Detention, The Danger Shop, 09.08.06

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

When the students walked into the shop, they would see The Tick standing at a podium that probably looked vaguely futuristic back in the mid-1990's: a rounded white plastic frame and clear plexiglass. There were lights and smoke in the background. Behind Tick was a large sign with the following names listed:

Teddy Altman
Seely Booth
John Connor
Hikaru Hitachiin
Kaoru Hitachiin
Jude Lizowski
Jamie Madrox
Peter Pevensie
Setsuna Sakurazaki
Ranma Saotome
River Tam
Naomi Wildman

When everyone was in the shop, the Tick pushed a button on the Danger Shop remote and spotlights started swinging around.

"Hello, detentioned students! I am The Tick, and I'm not only your Dean of Students, but today I am also your host for Detention Gladiators!" Tick stayed silent as a vaguely patriotic-sounding theme song played for thirty seconds.

"Today you'll be competing in four challenges that will test your mind, body, heart, and ability to think like a crazy person! Hopefully by the end of our time together you'll have learned your lesson - or in Naomi's case set a positive example since she did nothing wrong - and will be ready to move on to the next phase of your lives, without rule breaking!"

"And remember, the Shop is set up with extensive safety protocols! You're completely safe! Explosions won't be real, brutes won't actually hit hard, and the sheer power of the criminal mind won't overwhelm you!"

"SPOOOON!"

[OOC: You do not need to know who any of the hologram NPCs are, but you might enjoy it more if you do. Here's some info on them. This should be crack crack crack and more crack, for the record. Detention will run from approximately 9 AM EST to 5 PM EST, but you're free to go when you've completed all of the tasks. If it takes longer, I'm fine playing longer if you are. :)

I'll be around all day and available on AIM if you need to talk to me: bugofjustice.]

Comments

Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"First off, let's meet our participants! Everyone, step forward and tell us your name, your year, why you're here, and then look deep down and tell us what you can do to prevent yourself from being given a detention again! Other students can share their opinions on how you can refrain from getting detention as well! Don't be shy!"

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely stared at the Tick as he spoke. "I'm Seely Booth, I'm a junior, and I'm here because Peter Pevensie has a short fuse and hit me in class. So I hit him back. Obviously, to aviod this happening again, next time he hits me I shouldn't hit back if there's a techer nearby."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi gulped, looking like she'd rather be anywhere but there, "I'm Naomi Wildman, I'm a freshman ... I'm here because my name was called out in the detention lottery on Friday ... if it's a lottery, I doubt I have any power to prevent my name from being called out, so ... that's it I guess,"

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John lazed in a chair. "I'm John Connor and I'm a senior. I'm here because I questioned a robot and redecorated a bit with non-standard streamers. ANd to prevent this, I'd have to do something about the cause, such as lowering it into a vat of molten metal or find a reeeeally big press." JOhn's in such a happy mood since the TPing.

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"My name's Peter Pevensie. I'm a junior. I'm here because some people find it necessary to insult ladies.

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

"My name is Jamie Madrox and I'm a freshmen. I'm here because I asked if one of my teachers if he enjoyed ice cream," Jamie announced. "In the future I will no longer ask him about ice cream."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Uh, I'm Jude Lizowksi and I'm a sophomore. And I'm here 'cause I felt the need to redecorate the school." He jittered from foot to foot. "I can avoid detention again by not getting caught. I mean, uh, not doin' it again."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[2-twin-devils-2.livejournal.com]

"Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin reporting here. We are freshmen, we're here because we gathered an army to celebrate the first week of school and we can prevent this by....running away next time." They grin widely.

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"My name is Setsuna Sakurazaki," she said; she would have sounded a little cross and bitter if she hadn't known what the detention was, but she was confused. If she was understanding this correctly, this seemed to her far less of a punishment and much more an opprotunity to get extra training in. "I'm here because I did something I shouldn't have done. I can prevent myself from being given detention by not doing it again."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Ranma looks very lost.. He's never been to detention before. But this doesn't seem like the way he thoght it would work. "I'm... Ranma Saotome. I'm a freshman... I'm her because I lack the will power to say noTPed the school... If I don't want to go here again I could just... not... TP the school."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"I'm River Tam. I'm a junior. I got detention for sticking my tongue out at the Ethics teacher. I'm not likely to do that again."

