Being a Proper Sea Dog, Friday, Period 3

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Class in the Danger Shop? Check.
Simulation of a pirate vessel? Check.
Captain Hook wearing a new, purple coat with an even more ridiculous captain's hat? Check and check.

"As you all are aware, I was quite the hero this past weekend," he said, unabashedly. "Of course, this would normally call for celebration but we already covered cake last week, and I hardly expect any of you to eat any cake I provide now." He laughed. "No, today we will talk about the most important skill you can have, as a pirate. Swimming. While some may fly through the air powered by happy thoughts and fairy dust, we as real, down-to-earth types must learn that the water must be treaded if we wish not to drown. So today... well, unless you absolutely, positively cannot swim, you're going to walk the plank, splash into the water, and tread the water rest of the class. It will build character, not to mention muscles. And no, you may not change into your swimming clothes first. If you were to actually walk a plank, as I'm sure some of you would in a just and good world, you would not be given that option."

He gestured over to a series of buckets of paint and brushes.

"For those of you who cannot swim, instead you will get to enjoy manual labor of repainting all surfaces of the ship a nice royal purple. And please refrain from throwing the virtual paint at one another. If you find yourself struggling during the water treading, just cry out and I'll throw you a life preserver and have you hauled back onto the deck. A prize for whoever lasts the longest, eh? Now get to it, get to it, that's good boys and girls..."

And so the class began.

[ooc: OCD up and ready for play!]

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Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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Once you jumped cliffs, walking a plank was peanuts. And honestly, Jake could probably do with some cooling off. Possibly in both the literal and the symbolic meaning.

He didn't so much as walk as he ran down the plank and jumped in the water. Werewolf stamina was a many splendoured thing.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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Hook peered over the side of the vessel.

"...Excuse me, lad. Are you someone in disguise?"

He was a wee bit confused at the strange face.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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Well, Jake wasn't going to not answer a teacher. Especially one who looked like a pirate.

"Nope!"

That was helpful.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"...Right," Hook said, raising an eyebrow.

"...Why are you here?"

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"To walk the plank?" Jake tried, because that made as much sense as his being here did. Thank you, player.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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Hook couldn't argue with that simplistic logic.

"You're a friend of Hank's, aren't you?" he said, a grave insult.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"Who? I don't think I know him," Jake shrugged up at Hook.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"...ah," Hook said, still utterly baffled.

"Your name isn't Peter, is it?"

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"Nope. I do know a Peter," Jake supplied. "I'm Jacob Black. The plank's cool. It's more fun diving from a cliff, but it's got flair with the whole pirate style you've got going here."

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"This is not a public swimming pool," Hook said, making a face.

"Please refrain from crashing my class in the future. Or else... cake."

That was a very odd threat, but he wasn't allowed to make real ones.

Re: Walk the Plank // Swim

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"I like cake," Jake replied, because that was kind of a cool threat. And Hook would have a hard time trying to get Jake to eat himself sick. "But sure sure. No cashing."