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Spies and Spying: Week 6. Period 1

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!]

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It was. Very dull.

You choose, then. And followed by a smiley face.

She thought about that for a few minutes, doodling vines around the edges of her paper.

Do you swim?

He nodded.

I know how to swim. It's been awhile since I've actually gone swimming.

This had nothing to do with getting him into a swimsuit. Really.

Maybe we could do that instead?

And he wasn't having similar thoughts. Really.

Okay! Time and place?

Saturday afternoon?

Rather belatedly, Inara realized she didn't have a swimsuit.

My schedule is free. No other dates.

He hurriedly wrote a Just kidding!

Just for that, he got another Look.

Since you asked, my schedule happens to be free, as well.

You've got that look perfected. Just like that other language you like to use to call me names.

He grinned. The beach, then?

It's Chinese. She blushed a little. Yes, that sounds like fun.

You didn't deny calling me names.

He smirked.

Good. Saturday afternoon at the beach. Like our first date almost.

I try not to lie when I don't have to.

He laughed again.

Affectionate names?

Inara tried to look very, very innocent.

He nodded and didn't write for a moment.

Sweetheart.

And he turned it towards her and smiled.

She smiled back. What should I call you?

Your choice.

And then he wrote something else below it.

Anything but Dorklighter.

She eyed him. Will Gavin work until I think of something better?

Yes. With a smiley face. It's a pretty good name.

...are you really taking a bubble bath tonight?

She grinned. Yes, it is. And no, I'm not. Jaina and I don't have a bathtub in our room.

He frowned very dramatically.

Maybe I'll dream about that instead. The bubble bath...minus Jaina.

So an empty tub full of bubbles?

If it's full of bubbles it's not entirely empty!

True. And probably just waiting for you to climb into it.

He raised an eyebrow.

I've never taken a bubble bath before.

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