IronMaiden I-VIII

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@@Session One
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September 25

[01:48]	<[GM]Mary>	Ahem. Let's try this again!
[01:54]	<[GM]Mary>	In the not-so-distant future of 20XX, the world ended. It was a pretty unfortunate occurrence, and many all over it became upset when they heard the news. All that was left of it were the mutants and the maids, both doomed to eternal combat with one another in their underground husks of civilization.
[01:56]	<[GM]Mary>	In one story, the tale is told of such maids and mutants, especially those living in harmony. In this one, we explore a less harmonious relationship.
[02:02]	<[GM]Mary>	Journey down to the city of Dis, the great underground, God-built metropolis. Within it lies a vast multitude of ambition, ambition not limited to its defenders.
[02:06]	<[GM]Mary>	The new Knight captain, Beatrice Farina, has assembled her equally new soldiers within the dining hall. She stands with her arms crossed at the table's head, eying each new recruit inspectively.
[02:07]	* Urzula	just stand there with her arms behind her back like a good soldier would. She shift around a bit to ease her stiffing leg.
[02:07]	* [Nom]Locke	sits in an armchair in the corner, arms also crossed...but taking a nap
[02:09]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmm...
[02:10]	* [Pyg]Anstice	stands behind the captain, already observing the new recruits.
[02:10]	* [Zem]R1N4	stands at attention at the end of the line, instantly obvious as not being a normal soldier. The red cross on her uniform confirms this, as does the orange glowing bar where her eyes should be.
[02:11]	* Andrea	stands with her arms at her sides, expressionless. Her collar is high enough to mostly cover her scars, which cover her neck and stop roughly at her jawline.
[02:12]	<CaptainFarina>	So... Just five of you, huh? It's a bit short from a full unit...
[02:13]	* [Nom]Locke	would actually be pretty handsome if not for half his face was not horribly burnt. I believe in Locke.
[02:13]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	stands at attention as well. She's a bit short, and her spear is about twice her height.
[02:14]	<Urzula>	But we are the finest, sir.
[02:14]	* CaptainFarina	slowly walks down the recruit line up, stopping first at...
[02:17]	* CaptainFarina	flips through a clipboard full of documentation.
[02:17]	<CaptainFarina>	...Blaeksprutte?
[02:18]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	perks up.
[02:18]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Yes, ma'am?
[02:19]	* CaptainFarina	peers down at the girl. . o ( I... guess she looks eighteen. This info seems a little whacky, though... )
[02:19]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is full of fighting spirit. It's just compressed well, is all.
[02:20]	<CaptainFarina>	What makes you want to be an Iron Maiden?
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Family was ruined by mutants, ma'am! Took to killing them out in the Deeps on my own until I heard there was somebody doing it all proper and smarter than me! Came here and saw the best piece of work ever, and want nothing more than to belong to this beautiful fighting force you've assembled, ma'am!
[02:24]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	. o O (I think I laid it on too thick.)
[02:24]	* CaptainFarina	grimaces.
[02:24]	<CaptainFarina>	Ah, I... see.
[02:24]	* CaptainFarina	walks back to the head of the table, setting her clipboard down.
[02:25]	<CaptainFarina>	Right, then.
[02:26]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	. o O (Damn, she'll never buy that.)
[02:27]	* [Pyg]Anstice	sizes up the little recruit and her spear.
[02:28]	<CaptainFarina>	Ladies, welcome to the Iron Maidens. Though it appears none of you have been formally initiated, this will not heed us for the time being. I'm your unit's leader, Captain Beatrice Adrian Farina. It's a pleasure to have you all.
[02:29]	* CaptainFarina	paces slowly, speaking as she walks back and forth.
[02:30]	* Urzula	stood still.
[02:30]	<CaptainFarina>	Aside from your documentation, however, I know nothing of you. To be a efficient fighting unit, it is imperative that we get to know each other. So, starting from Blaeksprutte, I want all of you to introduce yourselves, at leisure.
[02:32]	* CaptainFarina	stops, and turns to Blaeksprutte.
[02:37]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I, uh. Oh. I'm Blaeksprutte, because my mother said I was always so grabby. We lived by ourselves out north of the Kolm Deeps. 's a ways from here, but ....um, anyway. I, uh. I'm not good with speeches. I only had that other one ready to go because I'd been planning it for about a week.
[02:37]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Did you want me to say anything else, ma'am?
[02:37]	<CaptainFarina>	...No.
[02:37]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is a little red. goddamn surprise having-to-talk things!
[02:38]	* CaptainFarina	's gaze turns to the next recruit: Anstice.
[02:38]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	nods gratefully, and relaxes a little.
[02:39]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	sneaks a look at some of her other fellow recruits. She'd been too busy being worried to really look at them.
[02:45]	<CaptainFarina>	Anstice?
[02:46]	* Andrea	slowly scans down the line while remaining at attention. She smirks slightly when she meets eyes with the first to speak.
[02:50]	* Urzula	just stand there, staring out front. Trying to look into the detail of some object far away to keep herself busy.
[02:52]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself earlier. I am Anstice A. Crowley, second in command of this company under Captain Farina.
[02:53]	<CaptainFarina>	Thank you. R1, if you would be so kind.
[02:56]	* [Nom]Locke	has woken up, and stands behind Anstice and Farina
[02:56]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I... um... I am R1N4, but the people who made me called me Rina, so it'd be nice if you did too. I'm not very good with weapons, but I am good at repairing people, and I was made to help people, and-and-and thank you for having me here!
[02:56]	* [Nom]Locke	admires the new recruits without making a sound
[02:57]	* [Nom]Locke	puts a hand on Farina and Anstice's shoulders
[02:57]	<[Nom]Locke>	You two really need to lighten up. Look how nervous you're making the newbies.
[02:58]	* [Nom]Locke	sneaks the recruits a grin and a wink
[02:58]	* CaptainFarina	firmly grasps the hand and removes it.
[02:59]	* [Nom]Locke	puts his hands in the air
[03:00]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Is it a bad day?"
[03:01]	<CaptainFarina>	I believe I've yet to call on you, Locke. Please remain in an orderly manner for the duration of the introduction.
[03:01]	* CaptainFarina	obviously isn't pissed off or anything
[03:01]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Wow, you're even stiffer than usual."
[03:01]	* [Nom]Locke	verbally retreats nonetheless
[03:02]	* Andrea	's smirk widens, though she is otherwise as still as ever.
[03:03]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, thinking it's better to not yet pursue it.
[03:03]	* Urzula	is somewhat paying attention, but keep her mouth shut.
[03:04]	<CaptainFarina>	If the rest of you are half as rude as this one, I can guarantee that your career as an Iron Maiden will be a very short one.
[03:04]	* [Nom]Locke	gives a thumbs up from behind Farina
[03:05]	* CaptainFarina	continues, oblivious
[03:08]	<CaptainFarina>	Now... ah, yes, Rina. She's an experimental android unit, granted to us quite graciously from our CO. She'll assist you with your chores and work around the station, but she is not to do them alone. You'll be expected to pull your own weight around here, and if you get caught slacking off on your duties, it'll be your ass.
[03:09]	<CaptainFarina>	*Ahem*.
[03:09]	* CaptainFarina	eyes Andrea, a little strangely.
[03:10]	* [Zem]R1N4	looks nervous and a little proud to be doing what she is doing.
[03:10]	* Andrea	smiles, but says nothing, waiting to be addressed.
[03:11]	<CaptainFarina>	You... I'm sorry, what's your name again?
[03:12]	<Andrea>	Andrea Delarouge. Intel and reconnaissance specialist. At your service, captain.
[03:13]	<CaptainFarina>	Delarouge... I see.
[03:13]	* CaptainFarina	turns back to Locke.
[03:13]	* [Nom]Locke	avoids eye contact
[03:14]	<CaptainFarina>	Locke, if you can introduce yourself in a manner fit for a soldier, I'll let you keep what precious little PTO you have left.
[03:15]	* [Nom]Locke	straightens his tie and clears his throat
[03:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Welcome to the Iron Maidens, ladies. The name's Locke. My rank..."
[03:18]	* [Nom]Locke	stares hard at Farina for a second. What had I been demoted to this week? Nevermind.
[03:21]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...is not very important. Obviously I'm no fair maid like yourselves, but we'll be working together from here on out. If you really want to know what I do around here...well, I'm the Capt'n's batman. Yeah, so don't go expecting much from me and all. If you need anything, ask the Capt'n, or maybe the Vice."
[03:21]	* [Nom]Locke	adds an unspoken "if you dare" hanging to the end of his introduction
[03:22]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, but that wasn't as bad as she thought it would be.
[03:22]	* [Nom]Locke	values his nap hours
[03:23]	<CaptainFarina>	If any of you can turn Locke into anything remotely useful, you will see yourself with a very quick rise in pay grade and rank.
[03:25]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Why, Capt'n, I am at least your moral compass."
[03:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh wait, I'm no good at that either."
[03:26]	* [Nom]Locke	laughs
[03:28]	* CaptainFarina	grabs Locke by the collar, pulling him down very closely to listen.
[03:28]	<CaptainFarina>	My morals, unfortunately, stop me from killing you where you stand, in front of everyone. Do me a favor and quit being a jackass long enough to make a decent impression.
[03:30]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Take it easy, Capt'n. You're going to send them into hell in less than a week, so you might as well lighten up while you can."
[03:31]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	wonders if they rehearse this. It's doing wonders for humanizing them.
[03:32]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmph. The Dis natives have been living it all their lives, what's another week? But I digress.
[03:30]	* CaptainFarina	releases and addresses everyone else politely.
[03:32]	* [Nom]Locke	straightens his tie again once he's been let go. "See, isn't she a devil,", he mouths, while pointing to Farina from behind
[03:33]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	coughs slightly, but does not otherwise break her composure.
[03:36]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright then, listen up. Your training begins at 6AM tomorrow. Until then, you're free to do as you wish; I suggest you take the time granted to pick a bunk and acquaint yourself with your quarters. Make sure to get plenty of rest. While this is a unit of seven, I expect you to fight as well as any unit of twelve.
[03:38]	<CaptainFarina>	You're all dismissed.
[03:38]	* Andrea	salutes.
[03:38]	* Urzula	salutes, and then heading off.
[03:39]	* [Zem]R1N4	starts to bow, then salutes instead and follows Andrea.
[03:40]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	salutes, and heads out.
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@@Beatrice and Locke
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[03:44]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, and pulls out a seat, taking it.
[03:53]	* [Nom]Locke	stands next to the Captain, trying to look dutiful, but can't help but hum a tune anyway
[03:55]	<CaptainFarina>	hah... You can relax now, Locke. Though I feel I may regret asking, what do you think of the new recruits?
[03:56]	* [Nom]Locke	relaxes very quickly
[03:58]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Honest opinion? Right now they are but hatchlings, and if you push them out of the nest too early, they will not have the wings to fly."
[04:00]	<CaptainFarina>	I don't intend to treat them to the same hands as I was. However, I fear that if they are not fit to face adversity within these walls, then they are also not fit to be in the field.
[04:02]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Heh, at this rate you'll scare them all off before they even get any action. Or maybe that's your intent?"
[04:03]	<CaptainFarina>	And we must be quick. The higher-ups seem to be getting more and more... paranoid. I'm afraid this unit may turn into a group of loaners before it can stand on its own.
[04:04]	<CaptainFarina>	If my words are enough to scare any of them, they don't belong here in the first place. Remember, we're not just making better soldiers; we're weeding out the worse ones.
[04:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You need to be a leader, Captain, not just a driller. No one one's going to be lead by a stone face like yours."
[04:06]	* [Nom]Locke	ponders for a moment
[04:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Or were you trying to make them more scared of you than the monsters? That'd be pretty easy, I guess."
[04:10]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm being serious, Locke. I know you rarely are in any case, but if you know one of these young ladies can't hack it in combat, you better beat her into shape or send her home.
[04:11]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, so you're going to kill them first so the mutants can't get them! Very wise, Capt'n."
[04:11]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Sorry, sorry."
[04:12]	<CaptainFarina>	hah...
[04:12]	* CaptainFarina	folds her arms and slumps in her chair.
[04:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Gee, this is beginning to sound a lot like...work."
[04:12]	* [Nom]Locke	cringes
[04:15]	<CaptainFarina>	How did you even get into the Knight's service with an attitude like that? Your rank was higher than mine when I first started.
[04:17]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Everyone's rank was higher than yours when you first started. That's what it means to be new, you know."
[04:17]	* [Nom]Locke	dodges the question
[04:25]	<CaptainFarina>	Not true. I entered with a Sergeant's rank; a privilege afforded by my "family" and one that I would have passed on if I had any other choice. But you still didn't answer my question. Is this something beyond the ears of a worried captain?
[04:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Tsk, you're worrying again. You do far too much of it. At this rate you're going to break before the newbies do."
[04:31]	<CaptainFarina>	It seems it is. Oh well. I just want you to look after yourself. I'm afraid the city council will order a mass audit on all active duty Iron Maidens soon, and if we come up for review, I won't lie on your report.
[04:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Trust me, Capt'n, I take plenty good care of myself. You're the one who needs to cut yourself some slack."
[04:34]	* [Nom]Locke	is slightly disappointed that he'd never get discharged anyway. He was looking forward to a vacation, and Ferrugo is so nice this time of the year
[04:38]	<CaptainFarina>	I'll relax when I'm able. Maybe if you did your job once every week or so, I'd have more time for myself.
[04:39]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ugh, that'd require a...a...a work ethic."
[04:39]	* [Nom]Locke	gags
[04:40]	<[Nom]Locke>	"But I do try, Capt'n."
[04:40]	* [Nom]Locke	tries the puppy dog eyes, but it doesn't work very well with the burns
[04:42]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, and shrugs.
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@@Rina, Andrea, Anstice, and Blaeksprutte
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[03:43]	* [Zem]R1N4	is following Andrea because she seems the least scary.
[03:43]	* Andrea	notices R1N4 following her.
[03:44]	<Andrea>	"Hm? Oh, you should go on without me... Rina was it?"
[03:47]	<[Zem]R1N4>	"Yeah, but I don't really know what to do, I was hoping you could help me out. This is the first time I've been with people I don't know..."
[03:52]	<Andrea>	"Ah? I... I see..."
[03:53]	* Andrea	looks surprised that someone would approach her.
[03:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Also, I really don't know what to do with myself while I wait.
[03:54]	<Andrea>	"Well, I was hoping to grab a private word with the Captain, but I suppose it can wait. We should get to our quarters, first."
[03:54]	* Andrea	heads off, gesturing for R1N4 to follow.
[03:55]	* [Zem]R1N4	follows after Andrea.
[03:44]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	assumes that one of these people knows where the bunks are.
[03:45]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Need something, Miss Blaeksprutte?"
[03:49]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Eh? Oh. Um. ...Where are our quarters?
[03:50]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"I'll show you, follow me. Captain, if you'll excuse me..."
[03:51]	* [Pyg]Anstice	heads for one of the doors of the room to exit, looking back at the recruit, beckoning her to follow."
[03:53]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	follows dutifully.
[03:58]	* [Pyg]Anstice	walks the familiar halls a little slower today for the new recruits to keep up and finally reaches their destination.
[04:03]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	isn't quite used to buildings again yet. Everything's so straight.
[04:12]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Hmm, this should be it."
[04:12]	* [Pyg]Anstice	opens the door and gestures for the new girl to go inside.
[04:13]	* Andrea	, having caught up, nods to Anstice and enters.
[04:14]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	follows after, and grabs the bottom bunk in one of the beds.
[04:17]	* [Zem]R1N4	enters as well.
[04:23]	* [Pyg]Anstice	eyes the spear Blaeksprutte carries around.
[04:24]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"You consider yourself handy with that weapon, Miss?"
[04:29]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	looks at it, then at the Lieutenant.
[04:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...I guess.
[04:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Er, I mean, yes, ma'am!
[04:30]	* [Zem]R1N4	claims a bunk and puts her small bag of her personal belongings (mainly self-maintenance tools) into her locker.
[04:32]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes, ma'am, I understand.
[04:34]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"O-oh, you can relax, Miss Blaeksprutte. The Captain is letting you have some free time after all."
[04:34]	<[Zem]R1N4>	So... I never know what to do with myself when I have free time.
[04:34]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh. Right, sorry...
[04:35]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	sets her things on her bed, and turns to look at the Lieutenant.
[04:35]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Why d'you ask, ma'am?
[04:39]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Nothing significant, I just use something similar."
[04:44]	* [Zem]R1N4	shrugs and starts taking off her clothing.
[04:49]	<Andrea>	"Oh, excuse me. Shall I wait outside?"
[04:49]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Oh, you do?
[04:50]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	A spear, or something more in line with a traditional polearm?
[04:51]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Why?
[04:56]	* Andrea	does not seem uncomfortable, but rather, confused.
[04:57]	* [Zem]R1N4	is also just confused, but matter-of-fact. She continues undressing.
[04:57]	<Andrea>	Well... if it doesn't bother you, I suppose there is no reason. But... does it not upset you that someone like me is sharing a room with you?
[04:58]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Why would "someone like you" bother me?
[05:02]	* Andrea	unconsciously caresses the burn marks on her neck. She eyes R1N4 cautiously before giving a contented smile.
[05:02]	<Andrea>	I... guess there is no reason. Thank you, Rina.
[05:02]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You're welcome.
[05:03]	* [Zem]R1N4	smiles shyly at Andrea.
[05:09]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"A halberd."
[05:09]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ooh...
[05:09]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	nods.
[05:11]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	A good choice for the job.
[05:16]	* [Zem]R1N4	completely undresses, before laying on her bunk and reading the regs.
[05:20]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I just stuck with this because that's what I always went hunting with, I guess...
[05:21]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	. o O (This is small talk, right? I think that's what it's called...)
[05:22]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Well, you'll learn to use it more properly while you're here. If you know to use it right, no one can touch you in a fight."
[05:24]	* Andrea	sits on her bed, watching R1N4 intently.
[05:24]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Eheh. I'm already pretty good, Lieutenant. This ain't to say I don't think I can't learn any new tricks, but I'm none too shabby as I am.
[05:24]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	smiles as she says this.
[05:28]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Good to know you're confident."
[05:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Thank you, ma'am.
[05:29]	* [Zem]R1N4	plugs herself in and sets the book aside, going into charge mode. The light of her eyes pulses on and off softly.
[Mary*]  Session One end!







