fandomhigh | Shop Class; Tuesday, Fourth Period [02/13].

Amaya stood at the front of the classroom, not with her usual excitement for a project as she usually was, but, instead, with a deep sigh and a shake of her head.

"Apropos of absolutely nothing," she insisted as a way to get things started, "we're doing a project today that's going to utilize a lot of the tools and skills we've learned up to this point and learn how to make metal roses."

It was such a shame, really, that such a cool project was always tied in with such a terrible holiday, but....it was a cool project, and the students did seem to like it, and it was always a bit some good advertising for one of the more profitable items at the shop, especially this time of year.

"Now," she said, smoothing into that whole advertising part for a moment, "these are similar to the ones I actually make every year in my shop, but those are created and hammered out in the forge. These skip some of those steps and will utilize other tools, like metal saws, drills, and welding torches, to created an equally stunning result. Metal has a reputation for being tough, strong, and durable, but hopefully, this lesson shows you that, if you only know how, you can bend it to do some pretty impressive stuff fairly easily!"

There was a slight pause, the sort of pause of a woman who wished she could just go back to being oblivious to the metaphor inherent in her work.

"Anyway," she said, shaking her head, "I'll walk you through the process, let me know if you've got questions, and then it's time to gear up and get started on your own!"

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To her credit, any distaste Amaya seemed to have for either the project or the inspiration for the reason they're doing it at this particular time seems to fade entirely once she really starts getting into the lecture and showing the students how they will be attempting to make their own metal roses today.

And now it's your turn to make your own metal roses! Be careful with the equipment (unless you're Beaker, it's fine, Amaya gave up worrying about that one ages ago) and at least try not to be too moony about it if you're making these with intent, okay?

Gonzo tried to make roses. He really did! He followed all the instructions carefully -- if at a frenetic pace hidden off-screen or behind a cloud of dust and sparks -- but every time he somehow ended up with something else.

Hmmm. Maybe if he wandered off the instructions a little?

Nope. That just made things weirder.

He might need to give up while he was . . . well, not ahead. But not terrible?

At least none of the sculptures were talking. Yet.

Stark was watching and listening closely while wondering if a metal flower would be too dorky to hand over tomorrow.

He decided to risk it and got to work making a smallish metal rose. There were a lot of steps to this and a lot of ways to keep his hands busy and he was enjoying the work. He just hoped it turned out looking the way it was meant to.

She's only willing to talk about the context of the roses beyond the lesson if you're interested in purchasing more, thanks.

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