[School]: Classes Have Now Begun

[ten_fwd_npcs]

Classes for adults and children are now being held every day on Deck 14. The weekly schedule for September's syllabus is posted below. [Classes are OTA unless otherwise specified.]



[example of a youth class]

Itinerary/Subjects
Archery, Deck 11, Holodeck #3
Ballet, Room #0916 *
Catching up to the 24th Century, Classroom #1
Creative Writing, Classroom #3
Earth History and Archaeology, Classroom #4
Earth Languages, Room #0914 *
English & Poetry (Youth), Classroom #3
English & Poetry (Adult), Classroom #3
Federation Primer, Classroom #1
Geology, Classroom #5
Kenpo, Room #0918
Krav Maga, Room #0918 *
Melee Combat Basics, Room #0918
Mixed Martial Arts, Room #0918
Multiverse Primer, Classroom #1
Physical Education (Youth), Room #0918
Physical Education (Adult), Room #0918
Ranged Combat Basics, Room #0918
Scuba Diving, Deck 11, Holodeck #3
Self Defence, Room #0918
Spoken Languages (Klingon & Vulcan), Classroom #6
Surviving the Wilderness, Classroom #7
Warp Theory & Starship Tech, Classroom #10
Working with Chakra, Classroom #7
Xenoanthropology, Classroom #8
Advanced Xenolinguistics, Classroom #6

* [ One-on-one tutoring is available by request in ballet, krav maga, cooking, and a range of Earth languages. For a complete listing, see the OOC Post. You can request tutoring by replying to the comment offering the relevant subject in that post. ]


Class Schedule

Archery (Deck 11, Holodeck #3)
Sundays at 1500
Instructor: Thea Queen
Students: Alex Rogan, Finnick Odair

Ballet (Room #0916)
By Arrangement
Instructor: Ziva David
Students: Zoey Westen

Catching up to the 24th Century (Classroom #1)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1300
Instructor: Lt. Hugh Cambridge
Students: Alex Rogan, Annie Cresta, Carson Beckett, Charles Tucker III, DJ, Finnick Odair, H. G. Wells, Jonas Quinn, Luna Lovegood, Natasha Romanoff, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Thea Queen, Will Arrowsmith, Zoey Westen

Creative Writing (Classroom #3)
Fridays, 1500
Instructor: H.G. Wells
Students: Finnick Odair

Earth History & Archaeology (Classroom #4)
Fridays, 1100
Instructor: Jonas Quinn
Students: Alec Troven, Luna Lovegood, Kevin Ford

Earth Languages (French/Italian) (Room #0914)
By Arrangement
Instructor: H.G. Wells/Ziva David
Students: Luna Lovegood

English & Poetry (Youth) (Classroom #3)
Mon-Fri, 0900
Instructor: Miss Kate Barlow
Students: Alec Troven, Kevin Ford

English & Poetry (Adult) (Classroom #3)
Wednesdays and Fridays, 1900
Instructor: Miss Kate Barlow
Students: Alex Rogan, Finnick Odair, DJ, Dylan Hunt

Federation Primer (Classroom #1)
Saturdays, 1100
Instructor: Lt. Cmdr. Terzen T'Karr
Students: Alex Rogan, Annie Cresta, Booker DeWitt, Charles Tucker III, Emma Frost, H. G. Wells, Lorna Dane, Luna Lovegood, Natasha Romanoff, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Steve McGarrett, Thea Queen, Will Arrowsmith

Geology (Classroom #5)
Fridays, 1300
Instructor: Lorna Dane
Students: Annie Cresta, Finnick Odair, Jonas Quinn, Luna Lovegood

Kenpo (Room #0918)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1600
Instructor: H.G. Wells
Students:

Krav Maga (Room #0918)
By Arrangement
Instructor: Ziva David
Students: Zoey Westen

Melee Combat Basics (Room #0918)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1500
Instructor: Trever McCallum
Substitute: Sam Bowe
Students: Alex Rogan, Finnick Odair

