Phys Ed Class Log + General Bowser Shenanigans

[talkstoposters]

Who: Bowser, his students, and anyone who wants to watch!
What: His first gym class.
When: First week of May. It's taken awhile to get things set up.
Where: Legionnaire Quarters, around campus, and possibly his castle.
Warnings: Bowser things.


I. Test your might:

[The gym, on its surface, seems relatively normal compared to any other gym class. There's some basket ball hoops on two opposing sides of gymnasium, bleachers surrounding the walls on the other sides, a rope for climbing hanging from the ceiling, and several other amenities. There's also a fold up table placed near the bleachers, with those big plastic containers of Gatorade and some cups in case any students get thirsty and good amount of towels on another table a few feet away from the first one.

As for Bowser, he looks like he always does, minus some noteworthy exceptions. For one, he's wearing a whistle, and for another, he's got a clipboard with some papers and a built-in calculator. How professional-looking!

For once.]

Alright, listen up! Pretty sure I've talked with a couple of you before, but for those who I haven't, the name's Bowser. I'll be teaching you softies the most awesome class in the place, tied with my other class! I actually spent time putting together stuff that would seem familiar to you nerds, so you better be grateful!

For the first half of the period, you're gonna be doing some warm-up stretches, then running some tests. I'll need to see what you guys are capable of before I hash out the rest of my lesson plan! Show me the best you got; meaning NO SLACKING OFF!

After that, the second half of the class will be a game of my choosing. Normally it'd be a free period... [He cracks a small smile.] ...but I thought this would be more fun. But for now, GET GOING! I'll be around if you need me.

[Some of the tests Bowser has set up include a quarter mile running, rope climbing, a push-up station, and various others. Feel free to mingle with each other or talk with Bowser. As he said before, he'll be around to make sure people are doing what they're supposed to or showing the students how it's done.]

II. The Floor is sadly not LITERALLY lava

[For the next half of class, Bowser will have called everyone downstairs to one of the rooms. The room is furnished similarly to what one might expect from a two bedroom apartment, if said apartment was owned by Bowser. It also seems to be flooded with a warm, red liquid.]

Apparently using real lava is dangerous, but luckily I was able to improvise! This soup might not be as hot as the real thing, but it's still got a kick! If you fall in, you're out, and you get to stand with the LOSERS over there! Winner gets to pick next class's game, so GET OUT THERE AND CRUSH IT!

[Said designated loser section is off to the side and has its own set of bleachers, above the "lava". After Bowser finishes talking, he blows a whistle and then goes to sit down on a suitably sized lawn chair.]

III. A feast fit for a king (Faculty only)

[After a long day of actually doing his job, Bowser decides to grab some food and instead of eating it in one of the dining halls, he takes his dinner to one of the many teachers lounges and decides to dig in there. Anyone who happens to be in said lounge will, no doubt, be overjoyed to hear the Koopa King tearing through his food with all the subtlety and grace of a broken chainsaw. Should you shoot him a glance, he'll shoot a glare.]

What? You want some? Too bad! Get your own!

[And will then proceed to continue eating, somehow even louder than before.]

IV. Anything else

[Not a fan of any of these prompts? No problem! Just let me know if you wanna interact with Bowser and I'll either write up another prompt or just hit me up with one of your own!]

Comments

IV. Anything else

[yokeye]

[About five minutes before the gym class actually starts, Toki arrives with absolutely no intention of doing anything gym-like. He carries a metal folding chair under one arm, and a large cup of coffee. He doesn't know if he actually signed up for a gym class or not, but either way, he's not participating. He waves at Bowser, dropping the chair to do so, and it clangs loudly on the gymnasium floor.]

Hello~! I have a question~! Are you perhaps in need of an assistant of sorts!? Can't watch everybody at once!

[Maybe he can get credit for this class without actually exerting himself physically.]

[talkstoposters]

[To his credit, Bowser is reoccupied with making sure everything's ready to go before the students arrive. He didn't quite catch the wave, but the chair falling and the familiar sound of Toki's voice alert him to his presence.]

What, like a teacher's aid? Don't they usually pay people to do that?

[Bowser cocks a fuzzy brow. Not really sure what the kid's angle is here. 'Least, not yet.]

