Leadership/Outdoorsmanship, Thursday Morning, Danger Room

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The Danger Room was somewhat non-descript this week, with a small, plain anteroom leading to a single door. Admiral Harrington stood before that door, Nimitz perched on her shoulder; Andrew LaFollet was lurking nearby, as well as someone the admiral's tactics students would recognize. Her tone that morning was professional and detatched, if a little stiff, and Nimitz's ears were almost completely flattened against the back of his head.

Before she spoke, Honor reached up and scratched the treecat's lower jaw, and he relaxed somewhat. She then turned her attention to the class. "Good morning," she said. "I hope each of you had a good weekend. Today will be a relatively short exercise. Once you complete it, you are welcome to leave.

"Behind me, you will find a door. Inside that door is a maze. It's not your everyday maze, however; it's been designed as an egress chamber. The walls are black and lighting is below minimal; there will be manufactured smoke, as well as a little heat. Your job should you decide to accept is to get everyone through the chamber.

"At the end of the chamber, there is an escape hatch. You must then get everyone through the hatch and to safety. Mac has set up a table on the other side with water, coffee, tea, and some quick breakfast items if any of you are interested.

"Any questions?" She waited a moment, prepared to answer any questions. That done, she added, "Then let's be about it. This message will not self-destruct in 5 seconds."


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Sign In

[harringtongreen.livejournal.com]

The sign in sheet is on a small table just inside the Danger Room door.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi Longstocking

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[demonbelthazor]

Belthazor

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Peter Pevensie

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S.T. Anders

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Elizabeth Weir.

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Pip Bernadette

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Dean Winchester

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Sawyer signs in.

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Tim Desmond

Egress Chamber

[harringtongreen.livejournal.com]

It's pitch black and, if anyone could see, there would be a haziness to the air. The temperature is a bit warm, just on the edge of the comfort zone. There's plenty of open space -- enough for a group to congregate in, should they need to pause to gather their senses.

Re: Egress Chamber

[demonbelthazor]

Bel smirked. "This is going to be easy," he said, unaffected by the heat. He shimmered away.

Re: Egress Chamber

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Don't forget we need to get everybody out Bel!" she called after him laughing.

Pippi looked around and let her eyes adjust to the light.

"Not sure how long he'll be gone... Do you think it's hot and smoky because there's supposed to be a fire?"

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Peter grinned. "Well, that was the easy way out, I suppose." He let his eyes adjust to the dark as well. "How shall we lesser mortals do it?"

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[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"I think it's designed to disorient us." Tim said. "Make it harder to get out."

Evacuation

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As everyone finally filters through the maze, they come to a dimly lit area, where there is an escape hatch with a wheel lock on it. The hatch is approximately 3' in diameter (give or take), and about 4' off the ground. The temperature behind in the maze is rising.

Re: Evacuation

[demonbelthazor]

Bel shimmered to the other side of the hatch and looked for a way to open it from the outside.

Re: Evacuation

[harringtongreen.livejournal.com]

Honor arched a disapproving eyebrow at Bel.

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[demonbelthazor]

Bel blinked innocently and grinned. "Just using my natural abilities," he said.

Re: Evacuation

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter put both hands on the wall, trying to feel for some way to open the hatch. He felt around the hatch until coming to the wheel lock in the center.

"This feels promising." He tried to spin the wheel to the left and with a clank, it unlocked.

Re: Evacuation

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"Hang on," Anders said. "Is the door warm? I mean, there's smoke and it's hot in here. And it would kind of suck if we opened the door and got toasted, so maybe we should check first?"

Re: Evacuation

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter nodded. Then realised that wouldn't be seen anyway. He put both hands flat against the metal of the hatch, trying to feel if it was warmer than the rest of the room.

"I don't think it's any warmer than the air, but it's hard to tell. Definitely not hot to the touch," he replied.

Breakfast

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Admiral Harrington was waiting at the end of the exercise. Somewhere between the beginning and the end, while everyone was in the maze, the other admiral disappeared, as had Andrew LaFollet. Nimitz hovered protectively on her shoulder, his intelligent gaze watchful.

Honor's smile was taut, but genuine as she watched everyone filter through.

Questions

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Talk to the Professor

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Despite her somewhat...tense...manner, Honor was available, should any students have concerns or need to talk.