Mixed Martial Arts (Room #0918)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 0800
Open sparring Sundays from 0800
Instructor: Mack Gerhardt and Sam Bowe
Students: Alex Rogan, Dylan Hunt, Ezri Dax, Finnick Odair, Natasha Romanoff, Thea Queen, Trever McCallum, Zoey Westen

Multiverse Primer (Classroom #1)
Third Monday of the Month, 1900
Instructor: Fatima Merali
Students: Grainne (also for new arrivals)

Physical Education (Youth) (Room #0918)
Tuesdays, 1000
Instructor: Emma Frost
Students:

Physical Education (Adult) (Room #0918)
Fridays, 1000
Instructor: Emma Frost
Students: Annie Cresta, DJ

Ranged Combat Basics (Room #0918)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1700
Instructor: Kale McCallum
Students: Alex Rogan, Finnick Odair

Scuba Diving (Deck 11, Holodeck #3)
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1500
Instructor: Steve McGarrett
Students: Finnick Odair

Self Defence (Room #0918)
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1000
Instructor: Steve McGarrett
Students: Alex Rogan, DJ, Jonas Quinn, Mary McGarrett

Spoken Languages (Klingon & Vulcan) (Classroom #6)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1300
Instructor: Lt. Hugh Cambridge
Students: Alex Rogan, H. G. Wells, Jonas Quinn, Kale McCallum, Natasha Romanoff, Trever McCallum, Steve McGarrett, Zoey Westen

Surviving the Wilderness (Classroom #7)
Saturdays, 1300
Instructor: Bob Fraser
Substitute: Sam Bowe
Students: Alex Rogan, Finnick Odair, Jonas Quinn

Warp Theory & Starship Tech (Classroom #10)
Saturdays, 1400
Instructor: Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Substitute: Lt. Cmdr. Terzen T'Karr
Students: Alex Rogan, Charles Tucker III, Fatima Merali, H. G. Wells, Kale McCallum, Jack Harkness, Jim Kirk, Lorna Dane, Natasha Romanoff, Steve McGarrett, Tony Stark, Will Arrowsmith

Working with Chakra (Classroom #7)
Saturdays, 1000
Instructors: Minoru
Students:

Xenoanthropology (Classroom #8)
Saturdays, 1000
Instructors: Lt. Hugh Cambridge
Students: Alex Rogan, Carson Beckett, Jonas Quinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tony Stark

Advanced Xenolinguistics (Classroom #6)
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, 1900
Instructors: Lt. Cmdr. Terzen T'Karr
Students: Jonas Quinn


Staff
Bob Fraser (Surviving the Wilderness)
Emma Frost (Physical Education (Youth), Physical Education (Adult), Self-Defence (Substitute))
Fatima Merali (Multiverse Primer)
Geordi La Forge, Lt. Cmdr. (Warp Theory & Starship Tech)
H.G. Wells (Creative Writing, Earth Languages (French), Kenpo)
Hugh Cambridge, Lt. (Catching up to the 24th Century, Spoken Languages (Klingon & Vulcan), Xenoanthropology)
Jonas Quinn (Earth History & Archaeology)
Kale McCallum (Ranged Combat Basics)
Kate Barlow (English & Poetry (Youth), English & Poetry (Adult))
Lorna Dane (Geology)
Mack Gerhardt (Mixed Martial Arts)
Minoru (Working With Chakra)
Sam Bowe (Melee Combat Basics (Substitute), Mixed Martial Arts, Surviving the Wilderness (Substitute))
Steve McGarrett (Scuba Diving, Self-Defence)
Terzen T'Karr, Lt. Cmdr. (Federation Primer, Warp Theory & Starship Tech (Substitute), Advanced Xenolinguistics)
Thea Queen (Archery)
Trever McCallum (Melee Combat Basics)
Ziva David (Ballet, Earth Languages (Italian), Krav Maga)


[ooc: Please note, the School is currently a once-a-month post; all times listed are for IC purposes. Teachers will post in with a comment for their class, and students can then tag in to thread at any stage for classes held at any point in the month.

