Kenner was in high spirits this afternoon, despite the positively frigid temperature and his perpetually bare feet. The sun was shining, the day was dry, and he had something useful for the kiddies to do.
"Come one, come all! Unlock some s**t here!"
There were a number of boxes of various sizes made of various materials up in trees, in the grass, everywhere. Each was fitted with a lock.
"We'll get started in, like, twenty minutes! Until then, just hang out."
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Welcome!
This will be a fairly simple class. Show up, post 800 words per character over the course of the whole class and participate in at least one round besides this opening one, get 3 RP points! Bring as many characters as you'd like.
There will be dice and addition. You will be quoted when a new round begins. For now, just mill about and introduce yourself. If you would like to talk to Kenner, quote Smerdle.
The second round will start in two to three days!
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:25 pm
Alice had been minding her own business, obviously.
She hadn't been at the end of a hall staring up at the lights above her and wondering if she could change their colors. Or if she could find a way to make them blink like some weird rave club. No, never. She would never do such a thing.
Not at all.
A voice did catch her attention, however, and draw her from whatever had been on her mind. There was one word in particular that got to her. She blinked, lips pursing into a small 'o' shape. "Is that appropriate language for a teacher? I've never heard one speak in such a way," she muttered with amusement to the large raven on her shoulder. Klaus gave a cackling caw.
"I don't think so, but what are you going to do about it?" He asked knowingly.
The young witch grinned, giving the raven a wink and a slight bob of her head, making ringlet curls bounce with her movement. "Absolutely nothing, but let's go see what we're unlocking." And with that she turned to make her way toward the nearest door. Klaus pushed off her shoulder to instead perch himself at the edge of her hat brim, pushing it down slightly over her eyes until she fixed it. Pest.
When finally she made it outside and to the man in question all she could do was look at the boxes.
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:02 pm
Sidron had just been moseying around the campus. If large dragon boils could really mosey. There wasn't too much to do and to be honest he was kind of bored.
The sudden voice calling out caught his attention though. Craning his neck slightly to spot the owner of the voice. Unlock some s**t? His flicked the spiked tip of his tail thoughtfully before moving towards the open area. Spotting things shoved what seemed in a haphazardly way everywhere. In the trees. The grass. He was pretty sure there were a few hidden in not so obvious places to trip a few creeple up if they happened to catch a toe on a corner.
Well, he couldn't pass on getting things. Especially if they were free. Though his curiosity was only slightly peaked by the fact that the boxes were all fitted with locks.
Now this seemed like a pretty good challenge as well as entertainment for the day.
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:44 am
Since arriving in the school, Shiki had not been to a single class. It wasn't that he was against attending, just that there were so many other things to do. Plotting, annoying... loitering. The Kitsune sighed and headed down the halls looking around for where he should go. Soon he found himself outside walking toward some strange sight.
Boxes.. in the trees on the ground all of them tantalizingly locked. He couldn't resist his natural curiosity and he headed toward the boxes, tails flicking and ears perked. The young boil nearly yipped with joy, a slight squeak leaving him instead as he crouched near a box peeking at it. He wanted in! The boil poked a bit before noticing that he was not alone.
One of Shiki's flying foxfires circled a box sniffing it, making the kitsune boil jump toward the box, either reaching for the box of the foxfire. Either would do until he was released from the wait and permitted to open the box. Finally giving in Shiki sat down and pouted a little, knowing he was likely to get in trouble if he did anything wrong. Instead he looked at the witch ghoul with the bird. His head tilted slightly and he wagged his tail a bit. What a nice birdy, maybe it was a Corividus?
Keen drifted toward a familiar voice. She had helped this teacher find Rabbit when he went missing, and had attended another of his classes where they broke into a house. This one should be just as amusing. She smiled a bit and headed outside toward the small gathering, taking up a place in the group to look at the boxes. Locked, and scattered, it seemed like this was going to turn out like some kind of game or something, perhaps they would have to open them in a certain order or something. No matter what happened it would be good practice. If she was ever to go to the human world she would need to know how to open any and all doors that were before her. No banshee could do without such training.
Alice neglected to notice anything except the handsome dragon making his way toward the area. Pale eyes widened briefly until she forced herself to relax, clearing her throat and just watching him in the corner of her eye. Cutie.
