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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!]

puppy_fair: (Happy!)

Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] puppy_fair 2009-08-04 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Zack was there, well-bruised, and kind of grinning, yes.

Awww, team-building! He had to hand it to this particular Leto, this was an excellent way to ease back into the reserves meeting after the events of last week.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Dinah was there, and when Leto first said 'team-building' she thought of sietch orgies and froze; but when he said food she immediately relaxed and beamed. Yay, food. Food she could do.
puppy_fair: (Glomp!)

Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] puppy_fair 2009-08-04 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yeah, Arthur and I had it out in the sa-" Oh, hey! Look who was talking to him! "LETO."

Incoming puppy glomp in three... two...

"Don't ever go insane and try to make me eat little kids again, man!"

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Dinah took a piece of fruit, and tried to think of something harmless but significant. Easy. Right? Breathe, Dinah. Oh!

"Okay. Um. When we went to Arrakis, I ended up dreaming a lot of people's dreams, um, sharing them? Because of the Spice there. So I've kind of stopped drinking as much caffiene or alcohol or anything else, so it won't happen again."

There. Yay.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] walks-two-paths.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Savannah was there and looking around to see who all was there.

Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] bitchprince 2009-08-04 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Arthur was there, also looking somewhere near vaguely content, and a little sparring-bruised around the edges. Mostly in the places no one could see, though.
Edited 2009-08-04 15:47 (UTC)

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Triela didn't bother suppressing an eyeroll. This was rather ridiculously unprofessional. You didn't take a break from training just because you'd had a bad week.

How did these clowns get put in charge of a fighting unit in the first place. (Never mind that they'd organized it and she hadn't, or that they had a much better grasp of leadership than she did...)
puppy_fair: (Worried)

Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] puppy_fair 2009-08-04 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Somewhere in the back of his head, Zack was counting to ten. He stepped back from the hug somewhere around seven. No reason.

"I mean, not you. It wasn't you. It was just... you. Another you. I mean..."

You're babbling, Zack.

Re: Divide the food

[identity profile] walks-two-paths.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Savannah took a piece of the fruit and tried to think of something easy.

"I'm an artist. I've sketched and painted most of my life," she said in a quiet voice.
glacial_queen: (Chin in hand with smile)

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2009-08-04 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Karla had also shown up again. Eating sounded like a great idea. She'd ask if it would be okay to participate.
glacial_queen: (Conversation)

Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2009-08-04 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi, Leto," Karla said, no tears or inclinations towards breathless hugging in sight. "Do you mind if I participate, even though I'm not part of this Reserve yet?"

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] cutsthestrings.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Fiona came, of course... it was practically required after last week. And she wanted to see her friends, of course. Hearing the exercise, though, made her wince and wonder if she shouldn't leave.
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Re: Talk to the guys

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2009-08-04 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thanks, Leto. And once my fighting skills move beyond 'laughable' to something close to 'almost competent,' I'll be joining for real," Karla said with a wry smile. "That reminds me--I won't be at practice Friday. I'm going home for a few days."

Karla didn't think she'd be able to handle practicing against Leto with a knife anyway, but going home made it so she didn't have to try to work up the energy. The idea of stabbing at Leto with anything, even in practice, still made her want to cry.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] kestrelswolf.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Firekeeper and Blind Seer... well. It was Tuesday afternoon, where else would they be?

Blind Seer was wondering if he had to take part in the exercise. For one, he couldn't speak in a way that most would understand. And two... he didn't eat fruit.
glacial_queen: (Hesitant)

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2009-08-04 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hug?" Karla asked, ducking around people and making a bee-line for Dinah. She wasn't exactly crying, but...she hadn't seen Dinah since other-Dinah had burst into flame. It wasn't until last night, listening to the radio, that she was able to breathe properly again, sure Dinah was all right.

Re: Arrive and mingle!

[identity profile] blondecanary.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hug!" Glomp! "Should've found you sooner! Just really really unfocused yesterday," Dinah said, squeezing Karla tight. "I am so, so, so sorry you saw that."

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