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First Aid 2: First Aider, Friday, Period 3

When the students arrived today, they would find a black backpack waiting at their seat. "Okay, everyone," Don greeted them. "Tony Stark has generously donated first aid kits." That was a field medic kit, Tony. "So let's go through what's in here and how to use it, so that when you need a band-aid you don't mistakenly grab a chest seal. Hopefully you won't actually need the chest seals."

There were chest seals in here. Oh, and a snake venom extractor kit. Did they even have venomous snakes on this island? Maybe it worked on gremlin bites, too.

Don spent the rest of the class period unpacking the backpack and ~~handwavily~~ explaining what each item was for and a little bit about how to use it. Yes, including the chest seals.

"If you got one of these in a previous class," because this was not the first time Tony had done this, and he should not have been surprised when he did it again, "feel free to pass this one along to a friend. Everyone should have a first aid kit." Maybe not one this extensive. "Are there any questions?"

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drama

Drama in the Park-a-Rama [Friday, Period One]

There were a number of toy cars on the 'stage' when class arrived. Because someone was inspired by the movie earlier in the week. And neither of the teachers had it in them to deter this artistic vision.

Or they just didn't want to.

"So, apparently there have been some rewrites to the play," Jane said. "And now it involves underground car races."

Her expression was one of 'what can you do?'

"According to our director, your roles are generally the same," including Steve still playing a tiny child. "You're just now all underground racers too. Which means stunt driving."

"Let's get some practice in with the scooters and you can adjust your characterization?" Jane offered. Hopefully.

Or just spend your time crashing. Either worked.

5 Times Urza Ruined Everything, Thursday, Per 1

Liliana was once again leaning against the front of the desk, wearing a man's button down shirt that hit her at mid-thigh and a wryly amused expression. "Good morning, class," she said. "I'm sure you're all as thrilled as I am to be having class today." She genuinely was thrilled was the thing. She had not been best pleased about being a cat in general, but losing an entire class was insupportable. "Today we're covering the end of the Brother's War, the discovery of the Phyrexian infiltration, and the activation of the Golgothian Sylex."

( Vacations don't mean lectures get any shorter )

"Two additional side effects of the Sylex Blast that went unknown and unnoticed for centuries were the creation of a time rift, a fracture in the planar fabric of Dominaria itself, and the formation of the Dominarian Nexus and the Shard of Twelve Worlds. The latter only affected Planeswalkers, and the former...well, we'll talk about the former during out final class. Any questions?"

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pizza

The Wonderful World of Pizza, Thursday, Period 3

"All right," Raiden told his students once they'd stepped through this week's portal and were standing on a street outside--you guessed it--a pizzeria. "Today we're in Chicago, home to the deep dish pizza, which is baked in a high-sided pan like a cake tin, with layers and layers of cheese and yummy ingredients. Some people will tell you this isn't pizza. Those people are snobs. Don't listen to them. The new pope is from Chicago, so he probably likes deep dish, and you can't argue with the pope, right? Science." Actually, that was religion, and it wasn't even Raiden's religion, but...details. "You're probably gonna want to eat this pizza with a knife and fork, since you can't really pick up a slice without making a giant mess, but hey, you do you. And after we eat, if you have some time left over, you can explore the neighborhood of Lincoln Park! But first..." He held open the door to Lou Malnati's for them. "Let's get some pizza."

Finding (More) New Hobbies; Thursday, Second Period [07/24].

Guess what, everyone! You were meeting in the home ec classroom today, and you had a substitute teacher! Your normal teacher was there, too, but, just hold on a moment, we'll get to that!

"Good morning, everyone!" Summer greeted the class cheerfully. "How's it going? For those of you who don't know, I'm Summer, and I'm going to be teaching Stark's class today because Stark," she gestured to the animal sitting on the desk beside her, "is currently a koala. As, I'm sure you all know, is just a thing sometimes."

And if you didn't know that already? Well, one new lesson learned down for the day!

