Wednesday Afternoon Assembly, Wednesday, November 4, 2020

[sith_happened]

Today's assembly was taking place in the Danger Room, which should've been the first clue something was going to get weird.

The snow was the second.

Anakin had put the stage in, though, so he had a place to stand and yell at them.

"Today's assembly is being run by our very own principal, Zoe Winchester!" he said. "And her topic is whatever she wants it to be because she is my boss and I wish for her to be happy. Take it away, Zoe!"

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Arrive and Mingle

[sith_happened]

Grab a puffy coat and some mittens! They're all very ugly because Anakin got a deal.

Take it away, Zoe!

[sith_happened]

Yay!

Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

Also yay!

OOC

[sith_happened]

Someday my attention span will return from the war...

Re: Take it away, Zoe!

[bigdamnprincipal]

Puffy coats and nice scarves weren't usually Zoe's style, but she'd adjusted over the years, and certainly wanted to be a good role model today.

"Hello everyone. Like many of your teachers, I'm a big proponent of being prepared for the future. For those of you who haven't been here for winter before, it's a lot like this - it can get quite cold, we get a fair amount of snowfall, and it would be unkind to not warn you that things can get a little strange in a similar fashion to what we experienced for the last few weeks." Festivities weren't a bad thing, it was just nicer when they weren't a total surprise. "So, I wanted to give you all an opportunity to prepare for what might be coming."

Zoe's first stop was at a mound of snow, and she grabbed some, packing it together into a snowball. "One of the best parts of fresh snow is that it can be both offensive and defensive." She threw the snowball at Anakin, knowing full well he'd avoid it if he wanted to. "Offensively, snowball fights are a great way to simulate a fight without anyone actually getting hurt, and it's honestly just fun. Defensively, snowball forts make for good protection during one of these fights, and allow you a safe position from which to stockpile your weapons."

Next, she motioned to a pile of blankets and huge comfortable-looking pillows. "Of course, not everyone wants to be out in the cold, so it's important to know how to construct a proper blanket fort. Setting up a good base of pillows combined with optimal blanket placement is vital, and the only way to learn is to experiment."

Finally, there was a kitchen area with a sink and countertop. On the counter were jars of tiny marshmallows, cans of whipped cream, spices, and other things that would go into hot chocolate. Zoe turned the faucet on, and hot cocoa began pouring out into the sink. "At some point during the winter, it's entirely possible we'll get cocoa instead of water, which isn't great for taking a shower, but is quite nice to drink. Here, you can figure out your ideal cup of cocoa--more sweet, maybe a little spicy. It's all up to you."

Snowball fight!

[bigdamnprincipal]

Throw snowballs at each other! Make a snow fort! Ignore everything and make snow angels, you probably won't get judged.

Pillow fort!

[bigdamnprincipal]

Who can make the most comfortable pillow fort? Even more important - will you want to come back out once you're in there?

Hot cocoa making!

[bigdamnprincipal]

It might not be one of those cool exploding chocolate balls, but it's still tasty!

Talk to Zoe

[bigdamnprincipal]

Her hot chocolate is extra spicy, of course.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[white_oleander]

Yeah, it didn't take Astrid very long to figure out that bringing her sketchbook with her as she usually did would be a little superfluous this week. But she was feeling like she was going to be okay with that once whatever this was really got rolling.

Re: Pillow fort!

[x_discospider_x]

Ummmmm...hello? Troy lived in a pillow (well, blanket) fort? Kind of? So that pretty much made him an expert at this one, and he was already making some significant plans to get quite obviously the best pillow fort this school had ever seen underway, and he was very serious about this, thank you, if you couldn't tell by the blanket sash he'd fashioned that declared him to be totally legit and official in such matters.

Re: Hot cocoa making!

[toottootmagicflute]

Wei Wuxian was good at cooking. Ask anyone back home and they would tell you that Wei Wuxian thought he was good at cooking!

He hadn't tried hot chocolate before, but with one sip, he knew it needed more spice. No, a little more than that. Maybe just a bit more...

If you like spicy cocoa, he's happy to share!