Survival | Week 3 | Period 1 | Wed. 7/22

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The Danger Shop was not a gymnasium this week, although there were fantastic locker room doors just off to the side of the very large indoor shooting range.

"Last week, you ran. Some of you did well, others...should either work on it, or focus on one of the next levels of skills. Because if you can't run away, your next hope is that you can shoot the enemy before they shoot you," Ronon explained.

"But first, you need to get in uniform and get your gear." After students returned from the locker rooms, all the proper safety rules were provided along with goggles and headphones for protection.

Standing at one target station, Ronon then drew his gun from its holster, the weapon hummed audibly showing readiness before he took a shot at the target, which was promptly not much of a target.

"This is an energy rifle. And no, you can't have one." He'd had to kill a lot of Wraith to get his from one of those Traveller people. "It can be set to stun or kill. If someone's chasing me, you're damn straight I'm trying to kill them before they kill me. Don't ask questions, just shoot. On the Earth I know, only military people carry alien technology, so the range here's got your more boring Earth firearms for you to start off practicing with."

And then he went into details about the different types of guns. Detail like, "This is a shot gun." He loaded it and fired it at a target flawlessly. "Got it?"

"Since I've got an energy rifle here and I figure you'd all be as jealous as Sheppard, I managed to get the computer to make up one like mine for you to practice with after you try one other gun."

Creative Writing [Tuesday, 5th Period]

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The class was back by the main campfire this week. As the class arrived, Rick handed each of them a notepad.

( Plottishness under the cut! )

[OOC: OCD up.]

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a guide to getting past life's little quirks | wednesday | period 2 | july 22

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Today, the class was meeting in the computer lab since Loki couldn't very well release the class on the mainland to do what he was going to do today.

( this class has no chuck bass! )

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Basic and Thaumaturgical Forensics - Wednesday, Period Four - 7/22

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"Physical evidence," she started off as soon as her students were in their seats, "is, quite obviously, both some of the most important you're going to have on a case and some of the most confusing. Anything, from a shoe to a handgun, will tell you something about what happened at the scene of the crime, but figuring out the important from the unimportant is where you must be the most careful."

She lifted, as she'd mentinoed, a shoe from the desk.

"A deductive mind would say that this shoe, found on the murdered victim, was scuffed and torn during the flight from his attacker," and she pointed with one finger, "indicating either an unexperienced attacker or someone whom the victim knew to be afraid of."

Abby Irene smiled at the class wryly.

"That idea, however, loses all water when you consider that the victim was found in his home with no signs of a struggle or forced entry. This scuff is merely evidence that the gentleman in question was careless with his things, or without means to have his shoes shined regularly."

She put the shoe down.

"Magically, of course, there are other things you can do with a piece of evidence, and we'll get there. But for now, I'm going to give each of you a piece of 'evidence' and I'd like to see what you get from it with only a few minor details included."

[ocd up!]

Criminal Justice: Wednesday

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When the class entered the Danger Shop today they'll find that it had been transformed into tactical room, complete with multiple wide screen televisions, theater seating and more computers than you could shake a stick at.

"All right," Gibbs said sipping from his ever-present coffee cup. "Last week you gathered evidence. For those of you who don't have any law enforcement background, it should be pretty evident that evidence is everything. Mishandle one item of evidence and chances are some scumbag lawyer will get a guilty man off on a technicality."

"This leads me to two additional rules. Number thirteen: Never, ever involve a lawyer. Because they're a royal pain in the ass and you'll never get any work done. The other rule is number eight: never take anything for granted. That means take everything you've gathered with a grain of salt. Whatever theories or thoughts you had about the victim, her lifestyle or the situation she died should never be considered concrete until all the work is done. Evidence can't lie but it's subject to interpretation. That's why when you're done gathering the evidence and the body you hand it over to the medical examiner and a forensic specialist to find out the facts. To help us out with the evidence we're going to have some assistance here."

Gibbs then turned to the large video screen in the front of the room as some very familiar faces appeared.

( Or at least familiar to Gibbs )

( And the evidence bags go to.... )

[OCD is finally up!]

