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Defending Yourself [Monday, Period 1]
"Welcome," Max declared with a grin, "to St. Louis, Missouri." Or, at least, it's Danger Shop simulated equivalent. More precisely, a huge space of simulated forested parkland in St. Louis. "More precisely, Forest Park, on the west side of the city."
"We've talked about how defending yourself can be a long-term thing on occasion. How you may need to prepare the terrain ahead of something. And we've talked about fight vs. flight, and when to choose one over the other. It turns out that, in some cases, the long-term, and fight-or-flight come together, and that's the subject of today's class."
"Sometimes whatever it is you need to defend yourself from is big enough that you need to run. That's not news. But sometimes it's also persistent, and safety is quite a distance away. And in those cases you need to know how to run long distances over unfamiliar terrain. Further, in a lot of situations, you'll find yourself running through whatever passes for civilization wherever you are. That means people, buildings, infrastructure. That can help you, or it can hurt you, and figuring out how to maximize the first while minimizing the second is a key skill in staying ahead of whatever you're running from."
"So your task is to make it across town to the airport, which is on the east side of the river, or as close to it as you can manage in the time we've got remaining in the period. You can work together, or alone, whichever you're comfortable with. Remember that there are advantages to both. Moving in groups means you've got people to help you, but groups are also easier to spot, which matters if you're running. Also, groups are less mobile in most places. It's harder to find transportation for a group than just one person."
"Anyway, get to it. The clock's ticking."
"We've talked about how defending yourself can be a long-term thing on occasion. How you may need to prepare the terrain ahead of something. And we've talked about fight vs. flight, and when to choose one over the other. It turns out that, in some cases, the long-term, and fight-or-flight come together, and that's the subject of today's class."
"Sometimes whatever it is you need to defend yourself from is big enough that you need to run. That's not news. But sometimes it's also persistent, and safety is quite a distance away. And in those cases you need to know how to run long distances over unfamiliar terrain. Further, in a lot of situations, you'll find yourself running through whatever passes for civilization wherever you are. That means people, buildings, infrastructure. That can help you, or it can hurt you, and figuring out how to maximize the first while minimizing the second is a key skill in staying ahead of whatever you're running from."
"So your task is to make it across town to the airport, which is on the east side of the river, or as close to it as you can manage in the time we've got remaining in the period. You can work together, or alone, whichever you're comfortable with. Remember that there are advantages to both. Moving in groups means you've got people to help you, but groups are also easier to spot, which matters if you're running. Also, groups are less mobile in most places. It's harder to find transportation for a group than just one person."
"Anyway, get to it. The clock's ticking."
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