fandomhigh | Leadership, Friday, 3rd Period

Class was in the Danger Shop again, although the shop looked suspiciously like the park once again. Furthermore, there were unmanned rickshaws all over the place.

"General George S. Patton once said, 'Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results,'" Scott recited.

Seemingly leaving that as a non-sequitur for now, he moved on. "So far in this class, you've discussed leadership qualities, looked at your personal philosophy, and tried to find either a leader or a consensus in a group to achieve construction and prevent destruction last week. But one thing I've held off on so far is forcing you into leadership," Scott said. "That changes today."

"You'll be paired up and you'll have to make two trips around the park in a rickshaw. During the first lap, one of you will be pulling the rickshaw while the other is in the seat. For the second lap, you'll switch places. Don't worry, the rickshaws are light enough that you should be able to pull them without much difficulty. And even if something goes wrong, like you crash into a pedestrian or a dog, the Shop will keep you from getting hurt. But not from being scared or embarrassed."

"And of course there's a catch."

Scott reached into one of the rickshaws and pulled out a blindfold. "This is for the person pulling the rickshaw. You'll be doing that job completely blind. The only way you'll know when to turn, how fast to go, when to stop, or what you're doing at all is by listening to your partner as they direct you. Leadership has been thrust upon them. They're responsible for both your safety and their own. But you're also being timed, so you're going to have to move faster than a crawl." Did you really want to find out what Scott had planned for teams who went too slow? Did you?

"As Patton said, 'tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results,'" Scott repeated. "Good luck, everyone. Try to surprise us."

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"How long were you there?"

"A few weeks," Ben said. "I was shot down but I found another ship that had been abandoned for...a while and got it to work."

That was a nice dodge around the ship being Ship, a Sith meditation and training transport.

As you do!

"Well, I guess it's a good thing. Because I probably would have gotten my ass kicked a few times if it wasn't for you."

Ben gave him a wry smile. "Maybe a little, but Topher was trying his best."

"Topher's never allowed anywhere near anything dangerous again," Tony informed him. "Ever."

"Not until he can run more than fifty yards without getting winded," Ben agreed.

"Take him jogging in the morning?" he suggested. "I tried and not even that worked to motivate him."

Maybe if he was shirtless...

"I'll see what I can do," Ben promised. "You okay?" he asked, watching Tony's face intently.

"Yeah." Tony glanced down. "Yeah, I should have listened to Rhodey about using a virus in the first place."

That, oddly, wasn't the thing bothering him about the whole trip home.

Ben didn't really look like he was buying that explanation. "Talk about it later?" he offered. "We can blow things up in video games at the same time."

Tony smiled at that. Because everyone knew blowing crap up was the best therapy. "Sounds like a plan."

"Good," Ben said, smiling back. "Hand me the blindfold and don't give me directions to drag us into the pond."

"Aye aye, captain!"

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