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@@Session TWo
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August 26

[23:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Ahem!
[23:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Last we left off, our recruited heroes were being shown to their rooms.
[23:44]	* [Zem]R1N4	plugs herself into the wall to charge.
[23:45]	* CaptainFarina	walks to the knight's quarters, coming to a stop at the first room containing Rina and Andrea.
[23:48]	<CaptainFarina>	Salvete. Is everyone finding everything alright?
[23:48]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh- oh, hey, Captain!
[23:48]	* [Zem]R1N4	sits up at attention, still naked.
[23:48]	<Andrea>	! Captain?
[23:48]	* CaptainFarina	freezes, upon seeing Rina.
[23:49]	<CaptainFarina>	ah- jeez...
[23:50]	* CaptainFarina	turns her head away, staring down the hall.
[23:50]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Are you okay?
[23:50]	<Andrea>	Ah, Rina, p-please make yourself decent in the presence of a superior.
[23:50]	<[Zem]R1N4>	What do you mean by "decent"?
[23:51]	* CaptainFarina	sighs.
[23:51]	<Andrea>	...Decent as in dressed
[23:51]	<CaptainFarina>	The Specialist's state of dress, or lack thereof, would be inappropriate for present company.
[23:51]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh, I should dress!
[23:52]	* [Zem]R1N4	starts putting her cloths 0x17clothes on.
[23:52]	* Andrea	tries to hide her embarrassment.
[23:52]	<CaptainFarina>	However, I did issue PTO from 1900 to 600, so... you're free to do as you please, within your own quarters. I do expect you to look after yourselves, however.
[23:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I will be ready for duty at 0600.
[23:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	But cCaptain, could you answer a question for me?
[23:54]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Why is being undressed considered "indecent"?
[23:55]	* CaptainFarina	looks at Rina with something resembling pure loathing for a small moment, but then realizes she's not talking to a person, but a machine.
[23:57]	* CaptainFarina	takes a deep breath...
[23:58]	* Andrea	notices Farina's sour expression. Her gaze drops straight to her boots.
[00:00]	<CaptainFarina>	...humans conceal their private areas, such as the breasts and groin, for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, nudity is often considered a symbol of sex, which is deemed immoral to display to all but private company by human society as a whole. I personally do not care how effectively you dress yourself, on your own time and in your own room. However, If you walk these halls indecently, ther
[00:00]	<CaptainFarina>	e will be problems. Is that clear?
[00:00]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Understood.
[00:00]	<CaptainFarina>	Good.
[00:01]	<CaptainFarina>	c...Carry on.
[00:01]	* CaptainFarina	exhales, and shuts the door.
[00:02]	* Andrea	opens her mouth as if to call after Farina, but says nothing. She clears her throat, attempting to regain her composure.
[00:04]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Do you consider me being undressed indecent?
[00:05]	<Andrea>	... It... would be considered as such normally, yes.
[00:05]	* CaptainFarina	shakes her head. . o ( This is going great. Lay down fifty thousand venias out of your own pocket for a exhibitionist robot. For that much, they should be able to put in a few lines of dress code... )
[00:06]	* Andrea	appears lost in melancholy.
[00:06]	* [Zem]R1N4	notices. "Are you okay?"
[00:07]	* CaptainFarina	regains her composure and moves on to the next room. She knocks on the side panel and peers in a bit more cautiously.
[00:07]	* Andrea	looks up with a convincing, yet decidedly hollow smile.
[00:07]	<Andrea>	Yes, of course.
[00:08]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	looks up from her discussion of spear-hunting with the Lieutenant.
[00:09]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	shoots to her feet and would have snapped off a salute had she not whacked her head on the upper bunk rail.
[00:10]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ow, Fon--godloving motherscrapping doubleshitberg farking ow dammit
[00:10]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	lets loose a stream of invective in her pain.
[00:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay.
[00:11]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	clutches her head, and salutes weakly.
[00:11]	<CaptainFarina>	...
[00:11]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Sorry, Captain... ow...
[00:12]	* CaptainFarina	looks to her LT for some sort of explanation for this fuck up before them.
[00:13]	* [Pyg]Anstice	can't help but giggle at the sight, covering her mouth with her hand.
[00:13]	* CaptainFarina	shakes her head, a small grin showing itself on one side of her lips.
[00:15]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	realizes that she isn't getting yelled at for swearing like a miner. This is a Positive Thing. Nothing to make a habit of, but nothing that will get her canned. Good.
[00:15]	<CaptainFarina>	Private Blaeksprutte, I do believe you will soon become a shining example to all about what it means to be an Iron Maiden. And I mean that with all my heart.
[00:15]	* Andrea	's tone, though very faint, carries echoes of frustration.
[00:16]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	considers that anyone who can put up with that Locke guy-- damn, what was his rank, again? --probably knows how to let things go.
[00:17]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ah... um. Thank you, ma'am...?
[00:17]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	isn'
[00:17]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	*isn't sure if that's an insult or not, but it sounds good. Maybe.
[00:18]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	[=-= line merge please?]
[00:20]	<[Zem]R1N4>	The electricity here... feels strange.
[00:20]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Glad to shine, then, ma'am. Does it always hurt this much?
[00:21]	<CaptainFarina>	However, if you continue to receive injuries within your own quarters, I'm afraid you'll be required to wear full-iron at all times, as it would be a great waste of effort and resources to have you kill yourself on a... bunk bed rail.
[00:21]	<Andrea>	Oh. I see.
[00:21]	* Andrea	says dryly.
[00:21]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I'll try to avoid such, ma'am.
[00:22]	<CaptainFarina>	I'll be counting on it.
[00:23]	<CaptainFarina>	Lieutenant Crowley, aside from sudden engagements with bunk bed steel framing, is there anything I should be aware of?
[00:25]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It's... hard to explian. The language doesn't have words for tastes of electricity, but if I were pressed, I'd say that it's more... ragged, surgy, than normal.
[00:26]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Nothing else, Captain."
[00:28]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	has seated herself back down on her bed, rubbing the forming bump.
[00:29]	* Andrea	gives R1N4 a long, hard look before sighing.
[00:29]	<CaptainFarina>	I see. Why don't you show the new recruits to our rather luxurious bathing facilities? Let 'em know what heaven feels like before we send 'em all to hell.
[00:31]	<Andrea>	... I would be lying if I said I wasn't mad. I don't mind what you do here, when it's just the two of us, and I know you didn't mean any harm, but please try not to do anything that would upset the captain. Okay?
[00:33]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	perks up a bit at this. A bath sounds good.
[00:33]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I understand. You are hoping to advance far here, then?
[00:33]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Ah, of course, the baths."
[00:34]	* Andrea	begins to smile again. Genuine, this time.
[00:34]	<Andrea>	Yes, something like that.
[00:35]	<[Zem]R1N4>	That is... ambitious. I just hope I can help the people here.
[00:37]	<Andrea>	I'm glad. Let's both do our best to help this company, then.
[00:37]	* CaptainFarina	nods, and departs.
[00:44]	* [Pyg]Anstice	turns back to Blaeksprutte.
[00:45]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Get what you'll need, I'll show you to the baths."
[00:51]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh, okay!
[00:53]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	gathers up a towel, some shampoo, and some soap, and bounds up to the lieutenant.
[00:53]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I think I've got everything.
[00:55]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"This way then."
[00:56]	* [Pyg]Anstice	heads out the room and heads toward the large doors at the end of the hall.
[00:56]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	follows Anstice out.
[01:03]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Are you going to be bathing too, Lieutenant?
[01:06]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"I've already bathed in preparation for greeting you all."
[01:06]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Oh.
[01:07]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is a little disappointed.
[01:10]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	had hoped to be able to talk with somebody over a good long soak, but no such luck.
[01:11]	* [Zem]R1N4	continues reading.
[01:14]	* [Pyg]Anstice	stops at the doors and opens them, revealing the large bath within.
[01:14]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Oooh...
[01:16]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Thank you very much, Lieutenant! I'm sorry you couldn't join in as well. Umm... I'll see you in the morning?
[01:20]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Andrea, do you bathe in the morning or at night?
[01:21]	<Andrea>	Hm? Oh, whenever the bath is empty, usually. Why?
[01:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Well, I was wondering if you knew where the baths were. Today was fairly intensive, and I want to be clean for tomorrow.
[01:24]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Yes, I'll see you in the morning, Miss Blaeksprutte. Enjoy your bath."
[01:24]	* [Pyg]Anstice	gives her a little smile before turning around and going elsewhere.
[01:26]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	smiles back, and waves a little.
[01:26]	<Andrea>	Ah, that's a good idea. I think I have an idea of where it is... Do you mind if I join you?
[01:27]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	heads into the bath proper, and takes off her clothes, folding them, and puts them off to the side before dipping into the warm, toasty water.
[01:27]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ahhhh~
[01:29]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Not at all.
[01:30]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	lies back in the water and relaxes.
[01:31]	* Andrea	nods happily and begins to gather her toiletries.
[01:31]	* [Zem]R1N4	gathers her own toiletries as well, some of them with little resemblance to human ones.
[01:32]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	dozes off. So pleasant~
[01:34]	* [Zem]R1N4	opens the door. "So where is it?"
[01:37]	<Andrea>	This way.
[01:37]	* Andrea	exits and walks towards the baths.
[01:39]	* [Zem]R1N4	follows Andrea, looking carefully at the other doors she passes and noting all of them with lablels.
[01:39]	<Andrea>	Hah... I can't get comfortable around others like this very often. I'm glad we're sharing a room, Rina.
[01:40]	<[Zem]R1N4>	So am I. Thank you for accepting me.
[01:40]	* Andrea	chatters merrily up until they reach the doors to the baths. She pushes them open.
[01:41]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	z~
[01:41]	<Andrea>	...!
[01:41]	* [Zem]R1N4	looks at the bath, and the archtitecture, and finally notices Blaek there.
[01:45]	<[GM]Mary>	The bath room is fairly pristine, its visible perimeter cleaned to a nice, gleaming white. The bath itself is simply a bowled engraving in the floor, a sort of scooped drop filled with water.
[01:46]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh, Hi Blaeksprutte. Do you mind if we join you?
[01:47]	<Andrea>	O-oh... forgive me. I didn't know there was anyone else here.
[01:47]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...
[01:47]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	........z.
[01:47]	* Andrea	withdraws from the doorway slightly.
[01:47]	* CaptainFarina	catches Anstice in the hallway, politely stopping her to ask a question.
[01:48]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is still fast asleep.
[01:49]	<CaptainFarina>	Ah, Lieutenant, have you seen Rina?
[01:49]	* [Zem]R1N4	shrugs and starts taking off her clothing.
[01:50]	* Andrea	turns away from the door.
[01:55]	* [Zem]R1N4	finishes, and slips into the tub.
[01:59]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"No, ma'am."
[02:00]	<Andrea>	Hmm.. Ah, Rina? When you're done, could you please wake Miss Blaeksprutte? It isn't healthy to stay in too long. I'll use the bath after she is finished.
[02:01]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. Will you just wait here, then?
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Hm? Didn't you speak to the boots about bathing facilities and the like?
[02:02]	<Andrea>	Yes. Unless there is something I can get you?
[02:03]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	z~
[02:04]	* Andrea	suddenly becomes subservient, as if it were a programmed attitude for the situation.
[02:05]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'm fine. I have brought everything I need.
[02:05]	<Andrea>	Ok...
[02:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If you were to bathe with me, we could wash each others' backs.
[02:08]	<Andrea>	Ah, yes, that's right... I'll be right in.
[02:10]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"The only one I told about the baths was Miss Blaeksprutte."
[02:12]	* Andrea	hesitantly enters and undresses, keeping her eyes on Blaeksprutte the entire time. Her body's skin is as white as that of her face, and large burns are visible all over. She climbs in at the point furthest from Blaeksprutte.
[02:13]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm almost certain I said "new recruits" and not "new recruit"... Oh well, it doesn't matter. If you catch her before I do, send her my way. I'll be in my room.
[02:13]	* CaptainFarina	continues on her way.
[02:15]	* Andrea	slowly approaches Blaeksprutte, keeping underwater up to her chin.
[02:16]	<Andrea>	...Excuse me. You'll become ill if you sleep in the bath like this.
[02:16]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	....z?
[02:17]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes. If you get sick, it will impair the unit efficiency.
[02:17]	* Andrea	retreats.
[02:18]	* [Zem]R1N4	does not seem to mind Andrea's scars.
[02:19]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is hazily aware of voices.
[02:20]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	turns over. Better~
[02:21]	* [Zem]R1N4	shakes Blaek's shoulder to wake her.
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Zmmrgmf?
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	what?
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	oh.
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	....what?
[02:25]	* [Pyg]Anstice	nods to her captain and resumes on her way.
[02:28]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I alm'st had th' bastard.
[02:28]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Was doin' fine.
[02:28]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	what?
[02:29]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You need to finish bathing and get out or you will catch pneumonia. Also, you're starting to get wrinkly.
[02:30]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	looks at Rina, and then looks at her skin.
[02:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	'm not wrinkled.
[02:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	and pneumonia?
[02:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	wha?
[02:31]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	you're weird. g'night.
[02:31]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	falls back asleep.
[03:18]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	wakes up.
[03:18]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	eh?
[03:19]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh.
[03:19]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Damn.
[03:19]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	gets out, dries off, and goes to bed.
[03:19]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	z~







@@<X>
@@Session Three
@@<X>

September 30

[22:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time on IronMaiden!
[22:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Baths.
[22:10]	* [Zem]R1N4	is in the bath, not electrocuting people!
[22:10]	<[GM]Mary>	telephone poles fall, Rina dies.
[22:11]	<[GM]Mary>	Except not really. No telephone poles in the post-apocalyptic underground maid future.
[22:16]	<[GM]Mary>	The bathing climaxes, and girls are getting dressed. The captain watches for Rina from her office, sipping from a warm cup of readied cocoa.

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@@Scene one: Andrea, Beatrice, Locke, and Rina - BS and doctor's orders
=+=

