Today the students would find themselves in a thriving Astec city. Well not quite thriving, it was rather grey, and quiet, but it wasn't gloomy or spooky. They were at the foot of a great pyramid, which would have looked authentic except for the fact that the stairs were a long escalator ( Read more... )

Today the Serf looked like a rocky beach at the bottom of a high brooding cliff. There were few people on the beach, some of them talking to themselves, some trying to get other people to listen to them. If the students listened they might realize that it was poetry being spouted ( Read more... )

Upon entering the SRF, the students would find themselves in a beautiful meadow. Beautiful actually does not do it justice. The grass is the greener shade that one always associates with the other side of the fence, the colors of the flowers are brighter than HD, and the smells bring back memories of happy times. The sky is clear, the sun is ( Read more... )

"Good morning." Tim greeted the students when they'd come in. "My name is Tim Desmond, and I'll be guiding you through a...guided tour, of the afterlife. Now every culture has it's own version of the afterlife. And I know for a fact that many of them are real. I'd be willing to bet that all of them are. How do I know? Well it's a long story ( Read more... )

Tim met the kids in front of the SRF. "This is not going to be your typical final." he said. "Instead, I just want everyone to tell me something they learned from this class, good or bad. Then, go inside and have fun. Don't worry about getting messy, it's all holographic so it'll disappear when you come back out. No I'm not going to explain ( Read more... )

Today the SRF had been programmed to resemble the roof top of a Brooklyn Apartment building. And sitting atop said roof top, was a cozy looking cottage. Which was standing on chicken legs ( Read more... )

Tim had a list on his desk of various nasty creatures and slowly narrowing it down.

His office door was open, and They Might Be Giants was playing on his stereo.

Today's class was back in the room, and though Tim was there, the floor was held by a tall, well built dark haired man. Some might recognize him from the book jacket photos of his books. If they read them ( Read more... )

Today the SRF was programmed to resemble a high school sports field. Students might notice all sorts of typical activity on the field. Cheer leaders, soccer team practicing.

"FEE FI FO FUM! GIMME THE BALL YOU SNOT NOSED SCUM!"Oh yeah, half the team appear to be way, WAY bigger than the others. And some of those cheerleaders seem to be very old ( Read more... )

Today's class met in the SRF, which Tim had been practicing using. The students would find themselves in a field, with the sun setting. There was a dark forest nearby, and Tim stood at a fire pit where a fire was going ( Read more... )