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thefearwasreal ([personal profile] thefearwasreal) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2011-07-07 11:37 am
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Teambuilding for Dummies [Thursday, 4th Period]

"Good afternoon. Nice to see you all got my instructions to met me at the main campfire," Oz said by way of introduction, tossing a small, off-white ball from one hand to the other. Those would be the instructions he'd left on the classroom door, which had led to the Danger Shop, then the library, then the gym, and then finally the campgrounds. Sure, he could have just sent an email, but where was the challenge in that? "Now if you could all form a circle around me. The faster the better."

He waited for the students to finish getting into a circle, pointedly looking at his watch several times. "Few things to get out of the way before we begin. First, this class is Teambuilding for Dummies, and I'm assuming you're all meant to be here, if you're not, too bad. Next, you can call me Oz, or 'Boss' if you want something a little more formal. Finally, my office hours are Fridays, and I'm in the market for an assistant and all around gofer, so if anyone's interested come up to me and I'll think about it."

"Now, about the class itself. In addition to being your teacher, I own a company called Contra Security, as the name might imply we do security and we do it well. The main reason for that, teamwork. Every member of my team knows their job, and knows how to work together to do the job. We'll be using some of the same techniques here that I use to promote teambuilding with my employees." Sadly, none of Oz's employees were nearby to explain how this wasn't such a good thing.

"You are my new team, and by the end of the summer I will make sure that you are well oiled a machine as my old one." Again, sadly none of said team were around to tell the students that was as much a threat as a promise.

"The first step towards that goal is getting to know each other. So you're going to tell the class your name, your age, something interesting about yourselves, and what skills you think you can bring to our team, if anyone says something that piques your interest, or you share a hobby, or anything like that, feel free to ask each other for more information. But, so we don't end up speaking over each other, we've got this." He held up the ball. "See this ball? The only time anyone not me is allowed to speak is when they've got the ball, which means that you're going to have to toss it to each other, try not to let it touch the ground too much, and that whoever has the ball has to keep an eye out for anyone who looks like they want to say something. I'm expecting everyone to catch and throw the ball at least once today."

Oz tossed the ball towards a random student. "And for those of you who aren't particularly coordinated, don't worry about fumbling the ball, C-4 is generally considered one of the most stable plastic explosives."

[OCD is up!]
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[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Topher Brink
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Re: Introductions - TfD [07/07]

[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Topher was normally not very coordinated, but now he had incentive. He caught the ball underhand in both hands, making sure to keep it perfectly cradled as he gave his introduction.

"Uh, Topher Brink. Fifteen. I... have always wanted to mess around with some C-4, and I'm kind of a computer whiz."
dollpocalypse: (conv: not too star trek is it?)

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[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Topher had a very important question.

"So, this gofer gig," he said, coming up to Oz at the end of class. "Does it involve playing with more explosives?"
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Re: Introductions - TfD [07/07]

[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"A lot of both, actually," Topher corrected him. Because he was humble like that. "But yeah."
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Re: Talk to Oz - TfD [07/07]

[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Soooo... how might someone go about getting an application?"
Because explosives were a whole lot of fun.
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[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... not according to Tony Stark.

"What is good, anyway?" Topher asked, waving a hand dramatically. He could be an expert bullshitter sometimes, but now was not one such time. "Good is... good is relative! It's unattainable!"

So that would be a no, Oz.
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Re: Talk to Oz - TfD [07/07]

[personal profile] dollpocalypse 2011-07-07 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Topher almost hadn't expected to be given a real paper application. This guy came prepared.

"Will do," he said, making a mock little salute. "Thanks."

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[identity profile] ancientbschamp.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Gabrielle

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Quinn Fabray

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Quinn caught the ball easily and held it tightly while she spoke. She suspected it wasn't real C4, but she wasn't taking any chances.

"Quinn Fabray," she began. "I'm 17, I used to be head of the celibacy club at my old school, and I'm a former cheer captain. I'm good at motivating through fear."

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[identity profile] ancientbschamp.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Look, Gabrielle juggling Nerf balls was a recipe for disaster. Gabrielle juggling C-4? There was no way on Earth that would end well, especially if she didn't quite know what it was.

Mostly, she looked concerned about the juggling aspect. That was just bad.

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[identity profile] ancientbschamp.livejournal.com 2011-07-07 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Gabrielle let out a little yelp and bobbled the ball a couple of times before she wrapped both arms around it and cradled it like . . . well, from her point of reference, a giant mystical jewel of untold value/power/actually-nothing-but-everyone-thought-otherwise.

"I'm Gabrielle, I'm seventeen -- possibly eighteen by now, it's hard to tell -- and I have pretty good persuasive skills. I mean, hey -- talking the Cyclops out of eating me might've been beginner's luck, but that was years and dozens of dire situations ago, and I'm still here."
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[personal profile] lockestheway 2011-07-07 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Peter Wiggin

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