Freelance Treasure Hunting, Monday, Period 5, Class #1

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As the students arrived, they would probably notice a woman clad in form-fitting black leather perched on a picnic table, swinging her feet as she waited for them to arrive. Some students, if they had met her, might be shocked at the woman's resemblance to Aeryn Sun.

Not that Vala knew the girl's last name, but that wasn't the point.

"Good afternoon, class. My name is Vala Mal Doran and I'll be your instructor for this class. As you know, this class will be about how to make your living as an interdimensional space pirate."

"Now, the first question you may have is why you would want to be an interdimensional space pirate, er, treasure hunter, in the first place. Clearly, you have much to learn if this is your question--because first, it's about fun. There's excitement, and danger, and your adrenaline rushes, and it's a wonderful feeling to know that you have done your best at every step of the process, and that the money you hold in your hand at the end of the day has been if not precisely honestly earned...well, you still have it in your hand, so it hasn't been used as bribes or bail money, and that's always a bonus."

"But enough about me," she said, getting up and wandering around, "I want to know about you--your names, where you're from, how long it takes to get there, the most convenient travel route, and any valuable or mythical objects that, if you were from your universe, you would attempt to appropriate and sell. Also, if you know of any pitfalls to obtaining these objects, either mystical or legal, please feel free to elaborate."

"Don't be shy," she coaxed, after a minute, "Who would like to go first?"

[ooc: Please wait for OCD is up!]

[daughter of ooc: Going to run errands for a few hours, will pick up pings when I get back.]

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Re: Introduce Yourself

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Karal stood slowly, automatically smoothing his robes. "My name is Karal Austreben, Sun-priest of Vkandis Sunlord, from the country of Karse." He was aware he was being perhaps needlessly formal, but he couldn't seem to stop himself. "I was brought here in a way you could not duplicate, no matter how you tried. The Sunlord's temples hold many objects sacred to Him, which the unscrupulous or foolish might consider to be treasure. Attempting to steal them would be decidedly unwise, and I would never attempt to do so."

Re: Introduce Yourself

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"That's all very well and good," Vala said, recognizing a problem when she saw one, "but let's turn this around--if you were in charge of protecting those treasures, which ones would you choose to protect? Why would you choose those? How would you protect them?"

Re: Introduce Yourself

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His innate tendency to respect a teacher was struggling with his unhappiness at what he was certain she was teaching. "I would protect those which the Son of the Sun decreed were to be protected, and I would do so in the most efficient and effective manner I could devise." It was an answer, just not the one she was looking for, and he looked calmly at her. "Though I cannot imagine that I would ever be placed in such a position."

Re: Introduce Yourself

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"Why not?" Though to her mind, it was probably just as well. He seemed too conscientious to her.