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(Mark might be channeling the man he calls his "evil twin" and a "ninja" as he sends this text during a break at work. The mysterious place that his friend had mentioned a while back, it had been on his mind for the last week or two.

There has to be something there, right?

Mark frowns and stares the device in his hands down before finally beginning to type.)

Hey, man. I'm at work now, but mind stopping by my place afterwards?

(Mark sighs. Better explain why.)

You know that thing we were talking about last, that airport without planes? I was thinking (I know using that thing in my head is incredibly dangerous to my health, I think you're lucky enough to avoid that curse) and I think we need to check it out.

Sooner the better.

You in?

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So, anyone good with lesson plans? I think I need someone to look over my work. A friend of mine likes to tell me that I'm teaching the kids to bike without training wheels...

I say - he's full of it - the fun stuff involves a bit of risk, but I really should be more responsible than that.

I'll meet anyone interested over at The Cat's Eye.

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Lesson plans for what?

For my classes. I've been winging it more or less so far...but it's getting harder to improvise.

I'm just not used to teaching kids or something.

Well what are you teaching them now? Maybe you can do something hands on for them to learn.

My area is mostly in science, but right now? Teaching them about the planets, at least the solar system where I'm from.

Why not show them the planets? There is a planetarium.

I don't have any experience with lesson plans specifically, but I've had to work with a lot of people who needed help understanding the basics of some things so I may be able to help. Would that be OK? I don't want to bother you if you don't think I'll be useful.

(Ah, yes. That just has to be what the problem is. Teaching the basics. Well, maybe.)

Yeah, that's be pretty awesome actually. I'll admit I have a hard time trying to simply things sometimes. (Well, he's good at it, but he just tends to add curse words when he does and he's really trying to not use those.)

I'll do what I can to help then. I'll be at The Cat's Eye soon!

Like Flynn. Where am I meeting you?

Awesome.

Let me send you the directions - gimme a sec.

(Mark then manages to upload a vague set of directions to his apartment here.)

...Also, this isn't a date. Save that for Marissa when you get back.

She'd understand. I was in space twice as long as we planned, you were left alone on a deserted planet. Men have needs.

Yeah, men have needs, but I think the King of Mars could do better than you. Not trying to ruin what we have, but I'm holding out for money. It's me, not you. And yes, I really thought about that title since it sounds like I'll be there for a while, man.

Someone's gotta whip that planet into shape and President Watney just sounds lame.

Edited 2016-01-14 02:29 (UTC)

The King of Mars needs to open his eyes to the possibilities of Rick Martinez. He doesn't know what he's missing.

Possibilities, you say? (He smirks from behind the screen.) Dare I ask what those are? Wait, do I even want to know the answer to that...

Careful there, buddy. You can't handle this fire.

So, what you're saying you're some sort of forest fire?

Alright, man. I'll grab the Big Gulp cup...I'll have that put out in five seconds.

I don't know much about lessons plans, but so long as whatever you don't doesn't hurt them, it should be fine, right?

I was actually kind kidding about that one part...I mean thought about some really neat stuff to do, but my friend (the stick in the mud he rarely ever is) immediately got on me and made me rule it out.

I see, so what exactly are your lessons plans then?

Basically the one I'm really proud of is that I'm going to have to kids taking care of a class garden and they're going to write observation logs and we're going to have different kinds of flowers and plants in there...

Was considering talking about some basic chemistry. Nothing like balancing equations but just what the different elements are, that kind of thing. Maybe teaching them some first aid or something.

(The last one wasn't something most would fix of, but it's not a bad idea, right?)

But right now? Teaching them about planets.

(Also, having them use play doh to make the planets in his universe's/world's solar system to show the differences in size between each one.)

That actually all sounds interesting, although for planets...We all seem to come from different worlds, so perhaps asking others what there planets are that way you have more to talk about and you even learn something.

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