fandomhigh | Leadership, Friday, 3rd Period

Scott sent out an e-mail letting his students know that they were going to be meeting in the Danger Shop this week. And as probably half the class knew, when you put Scott Summers in charge of a group in a room whose name began with 'Danger,' things were going to get pretty interactive.

This was probably a different kind of interactive than those people were thinking, though. You could probably tell that by the fact that Scott was holding a balloon in the middle of a park on a sunny day.

"A crucial part of leadership is understanding how to actually work in a team," Scott said, kicking things off. "So today, we're going to be doing a small team-building exercise."

"I've put you into four teams of four. You're going to be building balloon towers. The goal is to build the tallest tower you can before the end of the period using nothing but the provided balloons, rolls of masking tape, and your wits. And if anyone here has powers, those are forbidden for this exercise," Scott said. "So no flying up to dangle a string of balloons from the top of the room, no telekinesis to stabilize the tower. If you do that, I'll use one of my powers."

Scott pulled out a remote and pointed it at the balloon he was holding. It popped. No, he wasn't going to use optic blasts for that.

"Good luck."

Was that a suspicious smirk as he said that? Nah, couldn't be.

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As Scott called out the five minute mark before the balloon towers had to be finished, he pressed a button on the remote. Sixteen toy airplanes (four for each tower) swooped down to start firing pellets at the balloon towers, looking to destroy them.

"The activity is still going on," Scott announced. "You might want to take care of those planes if you can. No powers, but you can use any objects you can find in the park to protect or disable the planes. Delegate if you have to."

"Four minutes, thirty seconds."

Over the next four and a half minutes, teams would have to fight off the fully moddable planes with any think they could find in a park on a nice, sunny day. The planes have decent maneuverability (however you want to define that), but could be forced down with as little as a solid hit from a frisbee.

The park is well stocked with balls, garbage cans, frisbees, small children, small urban wildlife, benches, picnic baskets, and of course balloons and masking tape rolls. Figure out the best way to respond, quickly!

Please strongly consider the repercussions to using small children or urban wildlife in your defense, of course.

Defend the red balloons. With teamwork, if possible.

Defend the blue balloons. With teamwork, if possible.

Defend the yellow balloons. With teamwork, if possible.

Defend the green balloons. With teamwork, if possible.

Okay, this was something Karla had more experience with. "Who has the best aim?" she asked.

Without Craft, the answer was not her. She's be volunteering for scavenging duty, apparently.

Squall raised his hand. "I'm not as good at throwing things as I am with a sword or a gun, but my aim is good enough."

"I'm a fair hand," James said, looking at the flying things. They looked fragile.

Leadership, Friday, 3rd Period

And Then...

Defense 1: Anakin Solo / Ben Skywalker / Cara / Rebecca Logan

Defense 2: Alex Aaron / Alice Cullen / Jack Carter / Tony Stark

Defense 3: Britta Perry / Quinn Fabray / Susan Sto Helit / Warren Worthington III

Defense 4: Bobby Drake / James of Krondor / Karla / Squall Leonhart

Re: Defense 4: Bobby Drake / James of Krondor / Karla / Squall Leonhart

Re: Defense 4: Bobby Drake / James of Krondor / Karla / Squall Leonhart

Re: Defense 4: Bobby Drake / James of Krondor / Karla / Squall Leonhart