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charming_thief ([personal profile] charming_thief) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2011-09-07 12:19 pm
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Tricks, Cons and Bamboozles | Wednesday | Period 1

"So okay. Me and Mr. Caffrey have decided to start simple, with the parts of the con." Kenzi had brought candy for everyone else this time.  Lots of her other classes had food, after all. Plus coffee.

"The roper, the store, the walkaway, the fix; give me examples of each."

Mr. Caffrey was drinking milk-and-coffee out of a bowl again.

Until suddenly he wasn't, and the class was treated to the sight of their actual teacher. Without very much on.

Except the fedora, which he good-naturedly swiped off his own head and held in a spot that needed a bit more covering right now, thank you very much.

He blinked. Even looked surprised for a moment. Then he held out one hand to Kenzi for the clothes she had on hand, and once they were provided, scurried off to change. From halfway down the hall, he called, "Discuss! What she said!"

[[Cowritten, of course, with the fabulous [livejournal.com profile] regretiz4suckas!]]

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Kenzi

Re: Talk to Kenzi

[identity profile] regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, at least Mr. Caffrey's transformation hadn't included death-defying hanging from high places! Or bruises and scrapes.

Kenzi would just be over here snickering, thanks.

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack Carter

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeeeeah, sorry," Jack said shaking his head. "What are we supposed to be talking about?"

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a lecture in there? Where was the lecture?

Jack was more distracted by the whole naked teacher thing.

Re: Sign In

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Miley Ray Stewart

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Miley had... never seen something like that before.

Which was obvious from the look on her face as she gaped openly.

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"She said something about parts of a con?" Miley guessed.

Wait.

"I really hope his name isn't Con."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that the place where everyone dresses up in superhero costumes and stands in line?" Jack asked.

And then remembered the subject matter of the class.

"Maybe not."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm gonna give that a 'no,'" Miley said dryly, though she was grinning. "So, okay. I guess we're supposed to figure out, like, how a good trick is run? Would it be cheating to google it?"

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I say we google," Jack said with a nod and a grin. "I'm a big one on the googling. I say we google away."

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That settled it. Miley took out her fancy zPhone and googled "Parts of a Con."

And found nothing useful.

"Oh, mud crunkies," she swore. Disney-ly.

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack let out a snort of laughter. "What kind of con job is that?"

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't knoooow!" Miley complained, missing the point entirely. She peered out into the hallway to see if Mr. Caffrey was coming back, and when she didn't immediately see him, she sank back in her seat. "This is hard!"

Please, Jack, no naked teacher jokes. Her Disney brain couldn't handle it.

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack wasn't going there. His pea-brain couldn't handle it.

"Well when in doubt... we'll make it up."

He pulled out a pencil and began to write.

"Shamu sounds like a could con thingy, doesn't it?"

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh! He was crafty.

"I like it," Miley marveled, impressed. "Yeah! The Shamu. It's, like... someone's incentive for committing a crime, right? As in, 'Her shamu was her need to feed her family.'"

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not to mention appearing in Sea World in multiple locations," Jack chuckled. "Let's add.... the pot cleaner, the rubber ball and the shin kicker. You got any suggestions?"

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] its-theclimb.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Right. That Shamu.

"Sounds good to me!" she decided. "Ooh, and the wig."

What? It had been instrumental in her own con for almost six years now! It totally deserved a mention.
Edited 2011-09-07 17:16 (UTC)

Re: Discuss!

[identity profile] exactlyaverage.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"The wig," Jack said with a snicker. "I like it. Very mysterious."

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