Retail 101, Monday morning, the street outside All and Sundries

[blackadder-nth.livejournal.com]

Apparently Edmund did have a toothache, as he is off to the mainland for a dentist's appointment, leaving his class in the oh, so capable hands of Mr. S.O. Baldrick.

Baldrick, still semi-bathed from two weeks ago, is waiting for them outside the shop. There is a peculiar item pointed across the street toward the school grounds and a pile of turnips stacked neatly next to it.

"'ello class. My name is Baldrick. This," he points to the peculiar item, "is a trebuchet. Mr. Blackadder thought that today would be a good day for you to try to convince people to buy something they didn't think they needed. I'm not very good at it, but Mr. B's off to the dentist."

He mutters something about offering to take care of it himself and pulls out a piece of paper from which he begins to stiltedly read. "Class: today I leave you in Baldrick's in- in- in-CAH-pa-blay hands. Sell turns at the tre-buch-ette to anyone who walks by. There's no price. Start high. Go low if you have to. You're working with Baldrick, you now know low as only an in-ver-te-brate can."

[ooc: This class is open to passers-by because it is taking place on the street outside All and Sundries. Yes, the mun has yet another dental visit and I'm leaving this in Baldrick's capable and oh, so moddable hands. For trebuchet users, All and Sundries is located at 21 Loon Drive. Bear that in mind when aiming the trebuchet. It's also not large enough to fire cows, just turnips, and the shop is far enough down the hill that it should not impact the school/dorms/etc.]

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Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow had opened up the balloons and got one ready. "Here we go. I'll hold if you can man the hose?"

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

Holding the hose over the mouth of the balloon, Jaye says, "Dirty."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Not on purpose!" Willow assured her. She let the balloon get filled, keeping an eye on the turnips so it could be a comparable size. "Okay. I think we're ready for glitter."

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

Jaye puts the hose down, picking up the tub of glitter. "How much do you think we should start with?"

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Handful?" Willow guessed.

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

Jaye frowns, wondering how exactly to get the glitter into the balloon. "Be right back," she says again, and returns a moment later with a funnel. "Yay handful!"

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Is there anything funnels can't help with?" Willow mused aloud.

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"See, again, that sounds kinda dirty. I don't know how, but it does," she says, preparing the funnel for a handful of blue glitter.

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I guess if you wanted to spread things over a wide area they wouldn't be so good," Willow said. "But then again you could just reverse them."

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"We can always experiment with that later," Jaye decides.

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow tried to tie a knot in the balloon. This took some effort. "What should we aim at?"

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

The answer is immediate. "Theater."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Do we not like the theater?" Willow asked.

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"I work there, when they feel like opening it. Theater."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow decided that if Jaye worked there, she probably knew it was okay to throw glitter bombs at it.

"All right. Theater."

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"Um. Tell me you know how to work this thing? I know the balloon thinger goes there, and... then it flies."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"See, this is why I wanted to get online to research," Willow said. She pointed. "I think we flip that thing."

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

Jaye reaches out for the thing, then stops. "Do you think it'll kill me dead?"

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Oh!" Willow said, excited. "I could do it with my mind!"

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"Um?" says Jaye. "Kill me dead?"

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow looked perplexed. "Why?"

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"Well, you said you could do it with your mind."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Flip the thing for the trebuchet," Willow clarified. "I can't kill anybody with my mind yet."

Re: Class chatter

[fates_jaye]

"I'm going to ignore the 'yet,'" Jaye decides. "Well, then, feel free. Um. To flip the thing."

Re: Class chatter

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow concentrated. There was a little wobbling, then one activated trebuchet.

Willow in no way looked happily surprised she'd managed to pull it off.