Amaya did not know it. And she had to give props to the person in charge of scheduling for putting a construction class first thing in the morning; she was sure the students and the neighbors alike would appreciate it.
When it looked like everyone was there, Amaya nodded a greeting. She already wore a yellow construction hat and goggles, and there was a table nearby with a few more of both of those things, as well as work gloves and a collection of sledgehammers. And if that send a little excitement pumping through your veins, then you were definitely in the right place.
"Thanks for coming," she said, "and welcome to Construction 101. I'm Amaya Blackstone, and I know some of you, but not all of you, and I don't know if you know each other, so we'll definitely be doing the introduction bits today. There aren't many of you, which is good, because that means we can get through that and get to the good stuff,. We'll be meeting here every Friday, rain or shine, cats or dogs, unless you hear from me otherwise. And I want to talk about safety first." She patted her hard hat with a gloved hand. "This is going to be an active construction site, we're not doing any of that Danger Shop stuff, so there's a real chance for injury, and I don't know what's covered under the school's insurance, so let's just avoid it all and be safe. You don't step one foot, not even a wee little biscuit, on this site unless you've got a hard hat, goggles, and a pair of work gloves. We'll keep 'em here at the site so you don't have to worry about losing them, and it looks like we're all generally human-," she flashed a glance particularly a Beaker "-shaped so fit shouldn't be a problem. And if you're not feeling well for whatever reason, don't hesitate to mention it, because someone all geared up but not in tip-top shape can be just as dangerous as someone without their stuff. I'd rather you sit out than push yourself into something dumb, or we can find something else for you to do in the meantime."
Probably a coffee run.
"So!" She clapped her hands together. "Safety first, and now introductions! I'm Amaya Blackstone, I own this lot, so we can do whatever we want to it, but we're going to be building the basics for my new shop. I'm a blacksmith by trade, but I like building anything, as I'm sure you'll find out. Your turn, now. Let's here your name, let me know if you've got any construction or building experience, and then, I don't know, one thing you're looking forward to this summer, doesn't even have to be class-related. We'll just go down the line." She pointed to the first student. "Go!"
Once they were finished, Amaya nodded again. "Nice to meet you all. Let me know if you have any questions at any time, too, but now that all that's over, let's get to work! Now, I don't know what the place was before I bought it; seemed empty for a while, but whatever it is, isn't going to work for my new shop. We're going to start from the ground up, kids, which means we've got to knock whatever's there to the ground. Grab your gear, grab a sledgehammer, and let's get to work. We'll start up on the roof and work our way down to cut down on debris falling on our head; be sure to clear everything out and dump it in these carts here in the street. I've got scaffolding and whatnot already set up inside where I suspect we'll need it. Have fun, but be safe. Let's go knock some walls down."
When it looked like everyone was there, Amaya nodded a greeting. She already wore a yellow construction hat and goggles, and there was a table nearby with a few more of both of those things, as well as work gloves and a collection of sledgehammers. And if that send a little excitement pumping through your veins, then you were definitely in the right place.
"Thanks for coming," she said, "and welcome to Construction 101. I'm Amaya Blackstone, and I know some of you, but not all of you, and I don't know if you know each other, so we'll definitely be doing the introduction bits today. There aren't many of you, which is good, because that means we can get through that and get to the good stuff,. We'll be meeting here every Friday, rain or shine, cats or dogs, unless you hear from me otherwise. And I want to talk about safety first." She patted her hard hat with a gloved hand. "This is going to be an active construction site, we're not doing any of that Danger Shop stuff, so there's a real chance for injury, and I don't know what's covered under the school's insurance, so let's just avoid it all and be safe. You don't step one foot, not even a wee little biscuit, on this site unless you've got a hard hat, goggles, and a pair of work gloves. We'll keep 'em here at the site so you don't have to worry about losing them, and it looks like we're all generally human-," she flashed a glance particularly a Beaker "-shaped so fit shouldn't be a problem. And if you're not feeling well for whatever reason, don't hesitate to mention it, because someone all geared up but not in tip-top shape can be just as dangerous as someone without their stuff. I'd rather you sit out than push yourself into something dumb, or we can find something else for you to do in the meantime."
Probably a coffee run.
"So!" She clapped her hands together. "Safety first, and now introductions! I'm Amaya Blackstone, I own this lot, so we can do whatever we want to it, but we're going to be building the basics for my new shop. I'm a blacksmith by trade, but I like building anything, as I'm sure you'll find out. Your turn, now. Let's here your name, let me know if you've got any construction or building experience, and then, I don't know, one thing you're looking forward to this summer, doesn't even have to be class-related. We'll just go down the line." She pointed to the first student. "Go!"
Once they were finished, Amaya nodded again. "Nice to meet you all. Let me know if you have any questions at any time, too, but now that all that's over, let's get to work! Now, I don't know what the place was before I bought it; seemed empty for a while, but whatever it is, isn't going to work for my new shop. We're going to start from the ground up, kids, which means we've got to knock whatever's there to the ground. Grab your gear, grab a sledgehammer, and let's get to work. We'll start up on the roof and work our way down to cut down on debris falling on our head; be sure to clear everything out and dump it in these carts here in the street. I've got scaffolding and whatnot already set up inside where I suspect we'll need it. Have fun, but be safe. Let's go knock some walls down."
Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Sign In - Construction, 05/18.
Listen to the Lecture - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Construction, 05/18.
No sense in doing pretend work when you could be doing the real stuff, he supposed.
Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Sure, he could just ask ghosts to talk him through things if they knew any of it, but they generally wanted return favors for that sort of thing.
"And I guess this summer I'm mostly looking forward to just getting to be outside more. Being cooped up all winter isn't any fun."
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
But he was eager to help!
You know, if anyone caught any of that.
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Was her Boov translator going to be able to learn and translate Beaker? Who knew? It was sure gonna try its damnedest to, at least.
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Introductions - Construction, 05/18.
Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
Sure, after three swings he was going to feel like his arms were about to fall off, but between this class and Phys Ed, hopefully this half of the summer would remedy that a bit.
Re: Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
Re: Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
She didn't even have anything in particular to get out of her system, just general teenager-ness. But damn, this felt good.
Re: Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
Oh well, he didn't particularly mind all that much, as this part at least was kind of fun.
Re: Workshop Activity - Construction, 05/18.
On the other hand, smashing things with a hammer was kind of therapeutic!
Talk to Amaya - Construction, 05/18.
And also prepared to fend off any complaints from neighbors who thought Friday would be a good day to sleep in.
OOC - Construction, 05/18.