whoisalicewhite

*chittering*

Leroy! We don’t say things like that where the island can hear us. Hush.

First off we have yesterday’s classes at the school. Feeding Yourself 101 watched a movie about a rodent who cooks. I suppose we should be grateful the squirrels don’t try that. And in Ethics Anakin and Ahsoka tried to make us get into strange vehicles with strange people. Bad enough when he does that to pick up new students…

Nothing from the dorms but a couple things from the town. At Liliiana’s shop, Sairis asked the armor for answers about Anakin. There are no answers about Anakin.

And at Caritas Tino was still missing along with another zombie. This is getting odd. I do think someone ought to question the raccoons.

That’s all for today from yesterday.

thatwaslucky

The weather was nice, and Rey made her way to the beach a little early to set up for date night. It wasn't anything fancy, mostly little sandwiches and snacks, some she'd made or put together herself. She had made the pasta salad as she'd been taught (and it was good!), which was maybe more than she'd needed to do, but why should Adrian be the only one to make an effort for this sort of thing?

And once she'd gotten everything set up, she found a place to sit and wait. The beach was pretty this time of day.

[For the date!]

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fandomhigh_ooc

Springtime, that is! Which means, in chronological order:

1) That pesky sex pollen, from the 19th to the 24th
2) The Spring Formal on the evening of the 24th
3) AU Kids, appearing the morning of the 25th and staying until the evening of the 27th!

You have the option of having children show up at any age from 3 through 17. Alumni can get in on the action too, as kids of theirs can also find themselves coming through the portal, landing in Fandom, and giving their very surprised parents a call. Or, if they are teenagers, roll their eyes, ignore being responsible members of society, and bop around the island having their own fun. The sign-up for AU kids is up in Plotterywheel, so get your thinking caps on for brainbreaky and adorable kids/teenagers and their oh-so-necessary icons, then trot on over there to sign up before Thursday, April 23rd!

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fhplotterywheel

Like it says in the headline, here's the place to drop your kid (and teenager) plans! These are due by Thursday, April 23rd, 11:59 PT. Comments are screened for maximum secrecy-surpriseyness!

The important details/rules:

* You will get one journal for your character's "family." Multiple children can be had but they must be in this one journal. If your "child" is with another character in the game you must share the journal with that character.

* Your character may have children with:

a) another character in the game
b) another character in your canon
c) with an anonymous person that you do not want to define or they can be reproduced asexually. (Hey. It could happen)
d) You may also have a child with an NPC character from another canon. HOWEVER, if that canon has any characters within the game, you must contact those people privately for permission.

* If your child is with another character in the game, please make sure you have their permission first before applying.

* Children can be between 3 and 17 years of age.

* The plot is open for students, townies, teachers, and alumni/expats alike.

* There is a cap of two children per character, but each child is only counted against one IG parent.

In other words:

Steve and Tony's players decide they should have two kids: "Tesla Rogers-Stark" and "Bucky Rhodey I Told You'd I'd Put It On the Certificate Don't Test Me Rogers-Stark". Since these kids are shared between two IG characters, each parent can take one of the kids towards their two kid total, leaving them each with one more slot to use. So now Steve can also have a kid with Bucky named "Sarah Winifred Barnes", and Tony can use his other slot to raise his and canon love interest Pepper Potts' kid, Peter Parker. Wait, no. Well, kind of.

Ask if the math still gets you confuzzled.

And a form for your copy-pasting pleasure!

sairis posting in

Sairis came by after class, still a bit confused about what ethics had to do with dirty transportation. (Though what did he know? He'd walked most everywhere, with the occasional dead steed.)

"Do you think the instructors know anything about ethics?" he asked the haunted armor. It just stood there, as usual when Liliana wasn't there.

"I miss Charles," Sairis sighed. The dragon skull hadn't usually spoken, either, but it felt like home.

As usual, there was a sign in the window: Charms and potions for sale! Get extra focus for exams!

Were exams here anything like what he'd seen at the university back home? Sairis had no idea. He was hoping. But anyway, the shop was open!

sith_happened posting in

Anakin and Ahsoka welcomed their class to a simulated version of a grimy spaceport. "Welcome."

"We can't teach you everything there is to know about ethics in one semester," Ahsoka said. "But hopefully we've given you a good start."

