Everyday Skills, Friday 2nd Period

[thefearwasreal]

As the class entered, Oz numbered them off by four and flipped a coin, handing them a small bag of candy afterwards.

"Persuasion," Oz began, once all the candy had been distributed. "Someone has something you want, you intend on getting it. Maybe you have something they want, maybe you have something you can make them want, point is, play your cards right and everyone wins, but especially you."

"Now you've all got some candy, there's different kinds, and some of you have more than others. The aim of today's class is to have as much of your preferred candy as you want by the end of the class, using any means that won't land you in detention or jail to get it."

"Have at it, kids."

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Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

Well, Peter had... twelve chocolate eclairs.

Woo. He was truly blessed. Or cursed. He wasn't sure which, and he didn't particularly care.

So he was sitting back and eating one of said eclairs, rolling his eyes over Rebecca's over-the-top display and thinking about the intel he'd gotten from an Indonesian spy just that morning.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla marched up to Peter after seeing where he was looking. "If you give me some of your eclairs it will prove that exposing your bosom isn't the only way for women to barter," she said.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

Peter raised an eyebrow at her, momentarily jarred from his thoughts. "Are you making the feminist argument?" he asked.

Admittedly, the thought of spiking Rebecca did hold some joy.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Would it mean I'm doomed to be an old maid forever if I am?"

Rilla had a slightly confused view of feminism.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

Peter squinted at her. "No," he settled on. "But I think we can make a trade if you'll do something for me."

Like he was going to keep to Oz's assignment when he could just amuse himself, and make sure nobody else distracted his thoughts from now on.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Like what?" Rilla asked, arching up an eyebrow.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

"Like I'll give you the rest of my eclairs if you go up to Rebecca, put on your best innocent face, and question her about the whereabouts of her sweater," he said. "Without letting on I'm involved, of course."

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"I could offer my services in fixing the buttons," Rilla replied, nodding and looking earnest.

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

"You're a creative thinker," Peter praised. "Do we have a deal?"

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"We do," Rilla said, smoothing her skirt out and walking over to Rebecca. (http://fandomhigh.livejournal.com/3097103.html?thread=189571343#t189571343)

Re: Candy Bartering - ES [14]

[lockestheway]

Well, that took care of two problems: one, Rebecca's inability to understand when subtlety was required, and two, the possibility of people coming up to him to talk about candy of all things.

Peter felt satisfied about this.