ext_31317 ([identity profile] tricksy-spy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-01-22 09:09 am
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Sneaky Spycraft: Week 3, Period 4

Aly was wandering around the classroom as the students arrived.   As everyone took a chair, she smiled at them all and perched on the edge of the table at the front of the room.

"Good morning.  Today is the first day we're going to talk about - and practice - some of the actual tools a spy uses."  She grinned, excited.  "Lockpicking isn't just used by spies, of course.  But an agent can end up in a multitude of situations where a little manual dexterity is helpful."  She winked at Seregil if he was present.  "Some of you already have experience in this of course.  Either from another of my classes or outside activities.  And for you, I have something a bit more difficult planned."

"But before we get into the actual practicing, let's go over the basics of how, exactly, you pick a lock."  With that she took them through a short but information-filled lecture on picking locks.

She gestured them all to gather around the table.  "Now, these are all training tools for learning.  Take a turn at them, see what you can do.  A third of picking locks is the theory, the other two-thirds is practice and steady hands."  Aly smiled mischieviously at the class.  "And I don't want to hear anyone complaining this is too hard.  It's challenging, and those of you who've never done it before may take quite a while, but I learned how by the time I was four.  There are sets of lockpicks on the table.  Feel free to try out a couple different ones.  And for those of you who want or need more a challenge, I have some much more difficult locks over in that corner."  She pointed to where there was an assortment of pretty much any type of lock possible.  Including one that didn't actually look like it needed a key.

he came back to the main table with a smile.  "Right then, any questions before we start?"  She paused to answer any that came up.  "Now, I have one last thing for you.  Part of being aware of your surroundings at all times is knowing who's near you and what they're doing there."

[OOC: Wait for the OCD as is one's wont is up, yo]
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Re: Sign in

[personal profile] intraspective 2008-01-22 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yamanaka Ino
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Re: Talk to Aly

[personal profile] intraspective 2008-01-22 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ino showed up a few minutes early to class and approached Aly. "Aly-san?"
intraspective: (confidence)

Re: Ask Questions, Take Notes, Chit-Chat

[personal profile] intraspective 2008-01-22 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Ino leaned back in her seat and grinned. Lockpicks? Sounded fun!

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Isabel Evans

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] socksofcool.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Seely Booth

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] willbedone.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Willow Rosenberg
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Re: Talk to Aly

[personal profile] intraspective 2008-01-22 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I missed class last week." Ino said frankly. "I was wondering what I could do to make up for it."

She wasn't going to apologize because, really, she wasn't sorry. An apology would be pointless.

Re: Picking Locks: The "Easy" Ones

[identity profile] willbedone.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Willow decided to start with the simpler ones. She picked up a lock and a set of tools and got to fiddling with them.

...not dirty.

Re: Talk to Aly

[identity profile] willbedone.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep, there was Willow and her desire to ask a question.

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela

Re: Picking Locks: And the More Difficult Ones

[identity profile] socksofcool.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Seely picked a lock I kill me a random and started working on it.

Re: Picking Locks: The "Easy" Ones

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela had been shown how to pick locks before, but hadn't really practiced the skill. The Agency was more of a door-kicking organization most of the time.

Fortunately, Triela was pretty dexterous and had tried this before. Unfortunately, she didn't have all that much patience and it wasn't long before she was scowling at the relatively simple lock in front of her.

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] slr-mercury.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ami Mizuno

Re: Sign in

[identity profile] dojima-hime.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Dōjima Yurika!

Re: Ask Questions, Take Notes, Chit-Chat

[identity profile] dojima-hime.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Grinning, Dōjima grabbed a pen and started taking notes. Finally, something useful for both her cover-persona and her training. She was starting to wonder why SOLOMON had sent her here.

Re: Picking Locks: The "Easy" Ones

[identity profile] dojima-hime.livejournal.com 2008-01-22 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Dōjima had picked out a simple lock, and was already hard at work trying to persuade it to open.

It took quite a bit of time and some creative swearing, but eventually she was rewarded with the desired effect. Grinning, she waved it around triumphantly. "Yay, I win! Dōjima one, lock zero!"

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