http://worsethanaunts.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] worsethanaunts.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-11-17 09:19 pm
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Boom-De-Yada Science - Danger Shop, Wednesday, Period 1 [Week 11]

The students were greeted by a large open arena that may or may not have looked like a fully intact Roman Colosseum only with a completely flat and open centre. Something that was definitely not Roman was the Doctor, the remote control in his hand and the oversized (twice the size of a human) robot spider.

"Hello!" the Doctor said, looking far too happy about his toy. "Arachnids this week. Eight legs, definitely not insects since those have six legs but you could still call them bugs since that's all encompassing. No antennae or wings, the body is organised into the cephalothorax and the abdomen and the former is usually covered by an unsegmented carapace. All spiders are arachnids, but not all arachnids are spiders. You have scorpions, mites, ticks and assorted others that you can research in your own time. Anyone want to play with the robot spiders?" he asked, finally taking a moment to breathe. "There's a remote control for each of you on the table over there. You can figure out which one is yours. The legs on these spiders, though not non-robotic ones, are good for destroying other robot spiders. Last robot spider standing wins a chocolate bar."

His spider then skittered off to start attacking the others. Someone hadn't had his monthly destruction of property fix.

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] talks-backwards.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Now that was an idea. "So...we need to tear at least one open to see how they look on the inside!" And it was so not going to be her's.

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not mine," she said hastily. "I need it for class. Maybe a spare one?"

If there were any spare ones?

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] talks-backwards.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know? But I'm sure the Doctor could, um, generate a spare one? Although I'm pretty sure he would want us to battle and use the losing spider for science." Air quotes happened there.

"Or...we could team up and sneak on someone else and take that spider."

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Two spiders against one would work," she mused, considering the arena. "But at the same time, it seems almost--mean--to steal another's when the loser's would work just as well."

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] talks-backwards.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not steal, but defeat it?" She hadn't meant to imply they should steal one, but now Zatanna was seeing how that could have been understood. "It should be easy enough...unless we want to beat the Doctor's; I bet he has used these things before." And even if he hadn't, the guy looked quite capable anyway.

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooh.

"I do not think going after the Doctor's would be smart," she mused, tilting her head consideringly. "It might be easiest for us to simply go against each other--if one of us lost, we'd have done the class work and be able to satisfy our own interests."

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] talks-backwards.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
But two against one would be so fun! Oh well.

"Okay? I suppose that's the easiest way..." Her inner bully would need to wait for another chance to have its fun.

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] shyest-eyes.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately for Zatanna, Hinata's inner bully was left for the important things in life.

"It is easier," she said, with a bit of a nod. "Shall we, then?"

[YYY!]

Re: Chatter and Get Your Remote Controls

[identity profile] talks-backwards.livejournal.com 2010-11-17 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Let's!" She had to remember herself that it was all Danger Shop shenanigans after all, so getting her spider beaten shouldn't worry her that much.