"Anyway," she said, "moving on. Since this class is about hobbies, I figured it just made sense to bring to you all a weird hobby I've picked up over the years and that I've really glommed onto and that's a certain morbid fascination with old Mid-Century American recipes, borne out of that bizarro post-war cross-section of prosperity, capitalism, and industrial innovation to bring you things like...."

Oh, no, there were cloches. Summer was lifting the lids of some of them now.

"Prawn-stuffed apples , ham-wrapped bananas with hollandaise sauce, a 'pineapple' made of liver sausage, and of course, the jello mold. This one in particular is a cherry ketchup one, which means it's pretty mild and tame. Especially when compared to some other popular options, such as lime jello with any cheese, and any jello with any kind of fish but especially canned tuna or salmon.

"So, today, we'll be tapping into this as your new potential hobby and I'm going to challenge you to come up with your own terrible Mid-Century style recipe to present to the class today. Bonus point for anyone willing to try each other's work, too! I have a lot of great resources and recipe cards for you to flip through to get inspiration, and even a blast chiller if you need your jello to set faster, and even vegan agar-agar for a plant-based alternative if that's a concern. Obviously, if you have any questions, fire away, but if not, then let's get to seeing what horrible things you can come up with!"

Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday mid-morning

"Today we're living life a quarter mile at a time," Anakin announced with a grin, "and if you weren't at the movie night on Monday, you'll just have to be confused for a second. Today is all about car racing!"

He looked at the two tracks he'd set up, neither of which featured cars (one was tricycles, and one was rickshaws), and shrugged. "Well. Sort of. Listen for your names! Today it's every person for themselves, but you will be moving in groups of four."

Yes, individual glory even if the movie had been about family. Anakin liked to keep you on your toes.

"Listen for your names! I will be participating today."

FAMILY
Kitty
Steve M
Gray
Luma

JUST FURIOUS
Eleanor
Quinn
Jaina
Lydia

MY NEIGHBOR TORETTO
Anakin
Summer
Remy
Raiden

(Even More) American National Park Tours with Sam Eagle, Tuesday 7/22, 1st period

Class was not meeting outside Portalocity today. No, today was going to continue the fine American schooling tradition of a movie day!

“Students! Welcome! Today we shall be watching the first episode of a documentary series by the great Ken Burns on America’s National Parks! This series is called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea though I am not entirely convinced they are the single best idea they are certainly a great one!”

Movie days were also a great idea in case anyone was wondering.

“So. No time to lose. Let us begin with the first episode entitled The Scripture of Nature!”

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paintball

Paintball! Some More! Tuesday, July 22

There were dogs at the class again! Fortunately, one of them was no longer Steve, and the puppies--one Husky and one Belgian Shepherd--seemed to be doing their best to listen to him. (Their best wasn't great, but they were trying!)

"Hi everyone!" Steve said.

"Meet our newest assistants, Liberty and Fee," Tony said brightly, holding up a pair of dog harnesses that held little paintball guns on them. "They'll be going through the obstacle course we've set up along with you as some extra opponents."

Oh no, they'd armed the puppies.

"Or they'll just tackle you and drool," Steve said with a chuckle. "They aren't very intimidating."

The course in question might look vaguely familiar, but they were human sized. And that'd be fun for everyone, right?

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internet for dummies

How to Waste Time on the Internet, 3rd period

Jon nodded to his class. He...was not in a bad mood. Look, this class might be pointless, but at least it wasn't stressful.

"One of the best ways to waste time on the internet is to watch videos. They take longer than pictures, after all, and unlike music or podcasts, you can't really multitask while watching them." He frowned. "I assume. Normal humans can't really, anyway." He shook himself. He was not going to attempt multitasking right now.

Instead, he held up his phone. "You'll find some videos on Instagram and other social media, but there are two main sources for them: Youtube and TikTok. I tend to mostly use Youtube because the videos are longer and the search function isn't quite so egregiously horrible." Also because he was a Millennial and not Gen Z, but hush.

