Introduction to Personal Weaponry [Monday, second period]

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

The Danger Shop, perhaps disappointingly, looked like a classroom today. Though the big pile of random-looking crap on the floor was new. Chair legs, a couple of complete stools, hockey sticks, two-by-fours, baseball bats, some lead pipes, and a number of things most people actually considered weapons, all of it moddable.

"Today we're talking about sticks. And, well, all the things that work pretty much the same way." Max grabbed a six-foot staff from the pile seemingly at random.

"A stick does a couple of things for you. It gives you extra weight, it gives you extra reach, and it gives you something that you can hit harder with without breaking bits of yourself in the process." Max swung the stick in a wide arc to demonstrate.

"All of this translates into hitting harder and breaking things better. You can also take a hit on a stick that you'd never be able to take on, say, your arm." This time Max swung the stick into his desk. Sure it wasn't real, but the sound as the top of the desk cracked and the stick snapped in two was plenty impressive.

"Last week I showed you how a roll of coins can become a weapon, enhancing whatever fighting abilities you already have. Sticks are similar because most things can be used to add weight and reach to what you already have." He gestured at the pile.

"You'll have to adjust slightly to each item to get a feel for how you can use it to your advantage, and that's what you'll be doing today. Everyone pick something from the pile, then pair off and figure things out. You can just discuss technique or strategy, or you can take a few swings."

His eyes narrowed. "I'll be watching, so everyone be careful. There may be safeguards in place here, but that's no excuse to get sloppy about things. So don't even think about goofing around."

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Sticks are fun

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce Wayne

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[puppy_fair]

Zack Fair

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Alex Karev

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[dontvotemeout]

Jason Todd

Lectures

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

They're fun. And at least this one is short and has a fantastic demonstration.

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[vanillajello]

Kate had had a pretty awesome weekend away from all of Fandom's crazy. ... Oh well. Back to cruel reality and makeshift weaponry.

She was just going to try to avoid having flashbacks to seeing Ariel wield a chair leg at monsters.

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[glacial_queen]

Karla looked at the pile of sticks and grinned. Oh, Lucivar.

Hmmm. She should probably get back to practicing with her Eyrien sticks, unless she really wanted to be pounded into the dirt by him when she went home.

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[svetocha-blooms.livejournal.com]

Dru remembered some of the workouts she'd seen when she'd visited Kaeleer. "This should be fun for you," she said quietly.

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[glacial_queen]

"Considering there's a much lower chance of me ending flat on my ass or stuck in a bathtub to soak away the sore?" Karla asked, giving Dru a bit of a smile. "Kinda, yeah. It's a nice piece of home. How about you?"

Karla realized with a pang that she hadn't really seen Dru since she and Scully had gone to talk to her in the safe room. She hoped the other girl didn't think she was avoiding her.

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[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim picked up two chair legs, one in each hand, and tried a few practice swings. He'd worked with Dick's eskrima sticks a few times, but he still wasn't as comfortable with them as with the staff he normally fought with.

Pick a weapon, pair off

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

Max is watching, though, so be careful with your sticks.

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[puppy_fair]

Zack grabbed a hockey stick and gave it a crooked little grin. It didn't have the same heft as most weapons that he was used to, but it totally had the reach, and that was half the battle, right?

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex preferred to fight with fists but he figured he could make due with the walking cane he'd picked up. It looked pretty hearty and strong.

"We look like we're gonna play a weird ass game," Alex said, giving the cane a twirl. "Wanna pair up?"

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[puppy_fair]

"Hey, sure!" As if Zack would ever say no to a question like that! "I guess you probably could make a game out of this sort of thing, huh?"

He gave the hockey stick a twirl, too, and flashed Alex a grin. "I mean, not like hitting things with sticks is a game or anything, right?"

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce picked up one of the complete stools and took a few practice swings with it to figure out its weight.

He figured he was probably going to be busting up bars in the future, so he might as well get used to stools now.

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[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley picked up a stick. Oh, this was going to take some getting used to, considering how clumsy he tended to be. Seeing Bruce practicing, he took a practice swing of his own, and ended up whacking himself in the face.

Nice, Wes.

"Would you like to be a pair?" he offered, clutching his throbbing nose.

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"As long as you're okay, sure," Bruce said. "Try not to swing at your own face."

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[dontvotemeout]

Jason took a baseball bat from the pile and gave it a few test swings. The extra reach was a nice perk, but being able to hit someone harder than with his bare hands was the best part. He wouldn't hit anyone from class that hard though.

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[glacial_queen]

Rather than picking up an entire stool, Karla removed one of the tall legs and tried a couple of stances with it. Not entirely familiar, but it came close enough to an Eyrien stick to make her feel comfortable.

Spotting Jason swinging his bat, she wandered over and asked, "Want to spar?"

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[dontvotemeout]

"Uh, sure," Jason said after a moment. There were lots of female criminals in Gotham, so he'd have to get used to fighting girls, especially the distractingly cute ones. "Have you ever used something like that before?" he asked, pointing to the stool leg.

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[bamf-tastic.livejournal.com]

Max's weapon reminded Kurt too much of a certain Cajun friend of Magneto's. He grabbed a baseball bat because he at least knew how to swing one, and looked around for a partner.

Talk to Max

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

Tell him how awesome his class is.

OOC

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

It's still con. DAY 4 IS THE TIREDEST DAY!

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[trigons_child]

My heart bleeds for you, bb.