Klaus, however, ever paranoid, felt eyes. He turned his head in sharp motions, left, right, above, below, and behind him. It was then he noticed the kitsune. He tilted his head to one side, and despite the lack of eyebrows it almost looked as if he was raising a brow at the sight of someone staring at him.
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:55 pm
Shiki continued to wag his tails as he watched the bird. He waved one hand a bit and giggled softly, before watching his foxfire flutter toward the witch and her bird. The foxfire sniffed a bit circling around before trying to land on the witch's hat along with the bird.
Seeing what was happening the kitsune boil covered his mouth to stifle the sound of his laughter.
He hadn't noticed the ghoul there, watching him. Instead he had taken a bit of interest in a box that seemed to be lodged into the grass near by. Kneeling over it as it poked a corner with a clawed finger. His long tail flicking once back and forth across the grass.
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:53 am
Camilla had practically been a shut in since the Christmastival event was over. It was still very cold, but she couldn't stand being in her Dorm a moment longer! She had to get out and do something!
And so, that was why the Dormouse ghoul, bundled to the nines, came slowly trotting down the hall on her way outside. Once she reached the outside, however, a very curious sight awaited her... Boxes, boxes everywhere! All of various shapes and sizes, and all with locks! Curious as she was, it was a familiar voice calling for random creeple to unlock things that got her the most curious! That voice, it was the undead teacher from before that taught them how to pick locks! Well, Camilla knew what she was going to be doing on this fine afternoon!
Happy, she bounds over towards the boxes, eager to see if she could pick the lock or if she needed to wait. Unfortunately, the scarf she was wearing decided to fly up into her face on her way over and block her vision! She very nearly took out a familiar fluffy Kitsune boil and a very familiar Banshee ghoul on her way by! "Oop!" she squeaks "Sorry! I- Oh! Hi Keen! Hi Shiki!" she chirps as she finally pulls the scarf out of her face to see her to friends!
Shiki gasped as he was nearly trampled and ended up rolling across the ground landing on a dragon tail. So not soft. He yelped and jumped to his feet stumbling a bit before landing on his face on the ground. What a mess!
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Keen on the other hand got the wonderful benefit of watching all the chaos. She clamped one hand over her mouth to hide her laughter as she saw what her friend had caused. "Oh Camilla.. what a mess." She bit her lower lip shaking her head slowly. She had no idea who the others were that were caught up in the chaos, but.. well it was something other than standing around.
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:28 am
Breaking and entering. Not exactly a lady like thing to do. However, Brenna was an authoritative figure and she may be kidnapped some day. It would be a good idea to know how to get out of such situations. It may also be a very useful skill to have when one was in a rut. Plus, it was a class that was being offered. She wasn't going to turn down an opportunity to expand her own knowledge base! The demon ghoul skipped into class and hurriedly took to her seat in the front.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:48 am
Rojo was beginning to come to the conclusion that he was probably the best at everything, ever. First there was dancing, which he had always had a knack for, then the banjo, an instrument he was already pretty good at and getting better with every day. Now, there was singing. The creeple of Christmas Town had declared him the greatest singer of all time, and the skeleton had taken it to heart. Figuratively. At this rate, the would be the next Johnny Danger, if Johnny Danger was also the mayor. Rojo had always dreamed of being a politician, and no innate and glorious musical talent was going to stop him.
When he noticed the boxes and the jolly undead instructor manning the area, he decided he would be the best at unlocking too, hopefully soon. He approached the gathered students at a stroll, giving Kenner a broad wave and a cheerful, "Hello, professor!" before eyeing the nearest tree. It had a number of boxes nestled in its branches, but he wasn't sure he wanted to waste his time trying to climb before he knew what they were meant to do about... unlocking this s**t.
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Already in hearing range when Kenner arrived, Lyle had watched the werehyena distribute boxes around the area with the assistance of several helpful minipets and his own natural form. It had all looked terribly tedious, but the thought of retrieving and unlocking at least one of those boxes was still rather attractive. Maybe one of the ones on the ground closest to him. He normally wouldn't have even been interested in that much activity, but times were changing. Lyle was feeling a little more lively these days.
He remained hovering near a tree as the other students approached, silently staring off into space. He might have been more lively, but that didn't yet include jumping around or engaging in conversation unless he was in a particular mood.