"Cat videos are wonderful, but don't tend to be very long, so if you're looking to really waste a lot of time, I encourage you to look up how-to videos, science demonstrations, house renovations, and that sort of thing. Oh, and if you want to waste a bit of time but not quite that much, this little gear here lets you switch them to double speed, so you can watch the same thing but faster."

He nodded. "Right, so - find something and share it, and let's all waste time."

Seriously - least. Stressful. Class. Ever.

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destiny and free will

Destiny & Free Will [Monday, Period 4]

Class today met down at the pond, as Ghanima felt like feeding the flamingos.

"Today, children, we discuss semantics," Ghanima said briskly from her seat on the grass. "Although the words are used interchangeably in many cases, fate and destiny can be, and should be, distinguished." She smiled slightly as Trebor dug his hands in the grass and giggled. "Don't groan at me. Semantics are your friends, I promise. When you know a word, inside and out, it becomes more than a word. It's a friend, a weapon, and a great source of fun at the expense of other people."

( 'Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of Providence.' -- Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton )

"So, let's chat. Semantics and harbingers of fate. I'm curious to hear what you think."

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problem solving

2 Problem 2 Creative, Monday, July 21, 2025

When the students came in, they were greeted by table and chair with a pizza box (sadly empty), and a strange object sitting on it.

"Good morning, everyone," Anakin said. "I am still not a cat!"

Congratulations, Anakin.

"There are also far fewer cats involved in this week's class," Ahsoka remarked, almost regretfully.

Anakin looked smug. "Yes, there are." Unless someone brought in a cat as a satisfying thing to touch.

Let's be real, there was a non-zero chance someone had. Speaking off, it was time to touch all the things that had been brought in.

"Homework first and then we will explain the pizza box," Anakin said. Well. Sort of explain it.

If you ever felt you knew less by the time these classes ended than when they started, it was possibly entirely by design.

Once all the things had been touched and judged. Ahsoka continued "Your task today is to order a pizza."

"Yes," Anakin said, eyes twinkling. "Using that phone, order an extra large vegetarian pizza with pepperoni and bacon, and without tomato and cheese. You may not use the following words: extra; large; vegetarian; pizza; pepperoni; bacon; tomato; or cheese."

"You will also receive a bonus point if you can get the person taking your call to say ''bubbles," Ahsoka added.

Teamwork- Monday, 1st period

Jaina was back this week, and looking a little too excited about today.

"In case you were not aware," Jag began, "we are the parents of twins, which at times has been... challenging going."

"The early days were hell," Jaina stated simply.

"I wouldn't go quite that far," he said.

"I would," Jaina said. "They cry and you have no idea why, at any time of day. Sometimes they cry just to cry. You're constantly trying to make sure they don't kill themselves by accident. You don't sleep a whole night through. People try to tell you what you're doing is wrong even though you know it's fine. And most of the time you're trying to do it all around the things you had to do before, like work and chores."

"Today you will be given droid babies," Jag told them. "You will be paired up, and it's your responsibility to work out co-parenting. The babies will cry, they will need to be fed, they will need to be entertained. They will continue crying until you solve the problem. You are not allowed to break them, use powers on them, or do anything along the lines of locking them in a closet. Next week you will report back on how things went and how you worked with your partner."

"Good luck and may the For e be with you," Jaina said, and that's how you knew you were in trouble.

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!applications

APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR FALL 2025!

Hello everyone! It's time again for applications!

To apply, read the following information, click the link to the application form, fill it out for the character you want to play, and send it off!

( The basics you need to know )

* At this point, the school is now officially a collegiate setting. All student applications must be for college students or grad students.

* Teachers are required to teach at least one class/workshop per week, and be accessible to students when needed. This also applies for characters applying to teach an adult class at the Community Center, rather than one at the school.

* If you would like to apply for a new character to teach an adult workshop, fill out the Character Application exactly as if you were applying for a teacher, but mark it "Townie" instead. Note in the Course Description that it would be an adult workshop, not a student workshop. Because of the need to keep track of the adult workshops being offered and start them at the same time, these applications will be processed on the same schedule as student/teacher applications.