[22:22]	* [Zem]R1N4	comes out of the tub, dries off, dresses reluctantly, and comes out of the bathing room.
[22:25]	* Andrea	gets redressed in the corner of the room, out of the way, before following R1N4.
[22:33]	* Andrea	deposits her things in her room.
[22:33]	<Andrea>	Rina, I'm going out for a moment, okay? I need to speak with the captain.
[22:36]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay.
[22:39]	* Andrea	heads out of the room and towards Farina's office.
[22:41]	* [Zem]R1N4	returns to her room.
[22:21]	* CaptainFarina	Stands at the door and waits for the robot. . o ( Sheesh, androids have to have baths too? I hope she isn't an electrocution hazard... no, that'd be stupid. )
[22:31]	* CaptainFarina	checks her Maiden-issue tactical wristwatch. The hell's taking them so long?
[22:32]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hello, Capt'n. Peeking on the baths?"
[22:33]	* CaptainFarina	leers.
[22:33]	<CaptainFarina>	Of course not, idiot.
[22:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Or whatever you do in your free time. You do get free time, right?"
[22:33]	<CaptainFarina>	No.
[22:34]	* CaptainFarina	finishes her drink and hands the cup and saucer to Locke.
[22:35]	<CaptainFarina>	Here. Make yourself useful and take this back to the kitchen.
[22:35]	* [Nom]Locke	frowns, even as he takes the china
[22:35]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Sure you don't want to do it yourself? A stroll to the kitchen would be like a break for you."
[22:38]	<CaptainFarina>	Do it now. And go find Rina while you're at it.
[Mary*] * Andrea        Raps on the door twice.
[22:40]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Whoops, visitors. Out I go again."
[22:40]	* [Nom]Locke	discretely disappears
[22:43]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, and opens the door.
[22:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Miss... Delarouge?
[22:44]	* Andrea	gives a brilliant smile.
[22:44]	* CaptainFarina	gives a hairy eyeball.
[22:44]	<Andrea>	Good evening, Captain.
[22:44]	<CaptainFarina>	Good evening. Can I help you with something?
[22:48]	<Andrea>	Well, first, I'd like to apologize for earlier. That, ah... wasn't what I had intended our informal reunion to be like. Haha...
[22:49]	<Andrea>	Still, I'm so glad to see you are well. I didn't know what to think when you disappeared all those years ago.
[22:49]	* CaptainFarina	raises an eyebrow, looking to Andrea introspectively.
[22:49]	<Andrea>	Is something wrong?
[22:50]	<CaptainFarina>	"Reunion"? Hmph... I don't remember meeting you at any occasions or recruitment rallies. And what do you mean when I disappeared? Do you know me?
[22:53]	* Andrea	's smile immediately fades. Her eyes grow wide for a moment.
[22:54]	<Andrea>	Wha... y-you don't...
[22:54]	* Andrea	shifts slightly, clearing her throat and taking a deep breath. Her face is serious when she reestablished eye contact.
[22:54]	<Andrea>	Captai--... Beatrice. You... don't remember at all?
[22:56]	* CaptainFarina	sizes up Andrea, looking to her face for any familiarity.
[22:57]	<CaptainFarina>	You, miss Delarouge? No.
[23:02]	* Andrea	eyes the Captain tentatively for a moment, her expression slightly pained. Had she really forgotten all about-- no, that's not it. Andrea had known -something- had happened, but to think that this was the result... She sighs, becoming impassive once again.
[23:03]	<Andrea>	Well, it isn't terribly important. I'm sorry to disturb you over such matters.
[23:03]	* Andrea	turns to leave.
[23:03]	<Andrea>	....Though, as I said, I am still glad to see you are well. Please excuse me.
[23:04]	* Andrea	begins to return to her room.
[22:43]	* [Nom]Locke	is waiting in R1N4's room
[22:45]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Hello, Locke. Do you need me for something?
[22:45]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Rina, was it? The Capt'n wanted you found. I've found you. What could it be for, I wonder?"
[22:48]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. I assume she wants to talk to me.
[22:49]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Really...really?. Anything specific, you think?"
[22:50]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Not that I can think of. She seemed upset with me when she saw me naked in my room.
[22:52]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh! I mean, oh dear."
[22:53]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, I'm sure she, ah, wants to see you. Hurry along now."
[22:53]	* [Nom]Locke	slips back into a convenient patch of shadow
[23:02]	* [Zem]R1N4	heads over to Captain Farina's office.
[23:05]	* [Zem]R1N4	passes Andrea. "Hey Andrea. Is the Captain in a good mood?"
[23:06]	<Andrea>	Hm? Oh. Yes.
[23:06]	* Andrea	seems somewhat distant. She does not stop walking as she replies.
[23:04]	* CaptainFarina	shrugs. Well, so much for that.
[23:07]	* [Zem]R1N4	turns and knocks on the Captain's door.
[23:08]	* CaptainFarina	opens, to find Rina.
[23:08]	<CaptainFarina>	Ah, I finally got a hold of you. Come in, take a seat. I have orders for you.
[23:08]	* [Zem]R1N4	takes a seat. "Yes, Captain?"
[23:10]	* CaptainFarina	goes to her desk, pushing about a mess of papers while speaking.
[23:12]	<CaptainFarina>	It concerns your role in this unit. Seeing as your body is unfit for combat and your weapon may violate a good handful of state-wide law, I'm placing you in the position of corpsmaiden. Essentially, you're to ensure the health, integrity, and happiness of the unit.
[23:13]	* CaptainFarina	pulls out a folder from her desk's file cabinet.
[23:15]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I can do that! Seeing other people happy... it makes me happy.
[23:16]	* CaptainFarina	smiles at Rina. Ah, the naivety.
[23:17]	<[Zem]R1N4>	But I'm hoping to not be a burden on you forever, combatwise. It would be sad if I couldn't defend the unit.
[23:18]	<CaptainFarina>	ch-huh, that's a joke. As long as they're combat-effective, I don't care about their feelings. You are, however, obligated to listen to whatever bullshit they have to get off their minds. Like our own little shrink.
[23:18]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. Do you have any bullshit to get off your mind? *completely innocent tone*
[23:18]	<CaptainFarina>	We'll see about that. You're a bit expensive to be risking, but you'll definitely carry a weapon. And negative.
[23:19]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. Is there anything else, captain?
[23:19]	<CaptainFarina>	Before the week's out, I want you to perform a physical check-up on all soldiers and NCOs under my wing. No exceptions.
[23:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Write down everything. What they're allergic to, where they got their scars, if their family has a history of diabetes, everything.
[23:21]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. That includes you, since you are the most important person here.
[23:23]	<CaptainFarina>	Negative. Those with the bars can report on their own status.
[23:23]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If you were unable to perform in combat, it would demoralize the unit.
[23:23]	<CaptainFarina>	I assure you, my health is fine.
[23:23]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If you say so.
[23:24]	<[Zem]R1N4>	May I take my leave, captain?
[23:24]	<CaptainFarina>	One thing.
[23:26]	<CaptainFarina>	I don't know how much you were programmed with in the field of manners, but I'll help you out. Do not question the authority of a senior enlisted or superior officer. Do I make myself clear?
[23:28]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You do, Captain.
[23:28]	<CaptainFarina>	Good. Before you know it, you'll be kissin' boots and shining iron in no time.
[23:29]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Thank you, Captain.
[23:29]	* CaptainFarina	hands the folder to Rina before she leaves.
[23:29]	* [Zem]R1N4	takes the folder and goes back to her room.
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@@Return to Andrea-Rina's Room, Urzula addition
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[23:31]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes in. Is Andrea there?
[23:32]	* Andrea	is laying on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
[23:32]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Hello, Andrea.
[23:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Andrea: the ceiling gives you the cold shoulder.
[23:34]	<Andrea>	Hey. How was your talk with the Captain? I hope she wasn't upset over earlier.
[23:34]	<[Zem]R1N4>	The Captain told me to perform a physical on everyone under her command. I'll not be doing it right now, as I need to see what medical supplies we have, scales, penlights, things like that.
[23:35]	<[Zem]R1N4>	But I'll look for that probably tomorrow.
[23:37]	<Andrea>	I see. Let me know if you need any help finding your way around.
[23:37]	* Andrea	is back to smiling.
[23:37]	<[Zem]R1N4>	That would be very nice of you.
[23:42]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Anyways, I am good for another couple hours before recharging. Are you still awake enough to help me?
[23:47]	<Andrea>	Certainly. What with?
[23:49]	<[Zem]R1N4>	To find some clinic in here.
[23:49]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Or at least a place that can serve as one. I wouldn't want to leave my notes in my drawers.
[23:55]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I believe I saw one between here and the bathhouse.
[23:57]	* [Zem]R1N4	gets up off the bed. "Do you want to come with me?"
[23:58]	<Andrea>	Well, you already know where it is, but I'd be happy to.
[23:59]	* [kiri]Urzula	just take a stroll around the place with no destination in mind.
[00:00]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes to the door and comes out, and almost whacks Urzula in the face with the opening door.
[00:00]	* [kiri]Urzula	move her head out front a little to be on the receiving end of the door.
[00:01]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh! Oh, sorry!
[00:01]	* [Zem]R1N4	looks out at who she almost hit.
[00:01]	<[kiri]Urzula>	It's....fine.
[00:02]	* [kiri]Urzula	lick the blood trickling down from her forehead.... Ahh, the pain. Tasty.
[00:02]	* Andrea	steps out.
[00:02]	<Andrea>	Ah, are you alright?
[00:02]	* [kiri]Urzula	nods.
[00:03]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I'm very fine.
[00:04]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Um, well, you're in luck, aside from the fact that you just got clunked. I am about to go to the clinic to open it up, and I need to do a physical on you anyways.
[00:04]	* Andrea	cannot help but chuckle to herself at the irony.
[00:06]	* [kiri]Urzula	freeze. Physical checkups?
[00:06]	* [kiri]Urzula	never ever undress before anyone in her whole life before.
[00:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Anyway, follow me, please.
[00:08]	<[kiri]Urzula>	C...can it be later?
[00:08]	* Andrea	withdraws a handkerchief from her pocket.
[00:08]	<Andrea>	Please use this in the meanwhile.
[00:08]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I need to....prepare myself....
[00:09]	* [kiri]Urzula	nods as a thanks to Andrea, and use the handkerchief to patch her silly head.
[00:09]	<[Zem]R1N4>	What time would be good for you? It has to be in the next three days.
[00:10]	<[kiri]Urzula>	.....I'll take last queue.
[00:11]	* [Zem]R1N4	whirs a little bit. "That'll be... 2 PM three days from now. If the time conflicts with one of the Captain's activities, I'll make sure to reschedule you sooner."
[00:12]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Anyways, have a good night, and I hope you get to feeling better!
[00:12]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Th-thank you!
[00:12]	* [kiri]Urzula	elegantly bows.
[00:12]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Make sure I'm the last one, okay?
[00:13]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'll try, though if other people are uncooperative, I may not be able to.
[00:13]	* [kiri]Urzula	is trying to think of how not to die from embarrassment if she really have to undress.
[00:21]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Well, we still need to open the clinic.
[00:21]	* [Zem]R1N4	heads over there.
[00:21]	* Andrea	follows.
[00:21]	* [kiri]Urzula	follows, trying to be useful.
[00:25]	* [Zem]R1N4	checks the door. Is it locked?
[00:28]	<[GM]Mary>	Rina: It should be, but it isn't for sake of convenience. It's everything of a doctor's clinic: white tiles, chemical scent, fluorescent lights, a bed with paper on it, a cabinet full of bottles, a trashcan with a hazard sticker... Almost like home.
[00:29]	* [kiri]Urzula	is feeling a bit out of place standing here in the med room.
[00:34]	* [Zem]R1N4	opens the door and turns on the light, looking inside.
[00:35]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Well, uh, I think I will... kinda, um, y'know.... get out of here...
[00:36]	* [kiri]Urzula	is a bit uncomfortable among people she didn't familiar.
[00:43]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes over and looks at some of the equipment. "This stuff should do nicely."
[00:44]	* [kiri]Urzula	just stays silent. She can't start a conversation with people she just met. It's too scary.
[00:45]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I don't know if I'm going to be training with you people, as my body doesn't seem suited to it.
[00:45]	* Andrea	notices Urzula's tenseness.
[00:46]	* [kiri]Urzula	sweatdrops.
[00:46]	<Andrea>	Are you certain you're well? You seem troubled.
[00:46]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I'm f-fine! Physically, I mean.
[00:47]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I won't be of much use around here so I think I'd better not stay around and slow down your work so I'll leave now okay thanks bye!
[00:47]	<Andrea>	Alright. If you need assistance in any way, please don't hesitate to tell me.
[00:48]	* Andrea	sounds more robotic than R1N4, somehow.
[00:48]	* [kiri]Urzula	does a quick curtsy and literally dashes off.
[00:48]	* Andrea	, herself, becomes visibly less tense when Urzula leaves.
[00:50]	<[Zem]R1N4>	She didn't seem okay. I wonder why she insisted so on being last?
[00:54]	<Andrea>	Some people are simply shy. I do hope I wasn't making her uncomfortable...
[00:56]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'm kind of shy myself, but I have to get things done...
[00:59]	* Andrea	smiles knowingly.
[00:59]	<Andrea>	Haha, you don't seem that way.
[01:00]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It's because... because I don't give many of the signals shy people do. I can't blush, and you can't see my eyes.
[01:00]	<[Zem]R1N4>	At least, that's what I think.
[01:00]	<Andrea>	Even so, anyone can tell you're sincere in wanting to do what you can. That's really something.
[01:02]	<[Zem]R1N4>	That's good. Thank you.
[01:03]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I just... I don't like seeing people unhappy, and I try... I try to avoid saying things that'll make them unhappy.
[01:05]	* Andrea	can't help but run her fingers along the side of R1N4's face.
[01:11]	* [Zem]R1N4	feels kind of like soft silicone, kind of fleshy, but kind of not.
[01:14]	* [Zem]R1N4	smiles at Andrea.
[01:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	So I need to write down the results of the physicals on everyone under her command.
[01:23]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I should start with myself. Andrea, when do you want your physical to be?
[01:24]	<Andrea>	Hmm... whenever is most convenient for you, I suppose.
[01:26]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. Unless I hear from Captain Farina, how about first thing tomorrow?
[01:27]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Actually, I should talk to the captain about her training schedule, so I can schedule around it.
[01:28]	<Andrea>	Of course. The commanding officer's schedule should always be taken into consideration.
[01:28]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. I'll go talk to her if she's still up. Do you want to stay here or return to your room?
[01:29]	<Andrea>	I'll...
[01:29]	* Andrea	pauses.
[01:29]	<Andrea>	... Meet you at the room. Take care.
[01:30]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. See you soon.
[01:30]	* [Zem]R1N4	heads over to the Captain's office.
[01:30]	* Andrea	returns to her room and begins to prepare for bed.

