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saveourearth2018-08-08 09:10 pm
ourearth) wrote in saveourearth2018-08-08 09:10 pm
A summer fête ! [Mingle]
Date: 11-08-2018
Characters: Everyone!
It's away too hot day what did we do to deserve this beautiful hot summer's day. The very crispy brown Greens bustle with activity. Volunteers, artisans and some professionals are setting up the town's largest summer fête, nicknamed Triple-F ("Faith Full Fête") due to the organisers being all the local religious communities working together for this special occasion. More or less. Until we discuss which church, mosque, or other congregation is selling the best food. At that point things might become a bit more tense because obviously ours is better, laddie, but don't say that too loud because those poor sods two stalls down from us really think their samosas are better than our scones and we don't want to crush their dreams...
Even before things are fully set up, visitors are starting to trickle in, and there will be more and more over the day until it gets very busy around mid-afternoon, only starting to thin out again once the little ones have to go to bed.
And there's a lot to do besides buying and eating food (though that isn't to be scoffed at)! The official main attraction is obviously the cake judging and award ceremony for the best cake. Small visitors can enjoy a bouncy castle, a craft tent, a Punch and Judy show, face painting, and a storyteller.
Athletics start around mid-afternoon, are mostly split between age group and gender and come with a small reward. The only exception is the tug-o-war where in addition to the usual men-against-women tug there's also a congregation-against-congregation single-elimination tournament. There also used to be a tournament between the various towns/villages in the Mossgate Council, but that was banned a while ago because of the various incidents during the Folkton vs. Moss Manor matches. Other athletics include a three-legged-race, egg-and-spoon-race, sack race, various runs ("mums run", "dads run", "kids run", "grandpas run", "queens run", etc.) and a relay race.
After the athletics there is a pet show with the categories being "large dogs", "small dogs" and "various other pets". Awards go to the fluffiest pet, the one with the waggiest tail, and so on, but there also is an obstacle course and a prize for the best in show.
All throughout the afternoon and early evening, people can enjoy tombolas, raffles, coconut shies, a bat a rat stall and white elephant stalls along with the stalls of the local artisans and some local shops. In addition, there is a live band that seems to play more and more ABBA the later it gets. There is also a BBQ running the entire day, the proceeds of which all go to charity.
And of course there is cotton candy and donuts. And instead of just one ice cream van, this year the council has managed to engage a fleet of them. Make sure you eat your ice cream before it melts and the wasps eat YOU.
Characters: Everyone!
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Even before things are fully set up, visitors are starting to trickle in, and there will be more and more over the day until it gets very busy around mid-afternoon, only starting to thin out again once the little ones have to go to bed.
And there's a lot to do besides buying and eating food (though that isn't to be scoffed at)! The official main attraction is obviously the cake judging and award ceremony for the best cake. Small visitors can enjoy a bouncy castle, a craft tent, a Punch and Judy show, face painting, and a storyteller.
Athletics start around mid-afternoon, are mostly split between age group and gender and come with a small reward. The only exception is the tug-o-war where in addition to the usual men-against-women tug there's also a congregation-against-congregation single-elimination tournament. There also used to be a tournament between the various towns/villages in the Mossgate Council, but that was banned a while ago because of the various incidents during the Folkton vs. Moss Manor matches. Other athletics include a three-legged-race, egg-and-spoon-race, sack race, various runs ("mums run", "dads run", "kids run", "grandpas run", "queens run", etc.) and a relay race.
After the athletics there is a pet show with the categories being "large dogs", "small dogs" and "various other pets". Awards go to the fluffiest pet, the one with the waggiest tail, and so on, but there also is an obstacle course and a prize for the best in show.
All throughout the afternoon and early evening, people can enjoy tombolas, raffles, coconut shies, a bat a rat stall and white elephant stalls along with the stalls of the local artisans and some local shops. In addition, there is a live band that seems to play more and more ABBA the later it gets. There is also a BBQ running the entire day, the proceeds of which all go to charity.
And of course there is cotton candy and donuts. And instead of just one ice cream van, this year the council has managed to engage a fleet of them. Make sure you eat your ice cream before it melts and the wasps eat YOU.
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As Professor Petty pays for the necklace, Benjiro shuffles his backpack’s position on his shoulders unnecessarily to sit it more evenly.
With a strained sort of smile, Benjiro answers simply, “In a word? Eventful.” Moving from the space of the stall, he’ll turn back to ask in turn, “How about for you?”
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"Eventful, huh? Care to share?" He follows the young man for now, not reading any sign to give him some space. Whatever's bothering him, it doesn't seem to be enough to cause him discomfort. "Mine's about the same as it's always been. You kids may get a break, but a teacher's on year-round."
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“It’s going to take some explaining,” he answers with an uneasy twinge of a frown. He had already agreed to inform his professor of changes related to the numbers, however, disrupting the festivities with the stress he has been facing seems selfish. He could always explain another time should his professor prefer to focus on the present.
“You’ve still been working? I thought matching breaks were a perk of becoming a teacher.”
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"Well, if it's that complicated, it can wait," Petty decides. "You know how to get a hold of me- my door's always open." Literally and metaphorical door, just in case this has to do with a certain network. As for the comment about working?
He chuckles.
"You'd think. But those worksheets have to get copied sometime, Ben."
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Benjiro is strangely bothered by the new revelation, “How many do you need to copy? I thought after the first few years, most teachers had a curriculum pretty much set and ready. Other than making adjustments for new editions of textbooks...”
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"If you want to keep things current, then you keep updating. Plus, things that your peers of ten years ago found fun and interesting might not be the same today. Especially with your age, finding ways to hold students' attention is hard." This might be the most open he's been about the difficulties of his job, honestly. But he does love it, and it shows; he's clearly fond about the challenges. "I'm going to tell you a secret, alright, Ben?"
He leans in close.
"Teachers sometimes have to make it up as we go."
For the record, said future office visit is handwaved by both muns
An avid learner from his earliest days as a student, Benjiro has never suffered the boredom and disinterest his peers have shown. Not ignorant of their casual attitudes to school however, his professor does raise an excellent point about changing trends and interests between the decades. His job is to impart knowledge, and the performance of his class reflects on him, so adapting his lessons seems reasonable.
Slowing at the mention of a secret, he looks quite curiously to Professor Petty to listen. His eyes narrow as he looks towards his teacher almost accusingly, “That’s blasphemy...!” only to snicker and cover his mouth with a hand as he does.