fandomhigh | Summer Session 2, Scoobying Workshop #3, Afternoon 7/25/2006 (Main Campfire)

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This time there's a widely-spaced row of folding chairs in the open area near the main campfire. However, astute observers (AKA those with eyes) will notice that there's only enough chairs for about half the campers in the workshop. Xander waves people back to the usual logs to actually sit down after they sign in, though, leaving the chairs empty except for two rolls of tape on the seat of each. One duct, one gaffer.

He walks over and picks up both rolls from one of the chairs, holding them up in one hand. "So I'm switching the order around a bit from last session, ~~because I just got back from a con and haven't had the chance to preplay a new pie-facing encounter~~ just to keep things from getting too predictable. Today I thought we'd play around with a role on the team that everybody thinks is a bad one, but it can actually be an advantage if you look at it right: The One Who Always Gets Kidnapped." No, he's not looking pointedly at Dawn. Only because he doesn't know he should be looking at Dawn...

Xander waves his tape-filled hand. "I know it doesn't seem useful, since it means your team has to drop what they're doing and go and rescue the person, maybe pay a ransom or at least have to let the bad guy get away with something. I'm not saying getting kidnapped is a good thing, on its own. But.

If there's somebody in your gang who always does seem to be the one who's snatched or trapped or drugged or... lured into the house of a sexy biology teacher on a pretext that in retrospect seems unbelieveable even to them and ends up in a cage waiting to be munched on, and you know you're that person, you can do two things:

You can get good at getting away so your team doesn't have to save your ass, and you can also use the advantage of knowing somebody's gonna bean you over the head and you'll wake up in his lair. Scope out the setup. Figure out where he keeps his Doomsday Weapon, not dirty."

"Get him to go muahahahahahaha--" Xander's muahahaha is deep and booming, which y'all shuld be impressed by considering the, well, hyena-like nature of his usual laugh. "--and reveal his sekrit plans, then scraminate outta there. If you plan it ahead of time, you could even get kidnapped on purpose to put some kind of trap in place, or keep him occupied while the rest of your team storms the castle."

"So." Still holding the rolls of tape, he ticks things off on the fingers of his left hand. "You can help your team by being a spy or a distraction. You can make things easier on them by learning to rescue yourself if you didn't get kidnapped on purpose. And if nothing else, it can help you can develop your other skills by using them to try to get away. Natural talents I've seen help with this would include whining, screaming really loud, turning into pudding and okay that was only on Bitterwoman but it worked for Pudding Girl and you gotta admit you never thought that power would come in handy, and bribing the kidnapper with really good chocolate chip cookies."

"But I bet there's all kinds of things you guys can put to use, so that's what we're gonna do today - a little kidnapping roleplay, also not dirty."

[OPEN! Posted early but open for as long as people want to play this week, considering it's a partners activity.]

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"Hmmm," Marie said. "I never really thought about it before."

She studied Angela. "Maybe behind your back?"

"That makes sense, right," Angela said, bending her elbows so her arms were behind the back of the chair. "There."

Marie started wrapping the tape around Angela's wrist, trying not to bind them too tightly.

"It feels really, really weird to do this," she admitted.

"Feels weird to have it done to me," Angela said, wriggling her wrists. "So ... I don't know, you caught me, what's next?"

"Um," Marie hesitated and tried to remember what kidnappers generally did in movies.

"If you don't tell me what I want to know, I'll hurt you?"

Angela hesitated, trying to figure out what should come next. "I don't know what you want to know," she tried. "Really. You grabbed the wrong girl."

"Don't lie," Marie said, biting her lip. "You know... uh... the location of the... treasure I'm looking for."

Hmm, Marie was beginning to think she didn't have what it took to be an evil mastermind.

"Which treasure?" Angela asked, trying to look innocent. Xander had said to try to get information out of the kidnapper.

Marie paused and tried to think of a really good treasure.

"The, um, diamonds," she said. "The ones that were stolen from the jewelry exchange last week."

Yeah, she might have caught part of a certain movie over the weekend.

"Oh," Angela said. Hmmm. "You, like, caught me. Us. I'll show you where they are on a map if you untie my hands."

Apparently, Angela thought she would be kidnapped by the mentally disabled.

Marie was ready to untie her and then realized she was probably faking it.

"I can't do that," she said. "But, I can show you the map and point to places and you can tell me which one is right."

She turned her back to grab a piece of paper.

Angela was a little surprised, but not too surprised to take advantage of the turned back. She started rocking back and forth, trying to get the chair to tip over.

She managed it and landed on her face, arms still taped behind the chair.

Ow.

"Are you okay?" Marie asked, before remembering that she wasn't supposed to care.

"I mean, ha. Serves you right for trying to escape me," she said, still looking concerned.

"I'll be fine once I'm up," Angela muttered, face mushed against the carpet. She tilted to the side. "And, um, if you don't help me up? I'll sue you, or something."

Marie felt bad, so she did help Angela up.

"Okay," she said, holding up a piece of paper where she'd drawn a really crude map of the campsite. "Now, I'm going to point to places and I want you to tell me where the treasure is."

"Thanks," Angela said, settling back into the chair. "Uh, we buried it really deep," she lied. "You would need help to dig it up. How big's your team?" She tried to look innocent and concerned.

"I have plenty of help," Marie bluffed, not knowing if she was supposed to be acting alone or not.

She started pointing to various places on the map, waiting for Angela to tell her which one was the right location.

Angela had no idea what to do. "Um, um ... that one. I think. I'd only really know if you drove me out there."

"Um, okay," Marie said, blinking. "Then get up and walk over to the car," she continued. "But don't try any funny business. I don't want to have to hurt you."

Angela looked wounded. "No funny business. I learned my lesson trying to get out of the chair."

Of course, as soon as she's up, she takes off in an awkward run toward Pangolin cabin. She doubts it'd work with a real kidnapper, but it's worth a try with Marie.

Marie paused before chasing after Angela. She caught up to her, but didn't want to tackle her or anything.

"Hey, stop!" she commanded. Because Angela might listen.

Angela shot an evil laugh over her shoulder. "I'm freeeeee!," she yelled, giggling.

Marie started giggling as well.

"I'm a really bad kidnapper."

Angela, doubled over in giggles, shook her head. "So maybe crime isn't your calling," she said. "That's a good thing. Want to untape me and we'll go get some donuts?"

"Sounds like a good plan," Marie agreed, grabbing some scissors to cut the tape from Angela's hands.

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