Spies and Spying: Week 6. Period 1

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Aly stood in front of the class looking thoughtful as they came in. 

"Over the past five classes, we've talked a lot about different ways to get information," she said.  "But we've never talked about what to do once you have the information.  In general, that's not the spy's job.  The spy simply retrieves the information and passes it up the chain of command.  It's the spymaster or the officer or the politician's job.  But things are rarely that easy, and none of you are actually spies."  She grinned.  "That I know of."

"So how do you know when to act?  How do you know when to act wisely?  When the goal is revolution, the object should only rarely be to just taunt the person in power or draw his attention to you.  You need a plan.  You need a clear objective, and you need to make sure you have as much information as possible before you act."

She raised an eyebrow.  "So take...oh, whatever possibility you wish to discuss and form a plan of action.  Decide what information you need, and how - using the techniques we've talked about - you'd go about getting it."

[OOC: Please wait for OCD is up!]

Comments

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"She will if you're standing there while she reads them."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"I could wait for her reaction and then run away."

She raised her eyebrows. "Besides, if she's occupied with me, she can't be hurting anyone else, right?"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"She might stop you running away."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"She could just as easily stop you, then."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"But I won't be in the same room as her by choice."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"That really doesn't make a difference if you're still provoking her."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"I'll have a longer head start."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Not by too huge a margin."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Same room."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"It doesn't matter. If she's hurting me, she can't be hurting you, and according to your reasoning, that makes it fine."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"It doesn't make it fine, because her hurting you is worse than her hurting me."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"...how?"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Because it is."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"No, it's not."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Yes it is."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Is not."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Is too."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Explain why."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Because I don't want you to get hurt."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"Well, I don't want you hurt either."

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"I don't want you hurt more!"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"...no you don't!"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Do so!"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

"No, you don't!"

Re: [Spying 8/15] - Questions or Comments?

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I do!"