Novice's Guide to Villains & Villainy - Week 1, Friday, Period 3 (Danger Shop)

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"Good morning," Thursday greeted the class. "I'm Thursday Next and this is a Novice's Guide to Villains & Villainy. I have several years of experience with the regular police force in Swindon, SpecOps in London and Swindon and a similar organisation called Jurisfiction. A good portion of my adult life has been spent in law enforcement, mostly investigative, and I don't have any kind of 'super power'. Super powers are not essential to understanding and defeating villains and this class will be teaching approaches that any normal person can use.

That being said, if you have powers, you are more than welcome in this class, but you won't be called upon to use said powers. This is an overview class. Don't expect to learn everything you'll need to go up against the villain of your choice. We'll be covering the basics. The first few weeks will explore the background you'll need - making the most of what you have and identifying, tracking and defeating your opponent. After that, we're going to a hands on approach.

As some of you who were here last semester would know, my background is also literature. We'll be using literary examples of villain archetypes that you'll usually find in real life. It's all on the syllabus. I suggest you take these first few light weeks to read up on the characters you'll have to face and outwit.

Next week, you'll all receive a small satchel full of items. These will be your basic tools for facing villains in this class, as well as your handbook, which if you don't have already you can get from the front of the room. Your handbook includes all of the notes you'll need for the semester and profiles on each of the villains we'll be facing. Bring both to every lesson.

Today, however, you won't need your tools. This is a light class and one you've probably had several times this week. Introduce yourself. Your name, what you're good at and how crime is dealt with in your society." She caught someone's attention and nodded at them. "You first."

Classroom layout (when not in hands-on practical mode)
Class Roster
Syllabus

The Contents of Your Villains & Villainy Detective Kit - coming soon
Novice's Guide to Villains & Villainy Handbook - cover available, contents coming soon

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The Source hadn't been able to resist picking this class. The irony was just too much.

He'd be a model student, of course.

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Pippi chews on a pencil.

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Tori found her seat and glanced around the room, recognizing a couple familiar faces.

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Luna sort of ...drifted into a seat behind one of the tables and made herself comfy.

Introduce Yourself & Answer the Questions

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Go on, you know you want to. Well, Thursday wants you to, so do it.

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"My name's Seely Booth," he said. "I'm good at shooting, gambling, bowling, and boxing. Plus a few things I shouldn't mention in class. Crime where I come from is dealt with by the police and courts."

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[demonbelthazor]

"I'm Belthazor," Bel said. "I'm good at being evil. Crime in my former home was pretty much dealt with by execution or torture."

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"My name's Kaylee Frye," she said cheerfully. "I'm good at fixin' things, mostly engines. Where I'm from, crime was usually dealt with by the Alliance."

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"I'm Mel Fray," she answered. "I'm good at various stuff. Killing lurks, getting... hard to obtain objects, beating up my roommate. If you get nicked by the police usually they'll throw you in a jail."

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"I'm Isabel Evans. I'm good at organizing things. Crime back home is handled by the sheriff and the justice system."

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"I'm River Tam. I'm good at... many things." She smiled. "And where I come from crime is handled by the law enforcement, if you're in a reasonably civilized place. If you're not..." River shrugged.

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"I'm Pippi Longstocking. I'm good at... dancing, tight rope walking, lifting things, and cheering people up. I was living in a town called Vemmerby in Sweden. We have two policemen, and two crooks, so it balanced out, before that I lived on the open ocean and... Well, there are various navy forces around but, for the most part, you're pretty much on your own."

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"I'm Peter Pevensie, I'm good at...err, fencing, fighting, and tactics. At home, crime is dealt with by the magistrates and justices. Any important cases or appeals come before the monarchs to be judged."

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"My name is Hermione Granger, and I'm good at school," she says. "Where I come from, crime is dealt with by arrest, trial and imprisonment. It's really best to avoid that."

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"My first name is so not important, please just call me Cally," she started. "I'm good at fixing things. Mainly stuff with engines like spaceships and cars, but other stuff too, assuming it doesn't get to too small a scale. On Caprica, we have police and trials and stuff, not unlike the stuff here."

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"Shawn Farrell. I uh, I'm pretty good with my guitar... and at sports when I don't have a cast. Criminals where I'm from are handled by the police, or government agencies."

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"I'm Z Delgado. I'm good at being emo and stealing things acrobatics and martial arts. Kind of. Where I come from, crime is dealt with by Space Patrol Delta--" the initials of which were on her uniform--"which is an interplanetary law enforcement agency. Especially the Power Rangers."

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Alanna schooled her face into neutrality before talking. "Alanna Trebond, good with a sword. In my world, crime is dealth with by the courts, their majesties, my lord provost, and the knights of the realm. Usually by physical force in the case of the last one."

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"Barbara Gordon. But my friends call me Babs. I'm a really good gymnast, and I've got some martial arts training. A little bit of kick-boxing. I'm also awesome with batarangs boomerangs. The police do their best to, you know, capture the criminals, but in Gotham City, we mainly have Batman and Batgirl, and...ugh...recently Robin, who really keep a lid down on crime."

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"I'm Tori Hanson." She smiled. "I'm good at surfing and martial arts. Where I come from crime is dealt with by the local law enforcement. When there were beings trying to take over the city, the Power Rangers dealt with them."

Talk to Thursday

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She's here the whole time, including before and after class.

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[multiplez]

The first thing out of Z's mouth when she approached Professor Next was, "I didn't do it!"

OOC

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Me fail English? That's unpossible!

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SNIDELY WHIPLASH!

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