[yokeye]

Yeah, I guess! But I don't need money!

[He gives Bowser a pointed look.]

What I need... is a good grade! Gym's never been my thing! But! I can motivate people! Also, based on the time we met, you might have problems here with some of these students! What if somebody asks you too many questions and you can't remember the first one and then it looks like you're an idiot and the rumor goes around that Professor Bowser isn't smart enough to actually work here and there's such an embarrassing fallout! So! In exchange for say, at least a C in this class, I'll do that teacher's aid thing and redirect the conversation if someone's confusing you! What do you think!?

I

[strings_theory]

[Of course the moment she found out what was up she'd ended up over here, this would be an easy grade as far as she was concerned. And it'd work out some energy of her's, too, without having to punch someone in the face. Win-win.

Which is why she's just cracking her neck and knuckles after he's finished talking with one hell of a grin on her face.]

Oh this is easy. [Don't gloat, Jolyne, that is exactly where you always end up faltering. Though she's taking a look at the different little stations and deciding the best one to fuck around with and be an idiot about is the whole rope climbing thing. And she's just taking the fuck off up the damn thing.

You know, it's easier to climb an actual rope that isn't one of her strings, so this is totally fine.]

[talkstoposters]

[Alright, so Jolyne is up. And hey, he actually remembers her name! Congrats.]

Since it's easy, you better get a good score! I don't wanna hear any excuses if you slip up!

[He's got his stop watch ready and his clipboard at his side. Though he tries to keep his face neutral, Bowser does seem a little impressed...so far.]

[strings_theory]

[Of course she's going to show off a little, even if she's at the top of the rope and just laughing a bit.]

Yeah, well, we'll see! [Shut up. Though she's using this time to just use a bit of the bullshit abilities she's got to casually put a bunch of woven strings into her own rope to hop to and climb down. At least it's only putting a small hole in her side and not in her arms like a dumb idiot.

But once she's on the ground again she's stretching.]

Whatcha want next?

I

[schwanenritter]

[Fakir stretches, giving Bowser the side-glance as he looks over the tests - it shouldn't be too hard, he was a dancer - and it takes both strength, agility and stamina to perform at his level.

The young man starts off with jump rope, the easy rhythm he gets into was enough he considered it safe to get in a bit of dance practice, jumping to land on the ball of his feet, or just a single foot. Would it still count, or maybe a more hardass teacher will make him stop and do it properly]

[talkstoposters]

[While Bowser does roll his eyes a bit at the display, he doesn't tell Fakir to stop, either. Instead he just keeps time on his stopwatch until it runs out, glancing back between Fakir and the watch every now and again to make sure he doesn't mess up.]

II. THE FLOOR IS LAVA THREAD

[talkstoposters]

[Okay so this thread is basically a competition of sorts, so just feel free to pile in here and threadjack and whatnot as you see fit. Bowser isn't going to have anything to do here (aside from laughing at failure) so this is just one big student activity.

Have fun!]

[soft_focus]

[Knowledge is power, and Reira has the knowledge that winning means free soup- who can beat the 9 year old!

...She's not cheating the sprites are just always there. Totally.]

I

[prisoneroffate]

[Bowser may note a rather lanky Japanese boy is practically flying up the rope like some kind of Phantom Thief]

[talkstoposters]

[oh my god]

YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST WAITED UNTIL I SAID GO!

[prisoneroffate]

You were busy talking, I didn't want to interrupt.

III, because

[hattersgonnahat]

[Who let this sassy child into one of the lounges...well, that was all a certain contracts professor's fault, but she did easily overhear Bower's boasting earlier. She wasn't even hungry, but yanno, if somebody is going to take that much and not share...that's just rude.]

[So Puella just slowly crept up behind and waited for a few seconds, just watching. Possibly being even more unsuspicious given no one would expect something so small in a teacher's lounge. But as soon as there was an opening, Puella reached in and grabbed for something off the plate. She'll have to be pretty quick to run with it too considering she had to be noticed by then.]

