April 2014: Spy Month

Spy Shows and Vampire LARP

April consisted of watching more episodes of Burn Notice and watching some episodes of Chuck here and there. We also participated in something called Vampire LARP which is something that Chris had been involved in way before he met me. When I first met him, I didn't like it and didn't understand what it was. After a while I decided that I would try it, so Chris made me a character and I started LARPing. I've now been involved on and off for about 5 years. I hadn't been showing up very often, so we included it in Spy Month because it requires some acting and strategy that are both useful in Spy situations, however, the couple Vampire LARP games that I showed up to were kind of uneventful, but I definitely used some acting and story-telling skills while there and Chris is always good at playing his characters. 

Spy Games Around the City

Chris had this grand idea that we should give each other a list of clues and try to find each other around the city. So, one Saturday we decided to try it out. I went to Ridgedale Mall since I wanted to get some new Bras from Victoria's Secret anyways, and left Chris a list of clues on the dining room table. We decided that we could communicate via text message and ask yes or no questions. I had just enough time to get a bra fitting, and pick out my bras before Chris came waltzing into the Victoria's Secret store to find me. He only had to ask me 2 questions. Then we switched. We sat down at a table in the mall and Chris wrote down some clues for me to follow. I was having some trouble deciphering the clues so I called up my sister Heather and she helped me figure some of them out. We figured out that I needed to go to the West End in Saint Louis park, but after that she wasn't sure what the last clue meant. It said "Find the house with a yard". After I parked my car, I started to text Chris some questions to rule out some of the other locations around the area. After I did that, I got out of my car and took the elevator up to the street. The funny thing is that when I came out of the door and onto the street, I looked up and saw a sign for a place called "The Yard House", I didn't even know this place existed and neither did Heather, so that is why we couldn't figure out the clue. We stayed for a drink and some Edamame and then we both headed home. It was a fun experience and I thanked Heather for being my Assistant spy and she said "Anytime" and I told Chris that we should do this again sometime, it was pretty fun!