"Or, for those who have taken this a few times, more to think about," Anakin added. "Ahsoka, explain why we're here."

"While we've largely focused on helping you develop your own ethical framework, one aspect we haven't touched on as much is that having a solid grasp of ethics yourself will help you identify those with let's go with more flexible principles." In other words it helped you look out for people who were suss af.

"So, catch a ride with a stranger," Anakin said. "Make sure they're trustworthy!"

And not, say, Darth Maul.

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What up, Fandom? It's me, ya girl Arden Finch, and judging by the size of this pile of notes, boy do I have some news for you! Did somebody throw a party yesterday that I missed...?

*chittering*

Okay, actually, I have just been informed that this pile of notes are actually all the receipts for all the alcohol the squirrels have drunk for the past year. Wait. Y'all can claim that as a business expense? How does that work? How does any of this work? You're squirrels, why are you paying taxes?

You know, here I am, asking questions I know I don't want to know the answers to. So let's just go to this pile of...this page of notes.

In School, Squirrel! brainstormed an exam for class, Beginning Gourmet Cooking Techniques covered the five mother sauces--

*snickering*

--I'm not even going to ask what pervy thing y'all have decided that means, thank you. And in Tasks, people had to knock over a hundred cans with five--

*more snickering*

--throws. In five throws.

*chorus of disappointed groans*

Serves all of you right. Skipping over Dorms, we have a bit of activity in Town, with Mayor Faden doing paperwork and ordering radios at the Town Hall, and Professor James at the Clinic learned that the crab had gone surfing.

And that's all I got, so I'm out before the squirrels give me another reason to want to punt one of them into the wall. This is ya girl, Arden Finch, signing off, and leaving you with another great bop, esmerelda's I'm Not A Princess I'm A God. Bye, Fandom!

carbsliftthespirit posting in

There was an assortment of movie snacks on offer today, because the students would be watching a film! Less educational, more motivational, because hey, if a mouse could cook, so could you! Right?...right?

throughaphase posting in

Still no Tino. Still no zombie drummer. Now no Zombie Yoko. Kitty was officially concerned, and the rest of the band seemed tense, for zombies. It wasn't like they were great at expressing stuff.

And things had been so quiet that it was fine with just her at the bar, but it wasn't starting to feel weird. And Kitty was actually starting to miss his company, so she needed Tino back ASAP because that was gross.

[Open!]

throughaphase posting in

Today the simulations were set up with four individual towers of tin cans set up on a ledge a distance away from a red circle on the ground. There were five balls set up to throw, and there was a rope rigged to some of the cans. And then there was a task.

Knock over exactly 100 cans. You must throw all 5 balls, and pull the rope really hard. You must stay on the spot and you may not move the spot. No powers allowed. The closest to 100 cans wins.

sharp_man posting in

When the students got to the Danger Shop today, Hannibal nodded and waved them to the front.

"In traditional Western cuisine, there are five sauces which are referred to as the 'mother sauces'. Each of them can be used as a base for many other sauces, so once you learn them, you're well on your way to being able to make any number of things."

He had five dishes in front of him, and indicated them in turn; there were little spoons so they could each taste them.

"The first is Béchamel. It's the simplest; you don't need to prepare anything ahead of time. It starts with only milk, flour, and butter. The butter and flour you use to make a roux, as we did in an earlier class; then the roux thickens the milk and herbs and spices are added; salt and pepper, often clove, maybe onion. Many creamy or cheesy sauces start with Béchamel."

"Next is Velouté. Also fairly simple; instead of milk, you use some sort of stock - poultry, veal, fish, any meat that makes a light stock - which you would generally make ahead of time. Any spices would already be in the stock. You thicken the stock with the roux. Mushroom sauce and many seafood sauces are made from this. And don't worry," he told Arden, "this one uses veal."

"Espagnole is a brown sauce. It begins the same as the velouté, but with a darker stock, such as beef, and is a bit more complex. Once you have the stock, you add tomato puree and vegetables. Some mushroom and wine-based sauces use this, and it's often cooked together with more stock to make a demi-glace which is used in other sauces."

