Everything’s A Weapon, Wednesday, Period 1

[raspberryturk]

Ugh. It was too goddamned early in the morning for this class, wasn't it? Not that Reno was complaining any. He had a coffee in hand and he'd set up the Danger Shop to look like an old favorite scenario of his from a class that he'd co-taught once before, with Cindy.

Yeah, it was the old toy store program, with a rack of teddy bears just inside the doors. A little farther in was a display of pogo sticks. The amount of toys within was practically staggering, really. Reno had not picked a small toy store by any means. But, before anyone could get too attached to the idea that they might be in the wrong class, Reno was raising his coffee in greeting and finally speaking up.

"If you're here looking to learn how to beat on shit with unusual improvised weapons, yes, you're all in the right place, rookies. Welcome to 'Everything's a Weapon,' yo." See? Now people could be totally confident that this wasn't some huge mistake, right? "Yeah, this is that class where you all get tossed at whatever scenario I can come up with, and then I throw an enemy at you, and then you beat it off or at least keep it from killing you using only your wits and whatever you can find in the setting provided, yo. Why? Because sometimes all hell breaks loose, and you don't conveniently already have the tools you need in order to survive. This class is less about killing shit, and more about working on your improvisation skills."

A beat.

"And your flexibility. Maybe your teamwork. And yeah, your ability to beat things senseless with whatever you can grab, yo. It's a multi-purpose class."

Happy you were taking it, yet?

"A few ground rules for this class I'm gonna lay out here and now. First one is, no bringing outside weapons into these workshops. For one, they won't have Danger Shop protocols on them the same way the stuff in here will. You hurt yourself or a classmate because you decided to cheat, I get in shit, and then I will make damn sure the rest of your life on the island is hell. You don't want to know how. Just trust me, I'm good at that sort of thing, yo." It was a good threat if you knew anything about Reno, at least. "Anyway it defeats the purpose. If you're gonna have your own weapons on you in here, why are you even in the class, right? For that matter, I'm gonna ask any of you with powers to try not to use those here, too. Once again, if you're just gonna conjure a bazooka or light these things on fire with your brain, why are you even here?"

Target practice? Tormenting your classmates? Paperwork error? Reno didn't care. His classroom, his rules.

"Today, we're gonna keep your assignments pretty simple. First, I wanna know who I'm dealing with. Name, class, previous weapon experience, and why you're here takin' this workshop, yo. And then I'm gonna set you all loose on the toy store. Find an object here you think would make a good weapon. You've got ten minutes to pick a good one. If something were to happen, remember, that's ten minutes more than you'd actually get. Make this one count, yo. Oh, and if anyone is interested in playin' Rookie for the rest of the term, I'm in the market for a TA. Come talk to me after class."

[OOC: Open Have fun!]

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Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

Name, class, weapons experience, and what you're doing here! Go!

Re: Introductions!

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Well, she had to admit the class was about on par with what she'd thought it'd be. Karina could cope with this. She hoped.

"I'm Karina Lyle," she said, when it was her term. "Rising senior, I guess." Which seemed wrong, but who was she to argue--no, don't answer that. "I've gone hunting with my dad before and I've been paperwork errored into Batman's classes a few times, but I'm pretty terrible with weapons, except maybe guns."

Only the bit about Batman's classes being a paperwork error was a lie. Though there was a rather significant amount of omission going on in her weapons experience...

"This was another paperwork error," no, it wasn't, this had been her first pick of a class, "but now that I'm here, it sounds like it'd be useful for making it through what the island throws at us."

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Guns are a good start," Reno mused, nodding. "I know a few damn good fighters who swear by the things, though they're tricky to improvise, yo. You prefer weapons that give you some distance, Karina?"

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[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

"If I've got to use one," she said, since she thought saying 'hell yes' might be a bit too… something. "Yeah. I mean, if I'm close enough to hit them, they're close enough to hit me, right? I don't like being hit."

That was possibly an understatement. There was a damn good reason the 'Cutie Escape' was even a thing.

Re: Introductions!

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Barry Ween. I'm a fucking senior. I can build a laser canon out of a VCR. Blah, blah, blah, let's beat the shit out of something."

Barry might have been a little testy due to a ghost weeping at the end of his bed most of the night.

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Heh, that's the spirit," Reno snorted. "So, if you had to pick between punching something in the face or throwin' rocks at it from afar, which would you go for, Rookie?"

Re: Introductions!

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Depends on the something," Barry said with a shrug. "Tactics change depending on what's doing the attacking. Is it armored? How fast is it? Is it wielding a sword or a bazooka? The situation dictates the appropriate weapon."

Re: Introductions!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Celia Bowen, I'm an upcoming junior, and I have absolutely no weapons experience," she admitted with a shy little wave. "Um, I can do magic -- I can manipulate the physical properties of things -- temperature, size, the like -- and I'm...telekinetic, so I have that much going for me. But I'm fairly useless in combat simply because improvising weapons isn't something I've ever had to do, so I figured this might not be a bad idea."

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Might give you a bit of an idea about what sort of things to throw at whatever's coming after you," Reno agreed, smirking a little "And how not to cut off your own foot in the process. Useful, right?"

