ext_141420 ([identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-05-25 10:59 pm
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Wilderness Survival - Week 1| Thursday Morning, A Clearing in the Woods

Callisto waited until the class finished marching into the clearing they'd been given *handwavey* directions to.

"First things first," she held up a large box. "At the start of each class you will take off your shoes and put them in this box. You will get them back at the end of class, if I believe that you have paid sufficient attention in class. Otherwise I get to keep them for the week. After you've done that I want you to introduce yourself to the class and say why you decided to take this workshop."

"Since this is the first class, I'd thought I'd start with something fairly simple. Fandom is filled with many unique and interesting animals, from the ducks and giant squid, to the dancing lemers and weetiny bunnies, to the minature giraffes and shy, retiring teal deer, to John Crichton. Some of these are harmless, others dangerous, still more tasty. Which is why, when lost in the wilderness, it's important to know what animals might be in your near vicinity. One of the best ways to do this is through tracking, the basics of which I will be teaching you today."

Callisto went on to give a very interesting and informative talk on tracking. It might even have drawn the attention of a few teal deer.

"Your assignment today is to split into pairs and identify which Fandom animal made the set of tracks I've assigned you.

"Good luck. You're going to need it."


Pairs are:
1. Alec
Hamlet Dane Jr

2. Alphonse Elric
Janet Fraiser

3. Max Guevera
Molly Hayes

4. Joxer
Cameron Mitchell

5. M Parker
Buffy Summers

6. Aeryn Sun
Sam Winchester

[ooc: If you're stuck, the images are labelled in this gallery here. But at least try to have a little fun with this.]


[ooc: wait for the ooc threads and they're up!]

Re: Sign In and Shoes (Wk 1)

[identity profile] 1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Buffy whimpered a little as she removed her very stylish boots.

ooc: Woe, unexpected social-ness popped up. Will not be home until midnight-ish.

Re: Sign In and Shoes (Wk 1)

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Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-05-25 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Janet Fraiser," said Janet. "And while I fully appreciate the benefits of technology, I took this workshop because technology isn't always available, and overreliance on any one method of doing things is bad anyway."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Cameron Mitchell. I signed up for this workshop because it's something that will come in handy when I join the Air Force. If I ever crash my plane and end up in the wilderness, this might save my ass," Cameron introduced himself.
can_be_more: (wftw!aeryn)

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-05-25 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aeryn Sun. I've had some wilderness survival training handy should you ever fall off a mountain, oops, but I haven't learned everything about this planet yet."
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Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[personal profile] likethegun 2006-05-25 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Sam Winchester," he said, "and I signed up for this workshop because I'm pretty sure that there's no such thing as having too many survival skills. And my wilderness skills are a little lacking."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"My names is Molly Hayes. Sophomore. I've lived most of my life in L.A. and the closest I've ever been to being in the wilderness was hiding out in an old hotel that had collapsed into a cave during some earthquake. So, I've never done anything like this class before and I thought it would be fun to learn."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] kitty--fetish.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Alphonse Elric," he said. "I've had a lot of experience of surviving out in the middle of nowhere, but I thought it'd be fun to see and learn a different perspective on it."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Parker, and I'm a senior. I have next to no outdoor experience, and given this place, I thought it would be smart to remedy that for the next time something attacks us."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Alec, and I've got some experience in this arena, but Fandom seems to trump expectations," he said. "I'm looking forward to seeing what comes up and if it's any different from what I'm used to."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] joxertehmighty.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Joxer, Joxer the Mighty," he said. "I'm from before all that modern vendy machine and TV stuff, so this is a bit more of my field. Also, I really like the old Attis the Apeman stories, so that might have been part of why I signed up."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] 1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Buffy Summers. I'm sixteen and a sophomore, and I'm from LA. ...I thought this would involve bbqing?"

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] ihatedenmark.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm Hamlet Dane Jr. I'm had little experience alone in the wild, but since many of my family members are trying to kill me I may have to one day use outdoor survival skills, I thought this class would be beneficial."

Re: Introductions (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] geneticfreak452.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Max. I had some experience when I was younger, but it's been awhile, and a refresher never hurt anyone," she said.

Re: Talk amongst yourselves. (WS-Wk1)

[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Molly debated whether to take her socks off as well. On the one hand, very dirty socks. On the other, even colder toes. She finally decided to leave them on for now.

Re: Pairing 1 - Alec and Hamlet Dane Jr.

[identity profile] x5-alec.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"John Crichton tracks," Alec said definitively, staring at the ground.
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Re: Pairing 2 - Alphonse Elric and Janet Fraiser

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-05-25 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Some kind of hoofed animal that lives in a forest," said Janet, frowning at the tracks. "Deer, maybe?"

It might be that she'd been forced to watch Bambi one too many times as a child, and that was the only animal she could think of that had hoofs and lived in a forest.

Re: Pairing 3 - Max Guevera and Molly Hayes

[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Molly looked at the tracks with something bordering on loathing. "I know exactly what those are," she said.

Re: Pairing 4 - Joxer and Cameron Mitchell

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Cameron looked at the tracks and just snickered.

Re: Pairing 5 - M Parker and Buffy Summers

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Parker stares at the prints, then facepalms. "We are in so much trouble."
can_be_more: (wftw!aeryn)

Re: Pairing 6 - Aeryn Sun and Sam Winchester

[personal profile] can_be_more 2006-05-25 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Aeryn knows this immediately. "I know this," she says, kind of proud of that. And then thinks about it. "We have them here?"
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Re: Talk to Callisto (IC - Wk 1)

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-05-25 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Janet wasn't easily scared. On the other hand, not might not be a good time. On the third hand, she had to get rid of this cheerleading uniform.

"I have a cheerleading uniform, and I'm not the cheerleading type," said Janet, glancing warily at Buffy off having her RL social life, lucky her. "I can just give it back to you, right? Buffy won't take it."

Re: OOC (WS - Wk1)

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
And now I understand the extra wardrobe room comment from the campfire last night.

V [ooc-but-ic]: *wonders if anyone is her size*

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