* Current townies or teachers can also apply to teach an adult workshop. If you would like to teach an adult workshop with a current character, you can fill out a limited application by following the instructions here.

* See this post for more about character activity.

* All accepted characters go on probation for the first month. After that time, if there's anyone who's disappeared or is causing problems, we'll talk to them about it and possibly discuss removal from the game. It's very difficult to get to the removal stage.

* Improvisation. Fandom High is a balance between planning and improvisation. Some people plan plots, but a lot of the day-to-day stuff is purely improvisation where you throw a bunch of characters together and see what happens.

( What’s needed to apply )
( Early applications )
( What happens once you’ve applied )
( Notes for Current Players )
( Notes for New Players )

Application Form (This is a GDoc whose text you can paste into an e-mail or attach as a txt file, then send to us at fandomhighadmins dot iambicnut dot com.)

You only need to fill out the parts that are relevant to the type of character you are applying for (ie: if you're a student applicant, don't fill in the stuff marked 'Townies Only').

If you don't get a confirmation email from us within 24 hours, please email us!

Applications close August 17th at 11:59pm Eastern. The next application session for students and teachers after this will be for the Summer session in April!

Got a question? We're here to answer it!

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retail

Markets of the World(s), 2nd period

Today Lana was in her casual-for-her-own-galaxy clothing, meaning a tunic and leggings with armored boots. She greeted them all with a smile as they waited for the portal. "Today we're headed to Dantooine for a farmer's market. Blba Groves is where they hold their Spring Abundance festival; we're a bit late for that, but they still have plenty of vegetables, fruits, and pies."

She hesitated. "You probably won't enjoy the one with tentacles, but far be it from me to order you not to try it."

The portal arrived, and they stepped out onto a square that was composed of stone, with little booths around it and various species offering the fruits (ha) of their labors. Outside of the area they were in, there were a few small houses, then grass and farmlands as far as they could see.

They were immediately bombarded by calls from farmers to come inspect their goods.

"Enjoy yourselves; we've got about an hour." No time shenanigans today; you wouldn't need any longer.

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first aid

First Aid 2: First Aider, Friday, Period 3

"Today," Don greeted his students, "I thought we should go over triage.

( Medical talk and discussion of death under the cut. )

Drama in the Park-a-Rama [Friday, Period One]

The gremlin had a vision, and two long-suffering interpreters to relay that vision.

"We have been given a cast-list," Cara informed the class, making it sound like there was some kind of terrible fate awaiting them. Because, well...

"And it's apparently nonnegotiable," Jane sighed. "But here we are, the cast list for A Deadly Adoption for off-off-off Broadway, a Gremlin production."

And the list was. Well. It was a list for sure, folks!

Yelena Belova - Sarah (The Mother)
Belle - Bridgette (The Femme Fatale)
Quinn Maybrook - Robert (The Father)
Steve Rogers - Sully (The Daughter)

The gremlin felt that of all the class, Steve had true star potential. The gremlin may also have been under the impression that Steve was still a dog. Cara had so far done nothing to disabuse it of this notion.

"It looks like the gremlin is still working on the script, so let's just... try to figure it out. Maybe get into character?" Jane suggested. "Talk to your classmates about how you'd like to play the dynamics?"

"We'll be supervising," Cara said, having acquired popcorn from somewhere.

Library, Thursday 7/17

The library was still a mess when Belle arrived for her shift. Luckily she was prepared, having listened to radio.

She had snacks to bribe some gremlins with in an attempt to get them to help and she had stickers to hand out if they did help, as a reward. Who didn't love stickers, right?

Apparently, a lot of gremlins didn't love stickers. Tiny jerks.

Belle was going to be doing a lot of straightening up herself today with only the occasional help from one or two particularly pleasant gremlins/

Finding (More) New Hobbies, Thursday Period 2

Class today was 100% on time and nobody would dare suggest otherwise, right? Right.

