21st Century 101, Tuesday Second Period

[screwyoumarvel]

The class had been asked to meet in the Danger Shop today, which looked like an ordinary classroom when they arrived.

"Good morning, everyone," Steve said, "and welcome to 21st Century 101. I'm Mr. Rogers, your teacher, and as far as my qualifications go, I was frozen in 1945 and woke up in handwavey year, Marvel timeline is sliding. It was a

Comments

Sign In

[screwyoumarvel]

As you do.

Re: Sign In

[suitablyheroic]

Atton Rand

Re: Sign In

[inaskinnyway]

Susan Sto Helit

Re: Sign In

[upmysleeve]

Ace McShane

During the Lecture

[screwyoumarvel]

Take notes, check out that cute boy two rows over, etc.

Re: During the Lecture

[suitablyheroic]

Atton would not be checking out the cute boy two rows over, thanks. He'd be sitting here, wondering if he could get away napping through his classes from now on in.

Though there was some entertainment to be found in the endless parade of archaic technology around here.

Re: During the Lecture

[upmysleeve]

Right, so this class wasn't being taught by a short, singing furry puppy creature, just a really good-looking American bloke, but...

But let's face it, he had Ace at "Frozen in 1945."

"Boy, would they love him on Iceworld," she murmured, not quite under her breath. "Talk about a spokesmodel for that high-end deep freeze chamber..."

Introductions

[screwyoumarvel]

You know the drill, right?

Re: Introductions

[inaskinnyway]

"My name is Susan Sto Helit, and I'm from the Discworld," she said. "You're probably more technologically advanced, and even our cameras are powered- if that's the right word- by imps."

Re: Introductions

[screwyoumarvel]

"So more of a magic base?" Steve guessed. "Would you agree with that?"

Re: Introductions

[dressedinblood]

"My name is Anna Korlov, and I'm from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. I'm...from now? But I've been pretty isolated, so I'm not used to a lot of the technology here. We had a radio and a wood-burning stove," she volunteered, which was true. It was just true of 1958. Carefully choosing her words was key.

Activities

[screwyoumarvel]

Steve clicked a button on the remote control in his hand, and the activity stations appeared around the perimeter of the 'classroom.' "By the way," he added, "this room is a holographic hard light generator, so none of this is real. And it's not magic, it's science. For a more thorough explanation, I again refer you to Tony Stark."

Re: Activities - Lightswitches

[screwyoumarvel]

Steve didn't know if everyone had discovered lightswitches yet, so he'd set up a niche where they could make a lightbulb turn on and off via one, along with an handwavey explanatory handout on how electricity worked.

Re: Activities - Hot & Cold Running Water

[screwyoumarvel]

This activity was set up along similar lines to the first niche--hot and cold faucets one could experiment with, and a handout explaining how they worked and the health benefits of washing one's hands with soap and bathing regularly.

Re: Activities - Kitchen

[screwyoumarvel]

The third niche was larger, to accommodate a kitchen setup like one would find in the dorm common rooms. Steve was here to give a quick handwavey explanation of how the stove and refrigerator worked, and then the students could experiment with them on their own. He would probably step in if it looked like they were about to set themselves on fire, although in the Danger Shop the threat, of course, wasn't really real.

Talk to the TA

[screwyoumarvel]

Once he pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA

[hoorayimrich]

Tony was there and without too much tech to confuse people. Just, you know, his phone that can get a signal on the moon.

With Steve.