fandomhigh | Advanced Survivalism, Friday, Period 1

This week, Batman's class was meeting on the beach. This did not mean it was going to be a horrifying day. In fact, they were going to play a game!

"Before digital media rendered CDs almost obsolete, bored people would play a game called Desert Island Discs," Batman said with utter disdain. Why do that instead of hunting down crime? Sure, he understood it philosophically, but it wasn't a choice he would ever make. "Assuming you'll be stuck on a remote desert island with little hope of rescue, you somehow get to pick three CDs to make it onto the island with you. The thought is that you'll somehow have a limitless power source for a working CD player and you'll be able to listen to those three discs for the length of your time on the island."

"You don't get a CD player or a power source. That's ludicrous," Batman said before pulling a short bindle of blank CDs from his belt. "All you do get are these three CDs and the piles of driftwood you'll see further down the beach. You'll note that I'm actually being generous by making sure it was all dry."

Yep. That's generous.

"Because it's on you to figure out how to accomplish three goals with nothing but those CDs and whatever natural things you find here. First, you have to construct a shelter. Second, you have to build a fire. Third, you have to dig a waste pit." You knew what he meant. And no, he shouldn't have to say this next part, but he wanted to make it clear that there was an end point here. "Do NOT use the waste pit. Work alone or in groups and use your CDs wisely."

"If you need help doing any of those things, I'll show each person or group how to do one of them. If you have powers, you can use them, but you must use them in conjunction with the CDs."

"And if any of you received detention from me last week, see me after class. We have things to discuss."

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On a desert island!

Gertrude Yorkes

Jackson Whittemore

Marasiah Fel

Korra

William Murdoch

Alexandra Jones

If you want, you can make note of what CDs you would be using if this was actually your collection.

Also, yes, he said waste pit.

You have branches and blocks of wood off to the side that had been carefully selected by Batman. That does not mean they're booby-trapped or anything. USING YOUR CDs, create a shelter.

If asked, Batman would suggest either breaking a disc to create a cutting tool, and/or running some of the wood through the hole in the middle of the disc to stabilize the frame of the shelter if you're building a teepee structure.

Okay, Sia was pretty used to having to deal with what she was given at times, but she'd literally never held a CD before.

Whatever, she broke it to start cutting branches, which was a lot harder than it sounded, by the way.

Those branches are very dry, so they should catch fire without a problem with the help of your CD.

If asked, Batman would tell them how to use two mirrored surfaces (http://www.ehow.com/how_4857101_make-fire-mirror.html) to create a fire. This would take some patience, of course.

Other options were available if you didn't want to play with sunlight.

Alex was taught a lot about survivalism from her father years ago, and that included the many ways to start a fire. All that was needed was sunlight, CDS, and yes, lots of patience.

She got to work as soon as possible.

Look, you just have to dig a hole in the sand with a CD. Not that tough. That's why Batman mentioned what it would be used for if this were an actual desert island. Fight through the psychological games he's playing and just dig a hole.

If asked, Batman would stick a CD in the sand, tilt it to lift the sand up, and say, "Repeat until you have a hole big enough to suit its purpose."

Surely she's been stranded on a desert island once or twice.

~~Not as far as I can recall in canon off the top of my head, but~~ That had been one of her favorite training scenarios! Really!

It would be totally uncool for Batman's (alternate universe) sidekick to indulge in a little schadenfreude here, right? Well. Uh. Shh.

It was hilarious when it was someone else subjected to this kind of thing for the first time. Tsk, Steph.

Especially anyone who has detention with him.

"Just so you know, it was a gremlin bite," Gert said as she made her way over to see Batman. "I don't usually steal parachutes from people on crashing planes."

But that was more an explanation than an excuse. The detention was pretty well-deserved. She got that.

"I know. I heard radio last week. And you clearly weren't yourself," Batman said. She was too eager to participate, even if it was in a completely selfish way. "That's why I'm willing to make you an offer."

"That sounds ominous," Gert said warily, crossing her arms over her chest.

"You have a choice," Batman said. "You can either serve detention this weekend or help out with class next week. It won't be anything dangerous for you."

"Do I get to know the specifics of what I'm choosing between?"

That would ruin the ~suspense~!

"You know what class with me is like," Batman said. "Try to imagine what detention with me is like."

Was that specific enough?

Yeah, that wasn't even a contest.

"I choose class," she decided. "Definitely class."

"Good choice," Batman said. "You'll get instructions before next week's class."

"I can hardly wait," Gert said. "...But I still choose class."

Just in case he was thinking of meeting her sarcasm with more punishment.

For the record, this is a direct follow up to last week's class where the students left a plane in range of a desert island. That has no impact on the class itself, Batman just enjoys following the narrative.

Next week's class will be celebrating their return from the desert island.

Advanced Survivalism, Friday, Period 1

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Objective 3: Dig a Waste Pit

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