Fandom High School

Minsc had been very excited for this second class, even if, instead of massive desk destruction, he had learned his lesson and simply had all the chairs and desks shoved aside, opening up the space in the middle for the much more comfortable sitting and lounging pillows.

He was sitting at one end of the circle, legs folded, with a small brown box with holes punched in it in front of him, beaming. Once the class settled, he figured it was time to begin!

( Why Transformations? )

[[ OCD a-coming has taken the shades of purple plaid paisley! Class Roster and Syllabus! ]]

The class met, for the final time that semester, in a regular classroom, with regular desks and regular chairs. Minsc certainly hoped none of his students were entertaining the idea of cheating on their exam, because the setting was already making him feel a mite restless. He riffled through the large stack of papers in his calloused hands, dog-earing the corners unintentionally, although they were looking in pretty rough shape already. Someone, who would remain nameless, had been nibbling on them.

"Good morning, students! This is our last class this semester! I hope you have studied! Let me take a moment to share with you that it has been an excellent class and I hope you all enjoyed it as well as I have! This is the first test I have ever had to give involving pencil and paper rather than sword and blood, so I hope it is not too easy.

He paused, for dramatic effect.

"Or hard! You have an hour to complete it; you may leave when you are finished, and keep your eyes on your own paper or else you might not have any eyes after that! Boo and I are watching! Good luck!"

This morning, the students would find the danger shop classroom reduced in size by about half. On the blackboard, there was a crude sketch of a great dragon, smoke pouring from his nostrils and jaw gapping open, a dramatic speech bubble proclaiming 'RAWR!' issuing forth from his maw with licking flames. On the opposite wall, there was the moddable collection of weapons, armour, and other items in case anyone wanted to stock up good and well for today's intrepid activity, which, clearly, lied beyond one side of the room. It was overtaken with a great, rocky area, leading into a mountain that disappeared into the ceiling, leaving only a series of deep, dark cavern openings.

"Good morning, class!" Minsc greeted them cheerfully, as usual, but there was a level of anxiousness in his voice. "I hope you feel you are well prepared for today!" Because he sure wasn't; he was going to be very jumpy on the Cancel button today, he feared. "It is time for us to face our dragons! Find your partner, prepare, and enter the cave of your choosing, and hopefully avoid being burned to a crisp!"

"I can answer any questions you may have before going in, and let me take a moment to mention that next week, I would like to do a little Show And Tell! Even if you have just an ordinary creature, bring them in; we will introduce our pets to the class and talk about what about them might be magical. I am sure it will be a nice, quiet departure after today!"

[[ OCD on its way is up! Please mind the OOC note *wibbles* ]]

The danger room classroom that Minsc had set up at times was devoid of desks today. Instead, there were comfortable couches and offerings of popcorn.

"Good morning, class! If you've been paying attention to things on your syllabus, it would tell you that today we might be talking about the legendary creatures! The most legendary of creatures, of course, is the dragon! There are many different kinds of dragons. Big ones, small ones, blue ones, green ones; I've even heard tell of a polka-dotted one! However, other than the wee little babies some of you unhatched last week, they are usually far too dangerous, even in a simulation, to experiment with at first.

"We might handle some next week. But you must be knowledgeable first! Today, we will watch a very informative film about dragons, since you are all probably sick of me talking on and on and on! Please pay very close attention! And then, over the week, I expect every one of you to go and research dragons and present to me a report of at least two pages, on what you find out about taking care of dragons. Then we will see if you can handle them or if you will all turn out to be a big scorched mess!"

"Oh! And I almost forgot! Thanks to Lady Ella and her fortuitous job at the Diner of Luke, I have been informed that those of you in Sir Anakin's Ethics class have been charged with taking care of a small warrior creature called a Wokling! I am willing to give extra credit to those of you taking care of these noble creatures if you are interested in receiving it! Just come talk to me after class!"

[[ OCD a-cominn is up! ]]

It was up to the students to decide whether they found it a good thing or a disappointing one to discover the danger shop back to the old classroom setting this morning, making it evident that there would be no adventures in the wilderness today. They might notice, especially, that the eggs from earlier in the semester were back, and, in front of Minsc, there were many piles of papers.

"Good morning, class!" He greeted them with his usual chipper brusqueness. "I am glad to see you all here again for another class! It makes me sad to tell you that today will be very boring, but it is very important. You see, it is almost time for your eggs to hatch! But before they hatch, we might do well to learn a think or two about taking care of baby animals, because you will soon find yourself new mommies and daddies of a magical creature next week!"

"Please, take one of these packets about basic animal care and look over them carefully through the week, unless you like having an unruly pet that will bite you and potentially kill you or make your life generally not a happy one!"

