fandomhigh | Win Friends and blah, blah, blah... [7/25]

Roster:
Roster:
Zack Addy
Belthazor
Cordelia Chase
John Crichton
Timothy Desmond
Tyler Durden
Draco Malfoy
Peter Pevensie
Blair Sandburg
Greg Sanders
Ranma Saotome
Shiro
Aeryn Sun
Elizabeth Weir

If it were possible? Dr. Cox looks even more cranky than he ever has. It may have something to do with working a double shift the day before.

So when he lets out his trademark sharp whistle and stomps into the room? It's with extra stomping power and his glare is extra glaring.

"Okay Newbies. Let's talk Blackmail. Blackmail is where someone forces you to do something that you don't want to do by immoral means. There are different types of black mail. I will demonstrate each type and provide you with a means on how to escape it."

Emotional Blackmail
Emotional blackmail is where someone tries to use your emotions, either negative or positive, to do what they want you to do. The best response is to show that you have no heart because it was torn out of your chest by some calculating shrew who danced on it while it was still beating.

Dr. Cox pulls out a puppet that looks like a female with Brunette hair.
Jordan-puppet: Perry? I know that you hate Kelso with the passion of a thousand suns but I need you to be nice to him before the board meeting so I can deal with the impending migraine of doom. Do this for me or I'll break your spirit with constant nagging and reminders of how you're a total failure as a human being.

Cox: Gosh Jordan. Your beside manner has once again won me over with flying colors. Hate to tell you sweetie but since we're not married anymore? I don't have to a damn thing I don't like to. In fact I now smoke cigars in bed while eating cheetos and drinking beer while watching the big game at top volume. So nag away oh princess of darkness! My inner light shines like the top of the chrysler building!

Moral Blackmail
Moral blackmail is typically used to appeal to your better nature. The solution? Don't have a better nature.

Dr. Cox pulls out a puppet with weird hair.

JD-Puppet: Gee Dr. Cox. I know you've been mean to me in the past but considering I just saved your career by telling Dr. Kelso that it was my idea to enter that patient into the treatment plan, you can cut me a little slack.

Dr. Cox: Listen up Shirley! Just because you did the right thing is no reason for me to let up on you. I let up on you? People die. Not on my watch sister. Now go home and wash your lingere in the delicate cycle and leave me alone.

"They got the goods on me!" Blackmail
If I have to explain this to you? You'll get smacked. The best way to deal with this type of blackmail? Don't give a damn.

Dr. Cox pulls out a devil-puppet.

Dr. Kelso Puppet: Hey there Perry. Now guess what? I just found out that you put your patient into the drug treatment program without prior authorizaion? Know what this means? It means that if you don't tow the line with me Perry, I'll be wearing your ass for a hat just before I kick it out the door and then do a little dance while I revel in the glory of firing you. Got me?

Dr. Cox: Gee Bobbo. Looks like you got me there. Only problem is I don't give a flying rat's ass if you fire me. Hell! I'd probably give you a wet sloppy kiss and a squeeze on the tush before I run from this place while screaming at the top of my lungs "I'M FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! LORD GOD ALMIGHTY I'M FREE AT LAST!"

Cox then turned to his students. "So in honor of today's subject, I had a little talk with a certain shabby fella down at the radio station. He was oh so kind as to provide me with video footage of all you students at your lowest and most humiliating moments while attending school here. I want each of you to pair up and try to blackmail each other in turn.

[ooc: As I mentioned in my locked post on Cox's journal, the pirate has provided any embarassing moments that may have been publically recorded for the radio. Yes. There is video. Grease weekend included]

[Availability: I will be offline Tuesday AM. Will be available as usual after that]

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"I've done lots of things with guys," John says. "Be more specific."

"You know what I'm talking about, man." Blair paced towards a table with a pile of pictures and rummaged through until he found something interesting. "Or maybe I'll just submit these pictures to the newspaper. I'm sure everyone would like to see your very interesting sheet choice."

"Hey!" John searches for some excuse. "Those were a gift. And besides, they're kinda manly."

"I might believe that they were a gift, but gift or not you didn't have to use them." Blair grinned. "Just exact what version of manly do these sheets display?"

"Um...that I'm a sensitive guy?"

"So sensitive that you don't want these pictures to get all over school?"

"You wouldn't!" John exclaims dramatically.

"I would!" Blair exclaimed just as dramatically. "Unless you're prepared to come up with gremlin-sized scarfs."

"I am not a girly man!" John declares. "Would knitting make me a not girly man?"

Blair shook his head. "Knitting is totally respectable. The ancient warriors of Scotland knitted all the time, and they were very manly. Lots of fighting and yelling and being dirty."

"And if I knit," John says slowly, "you won't expose my girl sheets the world? Aeryn already teases me."

"It'll totally be our secret, man." Blair smiled.

"How do I know you'll keep the secret?" John asks suspiciously.

"I'm a trustworthy guy?" Blair shrugged, not really thinking that anyone blackmailing someone was trustworthy. "How 'bout I give you a secret you can tell about me if I don't keep yours? Then I have motivation to not tell anyone."

He considers that before saying, "All right. You have a secret of mine and I'll have a secret of yours."

"Deal." Blair rummaged around on the table till he found a picture of him standing in the lobby in front of Veronica with no pants. "There, you can keep that."

"Oh, wow," John says and stifles a laugh. "Okay, we're even. I keep this and keep it a secret and you keep the girly sheets quiet."

"And the knitting for the gremlins?" Blair was suddenly aware that he had given John a way out of having to knit.

"I'll do it," he says after a pause. "It might not be good though. I've never knitted before."

"Awesome." Blair sighed in relief. "You've got plenty of time to learn. It doesn't starting getting cold for over a month."

"Oh! Maybe we could start some sort of knitting club!"

"Knitting club?" John looks dubious. "You think there's enough people who are that interested in knitting?"

"Maybe it's like the basketball team. There's all these people who are itching to do it but there's no outlet." Blair bounced excitedly. "If you ~~build it, they will come~~ start it up, people will probably show up out of curiosity and then stick around for the fun knitting part!"

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