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fandomhigh2013-07-12 08:58 am
bitten_notshy) wrote in fandomhigh2013-07-12 08:58 am
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Detecting 101, Friday, Period 2
It was one of those days again, which meant Jack's entrance into the class was underscored by some mumbly singing. You think you're alone until you realize you're in it/ Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit/They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit/Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?/The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents...
Jack cleared his throat rather loudly. "Hi. I apologize for the singing, I promise you didn't accidentally sign up for Musicals 101. Anyhow, welcome to Detecting 101 -- or, how to be a sneak for fun and profit. I'm Jack Priest. Call me Jack or Mr. Priest, I really don't care. As for why I'm leading this class, my guardian was one of the great detectives of our age. I don't claim to be on his level -- quite -- but I certainly know enough to teach a summer course about it. I'm told the lovely Minako Aino will be my assistant, but if you'd like to be a second TA, please see me after class. I never object to additional help."
"Housekeeping out of the way ... the first thing you need to consider as a detective," Jack said, leaning back against his desk, "is who you want to be. I don't only mean false names or disguises, though sometimes those are necessary. What I mean is how to present yourself. For example, if you're trying to trail someone into a posh restaurant, you want to look like the type of person who's perfectly at home in that kind of restaurant. If you need to talk to someone at a gym, you want to seem like an athlete. If you seem uncomfortable or out of place, you won't get much past the front door. And if you're following someone covertly, you want to blend into the crowd as much as possible."
He spoke on the topic for several more minutes, then gestured to the racks of clothing and makeup tables at the side of the room. "And there are your materials. Get yourselves prettied up for a role you can imagine playing, then we'll regroup for introductions. I'd like to hear your names and why you dressed as you did -- but if you want to give a false name, I won't hold it against you."
Jack cleared his throat rather loudly. "Hi. I apologize for the singing, I promise you didn't accidentally sign up for Musicals 101. Anyhow, welcome to Detecting 101 -- or, how to be a sneak for fun and profit. I'm Jack Priest. Call me Jack or Mr. Priest, I really don't care. As for why I'm leading this class, my guardian was one of the great detectives of our age. I don't claim to be on his level -- quite -- but I certainly know enough to teach a summer course about it. I'm told the lovely Minako Aino will be my assistant, but if you'd like to be a second TA, please see me after class. I never object to additional help."
"Housekeeping out of the way ... the first thing you need to consider as a detective," Jack said, leaning back against his desk, "is who you want to be. I don't only mean false names or disguises, though sometimes those are necessary. What I mean is how to present yourself. For example, if you're trying to trail someone into a posh restaurant, you want to look like the type of person who's perfectly at home in that kind of restaurant. If you need to talk to someone at a gym, you want to seem like an athlete. If you seem uncomfortable or out of place, you won't get much past the front door. And if you're following someone covertly, you want to blend into the crowd as much as possible."
He spoke on the topic for several more minutes, then gestured to the racks of clothing and makeup tables at the side of the room. "And there are your materials. Get yourselves prettied up for a role you can imagine playing, then we'll regroup for introductions. I'd like to hear your names and why you dressed as you did -- but if you want to give a false name, I won't hold it against you."
Re: Play Dress-Up [7/12]
As she looked through the racks, she started humming, then singing. "...we get around in hand me downs. 'Cos nothing in the world comes easy for us, even when it looks that way, and I'm still getting' round in the same stuff, I wore around in '98."
...the hell?