Re: Activity 1: A Test of the Heart!

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"I'm Teddy Altman. I'm a sophomore and I'm here because I TPed the school." Teddy glared at the ground. "I can prevent this by not getting caught next time learning to control my issues with authority."

Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Now, if you'll step over here, you'll see two circular platforms and two giant cottony swabs! Well, they're actually foam, not cotton, and they're for safe violence, not cleaning! Your goal is to face off against a vile villain and use the giant foam swab to try to knock him off his platform, or at least draw by staying on yours for sixty seconds!"

"Remember, even the bigger opponents are beatable! They're slower, and more capable of toppling over if you sweep their feet well!"

[OOC: Standard rules of combat apply but with a reminder: this is very close combat with a weapon that WILL NOT hurt you. You''ll get hit almost every time, it's just a matter of how well it connected. That is up to the person being attacked. Students always get the first shot here and all of the NPC villains are defeatable.]

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely picked up the cotton swab. This couldn't be too hard right?

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi picked up a cotton swab and gripped it tightly.

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John picked up the giant cotton swab, wondering how many cotton fields were harvested so that some ginormous dude could clean his ears, and gave it a heft and a spin. Huh. THis should be fun.

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter grinned at the idea before he remembered this was supposed to be a punishment. He picked up a swap, feeling the weight.

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie picked up his cotton swab and briefly wondered if he'd be fighting a giant ear.

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[2-twin-devils-2.livejournal.com]

A double attack would fair better, wouldn't it..? Or perhaps it would only make the platform smaller...

Re: Activity 2: A Test of the Body

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Fighting? Jude?

"Duuuuude . . . haaaaaaarsh . . ." he moaned, holding his swab awkwardly.

Lunch

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Sport drinks, water, and diner food. The lunch of champions! If there was anyone who wanted to visit you today, now would be the time for that!"

Re: Lunch

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely picked at the diner food. Mmm...diner food.

Activity 3: A Test of the Mind

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps the greatest challenge of mental toughness is the famous Rock-Paper-Scissors! You will be dueling with some of the greatest criminal minds ever! You have three of weaponry symbolically represented with a hand pose!" Tick demonstrated the three weapons. "Scissors cut Paper! Paper wraps Rock! Rock crushes Scissors! What will your opponent choose? You need to figure it out to defeat these ferocious fiends! Best two out of three will give you a victory!"

[OOC: Go ahead and pick whatever you want. For the most part, I'll be using a random number generator. Except for with one NPC. Mwahaha.]

Re: Activity 3: A Test of the Mind

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely choose rock. Rock always won.

Activity 4: A Test of the Sanity

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

The scene has changed to an obstacle course with an excessive number of walls.

"In that obstacle course, you have ten bombs to find and disarm. You can disarm them easily by removing them from the surface they're stuck to and pushing that button on the front. But be warned! The villain who planted those bombs in the first place will be trying to plant more! You may have to apprehend him somehow! He's no physical threat, but he is really weird, so be wary of him."

[OOC: Mod the placement of the bombs as you will. They'll mostly be right on the wall at eye level. Some will be on the ground, or the ceiling. Any on the ceiling will be above some movable obstacles so you can get up there.

The villain will just run around trying to place more bombs. Stop him however you see fit, either by talking or hitting.]

Re: Activity 4: A Test of the Sanity

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely started scanning the course for bombs. Aha! He reached down to pick the bomb up and disarm it.

Sign Out

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"You've completed the tasks, no it's time to go, chums! I hope you've learned something today and will be prepared to avoid getting into trouble in the future!"

Re: Sign Out

[ranma-sao.livejournal.com]

Ranma bows out of detention. Fandom really is the weirdest school on earth...

OOC

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

To show that I'm done. And insane.

Re: OOC

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

And blue. With a nice hat from cardboard tubes.