fandomhigh | Being a Proper Sea Dog, Friday, Period 3 [Session 2]

Hook's time spent reading the Danger Shop instructions had paid off. Today's class met inside that wonderous room of programmable places, where Hook had created a simple replica of a three masted vessel.

He had a series of handouts for the students, showing illustrations of various knots.

"Today we're going over that staple of seamanship," Hook declared, after the handouts were passed among the students. "Knots. Rope is very important, very important indeed for the average ship. And before we can go into things such as rigging and nets and so forth, you need to learn the basic knots. For practice today, and for a bit of fun, we're going to split into pairs. You'll practice tying your partner to something on the ship. A mast, the wheel, the anchor, something. The idea is to use a knot that you think will hold them tightly. The partner then, of course, is to try and break free. If your partner fails to break free, then bravo. Midway through the time of the class, please untie your partner if they've not already obtained their freedom, then switch places as to who is being tied to what."

Hook chuckled. "And no, no one is allowed to tie me to anything."

He snapped his fingers. "Chop chop, get to it, that's a good crew. It's all very self explanatory. Yo ho and all that."

[ooc: ~~OCD first, plz~~ Up and ready to go!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"What, you don't trust me?" Jason said with a smirk. He held still as Nico tied him, trying to behave. "Or maybe you're starting to know me too well."

"Too well isn't possible," Nico said, pulling the knot nice and tight, if with rather poor skill. "And even if I trust you...we're supposed to be on opposite sides here, so that's right out the window." Like a game of capture the flag.

The knot was almost too tight, but Jason wasn't going to say anything, not wanting to make Nico feel bad when he was trying. "Okay, good point. Does that mean I shouldn't make it too easy for you?" he asked, starting to fight against the rope a little.

"Do your worst." Nico welcomed Jason's skills at all times, it was true. "Or best, depending on the view." He smiled and gave the other boy's shoulder a friendly squeeze of encouragement.

"And suddenly, your reasons for having us switch places become so much more clear," Jason said, laughing. His training had kicked in, and he was trying to find the right way to move to free himself. This would have been totally different if he was in costume.

"What?" Nico smiled down at his friend. "I can't like watching you at work?"

"I guess it's nice to know I entertain you," Jason teased. He'd tried to keep his hands open while Nico was tying him up, so he had more room to wiggle around with now, but it was still difficult.

"You're as good as a video game." This was high praise, indeed.

Jason knew what good praise that was, which was why he kept squirming to get free from the rope. It might not have been good for his wrists, but with a little more wriggling, he finally got one of his hands free, and started pushing at the rope around his other wrist.

"It's all the movement," Nico continued, oblivious to Jason's escape. "Keeps the focus engaged or something. Or is that the imagination?"

"I think it's movement," Jason said, which was why he kept looking like he was struggling as he loosened the other side of the rope and kept hold of it so it wouldn't fall. "I don't know if this is going to work."

"No? I thought for sure you'd be good at this. Maybe you need that belt thing," he suggested, reaching out to mess with Jason's hair while he was seemingly unable to defend himself.

Jason had been planning on keeping quiet longer, but not with Nico messing with his hair. As soon as Nico touched him, he reached up to grab Nico's wrist, keeping the rope in his other hand. "Or maybe I don't."

Surprised, Nico flinched at Jason's movement, finding his wrist suddenly trapped. "Di immortales, Jay!"

Jason couldn't help it as he started to laugh. "Wow, I made you stop speaking English. I am good."

"You mean cocky," Nico groused at Jason's laughter, trying to twist his hand to grab at Jason's wrist. "I was just surprised."

"You'd be cocky too if you were as awesome as me," Jason said, letting go of Nico's wrist so Nico could grab him.

"I could deny your awesomeness, but really you're kind of hot when you get all cocky." The smirk was probably unnecessary here, and yet.

Jason grinned, and wrapped the second rope back up too. "You're kind of hot when you're speaking Greek, so I think we're even."

Nico glanced at the rope. "Taking the materials to-go?"

"No, I don't want to steal from our teacher," Jason said. "But now I know what to get if I ever feel like doing this in the future."

"Just in case you find yourself with a boat and someone in need of being strung to the mast?"

"Or if I'm in my room and there's someone in need of being tied to something else," Jason replied.

"Huh, that might make more sense," Nico replied. "I might have to swing by your floor more often."

"You really should," Jason said. "Consider it like extra credit."

Being a Proper Sea Dog, Friday, Period 3 [Session 2]

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!

Re: Activity: Practice Knots!