The Preserve, Wednesday Afternoon, After Classes

[glacial_queen]

There was no unusual food this time around if people worried about being attacked by pudding.

...even if pudding is delicious.

Merlin did have a few random saucers of milk spread out in case more scary little blue men arrived to steal undergarments. Or insult people in a completely un-understandable accent.

"Hello everyone! Today we'll be discussing something a bit more pertinent to the reason why this group was formed," Merlin said. "Experience in battle. Who has it and who--er--doesn't."

Very concise, right?

Karla was a little more somber today, as befitting their choice of topic, but she still had to shoot Merlin an amused look at that. "Not everyone here is a fighter. Some people's powers aren't particularly suited for combat and some people's temperaments aren't, either. Neither of those are bad things, and there will be plenty of non-fighting things to do invasion. We'll talk about those another week. But, for today, combat. How can your powers be used in a combat situation? Have you ever had to do so?"

"Even if you don't think you have any fighting powers, think if there's anything you can do that would work as a distraction long enough for someone else to attack or for you to get away," Tony said. "I mean, soap bubbles kinda suck as a weapon, but if you throw them down on a slick surface, you could make the enemy lose their footing."

Merlin nodded at that. "So please share--if you want to--any sort of experience or abilities you are willing to help others learn in case we're attacked."

[Written with bigdamndestiny and wantstodirect who are both quite wonderful. Please wait for OCD is up!]

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Mingle and chat

[glacial_queen]

Please avoid the bowls of milk. They're for your protection! There are perverted Smurfs around!

There's lots of food around for the snacking: coffee, teas, patries, and sandwiches made by Priestly!

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[trigons_child]

Raven was there, helping herself to tea. Mmm, tea.

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[bitchprince]

Well, Arthur had experience in battle. Just not magical experience. However, considering that this was actually a subject of great interest to him, he was a little closer to the front than usual.

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[life_inshadow]

Tara took a cup of tea and gave the milk a curious look. she'd heard the idea, it just seemed a little old-wivesish to her.

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[brat_inslayage]

Call it a persistent case of inexplicable curiosity, but Kennedy was hanging around again this week. The bowls of milk got a weird glance from her, because she hadn't yet made it down to the weapons locker today to find her favorite knife missing. When she discovered that, she was gonna be pissed.

Combat magic? That sounded pretty cool, she had to admit. She'd just have to check out how it looked in action. She still thought getting down and dirty the old-fashioned (not-as-old fashioned?) way was much more fun, but hey, if that was their thing.

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[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana was wondering if anyone would mind Samuel stealing one of the bowls of milk for himself. In a few seconds, there wouldn't really be much of a question of anyone minding.

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[thatsamilkshake]

Francine had two options today after her experience with the Boggart: crawl into bed and never come out, or pretend really really hard that it never happened. (Or C, continue to find it hysterically funny, but come on. This was Francine. Her epiphanies were more legendarily temporary than a Joss Whedon character's.)

She was going with B. For a change. Thus she was here and nibbling pastries she hadn't made, and thinking maybe her powers of denial could be useful in battle somehow, since nothing else she had was.

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[furnaceface]

Jono was there, shaking his head. Slowly.

Come on, Jono. It wasn't as though sharing with the class was going to kill you, boy.

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Hey Jonothan. How's things? Have you seen these blue things about?"

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda planted herself near one of the bowls of milk. She wanted to see these Smurfs.

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[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Azula was there to observe again, curious if any of the magic users had battle experience. She took the tea and avoided the coffee.

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[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex helped herself to some coffee and a pastry, eying the milk.

Share

[glacial_queen]

Are your powers combat-oriented? Have you ever had to use them in a combat situation? Can they be adapted to combat, even if they don't seem to be combat-oriented at first glance.

Anything else you'd like to mention?

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[trigons_child]

"I was raised a pacifist," Raven said quietly, "though I have become uncertain as to how to hold that philosophy when it would mean myself and others would be harmed. For that reason I am have decided to try to become more accustomed to physical violence. My primary gifts of healing and empathy should not be used offensively." Not could not. Should not. No matter how tempting the memory of the Other Fandom was at times. "My Soul-Self, however, can act as a shield and deflect an attack, or absorb it and direct it elsewhere. I might also be able to incapacitate a foe with it, though I have never tried."

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[life_inshadow]

"In theory I could learn to throw bolts of energy," Tara offered. "It's way over wh-what I can do now but I've read the spell. Oh, and, uh, telekinesis. If I worked with somebody else I could throw heavy things at whatever was attacking."

This was ... actually a long speech, for Tara, and she flushed when she finished making it.

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[glacial_queen]

"I've used Craft is several combat situations now," Karla said quietly. "Some in the other world, some in class, and once before I arrived at Fandom."

She seemed pretty focused on shredding her pastry into tiny strips.

"I can shield, fling energy bolts or lighting, pass through objects like they aren't even there, through stuff around with Craft, use phantom hands to harm another, poison someone with my serpent's tooth, vanish discarded weapons to deny my opponent a weapon, become invisible, attack from above with flying or airwalking..." Karla actually had a really long list of combat techniques she could use. And that wasn't even getting into what she could do with webs and a bit of advanced planning.

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[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

"I can do a lot of stuff." Diana summarized. "I've had to battle people and uh, H-E-L-L, and uh, not so people. So, yeah on the experience." Eloquent that one.

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[furnaceface]

//If yer want powers that are best used offensively, that'd be what I've been saddled with,// Jonothon shared. See? He was useful or something. //And I have, before, yes.//

After a pause for consideration, he shrugged his shoulders and added, //Really, I can't come up with any kind of non-offensive use for them. Fire, explosions... That's about what I'm good for.//

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"I've occasionally had to make bullies or gang members back off. Oh and I blasted some of those mutant alligators."

Talk to the Leaders

[glacial_queen]

Let's hope they haven't been carried off by the Smurfs!

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[glacial_queen]

Karla is there, eating food and keeping a wary eye out for any underwear-stealing Smurfs. They were creepy.

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[wantstodirect]

Tony hadn't spotted any underwear-stealing smurfs yet. Maybe they only wanted the girlie stuff?

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

They were horrid little creatures!

And Merlin was keeping an eye out for them.

OOC

[glacial_queen]

I don't feel well enough to destroy the world today.

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[trigons_child]

Raven's looking for a little backup over there if you're around. ;)