http://badassbutler.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] badassbutler.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-08-16 10:57 am
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Stealth and Deception #6, Wednesday Morning, Danger Shop

As the class entered the saw Alfred standing behind a table in a large, column filled room. "Good morning class. Grab some breakfast and sit down, today is a long lecture day. I doubt we'll do anything practical."


"Now we've talked an awful lot about both stealth and deception, but there's one key element that we haven't discussed, one that I considered adding to my class title it was so important. It's one thing to get your way through a situation by lying, by decieving the searcher into thinking he's seeing something else. It's another to hide out of his vision, to make him never know that you are there.

"And it's quite another thing, though, if you do not have to employ any of these tricks," Alfred started to say before he suddenly and without explantation shimmered and disappeared.

"Because you have your searcher's attention focused somewhere else entirely," a voice said behind them. Aflred stood there with a remote. "I'm talking about distraction. The art of getting your enemy to look somewhere else entirely. Unfortunately," he continued, throwing the remote onto the table and walking around to the other side. "I have no particular techniques to demonstrate to you today. Becuase in this, there is not particular technique that works for every situation. More often than not it is merely the act of seeing an opportunity and grabbing it. Throwing a rock or a coin to imitate the sound of footsteps, rigging a disaster that requires the guards to all come running, making a feint, splitting your forces, and of course, the ever popular "blow up something important". These are all methods of getting your opponent, our paranoia created "constant searcher" to look somewhere else than where you are."

He walked over to the control console, pulled some glasses out of his pocket, and consulted a piece of paper. "Alright... this may take a while class, and for that I'm... no, wait! I've got it."

The scene shimmered and the students found themselves standing outside what appeared to be a small building.

"In this compound are secret documents," Alfred said, "vital to the well-being of the world. They are also, however, guarded round-the-clock by armed guards. The inside is filled with metal corridors, important machines, and all sorts of fun things which can be used for distraction. Including," he said looking over his glasses, "a small cache of explosives. So, what I want you all to do is dazzle me with your creativity. You're all a very bright and smart group, and today I am expecting to walk away from this room thinking "My heavens, I had never thought of that before. If only I had, that job in Mozambique would have gone so much easier. So go on, get into pairs and start dazzling me. I will provide any tools you want save those which could potentially be used as weapons. We're looking to get the enemy looking the other way."

[[Wait for the OCD Have fun!]]

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] dude-its-jude.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Jude was actually kinda good at this. On a usual day, however. Not a day where he was sitting pretty far away from Setsuna, pink-faced, and with bloodshot eyes.

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Sakurazaki did have a pretty good plan that involved a skateboard, some wings, and the boy she'd woken up with that morning. But she did notice him sitting away from her today; she forced down her reservations with a gulp and sidled up next to him.

"I have a thought or two for this one," she said, quietly, "but if you're not up to doing much right now, I understand. But I don't know if I could think of something so ingenious with someone else." She smirked a little. She'd never experienced a hangover herself, but, looking at Jude, she was feeling empathicly miserable for him.

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] dude-its-jude.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Jude summoned up a smile. So, okay, we were blushy but not avoidy. He could work with that. "Oh yeah? You totally have to share, bra, 'cause I'm not up to bein' the brains of the outfit today."

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Thrilled that he didn't completely turn her proposal down, Sakurazaki grinned. She beamed, in fact. "Isn't it obvious? I don't think it's as...discrete as Mr. Pennyworth was thinking, buuuut...well, someone suddenly whizzing by on a skateboard is pretty damned distracting, especially for military soldiers not expecting it. And, by the way he described it, it looks like we could find a spot filled with certain ramps or railings for a little pizzazz. I'm sure you're good enough," she paused a moment, with a look that she hopes suggests that if he isn't feeling good enough for it today, because of certain circumstances, it was no problem, "to whiz by them without them being able to fire a single shot.

"Of course, skateboarding in and around to throw them off will only get us so far. That's when we shift gears and the new distraction shifts from a boy on a skateboard to a girl with wings. I'll distract them in a very similar fashion. We continue shifting back the distractions until they're not sure where to focus their attention on anymore, then come in simultaniously, retrieve the documents, and blow on back out before they can even put one and one together."

She flashed a grin. Mana-san would have been proud of her.

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] dude-its-jude.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Jude listened and nodded. "Yeah, I can totally handle speed and a few tricks. I don't know if I can handle anything too arial, but I'll give it a try." He flashed her a thumbs up and retrieved his board. "Let's do this thing."

Re: Pair Up

[identity profile] bound2blade.livejournal.com 2006-08-16 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Giggling a little, she returned the thumbs up, added a wink. "I think I've got the arial stuff down, anyway. Let's go."