fandomhigh | Novice's Guide to Villains & Villainy - Week 2, Friday, Period 3 (Danger Shop)

"Good morning. Your satchels are under your chairs if you haven't found them yet. They are yours to do with as you wish. Try not to lose them. First things first - now that you have your tools, I hope that by the end of the semester you won't need them. Having objects at your disposal is handy, but more often than not, you won't conveniently have what you need within reach. You'll all have to learn how to adapt to your situation, use what have you have around you and rely on your wits and strengths. Your best chance at taking on a villain, in a hypothetical situation of course, is to make the most of yourself. Not everyone can have powers, but we all have the opportunity to learn skills. Learn as much as you can and you'll be well prepared.

But there are three pieces of advice that I hope you'll always heed - invest in a pair of comfortable shoes, always wear clean underwear and keep your eyes open for allies and friends. They appear in the most unlikely of places.

Now I won't be lecturing much in this class. I'd simply be repeating your handbook. It's there for supplementary reading and to have on hand if you want to know anything. I am also available for any questions and any extra help you might want to seek out outside of class. If I'm not available, your TAs Z Delgado and Seely Booth will hopefully be of some help.

Next week we'll start to get our hands dirty in some practical situations. This week we'll keep to the basics. What I want you to discuss today is what makes a villain? How can you distinguish between a regular criminal and a villain? What makes the difference between a villain and a supervillain?. Answer one, or all. Discuss with each other. Argue, if you'd like. No fisticuffs, please. Your handbook has one answer and you can rote learn it, if you'd like, but a big part of dealing with villains involves using your own judgment. Start using it."

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Tori raised an eyebrow? "Wasn't wrong about you guys being rangers?"

"Yeah," Z said with a little shrug. Then she winced because ow, shoulders. "I figured there was no way in heck they'd let me be a Power Ranger."

Tori grimaced when she saw Z wince. She knew she must be in a lot of pain.

"Why did you think that?" Tori was curious. "If you don't mind me asking..."

Z said, "Maybe because I'm a street rat and a convicted criminal? Convicted by SPD, even."

"I didn't know that." Tori admitted. "Everyone deserves a chance or a second chance, right?" She smiled sincerely.

"Either that, or SPD's more desperate than I thought."

"I'd like to think it's they recognize talent when they see it." Tori smiled slightly.

"I dunno. Whatever. Something like that. So, what've you been up to while I was hanging out in a cave?" Woo, smooth change of subject there, Delgado.

Tori smiled, letting that topic drop. "Well, I made the cheerleading team..." Yeah, she was the second person Tori had told. "Training, classes, the usual. I joined up with Anders and helped plan a rescue mission to get you back."

Yeah, Z probably all ready knew that. "I think that's it, really."

"That's great! We can cheer together!" Provided Z could ever work up any enthusiasm about the whole cheerleading thing, which hadn't actually happened yet.

"Yeah, it'll be fun." Tori smiled, not overly excited about becoming a cheerleader, more nervous than anything. But she was happy to be Z's teammate.

"Just so you know?" Z leaned closer and said, "Buffy's, uh. Really enthusiastic about the whole thing."

Tori might have grimaced slightly at that. Maybe. "Oh, okay. Thanks for the heads up."

It wasn't that she didn't get enthused about things, but, this was... cheerleading and it was all still new to her.

Novice's Guide to Villains & Villainy - Week 2, Friday, Period 3 (Danger Shop)

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