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@@Scene two: Locke and Freya intro, then enlisting with Beatrice and Anstice
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[23:29]	<[GM]Mary>	Locke: Somewhere deep within your patches of shadow, you hear a knock at the... door or something. Whatever passes for an entrance to an underground barrack in an underground city.
[23:30]	* [Nom]Locke	is having to do an awfully large amount of work today. Very annoying.
[23:33]	* [huh]Freya	knocks again.
[23:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, hello there. What might you be doing?"
[23:34]	* [Nom]Locke	Locke is standing slightly behind Freya, looking curiously at the...door or something.
[23:36]	* [huh]Freya	turns around.
[23:36]	<[huh]Freya>	Oh! Do you work here?
[23:37]	<[Nom]Locke>	"No. Not really."
[23:37]	* [Nom]Locke	gives the...whatever passes for an entrance a closer look
[23:38]	<[huh]Freya>	I see. Are you here to join as well, then?
[23:38]	<[Nom]Locke>	"These are the Iron Maiden barracks. And I'm not much of a maiden. And slightly anemic."
[23:39]	<[huh]Freya>	All too true. If you'll excuse me, then...
[23:39]	* [Nom]Locke	turns to the recruit-hopeful
[23:39]	* [huh]Freya	tries the door.
[23:40]	<[Nom]Locke>	"This is not a nice place, you know. Who in their right minds would want to join the Iron Maidens?"
[23:40]	<[huh]Freya>	I, for one.
[23:41]	<[Nom]Locke>	"So you said. Whatever for?"
[23:41]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Actually, let me guess. You need the money?"
[23:42]	<[huh]Freya>	Technically speaking, it is not I who needs it.
[23:42]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You're still the one who will have to earn it though. And there are easier ways."
[23:46]	<[Nom]Locke>	"For example, you don't look especially fit to be a soldier."
[23:47]	<[huh]Freya>	The captain will be the judge of that, I think.
[23:48]	<[Nom]Locke>	"No, seriously, you look like an out-patient. They're not even going to bother giving you a review."
[23:49]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Take my advice, girl. Unless you have something juicy in your resume, you better turn back."
[23:57]	<[huh]Freya>	I have a debt to the captain that must be repaid. I have chosen this way, and my honor won't let me back down.
[00:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Now, if you have no business besides hassling me, I must be getting on.
[00:01]	* [huh]Freya	goes through the door.
[00:02]	* [Nom]Locke	shrugs
[00:02]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Bah, so much work for nothing."
[00:02]	* [Nom]Locke	follows behind
[00:03]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Say, did you have a name? Military experience? Special and/or entertaining skills?"
[00:04]	<[huh]Freya>	Freya, none, and none that I wish to tell you.
[00:05]	* [huh]Freya	looks for the captain's room.
[00:05]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Aw, that's just rude. Not even a hint?"
[00:06]	<[huh]Freya>	Are you sure you should be speaking about rude, after your own behavior?
[00:07]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Rude? Me? All just friendly advice from a concerned passerby."
[00:07]	<[Nom]Locke>	"In case you were, you know, a tourist or something."
[00:10]	<[huh]Freya>	I see.
[00:10]	<[huh]Freya>	Should a concerned passerby really be following someone into a barracks?
[00:11]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Very concerned. And you still look lost."
[00:11]	<[huh]Freya>	Well, I've never been here before, so I'm not sure where to find the captain.
[00:13]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, that's easy then, all you have to do is turn--"
[00:14]	* [Nom]Locke	is gone again
[00:15]	<[huh]Freya>	Ahg?
[00:15]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Capt'n?"
[00:15]	* [huh]Freya	looks about, surprised.
[00:16]	* [Nom]Locke	has found the Captain
[00:17]	* CaptainFarina	is busy with paperwork, scratching out the mistake she made from the surprise.
[00:17]	<CaptainFarina>	Agh-... Yes, Locke?
[00:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Someone is looking for you. Did you want to be found?"
[00:19]	<CaptainFarina>	Who?
[00:20]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Er...she just came in through the door. A new recruit, she said. Or a very bad assassin."
[00:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh, really. Must be a lost egg. Well, that'd make one closer to a full team. Send her in.
[00:23]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Gah, paperwork."
[00:23]	* [Nom]Locke	leaves all the same
[00:24]	<[Nom]Locke>	"--left at the first turn and then straight on past the main hall until you see the officer's quarters."
[00:24]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[00:24]	* [huh]Freya	nods, slowly.
[00:24]	<[huh]Freya>	I thought you said you didn't work here.
[00:25]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I don't. But I happen to know the way."
[00:25]	<[Nom]Locke>	"In case there are tourists, you know."
[00:27]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm sure.
[00:27]	* [Nom]Locke	gets back to following
[00:27]	* [huh]Freya	takes the given path and arrives at a door. She knocks, hoping her greeting will be more pleasant than last time.
[00:28]	* CaptainFarina	needs a bellhop for her office door
[00:29]	* CaptainFarina	answers.
[00:30]	<[huh]Freya>	Are you miss Farina?
[00:30]	* [Nom]Locke	presents a Freya
[00:32]	<CaptainFarina>	...Yes, ma'am. Is there something I can help you with?
[00:32]	* CaptainFarina	glares at Locke. What sort of fucking recruit is this? She's already beat-up.
[00:32]	* [Pyg]Anstice	passes the captain's office, catching sight of a new face entering the threshold.
[00:33]	* [Nom]Locke	shrugs. Very bad assassin, perhaps.
[00:34]	<[huh]Freya>	I want to join the Iron Maidens, miss Captain, to repay my debt to you.
[00:34]	<CaptainFarina>	...Debt?
[00:35]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes, miss Captain. I owe my life to you.
[00:37]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh. I see. Not necessary; your tax dollars will do fine. I, my platoon, and the organization as a whole thank you for your support.
[00:37]	* [huh]Freya	shakes her head.
[00:37]	<[huh]Freya>	No, miss Captain, I wish to repay you more directly.
[00:41]	<CaptainFarina>	I... see.
[00:41]	* CaptainFarina	sighs. Well, if she can do it as well as anyone else, there's no reason to keep her out.
[00:42]	<CaptainFarina>	Do you have documentation?
[00:43]	* [Pyg]Anstice	enters the room.
[00:44]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"I thought you looked familiar! Freya, what brings you here?"
[00:44]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[00:45]	* [huh]Freya	turns her head, then does a double-take.
[00:45]	<[huh]Freya>	Anstice?
[00:46]	* CaptainFarina	looks between the two scornfully.
[00:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Lieutenant, are you familiar with this person?
[00:48]	* [huh]Freya	looks back to the Captain, only now noticing her expression.
[00:48]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"An acquaintance of mine, Captain. I'm quite surprised to see her here."
[00:49]	<[huh]Freya>	I apologize for the outburst, miss Captain.
[00:50]	<CaptainFarina>	...Right. I'll ask again, did you bring documentation?
[00:50]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes, miss.
[00:51]	* [huh]Freya	draws some papers from her tunic and hands them to the Captain.
[00:51]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Y...You're joining the company?"
[00:52]	* CaptainFarina	flips through them, walking around to the other side of the desk and taking a seat.
[00:53]	* [huh]Freya	nods to Anstice, however careful to remain composed.
[00:55]	<CaptainFarina>	...uh---huh. Grab yourself a chair, miss... Freya Esther.
[00:55]	* [huh]Freya	takes a seat.
[00:56]	* [Nom]Locke	makes some hand gestures. Does Anstice and he stick around?
[01:01]	* CaptainFarina	reads through everything, finding nothing technically wrong with this person. She drops it on her desk and looks to Freya.
[01:04]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmm. Now, pardon me for being frank, you don't look like you're in good condition for a fighting class.
[01:04]	<[huh]Freya>	I assure you, miss, I can hold my own in a fight.
[01:08]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm sure you can, if you got enough tape to keep your guts from spilling out. And this isn't a center for street punks, either. We're warriors. And it would be a serious affront to my warrior spirit if I recruited a Maiden that collapses in the heat of battle from chest pains.
[01:10]	<[huh]Freya>	I would rather die than to disgrace you in such a way.
[01:11]	<CaptainFarina>	Your death would be a disgrace. This is why I'm reluctant to put you in uniform.
[01:12]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain, what can I do to prove myself to you?
[01:13]	* CaptainFarina	almost says "go home and vote Republican" but suddenly... hm. Well, if she doesn't make it through the week, I can can her ass and turn her over to the slave trade.
[01:14]	* [Pyg]Anstice	stands at the side watching all this. Freya seems dead set on joining, how could I convince her not to?
[01:14]	<CaptainFarina>	...Hmm. Well, for one, I expect you to train and work just as hard as anyone else in this little fighting force of ours.
[01:15]	<CaptainFarina>	Two... Remember the man that brought you in here?
[01:15]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes?
[01:15]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh dear."
[01:17]	<CaptainFarina>	I want you to turn Locke here into something more than an egotistical barracks-rat jackass of an office pogue. Something useful. Someone I can be proud to have in my unit.
[01:18]	* [huh]Freya	looks at Locke, then sets her face with determination.
[01:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Did I mention my asthma? And my chronic heart conditions?"
[01:18]	* [Nom]Locke	coughs loudly for effect
[01:19]	<[huh]Freya>	I will not fail you, Captain.
[01:19]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Hmm, that's an interesting task to give, Captain."
[01:19]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Wait, what?"
[01:20]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Don't you all go agreeing with her."
[01:20]	<CaptainFarina>	If she can do it, she can replace him.
[01:20]	* [Nom]Locke	does a take
[01:21]	* CaptainFarina	stands up, walks around her desk and offers Freya a hand.
[01:21]	<[huh]Freya>	What measures may I use, miss Captain?
[01:21]	<[Nom]Locke>	"That doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?"
[01:21]	* CaptainFarina	chuckles.
[01:21]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hello? Hello?"
[01:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Whatever it takes.
[01:22]	* [huh]Freya	takes the hand.
[01:22]	<[huh]Freya>	Understood, Captain.
[01:22]	* [huh]Freya	gives her a smile.
[01:22]	* CaptainFarina	grips it very strongly, giving a good shake. She gives what passes for a smile amongst the serious-serious types.
[01:23]	<CaptainFarina>	Welcome aboard. You're just in time, actually. We begin training tomorrow at oh-six-hundred.
[01:25]	<[huh]Freya>	I can hardly wait. Is there a map I can look at, to acquaint myself with the building?
[01:25]	<CaptainFarina>	Sure.
[01:26]	* CaptainFarina	pulls a map(wow, not often someone asks for one of these) out of her desk drawer, showing all the rooms with labels. She hands it to Freya.
[01:27]	<[huh]Freya>	Thank you. Do you mind if I keep this, at least for a while?
[01:27]	<CaptainFarina>	Go ahead. I'm surprised you asked for one, really.
[01:27]	<CaptainFarina>	Lieutenant, why don't you show miss Esther around? Find her a room as well, while you're at it.
[01:28]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Yes, ma'am."
[01:29]	* [Pyg]Anstice	makes her way out of the room.
[01:29]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Come along, Freya."
[01:29]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Bloody bastard son of a bunyip-bitch. You're going you break my old man back, you will."
[01:30]	* [huh]Freya	smacks Locke across the shoulder.
[01:30]	<[huh]Freya>	Your griping will be the first thing to go.
[01:30]	* [huh]Freya	follows Anstice.

