Teamwork for Jerks, Friday

[psychoticbiotic.livejournal.com]

Class was held in the Danger Shop today, which was programmed to look like a large warehouse full of crates and boxes. After suitable time to let the students gather, the lights flickered off and the instructor's voice came over the loudspeaker. Jack herself was nowhere to be seen.

"When the lights come on, a bunch of husks are gonna show up," she intoned. "They're mean, they ain't cute, and they fall apart like wet tissue paper with a good headshot. Guns and ammo will be by the door where you came in or use whatever other powers you have. I'm watching. And I have popcorn."

"Oh, and before you wet yourselves, this is all one big sim, so don't freak that you're gonna get killed for real."

And then the lights came back on, revealing the promised husks. They groaned a bit before charging straight at the students.

Welcome to Teamwork, boys and girls. Don't worry, the teacher will explain her point later.

Comments

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[doesnotkneel]

"I'm sorry, miss, but nothin' you're saying right now makes any lick of sense," Edward said. All he knew was corpses coming after him, and some had fallen, and then--

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[psychoticbiotic.livejournal.com]

The "miss" got Jack to see him as a scared kid instead of as a smart-ass. Her walls slipped a bit.

"Sorry," she said, as if she didn't use the word often. "First class in the Danger Shop, huh? Nothing that happened was real. It's just like being inside a vid."

She realized that might not make sense either, and clarified, "Moving pictures."

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[doesnotkneel]

Edward shook his head. He was usually quick to adjust to strangeness, and his body was calming already - but he was still a bit overwhelmed. "That's... a local thing, then," he said with uncertainty in his voice. "None of those things were real?"

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[psychoticbiotic.livejournal.com]

"Not here they weren't," Jack told him firmly. "World throws enough at you kids without me trying to hurt you in class. Anything that happens in here is safe unless I say otherwise."

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[doesnotkneel]

For once, Edward wasn't thinking about the potential money he could make off of something - he looked at the room with something akin to awe.

After a moment, he realized she'd asked questions before. "I'm Edward Kenway," he offered finally. "Sorry about all that."

Re: Discussion [05/09]

[psychoticbiotic.livejournal.com]

"It's all right," Jack told him, almost smiling at the way he was looking around the room. "Hi, Edward. Any type of teamwork you're comfortable with?"