Magic/Support Reserves: the Preserve, Wednesday After Classes

[trigons_child]

Raven's turn to lead the meeting meant that the snacks were dominated by fresh fruits and a veggie tray -- with hummus, of course. Much healthier than any sort of sour cream based dip! There was also cheese and crackers and some muffins and cookies as well, though made with organic whole wheat flour. And some that were gluten-free and marked as such, as were anything with nuts or dairy. Shut up, Kennedy.

"Most of you should be aware of what happened on Friday," Raven began after people had arrived. "Fandom was beset by vicious flying fish that attacked without any provocation. And once they were slain, they returned as undead creatures, like the zombies in Caritas." Only without nearly as much musical talent.

"Dolf quickly set up a support station in the dorm lobby." Raven glanced over to where Dolf stood and gave him a smile. "Many of us who could heal or tend injuries stayed there, and weapons were provided to those who required them to defend themselves." Her voice didn't falter at all, but her smile faded just a tiny bit at the implication of violence. She was becoming more accustomed to it, but that didn't mean she liked it.

"Today we'd like to share what you did during this day, be it fighting, supporting, or just staying out of the way," Raven went on. "Is there anything you would have liked to have done differently, or known how to do better? Is there anything you think the reserves as the group could do differently or better? Please, do not be afraid to speak up. If there ways we can improve, we would very much like to hear them."

"I, um, didn't get outside," Tara admitted, self-conscious. "I had a really bad cold. So anything you can tell me about what you did would help me. A lot."

Raven looked at Tara as she spoke, her expression making it clear she thought Tara should have come to her if she'd been sick. Your cold, give it to her.

"Also, for those of you who went joined up with the Martial Reserve, how did that work out for you?" Karla added, with a comforting smile at Tara. "It's important that we learn how to most effectively combine our skills across all three Reserve divisions."

Dolf had been nodding along up until that point. "And, uh," he started, "It went good this time. No one died. But I want to know which one of you will want to be there to help at the support station next time something happens. Let me know so I can call, okay? More help is a good thing."

"So who wishes to go first?" Raven said, addressing everyone again. "And if you do not feel comfortable speaking in front of everyone, please, feel free to approach one of us privately to share your thoughts."

[Please stand by for OCD. OCD is up! Co-written with the fantastic life_inshadow, glacial_witch, and swordsandsoccer, who has no hyphen in his username and should be shunned. Shuuuuuuuuuuun.]

Comments

Arrive and Mingle

[trigons_child]

Partake of the healthy snacks!

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba was quite pleased with the labelling of the snacks, and quietly nibbled at an apple. She was still so uncertain here. She didn't believe in lying, but she didn't believe in sharing her secrets, either. Even if this place would not ask her to hide it.

It was rather vexing, like so much of this world.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[brat_inslayage]

What? Kennedy hadn't said anything. She was a total paragon of non-commentary on things like the food labels today. God. She'd picked out a pear and was crunching away at it intermittently for the first few minutes of the meeting.

...after which she had to go back for another one, and tried to make that one last a little longer.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[justhisblogger.livejournal.com]

John'd heard of this group last week. Curiosity had gotten the better of him now, especially after Friday.

And so he was there, frowning a little at how young they all looked.

He may have absentmindedly taken something to eat on the way. Shh. He sort of enjoyed hummus.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[onlymistaken]

Cally chose an apple, then found a tree to lean against and listen, polishing the fruit for a moment against her shirt.

...I could talk to you while standing on my head and juggling apples with my feet...

//I haven't learned to juggle apples yet, Zelda,// she thought pointlessly in the direction of centuries and a universe away, //But I'm alive.//

It was a longer moment before she finally shook her head and bit in.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Yay, healthy food. Zatanna would go by cheese, because cheese was good. The topic at hand, while expected, didn't make her any less grumpier; she should have went out and help, or at least stayed in and also help, but no, she had just been somewhere else wishing she didn't get bitten. Lame.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

Tim helped himself to fresh fruit and hummus.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex helped herself to some cheese and crackers, wondering what she'd missed last week.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully wanted coffee. Waaah.

Still, fruit was good for you.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[bamf-tastic.livejournal.com]

Kurt partook of the healthy snacks, but he wasn't too pleased about it. Where were the REAL snacks?

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall LIKED the healthy snacks, because they were good for you. And he really didn't care much about the taste one way or the other. Yay, things to munch on. Or whatever.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander was rather fond of healthy snacks; he never really had many sweet things growing up, so they just settled better with him. Either way, as usual, he was munching on them thoughtfully, considering the discussion and how best to answer, since I didn't do anything because I don't want to use my magic when everyone else seemed to have things under control didn't seem the best way to go.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[angelo_wings]

Cheese and crackers weren't ideal, but they were still good to snack on. Rinoa grabbed some food and looked for people to chat with.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Three weeks in, Diana and Samuel finally showed up. With a pie. Some questions were best left unanswered.

Discussion

[trigons_child]

What did you do during the weekend? Is there anything that you wish you or the Reserves as a whole could have done differently or better? If you worked with the Martial Reserves, how did that work out?

Re: Discussion

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"To be honest, I would have wished to help find a way to have merely trapped or diverted them," Elphaba said, soldidly. "While I have accepted the fact they were monstrous, hungry and mindless, I still would have preferred that they did not have to die, especially not multiple times."

Re: Discussion

[life_inshadow]

"I'm interested in any ideas people have for what you can do if you aren't operating at, um, full capacity during an event like this," Tara said. "Friday was a one-day thing, but if it had been worse I would have had to help out."

Re: Discussion

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"I hung out at the medical table that Dolf set up," Scully said, nodding to him. "Fortunately no one came in injured while I was there. I'm not sure what I would've wanted to differently... except possibly go out in protective hockey gear, now that I think of it, to smack some of those fish down."

Re: Discussion

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall shrugged. "I killed fish. A lot. I guess someone else should have been trying to find out where they were coming from, but I was too busy killing them."

Re: Discussion

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Aw, heck, Alexander figured he may as well be honest. "I'm afraid I didn't do much of anything," he admitted. "I did not feel my fighting skills were up to par for such a foe and on other fronts, everyone else seemed to have things covered, so I thought perhaps it would best to remain out of the way..."

Re: Discussion

[angelo_wings]

"I used magic on them," Rinoa said proudly. "And started playing Top That with Squall. It was fun!"

Talk to the Leaders

[trigons_child]

Stronger than The Thing, hotter than the Human Torch, more flexible than Mr. Fantastic, more...umm...forceful than the Invisible Woman! The Fantastic Four ain't got nothing on this quartet!

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[trigons_child]

Raven was there, of course, and much more settled than she had been yesterday, though she was still a little bit out of sorts if she thought back to the conversation she'd had with Sherlock. She was totally telling Anakin, shhh.

Re: Talk to the Leaders

[glacial_queen]

Karla was stacking cheese and crackers into a giant tower of deliciousness, but was available to talk to people.

OOC

[trigons_child]

I have a breakfast burrito in a toasted pesto wrap with egg, pepper, bacon, and swiss cheese. Nom nom nom.

Oh, and a 1 liter bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.

Re: OOC

[glacial_queen]

...hotter more flaming than the Human Torch

FIXED THAT FOR YOU. I SAW DOLF'S 3MD. POOR BOY HAS NO CHOICE.