Everyday Skills, Friday 2nd Period

[thefearwasreal]

Unlike the last two classes, today the Danger Shop was set outdoors. Oz leant against a start line, and a trail was marked leading along a field and into a copse of trees, presumably it looped back at some point, since there was a finish line not too far away from the start.

"Today we're looking at teamwork," Oz said. Which should have been the first warning to anyone who knew how Oz liked to build team spirit. "Using one of the first methods that kids in these parts are likely to come across. The three legged race. For those of you who haven't run a three-legged race before, basically you run side by side in pairs, with your middle legs tied together, leading to the term three-legged, though thanks to numbers there'll be one four-legged team today, but don't worry I've figured all that out for you."

"Now one thing we'll be doing differently to normal is the track. Normally, these kinds of races are run on a fairly short, even track, but I feel you're up to something a bit more challenging." Here came that other shoe, ready to drop. "So our three-legged race is going to be cross-country."

[Gofor it]

Comments

Sign In - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

Like a team!

Re: Sign In - ES [04]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

Rebecca Logan

Re: Sign In - ES [04]

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet Darling

Re: Sign In - ES [04]

[lockestheway]

Peter Wiggin

Listen to Oz - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

Nice and simple today! :D

Re: Listen to Oz - ES [04]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

Looking very self-satisfied today, Rebecca leaned against a tree while Oz explained the assignment.

Her smirk dampened slightly once she heard what the activity was, but she was in a good enough mood that she decided she could just be strong and endure.

Partner up! - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

There was a list pinned next to the start line, with a pile of ties under it.

Britta Perry/Peter Wiggin
Surreal/Stephanie Brown
Chuck Bartowski/Nobody Owens
Hank Venture/Karla
Hanna Marin/Juliet Darling
Rilla Blythe/Rebecca Logan
Richie Ryan/Marshall Wheeler
Shane Gooseman/Rapunzel/K-Mart Mancini

Time to find your partner and tie yourselves up for the race.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

Well, at least after radio this morning Rebecca was feeling slightly more favorable toward Rilla.

That did not exactly mean that she wanted to run three-legged and cross-country with her, but it could've ween worse. It could've been, say, that one weird-looking guy.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"These are not running shoes," Rilla groused, looking down at her boots.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[zetabetabrat.livejournal.com]

"Mine either," Rebecca said with a mournful look at her own inappropriate footwear. "Does this island even have anywhere to buy new ones?"

HER LIFE WAS SO HARD.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool, Winter's other mom. Juliet was happy to be paired with Hanna, even if she was a little sketchy on the three-legged race concept.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

Hanna would agree on the sketchiness of the whole thing. "Have you ever done anything like this before?"

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet shook her head. "It seems very ... Girl Scout Camp," she said, with some distaste. "I mean, I guess we could try."

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[lockestheway]

Oh, great.

Britta Perry? Wasn't she the anarchist girl who thought that starting up a charity would be a way to 'stick it to the man'?

This was Peter, looking dubious.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[leavingthenest.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh! Rapunzel had a three-person team! That was probably an advantage, right? More people meant more good ideas for... um... running.

Or something.

She just knew they were going to win!

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[notagoose]

Goose was ...looking a little lost at the concept of a three-legged race, which he hadn't done before.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[richieryan.livejournal.com]

Richie hadn't run a three-legged race since, well, actually he was pretty sure he'd never done this before.

"So, we tie ourselves up, hobble, and hope for the best?"

This did not seem like a useful life skill. A useful skill would be untying yourself from someone else. Or cutting the ties.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[harpy-daughter.livejournal.com]

Surreal was totally and completely planning to cheat, and she looked around for Stephanie.

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Stephanie didn't exactly have a huge problem with cheating.

"So," she remarked, "this should be fun."

Re: Partner up! - ES [04]

[glacial_queen]

Damn you, Oz. Damn you.

Ordinarily, running a three-legged race was something Karla could handle, but she'd met Hank.

Maybe she could go team up with someone else.

Three-Legged Cross Country - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

Once the starter pistol when off, loud music started playing. It was not however loud enough to drown out the sounds of explosions as parts of the track started exploding in sprays of dirt and colourful paint. Additionally small planes started buzzing the students, shooting more paint at them.

[Beyond the basic route of starting in the field, going into the woods and meandering for a bit, then looping back out to the finish line, track is mostly moddalbe as far as exact number of twists and turns, traps and mudpits set by Oz, explosions, planes, and brush to hide from the latter in goes.]

Finish-line! - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

For those who made it.

Don't you feel proud of yourselves? Oz does.

Talk to Oz or the TA - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

Though the latter might be little busy during class.

Re: Talk to Oz or the TA - ES [04]

[lockestheway]

Peter was available... sometimes, though. And looking a bit displeased about the whole 'matched up with an anarchist' thing.

OOC - ES [04]

[thefearwasreal]

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