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sweetpinkpixie · 02-15-2014, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemon

"Are our planets going to orbit our Sun in the order that we make them, sir?"

Thankfully his good ear was directed towards Miss Fischer when she spoke, otherwise there could have been some terrible misinterpreting as to what she had just asked him. Terrible and awkward. Really awkward.

"Theoretically, yes," he nodded. "However, the actual order will depend on how and where you drop your swirling balls into the case. You do have some control over the placement, but the orbit will be established somewhat organically."

Organically. Heh. That was one of his favorite words these days.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cassirin

"Can you...?" Mo held out the goggles to Flamsteed, making hopeful faces. Because, y'know, it wasn't a simple transfiguration and Mo didn't know the charm. He really ought to teach it to himself, especially if he was going to be old and blind for the long term. "Please."

Now, Mr. Branxton on the other had had been talking to his bad ear when he had said 'can you,' so that part was entirely missed by the astronomer. The please was another story, however. Although it did take him a moment to figure out what all the boy meant by that.

Oh yes. His goggles.

"VERY WELL," he replied, slightly raising his voice by pure coincidence. "If you don't mind my borrowing your glasses..." Which wasn't really a request as much as it was a statement that he WAS going to borrow them. Wand out, he began to trace around the rim of one of the lens. "Aprotraphones," he muttered as a ball of blue light collected at the tip of his wand. Wand pointed to the goggles now, he gave them a tap. "Pronettes."

The light appeared to paint a thin coat over the front of the goggles and gave them an almost glassy sheen.

"That should do it, Mr. Branxton." And the astronomer was sorry for snapping at him, but wasn't about to admit it.

His blue - although they were turning the slightest hint of grey these days - eyes looked back at his wand, but then noticed the time on his sundial watch.

"OH SWEET SOLSTICE, LOOK AT THE TIME!" he said while waving his cane about in the air. Woah, watch out there Mr. Branxton and Miss Fisher. "I am afraid we are running out of time for today. My hope is that you will all leave here today having completed a Sun and at least one planet. Once you have done this, you will see a label on your station with your name, house, and year. You will need to leave your Solar Systems in your glass boxes overnight here in the astrophysics laboratory and, starting tomorrow, you can come back to and continue to add more planets and moons to those planets if you wish. For moons, you will need to just grind up a small stone and some iron. No cheese." HAR HAR, he made himself laugh. And snort. And perhaps another bodily function that went along with cheese. Cutting it, actually. "By the time of our next lesson you will need 5 planets made. Further details for this will be posted on my announcement board later today."

Assuming he remembered that is. Quite likely to forget.

"If you have already finished making your Sun and a planet, you are free to pack up your things, clean up your station, and may be dismissed."

OOC: you still have some time to finish RPing both activities, so no need to get all dkfgdjglgdjlfsj OMG THREAD GONNA CLOSE SOON! I will be leaving it open for another 10 hours or so before I close it. You can still interact with each other or Professor Flamsteed if you like until then - as long as you are staying on task

Homework will be posted in Sky News following the official closing of the lesson, so please be sure to check there and post it on your own house noticeboard once it is up

Thank you all for your participation and creative RPing <3

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