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:37 pm
"Okay!" Kenner clapped once, without warning. "I scattered a buncha little boxes around here for you guys to unlock. Grab a set of picks before you go looking for them and bring back about fifteen things of treasure... stuff. You'll see." He reached into the bottomless bag at his side and pulled out a large digital scale that he set on the grass nearby. "You can check how much you've gathered every once in a while with this."
He looked at the students for a moment, as if he expected them to do something entertaining.
"Oh, right. Here." Reaching into the bag again, he produced a number of sets of basic picks, each set wrapped in a small, foldover case labeled
GUNTHER & GUNTHER STUDENT LOCKPICKS
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To open locks and collect treasure:
1) Roll 3d6 per post. If the total of all three dice is 12 or higher, you have succeeded in picking the lock on your current box. If you participated in either Breaking and Entering 101orBreaking and Entering 102 you only have to roll an 11 or higher to open the lock. If you participated in both, you only need a 10.
You may use the total of the first two dice to determine what you find inside (but you don't have to! You can make up the stuff you find, as long as it's small and mostly useless.)
2: a jeweled frog 3: a phony emerald 4: a pair of glow in the dark shoelaces 5: a jeweled frog 6: a phony ruby 7: a jeweled frog 8: a phony diamond 9: a jeweled frog 10: a phony amethyst 11: a jeweled frog 12: a carrot
The value of the third die should be added to all third die values from every post where you successfully pick a lock. This sum represents the "things of treasuse stuff" that Kenner wants you to collect. ICly, your character(s) would determine how close they are to the required 15 by weighing their treasure on Kenner's scale, and you may choose to RP them doing so if you choose.
Example:
Rodney rolls:
4, 3, 1 = 8 He does not pick the lock and does not include this roll in his treasure sum.
6, 5, 4 = 15 He picks the lock and now has 4 treasure!
3, 5, 2 = 10 He does not pick the lock and does not include this roll in his treasure sum.
1, 1, 6 = 8 He does not pick the lock and does not include this roll in his treasure sum.
5, 3, 5 = 13 He picks the lock and now has 9 treasure!
You have roughly two days to begin, and since you will be doing more of the same for round three, you don't have to finish here. If you have any questions at all, PM Smerdle!
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 4:40 pm
Damien was growing tired of the script he had to memorize. The part was fine and all, but the words began to get fuzzy as he stared at the scenes for what he was sure to be a couple of hours. He needed a break, and to just look at something else.
"Unlock some s**t here!" That caught his attention from the shade of a tree and the pile of stapled pages in his hand. The jungle eyed boil tucked the document back in his bag and scuffled over to find boxes of all sorts around. All had a hefty lock on it, he raised an eyebrow at that. " Lockpicking 101?" he rumbled out, unsure but happy about the chance of learning the trade.
Camilla really had caused a mess... She'd nearly run Shiki over -- Which caused him to leap out of the way land on another creeper's tail! -- And even Keen was laughing... Oh dear... "Heh, sorry..." she says more genuinely as she untangles the scarf from her face... Maybe she went a little overboard with the scarf...
The Dormouse ghoul didn't have long to muse on this however; A clapping sound from nearby alerted them that it was time for the class to start. Her tailsocked tail soon begins to wag a bit as she turns and listens attentively to what they were supposed to do, and her eyes practically sparkled once the Lockpicking Kits were produced! "Ooo!" she chirps as she bounds up -- More carefully though. -- to get her kit!
Inside were a myriad of tools of various shapes and sizes! Camilla had, since Lockpicking 102, become fairly interested in the skill. No, she had no intention of being a thief; but, you never know when you need to get into some place and she couldn't rely on her ability to shrink all the time.
With her kit in hand, Camilla moves over to one of the boxes on the grass. It was small and green, not very ornate, but had a sizable lock. The only thing Camilla actually recognized from the kit was the pick and probe. The probe was to disarm traps... She hoped there were no traps... The pick was most easily recognized. Excitedly, she slips the pick out of it's spot and into the lock. However... These locks seemed quite a bit more difficult then the locks she'd encountered so far...
Plus, she was just a bit to excited about being outside and in a lockpicking class... Her first attempt failed...
Lockpicking
Picking Attempt: Fail Treasure Gained: 0 Total Treasure: 0
