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

[cunningkingfish.livejournal.com]

Today's class again met in the Danger Shop, and again Hook had programmed a three masted vessel for the activity of the day.

"There we are, there we are. Everyone here and ready?" Hook said, after the class had gathered. "Jolly good job with the rope work last week. Jolly good. You all got up and went straight into things, and for that I applaud you, at least figuratively."

He paced back and forth on the deck a bit, as he spoke.

"As for today, the activity on the syllabus is an exercise in following orders. Which is simple. On the sea, there are instances where you'll have to put your own mind aside and follow orders so that you and the rest of the crew survive. Originally I had something rather harsh planned for today, but given recent events I've decided that would be bad form. Instead, I'm going to test your limits."

He opened a large chest on the deck of the ship, which contained several frilly pink dresses (including one frog-sized). He also gestured to a barrel which was full of dead, whole fish (and one sardine).

"Everyone is to pull on a dress, grab a fish, and slap another student across the face with it. Not hard, mind you, I don't want any permanent damage. A slap, not a wallop. If you find that too difficult, I can provide other orders, if you really feel you can't follow them."

He snapped his fingers. "Chop chop, get to it. This is an object lesson. Don't object to it unless you're ready to present a very good case for why you should mutiny."

And perhaps that was part of the object lesson as well.

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

Comments

Re: Class Activity!

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy wasn't actually doing anything just yet. He had the dress in hand and was looking down at it with something akin to horror. He wondered if he could just slap someone with a fish. That'd be smelly but he'd avoid the dress.

Re: Class Activity!

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

Percy was going to have to do something soon, if he wanted to avoid the fish being swung at his head limply.

Re: Class Activity!

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy did do something. Considering he was still holding the dress, he actually brought it up to use as a shield when he noticed the fish coming his way.

Hey, if he wasn't going to wear the dress, he could at least make it useful.

Re: Class Activity!

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"Hey, that's not FAIR!" Hank whined.

Re: Class Activity!

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

"I don't remember this being against the rules," Percy said, keeping the dress held aloft even while he peeked around it. "I'm not going against orders or anything. I'm just improvising."

Re: Class Activity!

[i-am-the-rat.livejournal.com]

"You're not wearing the dress," Hank pointed out. "You have to. It's the rules!"

Re: Class Activity!

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

"I'm not putting on the freaking dress," Percy griped, shaking his head. "I've broken rules before, sometimes it's necessary and this one is necessary. I can't defend myself with a dress on."