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fandomhigh2008-06-17 09:28 am
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Courtly Dancing and Defence: Week 5, Period 4
Everyone in the class had received notice asking them to come to class in formal dress. If they didn't have formal dress, some would be provided.
And it was. The group met in the Danger Shop where there were several racks of formal ball gowns, tuxedos, and accessories in all sizes for those who didn't come dressed up.
Aly was waiting in a ball gown by a table of...weapons. Throwing knives, very small guns, hair pins that were also stilettos, every type ofmoddable concealable weapon you could think of as well as the holsters and purses and accoutrements to carry them with a formal outfit.
She grinned up at the class. "Today we're looking more at the defence end of the spectrum. When you're wearing clothes suitable for a ball, you have to think a bit harder about how you might conceal weapons on your person. Sometimes it's easy, a small pistol in your purse or stiletto hair pins in your hair, throwing knives under the sleeves of your dress shirt. Sometimes it's a bit harder - I have all my dresses specially made so I can carry knives under them if necessary as well as providing enough freedom of movement to fight."
"So what I want you to do is to figure out how you can carry three weapons while wearing your formal wear. Subtly. Once you do that, try dancing a bit with a partner, see if you can tell where the other person's weapons are, and figure out how you'd draw yours if necessary. Those of you without a lot of weapons experience? Don't worry. It's the Danger Shop, nothing's going to hurt you here. But in reality, you may not want to slip an unsheathed knife down your bodice or something like that."
And it was. The group met in the Danger Shop where there were several racks of formal ball gowns, tuxedos, and accessories in all sizes for those who didn't come dressed up.
Aly was waiting in a ball gown by a table of...weapons. Throwing knives, very small guns, hair pins that were also stilettos, every type of
She grinned up at the class. "Today we're looking more at the defence end of the spectrum. When you're wearing clothes suitable for a ball, you have to think a bit harder about how you might conceal weapons on your person. Sometimes it's easy, a small pistol in your purse or stiletto hair pins in your hair, throwing knives under the sleeves of your dress shirt. Sometimes it's a bit harder - I have all my dresses specially made so I can carry knives under them if necessary as well as providing enough freedom of movement to fight."
"So what I want you to do is to figure out how you can carry three weapons while wearing your formal wear. Subtly. Once you do that, try dancing a bit with a partner, see if you can tell where the other person's weapons are, and figure out how you'd draw yours if necessary. Those of you without a lot of weapons experience? Don't worry. It's the Danger Shop, nothing's going to hurt you here. But in reality, you may not want to slip an unsheathed knife down your bodice or something like that."