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Spy Tech, Class Six (02/14)

Wednesday, February 14, Period One

There are no Valentine’s decorations in M’s classroom (except for a pair of roses in a small vase on the desk). There is, however, a slide projected on the wall bearing a list of essay questions, and a stack of blue books on the corner of her desk.

“Pick up a blue book on your way to your seat, and you may begin the exam as soon as you are ready. Kindly make note of the homework assignment that’s due next week. Krycek, I need your written excuse for missing class two weeks ago before you leave class today.”

EXAM: Choose two of the following topics and write a brief essay for each.

1. Cameras serve a wide variety of uses in the world of espionage. Describe two examples of how photographic technology may be used by a spy. Include a description of the technology, how and why it’s used, and how it differs from the sort of photography used by the average citizen.

2. Discuss the difficulties in adapting items for underwater use in one of the following fields: transportation, weapons, or mechanics. Use specific examples, and offer possible solutions.

3. Choose one of the following: shoe, hat, suspenders. Describe how the item chosen may be adapted to contain a concealed weapon. (You may not use the example shown in class for this unit.)

4. X-Ray Glasses are used by spies to ascertain the presence of concealed weapons. Describe another way in which a pair of glasses might be adapted for use in espionage.

HOMEWORK: Write a brief essay on possible alternate uses for the wristwatch.

[ooc: ~~Please wait for~~ OCD is up, and class is in session.]

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The easiest part of the whole class.

Post your answers here, or handwave the essays.

As it says.

Wait for them to tag in, please.

I would like some snow for Valentine's Day, please!

Setsuna Sakurazaki

Since the class had offered her experience in these things, Setsuna felt she had much more to say on the essays than previous homework. Much, much more. Her essays were detailed and descriptive, filled with lots of poorly-spelled but neatly written answers. If the long-windedness isn't a problem, she'll have done very well.

Question two definately covered the more traditional difficulties, with the addendum about how cold water turning you into a bird certainly didn't help, and for three, she chose shoes.

Nadia Santos

Jake Gavin

M. Parker

S.T. Anders

Hikaru Hitachiin

Anders was not only still emo as hell this morning, he was hung over as hell. So he hadn't exactly studied.

This led to essays that were somewhat . . . not essay-like at all.

1. Cameras serve a wide variety of uses in the world of espionage. Describe two examples of how photographic technology may be used by a spy. Include a description of the technology, how and why it’s used, and how it differs from the sort of photography used by the average citizen.

Making instant copies of documents. Your standard everyday camera's picture quality might be kind of crappy for this kind of work.

Doing recon of a building or something, for later on. You'd be pretty obvious if you were going around snapping pictures with a regular camera though, wouldn't you? So you'd need something small enough to hide but that'll still hold all the pictures you need.

3. Choose one of the following: shoe, hat, suspenders. Describe how the item chosen may be adapted to contain a concealed weapon.

You could probably convert the suspenders into a pretty long-range slingshot if they're made of, like, industrial-strength stretchy material.

Dick Casablancas

Parker's slightly hungover, though not as badly as Monday. At least she studied.

1. Cameras serve a wide variety of uses in the world of espionage. Describe two examples of how photographic technology may be used by a spy. Include a description of the technology, how and why it’s used, and how it differs from the sort of photography used by the average citizen.

Blacklight camera: a camera that can take photos under low light conditions, either from cover, for surveillance purposes, or inside installations where light would be noticed and reported, or investigated. Extremely useful for copying documents that must remain in situ and can not be seen to be disturbed.

Concealed, miniatured camera: one that can be worn as an item of jewelry, or small accessory, and thus allow for public photos to be taken inobstrusively in situations where the target would avoid being captured on camera. Also useful for reproducing documents that would not be permitted to be copied under any circumstances.

4. X-Ray Glasses are used by spies to ascertain the presence of concealed weapons. Describe another way in which a pair of glasses might be adapted for use in espionage.

Aside from the obvious disguise possibilities, some glasses can be adapted to see different patterns and shadings. Some of these are used by professional gamblers to see hidden markings on cards; messages could be left for fellow agents which would only be visible to the correct wavelength of lenses. There is a risk here, but together with a code, messages might be passes in public without being detacted.