Re: Introductions!

[dauntless-four.livejournal.com]

"I'm Four, I'll be a junior," Four began. "I'm trained in pistols, semi-automatic rifles, and throwing knives, as well as hand-to-hand combat. I never want to be caught without a way to defend myself."

Paranoia, party of one?

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Who would?"

Paranoia, party of two!

"Good to have you back, Four. You have any experience with improvised weaponry at all?"

Re: Introductions!

[dauntless-four.livejournal.com]

Four nodded. "Part of our training involves facing our worst fears with just what's around."

Re: Introductions!

[not_a_moonie]

"Hi, I'm Alana, I'm a junior," Alana rattled off easily. The class seemed like it would be a good one. "I took a weapons class with Professor Bond last spring, and a hand-to-hand combat class before that. Plus back at home we did a couple combat drills in school. So I'm not an expert or anything, but I can take care of myself. I'm here 'cause I want to keep getting better."

She didn't want to be a soldier, but with the way things were going on Landfall lately, she wanted to be certain she was ready to stay alive if she did get drafted.

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Good reason to take the class," Reno decided. "There anything in particular you think you need to work on most?"

Re: Introductions!

[not_a_moonie]

Alana considered it. "Strength, maybe," she said. "I'm not a wuss, but I could get a lot more, um, forceful in fights."

Re: Introductions!

[kenselvren.livejournal.com]

"Jalian d'Arsennette y ken Selvren." Jalian nodded to Reno. She remembered him from the weapons shop, and he seemed to be one of the more useful males she'd met. "I have knife, spear, and bow training. I'm not as familiar with things from this timeline, and it's best to learn everything I can; attackers don't give warning."

Another for the paranoia party!

She sighed and pulled a knife out of each boot, the visible one at her waist, the one hidden under her shirt, the one at her wrist, and the slender one in her ponytail. "I'm not giving these to you," she clarified just in case. "Only leaving them until class is over." It was an annoying rule, but she could see the point of it.

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

Reno twitched a slight smirk as she pulled out the weapons and nodded a little.

"I don't want 'em. I have my own," he replied easily. "But I'll keep 'em safe for you until class lets out, yo. I'm curious, Jalian, what kind of enemy you need to be most prepared for, wherever you go?"

She had wanted to learn guns from Rikku. He at least somewhat figured that the sort of things she fought, she'd likely appreciate the advantage of being able to attack from a distance with.

Re: Introductions!

[bearmaidenfair]

"I am Vider Bearskin," Vider introduced herself. "I'm a junior, and I've received basic training with a variety of weapons, like anyone would at home, plus I've been doing some more intense training in the last year, since I became a berserker. I'm probably best with a spear, but I want to improve my sword work. I'm here because...I'm a berserker. I need to know how to fight."

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Seems like a pretty important life skill, in that case," Reno noted, giving her a thoughtful once-over and then shrugging his shoulders. "We probably won't do much with swords here, since this class is about improvising weaponry. But I might try to work in something that gives you a chance to use similar, anyway."

Re: Introductions!

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

All right, this was a rather compelling way of forcing people to choose weapons in unlikely environments. Eleanor respected that.

"Eleanor Lamb, a junior this fall, and my primary weapon was a rather long spike attached to my wrist," she explained. "I've also had experience with guns, but very little. I took this class because one never knows when one might need to improvise."

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"See, you're takin' it for the same reason I'm teachin' it," Reno mused. "Gotta respect that. If I were to throw a yo-yo at you and tell you to kill somethin' with it, what would you do with the thing?"

Curiosity was a powerful thing.

Re: Introductions!

[notamascot]

"I'm Kaylin Neya and I'll be a freshman this year," Kaylin said. "I'm pretty good with daggers, not as good with swords, and I had one lesson with a gun. I didn't actually choose to be here, but where I grew up you did a lot of fighting with whatever you could find, so I think this could be useful."

Be thankful, Reno. Kaylin might actually pay attention and learn something here.

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

Reno would feel special or something, if it really mattered to him one way or the other.

"Yeah? Fighting what?"

He was curious. These things were good to know for classes like this.

Re: Introductions!

[spin_kick_snap]

It took Kathy a minute to realize when it was her turn, she was making lists in her head about what she'd need to build up a decent arsenal.

"Oh!" she said, blushing, when she realized that the class was waiting on her. "Sorry! Sorry. Uhh, my name is Kathy Li and I'll be a junior in the fall. I don't really have weapon experience, and, uhh, the last time I got into a fight--" which had been Monday night "--I was using gymnastic ribbons. Which is a better weapon than it sounds," she added, a little lamely. "I guess I'm here to learn about other options? You can get arrested for carrying knives or gun or something, but who's gonna stop a girl from carrying random stuff in her purse?"

Re: Introductions!

[raspberryturk]

"Point," Reno agreed, bemused. "I'm gonna have to see these ribbons at work, yo. I've seen a lot of interestin' weapons, but that one has my curiosity."

A lot.

"You know, there's stuff they made specifically to look nonthreatening for ladies to carry around with 'em for self-defense," Reno noted. "Keychains with sharp edges, that sort of thing?"