Behind The Dorms, Tuesday Afternoon

[bitchprince]

"Today," Arthur announced, "We are returning to a mainstay of our reserves. Sparring. Some of you have done this before, some of you haven't yet: find a partner with a skillset fundamentally different from your own, and face one another. See about each other's strengths and each other's weaknesses. Discuss it afterwards. See what you can learn."

A pause.

"Also, I'd like to have your ideas about a potential invasion drill we might be running. Obviously, if we do stage such a drill, it won't be exactly as discussed here, but you are all welcome to bring your own notes and such to the table. Thank you."

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Arrive / Mingle

[bitchprince]

Eat, drink, be merry, listen.

Re: Arrive / Mingle

[intraspective]

She had her tree back today!

Ino was very pleased about that fact as she nibbled on a sandwich and thought about what he was going on about.

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[brat_inslayage]

Sparring? Awesome. Kennedy had been out patrolling regularly for the past several nights with nothing to show for it, which-- of the good, on one hand, but on the other, not so much for taking her off edge. Supposedly everything had been resolved, but she wasn't convinced enough to completely stand down yet.

Constance had missed out on a major opportunity to wind her Potential down a few impatient notches by not telling her how the regular patrols she wasn't technically supposed to do anyway would put a serious cramp in her social life.

So yeah, Kennedy was a little tired-looking and tense, but at least there was food on hand, and she was holding onto a gargantuan red eye from the Perk that wasn't going to last long at this rate.

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[weetuskenraider]

Unlike certain cranky and annoying Potential Slayers in the vicinity, Tahiri was in a fairly good mood -- perceptibly better than she'd been in for quite a while, maybe -- even if she was worried about Ben and Karla and Ender. (Mildly worried; it'd only been a day, at least from her point of view. Then again, she knew how weird time got every time she headed out.)

She'd missed out on Fight Club last weekend, and given the differences in her reactions and mentality already, a spar would be interesting.

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[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jacob grabbed a sandwich while he considered what exactly would be considered a fundamentally different form from his own. He hadn't exactly sparred before.

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Venezuela still on her mind, Fiona was nonetheless at the meeting this week. It was an improvement from her self-assigned exile, but she still kept to the corners of the meeting and tried to be unobtrusive.

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[future_sandworm]

Leto looked at Fiona, offering her a smile. Was something on her mind?

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

The smile warmed her up a little; her arms pulled away from their position around herself and she offered a little smile.

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was in a better mood compared to yesterday, and was considering who to approach about sparring.

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[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle's attentiveness had faltered a bit as soon as Arthur had mentioned sparring; she was capable enough with her staff, but completely hopeless with anything else or, gods forbid, nothing at all. (She still hurt her hands punching things sometimes. Shh.)

She nibbled at her sandwich, still contemplating various diplomatic turns of phrase to describe Meg; while "gets around more than Zeus" was entirely accurate, it was awfully crude. And so wrong for someone who looked just like Xena.

Gabrielle got a little scowly at the thought, but gods help her if she knew why.

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[bloody-luck.livejournal.com]

Mat leaned idly against a tree that Ino wasn't sitting in and looked for someone to spar against.

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[bitchy_smurf]

Illyria could manage all of those except the merry part. She wouldn't, in fact, know merry if it sneaked up behind her, pinched her in the gluteal region and shouted "HO HO HO" in her ear.

She would, however, kill it swiftly and with relish.

There was a joke about eating hot dogs to be made there, but Illyria would not be the one to make it, lest anyone mistake it for merriment. Instead, she was partaking of a sandwich and studying her compatriots to determine who if anyone she wouldn't have to hold back against when it came to sparring.

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[svetocha-blooms.livejournal.com]

Dru was off to the side listening.

Spar!

[bitchprince]

Find a partner with skills unlike your own, spar, and discuss.

Re: Spar!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona was being Antisocial (tm), mostly looking around at the others as opposed to seeking out a partner.

Invasion Drill?

[bitchprince]

Anyone have any ideas?

Re: Invasion Drill?

[bitchy_smurf]

"You have sorcerers," Illyria volunteered, though the appropriate pronoun might have been we. "If you trust them with the task, why not have one of them conjure up the false enemies to fight?"

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I don't know if that's the best idea," Merlin informed the very scary blue woman.

Talk to the Leaders

[bitchprince]

When they ping in.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[bitchprince]

Arthur was there, hanging back and considering the troops.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

By the end of the meeting, she finally worked up the gumption to walk over to Arthur. It was something of a different girl than he might remember. She mostly kept her eyes down and one arm was wrapped around her own waist self-consciously.

"I have some notes. Things. Schematics. Been working on them. You're welcome to them."

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[future_sandworm]

"I take it you have plenty of ideas for the invasion drill," Leto said, his voice neutral.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[future_sandworm]

Leto was here too, if anyone wanted to talk to him.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[puppy_fair]

Zack was also there, swaying from heel to toe and wondering if it would look unprofessional or anything like that if he were to step out and look for a sparring partner, too.

OOC

[bitchprince]

A quickie post since school has my head spinning today.