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fandomhigh2021-09-20 06:02 am
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Badass Bitch Survival Guide: Multiverse Edition; Monday, Second Period [09/20].
Guess what, everybody! The class was meeting in the Danger Shop this weekend, but it was not set up like a classroom this time! In fact, it was set up to be almost exactly like a certain planet destroying spaceship that Summer had been in recently, with all its glowingly illuminated dark hallways, dramatic glowing chambers, and glowing terminal rooms staffed by ubiquitous bug aliens, because someone was using her teaching gig as a way to work through some issues again!
"Alright, guys," Summer started, "I don't know how many of you had had to deal with something like this personally, but it's kind of startling how much it comes up that an evil galactic space empire...or, if you're not really used to the whole space thing, just a regular evil empire taking over various lands and subjugating people with, like, swords and on horseback and shit...shows up trying to mess things up, even after you pretty much thought you already kicked their ass to oblivious, but, nope, apparently, they've been building themselves back up in secret to be even bigger and stronger and in a lot of cases stupider than before, which, you know, is just annoying. It's like when there's a fly in your house and you chase it out the window, only to have it come flying right back again, and you're like fine, okay, I guess we're going to need a bigger flyswatter this time, huh? Maybe one with lasers, see how you like that.
"Anyway," she continued, "hopefully, you won't ever actually have to deal with this sort of thing, but, really, one of the most badass things you can do as a Badass Bitch of the Multiverse is take down evil galactic empires...or just regular evil empires, whatever your situation may be...whenever they decide to pop up like a gross pimple right on prom night, right? Right. So that's what we're working on today. Resourcefulness and figuring out exactly how to go about doing that.
"So this here," she gestured at the ship around them, "is a planet destroying ship called, oh, gee, I don't know, let's just go with the NX-6. We've just infiltrated it, and not a moment too soon, because it's got its planet destroying laser set on Earth, with Fandom Island as its first target, as we speak. Luckily," she dramatically revealed a metal trunk that she opened to reveal a small stock-pile of laser and plasma weapons, "we are armed, but we are also severely outnumbered. What we need to do is figure out how to a) stop the laser from blowing up Earth and/or b) find the guy in charge and see what we can do to make sure that we're not doing the same thing with another planet destroying ship next week.
"Obviously, you have your own natural skills and resources available to you, but also these weapons, some comm gear, and these data watches," she started tossing them out to the students, "with some of the data our research has collected which mostly includes maps of the ship. From here on in, it's on you guys. Are you going to work together? Partner up, split up, divide and conquer? Do you want to go out on your own? Any questions you want answered before you move forward? We have until the end of the class period before our simulated Earth goes bye-bye; if you die or something sets the explosion off before then, you start back here at square one. Kind of like...respawning in a video game, I think. I don't know, I'm not a nerd, I don't really play video games.
"But enough talk!" She reached into the trunk to pull out a gun about half her size and cocked it, charging it up with a satisfying whrrr, for dramatic effect. "We've got a multiverse to save. What'll you do?"
Summer had meant it as an actual question to the students to get the class started, of course, but there was definitely a part of her that took it for herself and wryly informed her that it definitely didn't involve teaching a class on some small island in a different dimension...
"Alright, guys," Summer started, "I don't know how many of you had had to deal with something like this personally, but it's kind of startling how much it comes up that an evil galactic space empire...or, if you're not really used to the whole space thing, just a regular evil empire taking over various lands and subjugating people with, like, swords and on horseback and shit...shows up trying to mess things up, even after you pretty much thought you already kicked their ass to oblivious, but, nope, apparently, they've been building themselves back up in secret to be even bigger and stronger and in a lot of cases stupider than before, which, you know, is just annoying. It's like when there's a fly in your house and you chase it out the window, only to have it come flying right back again, and you're like fine, okay, I guess we're going to need a bigger flyswatter this time, huh? Maybe one with lasers, see how you like that.
"Anyway," she continued, "hopefully, you won't ever actually have to deal with this sort of thing, but, really, one of the most badass things you can do as a Badass Bitch of the Multiverse is take down evil galactic empires...or just regular evil empires, whatever your situation may be...whenever they decide to pop up like a gross pimple right on prom night, right? Right. So that's what we're working on today. Resourcefulness and figuring out exactly how to go about doing that.
"So this here," she gestured at the ship around them, "is a planet destroying ship called, oh, gee, I don't know, let's just go with the NX-6. We've just infiltrated it, and not a moment too soon, because it's got its planet destroying laser set on Earth, with Fandom Island as its first target, as we speak. Luckily," she dramatically revealed a metal trunk that she opened to reveal a small stock-pile of laser and plasma weapons, "we are armed, but we are also severely outnumbered. What we need to do is figure out how to a) stop the laser from blowing up Earth and/or b) find the guy in charge and see what we can do to make sure that we're not doing the same thing with another planet destroying ship next week.
"Obviously, you have your own natural skills and resources available to you, but also these weapons, some comm gear, and these data watches," she started tossing them out to the students, "with some of the data our research has collected which mostly includes maps of the ship. From here on in, it's on you guys. Are you going to work together? Partner up, split up, divide and conquer? Do you want to go out on your own? Any questions you want answered before you move forward? We have until the end of the class period before our simulated Earth goes bye-bye; if you die or something sets the explosion off before then, you start back here at square one. Kind of like...respawning in a video game, I think. I don't know, I'm not a nerd, I don't really play video games.
"But enough talk!" She reached into the trunk to pull out a gun about half her size and cocked it, charging it up with a satisfying whrrr, for dramatic effect. "We've got a multiverse to save. What'll you do?"
Summer had meant it as an actual question to the students to get the class started, of course, but there was definitely a part of her that took it for herself and wryly informed her that it definitely didn't involve teaching a class on some small island in a different dimension...
Sign In - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Listen to the Lecture - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Take Down the NX-6 - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
moddableweapon if you'd like, strategize with your classmates, go rogue, investigate things a little further before venturing forth. The floor is open for you to choose your approach to badassery, however you may see fit.Talk to Summer - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Well, it was supposed to be cathartic, but it didn't really do the trick, did it, when you knew it was all just programming and holograms?
OOC - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
I am a little pissed that I might have to drop a few things from season 5, at least for now, buuuuuut....
Re: Sign In - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Re: Sign In - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
"Do we know why this is happening?"
Re: Take Down the NX-6 - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Alara had her natural strength but she also decided to pick up a phaser since it was a weapon that she recognised and she figured it wouldn’t hurt to be more prepared in this case.
As she got ready, she was making sure to observe her surroundings first.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Which wasn't really that hard, she just had to shift the context.
"Well," she offered, "they're an empire bent on complete control of the multiverse as we know it. And a place like Fandom, especially a place like Fandom with the kind of people in fandom, is a huge threat to that. So they figure it's just easier to get rid of not only Fandom, but the planet it exists on as well, just to not have to deal with it later."
Re: Listen to the Lecture - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
Diplomacy had been useless in the Ogre Wars at home as well. Ogres are not diplomatic.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - BABSG:ME, 09/20.
"Yeah," she confirmed. "I don't think these guys even know the meaning of the words 'diplomatic solutions.' But, I mean, you're more thatn welcome to try if you can find someone who'll listen instead of just shooting you before you open your mouth."
Re: Sign In - BABSG:ME, 09/20.