[talkstoposters]

[who is this sassy, lost child

To Bowser's credit, he is a BIG BOI™, so he has to eat a considerable amount. Still, even by BIG BOI™ standards he's just being a gluttonous jerk, so this is fine. Hopefully Puella has no problems with meat, because everything that Bowser has been gorging himself on is Very Meaty. When she reaches for the plate, she manages to snag the last remaining drumstick. Of course this drumstick is considerably bigger than any she might have seen before, so that's kind of weird.

Her only real mistake was booking it as soon as she grabbed something. Bowser was very much distracted by his meal, but the sound of running drew his attention. That's about when he noticed the missing drumstick and a small child running away with said drumstick.]

HEY! GET BACK HERE WITH THAT!

[Bowser shoves aside the table he was eating over and lumbers after her.]

[hattersgonnahat]

[Nnnnnope, not giving it back!]

[But also not too sure how long she can outrun him, so...]

[Sees a really tall cabinet and does a wall climb to reach up to the very top, where it's probably safer. ...He can't possibly be angry forever that she took it, right?]

I

[shockingblue]

[Well, Gunvolt wasn't exactly sure what he was getting into when he signed up for when he took this class, but frankly, Bowser wasn't what he expected. But regardless, Gunvolt listened to Bowser's introduction and instructions, and took off to get started. For his part, despite his smaller frame for a boy of 14, he actually proves to be quite a deft athlete, being quick up the rope, a fast runner, and making a good showing of push-ups and pull-ups while he's at it. He's no ordinary kid, if Bowser keeps an eye on him.

After awhile of acting on his own and then getting a cup of Gatorade, he'll approach Bowser. He's sweating from working hard, but despite that, the look in his eye suggests he's nowhere near gassed yet, and he's looking for a more concentrated challenge.]

Hey Coach? Do you have a back-to-back exercise program with this stuff I can try?

[talkstoposters]

[Although Gunvolt was largely acting on his own, Bowser was still able to get his times down and start filling in his chart. Sheesh. He'd gone on about how unimpressed he was with most humans (to be fair, his only comparison point is people like Mario), but these kids were really putting in some work. This gig might be more fun than he thought.

As he's scribbling down some notes, he catches Gunvolt's voice and turns to meet him with a cocked brow.]

What, you mean like with a partner?

[shockingblue]

[The young Candle shook his head.]

Nah, I mean... a multi-part exercise. Sorta like an obstacle course or a multi-exercise program that you gotta do back to back. I dunno what they call 'em... heats, maybe?

[Essentially, something more challenging, more demanding for a full-body wellness.]

II

[soft_focus]

[Reira's looking forward to this. She already had a lot of fun with the Mario course- this one is even cooler! Maybe this time she can even get the sprites to help!

She has a very important question first though, and after an eager 'OKAY' with the rest of the class (because really, who Wouldn't think this is the coolest thing), she's going to ask it.]

If we win, can we try eating the soup?

[It Smells Delicious]

[talkstoposters]

[That question gets even Bowser to blink a few times.]

I mean, sure. Knock yourself out.

[soft_focus]

Okay! I'll do my best!

[One would hope she was already going to do her best! Can't deny the eagerness though- not to mention the actual skill. She's no born-platformer, but she's at least managing to avoid getting hit, and that's kind of important...even if, at least once, she's got to get possessed to do it.

At least the sprites are helping at all, but children probably can't actually float like yoshis.

Or maybe they can???]

I

[foolishjustice]

[Here's another lanky Japanese teen moving like he's some sort of phantom thief or something. He takes the quarter-mile run like it's a jog through the park...a really fast jog through the park. The rope climb, if anything, seems even easier to him. And the pushups? It's really kind of impressive how easily his wiry arms support his weight.

The whole time, he's wearing a cheerful grin, like he's thrilled to be getting the chance to show off.]

[talkstoposters]

[Uh, whoa. This kid's actually breezing through the courses like they're nothing. Then again, they are pretty basic, but he wasn't about to whip out all the stops on the very first day. Still, it's impressive.]

Not bad, kid! Consider me impressed.

[Says Bowser with a smirk, walking over to Akechi after having written down his times.]

[foolishjustice]

[He runs a hand through his hair to flatten it back down after the climb, barely even looking winded.]

Thank you. I have a lot of active hobbies, so I like to think I manage to stay in good shape.

[Plus being chased through Shibuya by entitled fans, but...he doesn't want to talk about that.]