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Reno of the Turks ([personal profile] raspberryturk) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2014-07-02 07:50 am
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Everything’s A Weapon, Wednesday, Period 1

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!]

Re: Sign In!

[identity profile] notacokeperson.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
Karina Lyle

Re: Introductions!

[identity profile] notacokeperson.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
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."
Edited 2014-07-02 12:03 (UTC)

Re: Choose Your Weapon!

[identity profile] notacokeperson.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It probably wasn't a surprise that Karina went first for the water guns, right? While she couldn't use her powers, a water gun wasn't that much different from an ice gun, and it was nice to have something that was familiar, just in case she needed it.

She then tracked down bubble solution to provide her with ammunition for her gun, since she wasn't sure if the simulation extended to the bathrooms, so she could get water, and wasting her time looking for them only for them to, you know, not exist seemed stupid. Besides, Karina figured the bubbles were more in the spirit of the challenge.

Once her gun was set up, she grabbed a skipping rope.

In the spirit of the challenge, she'd use the skipping rope first. The water/bubble gun was the back-up plan.
Edited 2014-07-02 12:19 (UTC)

Re: Introductions!

[identity profile] notacokeperson.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"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: Sign In!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Barry Ween

Re: Introductions!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"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: Sign In!

[identity profile] pasunereveuse.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Celia Bowen

Re: Introductions!

[identity profile] pasunereveuse.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"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: Choose Your Weapon!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Since the projectile weapons seemed limited to the non-lethal variety and Barry wouldn't have his normal tools to upgrade them, Barry went with a pair of wooden toy hockey sticks.

Re: Hey, Yeah, Play With Your To-OH SHIT

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Seriously?" Barry groaned. "A fucking toy dragon?"

He rolled his eyes and leaped into the air going into an escrima attack mode with his dual toy hockey sticks.

Re: Talk to Reno!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, look. There's Barry holding a cup of coffee and smirking at Reno.

"Morning former boss," Barry said with a smirk. "Seriously? Toy dragon?"

Re: Talk to Reno!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"The bubbles were lame," Barry said rolling his eyes. "The squeaking part was fucking hilarious though. Unfortunately this means no coffee for you."

Barry took a look drink of coffee. Ah. Tim Horton's blend.

"Too bad. Pretty good coffee today."

Canadians make the best coffee.

Re: Introductions!

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-07-02 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"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."

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