Criminal Justice [first period, Tuesday 11/07]

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"Good morning," said V, folding his hands behind his back as students filed in. "Today is a class to which I have been looking forward for some time. Every crimefighter needs to know, specifically, what tools are at their disposal."

He rounded on the class. "Do any of you have a specific weapon you prefer? Or do you rely on wits, or your own strength? Couple this with the clothing you designed some time back. Do they coordinate? What is the reasoning behind each tool?"

He began to pace. "Furthermore, there are the tools used not in battle, but planning. Books. Maps. Technology, I suppose. What do you use to track a criminal, to succeed in the least amount of time?"

He paused, and quirked his head at the class. "This, dear class, is the lead into your final project, which will be worked upon for the remainder of the term. Please pair up. Don't automatically choose your best friend. This person will be your ally for the rest of the semester. They will be your partner, your backup - your other half, as far as this class is concerned. Today your goal is to take your various tools and resources, and see where you are lacking and where you are overdone. What can each of you bring to the partnership, and where do you need to improve?"

He clasped his hands in front of himself. "Simply form an alliance with another person in class, and bring your thoughts on crime-solving together. All right?"

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Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Like how?" John asked. "Like as help along the way?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"That's what I'm thinking. They could help with planning, or getting weapons or tools or supplies. Or provide a distraction - though that's really my field of expertise," he added with a smug smile. "But if there's something we need, or need to know and don't, I don't see why we couldn't seek outside assistance."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John nodded. "Sorta like teammates, almost?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I guess so," he replied, frowning slightly. "I was thinking more along the lines of telling them only what they need to know to get the job done - which is a bit less than teammates - but that could work."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John nodded. "No hurting the people, right? For whatever we might be fighting for or against?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Which people?" Jack asked cautiously. "Allies and teammates, those I can agree to. Not hurting anyone else is going to have to be assessed on a case by case basis. Because sometimes you don't have a choice."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Allies and teammates," John said. "Yeah, I agree with you on the other part. Like, I wouldn't wanna hurt you."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Then we're in perfect accord. I wouldn't want you to hurt me either." Jack grinned and clapped him on the shoulder. "Mutual declarations of non-hurting are an excellent way to start a relationship, so consider it returned."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John grinned. "Good. How are you at improvisation?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Outstanding," he laughed. "There's something about planning everything down to the last detail that offends me. How about you?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Pretty damn good," he said. "I can talk for a long time too. About nothing."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I can see how that could be extremely useful," he said, hiding a grin, because he really couldn't. "I can flirt with anything, pretty much sucessfully."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John nodded. "You do the flirting. I'd lose...valuable body parts if I did."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I think the not hurting agreement also covers keeping you from getting hurt, so yeah, I'll take care of any flirting." Jack nodded his head decisively. "Right. So far we've got no plan beyond you talking and me flirting, and when that gets us into trouble, you're going to hit people and I'm going to shoot them." He hesitated. "Maybe that should be in reverse order?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John laughed and nodded. "If they're aggressive, we be aggressive back. I might be able to fly an aircraft depending on the type of aircraft."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Might?" Jack lifted an eyebrow. "Before I get into anything that's going more than three feet off the ground, I'd like to be a little more certain than 'might' that we're going to make it back in one piece. But I could probably borrow a swoop bike. Maybe."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Depends on the type of craft," John said. "I've flown one but one doesn't equal all."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"What the hell. I've never flown anything, and you only live once. If we need to make a getaway, I'll take my chances with you," he decided. "Got any experience tracking people down? Because I guess our criminal's not going to wait somewhere in plain sight for us to find."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"I can follow footprints?" John shrugged. "That might not be a strong suit of mine."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we might need some help with that one. I can usually charm people into telling me what they know, but that depends on someone actually knowing where our quarry's gone. Which might not always happen."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Maybe I could buy a Tracking for Dummies book on ebay?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"If ever a book was meant for us, it was that one." Jack snapped his fingers. "Ah ha! What about some sort of electronic doohickey for tracking people? Something that we could plug a sample of blood or hair or scent into and it would track them down for us."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Like GPS for people?" John nodded, considering the idea. "Could be useful. Like one of those sniffing dogs."

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yup. Of course, I don't know if it even exists. But if it doesn't, it should. Much better than a dog. It's less hairy, for a start," he said. "But a dog would do at a pinch. Anything else you can think of that we'd need?"

Re: Pair up and talk [11/07]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Besides what we've talked about and the essentials, nope." He smiled and tapped his fingers on the desk. "I think we've got enough to catch a bad guy."