Through a Glass Darkly: Spies and Spying; Week 9 - Period 3

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Aly was having a staring contest with three of the tiny trolls when the class arrived.  They had their clubs raised but hadn't, yet, attacked.  She stroked the beaded necklace at her throat, looking amused, and then consciously turned her attention to the class.  The trolls grunted at each other a few times before forming a huddle.  They looked like football players trying to call a play without a quarterback in charge.

"Morning all," Aly said with a grin.  "I hope you had a good break and an enjoyable Halloween.  Today we're going to take a cue from Halloween and practice dressing up for a role."  She gestured towards the back of the classroom where there were clothes of all varieties and sorts, makeups, brushes, wigs, skull caps, props, pretty much anything that could be used to costume or disguise a person.

"The general goal when choosing a disguise is to be unnoticeable in the company you're going to be keeping.  Whether it's a Court ball or a back alley den, you want to fit into the place without comment or question.  If that means using makeup to roughen your skin, a wig to disguise an obvious hair color - or dye for a longer term mission, or simply different clothing to appear a diplomat, thief, or simple, everyday politician, then that's what you're going to want to do."

"Today, your job is to dress up - use the makeup, wigs, clothing - as someone other than who you are.  Next week, we'll talk about how to put together the rest of your cover, how to move, how to enter situations, how to be convincing in the role.  But for today, just put together a disguise for yourself.  Help each other figure out who you are and why you're dressing and making yourself up the way to are, and at the end of the class, I'd like everyone to give a short presentation on who you are and where you're going dressed like that.  And I don't want to see anyone dress up like a 'student' unless it's something very, very different from your everyday student wear."

[OOC: OCD coming up is up!  And do feel free to mod the costumes, makeup, and props.  Be creative!  Also, there's an unexpected visitor to the class...]

Comments

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake gave her a puzzled look from over by the hornrimmed glasses selection.

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly noticed the look. "What?"

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"Without relying on shapeshifting?" Jake blinked at her. "What's the point in that?"

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly sighed. "Just because you don't need to do something, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't know how to do it," she explained.

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

"But if I can't shapeshift anymore, I'd be dead," Jake pointed out, quite reasonably, and tried on a pair of glasses. "And then I won't need a disguise, I hope."

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"What if you're on the run with someone who doesn't have shape shifting powers and has never taken a class on spying before? If you learn how to do it without using your powers, you could show them."

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

She had a point, but... "Why would I be on the run with someone who wasn't sneaky?"

Re: SAS 11/7 - Dress Up!

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"There could be lots of reasons, Jake." Molly said. "Another reason you should learn how to do it is so that you can recognize it better if someone else is wearing make up for a disguise."