Karate, Gym, May 24, Wednesday Morning

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"Welcome to Karate, everyone." Tommy says, looking around at the class. "I'm Doctor Oliver, but you can call me Dr. O if you want," he may have rolled his eyes a little.

"This workshop is essentially a survey course of many different styles of karate that have been developed. Each has their benefits and their drawbacks, of course. Hopefully you'll find a style that works for you as a result of this course.

While we're training in here, this gym isn't just a gym. It's a dojo. As such, I expect you all to pay attention to the rules of the dojo:

Seek perfection of character
Be faithful
Endeavour to excel
Respect others
Refrain from violent behaviour

Now, to start things off- I know we have a mix of different skill levels. For those of you who are more advanced, could you provide a short demonstration? For those of you who are just starting out, give this a try." He says, demonstrating the steps slowly.

[ooc: annnnd, i'm likely going to be away from the computer till about 3:30 pacific time. so interaction with tommy will happen after that. don't let that stop you, though!]

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Talk to Tommy!

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Talk to Dr. Smart Glasses.

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Z kept casting Dr. Smart Glasses sidelong looks in what could only be described as a fangirlish manner. "Can I have your autograph?"

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"Er?" Tommy says intelligently.

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"Your autograph. Can I have it, sir? Please?"

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"Any reason why?"

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"Um...because?" Z thought fast, realized he might not know he was famous for some reason. "I loved your article on the telepathic dinosaurs?" Honestly, she didn't know if he'd ever written such an article, but she did remember something about telepathic dinosaurs.

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Tommy frowned thoughtfully. He didn't *remember* writing an article about telepathic dinosaurs. But then, that doesn't actually mean he didn't. So he takes a piece of notebook paper and signs it, handing it over to Z. "Here you go," he offers with a smile.

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"Thankyou," Z chirped. She snatched the piece of paper, turned pink, and made a noise sort of like, "Squee!"

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"You're welcome..." Tommy says, looking at the girl and wondering if she'd seriously just made a "squee!" noise.

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Z turned even pinker and said, "Excuse me," then fled before she made even more of an idiot out of herself.

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Pip approached Dr. Oliver after his demonstration. "Out of curiosity, Dr. Oliver, what styles of karate will we be studying? And will we just be studying asian martial arts?"