Exit Strategies, Monday, Period 2

[jedigrammarians]

For a change, today Aphra had her class meet her on the front lawn of the school.

"Sometimes, when you need out of a situation, you need resources that you don't have ready to hand. Which means you need to get creative and find those resources." Points to anyone who could guess where this was going, especially today. "Accordingly, I have placed resources that you need around this lawn, and once you fill up your bucket you're free to leave. Happy belated zombie bunny ritual weekend!"

Yep, enjoy your half-price chocolate kids.

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Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[outofthequiver]

Libby smile went a little softer at that bit of wisdom from Vi, because, really, she should probably remember something like that. Especially when she'd grown up basically being expected to never look beyond where she was told to.

But the answer to the question was easy, and she shook her head. "You're probably much better at it than I am," she said.

Sure, she'd started wearing jeans to this class regularly by now, so her skirts wouldn't be an issue. But the fact that the last time she climbed a tree, she was probably a Little herself, and it had come with a big speech about unladylike conduct and a punishment to match.

Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[giveittoyoursister]

"You'd be surprised," Vi said, backing up a step or two before shimmying up the trunk. "First time I climbed a tree was here."

Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[outofthequiver]

"The last time I climbed one," Libby said, watching her move, "I was maybe five or six."

And she couldn't sit comfortably for the better part of a week afterwards, and never thought she'd hear the end of it from Just and Patience, even at that age. Or that breaking a headstrong girl couldn't be any harder than breaking a headstrong horse, when you got right down to it.

"So I'm a bit rusty. You seemed to manage well enough, anyway, Vi!"

Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[giveittoyoursister]

"I've climbed plenty of other things before this," Vi said, blissfully unaware of Libby's narrative and the rage it would have induced as she hooked her knees over a branch and swung down to pass the chocolates to her. "Just not trees."

Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[outofthequiver]

"Then my point stands," Libby said with a small laugh az she took the candies to add go her basket. "That's still more climbing experience than me."

She considered the tree thoughtfully.

"Maybe you can just give the branches a good shake while you're up there," she suggested. "See what falls out."

Re: Scavenger Hunt - ES [15]

[giveittoyoursister]

"Sounds like a plan," Vi said, swinging back up to do exactly that.