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Law & Order - Interdimensional Edition: Friday (Week 12)

The students had been ~~handwavily~~ notified to come to the Danger Shop today, and when they did, they would find themselves facing a long row of training dummies.

"It is rare to meet a criminal who is actually willing to be arrested and comes along peacefully," Ziva said. "Sometimes, a small amount of force is necessary in order to take a person into custody - the keyword being small." Using one of the training dummies, Ziva showed the students the pressure points that would incapacitate someone, but not cause them any permanent damage.

"Now, I would like you all to try hitting these dummies in the places I showed you. If you hit the right spot, the area will make a dinging noise and turn green. If you hit a bad spot that would genuinely harm someone, the area will buzz and turn red. Are there any questions?"

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"Positive," Dinah said in relief, because as nervous as she was, she just wanted this over. So she could call Barbara and tell her she wasn't going. Gah. She headed over to her bookbag, and pulled out two big white envelopes (Gotham University, and SUNY) and a thin one (Princeton). "Here!" Like they were going to burn her fingers.

Momoko hurriedly made her face into a frown and blinked at the envelopes as she took them. "You do know that if the envelope is white, then you totally got denied, right," she teased, shaking her head.

Dinah actually froze for a second, then whapped Momoko on the arm. "Eeeevil. Shush. I'm so wired I'll believe anything. Meanie."

She giggled and waved the three envelopes. "Sooo. have a preference? Or shall we just go with the thin one first?" She glanced at the seal. "'Princeton?'"

"Yeah. Why not. I'm not caring so much about that one." Dinah wiped her palms on her jeans, staring at the envelope. "Go for it."

"Not caring about Princeton?! Is it not a good school in this world?" Momoko glanced up as she tucked the other two under her arm and ripped into the smaller envelope.

She hesitated as she unfolded the letter. "You sure you don't want to sit down or something?"

"Ohhh." Dinah sat down on a desk, her hands twisting together. "It's a good school. A really good one. I just want to go closer to home, and I didn't really think I'd get in."

She scanned the letter as Dinah talked. "Well, technically you didn't." Momoko frowned, taking it personally that they'd turned down her friend. "They're being stupid! They say that you did well, but they can't accept you this term. I don't see why, though." She turned the letter over and checked the envelope.

"Obviously they're not that good of a school if they turned you down. Here, I'm opening the SUNY one next."

"Okay," Dinah said, breathless, feeling a little nauseous. One down. Two to go. See, not so bad? Not with a friend there saying supportive stuff. She gulped and dug her nails into her palms. "...well?"

Momoko liked the look of this one. The seal was much prettier than the stupid Princeton one.

"Okay, hold on! there's a lot of words!" She scanned the letter and quickly saw it was an acceptance so she decided to take pity on the poor girl. "You made it! I knew this was a good school! Ha! Take that stupid Princeton!"

"I made it?" Dinah stared, completely floored. "I made it? Oh my God!" She reached for the letter, blinking, and the light-headed relief made her stomach drop. "I MADE IT!" She glomped Momoko in a delirious hug of glee. "YES!"

"You did! You totally did!" Hugs and bouncing and yay! "I told you! I told you!" Stupid Princeton didn't know what they were missing.

"You did! Oh wow, thank you so much for opening those for me--" Dinah took a moment to spin in place, then laughed. "I'm so relieved, you have no idea. Barbara doesn't have to be embarrassed by me. Yay!" Another spin, and then hugging Momoko again. "Whew. A college wants me. I'm good. I'm okay." She gave the Gotham University one a nervous look. "Maybe we shouldn't even open that one. Quit while I'm ahead?"

Momoko took a moment to lightly punch her friend on the shoulder. "She'd never be embarrassed by you! And you're totally good and wanted, silly."

She ripped into the last envelope. "And no waiting! Now I want to know!" She pulled out the letter and read it, then folded it back into the envelope. "Okay! Done!"

Dinah rubbed her arm, rueful, then blinked and pointed at the envelope. "Hey?"

Momoko blinked at her, holding back a grin. "What?"

"Momoko!" Dinah half-threatened, half-pleaded. "Give! Did I get into Gotham or what?"

"Oh! I thought you wanted to quit while you were ahead?" She tapped the envelope against her chin. "This is the one that's actually in your town, right? Is it a good school?"

"Yes, and yes," Dinah growled. "It's got a really good criminal justice program and Uncle Jim guest-lectures there sometimes and come on, Momoko, pleeeease?" Any second she'd reach for that envelope, if it weren't for the superstitious fear that it'd turn into a rejection the second her fingers touched it.

"It had better be a good one, because if they even mess up your future, they will so have me to answer to, even if your uncle works there."

Momoko sighed and handed over the envelope, shaking her head. "Sorry, but now you have to chose which one you really want, since you just had to go and get accepted into two schools!"

"EeeeeEEEEeee!" Dinah's squeak approached her sonic range there for a second, and then she was bouncing and grabbing Momoko's hand and squealing, "I'm going to Gotham U! I'm going to Gotham U!"

"So awesome!!" Momoko couldn't help but be just as excited. They were possibly disrupting the class quite a bit, by now.

She grabbed Dinah for another hug. "We should totally celebrate! Ooh! Are you going to tell your sisters in person? I could totally go with you and we could celebrate there and maybe check out the campus!"

"I'm supposed to go to Kaeleer tonight, with Karla," Dinah said, dismayed. Then grinned. "Next week? When I get back? Maybe Wednesday night, spend the day Thursday? That work?" Eeeee! College -checking-out!

"Totally awesome! I can't wait to maybe meet some cute college boys! Ah! Can we go Baltimore-ing in Gotham, too? Or will your sister have a fit? That would be so cool!"

"Maaaaybe," Dinah said, grin widening. "If there's stuff to be Baltimored-- why not?" Eeee!

Re: Beat Up Some Dummies

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