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@@Scene three: Beatrice, Locke, and Rina - further briefing and exit
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[01:31]	* CaptainFarina	watches her leave, then smiles at Locke.
[01:31]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I keep telling you, lady, I don't work here."
[01:31]	<CaptainFarina>	I like our new recruit. I think you will, too.
[01:31]	* [Zem]R1N4	knocks on her door.
[01:32]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hmph. This sounds awfully like a challenge. And I never turn down a challenge."
[01:33]	<CaptainFarina>	I should just set up an intercom or something...
[01:33]	* CaptainFarina	opens the door.
[01:33]	<CaptainFarina>	Rina? Is there something I can help you with?
[01:33]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh, hello, Captain. *salutes* I was wondering if you had a schedule for your training so I could schedule physicals around it.
[01:34]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh, of course. Hold on a moment.
[01:35]	* CaptainFarina	retrieves a training schedule and hands it to Rina.
[01:36]	* [Zem]R1N4	looks at it.
[01:36]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Should I show up for it as well?
[01:38]	<CaptainFarina>	From oh-six to oh-eight is PT warm-ups. From oh-eight to oh-eight thirty is breakfast. We resume PT until noon, then we have lunch and begin studies from oh-one to oh-four. Then we have some more PT until dinner, at oh-six-hundred. A good time would be anywhere after that, though we might be able to work it in earlier. And yes, I want you to show up to all training regimens.
[01:40]	* [Nom]Locke	makes a face
[01:40]	<CaptainFarina>	You may not always have to participate, but it's imperative that you assist with exercises and show your expertise to the other soldiers.
[01:40]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Very well. I have set up at the clinic. Could you help me in directing people to come see me?
[01:41]	<CaptainFarina>	Tell them it's the captain's orders. Failure to comply will get themselves sacked.
[01:41]	* CaptainFarina	reconsiders.
[01:42]	<CaptainFarina>	...hmm. Actually, why don't you start with the new recruit? Her name is Freya Esther, she's the one with the bandages you may have seen before.
[01:43]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Very well.
[01:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Anything else?
[01:44]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hey, that's a good idea. She may be a leper or something."
[01:48]	<[Zem]R1N4>	That will be all. Thank you.
[01:49]	* CaptainFarina	nods.
[01:49]	* [Zem]R1N4	salutes and leaves, looking for Freya in the simple locations.
[01:53]	<CaptainFarina>	Locke.
[01:53]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You don't mean me, do you?"
[01:54]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm going to take a bath. If anyone needs anything, help them or direct them to an adult who can.
[01:56]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, I can hear your sneer, Capt'n. But I'm fine with that."
[01:58]	<[Nom]Locke>	"It'd be problematic if I have to start pulling my weight and lose my job."
[01:58]	<CaptainFarina>	Just think about how happy I would be, Locke.
[02:00]	* [Nom]Locke	tries to imagine a laughing Beatrice Adrian Farina
[02:00]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ugh, that's horrifying."
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	You make me so sad, Locke. So, so sad.
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, if you'll excuse me.
[02:02]	* CaptainFarina	puts stuff up and leaves her office, going to her quarters to enjoy her own private bath.
[02:04]	* [Nom]Locke	waits until she leaves, then immediately retreats back to his own quarters, where there is an unread book and comfortable couch waiting for him.

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@@Scene four: Freya, Anstice, and Rina - talk and med room trouble, then bed
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[01:34]	<[huh]Freya>	So, Anstice, I never thought I'd see you here.
[01:45]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"I thought you knew I was in the service."
[01:45]	* [Pyg]Anstice	replies to Freya.
[01:47]	<[huh]Freya>	You might have mentioned it to me before, but I forgot until now, nyan.
[01:50]	<[huh]Freya>	Still, I'm happy that I have someone I know here, nya.
[01:54]	* [Zem]R1N4	eventually finds Freya... where?
[01:56]	* [huh]Freya	is walking the halls with Anstice.
[02:00]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Oh, hello. You must be Freya.
[02:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Oh?
[02:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes, I am. What do you need?
[02:02]	* [huh]Freya	motions for Anstice to go on ahead.
[02:02]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Good to meet you. I am R1N4, but everyone calls me Rina.
[02:03]	<[huh]Freya>	Quite an odd name, Rina.
[02:03]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It was given to me when I was built.
[02:03]	<[huh]Freya>	Built?
[02:03]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I am an android.
[02:05]	<[huh]Freya>	Really?
[02:08]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes, really. I have been assigned here as a medic and informal morale officer.
[02:08]	<[huh]Freya>	I see...
[02:08]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Speaking of which, I have been asked by the Captain to give you a physical.
[02:08]	<[huh]Freya>	I hope that we get along from now on... what?
[02:08]	* [Pyg]Anstice	doesn't go very far from Freya so she can continue leading her to a room when she's done chatting with the robot.
[02:09]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Actually, I've been told to give everyone here physicals, but she wanted me to start with you.
[02:10]	<[huh]Freya>	I see...
[02:10]	<[huh]Freya>	A full physical, I presume?
[02:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes. She wants to assess your fitness for battle.
[02:11]	<[huh]Freya>	... alright.
[02:14]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If you would please follow me, the clinic is nearby.
[02:14]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[02:14]	* [Pyg]Anstice	notices the robot leading Freya elsewhere. She approaches the two.
[02:14]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"You're taking her somewhere, R1N4?"
[02:15]	<[huh]Freya>	She says I've got to take a physical exam, nya...
[02:15]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes, to the clinic. I am giving her a physical. You need to have a physical as well, but I can do it later. I'll set up the schedules when I know how long a physical takes.
[02:16]	* [huh]Freya	can't fully hide her nervousness.
[02:16]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Well, I'll tag along. I have to show Miss Esther to her room afterwards."
[02:17]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'll need to have you wait outside, due to patient-doctor privilege.
[02:18]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Of course."
[02:20]	* [Zem]R1N4	leads Freya into the clinic, then closes the door. Due to the construction of the building, it seals shut with an ominously final "click".
[02:22]	<[huh]Freya>	So...
[02:22]	* [huh]Freya	sits on the bed, facing Rina.
[02:25]	<[Zem]R1N4>	So, I need you to get on the scale first.
[02:25]	* [huh]Freya	nods and stands on the scale.
[02:28]	* [Zem]R1N4	measures her height and weight.
[02:31]	* [Zem]R1N4	writes it down.
[02:33]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay, now I need you to take off your clothes.
[02:34]	* [huh]Freya	takes off her tunic, but leaves the bandages on.
[02:35]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I need to see under the bandages as well, just in case.
[02:38]	* [huh]Freya	slowly unravels her bandages, revealing scarred tissue beneath.
[02:39]	* [Zem]R1N4	carefully examines it, making reassuring noises as she makes notes.
[02:50]	<[huh]Freya>	Well?
[02:51]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Well, you have TB. Something like this will likely impair your stamina in a long extended battle. I'm going to have to write this down.
[02:52]	<[Zem]R1N4>	However, it shouldn't impair your functionality in quick strikes with time to rest in between.
[02:52]	* [huh]Freya	is not reassured.
[02:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Don't worry. I'll try to word this so the Captain won't deny you a role in the unit. But you have to be aware of your weaknesses.
[02:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Now how did you get the scars?
[02:53]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm well aware...
[02:54]	<[huh]Freya>	Ah, these are burns.
[02:55]	* [Zem]R1N4	makes notes. When the captain reads the notes, she will find that R1N4 included Freya's three sizes, which she got just through eyeballing.
[02:57]	* [Zem]R1N4	makes some more examinations.
[03:00]	* [Zem]R1N4	finishes up. "Okay, you're all set."
[03:00]	* [Zem]R1N4	lets her get dressed.
[03:01]	* Andrea	is asleep.
[03:02]	* [huh]Freya	carefully rewraps her bandages.
[03:05]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes to open the door, and finds it is stuck. It hasn't been oiled in a while...
[03:07]	<[huh]Freya>	Problem?
[03:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I can't get the door open.
[03:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Can you help me out?
[03:08]	* [huh]Freya	tries to help with the door.
[03:11]	<[huh]Freya>	It's not coming open...
[03:11]	<[huh]Freya>	Captain will not be pleased...
[03:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	No, it's not. *pounds on the door* Anstice, can you hear us?
[03:15]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Maybe the lock's just stuck.
[03:16]	* [Zem]R1N4	tries jiggering the lock.
[03:16]	<[huh]Freya>	Maye we could pick it?
[03:17]	* [Zem]R1N4	tries picking it, then thumps her hand on it in frustration, which causes it to come open.
[03:17]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[03:17]	<[huh]Freya>	That works.
[03:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Anyways, you need to get to your room, and I definitely need to get to mine before I run out of power and take up a career in statuary.
[03:22]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[03:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'll see you tomorrow at training!
[03:22]	<[huh]Freya>	See you.
[03:22]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Oh, did it go well?"
[03:22]	* [Pyg]Anstice	gets up when the two emerge from the room.
[03:23]	* [huh]Freya	sighs.
[03:23]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Except for the door, yeah. I'll see you tomorrow, Anstice!
[03:24]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Ah, all right, tomorrow then. I should write this down."
[03:26]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Shall we be on our way then, Freya?"
[03:26]	<[huh]Freya>	She figured out my illness, nya... I think Captain's going to kill me...
[03:26]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[03:27]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Are you worried she'll report it to the Captain?"
[03:28]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[03:30]	* [Zem]R1N4	heads for the beckoning embrace of her room's bed and power outlet.
[03:36]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Well, if you can prove to her your shortcomings won't be a hindrance to you at all in the field, I don't think she'd mind."
[03:36]	* [Pyg]Anstice	starts walking, leading Freya toward a vacant room she can use.
[03:36]	<[huh]Freya>	I hope so, nya...
[03:36]	* [huh]Freya	follows.
[03:36]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Though that means you'll have to work even harder to become good enough."
[03:37]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Will you be ready to handle that?"
[03:37]	<[huh]Freya>	I'll work as hard as it takes, I swear on my honor, nyan.
[03:38]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"You certainly have the spirit. I didn't know you'd be the type to volunteer to do mercenary work."
[03:39]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain saved Freya's life, nya. Even if she does not remember, it is a debt I must repay...
[03:40]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Is that so..."
[03:40]	<[huh]Freya>	It is so.
[03:45]	* [Pyg]Anstice	continues her small talk with Freya until they finally reach the door of a vacant room. She steps forward to open the door.
[03:45]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Here we are."
[03:52]	<[GM]Mary>	Freya: It's a room. Complete with a bunk bed, desk, two foot lockers, chest, and even a little closet. The floor is strangely metallic, however... must be cold on bare feet.
[03:46]	<[huh]Freya>	Is this my room?
[03:50]	* [huh]Freya	looks around.
[03:51]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"We could find another one if you don't like this one."
[03:52]	<[huh]Freya>	No, it's nice.
[03:52]	* [huh]Freya	takes a seat on the bed.
[03:52]	* [huh]Freya	flops back.
[03:53]	<[huh]Freya>	nyaaaaaah...
[03:53]	* [huh]Freya	sighs.
[03:56]	<[GM]Mary>	Day zero end!







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@@Session Four
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October 2

