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Octavia was not at the axe range, this week. She was behind the bar.

But the axes were spread out in front of her on the bar. She suspected they hadn't necessarily seen a whole lot of maintenance over the years, and, well, she had the time and some of the skill. And no, she would not be lobbing them at anyone.

Odds were she was going to be unnecessarily truthful, however. She hadn't had enough conversations in her day just yet to have caught on to what day it was.

[ooc: Annnnnd open.]

thatwaslucky posting in

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If Rey knew it was truth day, she'd have not left home and maybe locked her phone in a closet or something for the day. But she didn't, so when she stopped in at the Perk and sat down with her drink, she was startled when a very personal argument broke out among the two baristas.

Now she was left wondering if she should leave, or if that would make things worse? They were getting into who stole whose boyfriend years ago and she was trying to figure out the best time to escape unnoticed before someone cried.

[Open!]

stykera posting in

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Are you certain this is all? Really? Nothing from the town or the dorms and just these from the school?

*chittering*

It just seems you could have handled these yourselves instead of making me go outside. I would rather be asleep and warm. Or at least warm.

So. Feeding Yourself 101 students were introduced to frozen pizzas and all the toppings that can be put on them. A very useful lesson. Raiden’s pizzas are better. That’s also a good lesson. And then there was meditation in Ethics followed by a strange black and red man telling us something bad about a group.

And that’s all. I’m going somewhere warmer now. Probably my bed.

good_for_six posting in

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"Welcome back, everyone!" No, neither Isabela nor Aphra would be explaining or acknowledging their absence last week.

"Today we'll be doing some flash writing exercises," Aphra said. "Because sometimes the best way to get really creative is to put yourself in a situation where you can't over think things."

Isabela waved an arm in the direction of what could only be described as an oversized slot machine. "You can get a prompt by pulling the handle," she explained. "Then you'll have fifteen minutes to write something inspired by that prompt, then we'll rinse and repeat for the rest of the class."

throughaphase posting in

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They were in a classroom today, where all the desks had been pushed against the walls, and a giant white tarp had been laid down under a long piece of butcher block paper, with supplies placed neatly next to it.

Kitty also knew what day it was because she'd been humbled by a first grader this morning, and she was deeply annoyed she had to be out and talking today.

"I'm annoyed I have to be out and talking today," she announced to the class. "And today I'm going to put you to work making the banner for Three Minute Dates, because I don't actually have any kind of syllabus for this class and this is what you're getting. I've got a bunch of supplies here, you can do what you want to it. The only rule is: the more glitter the better."

She added, "And I'll deny I ever said that if asked later."

mark posting in

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Hi all!

I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.

Thank you!

carbsliftthespirit posting in

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"Okay!" Raiden told his class. "Today we're going to learn about God's perfect food: pizza. Now, this is basic cooking, so we're not going to make pizza from scratch. That's another class. Instead, we're going to explore the wonderful world of frozen pizza. When it comes to frozen pizzas, the world is your oyster. There are all sorts of options in the grocery store now, and if none of those float your boat you can buy a cheese pizza and add the toppings you want to it. Me, I'm a 'more is more' guy, so I go for a supreme or a meat lover's." Mmmm. Meat. "And if you're not adding stuff, you just read the directions on the packaging and follow them. Easy peasy! Just remember to let your pizza cool for a few minutes after you take it out of the oven, so it's not the same temperature as lava. Now, I've got a ~~handwavey~~ selection of pizzas for you guys to choose from, plus some toppings you can add. Get to pizzaing!" That was a verb, right?

sith_happened posting in

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"Good morning, everyone," Anakin said. "Today we're going to talk about what to do when an organization you belong to turns out to be disappointing and morally corrupt."

The Jedi, the Senate, the Republic, Anakin himself...

"And what not to do." Like not becoming a Sith.

These things happen!

Anakin nodded. "Because in the moment, it's hard to remember your training."

"Which might be why it's a good idea to spend all that time meditating." So you didn't accidentally a fascism.

Again, something something peer pressure!

"We'll be starting with meditation," Anakin agreed. "And then we'll get to the horrors."

Ahsoka had somehow never been peer pressured into committing the horrors. "Yes, the horrors."

Because Anakin had been a good teacher?

Anakin had been an excellent teacher. Which made it all the more baffling.

"Everyone on the floor," Anakin said, matching words to action and settling easily onto the ground. "Eyes closed, focusing on your breathing."

"Just let your mind empty of thoughts," Ahsoka added.

throughaphase posting in

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Hey, all! Just a reminder that if you want to sign up for Three Minute Datesbon Saturday, you can do so here.

As of right now numbers are such that it might not happen. Signups go through tomorrow night so we'll see what happens by then!

afraid_of_marshmallows posting in

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Hey there Fandom. What's up, it's me, ya girl Arden Finch, coming at you live on this frigid Tuesday morning. Yeah, it's less cold than last week, but you really don't get any points for clearing that bar when it's basically in Hell.

Anyway, in School, Professor Sims lost his notes for Squirrel!, so we met in the library and did some private learning on our own. Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques brought us to Sur La Table to learn about the importance of a good knife in cooking, and Tasks! got basketballs through hoops without using their hands.

No Dorms, but we've got Town. At the Magpie Emporium, Vi was playing on her phone, while Dr. Isley was reading a book at Pick Your Poison. Caleb learned how much huskies love playing in snow at Furnado, and in more animal rights' news, Raiden was refusing to put groundhog on pizzas at Pizza Planet. Rey stopped by for lunch and they discussed what groundhogs might like to eat on a pizza. Regular ones? Who knows. The ones on this island? Who could even say? And at the Trooper Station, Officer McGarrett was shaming the groundhog for its prediction and good for you, Officer. Nobody needs six more weeks of this! Lastly, at the Clinic, Professor James Stark was enjoying a new stained glass nightlight--in the shape of a crab, of course.