Basic Sword Skills [Thursday, Period Three]

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This week Max had the sword rack from the first class out again, but there was a difference if anyone was paying attention. Rather than having the blades arranged by weight, as he had the first time, they were arranged by curvature. Rapiers, arming swords, jian, and even a pair of katar on one side, sabers, dao, tulwars, and other similar blades on the other.

"Our first meeting I allowed you to select a blade pretty much at random, and there are actually worse ways to select a blade if you are a beginner. However, we'll spend the next three weeks discussing blade selection. Blade selection matters for two simple reasons. First, a strong knowledge of how to select blades ensures that you select one that plays to your strengths and conforms to your personal style. Second, and perhaps more importantly, understanding blade selection can tell you a tremendous amount about the options an opponent has open to him."

"Blade selection is a rather involved process, and today we'll be focusing on two aspects that go hand in hand. We'll look at blade curvature and single- vs double- edged weapons. A quick look should reveal," he waved at the weapons behind him, "that most curved blades are single edged while most straight blades are double edged."

"At the risk of stating the obvious: curved blades with single edges are built to favor slashing while straight blades with double edges are designed to favor thrusts." Max drew his gladius and held it out for illustration. "The gladius is a straight double edged blade. It's designed for very close fighting and when you're in close thrusts are much more versatile than slashes." He put his blade back up.

"When fighting for your life you'll discover that it is difficult to recover a straight blade that's been used to cut deeply into someone while a curved blade slides free much more easily. And by the same token you'll discover that thrusting with a curved blade tends to be less precise and less powerful than doing so with a straight blade. While very few blades force you into only one type of attack, all blades support one type better than others and that means that most fighters will prefer the supported attacks."

"Today's assignment is simple: you will select one blade of each type and get a feel for it. You will be practicing with one another and with me, and before you leave you will tell me which you feel more comfortable with and why."

Max looked at each student in turn and nodded sharply. "Get to it."

[My availability throughout the day is likely to be spotty as I shall be leaving on a jet plane. To Lansing, MI! I will be around when I can, but bouts of SP virtually guaranteed.]

Driver's Ed [Thursday, Week 3, Period 5]

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The Danger Shop was set up like a regular classroom again, with the additional features of a television and a very angry looking gazelle.

There was a message on the board that read: "Pick someone to start the movie. When it is finished, list five things teenage drivers should refrain from doing in order to be safe drivers. Then you may leave."

Don't ask how Ziva got everything set up. Gibbs wasn't the only one with special skills.

Fashion! Etc., Etc., Etc. [Thursday, July 23, 1st period]

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"Capes!" Edna snapped as she stalked into the Danger Shop. There was no singing last week.

NO SINGING.

AT ALL.

And therefore, nothing to be overly embarrassed about!

"There will be no capes in this class. Capes get snagged on missiles and sucked into vortexes and pulled into jet engines! Almost as bad as capes are shoddy materials such as polyester blends and leggings as pants or jeans under dresses! If your legs are that hideous, wear a pantsuit. It is not that difficult. Peh. Today you will present your designs to the class--you have ten minutes to erase any capes--and after we have decided what needs to be changed, you will beginning making your costumes! Next week, we will try them on and decide what needs to be changed."

Edna pulled up a chair and pointed to a student at random. "You. Begin."

Practical Weaponry [Wednesday, Period Four]

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Today the Danger-Shop was set up to look like a large plain with a castle in the distance. Bond leant against a large wooden device, looking very pleased with himself indeed.

"This is a trebuchet," Bond began, slapping the side of the device fondly. "It's siege engine dating from the Middle Ages, used mainly for flinging high speed projectiles at fortifications, though occasionally infected corpses were thrown over the walls, and while most of you are unlikely to ever need to use one for its intended purpose, they still provide an excellent exercise in calculating trajectories and distances."

"The principle is fairly simple. A missile is placed in the sling at the long end of the arm, then the counterweight at the short end is raised," he explained, pointing to the relevant parts of the trebuchet as he spoke. "When you wish to fire, this latch is released, the counterweight falls, the long arm rises, one end of the sling is released, and the missile flies off to hopefully destroy your target. Like this."

Bond did not grin as he set off the trebuchet and the stone went flying in the direction of the castle. That would have been unprofessional.

"Your mission today is to try to breach the walls of that castle over there. Who wants to go first?"

[ooc: wait for ocd up.]

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