[00:47]	<[GM]Mary>	Ahem!
[00:54]	<[GM]Mary>	The beginning of the first day of training. Oh-six-hundred hours. An annoying buffet of horns bellow out of the intercom speakers, loudly alerting everyone to the start of the day, and is accompanied by an equally loud and annoying motivational speech, pre-recorded.
[00:56]	* [Nom]Locke	takes the book off his face and chucks it at where he thinks the sound is coming from, but to little effect. He resorts to burying his head in his sheets
[00:57]	* [Zem]R1N4	whirs as her eyes flicker on, sitting up in bed.
[00:58]	* [huh]Freya	pokes Locke in the side.
[00:58]	* [Nom]Locke	squirms. It's the heatbugs. Damn the heatbugs
[00:59]	* CaptainFarina	loudly bangs something against the iron wall, wearing a slightly more official looking uniform and with her hair ponytail'd up. If she didn't look mean before, she does now.
[01:00]	* [Zem]R1N4	wakes Andrea up. "Time for training!" She sounds way too perky for the morning.
[01:00]	* [huh]Freya	jabs Locke harder.
[01:00]	* [Nom]Locke	snaps awake
[01:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Up an at 'em, ladies! Release your cooch and grab your boots, it's time to turn you all into killin' machines!
[01:01]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Gah!"
[01:01]	* [Nom]Locke	recoils from Freya
[01:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Finally awake, then?
[01:01]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Your face really isn't what I want to wake up to."
[01:01]	* Andrea	sits up, rubbing her eyes. "Mm... you seem very enthusiastic. Okay, I'm up." She gets ready.
[01:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Then wake yourself up.
[01:02]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I do. Every day. Without fail."
[01:02]	* CaptainFarina	shouts up and down the hall.
[01:02]	* [Nom]Locke	yawns, and fumbles around for his shirt
[01:02]	* [Zem]R1N4	dresses quickly and mechanically and comes out.
[01:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Not fast enough.
[01:02]	<CaptainFarina>	You got three minutes! If you aren't in the training room in three minutes, it's your ass.
[01:03]	* Andrea	begins towards the training room after getting prepared.
[01:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"It's bloody 6 in the morn. Old men like me need to sleep long and late, you know."
[01:04]	<[huh]Freya>	Do it on your own time. Here, your time belongs the the Miss Captain.
[01:04]	* [Nom]Locke	scratches his head
[01:05]	* [Zem]R1N4	arrives. "Ready for duty, captain!" She salutes.
[01:05]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Damn, they come pre-broken these days."
[01:05]	* [Nom]Locke	finds the rest of his uniform
[01:05]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Do you really want to stick around and see me change?"
[01:06]	* [Pyg]Anstice	arrives in the training room and cracks her neck.
[01:06]	* Andrea	arrives and falls in line next to R1N4.
[01:07]	<[huh]Freya>	Will you promise that you'll show up on time?
[01:08]	<[Nom]Locke>	"That'd make me dishonest, wouldn't it? And the Capt'n hates dishonesty."
[01:09]	* [Nom]Locke	starts buttoning up his shirt without much enthusiasm
[01:09]	<[huh]Freya>	If you don't go fast enough I'll do it for you.
[01:09]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Geez, the Capt'n recruited a mother, not a soldier."
[01:10]	* [Nom]Locke	finishes his buttons, and grabs a belt
[01:10]	<[huh]Freya>	If you didn't act like a child I wouldn't have to act like a mother.
[01:11]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'm old, dammit! And the arthritis gets to me."
[01:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You're going to be late, you know. And oh, are you going to get it."
[01:16]	<[huh]Freya>	You're my responsibility. If you fail, I do too.
[01:16]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I guess that's true. I almost feel sorry for you."
[01:17]	* [Nom]Locke	opens his wardrobe to check his cravat in the mirror.
[01:21]	* [Zem]R1N4	does not yet know about the hurry-up-and-wait mentality of the military, but she will soon.
[01:22]	<[huh]Freya>	Done?
[01:22]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Almost, almost."
[01:22]	* [Nom]Locke	really can't be bothered fixing things up anyway
[01:23]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Say, do you know where the training grounds are yet?"
[01:23]	<[huh]Freya>	I do.
[01:24]	* CaptainFarina	watches as the minutes tick by her three-minute deadline. Missing Locke, of course, and also... Freya. Hmm.
[01:24]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Excellent. Nothing to worry about then."
[01:25]	* [Nom]Locke	takes a step through into his wardrobe, and is gone
[01:25]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[01:25]	<[huh]Freya>	I'll kill him.
[01:26]	* [huh]Freya	sets off at a run down the hall.
[01:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Who are we waiting for?"
[01:26]	* [Nom]Locke	inquires, from behind Beatrice
[01:27]	<CaptainFarina>	You, of course. What's this? you're here nearly an hour earlier than you usually bother to show up.
[01:27]	* CaptainFarina	got used to this shit back when she was a Lance Corporal
[01:29]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Really? Does this mean I get to go back to bed?"
[01:29]	* [huh]Freya	goes from her dash into a slide when entering the room to kill her momentum.
[01:30]	<CaptainFarina>	No.
[01:30]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh well. It was worth a shot."
[01:31]	* CaptainFarina	steps over to Freya, smiles a tad and offers a hand.
[01:32]	* [huh]Freya	takes it.
[01:32]	<CaptainFarina>	Looking for us, Private?
[01:32]	<[huh]Freya>	Am I late, Miss Captain?
[01:33]	* [huh]Freya	speaks between breaths.
[01:34]	<CaptainFarina>	hehe...Nah, just in time.
[01:35]	* CaptainFarina	she is, but she'll let it slide(har har). She punches Freya in the shoulder and shoves her off in the group's direction.
[01:35]	* [huh]Freya	takes up her position in the line.
[01:35]	* [Nom]Locke	smiles warmly
[01:36]	<[GM]Mary>	You enter the Training Room, and unlike your steel barrack this room is rather spacious and non-metallic. The floors are made of some soft sort of fiber, so they give just a little when you step on it. There's a large variety of equipment strewn about, mostly things like training dummies and dulled weapons, but there's a few punching bags hanging down as well.
[01:37]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright, ladies. Listen up.
[01:37]	* CaptainFarina	stands before her 'ladies'
[01:40]	* [Nom]Locke	follows lackadaisically, hands stuffed in his pockets
[01:40]	<CaptainFarina>	First thing I'll inform you of is that you all belong to me now. And I mean that in its entirety. Each and every one of you owes me upwards of thirty thousand venia. Today, you begin payin' it off.
[01:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Any questions?
[01:43]	* [Zem]R1N4	has none.
[01:44]	<Andrea>	No, Ma'am.
[01:45]	* [Pyg]Anstice	tries to look as dignified as a captain's underling can.
[01:45]	* [huh]Freya	is silent.
[01:46]	* [Nom]Locke	has no use for dignity. He wants sleep.
[01:48]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright. Every morning, we begin with exercises. Everyone sit down and stretch out...
[01:49]	* Andrea	complies.
[01:50]	* [Zem]R1N4	stretches, even though it does nothing for her, for unity purposes.
[01:55]	<[GM]Mary>	The captain teaches a few exercises intended to make the body more limber and lower the risk of muscle cramps.
[01:57]	<CaptainFarina>	...ah.
[01:57]	* CaptainFarina	stands up, snapping her fingers and motioning for the others to do the same.
[01:57]	* Andrea	stands.
[01:58]	* [huh]Freya	stands straightaway.
[01:58]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright. Before we begin our endurance training, I got something special for all of you...
[02:00]	* CaptainFarina	grabs a box behind a cage full of wooden pikes and lances, then pulls out two small pieces of of cloth: black shorts and a black top.
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	It's gonna get warm in here after a couple hours. I thought it'd be for the benefit of the team to get something less dreadful. Heh, 'course, I expect you to do all this in full iron by the end of the day, so don't get too comfortable...
[02:03]	<[Nom]Locke>	"So soft! What did you do with the real Capt'n Farina?"
[02:03]	<CaptainFarina>	Sorry, Locke, none for you.
[02:04]	* CaptainFarina	throws each person a pair of shorts and top, both conspicuously small. Your belly would definitely show...
[02:04]	* [Nom]Locke	looks mournful
[02:04]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Should we change here?
[02:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I do look so spiffing in shorts."
[02:05]	* CaptainFarina	can't help but turn her head as she keeps a chuckle to herself.
[02:05]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain, do you mind if I just wear my bandages? They're about the same as a layer of clothing.
[02:05]	<CaptainFarina>	...I'll keep that in mind, Sergeant.
[02:06]	<CaptainFarina>	Rina and everyone else, go change in the changing room. Freya... Just make sure you get fresh bandages.
[02:07]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[02:08]	* Andrea	moves into the changing room, again offering no reaction, save for obedience.
[02:08]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright, hop to it.
[02:09]	<CaptainFarina>	Actuallly, Locke...
[02:09]	* [huh]Freya	removes her tunic where she stands, unraveling a part of her bandaging to tie back her hair.
[02:10]	* [Zem]R1N4	removes her clothing and puts on the shorts.
[02:10]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Eh?"
[02:10]	* [Nom]Locke	was admiring changing ladies
[02:11]	* [Zem]R1N4	did so in the changing room. She does not mind if other people watch her.
[02:12]	* [Nom]Locke	is disappointed that changing ladies is a robot
[02:13]	<CaptainFarina>	I did get you something.
[02:13]	* CaptainFarina	throws him a black t-shirt. Hold it up, and the front reads: HOT STUFF
[02:14]	<CaptainFarina>	If you ever wear that, I'll kick your ass.
[02:14]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah ha. Was that a pun, Capt'n?"
[02:16]	<CaptainFarina>	Don't look too much into my humor sense. I only get it from you.
[02:17]	* Andrea	looks at the clothing, hesitating for a split second before swiftly changing. The outfit clearly displays the scars snaking up and down her otherwise snow-white legs and stomach. Just barely able to mask her discomfort, she returns to the training room and awaits further orders with a blank expression.
