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Spying: Week 4, Period 1
Aly was relaxed and amused as the class congregated by the campfire. "Hey guys," she said with a grin for the group of them. "Hope you all had a good week. Maybe even some of you thought of ways that disguises could be integrated into everyday life at Fandom right now. Sometimes it's better to not make your identity obvious at first or second glance." She wasn't going to go into any more detail at that, but she was confident some of the students, at least, would get the reference.
"Today we're going to talk about lying. Very few people like to lie, but especially as a spy, it's a necessary skill - both to lie well yourself and to be able to tell when other people are lying.
"As probably all of you know, there are plenty of tools - drugs, magic, technology, mental tricks to detect lies or conceal them, but for today, we're going to focus on simpler methods. Observation, body language, the logic of how lies are constructed. You're not always going to have an arsenal of fancy tricks at your disposal, and, going back to earlier classes, you need to be able to trust your instincts."
"So a few of the ways to tell when someone is lying without a fancy trick is to look at their body language. Someone telling a lie usually tends to have limited physical expression, they keep their gestures and movement restrained in an unconscious attempt to be overlooked. He or she will avoid eye contact with the person questioning them. He might also try to place objects - like a book or a coffee cup between him and the person he's lying to.
"Another way to tell is simply by looking at the disconnect between a statement of emotion and the gesture that goes with it. For instance if I say I love you, then smile a beat later, there's a disconnect there that can give you a clue. Someone telling the truth - or an accomplished liar would smile saying 'I love you.'"
She grinned. "All of which is well and good, and excellent to know. So how do you avoid getting caught when you have a need to lie? Pay attention to your body language. Avoid the pitfalls we discussed here and that are on the papers I'm handing out. The absolute best way is to construct a Liar's Palace in your mind that you can escape into when being questioned. Which is sadly something that could be a course all of its own so I'm not going into it more here."
"Today, I have an interesting test for all of you to try on the laptop over there, and then I'd like everyone to pair up and lie to each other. Try to use the techniques to tell if the other person is lying, try to be aware of your body language and make your lie undetectable. And hey, it's a class on deception so change it up a bit. See if you can trick your partner into thinking you're lying when you're telling the truth." She grinned. "If you want to try it with me, feel free."
[OOC: I am so, so sorry for the lateness of this class! I had errand s to run and didn't get it done last night and it was just a comedy of errors. So my abject apologies to all of you. OCDis coming up]
"Today we're going to talk about lying. Very few people like to lie, but especially as a spy, it's a necessary skill - both to lie well yourself and to be able to tell when other people are lying.
"As probably all of you know, there are plenty of tools - drugs, magic, technology, mental tricks to detect lies or conceal them, but for today, we're going to focus on simpler methods. Observation, body language, the logic of how lies are constructed. You're not always going to have an arsenal of fancy tricks at your disposal, and, going back to earlier classes, you need to be able to trust your instincts."
"So a few of the ways to tell when someone is lying without a fancy trick is to look at their body language. Someone telling a lie usually tends to have limited physical expression, they keep their gestures and movement restrained in an unconscious attempt to be overlooked. He or she will avoid eye contact with the person questioning them. He might also try to place objects - like a book or a coffee cup between him and the person he's lying to.
"Another way to tell is simply by looking at the disconnect between a statement of emotion and the gesture that goes with it. For instance if I say I love you, then smile a beat later, there's a disconnect there that can give you a clue. Someone telling the truth - or an accomplished liar would smile saying 'I love you.'"
She grinned. "All of which is well and good, and excellent to know. So how do you avoid getting caught when you have a need to lie? Pay attention to your body language. Avoid the pitfalls we discussed here and that are on the papers I'm handing out. The absolute best way is to construct a Liar's Palace in your mind that you can escape into when being questioned. Which is sadly something that could be a course all of its own so I'm not going into it more here."
"Today, I have an interesting test for all of you to try on the laptop over there, and then I'd like everyone to pair up and lie to each other. Try to use the techniques to tell if the other person is lying, try to be aware of your body language and make your lie undetectable. And hey, it's a class on deception so change it up a bit. See if you can trick your partner into thinking you're lying when you're telling the truth." She grinned. "If you want to try it with me, feel free."
[OOC: I am so, so sorry for the lateness of this class! I had errand s to run and didn't get it done last night and it was just a comedy of errors. So my abject apologies to all of you. OCD
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Two could play at this lying game. Hah!
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And then he dissolved into laughter. When he got control of himself, he said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just..." He starting laughing again.
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"You didn't believe me?"
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