Anyway, that's all for me! So talk to you later, island, cause this is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off and leaving you to enjoy Tyler Braden's DEVIL YOU KNOW. Bye!

stykera posting in

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Coffees and Stark arrived at the usual time today ~~certainly not many hours late because someone is sick~~.

The lights were turned down low and there were new lights plugged in around the room when he entered.

"I like it," Stark said, looking around appreciatively. "It's...cozy."

Stabby's current napping state seemed to indicate he agreed.

The clinic was open, the crab was snoozing, and the alien was in.

grenadesandohana posting in

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Steve got off the phone with Duke in Honolulu for a quick check on Junior in his first week at the Academy (so far, Junior was a try-hard who was outstripping everyone in his class and annoying all the slackers. Steve smirked to himself. Good job, Junior), then opened a link that one of Danny's sisters had sent him about all the groundhog days around the world.

(Hawaii didn't do it because it didn't have winter.)

"Snack Town Steve, you're a disgrace to all Steves," Steve told his computer. "We don't need six more weeks of this."

sharp_man posting in

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Class had been ~~handwavily~~ asked to meet at Portalocity today, and Hannibal smiled at the students when they arrived. "Good morning. There are several field trips we may take this semester, to experience first-hand some things that might benefit from it."

He paused. "If any of you have difficulties with green light, I suggest you don sunglasses before we embark." He wasn't particularly fond of this world's sun, but the people at the store were very friendly and helpful.

Once anybody who wanted to had put on their glasses, Hannibal waved them through the ( portal )

carbsliftthespirit posting in

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"No, we're not--we're not putting groundhog on a pizza. Because they'll be mad at us, that's why. We should be making groundhog-friendly pizzas. What do they eat? Grass? Okay, yeah, we're not doing that. We've got some dandelion greens, maybe I can do something with that...hey, why do we have so much Gorgonzola?"

Specials
Potato, Caramelized Onion, & Gorgonzola Pizza
Dandelion Green Pesto, Fig, & Prosciutto Pizza with Gorgonzola
Cherry & Caramelized Onion Pizza with Brie & Gorgonzola

Pizza Planet is open!

intheeyeofthebeholding posting in

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Today, class would find a paper taped to the classroom door like it was the 20th century: Squirrel class: Meet in the library. - Jonathan Sims

When they got there, they would find Jon looking slightly disheveled and very sheepish.

"So I...um. Well, I got distracted last night and forgot where I put the notes for class, and I couldn't find them this morning, either." You would think an entity of knowledge would be helpful here, but the Eye just seemed to be enjoying Jon's mortification.

"Fortunately, that is more or less on-brand for this class, so we'll call it a learning experience - it's best to keep things in specific places rather than putting them down...somewhere. And today will be a study period. We've got books, computers, CDs, and videos here. Learn something new and come back and tell us at the end of class. Even if all you learn is how they organize the library."

not_a_haint posting in

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Most of the dogs decided they were done with their morning constitutionals pretty quickly. But then there was the husky, a breed Caleb had not seen in real life before working here.

"Oh you're one of those." Caleb said bemusedly, watching the fluffy winter lover frolic as best it could between wiping out on the frozen tundra that was the play yard.

joan_of_bark posting in

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Harley's visit last weekend had driven it home that Pam should be back to Fandom at least for a while this week. To check on the stock, to do some of the quieter planning work for the swamp upstairs, to just... be in this little place for a little while.

So she showed up to the store in the morning. Opened up the doors, made sure all the plants were watered and, if necessary, given some fertilizer.

She checked the stocks, the little garden outside, the state of the back room.

And then, eventually, settled on the sofa with a hot cup of tea and a book.

[[ open ]]

throughaphase posting in

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Today in the Danger Shop, the students would arrive to their little individual house simulations. Once they stepped outside, they would find a basketball, a basketball hoop, and a task.

Get the basketball through the hoop. You may not touch the basketball with your hands, you may not wear gloves or anything that could be reasonably construed to be gloves. Powers are not allowed. Best time wins. Your time starts now.

Simple enough!

throughaphase posting in

fandom_radio

Good morning, this is Kitty Pryde-Barton coming to from cold hell. I'm over it. We're all over it.

So was Gregorith, who was put into a cranky mood thanks to the weather, and Rey was just really rushed yesterday but I'm going to go ahead and blame winter on her behalf.

That's all the notes. That groundhog better get it right today, I swear.

giveittoyoursister posting in

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Vi tended not to spend a heap of time on her phone, especially not at work, but she did have a few alerts set up on it, mostly in case there was something she could surprise Steph with. One of which had been going off repeatedly since last night.

Which went a long way to explain why Vi was frowning at her phone in intense concentration as she tilted it (and her head) this way and that.

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The Devil's Nest, Wednesday Evening

The Perk- Wednesday morning

Fandom Radio, Wednesday 2/4

Creative Writing [Wednesday, Period Two]

Glitter. - Wednesday- 3rd period

Minor operations; testing new serving path

Feeding Yourself 101, Tuesday, First Period

Ethics, Tuesday, February 3

3MD Reminder!

Fandom Radio, Tuesday, February 3rd

Fandom Clinic, Monday 2/2

Trooper Station, Monday, February 2, 2026

Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques, period two

Pizza Planet, Monday

Squirrel! Period one

Furnado Animal Shelter, Monday February 2

Pick Your Poison, Monday

Tasks!- Monday- 3rd period

Fandom Radio- Monday, February 2

The Magpie Emporium, Monday [02/02]

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