Wilderness Survival Redux (Week One) | A Clearing in the Woods, Thursday Morning

[psycho-barbie.livejournal.com]

Callisto did not look happy as she waited for the the class finish coming into the clearing.

"First things first. Those stories you've been hearing on the rado about shoe stealing? True." She held up a large box. "At the start of each class you will take off your shoes and put them in this box. You will get them back at the end of class, if I believe that you have paid sufficient attention in class. Otherwise I get to keep them for the week. After you've done that I want you to introduce yourself to the class and say why you decided to take this workshop."

"Since this is the first class, I'd thought I'd start with something fairly simple. Fandom is filled with many unique and interesting animals, from the ducks and giant squid, to the dancing lemers and weetiny bunnies, to the minature giraffes and shy, retiring teal deer, to John Crichton. Some of these are harmless, others dangerous, still more tasty. Which is why, when lost in the wilderness, it's important to know what animals might be in your near vicinity. One of the best ways to do this is through tracking, the basics of which I will be teaching you today."

Callisto went on to give a very interesting and informative talk on tracking. It might even have drawn the attention of a few teal deer.

"Your assignment today is to split into pairs and identify which Fandom animal made the set of tracks I've assigned you.

"Good luck. You're going to need it."

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Pairs are:
1. Samuel Anders
D'anna Biers

2. Bridge Carson
Samantha Carter

3. Walter Dornez
Tyler Durden

4. Rory Gilmore
Gwynn Hood

5. Peter Pevensie
Dean Winchester

[ooc: if you get stuck labelled photos can be found in this gallery.]


[ooc: wait for the ooc threads They're up! Post away.]

Comments

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"She said a 'Fandom animal,' so I'm going to guess it's something a little more exotic." He ran through the list of animals covered, as well as the ones the cabins had been named for. "It's not a teal deer or a weetiny bunny. Not a lemur or a giant squid. What does a pangolin look like, do you know?"

[ooc: Yeah, I was stumped and looked in the gallery Callisto linked. It's a meerkat.]

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I heard pangolins are weird anteaters," Tyler said. "Not that that helps, because I have no idea what anteater tracks look like."

He kicked at the ground, far enough away not to disturb the tracks. "Koalas are always in trees, right? And I think we can say not a flamingo. And definitely not a stickbug."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Okay, so maybe a pangolin. We can rule out potbelly pigs, snakes, seawhorses... what's a meerkat? Is it a cat? And aye-ayes?" He shook his head. "I need to take zoology before I take this class."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what meerkats are exactly. They're weird little things, but I think they can run around on their back paws."

"I bet that's what this is."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"A meerkat." Walter nodded. "I'll take your word for it and count us as done. And so far no running barefoot through the woods. I think I shall consider this a successful day."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Callisto hasn't even tried to kill us," Tyler said, almost sounding disappointed. "Excellent work, Walter."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I'd appreciate it if she'd wait until I've had another week to heal," Walter said, making a joke of it. "Or someone will probably yell at me for being irresponsible."

He clapped Tyler on the shoulder and stood up. "You, too, Tyler. Good work."

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler looked fully at Walter's wounds for the first time. "I've seen worse," he said. "Not often, though. You feeling okay?"

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I've been hurt worse. I'll be right as rain by next session." That was his story and he was sticking to it.

Re: Pairing Three - Walter Dornez & Tyler Durden

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Of course." Tyler nodded, willing to let it go.