first one who touches the ground loses

A plan had been made, supplies had been gathered, squirrels had been adequately bribed, and now that most people - teachers, in particular - were busy with the picnic, it was time to strike.

Octavia had spent the last couple of months learning how to pick locks, and always refusing to tell Duke which lock she was actually learning the skill for. Even now that she stood outside the door to his office at the school, she wasn't sure when he was going to find out. It wasn't like he came in here much at all. But that was part of the fun of it!

It didn't take her long at all to pick her way in the door. Once there, she opened her bag and got to work. First, she stocked Duke's desk with stereotypical office stuff (post-its, pens, paper clips, whatever) all in blues and greens, as well as a mug. For a moment, she considered leaving the x-rated candy (it literally said so on the box!) out, but ended up putting it in one of the desk drawers for Duke to discover later.

The stress toy in the shape of a shark, though? Proudly going right on the desk. And next to it, their framed prom picture (both in their pajamas, Duke grinning and Octavia looking like she was holding back a laugh). And next to that, a smaller framed picture... of Polly Lobster chewing on a rock.

And finally, she set a card down in the middle of the desk. Inside, it just read Tavi's secret lock-picking scheme is done, so fill that in in your notebook.

Then, pleased with the results of her scheming, Octavia locked the door again, and headed down to the picnic.

[ooc: NFB, NFI! Office modded with kind permission. Also yes, we're being mean.]