Infiltration and Advanced Sneakiness [Tuesday, August 3]

[sith_happened]

When the students arrived in the Danger Shop, they found themselves facing an enormous pair of glass doors guarded by Stormtroopers. Anakin, cloak sweeping the ground behind him, entered through the glass doors.

"Welcome to your next challenge," he said. "Sometimes on a mission, the only way in is through the front door, and you might need information you will just not have access to to get in." He swept his hands out to point at the door. "Like today. This is a mid-level government building. You need to get past the security on the other side of those doors, using identification you do not have. The only thing you will have is your attitude, your natural gifts of persuasion and the contents of the wardrobe room over there, which does not contain weapons." He smiled. "I found that a long cloak and a 'don't kriffing mess with me' attitude works seven times out of ten."

The other three times, he used mental persuasion, but he wasn't going to bring that up in a class with students who might not understand how Force-abilities worked.

"The security guards will be played by the TAs and myself, with varying degrees of attentiveness, just as you would have with real security guards." He gave them all a tight smile. "Let's see how you do."

Comments

Sign in [8/3]

[sith_happened]

Like you have PLACES TO BE. GOD.

Re: Sign in [8/3]

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia Organa

Re: Sign in [8/3]

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim Drake

Get changed [8/3]

[sith_happened]

Ask each other for hints on how to look properly bureaucratic. Anakin swears the swoopy capes help.

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia didn't really need help with that. She did, however, give dirty looks to the Stormtroopers. Thanks, Dad.

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle had no idea what he was doing. He went for the cloak because that was what Professor Skywalker had said was good for this situation. He reasoned that it would be easier to hide weapons under it and make you look bigger than you were.

Other than that, he tried to go for clothes that looked like someone important wore them and kept looking around at what everyone else was doing.

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[intraspective]

Ino poked through the clothing dubiously. She knew her clothing wouldn't cut it, but at the same time it wasn't all that bad, right?

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[weetuskenraider]

Well, this would be new; Tahiri hadn't ever exactly had opportunity to bluff her way into a government building under the circumstances of the galaxy in her time, and even if she had, she'd hardly have been the one anyone picked to send on that mission. (Don't think she didn't notice every time Corran cringed at her less than astral sense of social acumen.) If Anakin Solo had had little patience for politics, she had even less.

On the other hand, she had known Leia -- not this Leia -- for years, even if any governmental figures she'd spent any time around recently happened to be on the military side of the spectrum.

It gave her something to work off of, at least, as she went through the clothing racks.

This . . . was probably not a situation where a full suit of vonduun crab armor, an amphistaff, and a glower were going to get her very far. For one, the mere notion of trying to play a Yuuzhan Vong diplomat made her want to laugh hysterically and for another, she was far too short to pull off the imposing attitude necessary . . .

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[dontvotemeout]

The problem with looking bureaucratic was that it usually meant dressing up. Jason started by grabbing a cloak, since that seemed to work well for Anakin, and tried to find nice, but nondescript clothes.

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss rifled through the clothing, rejecting anything that seemed too flashy. She eventually grabbed a cloak, drawing it around her entire little frame. She figured this might be a time to use her smallness to her advantage.

Re: Get changed [8/3]

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James found something that approximated Kingdom court dress: his riding boots, dark-colored leggints, longsleeved shirt under a sleeveless tunic with a purple tabard, topped with a beret and, of course, a swoopy cape.

Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[sith_happened]

The three of them (plus Gullivar, who is also rocking a swoopy cape), are sitting by their own metal detectors. Try to get to the elevators without the identification card they'll ask you for.

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle decided on the direct approach. He just started walking towards his destination.

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[sith_happened]

"Excuse me," Anakin said, glancing up. "Identification, please."

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia strapped on her best bitch face and walked confidently toward the elevators like she owned the place.

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Anemone would be the security guard who despised her job, and people who acted like they were the bee's knees, oh yes. It made up for the fact that she was rather sure Gulliver would let anyone past who fed him.

She neatly stepped in front of the elevator, hand out in a 'stop' sign. "Identification," she said, smile sweet. "Please."

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss rolled her shoulders back, doing her absolute best to look as though she belonged, of course.

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

Elena today had decided on being the nervous, strictly-by-the-book rookie. It went with her Turks uniform, and, well, let's just say she had plenty of experience.

She cleared her throat nervously and piped up. "Good morning!" she said. "I just need to see your identification, then we'll be all set."

Re: Try to bluff past security [8/3]

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James knew the secret: act somewhere between someone you did not want to interrupt but not so important that you would be challenged as he marched up to --and intending to go right past--the guards.

Talk to the TAs [8/3]

[sith_happened]

When they are on their security guard coffee break!

Re: Talk to the TAs [8/3]

[death-of-hope.livejournal.com]

Coffee! One of the things Anemone would miss most about this world after she left would be all the wonderful varieties of coffee.

Re: Talk to the TAs [8/3]

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

Elena hoped it was okay to smoke on her coffee break. If it wasn't, she'd politely stub the cigarette and do her best to look innocent.

Talk to Anakin [8/3]

[sith_happened]

Because he's so chatty!

Re: Talk to Anakin [8/3]

[likes_scoundrels]

Despite the Stormtroopers, Leia was in a fairly good mood. "So, do I get a pony this week?" she grinned.

OOC

[sith_happened]

Omigod, I have to be up early tomorrow to fight DC traffic. Do not want. *whines*.