"The fourth is Hollandaise. It has only two basic ingredients - clarified butter and egg yolks. Herbs and lemon are often added. It is a permanent emulsion; like oil and vinegar, the butter and eggs would not normally mix, but when combined correctly, the sauce will not separate. There are a number of other sauces that use this as a base, but it's not uncommon to see it used on its own, either, particularly on vegetables."

"The last is tomato sauce. Which is not, generally speaking, what you'll find on a pizza," he noted, with a wry smile. "Vegetables are sautéed, traditionally in pork fat, then added to tomatoes, stock, and perhaps some further bones or meat, then it's cooked in the oven. Traditionally it's also thickened with a roux, although the tomatoes are often enough of a thickening agent."

Once they'd had a chance to try them all, he continued. "Today we'll be working through as many of these as you're able. I suggest you attempt them in this order; I'd rather you make a good béchamel than five lumpy sauces. If you should need help, please let me know."

intheeyeofthebeholding posting in

"Right. Well, class is almost over, apparently. Next week is for exams." Jon frowned. "I'm not entirely certain what sort of exam to have in here, admittedly. But one thing that's supposed to help with focus is brainstorming ideas, in order to help you find something you enjoy. So today we're brainstorming ideas for an exam for this class. Best one probably wins. Unless Leroy shows up again, I suppose."

stykera posting in

fandom_clinic

"Stabby went to the beach," a nurse said before Starm had a chance to say anything at all when he arrived for his shift. "Might be back soon. He said something about surfing but I'm not sure how the waves are."

"I...dont think I knew he surfed," Stark said eventually. "But I brought iced coffees."

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

weirderthanthou posting in

Jesse was fine, thank you. She hadn't seen James in a month, not since that disastrous birthday evening, and she didn't need to. There was enough happening in Fandom.

Enough paperwork.

And - even better - a brief, three-minute radio update from Emily from the Oldest House, where time still crawled. She was getting better at figuring out the right frequency sequences, she said. But the Hiss were still crawling around the building, and the Foundation was still--

Okay, basically, Jesse had other things she couldn't change to worry about.

"How are we on stocking up emergency supplies for another potential invasion?" she asked, looking up at her assistant. "... I'm thinking we should order more radios."

Fine.

[[ open ]]

mustbeawitch posting in

Honestly, what is Mr. Stark doing, if he isn't going to host a ball then he could at least--oh, la, it's on. Good morning, everyone, it is I, Miss Lydia Bennet, once again made a liar by rodents and thus here to read you the news rather sooner than next Saturday.

A squirrel has just handed me one solitary scrap of paper, upon which is scribbled some intelligence from the town, where Mr. Karkaroth was at The Perk learning about space travel. Oh, yes, that's a thing now, I've been to space loads of times since I came to the future. Do you have anything else? No? Very well, then, until...whenever the squirrels waylay me once more! Farewell!

bigdamnprincipal posting in

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 Saturday, May 2nd at 11:59pm Eastern. The next application session for students and teachers after this will be for the Fall session in July!

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

mustbeawitch posting in

Good morning, everyone, it is I, Miss Lydia Bennet, here with all of yesterday's news the squirrels' little squirrely paws could be bothered to report. I do hope there's something juicy.

At the school, Overcoming Obstacles worked with invisible dogs, which does sound like it would be an obstacle to a great many things. Combat 101 watched a film about boxing, and Cupcakes of the World(s) learned about the cupcakes of Mexico.

I've no notes from the dormitory, so we shall move along to the town, where Mr. Henry of Skalitz, ah, dressed in accordance with the weather at the forge, whilst Miss Skywalker trained in the park, observed by Mr. Dooley, who had some questions about her magic laser sword thing, and Dean Skywalker, who hoped she was acting as a flamingo deterrent. And finally, at the Trooper Station, Detective Watts enjoyed a sandwich, and this counts as news. *disappointed sigh* I shall hope for better gossip next week, I suppose. Until then, dear listeners!

sairis posting in

Sairis had decided to treat himself to some coffee - nothing fancy, just some time out of the room. But when he got there, he found that there was a board announcing something called a "splashdown special" which involved an awful lot of foam and something called "gummy fish".

Which led to him asking why. Which led to an explanation. And...the moon? That was somewhere you could actually go?

So now Sairis was sitting at a table with a frothy, fishy, very sugary drink and googling a lot about the history of the space program. It was a lot.

[Open Perk!]

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