http://evilblogofevil.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] evilblogofevil.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-07-13 08:33 am
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Leadership For Social Change - Class 2 - Period 7

When the students arrived, they found the classroom set up like a high school auditorium. A big banner declared "Welcome, Henchpeople!" Tables lined the edge of the auditorium with signs announcing the companies represented. Lexcorp, Primatech, Umbrella Corp., Wolfram and Hart, Prescott Pharmaceuticals, Microsoft and others all appear to have a presence here.

"What up, leaders?" Dr. Horrible asked the class. Today he wore a white lab coat and white gloves. "Today we're going to discuss recruiting. You may think you can hire any old thug off the street to do your bidding. While it is true that cash will entice many to follow you, those that are motivated strictly by cash are easily lured from your side at times of pressure. Hire a union henchperson and you'll pay more, yes, but you get your money's worth.

"I want you to practice your henchperson recruiting speech. Tell them what you have to offer. Benefits and pensions are a good start but try to be creative. And as you listen to your fellow students, try to think of what a henchperson would be looking for and feel free to ask questions."

[OCD coming up. Work's likely to be crazy for me today, but please tag off each other if you feel like it!]

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[identity profile] daventryprince.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Prince Alexander of Daventry
wwiii: (Hee!)

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[personal profile] wwiii 2010-07-13 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Warren Worthington III
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-07-13 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Karla

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[identity profile] licensedtoarch.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Mind if some henchmen swagger in and talk to the teacher after class?
endsthegame: (charming)

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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-07-13 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Andrew Wiggin

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[identity profile] daventryprince.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Now this? This, Alexander could feel a little nervous about. It wasn't that he ever planned on really having henchmen, persay, but he was an heir to a throne now, so he would some day be a king. A good king should be able to rally up support from his people, just like his father had. Before now, Alexander really hadn't given this much thought, but now it made him realize that this should definitely be something to consider.

He thought back. The nice thing was that he didn't have to imagine what it might be like to be a commoner, since he was one. Well, below on, but that just gave him an even wider perspective.

"Now, now," he started his speech by lifting up his hands as if to show how they were free of malice or weaponry or ill intent, "I know what you're thinking. You're probably wondering who this gentleman in the fancy puffy sleeved shirt thinks he is, saying he could bring leadership and glory and other such things. And I know you may not believe me when I say this, but, I've been there. I know how it is to serve under tyrants and hardship. I know what it's like to have an empty stomach and blisters on my hands. I still have burns and scars from what I've been through, but, since there are ladies present, I will maintain decency and not show them to you. My point is: I've been there. I had to fight through great adversity with luck and skill to get to the point I'm at today! I'll put that same energy and talent to use to be your leader. The greater you strive for our glory, the greater the rewards, and I assure you, I am quite generous with my rewards!"

He brought the last part of the speech up to a rousting, squared-shouldered level, building up to his fist lifting slightly in the air to rile up anyone who was listening and not dying of laughing. "So who's with me!"

This is where, hopefully, at least one kind soul with a heart would cheer at least a little bit.
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[personal profile] icecoldfrost 2010-07-13 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Emma Frost
notmyownage: (*is decked out to the nines*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Claudia Donovan
notmyownage: (*does a little dance*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Claudia was nothing if not a kind soul. Also, this was her fake little brother, here.

"Woohoo!"

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Quinn Fabray

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Quinn's speech was simple, direct, and very possibly borrowed from Sue Sylvester.

"I don't think most of you are nearly good enough to work with me," she announced, hands on her hips. "If you make it in, of course, the pay and prestige of a henchperson gig with me are unmatched. There's a pension, vacation time, European dry cleaning, everything. Everyone else in the industry will envy you. But I don't need 25 loser wannabes. I need two people. Maybe three. Two or three people who will do everything I ask; who will be my eyes and ears when I'm not around; who will make the most of every second of this opportunity."

She let that hang in the air a second before adding, "But like I said, most of you probably aren't good enough. Talk to me if you think you have the stuff."

In Quinn's opinion, nothing made people want something like telling them they couldn't have it.
notmyownage: (*is determined*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Claudia put a lot of consideration into her recruitment speech. What did she have to offer minions? Beyond just being cute and science-y.

Then she thought about H.G. Wells it was totally relevant, shut up.

"In the Renaissance," Claudia started thoughtfully, "The Age of Reason triumphed over the dark, superstitious era of the Medieval period. The Industrial Revolution in the Victorian Era permanently altered our social structures and lifestyles. War. Technology. Innovation. Ladies and gentlemen, we stand perched on the edge of another revolution, one which will once more alter the very face of our society into something nigh unrecognizable. Which side of this revolution will you be on?

"The road to revolution is not an easy one. There are sacrifices which will be made. The new world will be built not by dreamy theorists in laboratories but with muscle and mind, with sweat, blood, tears and delusions." Seemingly from nowhere, she was reminded of Joshua, vanishing into a bright, unfathomable light. She shook her head. Nope, not going there. "Will you flounder like fish drowned in carelessly leaked oil when the energy reserves run out? Or will you rise above the rabble with a water powered refrigerator and eat summer fruits in the fall?!"

[ooc: Yeah, I totally grabbed, like, half that rhetoric from SteamPunk Magazine.]
Edited 2010-07-13 18:04 (UTC)
notmyownage: (*is gesturing*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
She was possibly underestimating the power of nerd pride. Claudia raised her hand.

"So, how exactly is European dry cleaning a bonus?"

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Quinn gave her roommate a pitying smile. She hadn't looked thgrough the other girl's closet as much as she would have liked to, but she doubted Claudia ever got anything dry cleaned.

"It's like night and day," she explained. "They use better chemicals there. Your clothes come back feeling so much softer, and with much less wear than when they're cleaned in the U.S."
notmyownage: (*has mouth open*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, no. It was hard to get things dry cleaned when one was a ward of the state.

She raised her hand again. "So then is, say, Swedish dry cleaning superior to Croatian? Or did the whole European Union get together and go 'let's show those Americans what for!'?"

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[identity profile] chief-cheerio.livejournal.com 2010-07-13 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
The state was, in Quinn's opinion, all but guilty of child neglect.

"It's continent wide," she said impatiently. (The truth was, she didn't know.) "Do you want to become a minion, or are you just interested in where I get my sweaters cleaned?"
notmyownage: (*is skeptical of this crap*)

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[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-07-13 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, I just want to get all my facts straight before I apply. Do you have a secret underground bunker or an interstellar escape plan for when the Mayan calender runs out in 2012?"

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