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fandomhigh2013-05-31 05:13 am
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Advanced Survivalism, Friday, Period 1
It was another Danger Shop day in Batman's class, which was probably the first sign that he had something crazy planned. Well, second sign. The first was that he was the goddamn Batman. Still, you were entirely within your rights to be concerned when the shop appeared to be the interior of a cargo plane with a row of seats along either side of the plane. Above him was a sign that said, simply, "No pets."
"Have a seat for a moment," Batman said, standing at the front of the cabin as the students filed in. Once the class was ready, he began. "FAA regulations require flight attendants on a commercial flight to walk you through a safety routine. A loss of cabin pressure will drop oxygen masks from the ceiling. In case of a water landing, use your seat cushion as a floatation device. These instructions do not go far enough."
"What if your pilots are unable to continue the flight? Whether they've succumbed to food poisoning, snake venom, or a plot to kill you and have fled the plane, they are no longer in the picture," Batman said. "The plane itself should be fine maintaining a level flight path to give you time to act... Unless you hit turbulence." On cue, the plane started to shake. "And eventually the plane will need to land, one way or another."
"Your goal today is to get out of this plane safely," Batman announced. "And even more importantly, to help everyone else out as well. If you look out the window, you'll see that we're flying above the ocean, but there is a nearby island offering some hope. The reason we're in a cargo plane is to give you options. There are nearly enough parachutes for everyone back here, but you still have the pilot and copilot, unconscious in the cockpit to worry about. There is an inflatable raft that will not survive a fall without some ingenuity. You have twenty minutes to make it off the plane before it crashes." And then Batman took a seat. Get going, kids!
"Have a seat for a moment," Batman said, standing at the front of the cabin as the students filed in. Once the class was ready, he began. "FAA regulations require flight attendants on a commercial flight to walk you through a safety routine. A loss of cabin pressure will drop oxygen masks from the ceiling. In case of a water landing, use your seat cushion as a floatation device. These instructions do not go far enough."
"What if your pilots are unable to continue the flight? Whether they've succumbed to food poisoning, snake venom, or a plot to kill you and have fled the plane, they are no longer in the picture," Batman said. "The plane itself should be fine maintaining a level flight path to give you time to act... Unless you hit turbulence." On cue, the plane started to shake. "And eventually the plane will need to land, one way or another."
"Your goal today is to get out of this plane safely," Batman announced. "And even more importantly, to help everyone else out as well. If you look out the window, you'll see that we're flying above the ocean, but there is a nearby island offering some hope. The reason we're in a cargo plane is to give you options. There are nearly enough parachutes for everyone back here, but you still have the pilot and copilot, unconscious in the cockpit to worry about. There is an inflatable raft that will not survive a fall without some ingenuity. You have twenty minutes to make it off the plane before it crashes." And then Batman took a seat. Get going, kids!
Re: The Water
Re: The Water
Was that a yes? Was it a no? Did it matter?
Not really. She was going.