[02:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I consider myself a positive influence then."
[02:18]	* [Zem]R1N4	, while in the changing room, tells everyone, "Later today, I'm going to need to get together with you all and set up appointments for physical examinations."
[02:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"But you are sadly mistaken, Capt'n. If I ever wanted to advertise my manly charms, I wouldn't -wear- a shirt."
[02:20]	<CaptainFarina>	For the integrity of myself and all the ladies under my command, I'm afraid I'm going to have to order you to keep your shirt worn.
[02:21]	* [huh]Freya	has stowed away her clothing in an unobtrusive corner.
[02:22]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Your loss, Capt'n."
[02:22]	* [Pyg]Anstice	remains silent all the while, keeping herself from letting out a yawn. That'd be bad, a lieutenant must remain dignified. Yes!
[02:23]	<CaptainFarina>	What're you waiting for, Lieutenant?
[02:23]	* [Nom]Locke	lets his maw gape with abandon. Good thing yawns are infectious in the slightest.
[02:24]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Ah, right..."
[02:25]	* [Pyg]Anstice	heads off to change.
[02:25]	<CaptainFarina>	Heh...
[02:27]	* CaptainFarina	takes off her BDU, revealing that she's already sporting her spandex. She folds her clothes neatly and places them beneath a bench.
[02:28]	* [Zem]R1N4	returns.
[02:28]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Weren't you going to set an example for them, Capt'n? Jogging about in full regalia and such?"
[02:29]	<CaptainFarina>	We'll iron up soon enough. Gotta walk before you can run, Sergeant Locke.
[02:31]	* [Pyg]Anstice	returns now sporting the black shorts and top with her hair tied up into a high ponytail.
[02:31]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...I wish you'd stop calling me that. I sound like the rank and file."
[02:32]	<CaptainFarina>	You are rank and file. Just one more dredge that kills for a living.
[02:33]	* [Nom]Locke	rolls his eyes
[02:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Don't need to keep reminding me of it."
[02:33]	* CaptainFarina	paces before her recruits, talking in a soft, solemn voice.
[02:36]	<CaptainFarina>	But that's the truth, ladies. While the screens at the pub may call us dragon-slaying heroes who live with honor to serve and protect, all it comes down to is state-approved killers. We don't always fight muties, you know. Usually, it's flesh and blood as even as your own.
[02:37]	* [Nom]Locke	surveys the cast of burn victims and robot girl, not knowing exactly how to retort
[02:41]	<CaptainFarina>	Right...
[02:41]	* CaptainFarina	stops in front of Freya.
[02:41]	<CaptainFarina>	Private Esther.
[02:42]	* CaptainFarina	eyes her intently.
[02:42]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain?
[02:43]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm not one of many curiosities, but since I let you in regardless of your current physical status... Would you mind sharing with us how you got these burns?
[02:48]	* [Pyg]Anstice	rubs her shoulders.
[02:51]	<[huh]Freya>	"Ah... to put it simply, Miss Captain, I got on the wrong side of some people."
[02:52]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmm. The wrong side of a uniform or...?
[02:52]	* Andrea	's eyes suddenly focus on Freya.
[02:56]	<[huh]Freya>	Nothing like that, it was some street punks.
[02:57]	<CaptainFarina>	Ch-huh. So, I was right. You are a street punk. Got any vengeful prospects?
[02:59]	<[huh]Freya>	I, Miss Captain? With all due respect, I may have come off the street, but I'm no punk. And I have already settled my score with them.
[03:02]	<CaptainFarina>	Heh. Aye-aye, Private.
[03:03]	* CaptainFarina	steps back and looks on to the others.
[03:04]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright, enough chit-chat. How many of you think you can run ten kilometers without rest or water?
[03:05]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I can.
[03:07]	<CaptainFarina>	Is that so? Maybe I'll have my unit replaced with drones fed by batteries some day.
[03:07]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[03:07]	* Andrea	says nothing.
[03:08]	<[Zem]R1N4>	With a full charge, I can go 25 kilometers.
[03:08]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Then you'd miss out on all our various meatbag fringe benefits, Capt'n."
[03:09]	<CaptainFarina>	Fortunately for you mostly crispy fleshpiles, machines like R1N4 are very expensive. So you get to maintain the benefit of your servitude.
[03:10]	* [Nom]Locke	cheers in monotone
[03:11]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, we're not doing ten kilos, but we will start with some stamina building exercises. We'll begin with some running...
[03:16]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"All right."
[03:16]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[03:17]	* [Zem]R1N4	indeed does not get tired. However, she winds up tripping an awful lot.
[03:17]	* [huh]Freya	manages to persevere. She's on top form today.
[03:20]	* [Nom]Locke	just strolls along, but seems to uncannily keep up anyway
[03:21]	* [Pyg]Anstice	falls behind and finds herself at the end of the pack. Well, this is just great.
[03:21]	* Andrea	breaks into a sprint, managing to maintain it for a good distance.
[03:23]	* CaptainFarina	, after witnessing her rather uncoordinated robot fall in a way that may break a normal person's tibia, stops her and sends her off to make breakfast for the rest of the team.
[03:24]	* CaptainFarina	jogs back to Anstice, keeping a pace in front of her. She's got that freshly-sweated sweat shine about her.
[03:24]	* [Nom]Locke	keeps company with Anstice in the back
[03:25]	* [huh]Freya	casts a concerned look back at her friend.
[03:25]	<CaptainFarina>	C'mon, LT! The newbie is about to lap you again. Put some bitch into it.
[03:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"--and the weather's pretty good today. The gas vents have been rather quiet recently, so the air isn't as sulfurous."
[03:28]	* Andrea	refuses to let up her pace. The Captain is watching!
[03:30]	* CaptainFarina	moves to the side and comes to a stop, pulling out a whistle and giving it a couple toots.
[03:31]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes off to make breakfast.
[03:31]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Yes...ma'am."
[03:31]	<[Nom]Locke>	"--maybe a picnic in the afternoon--ah, whistle."
[03:32]	* [huh]Freya	immediately stops.
[03:32]	* [Pyg]Anstice	stops and catches her breath.
[03:33]	* [Zem]R1N4	notes the whistle, and picks up the pace on the breakfast-making. Literally; she used a small amount of salsa to spice up the breakfast and put fire into the other recruits.
[03:33]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright, that's enough! Clean yourselves up and get ready for chow time. Hey Andrea, where the hell were you goin' in such a hurry? Keep runnin' like that and you might beat the company record.
[03:35]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Such enthusiasm. Sure is nice to be young."
[03:35]	* [huh]Freya	jogs over to Anstice.
[03:35]	<[huh]Freya>	You alright?
[03:35]	* Andrea	catches her breath. "... I believe it is important for a reconnaissance specialist to be light on her feet, ma'am."
[03:36]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Huh? ...Yeah, just...fine...Bad morning, I guess."
[03:36]	* [Nom]Locke	steps in
[03:36]	<[Nom]Locke>	"No worries. The Lieutenant just wanted to make sure I wasn't lonely in the back."
[03:37]	* CaptainFarina	feels that dry knot in her throat telling her she's been running too much without water. Ah, the relaxing feeling of your muscles sizzling after a good work-out.
[03:39]	<CaptainFarina>	Recon, huh? Yeah...
[03:39]	* [Pyg]Anstice	's heart rate seems to be returning to normal and she straightens herself back up.
[03:40]	* [Zem]R1N4	continues cooking, sending a delicious smell out like a beacon from the kitchen to the training room.
[03:40]	* CaptainFarina	shakes something from her mind. She goes back to her bench and starts putting her clothes back on, after throwing some water on her face and toweling off a little bit.
[03:41]	* [huh]Freya	gives Anstice a pat on the back, then goes to retrieve her tunica.
[03:42]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Feeling the years, Lefty? I guess we can't be as energetic as the kids."
[03:43]	* [Pyg]Anstice	heads over to the changing room to get back in her usual attire.
[03:43]	* [Nom]Locke	gets ignored
[03:44]	* Andrea	pats her face off with her towel, partially to hide her ecstatic grin from being complimented, before going to change back into regular clothes.
[03:45]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oi, Anstice! Don't be too hard on yourself out here! Hey!"
[03:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Heh. We haven't even gotten to the fun stuff yet.
[03:48]	* [huh]Freya	can't do much, really.
[03:48]	<CaptainFarina>	Welp, I'm not gonna wait on you. See you ladies in the mess hall.
[03:49]	* CaptainFarina	leaves, her uniform not fully "uniform". You can still see a bit of the top.
[03:49]	* [huh]Freya	walks behind the Captain.
[03:51]	* [Zem]R1N4	has food ready for the people entering the mess hall.
[03:53]	* CaptainFarina	takes a seat at the front of the table.
[03:54]	<CaptainFarina>	Ah, this looks great. I do believe you are a wise investment, Rina.
[03:54]	* CaptainFarina	digs in.
[03:54]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Thank you, Captain.
[03:54]	* [Zem]R1N4	has the plates covered so they stay hot.
[03:55]	* Andrea	enters and debates sitting next to the Captain. She ends up hovering around the table instead.
[03:55]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Yeah, you make the preserves taste almost like meat."
[03:55]	* [Nom]Locke	is in a seat, savouring what must be ham.
[03:56]	<Andrea>	"Rina, you did all of this yourself?"
[03:57]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I did. I have several specialized repositories of cooking knowledge.
[03:57]	* [huh]Freya	marvels at the assortment. Leaps and bounds better than what she's used to.
[03:59]	* CaptainFarina	scarfs it down, though very elegantly. Using the right silverware and keeping her elbows off the table. Everything at an angle, conforming to the golden rectangle. She still eats very quickly.
[04:01]	* [Zem]R1N4	sits there beaming, watching the people enjoy her food.
[04:01]	<Andrea>	"Ah, it -is- delicious. Thank you, Rina."
[04:01]	* [huh]Freya	has no real clue what utensil is used for what, and so begins eating with the dessert fork.
[04:02]	* [Nom]Locke	takes everything slowly, even meals
[04:07]	<[GM]Mary>	Session end. Will resume with martial arts training. Until then!







