So You're a Fugitive From Justice, Tuesday, 3rd Period

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"Hey, everyone, welcome back," Zayne said. "Now that we're past the 'why' of my former status as a fugitive, we can start to get into more interesting things. Today I want to talk about friendships when you're on the run."

"Unfortunately, we have to start with a couple uncomfortable truths. When you're accused of a crime and run, it's going to convince a lot of people that you did it. That probably includes at least some people you know and love. And it's understandable," Zayne said. "If the authorities they've trusted all their lives say you did something and all they know is that you ran away, it's going to be tough for them to side with you. It hurts, but it happens. And maybe worse, even if they believe you, you might be putting them at risk if you rely on them. My Dad believed in my innocence, but then he ended up getting kidnapped as bait for me. Even if they're prepared to help you, they're probably not prepared for what that really means and what kind of danger they'll be in."

"So it's probably a good idea to make some friends on the wrong side of the law if you're there anyway. In some ways, it seems kind of like you're putting together a criminal crew. And... well, that's because that's exactly what it is," Zayne said. "It's part of the life if you want your best shot at surviving."

"Ideally, your group will provide you with a variety of skills to use on the run. It's good to have somebody clever, but hopefully not too manipulative. If they consistently call themselves a mastermind, you're either in luck or a lot of trouble. Figure out which one quickly. Flee if you need to. Transportation is a must. If your mastermind can get you someone they trust with some kind of vehicle, all the better. You'll probably need at least one person who's a really good fighter because people are going to catch up to you eventually. And then you'll want somebody who can do a lot of things. Maybe not al of the well, but vague competence is key."

"I was the guy who was vaguely competent in my group, for the record. I could fight and use the Force. I could pilot ships. And I was really the glue keeping things together because without me, none of them would have law enforcement chasing them so excitedly. I was only REALLY good at that last thing, but the rest gave me enough skills to help out," Zayne said. "I lucked into my mastermind, Gryph. I had actually arrested him and kept him chained to my speeder bike when I discovered what happened to my classmates. So right from the start of my escape, he was stuck with me. Not that he had a huge problem with that. He was viewed as a small time con artist for a long time. Being associated with me made him the second-most wanted criminal in the galaxy. So really, it was in his best interests to keep me out of custody. I'll start getting into how next week."

"Gryph led me to Camper, kind of a crazy old man who lived in a junkyard. Or, more accurately, he lived in a junk hauling starship that was in the junkyard," Zayne explained. "Camper got us away from the trouble for a while. And then he accidentally got us into much worse trouble, but that comes with the life, too."

"For the muscle, we actually had a couple options. We started off with Jarael, who was kind of a foster daughter to Camper. Trained warrior, good with melee weapons, you never wanted to get in a scrap with her. And for reasons too complicated to get into right now, but generally because of her, we ended up with a Mandalorian soldier, Rohlan. Extremely well armed, great fighter, trained soldier, great pilot, had a jetpack, very sneaky." Which was an understatement.

"What I'm getting at is that once you know what you need, it can fall together quickly. Camper and Jarael weren't criminals, although they were in hiding. Rohlan was an enemy soldier who had a good reason to help us out. And they all fell into place due to my connection with Gryph."

"So, find someone you can trust or who's dependent enough on you to help you out, then work together, using any connections you have to round out your abilities," Zayne said. "And don't get me wrong. If you need to, you can get by on your own. But it's going to be harder and much lonelier if you go that route."

"So. Time to round out your own abilities with some classmates," Zayne said. "I want everyone to be honest about your skills as you break out into four categories: Mastermind, Transportation, Muscle, and Rounded. Then start raiding the other categories to put together a crew. And do this carefully, because if it works out, you may end up in this crew again later in the semester."

Comments

Sign In

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

With friends. Or looking to make friends. Or just very lonely.

Re: Sign In

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie Edison

Re: Sign In

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

Anakin Solo

Listen to the Lecture

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Only a brief dip into depressing this time. Zayne's getting better at this!

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

Not that he was a criminal exactly, but Anakin couldn't help thinking of Chalco as he listened to the lecture. It got a brief, wistful smile out of him before he propped his chin on his hands and devoted some serious thought to the question.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[angelo_wings]

It helped, at times, having friends who were independently-aligned mercenaries. Even when the law had been after them, Balamb Garden had been a safe haven.

And Squall had pledged his loyalty to her, above all else, and she believed him. Even if that worried her at times.

Know Your Role

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

What kind of skills do you have? See the OCD.

Once you've pinged in and decided where you should be, feel free to jump in and recruit people who have signed up for other categories, and make them part of your crew. You can either grab a partner from another group first and merge with another set of partners, or you can get a whole gang in one swoop.

