How to Blow Things Up: Period 2, Week 3

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Today the class wasn't meeting in the Danger Shop.  Following the directions in the note handwavily delivered, the students would find themselves in a clearing with sandbag 'bunkers' at one end facing a large pile of stones and twisted metal that had landed after the school exploded.  On the other end, several rows of different types of grenades were laid out carefully.  Aly stood in the middle, trying not to be nervous over her students' first experience in class with live explosives.

Once everyone was assembled, she spoke up.  "Morning, everybody.  As I hope you've noticed by now, we're not in the Danger Shop.  Which means that the grenades over there are live.  Today's not the day to fool around, and if I see anyone doing so, they'll be lucky if they just get detention."

Confident she had everyone's attention, she nodded.  "This is going to be fun.  Those of you who haven't handled live rounds before, don't be nervous, you'll do fine."  She spent a bit of time going through the development and uses of different types of grenades before going on to the proper procedures for arming and throwing the weapons. 

"Grenades aren't always the best choice of explosive," she said, wrapping up.   "The delay between pulling the pin and the explosion means you can throw it, but the enemy could throw it back at you or it could bounce off a wall and roll back towards one of your allies.  So what I want you to do today before trying them for yourself is discuss with a partner or two the tactical advantages of grenades.  Why use them and not a Molotov cocktail that can't come back at you?  Or a gun which has a longer range?"

"After that, come over and try them out for yourself."

[OOC:  Whee, things go boom!  Aly's completely serious about the penalties for horsing around in this class.  If you want to get detention ping in the OOC thread, otherwise I'll give you a heads up if your character is skirting the line.  Please wait for the OCD is up!]

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Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," he agreed with a nod. "And if your aim isn't good, then it's just a waste of an explosive. Still, it's got a lot of firepower if the aim is good and there's no ricochet."

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Or if you're not really picky about where it hits, I guess," Anders mused. "Because ricochet is such a bitch, even when you're just throwing a ball."

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like you've had some ricochet related trauma," Gavin said, laughing.

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders grinned and acknowledged the statement with a sheepish nod. "I've lost too many last-second games that way. I might be a little bitter."

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"I think we'd lose more than a game if a grenade came back at us," Gavin said. "I mean, I suppose we could run but, by that time, it's probably way too late."

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"And that's just not my kind of extreme sports," Anders concluded with a sigh. "Then again, maybe sometimes you want it to ricochet. You can't do that with something in a glass bottle."

Re: [Explodey 5-29] Discuss

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Good point," Gavin said. "Probably surprise someone if you ricocheted it at them instead of throwing it directly. Catch them off guard."