fandomhigh | Jack of All Trades, Wednesday, Per 1

This was a Hardison class, so they met in the Danger Shop, even though there was no real reason why a regular classroom wouldn't do. Well, other than because Hardison's love for the Danger Shop might just have rivaled the love for his crew and he'd take any opportunity to play with it.

Speaking of things he loved a great deal, the Danger Shop was programmed to mimic the bridge of the ship from Galaxy Quest. Because Age of the Geek, baby, that was why.

"Sup, class," he said, spinning the Captain's chair around to greet them. "Welcome to Jack of All Trades. Why don't y'all take a seat." he gestured to the empty work stations ringing the bridge. "As most of y'all from Earth know, there's a sayin' that goes Jack of all trades, master of none. Some of y'all not from Earth might know a similar sayin'. However, what most folks don't know is that that's not the whole of the proverb. The way it actually goes is Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of none. Don't get me wrong, bein' a specialist is a good thing a lot of the times. I specialize in hackin', in fact. But sometimes it's good to be a generalist, to have other skills to fall back on. You might not always be the best at somethin', but a lot of times, knowin' just enough and how to use that knowledge effectively is way more helpful than bein' useful in one specific circumstance."

"First week is traditionally introductions an' this class is no different. So gimme your name an' class, then tell me what skill or activity you'd like to learn about this semester. Can't promise we'll get to 'em all, but I'm always open to suggestions. Sound good? A'ight, we'll start with you," he said, pointing to a student at random.

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Name, class, and what skill you think would be fun to spend a class period covering.

"Face, I'm a senior, and lightsaber fighting, that'd be pretty astral."

Face, no.

Mara snorted. "Limb removal isn't a good look on anyone."

Anyone who wasn't a Skywalker would be fine!

"So we keep the safeties on," Face said.

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Hardison's eyes lit up. "You mean like the laserswords? Like from the movies? Hell yeah!" he said with a laugh. "We can definitely do that. Did you know there are schools that'll certify you for that?"

Hi, Face! Yeah, Hardison had forgotten that part.

"I'm Mara Jade," Mara said in her ~~British~~ Imperial Center accent. "I'd like to learn how to pick locks more efficiently."

For reasons.

"I lock myself out of my room a lot."

"'Sup, Mara," Hardison said with a smile. "I think that that can be arranged. I'll can ask a special instructor to come for that one."

Sure, he could do it, buy why when they could be taught by the greatest thief in the world?

"Ada Miller, junior, an', um, flying? I love heights."

Hardison's response was a little less enthusiastic for Ada's suggestion than it had been for some others.

"There's always one," he said with a sigh. He was not as fond of heights, no. "Flyin' what? Helicopters? Airplanes? Drones?"

Please say drones. They were remote-controlled and didn't involve anything like being up in the air.

"Cosette, junior, and I don't think I can decide," she admitted with a laugh. "There's so many things ~~I haven't done, just you wait~~ I'd like to try. Have I really got to pick one?"

"That's a good answer, Cosette," Hardison said with a laugh. "I feel the same way. But if you don't pick somethin', at least to start, you might end up pickin' nothin' at all."

"Well then." Cosette bit her lip and frowned slightly, as if she was thinking very hard. "I suppose I'd like to learn more about how films and television shows are made. I know there are cameras and lighting and all, but I'm curious about what's done with all of those things."

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"I'm Raven Darkholme," Raven said. "I'm a senior. And I'd actually be interested in learning some hacking."

"TA!" Hardison said with real delight. "Hackin' huh? Well...I suppose we could maybe have a class or two 'bout that. Y'know. Since you asked and all." He laughed and asked, "You been sneakin' looks at my syllabus?"

That he didn't actually have.

"Maybe I'm psychic. I just knew it'd be on there, somewhere."

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"My name is Edward Kenway, I'm a senior," Edward said, sitting up some. "I've always been curious about sailing, myself."

"Sailing," Hardison mused. "There's a lot that goes into that. But that might be doable once the weather warms up." He didn't know enough about sailing to program it into a Danger Shop and who used presets, huh? Chumps, that's who. "Might be useful to know. Ended up on a pier needin' to get away in a hurry a time or two myself."

"I'm Rey, I'm..." She was just going to avoid the class question until she figured it out. "Self-defense never hurts, I guess."

Oh, Eliot was going to love the way this girl thought. "Not a bad idea," he agreed. "Even the basic'd be good to know."

He wondered if Eliot would be willing to swap him a class with the pony to come and teach a bit of self-defense.

"Had some times where it've been helpful?"

"Once or twice," she said vaguely. She'd been a young girl alone on a strange planet, after all. "It's good to know even if you've never had those times."

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"I'm Kaylin Neya. I am a... a... a soph-thingy."

She'd been listening to other people's ideas and had to admit she was intrigued. "Lockpicking... that sounds interesting, though back home it's pretty much either magic or you might as well just kick them in, so..." She considered. "And more fighting is always good. Um... swords? I'm not so good with them. That might be good."

"Hey, Kaylin. Good to see you again." Hardison said, giving her a warm smile. "Hmm. The only thing I'm concerned about is that if you already know the basics, devotin' a class period to it ain't gonna teach you nothin'. This class is just a taste, an introduction to skills. Ain't actually gonna spend enough time to learn much."

Just the barest minimum for them to either fall back on at need or to create enough interest for them to seek it out themselves.

"That still work for you? Or would you rather think of somethin' else?"

"Lockpicking then," she said easily. "I think that would be fun."

"Hanna Heller, junior, and... I'd like to learn more about cars, I think. Or drama."

Those two weren't anywhere close together, Hanna.

Pfft, they didn't have to be!

"Car'd be easy enough," Hardison said, thinking of his Ferrari. "But what about drama? There're lots of angles to that." Then he flashed her a warm smile. "Welcome back to class, Hanna."

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