Advanced Survivalism, Friday, Period 1

[amthenight]

This week, Batman's class was meeting on the beach. This did not mean it was going to be a horrifying day. In fact, they were going to play a game

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[amthenight]

On a desert island!

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[arsenicmauls]

Gertrude Yorkes

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[everyonestype]

Jackson Whittemore

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[notconflicted]

Marasiah Fel

Listen to the Lecture

[amthenight]

If you want, you can make note of what CDs you would be using if this was actually your collection.

Also, yes, he said waste pit.

Objective 1: Shelter

[amthenight]

You have branches and blocks of wood off to the side that had been carefully selected by Batman. That does not mean they're booby-trapped or anything. USING YOUR CDs, create a shelter.

If asked, Batman would suggest either breaking a disc to create a cutting tool, and/or running some of the wood through the hole in the middle of the disc to stabilize the frame of the shelter if you're building a teepee structure.

Re: Objective 1: Shelter

[notconflicted]

Okay, Sia was pretty used to having to deal with what she was given at times, but she'd literally never held a CD before.

Whatever, she broke it to start cutting branches, which was a lot harder than it sounded, by the way.

Objective 2: Fire

[amthenight]

Those branches are very dry, so they should catch fire without a problem with the help of your CD.

If asked, Batman would tell them how to use two mirrored surfaces to create a fire. This would take some patience, of course.

Other options were available if you didn't want to play with sunlight.

Re: Objective 2: Fire

[lil_nikita]

Alex was taught a lot about survivalism from her father years ago, and that included the many ways to start a fire. All that was needed was sunlight, CDS, and yes, lots of patience.

She got to work as soon as possible.

Objective 3: Dig a Waste Pit

[amthenight]

Look, you just have to dig a hole in the sand with a CD. Not that tough. That's why Batman mentioned what it would be used for if this were an actual desert island. Fight through the psychological games he's playing and just dig a hole.

If asked, Batman would stick a CD in the sand, tilt it to lift the sand up, and say, "Repeat until you have a hole big enough to suit its purpose."