How to Be the Best at What You Do - Thursday, Period 2

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In the Danger Shop again this week, Logan had gotten in just early enough to write "CREATIVE THINKING" on a blackboard. That's right, a blackboard. None of this dry erase stuff. There was also a fountain off to the side. There was a reason for that.

"When it comes right down to it, if you wanna be the best at something, you're gonna have to get creative about it," Logan said. "If you're fighting, you need to give your partner something he's not expecting. If you're growing flowers, you've got to figure out how to breed something to set you apart. If you're just plain fast, you're gonna want to figure out how you can use that besides just running around, up, and over stuff."

"So thinking creatively is one of the first building blocks you're going to want to put down if you actually wanna be the best. If you can work on that, you've got a head start to being better than you already are."

"So to check out how creative you kids are, we're gonna do some creative problem solving. Nothing that's likely to bruise you this time. Maybe next week on that. You've got two choices. If you want to do group work, you can play a little game called Roshambo. You probably know it better as Rock-Paper-Scissors or something like that. Only thing is, you can't use rocks, paper, or scissors in this game. You have to figure out what you can use to beat your partner and give a good reason why it beats what they came up with. No nukes, no natural disasters. But if you want to choose a bow and arrow, you better have a good reason for how it can take out a rhino."

"If you want to go solo, I set up a logic puzzle. You probably saw it in a movie sometime. Here you have a running fountain," Logan said, pointing at a fountain off to the side. "Here you have an empty water bottle that can hold five gallons and another one that can hold three. You need to end up with exactly four gallons of water in the five gallon bottle. Only problem is, somebody cut a hole in the bottom of the three gallon bottle. But you have a garbage can over there with all sorts of crap you might be able to use to help you out. Figure it out."

[OOC: And now we get into the meat of what this workshop's going to be like. Enjoy the next few weeks, kids! Heading to sleep shortly, but I'm home early on Thursday, so Logan will actually be around a bit.]

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Roshambo [WS2]

[gimmemoreteams.livejournal.com]

One person pings in, another person challenges them, first person announces what they're throwing (it can be anything from animals to weaponry to weighty ideas and concepts), the second person announces what they're throwing, and then both present arguments for which one wins. If you can actually come to an agreement about which one wins (or if Logan randomly interjects himself and picks a winner between the two), try for best two-out-of-three.

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[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

This seemed like fun!

Sora grinned and looked around for someone to thow in with.

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"Cow." Marco informed him as he sat down. He might be having some issues from an earlier class.

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[key-of-heart.livejournal.com]

"Blaster," Sora grinned. Yeah, Jim might have influenced that one.

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco considered his argument. "Like cows care about blasters...they can just trample them on the ground."

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[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie looked around to see who he might be able to challenge.

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[raspberryturk]

Reno was always up for a challenge.

Except for that quitting smoking thing. That had sucked and lasted only until he had stopped being made of plastic.

Even so, he figured that a guy who could duplicate himself was bound to be a little challenging, here.

"This oughta be good," Reno decided, taking a seat and smirking.

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Michael glanced around for a partner.

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Wanna play?" Dean asked.

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Sure." He grinned. "You can go first."

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[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean considered for a moment then said, "Chuck Norris."

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[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

"Bruce Lee."

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[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

Blair figured she could handle this game. She looked for a partner she deemed worthy enough.

[might be slow during work hours]

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[not-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Temari nodded toward her.

"Partners, I suppose."

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[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

"I suppose," Blair said. She looked Temari over, trying to get a feel for her.

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[not-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Temari gave her a look, not about to back down from a spoiled little brat. "A fan."

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[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

"What kind?" Blair asked.

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[intraspective]

At some point during class a note appeared on Temari's desk.

Talk to you after?

There was no signature, but really, the little leaf symbol doodled in the corner should be indication enough.

Re: Roshambo [WS2]

[not-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Rolling her eyes at the note, Temari tossed one back.

Though she may have aimed it for the brat's head.

Where?

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[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Okay, this might actually be somewhat fun. As she glanced around for someone to partner up with, Turtle started to make a mental list of possible combinations based on what she knew of the other people in the class, as well as arguments for her own.

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Turtle," Johnny grinned. "Care to partner up?"

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[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Turtle said, with a nod. "Let's see. I'm going to throw out...." She had to go first, so her plans needed to be altered just a little. "Mafia hitman."

She knew a lot about those, after all.

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Car bomb," he said. What? Mafia and car bombs go hand in hand.

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[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack wasn't quite sure how this worked, but he was up for it.

[ooc: sp until after 1am est]

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[intraspective]

Ino glanced about for a partner, wondering what to pick. Hmmmm.