Parker put a small bouquet of daisies on the edge of Anders' desk as she passed by, with a note: Because you deserve them, because it does get better, because you're my friend, because you're Daisy. Because. Parker.

"M? I was planning on stopping by your office hours again tomorrow, to talk about the mentoring program," Parker said as she turned in her test. "If that's not inconvenient?"

Annette Hargrove

"That will be perfectly convenient, Parker. I will be in my office all morning tomorrow."

M frowned just a little, to convey the impression that mentoring students was an annoyance. But there was a pleased expression in her eyes that belied the frown.

Good thing Anders had pretty much finished as much of his "essays" as he was going to manage by the time he looked at the note, because he actually teared up a little bit right there in class.

Whether or not she liked it, someone was getting a hug later.

1. Cameras serve a wide variety of uses in the world of espionage. Describe two examples of how photographic technology may be used by a spy. Include a description of the technology, how and why it’s used, and how it differs from the sort of photography used by the average citizen.

A Zippo lighter color photo digital camera is small, lightweight, and totally convenient for the espionage specialist. It hides well, is inconspicuous, and the camera is built into a non-funtioning lighter. The photots can be easily downloaded onto a computer using a USB cable. An average citizen would have no reason to use such a device as it is a hidden camera, it is small, and it is made for only one purpose: For the spy!

A covert calculator Slim-Line Digital Camera is a great tool for all spy investigators! It features a very slim card type calculator and quality digital camera in one shirt pocket size unit. Any undercover espionage tech can use it easily without detection. An average citizen would have no reason to use such a device as it is a hidden camera, it is small, and it is made for only one purpose: For the spy!

4. X-Ray Glasses are used by spies to ascertain the presence of concealed weapons. Describe another way in which a pair of glasses might be adapted for use in espionage.

X-Ray glasses can be used in bright daylight, low light, and they can even be used to see through darkened windows. They can observe images through one and sometimes even two layers of clothing and process them in full color. They can also be used to spot all sorts of potential security threats not visible to the naked eye. For example; baggage screening at an airport, which could be highly beneficial to the world of espionage when a spy might be tracking a certain individual.

"See you then," Parker said, smiling a little, and making a mental note to tread carefully with M. As usual.

Jack Harkness

D'anna Biers

D'anna turned in two well written essays. One on cameras, the other on shoes.

You can have some of mine. *shares lots*

Hikaru wrote two well thought out essays on cameras and water adapting.

Lana stopped in to tell M that Jim ~~Mun's computer is still dead~~ was still sick and hoped he could make up the test another time.

Eric Weiss.

Weiss took the test ~~which is totally handwaved because his player is running crazy right now~~.

John connor

Ranma Saotome

JC Broots

Broots did fairly well on the test, seeing as how it didn't have a practical component.

Ranma's handwriting is just bad. And if she can read the slop of letters she'll quickly find that his essays aren't very good any way. He wrote about questions 3 and 4, his creativity was a bit lacking but it was clear that he tried hard.

Cindy Mackenzie.

Mac turned out two neat, well thought out essays. One on the use of cameras, and one about concealed weapons in shoes. When she doesn't actually have to do the espionage, she's perfectly comfortable. Theory, is the easy part.

Schrodinger

Yakushi Kabuto

Kabuto wrote up something brief about adapting weapons to underwater work, and then answered question four with an explanation of his own glasses and how they held back his inborn power. Explaining what that power was, of course, wouldn't be relevant. But glasses do have an added bonus of making you look more harmless, which is an important thing when you're spying on people and don't want them to think of you as a threat.

Schrodinger turned in a pair of well written, well thought out, and very slightly disturbing essays.

Barbara Gordon

Barbara hands in two decentish essays. The one on shoes is better than the one on cameras.

Alex Krycek

Krycek dropped by a written excuse. Of course, it was written by him and just said he'd try not to do it again, but it was indeed what M had asked for.

Krycek turned in two well-written essays.

M frowned a bit, but she had to give Krycek props for abiding by the letter of her rules.

"Very well, but next time try to make it an excuse from someone with somewhat more authority," she said, slipping the paper into his student file.

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