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future_sandworm ([personal profile] future_sandworm) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2009-08-04 04:21 pm
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Behind the Dorms, Tuesday Afternoon

Leto had actually made some plans for this meeting, in case Arthur and Zack would still be asleep, although if they had been, there would certainly have been a lot fewer people showing up.

Those plans were now pointless, however. There was no way he would put people through defining the goals of defensive tactics today. Clearly those who had spend their weekend in another reality were a little too emotional to deal with that now. Leto knew that from experience; he had spent the previous day being bitched at (hello Arthur!) or hugged and cried on. It was obvious that people needed some kind of emotional outlet today.

Also, it seemed like some people had trust issues after having run into alternate vampire versions of themselves. That could prove dangerous in a fighting situation.

"Good afternoon," he greeted everyone gathered. "Today we will work on what I believe is referred to in this time as team-building. Without loyalty and trust - both of leaders and of fellow warriors - a military unit is nothing. Where that trust is strong and army may rise about their actual level of fighting skill."

"Often this loyalty has been nurtured by shared pain and suffering. A guerilla group might have faced persecution together for a long time. Many forms of military training forces the warriors to endure severe hardships together in order to achieve something similar."

Leto smiled. "Today, I decided for a more playful and gentle approach. We will start with a shared meal. Eating together is a sign of friendship in many cultures. First, you need to divide the food." He gestured at a blanket on the ground with a large fruit bowl in the middle. "It needs to be divided equally, but for every fruit you take, you need to tell the group something significant about yourself."

"When the food has been divided, you may eat, but you may not feed yourself, only other people."

He watched the people gathered. "Any questions?"

[Wait for OCD! OCD is up!]

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela nodded and smiled just a bit. "Yeah. I mean... it's sort of what I'm built for, right? The fighting and the ability to handle stress and all."

Even if a tiny part of her felt guilty that any of her friends had been turned. Fortunately for Triela, she could ignore that tiny part.

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." Dinah nodded, thinking about it. "I wish... well. I would've preferred being with you guys. But I wasn't sure I was safe. For them or for me."

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, that other me? She wasn't exactly the friendliest. I think if you'd run into her she would have totally staked you." Triela didn't, exactly, feel guilty for that, but...

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Smart," Dinah said, looking away. "And I would've been okay with it, if I'd been trying to hurt someone."

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wouldn't have mattered if you were or not to her." Triela shook her head. "She wasn't a very trusting sort of person."

Huh. Now there was an interesting thought. Since when had Triela started to trust people?

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Funny question, hunh?

"Understandable. They were all crazy psycho killers. And I--" Still looking away, Dinah said very carefully, "Was pretty hungry. The couple days I was there."

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"But you toughed it out." Triela didn't actually know any of the details of what Dinah had been up to. She just knew Dinah.

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mostly? Karla donated some blood, so I wouldn't have to go eat a bunny." Dinah made a face, carefully not thinking about other stuff. "I couldn't have stayed there forever. Too dangerous. But, well. End was in sight, you know?"

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"You managed as long as you had to," Triela pointed out. "And that's all that matters."

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
And she was doing better now, too. Another 48 hours and a lot of it would seem like a dream, Dinah guessed. "Yeah. Anyway. Very glad it's over. For them and for us." She smiled. "I hope they're okay now."

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. I think I rather prefer it here, myself."

Triela cocked her head. "And I think they'll be fine. Assuming they don't all eat themselves sick."