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fandomhigh2025-05-19 09:52 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2025-05-19 09:52 am
Creative Problem Solving, May 19, 2025 [2nd period]
There were no bananas in sight today. This was probably a good thing. There were, however, two teachers seated in throne-like chairs in the front of the classroom looking expectant. "Let's start with your homework," Anakin began. "You were given 20 dollars and told to buy an amazing gift for one of us. Let's see what you found."
"After you've presented your gifts, Anakin will judge them," Ahsoka said, from her spot in the smaller of the two throne-like chairs. Because of course they were getting judged on the gifts. "Then we'll get into your task."
"I do like judging," Anakin said, to the surprise of absolutely no one.
After the presents had been ranked according to the caprices of Anakin, the students were led one at a time through a door into a small room with a model of a miniature farm scene.
Next to the scene were various improvised building materials, and a potato.
"Your task is to build a bridge over the river using only the materials on the table," Ahsoka explained. "Your bridge must be self supporting and hold the weight of the potato by itself. Highest bridge wins. Do not take apart the tiny castle to help you. You have twenty minutes."
She blew on her whistle.
"After you've presented your gifts, Anakin will judge them," Ahsoka said, from her spot in the smaller of the two throne-like chairs. Because of course they were getting judged on the gifts. "Then we'll get into your task."
"I do like judging," Anakin said, to the surprise of absolutely no one.
After the presents had been ranked according to the caprices of Anakin, the students were led one at a time through a door into a small room with a model of a miniature farm scene.
Next to the scene were various improvised building materials, and a potato.
"Your task is to build a bridge over the river using only the materials on the table," Ahsoka explained. "Your bridge must be self supporting and hold the weight of the potato by itself. Highest bridge wins. Do not take apart the tiny castle to help you. You have twenty minutes."
She blew on her whistle.
Re: Present Your Gift!
"I couldn't decide," she admitted, "who to get a present for, so I hope it's okay that I actually brought one for each of you. If it's not, I guess they can both go to Mr. Skywalker, since this might be useful for him and his kids. They're lotions, with calendula and hypericum, which help with soothing sunburn, but there's also sage in there so it smells nice, too. I figured it would be nice, since we're going into summer, and making them meant they were a little more personal but also pretty cost effective with the budget."
Anything not spent on the materials she could just pocket, too, although that hadn't been much.
Re: Present Your Gift!
Re: Present Your Gift!
"That's fine," she decided, with a shrug of her shoulder. "Do the points really matter, anyway? I'd like you both to have one."