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Callisto had two lock boxes today, rather than just one. "Shoes in the first box, clothes in the second, everything except your underwear." The expression on her face suggested that anyone who objected would lose the underwear too.

After everyone had removed their clothing and placed it in the box, Callisto continued "If you spend a prolonged period of time in the wilderness, then it is more than likely whatever clothing you were wearing at the time will come under a considerable amount of wear and tear, especially if it wasn't designed for the environment you're in. The results can be… unpleasant to say the least.

"Luckily, it is possible to repair, and even make clothing from items found in the wilderness. Animal skins, some kinds of tree barks, vines, sinew. The possibilities, if not endless, are at least more varied than you'd think. Even luckier for you, I'm not making you hunt and forage for the raw materials.

"I think you can guess the rest of today's lesson. Use the materials I've provided to make garments to replace the ones you were wearing before. I know the equipment might be a primitive compared to what some of you may be used to, all bone needles and stone knives, but well, you'll just have to deal."

"Get to it," Callisto said. "And as an extra incentive, you're not getting your clothes back until next week, so make sure that you put a decent effort into the clothes."

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Have at it!

But you're not getting your clothes back.

Show off your fashion creations to the rest of the class.

Callisto might even let you have your shoes back. Just the shoes.

When costume designers attack!

Anders signed in and gamely turned in his shoes and socks. He was even perfectly fine with turning in the jean shorts and t-shirt he had on until he looked down and realized that hey -- he didn't own boxer shorts with soccer balls on them, so what the frak?

Okay, so sewing was definitely not Anders's strong point, but he had a go at it anyway. Hacking away with a stone knife, he eventually ended up with a couple of pieces that, if sewn together properly, would amount to a sack with holes for his head and arms in it and what could only generously be called a kilt.

Now there was just the matter of sewing the things together. It was just that the whole "sinew" thing was really kind of grossing him out.

Tyler signed in and stripped down. He wasn't thrilled about being in public in his boxer shorts, but at least it was a nice day.

Bridge signs in, and turns in his clothes (minus the gloves, which he's keeping on no matter what, thanks) with a frown.

"Cal," Bridge says with a frowny face. "I need my uniform back."

Callisto rubbed her eyes. "You'll get it back next week."

"I only have the one. I need it *this* week."

Peter signed in, barefoot as usual. He shook his head about turning the clothing in but didn't protest. He just hoped he'd get it back sooner than next week. It's not like he has a ton of modern clothing.

Tyler found an animal skin that was large enough to make a kind of kilt and cut it into a more-or-less-even rectangle, then wrapped it around his waist and secured it with a belt of braided vines.

He figured he could make it to the end of class without a shirt, and set to work trying to see out if he could make sandals out of bark. The hard part was finding wood that was solid enough to be walked on but still had some flexibility.

"Then you shouldn't have worn it to this class."

"It's my uniform. I'm *supposed* to wear it to class," he scowls at her more. "You still haven't slept."

Peter couldn't find any pieces of skin big enough to use on their own. So he collected several smaller pieces or skin and laying them out, began cutting them into rectangles that he could sew together to make a kilt-type-thing.

"Bridge, you knew what I do in this class. And I will."

Okay, Bridge did this last time, on the day he'd crashed the class. So doing it again isn't that difficult. He decides not to mess with success and sets to work recreating the same basic kilt-thing and shirt that he'd made last time.

Okay, Bridge *really* does not like having to resort to threats, but he needs the uniform back.

"You know, there's a certain vampire of our mutual acquaintance that might be interested in knowing all about that."

Callisto might have meeped a tiny wee bit. "You wouldn't."

"I would."

"Bridge, don't, please."

Okay, the "please" is... almost enough to make him relent. But he needs his uniform back.

"I *need* my uniform back, Cal," he says.

"And if I give it back, you won't?"

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Wilderness Survival Redux - Week 3 | Thursday Morning, A Clearing in the Woods

Sign In, Shoes, and Clothes(WSR - Wk3)

Clothes Making (WSR - Wk3)

Talk to Callisto (WSR - Wk3)

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