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Lana welcomed everyone to Portalocity, smiling. "Today we're headed to Tokyo, to the Tsukiji Fish Market, which despite the name has a lot more than fish. It's one of the largest markets on Earth, and a huge tourist attraction, though it is still heavily oriented towards food." Not necessarily a downside.

"We've had to fuss with time in the portals so it's not night, so I've also gotten us four hours to explore. Some people will speak English, but if you're worried, you can get help at the information desk. They can also help you find anything in particular you may be looking for."

The portal opened up, and she waved them through. "Enjoy!"

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"Today we're headed to Spain," Lana announced. Look, sue her, she was more excited for Earth markets than ones back home.

"The Mercat Central de Valencia," she pronounced carefully "to be specific. It's been around for over a hundred years, and has all sorts of food available, plus perfumes and some other non-food things." But let's face it, the food was fun.

"It's slightly cooler there than here, but not by much, so we should be fine. And we probably won't be the only tourists, so they're used to it. Have fun!"

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"My apologies about last week," Lana began. "I had a sudden call from home. Hopefully I can make up for it this week with our trip to Jemaa el-Fnaa in Morocco. It's been named an international heritage site, and has been in use for centuries by both locals and tourists. It's got merchants, entertainers, and more, all in one area. We'll be getting there slightly before sundown, and we'll have two and a half hours, so we should get to see the best of both worlds. Enjoy!"

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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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Class met at Portalocity as they had been ~~handwavily~~ notified to. When they got there, Lana was dressed in casual Earth clothing, a tunic and jeans with boots. "Welcome everybody. We should do introductions in case we don't all know each other, but let's head out first."

Once they stepped through the portal to find themselves on a street near water, Lana spread her hands. "I thought we'd begin close to home, so this is Harbor East, in Baltimore. We probably could have driven here, but portals are much more convenient. They have a lot of stores, some local, and some of the type you'll find throughout this country. So, introduce yourselves to the group, then enjoy yourselves, and I'll see you back here in an hour."

She nodded to the first person on her left.

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Edmund waited for his students to file in and sign in before launching into his final class.

"Here we all are at the end of an interminable seven weeks. Miss Tyler, congratulations, I am certain you have a thrilling future in retail ahead of you. You may cry in your beer later. As for the rest of you..." Edmund opened his mouth before rethinking his comments in light of the fact that he hadn't been paid yet.

"For our last session, I want you to get together as a group and discuss what you've learned from this class. If you've learned anything from this class. Additionally, if you were to open a retail establishment of your own, what would your business model be?"

He sat down to watch his students do his work for him. As usual.

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Apparently Edmund did have a toothache, as he is off to the mainland for a dentist's appointment, leaving his class in the oh, so capable hands of Mr. S.O. Baldrick.

( And we know Baldrick's a brilliant teacher... )

[ooc: This class is open to passers-by because it is taking place on the street outside All and Sundries. Yes, the mun has yet another dental visit and I'm leaving this in Baldrick's capable and oh, so moddable hands. For trebuchet users, All and Sundries is located at 21 Loon Drive. Bear that in mind when aiming the trebuchet. It's also not large enough to fire cows, just turnips, and the shop is far enough down the hill that it should not impact the school/dorms/etc.]

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Is Edmund drunk? Does he have a toothache? Does he just really not care about the class today? Hard to say. Regardless, he pays little to no attention to the students as they file in.

After several minutes to allow the students to get restless, he finally stood up and began to speak. "Inventory," he enunciated very carefully. "We've already discussed it. Ostensibly, you've familiarized yourselves with All and Sundries' inventory, although I have my doubts about most of you."

He rolled his eyes and swayed until he leaned against the counter in an attempt to look casual.

"Come up with an item that All and Sundries does not have in inventory that you would like to see. Then, because you're oooooh, so clever, tell me how the handsome proprietor of All and Sundries would obtain it for you. Do I need to arm wrestle a demon? Kiss a frog? Kiss the arm of a frog demon?" He swayed a little and had a sip of his... coffee.

"Shoo. Go on with you. Plot. Maim. Destroy. Come to me when you're ready."

[ooc: Edmund will be argumentative about your ideas. Expect to have to sell him on it. You may work with a partner or alone. Spend as much time as you'd like discussing it with other students, etc.]

Current Mood: drunk

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Edmund is once again sitting on a stool behind the counter.

"Currying favor. It's a grand tradition. Call the person who curries favor well what you will, sycophant, lacky, brown noser - the fact of the matter is that the person who kisses up to the owner and the customer the best is the one who is going to get the promotions, the raises, and the days off when he or she asks for them."

Edmund stands up and favors the students with a smile that, by now, most recognize bodes ill for someone.

"Today you will break up into pairs and will be competing against your 'partner' for my favor. He or she who wins my favor will receive an All and Sundries gift certificate. How to win? Insult your partner, clean my shop, come up with a way to convince Baldrick to bathe, do something to make me happy. Succeed, and you win riches and possibly early dismissal. Fail, and you will be here for the entirety of today's session and I will send Baldrick to recite the grand tale of his great-grandfather's boil to you - the unexpurgated version."

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Edmund looks amused. He looks happy. He looks pleased to see the students as they arrive.

( This cannot bode well )

Current Mood: amused

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All and Sundries is, frankly, a mess. Baldrick moves quietly through the store sweeping and gathering up debris, but it's fairly obvious that there was some sort of ruckus here recently.

Edmund stands by the cash register waiting for the students to all arrive and sign in. Once they are assembled, he begins.

( War... )

"Your assignment is to insult at least one person this week and have them not catch it. I expect a complete reporting of that in our next session. Failure may ~~at your mun's discretion~~ be rewarded with detention."

[ooc: Break up, chat, insult each other. I'll be along as soon as I can to have Blackadder deliver his critiques, but I'm on PST, so it will be later in the day for the east coasters.]

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The shop is closed for the duration of the workshop and Edmund has assumed without checking that the students would have figured out that they would be going to a retail establishment for a course titled Retail 101.

If they didn't? Well, he's in a good mood, perhaps he'll consider detention rather than making students hose Baldrick down and scrub him off with a broom. Clothed of course - even Edmund wasn't so cruel as to expect anyone to see Baldrick sans trousers.

( Hello, Clarice... )

[ooc: No, Edmund won't actually make anyone bathe Baldrick, although volunteers would never be turned away.]

Current Mood: irritable

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