Behind The Dorms (And Beyond), Tuesday Afternoon

[bitchprince]

"Hello, reserves. I see you've all managed to keep it together in my absence," Arthur announced, "Something for which I apologise. This week, we will be returning to an old, tried strategy with the reserves, which is the mapping and exploration of the island. Obviously, we've already made our maps, but some of you have taken only to specific areas, or been so diligent little was left for anyone else," not looking at certain parties, thank you. "Because of this, I think freshing up our knowledge and experience might be a good idea."

Yes, at this point it had to be pointed out that Arthur was well aware of what Zack had made them do last week. There were also no cookies. Just water. An alarming amount of canteens of water, to be exact.

"We are going to hike around the island," he announced, "Get a feel for our coasts, keep an eye open for any oddities, and share the knowledge amongst ourselves. After all, we have to be prepared. Take a canteen - and I will not see any of you pausing to refill it if you wind up being a glutton - find a friend if need be, and get to it."

If anyone had been capable of going to Camelot and asking him, a certain Sir Dinadan might have been able to inform the collective reserves that this was exactly the kind of thing Arthur put people through when he had a hunch they didn't hate him hard enough, and also congratulations, this was going to keep happening if people kept being nice to him.

"And Zack? No cookies. You're with me."

It was possible Sir Dinadan was right.

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Re: Arrive/Mingle

[momslilassassin]

And Ben was practically a Jedi Master in ignoring Looks. "Isn't the point of this exercise to make sure everyone on the reserves is observant?" he asked. "I'm not going to do the work for all of them."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[bitchprince]

"It is the point, and I would hope they all take to it," Arthur said, mildly. "However, an invasion of flesh-eating plants would affect all of us, which I think can be put before the exercise, or the efforts of your peers. We are in this to help serve and protect each other, not to argue minutiae."

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[momslilassassin]

Ben's jaw muscles clenched, but he recognized that he was being completely stubborn about the hypothetical carnivorous plants.

"My father would've put things out along the way to make sure we're paying attention like we should be," he offered.

Possibly like man-eating plants. Luke's methods were a bit strange.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[bitchprince]

Arthur's mouth quirked slightly. "I'll keep that in mind for next time."