Non-Deadly Heroics, Monday, Period Two

[good_for_six]

Isabela and Aphra had taken advantage of it being a lovely day at the tail end of Summer to hold their first class of what had clearly resulted from a deep and personal betrayal by the moose on the beach. With a lovely bonfire burning beside them. No, they would no be answering any questions about what was fuelling the fire. Or asking any for that matter if anyone wanted to add their own fuel.


"Welcome, everyone, I'm Isabela, the dashing pirate captain, and this is my good friend Doctor Aphra the equally dashing rogue archaeologist," she said, bowing and dramatically flourishing a hand in Aphra's direction. "And together we'll be teaching you all about Non-Deadly Heroics." For some reason.

"Think of it as learning pragmatic ways to save the world without dying in the process," Aphra said. "Because boy do people seem to need it. Also there are lots of threats in a galaxy, can't fix the next one if you're dead because of the first."

"Anyway, since it's our first class, we'll be having introductions, name, class, and a time you did something people might consider heroic without dying!"

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Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[pun_king]

Graham, it would seem, had very little emotional baggage with him at all, which....probably wasn't that surprising, to anyone who really knew him. All he pretty much carried with him was a satchel of Fear of Not Living Up To His Potential and a little wheely-case of Father's Untimely Death.

All the good stuff, in this regard, was still to come later in life.

So he was just sort of wondering what the big deal was with all the luggage as he shrugged a little, smiled at everyone, and waved his hand.

"Hey, everyone! My name's Graham, Graham Cra--"

A tiny little pouch seemed to fall out of the sky, landing right on Graham's noggin, at that precise moment, startling him a little as he caught it and read Socially Stunted on its front.

"Huh," he said, opening it up to see if there were at least any jewels or coins inside, which there was not so he just sort of shrugged again and tucked it away into his cloak.

"Anyway, I'm Graham, I'm a sophomore, and, oh, I've done plenty of heroic things without dying! I'm pretty sure most of us here have, otherwise we wouldn't be here right now, on account of, you know, dying, but I know that doesn't really necessarily mean you couldn't also be here, but there was this one time, I helped a chicken cross the road! But do you know why it had to cross the road?"

Graham.

Graham, no.

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[good_for_six]

Isabela grinned.

"I don't know, why did the chicken cross the road?"

Graham, yes.

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[pun_king]

Why? Why did you all continue to encourage him like this?

"Beak-cause he could!" Graham answered, grinning from ear to ear and looking far too proud of himself.

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[good_for_six]

Because Isabela lived for chaos.

"Oh that's a good one," she said, clapping her appreciation.

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[pun_king]

"Thanks!" said Graham, beaming all the more because he'd gotten applause for that one! Applause!

"I've got another one," he said, almost singing it out, grinning as he leaned eagerly toward what had now been locked in, he was sure of it, as a willing (and, more importantly, appreciative audience). You only had yourself to blame, Isabela.

"Why did the horse cross the road?"

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[good_for_six]

Isabela was all about the terrible puns and jokes, so she hardly considered that a bad thing. "Was it following the chicken?"

Re: Introductions - NDH 01

[pun_king]

"No," Graham said, but with a grin that showed he was delighted by Isabela's guess....or that she'd even guessed at all.

"He just wanted to visit his neeeeigh-bor."