The students today might find the Danger Shop looking a little familiar.

"Anyone who has class with me previously knows I do not believe in the contemporary concept of a final exam," Ghanima said briskly, once everyone had arrived. Again, gone were the Imperial-style gowns she usually wore, but this time, she was clad in a stillsuit and cloak, ( Read more... )

Class today met in one of the classrooms, which Ghanima had converted to piles of pillows, blankets, squishy chairs, and low tables set with Fremen tea services (sans Spice), snacks, and photos from last week's trip ( Read more... )

As promised last week, today's class met at the Causeway, where a portal deposited them at the Chicago Field Museum.

"Thanks to the wonders of portals and time travel, you have three hours here," Ghanima informed her students, as she gave everyone a small timer, a gift card good for either of the two restaurants, and information about the ( Read more... )

"Terrain is far more than basic physical geography," Ghanima said once the class had arrived. "You also need to take into account local culture, whether or not you're in an urban setting. You never know when you're going to stumble across a local ( Read more... )

Today when the students arrived, the Danger Shop was already set to today's terrain. Students would see pristine beaches stretching for miles, with an island about a half-mile offshore ( Read more... )

When students arrived at the Danger Shop today, they wouldn't find a Ghanima. Or at least, not one they recognized immediately ( Read more... )

Ghanima was not dressed in her usual Imperium gowns today. Instead, her hair was pulled back in a low ponytail, and she was wearing a tunic, pants, and boots, with a woven cloak slung over her arm. "Today, we're looking at a type of terrain that is near and dear to my heart," she said, once the majority of the class had arrived in the Danger Shop ( Read more... )

When students arrived in the Danger Shop today, they'd find it set up for rock climbing.

"Hello, students," Ghanima said briskly, a pile of handouts available on a bench beside her. "If I had known where your Fall Break was headed, we would have studied this sooner. Today, we study mountains and rock climbing ( Read more... )

When students arrived in the Danger Shop today, they'd see an obstacle course, modeled after rooftops and walls, about six-to-ten feet off the ground, foam mats all over the floor ( Read more... )

The class had been handwavily instructed to meet in the Danger Shop today. Ghanima was not going to field-trip this one. "Welcome back," Ghanima said as the students entered the Danger Shop. She was standing beside two large trunks, and the room was blank, not yet assigned an environment. "Today, we're going a bit farther north than many of you ( Read more... )