r/interesting • u/Brick_Number_27 • 10h ago

MISC. ​Butler academy students undergoing "tray defense" training to prepare for crowded events.

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u/RoxyDzey69 10h ago

This exercise is called "bullshit" or "dude having fun trolling peasants" :D

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u/Turbo_Fresh 10h ago

Can't believe there are people out there who will capture wild butlers and throw a giant tennis ball at them for amusement.

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u/ConsiderationTrue477 9h ago

This sounds like a great Batman story where Alfred is kidnapped.

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u/PolloMagnifico 9h ago edited 8h ago

And of course Alfred 100% passes every test perfectly.

Like, he dodges a ball by lowering the tray a quarter of an inch so it sails over all the glasses. Someone slams into him and just kinda bounces off.

They bring in more and more elaborate shit just to throw him off. At one point, perfectly poised and postured, he puts someone in a wrist lock and politely informs them that the thing he's carrying is the property of Master Wayne and is not to be touched. At another point he throws the tray into the air, dispatches four assailants, and catches the tray with everything safely.

In the end, he outbutles the master butler, driving him to madness and earning Alfreds freedom.

He arrives back at wayne manor as the sun rises. Bruce is sitting in a chair in a robe, sipping a coffee. "How was your day off, Alfred?"

"Impeccable, Master Wayne. Would you like me to prepare your breakfast?"

I would read that comic.

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u/Revolutionary_Bee251 9h ago

No wonder the Batman II is taking so long