Shop Class #1

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As the class comes into the Danger Shop they find it has been transformed into a hockey arena. Mac is in full hockey gear as he skates by several holographic players, and slaps the puck into the goal. (And yes... the mullet is flapping in the breeze)

As Mac skids to a stop he sees his new students and smiles.

"Hey kids. Just giving the room another test run now that we have tint control"

Mac punches off the arena on his remote control and starts to remove his skates and hockey gear.



Before we get started? Let's go over the rules...

To use the Danger Room Shop you must abide by the rules at all time.

Rule Number One: Don't mock the hair.
First Offense: Verbal warning.
Second Offense: Detention

Rule Number Two: Safety locks are always on.
Any attempt to breach them and your butt ends up in front of Dean Bristow. Security cameras are on 24 hours a day so I'll *know* who's been playing with it.

Rule Number Three: Want to use the Danger Room Shop?
I have to be there. If the classroom isn't open, it's locked tight. Don't tempt Rover.

Rule Number Four:
For any use of the Danger Room Shop other than my class, please see Dean Bristow for approval before coming to me.

Rule Number Five: It's spelled M-A-C-G-Y-V-E-R. No "U".

Rule Number Six: No using any magical or super powers to solve a solution. Play fair.

"If you don't like the rules..." Mac then points to the door.



Subject: Shop

Class hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 8-11 AM
Classes will begin 10/18

Syllabus:
Shop is such a plain word. My class is more about *fabrication* using whatever items are at hand to achieve a particular goal. While we will be building some items from time to time, most of the class will deal with real-life situations where one must use their wits, savvy, duct tape and a Swiss Army Knife to save yourself.

It's all about being creative.

Need to get a hold of me?
Office Hours are every Thursday between 12-4 PM EST
E-Mail: manofthemullet at gmail dot com
Voice Mail: 555-SWIS

For those of you who really were hoping to build things in class, I'll have open shop with all the metal/wood working tools available during my office hours which will be held here after class on Thusdays.



"For those of you who tried out for the TA position, I can tell you it was a tough decision. However I'm going to go with carter_i_am for our regular TA and phasesofkitty for our technical TA.

Class Roster:
phasesofkittyTechnical TA
carter_i_am TA
sogothcally
12parseckessel (Audit)
wraithbaitjohn
2ls_in_oneill
apocalypsesoon
death_n_binky
futurebucs_star
darkchylde_
krycek_rat
alchemic_bean
marieann_d

Carter you'll be working with the students on the in-class assignments. Kitty will be maintaining the equipment. Both of you will have additional duties that we'll discuss later.



The Lecture:
"I know that there are a lot of students out there who are complaining about the weapons ban. Well here in class you'll get to use the best weapon there is: Your brain. In this class you'll be tested on your ingenuity to solve problems using whatever happens to be handy around you. For each class you'll get a virtual Swiss Army Knife and a roll of duct tape. The knife can only interact with items in the dange room shop. However any horseplay with the knives (ie trying to stab a classmate) will mean getting kicked out of class and serving two detentions. I'll make sure Drusilla will be monitoring those detentions as well."



Mac plays around with the remote and a door appears in front of each student with the requisite welcome mat. The door is old and has a old style keyhole in front of it.

"We'll start off simply today. The door in front of you is locked and cannot be picked by the pocketknife or anything else for that matter. The key to the lock is on the other side of the door.

The goal here is to get the key from the other side of the door and unlock it. Feel free to use any items that you might find in the front of a house.

[OOC: There really is no wrong solution other than tearing down the door or smashing it open. Feel free to come up with your own solution. If you don't have time, feel free to do *Attempted-Succeeds* or *Attempted-Failed*]

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Anders stares at the door for a long time, thinking. He takes the knife and scrapes away the weatherstripping from underneath the door, then carefully pries the plate away from the doorknob.

Looking around, he finds an old rolled up newspaper near the door, pulls one sheet loose, and slides it halfway through under the door on the knob side. He cuts a thin strip of rubber off the edge of the welcome mat and works it around inside the door mechanisms until it pokes through on the other side. He swears under his breath as he wiggles the rubber strip around, until it finally catches the key and pops it loose. There’s a soft “clink” as it hits the floor on the other side.

Concentrating, the tip of his tongue poking out through his teeth as he works, he pulls the newspaper out s-l-o-w-l-y from under the door and pops up grinning, the key in his hand.

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[OOC: Anders gets a virtual mullet for either watching MacGyver or playing Zork II]

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

[OOC: Ah, Zork II. It's been forever.]

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(ooc: Dammit, totally my answer!)

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[OOC: Oop. Sorry!]