To sign up to teach, or to add your character as a regular student of a class, see the OOC post here. The next School post will be on October 26th.]

Comments

[element_wizard]

"I have to admit, I only showed up here because I like meeting other people familiar with multiversal experiences." At least he's honest.

"But I've been to tons of them. I even built an Inn in one."

[dust_of_life]

Just when she thought her eyebrows couldn't go any higher, there they went. She fished around desperately with one hand to find a pencil, while keeping a focused and intense gaze on her new point of interest.

Suddenly, pretty boy was more than just a pretty face.

"I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to define 'tons of them' for me," she said, feeling an elated explosion of victory when she managed to locate her pencil.

Already, she was flipping to a blank page.

[element_wizard]

Surprisingly, yes. Alec is more than just a pretty face.

Despite seeming a bit on the dippy side, he did have some interesting things about him.

"Are we talking about natural nodes or places that have been turned into them by various means, like this one?"

[dust_of_life]

Well. That was somewhat foreboding.

Fatima made a quick note that there was more than one kind of node, before glancing up at him again. "Why don't you give me a count for both?" she said, little hesitant.

The multiverse suddenly felt even bigger than before. How was that even possible?

[element_wizard]

He started to count on his fingers. "If we're going for a complete total? About fifteen or sixteen distinct ones, not including minor variations of such places. At least as far as I can remember of visiting."

[dust_of_life]

The pencil dropped from her hand.

Fatima didn't even notice.

Fifteen or sixteen different multiverse nodes. It was unimaginable. That so many could exist, she could believe, stretching out her imagination as far as it would go. But having to live through fifteen or sixteen different ones?

...that was a madness that even a Malkavian wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole.

After a moment or two, Fatima remembered to blink again. She'd forgotten the pencil though. Suddenly, she needed to save face, to resume her calm, cool, collected demeanor. She fished out with her brain and let loose the first retort she could come up with.

"You should be teaching this class."

[element_wizard]

He shook his head. "Nah. My experience isn't typical for most people's," Alec said. "And I'm a lousy teacher. I'm willing to share but..."

[dust_of_life]

"I don't know if I can offer anything that you don't already know," Fatima admitted. "Apart from my unique experiences in one other multiverse." She made a vague gesture to the board behind her with the Dean stick figures.

And that whole thing was hardly relevant. Just an illustration, really.

Something to ease people into the idea of the multiverse.

Pretty boy needed no such easing.

[element_wizard]

"Like I said, I'm more interested in meeting other folks who've been bounced around the multiverse than really taking the class. It's interesting to me."

He gives her a sheepish shrug.

[dust_of_life]

She finally remembered her pencil and leaned over to pick it up. It was a sign of her distraction that she didn't take care to lean in a way that let her blouse drop down to expose some cleavage.

"I have about a million questions," she told him.

A pause.

"Although I guess manners are a thing and I should probably start with your name."

[element_wizard]

Not that the cleavage would have done much for distracting him.

"Sure. I'd be happy to answer what questions you've got if you answer mine," he said, eyes sparkling in amusement. "I'm Alec. And you're Fatima."

[dust_of_life]

"My reputation precedes me," she said dryly.

Sarcasm was a privilege that she abused. It was hard to have a reputation here. Sometimes, it was hard to even be noticed. While she could happily live with the calm, with the peace and quiet after Zelien...there was something to be said for...making noise.

"Nice to meet you, Alec."

[element_wizard]

"Your name is on the teacher's list for the class," Alec pointed out, trying to decide if he should mention he met a her very briefly.

"Nice to meet you."

Well, there are ways to make noise.

[dust_of_life]

She gave a slightly helpless gesture. "What do you want to know?" She couldn't imagine anything. Except that he might have some questions about Zelien.

