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Felixir · 07-06-2015, 08:52 PM

So Toby had stopped choking on the spider web, just FYI. He'd actually coughed a little extra, too, 'cause it had occurred to him that WHAT IF a spider was actually IN HIS LUNGS, and the thought alone had made him cough super extra double hard JUST TO MAKE SURE that that wasn't the case. But he was fine now, just kinda raspy and red-eyed from his ~~TRAUMA~~ ~~ORDEAL~~ little moment. All good here.

By the time he was all sorted out, Sophie was beside him, something was going on with Zander's hair and the lint roller, and the class was underway. Toby quickly titled up his notes for the lesson, and then looked at that mysterious box. He had a suggestion about the contents, but by the time he was ready to answer, they were already moving on. "I bet it's probably not a cat," Toby quickly interjected, and that was thankfully all he had to say on the matter.

The items Airey WAS showing them made sense in terms of being connected... right up until the raisins, though Toby didn't dwell on that thought for long because he was mainly thinking about food and his stomach and hunger and raisins. But anyway... yes. Actual classwork, time to do that.

Toby watched Airey for just a moment longer, eyes then lingering on the plastic box of raisins again, with an expression of befuddlement on his face. It seemed he didn't quite have the impulse control to refrain from raising his hand and saying, "Professor, I thought you didn't allow food in the classroom? ... They're not cardboard raisins, are they? 'Cause I was gonna ask if you were gonna share, but if they're cardboard, then I don't think I'd eat them, and maybe you shouldn't either, 'cause there's no nutritional value in cardboard, y'know?" It was, really, a completely innocent observation, and once Toby had opened his mouth, he found it difficult to shut up again (as usual). But shut up he did.

Onto the actual work then, and Toby twirled his quill around his fingers for a moment to help him thinking, before getting to writing things down.

SPOILER!!: Parchment

Those notes were decent, Toby thought. Well... at least by his standards. As usual, he barely had any idea of what he was doing, but Astronomy seemed to be a class that Toby had managed to stumble his way through with good enough answers that Airey would sometimes even jump on his desk. So it was always worth a shot. He raised his hand now to give his input.

"I bet the space people had something to do with the airtight seal on the plastic box thing, right? Like an airlock? Was tupperware maybe based on airlocks used in space and stuff? Only it keeps raisins fresh rather than keeping humans fresh. Alive, I mean. Or maybe astronauts like raisins and stuff so they made tupperware to keep their food fresh for space, but I bet not cardboard raisins, except I don't think that's right 'cause if you open a tupperware box of raisins in a spacecraft in space they'd go eeeeeeeverywhere and then they might jam up the equipment. Hey, is raisin jam a thing?" Wait, no. Going off track. Very far off track. Toby made a solid attempt to reeeeeel it back in, though. "But yeah. Airlock. Airtight seals. Yeah." Nod.

Shutting up, now.

Again.

Someone might want to duct tape his mouth closed soon, though.

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Felixir Book Club Mod Alley Proprietor Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,139 Hogwarts RPG Name: Charlie Upstead Gryffindor Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurelio Kaiser Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Petrov Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Yves Flamel Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Achilles Zacharias Ravenclaw Third Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus Ollivanders x12 x12	tfw ur character doesnt understand how to shut up Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight So Toby had stopped choking on the spider web, just FYI. He'd actually coughed a little extra, too, 'cause it had occurred to him that WHAT IF a spider was actually IN HIS LUNGS, and the thought alone had made him cough super extra double hard JUST TO MAKE SURE that that wasn't the case. But he was fine now, just kinda raspy and red-eyed from his ~~TRAUMA~~ ~~ORDEAL~~ little moment. All good here. By the time he was all sorted out, Sophie was beside him, something was going on with Zander's hair and the lint roller, and the class was underway. Toby quickly titled up his notes for the lesson, and then looked at that mysterious box. He had a suggestion about the contents, but by the time he was ready to answer, they were already moving on. "I bet it's probably not a cat," Toby quickly interjected, and that was thankfully all he had to say on the matter. The items Airey WAS showing them made sense in terms of being connected... right up until the raisins, though Toby didn't dwell on that thought for long because he was mainly thinking about food and his stomach and hunger and raisins. But anyway... yes. Actual classwork, time to do that. Toby watched Airey for just a moment longer, eyes then lingering on the plastic box of raisins again, with an expression of befuddlement on his face. It seemed he didn't quite have the impulse control to refrain from raising his hand and saying, "Professor, I thought you didn't allow food in the classroom? ... They're not cardboard raisins, are they? 'Cause I was gonna ask if you were gonna share, but if they're cardboard, then I don't think I'd eat them, and maybe you shouldn't either, 'cause there's no nutritional value in cardboard, y'know?" It was, really, a completely innocent observation, and once Toby had opened his mouth, he found it difficult to shut up again (as usual). But shut up he did. Onto the actual work then, and Toby twirled his quill around his fingers for a moment to help him thinking, before getting to writing things down. SPOILER!!: Parchment Computer - maybe it was them that made it small and compact and stuff, and made it so you can get internet even in space. But I think maybe they PUT the internet in space, maybe so everyone else can use it, but I don't actually know if internet was put in space at all or not, but I know there's TV satellites up there so maybe TV - TV SATELLITES!!!!! in space. it's how we watch TV cause the channels get bounced and beamed so I'd say that's a good improvement Box of raisins - AIRTIGHT seals. those are pretty important in space and stuff, but sometimes when I open tupperware even when there's gravity there's things that fly everywhere and my dad sighs at me but maybe it's good for keeping things fresh and sealed all the way up until you open it in space, and I bet that not a lot of astronauts' dads are up there to sigh at them AND EVEN IF THEY WERE they'd have fresh raisins to distract them with so that's good Those notes were decent, Toby thought. Well... at least by his standards. As usual, he barely had any idea of what he was doing, but Astronomy seemed to be a class that Toby had managed to stumble his way through with good enough answers that Airey would sometimes even jump on his desk. So it was always worth a shot. He raised his hand now to give his input. "I bet the space people had something to do with the airtight seal on the plastic box thing, right? Like an airlock? Was tupperware maybe based on airlocks used in space and stuff? Only it keeps raisins fresh rather than keeping humans fresh. Alive, I mean. Or maybe astronauts like raisins and stuff so they made tupperware to keep their food fresh for space, but I bet not cardboard raisins, except I don't think that's right 'cause if you open a tupperware box of raisins in a spacecraft in space they'd go eeeeeeeverywhere and then they might jam up the equipment. Hey, is raisin jam a thing?" Wait, no. Going off track. Very far off track. Toby made a solid attempt to reeeeeel it back in, though. "But yeah. Airlock. Airtight seals. Yeah." Nod. Shutting up, now. Again. Someone might want to duct tape his mouth closed soon, though. __________________ Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Chocolate!