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"And what a lovely vine it is!" He teased, tugging at it lightly before he actually started to help untangle it. Though how she had managed to get it like this, he would never know. "Wow! Good job with this!" He said tugging at the vine again. "You're pretty talented!" He added sarcastically. In good humor of course.

"Oh really?" His ears perked at the idea of smacking someone with the rocks. One face in particular popping into his mind. "Think we'd get away with taking them later?" He asked and nudged the she-wolf. He was joking of course. Or at least... he mostly was.

"Jackdamn! You really do have this tangled." He huffed. Still working away at what was fast becoming a knot, before he shrugged in response to her question. "Heh, if I had any ideas, I wouldn't have asked." He added with a grin; finally tugging the vine free from her tail and holding it up for her to see.

For a few moments Sparrow just stared blankly at their professor - or rather, at the dragon who wasn't really their professor and was, in fact, simply filling in for their professor. A wave of disappointment swept through him when he realized that they weren't to be doing any mathematics; that was why he had been so interested in the class in the first place! Dejectedly, Sparrow pushed himself to his feet, attempting to hide the unhappy expression on his face by replacing it with an easy smile.

"Where are we going, anyway?" he asked, stepping up to the shewolf, LW, his hands slipping into the pockets of his slacks. She really was very pretty; and that blush that had spread across her cheeks when he had mentioned that was quite endearing, making him wish to speak to her more. Ahead of them trotted little Jove, whom Sparrow kept a subtle eye on, glancing curiously towards her every few moments.

When they reached the woods, Sparrow's dejection was made even more infinite. "Materials?" he repeated, brows furrowing in confusion. It seemed as if they would not be getting any sort of further instructions yet, so with a small sign of resignation, he set about gathering up whatever he could.

After a few moments he was able to come up with some rocks, a rather disgusting looking plank of wood, as well as the shell of a beetle. Perhaps not the best "materials," but, then again, Sparrow wasn't entirely certain what they were doing anyway.

"Er, professor..?" he asked, swinging the plank around. "Might one ask what we are doing..?"

"Hey Jove!" He called. Waving to the little wisp from where he sat. "Whatcha' got there?" He asked; pointing specifically towards the beetle shell that was holding all of Jove's items. Now that was a find!

"Why yes~ And if you hold still long enough, I might be able to tie it into a bow for you!" He teased again at LW; only to rub at his arm with a wide grin when she smacked him.

"Err... Well maybe not in my pockets... But I can hide them in my hood!" He suggested; tugging his hood up and over his head to show her. "Wonder how many I can fit..." He thought aloud. Picking up one of the rocks to observe, before he compared the size of the rock to his hood. "Three, you think?" He asked, but tossed it back to the ground to prove he was joking.

"Why would you want to tie them up?" He asked again; confused and unsure of what she was talking about. But didn't ask further when she called someone else to join them. This time it was someone he was unfamiliar with.

Sparrow? Who was that? Friend of hers?

"Hey! My rocks are a nice find!" He added in his defense and mock pouted when she asked for the newcomers results in his search.

While the students went about their hunting, the substitute teacher watched over them like a silent shepherd. Unlike many dragons he was calm and relaxed. On occasion one of his long ears would flick back or forth to catch sounds nearby, and he looked around as though admiring the forest's sights and sounds. Definitely not a firebreather.

When a small bird alighted on one of his horns, he smiled, and then coaxed it onto one finger to admire the little thing before it flew away.

When he finally spoke again it was with a calm tone, and he didn't raise his voice any. "Students, please begin taking your finds back to the classroom, we will begin our building shortly."


((OOC:

If you still haven't found materials, please follow the instructions on page 5 before the professor's next post and head on back to the classroom. =3 There will be another day or two before we progress, seeing as open house was all so exciting and whatnot. XD))

"A... Pup squeak?" She echoed, looking at the one Levi had called 'Rex'. Before she could ask anything else though, the professor walked in, prompting Lizzy to settle down and watch as he moved across the room. She had never seen him around before, so he must be a new staff? She did shoot Levi a confused look at the professor's instructions for them to go gather materials outside, since it was starting to sound like... Arts and Crafts rather than mathematics.

Then again, who was she to question a professor, right? He had already said that they wouldn't be doing 'math' today.

She followed the class out, sticking close to her friend but moving away when it was time to look for materials in the woods. She first found a slimy plank with lichen on one end... Despite the sliminess, she figured that the wood might be good for something later, and picked it up by the corner, careful not to get any of the slimy stuff on herself; that would probably be difficult to wash off!

Wondering around, she then spotted something shimmering out of the corner of her eye. Picking it up, what she thought was a pebble ended up as a giant beetle shell. Well... At least it's pretty to look that? Beside that, she found some mushrooms growing at the base of a tree. Not quite sure what else she could find, she decided to harvest them, ending up with a small handful of mushrooms before she returned to Levi's side.

"Your materials do look sturdy," She giggled, "In comparison to mine, especially!"

Hearing the professor speak up, Shun glanced towards the dragon and nodded silently. Before lifting his things back up, he looked over towards Mitsu to see if she needed help bringing things inside. However, it looked like she had some sort of system going for her. Figuring that she might have things covered now, he gathered up his resources and started to head back into the classroom.

So many things were going on now that it was hard to keep track. The ghoul continued their conversations, the reaper had turned his attention to another ghoul sitting near him, and Seiji had somewhat spaced out after giving Jove an approving glance.

He remained this way until their teacher addressed them, snapping out of his stupor as something in his peripheral caught his attention. Junko was gazing at the bone dragon professor. It was not a casual look, and it had the ghost boil sitting up a little straighter, leaning so his shoulder was touching the ghoul's. A deep frown cutting gray features. He didn't like it, not one little bit. And he likely would have mentioned it had they not been ushered out of the room.

With a huff he followed the others, hands sinking into his pockets as he regarded their teacher from a distance. He didn't get it. Sure he was handsome, even Seiji could admit that much, and he had a unique sense of sty- Oh, OH. Got it. Check. The frown faded, replaced by an almost exasperated expression. He should have known.

Once outside, he joined his fellow classmates as they gathered supplies. For what, he wasn't sure, he hadn't been paying attention. Attention rather split between looking for useful things and keeping an eye on his friends. Specifically the younger pair.

All in all his gathering hadn't been all that fruitful. He'd found a handful of sticks, 4 to be exact, and a bunch of strange looking mushrooms. Ah well, it would have to do. They were being shepherded back into class.

Setting his things on his desk, he reclaimed his seat. Peeking over at Momo's pile curiously. "Least you found a variety."