Mando field trip?

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Anya had just settled her beloved doggo, Grumps, to sit in front of her wheelchair, decked out in his harness, her chair being strapped to anchor points in the floor of the troop bay of the korm'kr ship. Outwardly, she appeared pretty calm, but inwardly, it was all she could do to not bounce eagerly in her seat.
Tilting her head, and intently listening at the twelve kids and five other freshly helmeted youngsters sitting around her, she noted that she might have to act soon, as she could feel the anxiety rising. She really didn't want to have to deal with a collective panic! Teacher mode it is!

Letting out a loud whistle, she made sure she could feel all their attention on her, before speaking.

"Alright kiddos! Hold on to your buckets if you have one, and hold on to your butt if you don't! It might have been a little unexpected, but we get to go on a field trip! It's entirely up to you to make it a precious learning opportunity, or a scary event!"

Anya was definitely eager for whatever might happen, as it had been five years since she last went outside of the compound where she lived! Of course, teaching the brats wasn't miserable, but she had been itching for some action for a while! She knew she had gotten soft a little, and that the years had taken their toll on her body, but a mando's love of battle never truly dies! Her blood was singing in her veins, and a delighted smile painted itself on her hidden face.
Speaking of singing...

"Now, who wants to suggest the first song for the ride? I challenge you all to find one I don't know! And if you're able to sum up what the song you suggest is about, it'll be bonus points on your next test!"

Anya then reached behind her seat to grab her bes'bev (made of plain basic steel, not beskar) and tapped a peice of her helmet, which slid to reveal a hole to insert the mouth piece of her flute to be able to play without removing her bucket.
 

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After a while of singing and teaching her charges about the war songs, she decided to turn to other activities, to avoid having to deal with bored brats. And so, digging around her brain for a more "fun" activity, she decided to enlist Grump's help.
Letting the kids play with the gentle giant puppy, ensuring her dog knew each one of her charges by name, by calling a name, and having the corresponding kid offer a treat, until the dog knew to go to each specific kid when she said their name. Then, she let the kids try to teach Grump tricks, and offer some ideas of useful things he could learn to do.
Then, when she felt Grump was becoming tired of the tricks, she called him back to her, and gave him cuddles and scritches.
While doing so, she got 3 decks of special cards, that she often used in class.
The cards were basically dejarik assets, allowing one to be able to play without needing a holotable. She also had them embossed, so she was able to know which was which. She currently had 3 complete sets currently, as she didn't take the time to grab more on her way out of the compound.

"Now, I'm not sure how much time we still have before landing somewhere, so feel free to take some time to eat now, and get some rest if you feel tired. For those interested, I brought the dejarik games."

Anya then proceeded to hand out the games to her older charges, letting them pair up as they wanted to quietly play the game on the bay's floor.



Anya and her charges then proceeded to mostly calmly kill time, alternating between teaching, war songs, random games they made up on the spot, and taking naps, and dejarik tournaments.

Eventually, the ship would land on a planet somewhere, where Anya would task her charges to help dig pitfalls, and lay other diverse traps, encoraging them to learn from older mandos, and to try their hand at various important skills.
Anya for her part endeavoured to keep everybody's spirits high, and a good morale, as she couldn't do much more.
 
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