Laying Low 2.0, Thursday, Period 2

[uncertain_dume]

Today when students assembled for Kanan's class, they'd be directed to the Danger Shop, at least in part because it would be more fun to do this lesson in a simulated environment with more to work with than the classrooms had to offer, but also because he could crank the environmental controls down to be even colder than the classrooms, because screw this weather right up the--

"Morning, guys," he greeted with a grin and a wave of his hand. "I'm gonna skip right over introductions this week, since each and every one of you were in my class last semester, so I can just treat this term as a continuation of the last workshop I had you for."

Which was actually pretty convenient. He didn't have to do any recaps for those who weren't up to speed with the rest of the class, and that suited him just fine.

"This week we're going to cover improvisation; that is, being tossed into an unfamiliar environment and situation, with unfamiliar tools, and still having to figure your way out of an ugly situation." The sim kicked up and suddenly they were all standing in a large toy shop. "Your mission here today is going to be twofold. Your best friend has just invited you to their little cousin's birthday, but has neglected to tell you anything about their cousin. Interests, age, anything. So you need to find something that pretty much any kid can appreciate. That on its own is going to be a gamble. Go for the infant section and an older kid might complain that they aren't a baby. Go for the older kids' toys and you might have a choking hazard situation."

He shrugged.

"Part two of the mission," he said as a giant plush dragon roared to life, "is to not get eaten by that guy."

The dragon stretched its wings, roared, and then started to march a dragony patrol up and down the aisles of the store. In spite of it being a big stuffed toy, every step it took made the floor shake and the shelving rattle.

"You can fight it if you need to, but the only weapons you have at your disposal are whatever you can find in this store. You can avoid it, too, though it might herd you away from whatever toy it is you figure will work best for the party. So," Kanan held up a hand, ticking off two fingers as he spoke, "a gift, don't get eaten, by the end of the class. Your mission will be complete when you make it to the cash registers with a thoughtful gift. And go."

[OOC: Open!]

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The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

You made it, and look, Kanan's your cashier for the day! What gift did you ultimately get for the little cousin?

Re: The Cashier!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Tah dah! The Mandalorian brought up a very thoughtful Nerf gun, which was low on the choking hazard scale and also just pretty cool. She looked pretty proud about it, too.

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan took one look at that Nerf gun and let out a chuckle.

"I'm impressed and not at all surprised," he decided, giving her a grin. "I like it. Did you have any trouble getting it?"

Re: The Cashier!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I won't say it's easy to check boxes for warnings while you're shooting a dragon, but it was manageable," she said. "Also, these should be easier to reload."

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Should be," Kanan agreed. "I guess you can only expect so much from darts made out of foam."

Still, she seemed to have done a good job, so Kanan nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm guessing this isn't exactly the 'more of this' you had in mind?"

He liked to keep people on their toes.

Re: The Cashier!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"It's an interpretation, but I'm okay with it," she admitted. "Where else would I get to practice any skills while fighting a dragon?"

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Tatooine, I suppose, but krayt dragons are above my pay grade," Kanan replied, shrugging and giving her a grin. "There probably won't be more toy stores for the rest of the summer, at least."

Re: The Cashier!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Which means no more toy weapons?" Look, she was used to the good stuff.

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Which means potentially improvised weapons that were never intended to be weapons at all," Kanan said easily, "but probably no more Nerf guns."

Which made no sense anyway. Who in the world went around shooting nerf?

Re: The Cashier!

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I'll take it," she said, shrugging. "I do like new weapons."

Said the girl who by some nuracke had not yet used a bomb in class.

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"This isn't an invitation to stick you on some forest moon populated by a sentient race that hasn't achieved electricity yet, is it?"

He could do that, Sabine. The Danger Shop could totally manage Endor.

Re: The Cashier!

[refused2berescued]

At the end of the class, Uma remembered she wasn't supposed to be taunting the dragon--or, at least, she wasn't only supposed to be taunting the dragon.

So she grabbed a bunch of bottles of bright paints and brought them to the cashier. That they happened to be non-toxic was more by chance than design.

No, she hadn't also grabbed a pad of paper. That was what walls were for.

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Paints," Kanan mused, looking over the selection and nodding at them thoughtfully. "A solid choice. How'd you find the rest of the experience in there?"

Re: The Cashier!

[refused2berescued]

"The little brick things with the holes hurt," she said with a grin that wasn't very nice at all. "Whether you step on them or get them flung at you at high speed!"

See, look Kanan! She'd learned a thing!

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Huh," Kanan said, and then paused a moment before adding, "I'll have to remember that."

They sounded useful.

Re: The Cashier!

[refused2berescued]

"There are a bunch on the floor in Aisle Three," she told him. "In a bunch of slippery goop."

Because why just put legos on the floor when you could add a falling hazard, too? Thank you, various non-toxic slime toys.

"Just past the forest of heads." The tinker toy creation outfitted with Barbie heads was her personal favorite. It was like art!

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Forest of heads," Kanan echoed, glancing beyond her back toward the toy store. "I don't remember that being there when I set up the sim."

Re: The Cashier!

[refused2berescued]

"Nah," Uma said. "I made it. If the dragon can think, I wanted to freak it out a little."

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan blinked. And then Kanan broke into a little grin, barking out a bit of a laugh.

"Oh, I like that," he decided. "Why go up against an opponent when you can just scare them off?"

Re: The Cashier!

[refused2berescued]

She'd learned that trick in a cave full of skeletons, on a treasure hunt. Her whole crew had panicked until she'd realized that they'd been strung on wire to scare them.

"Pretty much," she said. "It's easier to not have to fight at all."

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"Smarter, too. You can't get eaten by a dragon if a dragon never finds you," Kanan replied.

Or... whatever was looking for you. It was a multi-purpose strategy that way.

Re: The Cashier!

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Sidon was clearly banking on the guardians of this mystery child being smart enough to keep any choking hazards away from the kid until the right time and, after he was exhausted from a less-than-low profile attempt, presented the fishing game proudly.

"I have emerged victorious and wish to make my purchases!" he announced.

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

Well, it was very much a choking hazard, but all the same...

"Hey," Kanan said, grinning at the selection, "not bad. Pretty sure everyone can appreciate a game of skill, right?"

Re: The Cashier!

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Precisely!" Sidon said with a laugh. "And besides, I would assume that even if the child did not much like the gift, everyone else would find it amusing. Hard to look at a game like that and not think of good old Uncle Sidon, right?"

Re: The Cashier!

[uncertain_dume]

"With the red ones especially," Kanan agreed, smiling faintly. "I'm going to say you made a good choice, there. Any kid old enough to appreciate a gift is probably going to appreciate a game like that eventually."

Probably.