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fandomhigh2020-09-29 05:51 am
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Badass Bitch Survival Guide; Tuesday, First Period [09/29].
Diaz was apparently stuck in Baltimore overnight for a thing, and, honestly, even if she could make it back in time for class, she would have probably let Amaya keep her idea for a subtstitute class, because it was kind of perfect, and definitely badass. So all the proper channels of communication went out to her students to let them know that they'd be meeting in the Forge in town for class that day, for a special guest teacher lesson.
"Morning, everyone," Amaya greeted the class with a nod and a grin when they'd all gotten there and it was time to begin. "For those of you who don't know me, my name's Amaya Blackstone, I'm the local blacksmith in this town, and, since Detective Diaz couldn't make it today, she asked me to take over her class to teach you all a little bit of the trade, because it's sort of hard to argue that taking really hot metal and beating it into submission and shape isn't quintesentially 'badass.'
"I might," she allowed with a tilt in her grin, "be a little biased, though.
"More specicially," she continued, "you'll be working on something that's fairly easy but could one day be useful, and is still a lot of fun to make, and that's a crowbar. It uses a lot of basic blacksmithing techniques that work for a good foundation for branching out into other things, so it's a good introductory piece for anyone just starting out, and a good way to hone the basics for any of you who might actually have forging experience. So! With that said, I'll take a few moments to show you how it's done, and then we'll take turns with a couple of you at a time to give it a try for yourselves. Don't forget your protective gear; I expect everyone in an apron, goggles, and gloves. Safety first! And then we'll get to it."
And it would be good to get use out of that second anvil again, at that!
"Any questions before we begin?"
"Morning, everyone," Amaya greeted the class with a nod and a grin when they'd all gotten there and it was time to begin. "For those of you who don't know me, my name's Amaya Blackstone, I'm the local blacksmith in this town, and, since Detective Diaz couldn't make it today, she asked me to take over her class to teach you all a little bit of the trade, because it's sort of hard to argue that taking really hot metal and beating it into submission and shape isn't quintesentially 'badass.'
"I might," she allowed with a tilt in her grin, "be a little biased, though.
"More specicially," she continued, "you'll be working on something that's fairly easy but could one day be useful, and is still a lot of fun to make, and that's a crowbar. It uses a lot of basic blacksmithing techniques that work for a good foundation for branching out into other things, so it's a good introductory piece for anyone just starting out, and a good way to hone the basics for any of you who might actually have forging experience. So! With that said, I'll take a few moments to show you how it's done, and then we'll take turns with a couple of you at a time to give it a try for yourselves. Don't forget your protective gear; I expect everyone in an apron, goggles, and gloves. Safety first! And then we'll get to it."
And it would be good to get use out of that second anvil again, at that!
"Any questions before we begin?"
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