Sneaky Spycraft: Week 11, Period 4

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

The class met in the Danger Shop which was changed up to look like a very formal banqueting hall complete with a high table lay with what looked like thousands of dishes and silverware.

Aly glanced at the class to make sure they were watching then hit the play button on the scenario and suddenly the hall was filled with people.  Servants walked in and out carrying dishes of delicious looking food and carafes of wine while a loud and rich-looking group of people dined at the high table, toasting each other and commenting happily on the food - and the servants - as it was paraded by.

She paused the scenario, and everyone in it disappeared except a regal looking young woman at the high table.  "This looks like a typical banquet, yes?" Aly asked, watching the class.  "And it is.  It's one of probably thousands of governmental or court banquets that happen every month in countries on just about every world.  It's typical in one more way too.  The vast majority of the food being passed is poisoned."

"The woman at the table is the one you've contracted to protect," she continued after pausing if there were any reaction.  "And it's your job in this class to keep her safe, keep her from dying of poison tonight."

Aly met the eyes of each of her students, making sure they were following.  "What I'd like each of you to do is to come up with a plan to do this - the subtler the better and present it to me so we can run the scenario and see what could happen."

"You are all free to ask as many questions as you like beforehand, and if you'd also present just a bit on your homework from last week - what you did with the spying gadgets you tried out."  She grinned.  "If any of you played with them while you were children, I definitely want to hear that too."

[OOC:  OCD coming up, modding of scenario totally encouraged, all questions can be answered either IG or in the OOC thread]

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[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Sneakily.

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[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami Mizuno

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[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely Booth

Questions or Chatter

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Any questions? Ask them here. Just want to boggle or whisper? That's good too.

Re: Questions or Chatter

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

"Is there a way to serve her food that was cooked in our presence and we watched carefully at all times?"

Re: Questions or Chatter

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders had PASTRIES FROM THE SKY. Lots of them. Which he was now practically inhaling.

Re: Questions or Chatter

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"Does etiquette demand that she eat something at the banquet?" Triela asked intently.

Re: Questions or Chatter

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Are there any poisons that are particularly fashionable right now?" Luke asked, not panicking at all about what Leia might be eating and drinking at home. Really. "I mean, is there a trend towards something in the drinks more than the food or something?"

Re: Questions or Chatter

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Okay first, does she know that I've been hired to protect her? And two, is there really this much poisoning going on that it's typical of one of these parties?"

Re: Questions or Chatter

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara had multiple questions, which she had jotted down as Aly lectured. "Why does she need to be protected? From whom is she being protected? What is their preferred method and philosophy of attack? How many casualties do they find acceptable? What do her enemies hope to gain from this death? Are there any particular foods that only she must eat and/or drink, or that she finds particularly enjoyable?"

Present Your Homework

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Which was using the spy gadget or gadgets you took home last week and reporting back on them.

Re: Present Your Homework

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami hands in her homeworkhandwavedly

Re: Present Your Homework

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"I totally used this (http://www.darkcreek.com/detective_equipment/lockpicking_tools.htm)," Dōjima said, waving the pen. "I wanted to practice picking locks anyway, and I taught another student while I was at it. I liked it, because it was easier to carry in my purse, and took up a lot less room than a full-size kit."

Re: Present Your Homework

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I handwavily put cameras in the common room, and the air freshener recorder. Which is nice because it means I can send recordings of me as a kid to my mom."

Go On and Save the Princess

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Or tell Aly how you'd start to go about it.

Modding of the scenario is totally fine as is having a tiny idea at first and figuring it out as you go.

Re: Go On and Save the Princess

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Normally I wouldn't advocate this," Willow said. "But do I have enough prep-time before hand to encourage her to have an eating disorder? Not so she never eats at all, just not in public."

Re: Go On and Save the Princess

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"A waldo!!!" exclaimed Sokka, who'd inhaled too much science fiction in his time in Fandom.

"We send an android replica to the banquet, which not only protects her, but ALSO gives her a reputation for being completely immune to poison. But since androids suck at socializing -- especially at something big and complicated and political like this -- we have her nearby -- in a heavily guarded room -- strapped into a machine that lets her control its every move."

He thought some more.

"Or else, someone with a precision teleporter and really good aim can take the food out of her throat as she's swallowing it?"

Re: Go On and Save the Princess

[snow-white-boy.livejournal.com]

"Preferably at least in my own world is that I would study any medical jutsu regarding poisoning and merely heal her of it periodicly or some sort of anti-venom to be served as a particular wine for her."

Haku mulled over the situation watching everyone in the room. "Alternatly and the way to get her out of the situation without repercussion would be for her to fake ill. Eat somthing not poisoned and then take something in her drink that would induce vomiting. Not pretty, but it most removes the danger of the poisoned food."

Re: Go On and Save the Princess

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I think I'd have to make sure I keep track of her food at all times, if that's the main threat I'm looking for. Also I'd have her wearing a discreet ballistic vest under her gown."

Talk to the TAs

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

When they sign in.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

There was a TA there.

Not in drag, thankfully. Blond teachers seemed to hate him like that.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[thebluespirit.livejournal.com]

Zuko was there and glad to not be wee. He may have been trying to pretend he couldn't remember what had happened.

Talk to Aly

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Whenever you like.

OOC

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

Credit for the idea of a banquet that's all poisoned totally goes to atreideslioness

Re: OOC

[atreideslioness]

HEE! *loves*

Now my students have NO EXCUSE for whining the next time I make them do a participatory exercise. It could have been worse - I could have done this.