Stark stood at the front of the room, looking out at anyone who was there. “Welcome back. A new thing to try this week, since that’s the whole idea, will not be kickball because Anakin is a ridiculous person. There will also be no slip and slides and no giant costumes. Just in case anyone was worried.”

“Instead, we’re going to try out something I’ve done before and that’s related to one of my favorite things to do. Baking.” Not like that. Well, not like that alone.

“Today we’ll do some cookie decorating. The nice thing about food hobbies is you can eat the results. So I have sugar cookies, which are safe for Steven to eat don’t worry, in a variety of shapes, and then I have royal icing and all manner of sprinkle-type-things to add to them. You can be as fancy or as plain as you like. Have fun with it. If you mess up…it’s still tasty. Just eat the cookie and nobody will know! So, come pick up a cookie, or multiple cookies from the trays, grab some supplies, and decorate. Have fun. No need to try for perfection. Just enjoy it.”

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pizza

The Wonderful World of Pizza, Tuesday Second Period

"Okay, guys," Raiden greeted his class once they had assembled at Portalocity and he'd fired off a text to Arden promising her a make-up pizza when she wasn't a bird any more. You know, very normal teacher concerns. "Today, we're following pizza in its journey to the United States, which is where it really took off. You see, Italian immigrants brought their food with them to the US, but like many immigrant groups they not only had to adapt to the ingredients available here, they had access to a wider range of ingredients, so they could do all sorts of new and interesting things. Specifically for our case, Sicilian immigrants from southern Italy had more access to meat and cheese, ingredients that were scarcer and more expensive in their seafood-rich region but plentiful in northern Italy. So don't listen to anyone who ever starts snitting at you about 'authentic' food, because it's a scam. Does the food taste good? Yes? Then who cares if it's authentic? No? Then it doesn't matter if it's authentic. Case closed. But I'm wandering off the point.

"One of the things these Italian immigrants brought with them was, you guessed it, pizza, and in New York is where it really started to take off. I'm not about to start an argument about which is the best kind of pizza--they're all winners to me--but New Yorkers get really heated about it. They favor a thin-crust pizza sold in large slices people like to fold. It's a thing. Today we're going to Harlem to try out Patsy's, opened in 1933 by Pasquale Lanceri and recently featured in a hit movie. A bunch of these old New York pizzerias have their own individual claims to fame, and Patsy's is that they claim to have been the first to sell pizza by the slice. The first in New York, maybe, but remember, that's how pizza was originally sold in those open-air stands in Naples. Ah, but that doesn't matter. C'mon, let's go try some pizza and explore Spanish Harlem.

5 Times Urza Ruined Everything, Thursday, Per 1

Liliana was once again leaning against the front of her desk; hardly the position when one wanted to command the respect and attention due a professor, but this barely counted as a class. It was more a vehicle for her ranting, with the very thin sheen of 'history' to make it seem like a credible academic topic. So she was just going to lean, sipping her heavily honeyed tea that Ignis had provided her to soothe her throat after her generally long lectures, waiting until the clock ticked over to nine. As soon as it did so, she began today's...discussion, sure.

"Officially, the war between Yotia and the Fallaji is called the Antiquities War; however, since the war was actually between Urza and Mishra and they were using the armies of both countries like little toy soldiers, it is more commonly known as the Brothers' War. And by 'more commonly known,' I mean that if you ask someone what the Antiquities War was, the more scholarly and educated would eventually remember what you're referring to. If you ask damn near anyone on Dominaria what the Brothers' War was, even the most illiterate peasant could tell you, probably after spitting first. That's because the effects of the war impacted the entire plane, both in its immediate aftermath and for centuries - millennia, really - later. The war itself lasted from 28 AR to 64 AR, when Urza ended it in a truly spectacular and definitive fashion that we'll be discussing next week."

( So much ranting and ecological devastation behind this cut! )

Now she settled back to open the floor to any questions and comments folks might have, especially after throwing concepts like 'Worldsoul' and 'Maro-Sorcerer' out there.