The Art of War, Week #10 [Period 3, Monday]

[atreideslioness]

"Congratulations, you've made it all the way to week ten," Ghanima said dryly from her perch on the desk. "So far, many of our discussions seem to have focused on physical engagements of force, mostly because many of you are all familiar with tactics in a military sense." 

"While I am as much a fan of armed combat as the next Fremen, however, it is it necessary to learn how to apply the tactical ideas you are learning outside a battlefield."

"Last week, we tried to measure cost against outcome when weighing the human element," Ghanima remarked. "Today, we focus completely on the human component, and turn our tactical prowess to that most dreaded tactical engagement of all - relationships."

"Each of you has a slip on your desk with an assignment. You must try and follow the directions to the best of your abilities, using the tactical ideas we have discussed in your negotiations. You are not limited to your classmates for this exercise, and indeed, I shall award extra credit for each successful 'mission' you undertake. I will do my best to listen to radio and chart your progress, but you will be expected to report on your varying levels of success next week."

"Yes, boys and girls, you are going on dates. Get what you want out of the other person, without giving too much ground. Try not to end the world while you are at it."

[OOC: OCD is up, go forth!]

Comments

Sign-In #10

[atreideslioness]

With Ulterior Motives!

Re: Sign-In #10

[raspberryturk]

Reno

During the Lecture

[atreideslioness]

Take notes, pass notes, realize that yes, she is serious...

Re: During the Lecture

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

Ella listened, waiting for a catch. This seemed like an easy enough assignment.

Re: During the Lecture

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

...cue the stark raving terror on Liir's face. DATES? For CLASS?

Re: During the Lecture

[weetuskenraider]

. . . well. That was a whole different kind of object lesson than the kind she used to get on Yavin 4.

Meep.

Re: During the Lecture

[solo_sword]

It was amazing how much more stressed Jaina got just being in Fandom. Whether this involved date assignments on the week she was going to home... Okay, actually, that would be easy enough and John didn't even have to worry.

Re: During the Lecture

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve blinked a few times.

This... was not going to go well. She'd have to go for the boyfriend by default because talking anybody else ehre into taking her out? Wasn't going to work.

Assignment!

[atreideslioness]

There is a piece of paper on your desk, informing you that your mission is to talk someone into making and/or buying you dinner, without you needing to do the same for them. Using your current significant other, if you have one, can be counted.

However, flat-out telling your target that 'this is my assignment' is off-limits. Think tactically!

[OOC: Feel free to react, have a class discussion, and/or try to pick up your classmates here.]

Re: Assignment!

[not_in_the_book]

If anything, Ronan's first reaction was dismay; he liked cooking, dammit, and now he couldn't use this as an excuse to cook for someone else.

After the initial reaction, however, he started considering all the possible ways he could make this work -- and all the possible people he could ask.

Re: Assignment!

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah read through the assignment a couple of times and couldn't help smiling and shaking her head.

With Johnny in his current condition, this could be a challenge.

Re: Assignment!

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Lee read his slip a few times and frowned. He kind of sucked at the words.

Re: Assignment!

[intraspective]

Ino was... currently wondering if she could count Ichigo's habit of showing up with pastry unasked on Saturdays as part of this assignment.

And fidgeting with her hair. Great. Relationships. Ugh.

Re: Assignment!

[momslilassassin]

Ben frowned at the assignment. He didn't want pity food, and that's probably how it would play out.

Re: Assignment!

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir looked positively twitchy as he looked at the slip. That... no, that wasn't his objective. That... no. He'd... no. He didn't want that! He felt something squeeze in his gut at the very idea of it. And-and-and--

His fingers fluttered just above the slip of paper as if trying to Will it to say something different but the words remained the same.

He was pretty sure he was going to be mildly ill in a minute.

Re: Assignment!

[finding-x-dream.livejournal.com]

Agnes frowned at the paper, and then frowned at Professor Atreides.

Great. Well, you've already failed THIS assignment.

Re: Assignment!

[weetuskenraider]

Somehow, Tahiri didn't think Jedi mind-tricking anyone into doing this was what Professor Atreides had in mind.

Then again, she didn't think her preferred tactic, namely "Look, you're taking me out for dinner and that's that, don't argue with me," was what Professor Atreides had in mind either.

Re: Assignment!

[solo_sword]

Jaina looked at her card, deciding she could actually probably get a lot of extra credit if having people bring you mess hall food counted.

Re: Assignment!

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve just sat there, looking at her assignment and wondering if she could at least pick up any of the guys in class.

Or girls. She wouldn't be picky.

Re: Assignment!

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

Teyla was surprised by the assignment, and a little worried that she wouldn't be able to pull it off without giving in to the need to do the same for the other person. She supposed she would have to find out.

Re: Assignment!

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam stared at his piece of paper, wonder just how he was going to do this. Would it be easier if he stuck with Eve? He wondered if he should try it on someone else in class.

Hmm.

Talk to the TA

[atreideslioness]

Who might think the teacher is crazy!

Re: Talk to the TA

[raspberryturk]

Reno was.... pretty damn sure that Ghanima had cracked.

But heck, that was fine with him. That meant that he was going to have a challenge ahead of him.

Talk to Ghanima

[atreideslioness]

Who is possibly FAR too amused by this class.

Re: Talk to Ghanima

[momslilassassin]

Ben lingered for a bit after classes. "Master Atreides?"

OOC

[atreideslioness]

Don't ask, I got no clue.

Re: OOC

[ella-obeys.livejournal.com]

... no threesomes? *woes*