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fandomhigh2012-08-15 12:24 pm
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Espionage & Infliltration, or, How to Play the Spy Game & Win (Weds, Period 4)
"Ohaiyo!" Dojima hollered as the students assembled. "Hopefully Reno didn't traumatize you too much last week, ne? Don't worry, he's odd, but he's not contagious. Usually."
"Unless there's tequila involved, and really, you don't need to know that story."
"Thing of it is, those of us who do some of the dirtier work, we're often hired because we blend well or because we're memorable in ways that people don't associate with 'danger, danger Will Robinson.' Because we can be friendly and easy-going, and half the work of intelligence is getting people to trust you. The other half is generally shooting them or blowing something up. The point being, forget the movies. Spies did not have hearts of gold, and the vast majority of us do not have a problem resorting to violent means if you don't leave us any other avenue."
"What I'm trying to say is that it's not glamorous. It's hard. You get no sleep, you will not see your loved ones, and sometimes you will disappear off the radar with no warning for weeks at a time, making your boyfriend nuts and leaving him to feed your cat. Your superiors want the impossible, your minions fuck things up every chance they get, no one can be trusted, and even when chasing data sometimes you have to shoot. I've killed in the course of my tenure at SOLOMON, I've ordered other people to take the shot, and I don't regret a single bullet."
"So you have two options today." Dojima waved a hand, and the Danger Shop changed to the gun range, complete with Triela-chan's original rules poster. "You can either do basic firearms safety and work on your shot, and/or you can talk about your preconceptions of intelligence gathering, and ask me any other questions you may have."
"Have at it."
"Unless there's tequila involved, and really, you don't need to know that story."
"Thing of it is, those of us who do some of the dirtier work, we're often hired because we blend well or because we're memorable in ways that people don't associate with 'danger, danger Will Robinson.' Because we can be friendly and easy-going, and half the work of intelligence is getting people to trust you. The other half is generally shooting them or blowing something up. The point being, forget the movies. Spies did not have hearts of gold, and the vast majority of us do not have a problem resorting to violent means if you don't leave us any other avenue."
"What I'm trying to say is that it's not glamorous. It's hard. You get no sleep, you will not see your loved ones, and sometimes you will disappear off the radar with no warning for weeks at a time, making your boyfriend nuts and leaving him to feed your cat. Your superiors want the impossible, your minions fuck things up every chance they get, no one can be trusted, and even when chasing data sometimes you have to shoot. I've killed in the course of my tenure at SOLOMON, I've ordered other people to take the shot, and I don't regret a single bullet."
"So you have two options today." Dojima waved a hand, and the Danger Shop changed to the gun range, complete with Triela-chan's original rules poster. "You can either do basic firearms safety and work on your shot, and/or you can talk about your preconceptions of intelligence gathering, and ask me any other questions you may have."
"Have at it."