Know Your Role: Mastermind

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Are you good at plotting? Do you know how to position people like chess pieces? Do you regularly scheme? Or maybe you do all of that in less sinister language.

Step on up, you're a Mastermind.

Feel free to recruit a Mastermind once they've pinged in.

Re: Know Your Role: Mastermind

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie didn't exactly know where she fit. She didn't really go into the rounded category, she wasn't muscle, and having a driver's license probably didn't quality her for transportation. So she went with mastermind mainly because she was a born leader, and also very smart.

AND BECAUSE SHE WAS TOTALLY AN UNDERCOVER EVIL MASTERMIND.

And then she was sizing up everyone else.

Re: Know Your Role: Mastermind

[godgavemecable.livejournal.com]

Toby didn't scheme exactly, but he did have very few qualms about taking advantage of his telepathy when it came down to it, especially if it was a matter of survival, and so he figured he ought to put himself in this group.

Re: Know Your Role: Mastermind

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Oh, Miley was a total schemer. Tooootal schemer. Of course, her schemes were designed to get things like extended credit card limits and free makeup, but, you know.

Mastermind.

Re: Know Your Role: Mastermind

[endsthegame]

Ender looked vastly amused by all of it, but he couldn't really think of anywhere else to go. His was mostly a skillset too specific to be rounded, and well, his friends would probably say he went here.

Still. 'Scheming' was an ugly word.

Know Your Role: Transportation

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Do you have a vehicle? Preferably a large one that people can live in? Okay, maybe you don't need to be able to live in it, but it would help. Can you drive? Recklessly, if need be? All in the name of evading the authorities?

You're the wheels! Or the anti-grav boosters. Whatever. Transportation.

Feel free to recruit Transportation once they've pinged in.

Re: Know Your Role: Transportation

[unburnt-queen.livejournal.com]

While she initially felt drawn to the mastermind idea, it felt too much like Viserys in her mind. And she didn't have many skills, but few, and yesterday had certainly proved that she was no fighter.

Dany quietly placed herself in the transportation group. She had many, many horses. That much, she could vouch for. And the Dothraki could and would pack up camp and leave in a matter of minutes. It was fairly handy.

Not to mention that the dragons would be ridden once they were older.

Know Your Role: Muscle

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Do you hit people? Kind of a lot? And it hurts them a whole lot? Do you know how to use weapons to help with the hurting of people? Can you benchpress a classmate?

You're the Muscle. Unless you have other skills. Because at Fandom, a lot of people could fit into this category.

Feel free to recruit Muscle once they've pinged in.

Re: Know Your Role: Muscle

[wrongkindofsith]

It was far from her only skill, but yes, Cara liked hitting people a lot, and it tended to hurt them a lot, and sometimes she used weapons to do it.

The bench pressing classmates thing hadn't been tested yet. Any volunteers?

Re: Know Your Role: Muscle

[withasword.livejournal.com]

Kate probably couldn't benchpress any of her classmates, but being able to poke lots of holes in them with a sword was a definite possibility.

While she had other strengths, this was the one she was going to go with here.

Re: Know Your Role: Muscle

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Surreal was pretty sure she went into this category, because otherwise it was 'rounded' for her. It was her most obvious skill-set, all things considered.

Re: Know Your Role: Muscle

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa wasn't sure it counted as muscle in the traditional sense; she wasn't a very physical fighter. But having piles of arcane energy resting at her fingertips meant that she didn't need to hit things in order to be an effective bruiser.

Know Your Role: Rounded

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Are you a jack of all trades? Are you a master of none? Do you not fit into the other categories very well, but your other abilities are theoretically useful? Are you essentially the Hufflepuff of fugitives?

You're Well-Rounded. Or at least Rounded.

Feel free to recruit a Rounded person once they've pinged in.

Meet the Crew

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Let the class know who's in your crew. Maybe mingle with them, too. It's up to you.

Talk to Zayne

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Talk to the Hufflepuff of Crime.

Re: Talk to Zayne

[momslilassassin]

Ben loitered a little bit after class. "Hey--"

Weird moment. What do you call a guy who'd seen you gremlin bitten when he was still a student?

"--Zayne? Do you have a minute?"

OOC

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the delay. I apparently changed my mind of how I wanted to do this right after I finished the Know Your Role OCD. ANYWAY.

Anyone who doesn't end up in a crew will be assigned to a crew at random by me at a later time. Because this is going to come back later in the semester.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Re: OOC

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

HUFFLEPUFF OF CRIME. <3