<div class="floatleft">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/ElectricBadger/689692f3-16d0-4737-b1e8-8fd6cf2ee976_zpsfe857379.jpg)   </div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;">Nys Vendatti</span><br/><strong>Location: Traps Class<br/>Tagging: Scimitar and the Teacher's Pet</strong><br/><br/>Nys shrugged, interpreting "unorthodox" as something else entirely.  Nevertheless, he'd intended his answer to be perfectly honest, not to incite the round of juvenile twittering.  Even after the discussion he had no idea what the thing was called and only a slight notion of its value.  But his initial frown as he looked back at the other students was quickly replaced by a smile as Na'ima arrived to the class late.  He gestured her to the seat next to him, voicing a quiet greeting.<strong> "Lovely to see you again so soon, dragonbait.  Get a bit lost?"</strong>He was tempted to say more, but the instructor finally went about giving instruction and Nys snapped quickly to attention.  The rest of this school seemed likely to be a waste of time, but learning was something he was serious about.  His family's future may hinge on something as simple as disarming a trap correctly.<br/><br/>He looked over the tools and picks, assessing them for quality.  They seemed servicable enough and he preferred not to chance losing anything from his own kit, so he selected a few implements and set to work.  He noticed Na'ima's evident nervousness and gave a soft smile of reassurance.<strong>"Failing a few times is normal, I don't think you'll get in much trouble.  The first time I tried this sort of business I thought using Nana's gold flatware would be just the thing - it bent into shape fairly easily, you see - and needless to say she didn't appreciate my need to see the new drider.  My thrashing was rather epic and I was grounded the rest of the visit, but she sent me home with a set of lock picks and directions to learn their use.  Nana has always been a bit of a mixed message, I'm afraid."</strong>He grinned and set to work.  As he expected, the mechanics of the examples were fairly basic even if the style was new to him, and following the simple instructions yielded consistent success.  It was a comforting exercise and he found himself a bit lost in it; although he glanced over to Na'ima periodically to see if she needed advice, she too seemed to have little difficulty.  When she muttered to herself, he assumed he'd missed something.<strong>"Hmm?  Better than hearing what?"</strong><br/><br/>Disable Devices 25 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=47602)