ext_31317 ([identity profile] tricksy-spy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-05-20 07:38 am

Blending In - Week 2

Aly didn't try any shenanigans with her class this time just waited for them to arrive at the front of the class.  "Afternoon, everyone," she said with a grin.  "Welcome to class two.  Aka the class where we start to do stuff."

She pointed to the board which had seven rules written across it.

1. No matter where you are, act like you belong.
2. Behave purposefully.  Especially if you have no purpose.
3. Blend in.  Become a "gray man."
4. Develop assessment skills by practicing even in circumstances in which you are merely a bystander.
5. Learn to trust your instincts to make decisions.  Right or wrong at first, they will get better.
6. Never second-guess your decisions at the time.  Do analyze them later.
7.  Improve your memory.

"Those of you who've took my classes on spying will hopefully recognise those.  If you don't, well, pay more attention next time.  For the rest of you, these are several of the main rules I use for spying, and they're just as usual for trying to blend in.  The connection should be obvious," she teased, "so I won't try to explain it."

"For today then, I want you to read the rules and ask any questions you have about them.  How they're applicable, when they're applicable, what they mean, anything at all."

"And then-"  she flipped on a projector and two pictures were set side by side on the screen.  "The goal is to fit in.  Talk it over with your neighbour, use the rules we just discussed, and come up with a way to go unremarked upon at these two gatherings."

[OOC: OCD is a coming!]

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] rebelheartalien.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Michael Guerin

Re: Blend! Blend!

[identity profile] rebelheartalien.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Michael eyed the pictures, trying to think.

"For the first one", he muttered to himself, "get a uniform and be in the middle of the crowd. Second one, be a kid's entertainer."

Re: Ask Questions!

[identity profile] rebelheartalien.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Isn't it better sometimes to look like you don't have a purpose?" Michael asked. "Not in those pictures, but sometimes."

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] notafairmaiden.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Gwynn Hood (Because Aly asked *g*)

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Liir Thropp

Re: Ask Questions!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"What is a 'gray man'?"

Re: Blend! Blend!

[identity profile] new-to-liirness.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"I would think," he said carefully, "that you'd want to make sure your hair is right. The clothing is hodgepodge even if it all looks approximately the same, so you could put that together as well as you could and no one would question it. But the hair is, while not uniform, it shares a certain amount of similarity."

He shrugged, as if to point out that he could very well be wrong.

"As for the second, it's simple enough: pick up a tray of food and start helping out. Laugh and smile and make jokes and compliment the birthday girl. Pretend to be one of the girl's relations. No one questions assistance."

He looked down.

"Or so I'd think."
futureclone: (Default)

Re: Sign In

[personal profile] futureclone 2008-05-20 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Alex Drake

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Hyuuga Hinata

Re: Ask Questions!

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"H-how do you behave purposefully w-without a purpose?" Hinata asked, tilting her head.

Re: Ask Questions!

[identity profile] rebelheartalien.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Say you're watching somebody or waiting for something, you don't want to look like you are. If someone just hanging round doing nothing wouldn't stand out, like in a city, that'd be good cover, wouldn't it?"

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] nottheclone.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Wes Collins

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] time-flyer-5.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Jen Scotts, with cookies in lieu of ponyness

Re: Blend! Blend!

[identity profile] time-flyer-5.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Jen, who felt that gray wasn't her color and was thus the slightest bit frowny, glanced down at her shiny white uniform and muttered, "Well, for starters, I'd have to ditch this outfit . . ."

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] ihaveniceteeth.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Gwen Cooper

Re: Talk to Aly

[identity profile] takingthedayoff.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ferris wasn't here to talk to Aly, but he also wasn't here to participate in the workshop. So he sat back and did what he did well - absolutely nothing.
withoutverona: (flirty)

Re: Sign In

[personal profile] withoutverona 2008-05-20 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Romeo Montague

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] therhimineecat.livejournal.com 2008-05-20 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Seregil i Korit (etc)

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