daughterofursa: (serious face)
Zuko ([personal profile] daughterofursa) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2015-08-17 09:09 pm
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Day 337 [Open]

Who: Zuko and everyone!
Open: Open!
When: Day 337
Where: Near the Monument
What: Zuko tries to Speech. Let her Leader you.
Format: I'll match
Warnings: Honor

[Late in the morning, Zuko's voice comes over the amulet network to ask everyone to gather near the monument so she can update them on the situation. There was a lot of commotion yesterday, and a lot of information is still limited to small groups or one-on-one discussions.

Of course, some of it's going to stay that way, since there's still potentially a spy in their midst, but Zuko is at least going to cover what she feels is important for everyone to know.

Once enough people have gathered, she speaks up, using her best Commanding Officer voice.]


I don't want anyone to be in the dark about our situation. This affects all of us.

The people who attacked us sent us a threat. Six days from now, they want us to return their people, or they'll attack the Ura camp.

We've already made plans to help the Ura. We're also sending a group to meet with these people, and try to negotiate with them.

It's possible that they'll take the opportunity to attack us here while our forces are divided. The rest of us have to be prepared to defend the Bastion. I don't expect those of you who've never taken up a weapon to fight. We need you to stay safe, and out of the line of fire. You can help with preparations, and now's the time to brush up on any first aid training.

Everyone who can fight, I want us to run battle drills. We have a lot of experienced fighters, but we don't all have experience fighting alongside each other. We'll need that.

We're trying to learn as much as we can about these people, but for now, we're preparing for the worst. It's still my hope that we can resolve this without more conflict, but either way I know we'll get through it together.

((OOC: Feel free to ask her clarifying questions or use this post for mingling. Like I guess if you wanted to ask Colin questions instead that's okay. Zuko understands not everyone hates him like she does.))
superdrowningskills: (Neutral)

near the Monument, slightly later

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-08-19 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
...Should you require shards for the purpose of assisting with defense, you are free to request some from my hoard.

[One would think that the dhampire was exaggerating by calling his shard collection a hoard. He's not. He's really, really not. Sometimes he takes naps in it because it's deep enough, and why not?]

Now, with that matter covered, what sorts of drills were you thinking of?
Edited 2015-08-19 04:20 (UTC)
superdrowningskills: (Speak softly...)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-08-21 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
I am. I admit that I have limited experience myself, but I have some ideas that may be of use.

[Fighting your way across the countryside and through Dracula's castle with three other people makes for a hell of a team building exercise. Obviously that's not a viable thing to set up for a confrontation a week from then, but it provides...ideas that are probably slightly different than the norm.]

Summoning skeletons as moving targets in addition to the dummies may be a useful option.

[...Like that.]
superdrowningskills: (Neutral)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-08-21 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought something relatively harmless that can easily be padded and armored would be most useful for the purpose of time.

[A thought dawns on him, and he looks very slightly troubled.]

...Or do you think we should use something a bit more sturdy?
superdrowningskills: (Hmm.)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-08-22 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[And he didn't even mention the bit about them dropping random things when defeated, like the skeletal apes dropping bananas.]

...Zombies perhaps, if none mind the smell or the tendency to spray blood. Animated armors may be better in that regard.

[He's about to get a reminder that most people have not in fact lived most of their lives in a classic horror movie, isn't he?]
superdrowningskills: (Momento mori)

[personal profile] superdrowningskills 2015-08-24 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[It's filled with Alucard's hopes and dreams from the days leading up to the world ending. So yes, it's quite empty.]

Very well. Any preference for weaponry, or shall I go with a variety? All practice weapons, of course.

[Since, y'know, you humans don't heal near fast enough to make practicing with real weapons a viable option here.]