Which was fine. She was getting better and better at talking about it.

At thinking about it.

At dreaming about it.

[element_wizard]

"What's Dean Winchester done to you?"

Because that's curious.

[dust_of_life]

Fatima actually laughed at that. Somehow, Dean had become the farthest thing from her mind in that moment. But then again, he was always there. A part of her because he'd been a part of Sam.

She turned to glance back at her drawing. "Deans 1, 3, and 4 didn't do anything to me. They were pretty great guys. I mean, as far as porn fanatics go. But asshole there," she gestured to the second Dean stick figure, "he was a different story. Tried to shoot me. Killed my boyfriend. Almost set me on fire. The relationship was...complicated."

Not just 'Facebook complicated.'

[element_wizard]

At the mention of porn fanatics Alec's face does an odd twitchy thing. In an odd voice he says, "Yes, I'm sure he and Sam had a real good time together."

Before moving on to what she said. "There are a great deal of variations within different individuals. It sounds like you got some that were fairly similar and then one further removed from the ones you would consider 'normal' Dean."

[dust_of_life]

The twitch didn't escape Fatima's attention. But for the life of her, she couldn't pinpoint it. She replayed the tape in her mind. But there was nothing.

And as for the mention of Sam...well. She'd just let it slide. For the time being, anyway.

(But no one messed with her boyfriend. Even if he wasn't technically her boyfriend any more, or whatever.)

"That was sort of the basis of the discussion I was going to lead," she said.

[element_wizard]

Fatima hasn't been exposed to some of the more interesting things about the Multiverse that Alec has.

She should be happy.

"That's a good idea! Because alternate versions of people you know who suddenly are acting all evil or good or whatever is probably one of the more confusing things that happen to people."

[dust_of_life]

"Exactly!"

Not that Fatima could speak from much personal experience, beyond Dean. It seemed that the multiverse had little interest in her corner, in her world. She'd been separated from any familiar faces from home for well over two years.

Sometimes, she wondered if she even wanted to go back.

That hadn't been the plan, anyway. No. She was going to go with Sam.

[element_wizard]

"What questions do you want to ask me?" Alec asked. Because he can tell she wants to ask him questions.

[dust_of_life]

Fatima glanced down at her notebook. "I'd love to hear about your very first multiverse experience," she said. "How you arrived. Where you arrived. If there were people there you knew..."

That was three questions...

[element_wizard]

Alec stared up the ceiling now, trying to figure out how to answer her questions.

Because his experiences with the multiverse are quite a bit different than a lot of other people's. At least people's on this ship. It didn't help that his history tended to be somewhat multiple choice or choose whatever boxes applies. And then there were other things that he just couldn't tell people.

"Right. So... I guess I should start at the beginning... do you want the tl:dr version or the sort of summary version?"

[dust_of_life]

She had no idea what 'tl:dr' meant. And that was saying something. Back home, Fatima was practically the only one who knew half of the slang used by 'kids today.' The only other who came even close was Auntie Diana, and she was always about a decade behind.

Context helped, however.

"Which ever version you think will be the most beneficial," she said.

[element_wizard]

"Right. So. This is the one I'm feeling is the most true right now. It changes occasionally. And mind you, my experience isn't typical." he said, holding up a finger.

"There are these... parasites out there that attach themselves to worlds... seeking out zygist moments in a world's history. Moments when everything changes, completely upsetting the balance. Or they seek out individuals that changers. Powerful individuals. Movers and shakers. Like... Um... well... people like Dean and Sam, for instance. And what these parasites do is they drain the world of its ... energy... it's whatever it is that makes it unique and use it to fuel their own ... wants and move on to another world. And their power is such that they can insinuate themselves into a world so well that even though an outsider would say 'that's not right, that can't exist' the people within the world can't see it. To them that person has always been there."

He hesitated. "Like Sam and Dean's younger sister... um... Rowena."