The Kludge's Guide to the Universe | Dangershop, Wednesday Afternoon (Week 2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

Wednesday afternoon once again found Harper in the dangershop, with his feet up and a can of Sparky.

After the class had signed in and found places to sit or lean, Harper stood up. "All right, last week we studied team-building. Today comes the important collaterally to team building, a little thing I like to call threat recognition."

"Now you don't want any team you might build to be made of people who'll throw you to the Magog the first chance they get. Unfortunately, in this big, bad, universe, people don't go around wearing signs proclaiming their back-stabbing abilities. In fact they'll go to great lengths to hide it until they can take advantage of you. For example the hot babe charmed by your wit might really be a phase-shifting, tesseracting, servant of evil, or your ship's avatar's slimy new robot boyfriend might really be a psychotic High Guard warship, intent on wiping out all spacefaring life from the universe." Harper did not sound the least bit bitter of those two examples. Really.

"Clearly, if you want to survive, and not end up dead or worse, you have to find a way to uncover the level of threat someone poses to you," Harper said. "Which brings me to the lesson."

Harper fiddled with his remote and three people appeared at the front of the room.

The first was a furry, batfaced creature, with nasty sharp pointy teeth and large claws, dressed in a robe.

The second was a tall, muscular man with a stern expression, laden with weapons. An astute observer would have notice three nasty looking bone spurs sticking out of each forearm.

The third was…purple. And bouncy. With a forked tail.



"These are Rev, Tyr, and Trace," Harper said, pointing at each in turn. "Your job today is to determine who exactly out of these three is the most dangerous, and why."

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Comments

Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

Ask the nice Magog a question. He doesn't bite.

I think.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"So. Come here often?" Jamie asked.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"To Earth?" Rev asked in clarification. "No, this is my first visit. Harper's workshop on the other hand, I have visited on any occasion he would have me."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"Really how many times has Harper had you in his workshop?"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Hi," John says. "Is Magog your first name?"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"No, child, Magog is the name of my species, not myself."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm John," he says. "What's your name? And you said I should be grateful not to know the Magog. Why's that?"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly was always in favor of the direct approach.

"Are you the most dangerous one?" she asked.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"Much as I wish it were otherwise, I am dangerous," Rev said gravely. "But am I the most dangerous one? Only to myself, as you are to yourself."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[can_be_more]

"How do you know Harper?" Aeryn asks.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"We are crewmates on the Andromeda Ascentant," Rev replied. "And before that on the Eureka Maru"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"So, of those two," he says, jerking his thumb over his shoulder, "which one would you say is the more dangerous?"

No, there's no particular reason why John's looking around for weaponry.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"I'm afraid that would depend on how you define danger."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[janet_fraiser]

"So from what I can gather, your species' method of reproduction requires human hosts?" asked Janet, raising one eyebrow. Her voice was very controlled.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"Not just humans, but yes we need living hosts," Rev sighed. "All too often senitents."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"What exactly is the Divine and what is your role as a servant of them?" asked Elizabeth.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"The Divine is in all things, it guides us and gives us strength," Rev said. "I merely attempt to follow the will of the Divine."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam listened to the other lines of questioning, then asked, "Why have you chosen the Way? What led you to the decision to abandon all your brethren and pursue a different path?"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"In the Way I saw the possibility to become something greater than myself."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"So how come your race isn't all too popular with other people?" Cameron asked.

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"We are not a peaceful species," Rev answered. "Where Magog go, death usually follows."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[mmmanchovies.livejournal.com]

"Hey. Nice hair. Is that a skin condition? I think they have lotion for that now."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"It is not a skin condition, young one," Rev replied. "I am not human."

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[thenamesxander.livejournal.com]

"Are you a demon?"

Re: Q&A - Rev (Kludge - Wk2)

[theharperisgood.livejournal.com]

"Some consider my people to be demons," Rev replied. "But no, I am not."