Strategy Game; Period Five; Friday 07.10.09

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Um, hello," Reid said, once his students were assembled. "I'm Dr. Spencer Reid, and if you're here, you... signed up for my class on strategic board games. If you didn't sign up, but you want to be part of the class anyway, stick around, and talk to me after class." He swallowed, and looked around the class again.

"We're... Not going to do much today, ah, just. Introduce yourself, and tell the class about your favourite game. After that, feel free to um, have fun," he said, gesturing to the board games that sat on each table.

"Ah, also, I'm looking for a TA. If you're interested, please see me after class."

((ooc: TA has already been decided, but you're welcome to talk to Reid about it anyway.))

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((OCD up!))

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Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Red," he finally said.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

He was being easy on her.

"All right," she said as she turned the board and considered her first move. She made it after about a minute.

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Reid took his move more quickly, and waited for Fiona to make hers.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"So you learned a lot from books too?"

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't," Reid replied.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She nodded, letting that sit for a moment as she made her move.

"Did you ever read Marcellus Masters’s Practical First Aid and Surgical Guide?"

Maybe they knew some of the same books?

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Blink.

Blink.

Blink.

"I've heard of it, but I've never found a copy. It's-- You've read it? Really?"

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She nodded absently.

"I have it in my room. My brother and I had to read it when we were little so we'd know what to do if something came up."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Could I... Is there an chance I could take a look at it?" he asked.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

That made her look up.

"Sure. It's kind of old, though, so you have to be careful with it."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Of course," he said automatically. "Um... Should I ask, uh, why a girl your age has such a rare and-- valuable volume? I mean, besides the obvious, that it was around growing up?"

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She looked up.

"My mother gave it to me. Me and Eliot. Our whole apartment was always full of books. Most of them are older than fifty years old and we learned how to take care of them when we were little."

And Cee had told her to take it, just in case.

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"...Wow."

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

One dark eyebrow arched.

"I told you. It was kind of weird."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"You did," he allowed, adding "king me," as he slid a piece onto the back row of Fiona's side of the board.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She did just that. When it was her turn again, she hopped over three of his with a triumphant little smile.

Fiona was a warrior. Some things came to her naturally.

"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious," she noted, mostly to herself. In Chinese.

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Reid smiled faintly.

"Afraid I don't speak Chinese," he said, absently taking two more of her pieces, and putting another of his in reach of her back row.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"Hmm?"

Glance up. She'd actually just been quoting to herself.

"Er, sorry. Nothing important."

She took out the piece, and one more.

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

Which set her up for Reid to neatly take a handful of pieces as he brought his first king back across the board.

Re: Talk to Reid

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Which opened the board for her to get one of her pieces there for kinging.

"Thank you."

Re: Talk to Reid

[bau-woobie.livejournal.com]

"Mmm." He paused, considering the board for a minute.