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fandomhigh2017-09-28 03:49 pm
suitably_heroic) wrote in fandomhigh2017-09-28 03:49 pm
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How To Get By In A Hostile World, Thursday
"We've had a few classes by now about appearances and what you can do with them," Atton said easily, leaning against a desk in the Danger Shop as soon as everyone had filed in. "But they were pretty one-size-fits-all, right? And that while it's a lot easier for a young girl to get away with stealing something than a shifty-looking guy. So today we're going to talk about first impressions and how to use them."
"Sure, local culture goes on a lot about how appearances shouldn't matter, but they do, and once you know what impression you give off to everyone else, you can start to use it. Control it. It can help you find work, it can help you get out of sticky situations, it can even save your life," Atton continued.
He gestured at himself. He was wearing a white blouse, a brown jacket with a few nearly impossible-seeming triangle shapes in it, long gloves without holes for his fingers, and a belt over his nondescript black pants. His hair was pretty disshelved, and his clothes looked like they hadn't been washed in a while. "So what impression do I give you guys?" he asked. "Tell me that. Then look at one of your classmates. Write down a few words, then give the note to me. I'll pass on the cards after, though any cards that are insulting go right in the trash."
He looked at the students. "After that," he said. "Well, we're in the Danger Shop, so we might as well make use of it. I found a dress-up program somewhere in the systems that you guys get to use. Poke around. Find an outfit that either pushes the impression you give off to the point where people won't want to pay you any attention, or find one that gives off the absolute opposite impression of who you are. Experiment a little. Show off to your classmates. Go."
"Sure, local culture goes on a lot about how appearances shouldn't matter, but they do, and once you know what impression you give off to everyone else, you can start to use it. Control it. It can help you find work, it can help you get out of sticky situations, it can even save your life," Atton continued.
He gestured at himself. He was wearing a white blouse, a brown jacket with a few nearly impossible-seeming triangle shapes in it, long gloves without holes for his fingers, and a belt over his nondescript black pants. His hair was pretty disshelved, and his clothes looked like they hadn't been washed in a while. "So what impression do I give you guys?" he asked. "Tell me that. Then look at one of your classmates. Write down a few words, then give the note to me. I'll pass on the cards after, though any cards that are insulting go right in the trash."
He looked at the students. "After that," he said. "Well, we're in the Danger Shop, so we might as well make use of it. I found a dress-up program somewhere in the systems that you guys get to use. Poke around. Find an outfit that either pushes the impression you give off to the point where people won't want to pay you any attention, or find one that gives off the absolute opposite impression of who you are. Experiment a little. Show off to your classmates. Go."
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