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James Bond ([personal profile] doubleohblonde) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2009-08-12 10:21 pm
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Practical Weaponry [Wednesday, Period Four]

Today the world inside the Danger Shop was monochrome and grainy, a vast gravel quarry lay before the students, train tracks lay in the near distance, and if they listened carefully, the class might have heard the strains of ominous piano music. Bond stood at the edge of the quarry, looking down into it.

"Good afternoon class," he began cheerfully, which was never a good sign. "Given that we're rapidly coming up on the end of our time together, today's exercise is going to incorporate three different elements."

"To begin with, no matter how well-trained you are, there are times that not only does your enemy have more advantages than you, whether in personnel, intel, or weapons, but for whatever reason you are also constrained from taking the path of least resistance and just killing them. To make matters worse, you may even have allies who are a greater hindrance than help.

"Which brings me to my second point. There are also occasions where you can't fight at all. This might be because of injury, you might have have a gun to your head, or you might simply be outclassed. When taken to an extreme, you can be a liability to the very people you are trying to help.

"Finally, there times you can have every advantage in the world, and somehow still manage to make a complete hash of things."

Bond gestured to a list tacked up on a nearby rock-cropping. "For this exercise, you have been randomly placed in one of three groups, the Heroic Saviours, the Damsels in Distress, and the Villainous Scoundrels, each with a different role to play."

He started listing them off on his fingers. "For the Heroic Saviours, your job is to protect a Damsel for the length of the class from a Villain, however you may not do anything which would cause permanent harm to them.

"Damsels, you must try to stay out of the Villain's clutches, however you've sadly contracted a case of terminal incompetence, you have no fighting skills, you can't run particularly fast, and you have a tendency to twist your ankle at the worst possible moment, you're relying on your hero, and not making their job easy." Anyone thinking that Bond had had perhaps a bit too much fun devising this class would be right.

"Villains, you see those railway tracks over there? Your aim is to have a Damsel tied to them at the end of the class. Moustache twirling is optional."

"You can pick your own partners, and your time starts as soon as you have."

[ooc: wait for ocd up.]

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Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] weetinyreese.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Try not to trip at the worst possible moment and don't fall in love with whoever our villain is. If you can handle that, I think we'll be okay."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Pretty sure I can do that," he assured Kyle even if he had to be incompetent. "And I guess the hero can't make googly eyes at the damsel or get so annoyed you throw me off a building or something."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] weetinyreese.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're taking all of the fun out of this for me."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know I'm irresistible and all but you'll have keep your eyes on the prize," he said philosophically. "So we can both survive."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] weetinyreese.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. Now all we need is a villain."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right, someone to try and steal me away and tie me to train tracks," he said. "Damsels have no fun."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Damsels have plenty of fun," Triela countered as she walked over with an evil grin. Not because she was a villain, but because sometimes she was evil.

Because, really, she wasn't exactly pleased, but this was by far the best she could have hoped for.

"You two looking for a third to join you?"

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think we are," Hannibal said since I think Kyle's player has gone to sleeeeeeep. "You willin' to villain?"

That was terrible, Hannibal.

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela shot Hannibal a Look. "That is the assignment."

And bwahahaha. My villainy can now go unopposed!

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, well, I liked my rhyme," he said and laughed. "So, I'm being fought over by you and Kyle. I'm a lucky guy."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela quirked an eyebrow. "You have a very odd definition. I am, after all, trying to kill you." Though... she did think that the assigned method was rather inefficient.

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have a feeling I'll emerge alive," he said. "But yeah, I guess I should be more damsel-y if I'm gonna make this believable."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] weetinyreese.livejournal.com 2009-08-12 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"You mean you weren't trying already?" Kyle asked, looking innocent.

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-13 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, there's no hero to rescue me, of course I'm in distress," he scoffed haughtily.

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] weetinyreese.livejournal.com 2009-08-13 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
"I can't be a hero if there's no villainy going on," he pointed out.

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] decoder-rings.livejournal.com 2009-08-13 10:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, true," Hannibal agreed. "But I can be a damsel whenever the hell I feel like being annoying."

Re: Get into Groups! - PW [Week 6]

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-13 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Should I start with just punching the hero in the face then?" Triela asked with a raised eyebrow.