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geniuswithasmartphone ([personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2015-09-22 12:59 am
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Competitive Team Building, Wednesday, Period 1

The Danger Shop was set up like a sunken living room that would be at home in the 1960s, right down to the color palette and the oddly-shaped furniture. At one end was a large easel with an over-sized pad on it; Hardison stood in front of it, black marker in hand, while Parker kept excitedly shouting guesses and Eliot watched everything with a dubious eye. On the pad was an over- complicated drawing of a handsome elf shouting something while an army of orcs dragged several tiny people (with particularly hairy feet) towards an ominous black tower.

Anyone who who had seen an incredibly popular fantasy franchise would recognize the scene. And anybody familiar with internet memes would recognize the phrase Hardison was attempting to convey.

"Hardison," Eliot said, exasperated. "You realize you're supposed to try to get it across quickly, right? We're not looking for photorealism, here."

“PETER JACKSON. Frodo and Sam forever! Winning at the raiding party favors!” Parker was bouncing on her toes, and stopped to uncap a marker and take a small sniff. “Ooo. Licorice.”

"No--and, mama, I told you about sniffin' markers, you're just gonna get a headache. C'mon, y'all, this is easy! Eliot, I showed you this video on Youtube like six months ago!"

"What, you thought I was payin' attention?" Eliot shook his head. "Those things are always all shrieking and bad music."

“So anyway, class.” Parker capped her marker and looked vaguely sneaky. “Don’t sniff those, you’re too young. And today’s activity is about communication with people on your team. Also, art!”

"Yeah, Eliot, art," Hardison said, gesturing to his meticulously-detailed picture. "Each person's gonna get a phrase they have to draw while they're team guesses what phrase they got. But they can't use any numbers or letters in their drawin' and they can't say nothin' to their teammates. All they can do is keep drawin' an' write down any words their team gets right."

"Whichever team guesses theirs first wins," Eliot said. "So speed is important. Symbols and shorthand are key." Hardison.

Parker was drawing on the wall now, something that looked like a time-lock safe schematic. She stopped abruptly to add, “Charades is cheating, but if we don’t see it, it didn’t happen.” She pointed her marker at the students. “Get started!”

"An' anyone who can guess the sayin' I'm drawin' here gets to be my favorite forever," Hardison added, giving his co-teachers a disappointed look.

Re: Talk to the Teachers

[identity profile] whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com 2015-09-22 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Parker would occasionally shout random things like "fish!" and "Mister What and the Moon Landing!" at the students, but otherwise, she was engrossed in drawing. And attempting to do so on Eliot, if he would just stand still.
vdistinctive: (Parker look exchange-face)

Re: Talk to the Teachers

[personal profile] vdistinctive 2015-09-22 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Eliot was letting Parker draw on his arm. Nothing else. Just his arm.

And giving Hardison suspicious looks, wondering what he was plotting.
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2015-09-22 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
Edward Kenway
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Re: Listen/Socialize/Ask questions

[personal profile] doesnotkneel 2015-09-22 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Is this a lawn or a classroom?" Edward wondered quietly.
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] notamascot 2015-09-22 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaylin Neya
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] soniaroadsqueen 2015-09-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Ringo Noyamano
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] sciclone 2015-09-22 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Cosima Niehaus
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Re: Listen/Socialize/Ask questions

[personal profile] sciclone 2015-09-22 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Cosima quietly wondered exactly how many markers the teachers had sniffed before they came up with this one, but she was ready to play -- especially if they got a nice science-themed suggestion.
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] boneyard_girl 2015-09-22 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Ada Miller
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] goforthe_optics 2015-09-22 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Tali'Zorah
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Re: Listen/Socialize/Ask questions

[personal profile] goforthe_optics 2015-09-22 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . huh. You know, Tali was pretty sure there might be a ship somewhere in the Fleet with a common area that looked just like this.

It was highly likely. Some of the ships in the Fleet were ancient.

Re: Sign In Week 4

[identity profile] dauntless-four.livejournal.com 2015-09-22 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Four

Re: Discuss Your Strategy

[identity profile] dauntless-four.livejournal.com 2015-09-22 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can kinda draw," Four offered to his team.

He couldn't dance for crap, but drawing was something he wasn't terrible with.
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Re: Sign In Week 4

[personal profile] bearmaidenfair 2015-09-23 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Vider Bearskin