"Good morning.  Today is the first day we're going to talk about - and practice - some of the actual tools a spy uses."  She grinned, excited.  "Lockpicking and pickpocketing aren't just used by spies, of course.  But an agent can end up in a multitude of situations where a little manual dexterity is helpful."  She winked.  "Some of you already have experience in this."  Aly nodded at Briar, Sakurazaki, Skif.  "And for you, I have something a bit more difficult planned."

"But before we get into the actual practicing, let's go over the basics of how, exactly, you pick a lock or someone's pocket."  With that she took them through a short but information-filled lecture on pickpocketing and picking locks.

She gestured them all to gather around the table.  "Now, these are all training tools for learning.  Take a turn at them, see what you can do.  A third of picking locks is the theory, the other two-thirds is practice and steady hands."  Aly smiled mischieviously around the table.  "And I don't want to hear anyone complaining this is too hard.  I learned how by the time I was four.  There are sets of lockpicks on the table.  Feel free to try out a couple different ones.  And for those of you who want or need more a challenge, I have some much more difficult locks over in that corner."  She pointed to where there was an assortment of pretty much any type of lock possible.  Including one that didn't actually look like it needed a key.

"Over here," she led them over to another part of the room that was hung with handkerchiefs plus several fitting dummies wearing many-pocketed clothes decorated with bells.  "You can practice on the dummies if you like.  Steady hands will keep the bells from ringing, though you want to remember that if you're doing this in truth, your mark will be moving more than the dummies will.  You also can practice with a partner and handkerchiefs."  She winked.  "Stealing the handkerchieves.  Other partner-related activites are for outside the class.  I also have a scenario set up in here with 'real' people if you want to try your skills out."

She came back to the main table with a smile.  "Right then, any questions before we start?"  She paused to answer any that came up.  "Now, I have one last thing for you.  Part of being aware of your surroundings at all times is knowing who's near you and what they're doing there."  Grinning, she reached into her jacket and pulled out a yo-yo, a cellphone, a deck of cards, and a pen.  Looking at the pen more closely, she chuckled.  "Ooh, a naked pen.  Nice.  These belong to four members of your class."  She looked as innocent as possible.  "You guys can come up and get these at any time.  And keep a closer eye on where someone puts their hands."

"Finally, I'll have these tools out in my office whenever I'm in there.  If you wish to get more practice, feel free to stop by."  Aly grinned.  "You don't even have to talk to me if you don't want to.  Next week we're back in the classroom, and your homework is to keep practicing.  Just don't pick-pocket your classmates."