Speech Comm

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[Once again in a turtleneck under her suitcoat, she smiles sleepily at the class with the satisfaction of someone who has spent all of someone else's money]


201--Speech
Deliver the speeches that were assigned Tuesday.
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301--Theory
Yesterday you played poker. You were to watch one another for body language. Poker is all about reading people. Today, we're playing poker again, but this time were upping the stakes. We're playing for real money. Each of you come and get fity dollars, in singles and change please. Please pay attention to how your own, as well as others, body language changes now that it's for actual cash...which, yes Anya, you will get to keep all your winnings. Go.

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201

[http://users.livejournal.com/sydney_bristow_/]

Sydney delivers her well thought out interesting speech.

301

[http://users.livejournal.com/sydney_bristow_/]

Sydney prepares to play poker.

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

[ooc: We have four... (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/372166.html?thread=17518790#t17518790)]

301

[absolutesnark]

Piper wanders into class, hoping to win. She could use the extra cash.

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

[ooc: We have four... (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/372166.html?thread=17518790#t17518790)]

201, 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

201

As per usual, when her turn comes D'anna delivers a lower A, upper B quality speech and then returns to her seat to listen to the presentations given by the rest of the class.


301

D'anna looks over her set of rules and the cheat sheet once more before going up and retrieving the stack of bills from the professor. The game was similar to triad back home. Weird money, weird cards, but familiar concept. She took her seat and waited to play.


[ooc: 201 - One of these days, I'm actually going to write out one of her speeches. 301 - Are we supposed to group up with the same people today?]

Re: 201, 301

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[[Doesn't matter...looks like we've got another low turn out. When there's 4, start playing if you want.]]

Re: 201, 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Thanks!]

Re: 201, 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

[ooc: We have four...and now I have my code correct! (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/372166.html?thread=17518790#t17518790)]

Re: 201, 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Thanks! On my way.]

301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory takes the money and sits down next to D'anna, Piper and Sydney.

"You guys ready?" she asks.

Re: 301

[http://users.livejournal.com/sydney_bristow_/]

"All set." Sydney says

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Cool. Who wants to deal? I don't actually know how to play very well," Rory confesses.

Re: 301

[http://users.livejournal.com/sydney_bristow_/]

"Neither do i." Sydney lies.

Re: 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

"Ready as can be." D'anna takes a sip of her coffee, "I don't think you want me to deal."

Re: 301

[absolutesnark]

"I guess that leaves me," Piper said, glancing at everyone before dealing.

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Rory says, smiling warmly. She arranges her cards in her hand, biting her lip, and tosses two out on the table.

Re: 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

D'anna takes her cards and like Rory, tosses two back.

Re: 301

[absolutesnark]

Piper quietly observed everyone else in the group before tossing two back as well.

Re: 301

[http://users.livejournal.com/sydney_bristow_/]

Sydney reviews her cards and tosses two back

(OOC: I haven't played Poker in years)

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory carefully pulls two cards from the deck, and smiles as she arranges them in her hand.

Re: 301

[absolutesnark]

Piper pulls two cards from the deck as well, feeling confident.

Re: 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

D'anna takes her two new cards and settles back in her chair. She rearranges her hand and discards one card and takes the a new one. "So, do we bet now?"

Re: 301

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Think so?" Rory guesses. She sets out ten singles.

Re: 301

[absolutesnark]

Piper is still feeling somewhat confident and bets fifteen.

Re: 301

[dbiers.livejournal.com]

D'anna raises an eyebrow at the bets of Rory and Piper but says nothing as she lays down seven dollars of her own.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

[Jack comes in.] Poker two days running? Cool.

[wannabelawyer.livejournal.com]

Hey.
Mind if join you?

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Pull up a chair. [Jack grins at him.] Ready to lose your shirt?

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[Sharply] No strip poker, Chip!

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

*Metaphorical* losing of shirt. Used casually to indicate that I'm going to take more money than he's got and the only thing of value that he's got is his shirt -- which he will then have to give to me.

Although, Lindsey, if you're up for it, strip poker could be a great idea. [blinks innocently at CJ] It would really heighten the ability to read other people's body language if they didn't have clothes to disguise it, right? Plus we could examine how people lie to each other *and* how they act when they feel vulnerable and exposed at the same time.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[Sighing and rolling her eyes, she looks completely exasperated]

Shut up, Chip.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Shutting up. [leans over to Lindsey] Maybe after class?

[wannabelawyer.livejournal.com]

You wish, Harkness.

*Lindsey in no way considers this proposal. In no way at all.*

And what makes you think you'll win?

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Long experience and practice. I have a lot of skill that I use when needed. Of course, it all depends on whether it's going to be a short, quick one or a long, slow one.

[wannabelawyer.livejournal.com]

Uh...right. Moving on.

You think anybody else is gonna show? Or is it just you and me and a pile of money?

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Well I'm trying to convince Parker and Zero to show since my pseudo-parents are going off to shag their lover tonight (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/372645.html?thread=17561765#t17561765). But I have no objections to you and me alone. Do you?

[not-an-ex-demon.livejournal.com]

ooc: big ruiner of fun!

[not-an-ex-demon.livejournal.com]

Upon hearing the instructions Anya frantically looks around for a group to take money from play with.

"Hey boys, ready to give me all your money?!?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Sure. Join the fun. I've been instructed firmly that there will be no shirt-losing in this game, though. Sorry.

[not-an-ex-demon.livejournal.com]

"Damn that CJ Cregg! She ruins all the fun! Your shirt doesn't really appeal to me," she replies not sure why he'd think she'd want a man's shirt.

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Shep's speech is fairly decent, mostly comprised of the list of cathartic moments he had listed out on Tuesday and why those particular acts were cathartic.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Good job, Shep baby...hey, I need to talk to you. Come to my office hour tomorrow, ok?

[wraithbaitjohn.livejournal.com]

Aw... what the hell did I do now. Yeah, sure. I can be there tomorrow afternroon. Darlin

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker gets a deer-in-the-headlights look.

"Um. Since I wasn't here on Tuesday, could I have an extension?" She winces. "Or should I just wing it, Professor?"

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Just wing it, Parker. Moment of catharsis, a revelation, and how you dealt with it and what it meant to you. You'll do fine, I'm sure.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Um. Okay. Catharsis...." Parker hates getting into the personal, but, she's rattled and can't think of anything else.

"When I was thirteen, a friend of mine died of cancer. I couldn't be there with Faith when she... left, because no one told me that she was in the final stages." Parker pauses, calming down as she thinks. "I wrote a letter to her before the funeral, and put it in her casket when I went to say good-bye. It had a list of all the things we'd wanted to do, all the plans we had for the future where we were both there, and all the reasons why I was glad she was my friend, even if it wasn't for very long. Writing that, and 'sending' it to her, helped me deal with being left again." Parker bites her lip at that slip, then hurries on, "And it helped another friend of mine, who didn't know what to do either. He did the same thing. People talk about closure all the time, like getting the last word makes everything okay. But really, it's more that you can-- you can imagine what they'd say, back to you, after that. You can keep having conversations with them when they're gone, if you have somewhere to start it. So grief and loneliness can be ... escaped, for a while."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica comes in and plays poker with Allie.

Allie kicks her ass.


[mun plays both chars and doesn't feel like playing with herself...]

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth tries not to pull a face at the announcement that it was poker again.

She really did need to learn how to play properly one day.