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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: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] youcantfollow.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"I lucked out," he shrugged, "having a bit of an advantage and all." Because it was great knowing you could teleport behind someone and stab them to death before they even noticed.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. I kept fighting Eleanor. Who's a fire mage." Dinah made a face. "But she was immune. So. I couldn't finish her. But I guess it doesn't matter now."

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] youcantfollow.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I had this one guy kept multiplying so for every one I staked, two more would show up." It had been beyond annoying.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Jamie," Dinah said on a falling note. "He was my Big Sib when I got here. Um. He left school here in May, to be with his girlfriend the ninja. Selling Slushies in the desert." And she had to remind herself that that's what happened. "I think I saw a few of him in that last fight, yeah."

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] youcantfollow.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorry," Griff looked down. This was another reason not to talk about things.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Dinah looked at him, and winced. "No, I'm sorry. You didn't need to know that." She sighed. "Except he really, really is okay. And he'd be the first person to tell you it was okay too. Well, no, he'd crack a lot of jokes and trip you, then he'd tell you that one million of him was enough." She grinned weakly. "Stuff keeps hitting me, you know?"

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] youcantfollow.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um, I think I do, yeah," he agreed, knowing her friend thought himself very funny even when he was evil and playing baseball with a skull. "Sorry it's so awkward. I just don't know what to say anymore."

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Dinah said quietly. "Um. Would a hug do, to substitute for talking that's awkward?"

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] youcantfollow.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hugs from you are always welcome, Dinah," he told her, smiling juuuust a bit more.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yay." Big hug, no reservations. Because like Zack said, everyone who'd been there deserved hugs.