"Today, you will be preparing your eggs for hatching next week. I cannot express how important it is for you to spend this time with them well! There might be a shell between you and what is inside, but this is a good time for it to already develop a connection with things like the sound of your voice, the feel of your hands, and your ever important smell. It could be what determines whether or not it thinks you are a parental unit or if you are food!"

"So, go, take care of the eggs, look over the packets. If you have any questions now or through the week, please let me know, or see me in my office, and I will be happy to help! Boo and I want you all to do very well next week when they hatch!"

[[ OCD a comin' is up! ]]

"Good morning, class!" As usual, Minsc greeted his students with the usual, boisterous, proud cheer. "I hope you all enjoyed your week off! I know I, for one, found it very restful but now it is time to get back to work!"

( Chimeras: Patchwork Creatures and Critters )


[[ OCD is on its way up! ]]

[[ Class Syllabus and Roster ]]

The danger shop today was set up on a great, grassy clearing, bordered on one side by trees and on the other with mountains. Across the plain, strange creatures idly roamed, and, near the entrance to the scene, stood Minsc, dressed in full, actual armour but, respecting the rules of the school, armed only with pretendy danger shop weapons. Near him stood more stands with moddable armour and weapons for the kidlings.

"Good morning, children!" he greeted them brusquely, quite obviously in his element. Even Boo seemed ready for battle, safely tucked in the pouch at Minsc's belt. "I hope you are feeling awake, or else you maybe feeling sore. Today, you see, is for battle!" He pumped his fist, tight around a sword, into the air. "For fighting!" Another energetic pump. "For glorification of arms and the good, sweaty feeling of combat! Today, we speak of magical creatures who will fight beside you for justice! Or against you for badness! And we must know how to approach them, to fight beside them or fight against!"

He waved his sword toward the battlefield, pointing out the creatures with its end. "Pay attention, now!"

( Magical Creatures in the Battlefield )

"Now, please keep in mind, my students! The creatures discussed today are only a few of the possible creatures that may help or hinder you in a battle! Many of the others you might see are very big and large and splendiferous, and we will be covering them much later in class, in a different section!"

"What I would like you to do today is, first! We will discuss our options. Tell me: if you had to chose only one of these creatures to assist you in battle, which would you choose? And why? The Whys are very important! Do not fear to engage your fellow classmates in debate and discussion, either! Do you agree? Disagree? And, again, with the important Why's! It is important to know all about a creature before you engage it."

"And engage you will! After we have discussed matters, go ahead, and go out into the field to engage whichever creatures you please. Try to get them to help you. Fight them bravely! But be warned; these are just pretend monsters, and if things get a little hairy, I will have to end your battle, just to be safe. I know, I know. Such a killjoy, but this is a classroom, and veneration from a good, hearty fight will have to wait for after hours!"


[[ many images and descriptions taken and paraphrased from DragonLance's The Bestiary by Steven "Stan!" Brown and has made me really miss tabletop RP. Please to be waiting for the OCD is up! Forward! To BATTLE! ]]

[[ Class Roster and Syllabus

It might have been expected, three weeks into the class, that the Danger Shop was once again made out in the same way, with the pillows scattered around for the students to sit on and their eggs resting in the nests they'd built last week. There were no signs of any desks at all by this point, though there was a much less subtle change to the room as well.

The place was just crawling with animals. All sorts of critters. Kittens, puppies, rabbits, ponies, birds, bats, spiders spinning webs in corners, colourful fish turning circles in glass bowls. Camels and chinchillas, monkeys and slugs, moose and squirrel. It was a veritable menagerie, although they were all programed to stay out of the way unless otherwise approached.

Minsc sure hoped no one was allergic.

( Magic in every creature! )

[[ slow ocd is slow. Please wait for it But now it is up! ]]

[[ Class Syllabus and Roster ]]

Minsc was feeling exceptionally proud of himself for having set up the fandangled Danger Shop thingermajig to resemble a classroom.

...Kind of. It was hardly traditional, but he did manage to get close. There were desks, but they were very short and, instead of rigid chairs, the students would find plush pillows to sit on, inspired by what little he could remember of his education in Rashemen. There wasn't a desk in front, either, just Minsc sitting cross legged on a larger pillow, with a hamster balanced on his knee. He had originally programmed a bigger desk for himself, but had gotten so frustrated with making it that he had, instead, just programmed it in a heap of pieces to one side of the room, presumably thrown in a fit of rage and annoyance.

The class might also notice that, instead of a blackboard, there was a ledge behind Minsc, covered in a thick and cushioning layer of hay and straw. Settled in the bedding were several eggs, of various size, type, and colour.

( Good morning, class! aka the Longest Set-up for Introduction Ever? )

[[ wait kindly for the ocd is up and Boo is gleeful! huzzah! ]]

[[ Class Syllabus and Roster ]]