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@@Session Five
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October 7

Marynote: Dad, fix this sometime

[00:12]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on IronMaiden
[00:12]	<[GM]Mary>	Nothing of importance!
[00:13]	<[GM]Mary>	This time, on IronMaiden
[00:15]	<[GM]Mary>	Nothing of importance! The crew finish breakfast and return for combat training. Unfortunately, Lieutenant Crowley had to attend a meeting. Surely she'll be back later!
[00:17]	* CaptainFarina	puts on some fingerless punching gloves. Less out of necessity and more because they came with the training dress.
[00:18]	* [Zem]R1N4	returns for training as well. However, she seems to have her pants off and her leg open, and is futzing with something inside there.
[00:19]	* CaptainFarina	tries to ignore Rina and continues.
[00:20]	<CaptainFarina>	...Alright, ladies. How many of you pokes have had any combat experience or training?
[00:20]	* [huh]Freya	raises her hand.
[00:20]	* [Ru]Andrea	raises her hand.
[00:21]	* [Zem]R1N4	shakes her head.
[00:22]	* CaptainFarina	narrows her eyes at Freya.
[00:22]	<CaptainFarina>	Minus street fighting...?
[00:23]	* [huh]Freya	puts her hand down, abashed.
[00:24]	* [Zem]R1N4	finishes, closes up her leg, and puts her shorts on.
[00:26]	* [Ru]Andrea	, though somewhat concerned, refrains from asking R1N4 anything, and remains at attention with her hand still raised.
[00:27]	<CaptainFarina>	Right. That being said, we're not above fighting "dirty". As killers, you should take whatever chances you have to get the upper hand on your opponent, lest you meet your end before they.
[00:28]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, since we'll be stomping mutants first and foremost there's no need to show human compassion or dignity."
[00:29]	* [Nom]Locke	is only partly sarcastic
[00:30]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...
[00:31]	<CaptainFarina>	It's not a joke, Locke. While there are strict guidelines against harming non-coms, they are still only guidelines. Remember kids, they don't love us up north and down south like they do here. Even in the city, you're wearing a bullseye on your back with that armor, and you must be ready to fight at any time.
[00:34]	* [Ru]Andrea	lowers her hand. For an instant, her impassive face flickers, but quickly returns.
[00:38]	* [huh]Freya	nods, her face resolute.
[00:38]	<CaptainFarina>	Anyhow, we'll start with the basics. Bare hands.
[00:38]	* [Zem]R1N4	looks a bit worried.
[00:40]	<CaptainFarina>	Right now you're having it easy. In a bright, wide, soft room with a full stomach and rest, no iron on and a corpsmaiden standing by just in case I hit you too hard. Enjoy it while you can; soon, you will have none of these luxuries.
[00:42]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Imagine, there'll be a time when you'll miss getting slugged in the gut."
[00:44]	<CaptainFarina>	Delarouge. You showed a hand. Why don't you take the soapbox for a minute and show us what you know?
[00:45]	* [Ru]Andrea	nods and steps forward. "What should I do, Captain?"
[00:45]	* [Zem]R1N4	stands at attention as Andrea steps forward. "Recording..."
[00:45]	<CaptainFarina>	Whatever comes natural. You're teaching us, now.
[00:46]	<CaptainFarina>	One thing I'll take the chance to remind everybody: You're all students, and you're all mentors. I expect you to teach your skills to your comrades and learn theirs in return.
[00:48]	* [Ru]Andrea	seems slightly nervous. "R-right. Teach... well, first, let's start with stance and posturing."
[00:50]	* [Ru]Andrea	takes a step back with one leg, angling her body. She raises her fists up to chin level, with knuckles roughly aligned with the sides of her face.
[00:51]	* [Zem]R1N4	takes up the same kind of stance in the line behind them.
[00:52]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Er, do I need to do this too, Capt'n?"
[00:52]	<[Ru]Andrea>	... Relax your lower body, but stand wide enough to provide balance. You should sink your center of gravity slightly. Feet at about a forty-five degree angle. Keep your arms tight and coiled, and hands protecting the chin.
[00:53]	* CaptainFarina	just shakes her head slightly, listening to Andrea.
[00:54]	* [huh]Freya	watches intently.
[00:55]	* [Ru]Andrea	sees Farina out of the corner of her eye. She swallows.
[00:56]	<[Ru]Andrea>	... But, for the time being, we should focus more on footwork. That's fundamental.
[00:59]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Keep your facing when possible. Angled footing, to protect the groin. Advance and recover with your front leg, and use the back for power and stability. Don't worry about crossing over when stepping or altering weight distribution just yet.
[01:00]	* [Ru]Andrea	demonstrates with a few forward and backwards steps.
[01:01]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Ok, you try. Move with me.
[01:03]	* CaptainFarina	has a sadist streak.
[01:03]	<CaptainFarina>	You heard the woman, Locke. Move her. And not with your poetry.
[01:04]	* [Nom]Locke	raises an eyebrow
[01:05]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You don't usually joke during training, do you?"
[01:05]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm not joking. You got ten seconds to do it.
[01:06]	* [Nom]Locke	sighs
[01:06]	* [huh]Freya	tries to imitate Andrea's motions.
[01:07]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Miss Delarouge? Will you please move?"
[01:12]	* [Ru]Andrea	continues the exercise, moving forward to the end of the room and back a few times, then the same with sideways and diagonal steps.
[01:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Wasn't that easy?"
[01:15]	* CaptainFarina	has a feeling of stupid come over her. Must be the insulation. Doesn't have that crispy metal smell to the room.
[01:15]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Another mission well done!"
[01:16]	* [Nom]Locke	means 'pay rises are in order'
[01:19]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Should I continue, Captain?
[01:21]	<CaptainFarina>	No. That was pretty good, you look like you were taught somewhere around here. But that's the simple stuff.
[01:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Esther. I don't need you to make a demonstration, but share with us, what has the streets of Dis taught you about fighting?
[01:35]	<[huh]Freya>	Well, I certaily took you speech about fighting dirty to heart, because the average person won't hesitate to return in kind, especially mutants and especially when their life is threatened.
[01:36]	<[huh]Freya>	As for specific stylings, I can't really give much more advice than "don't get hit".
[01:36]	<[Nom]Locke>	"That /is/ good advice."
[01:36]	<CaptainFarina>	That's not very good advice. You're gonna get hit.
[01:37]	* CaptainFarina	leers at Locke. Quit being a smartass.
[01:38]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Then if you do get hit, hit them harder. Combat 101."
[01:38]	<CaptainFarina>	That's more like it.
[01:38]	<CaptainFarina>	In any case, style is useless here. You're killers, not exhibitionists.
[01:38]	* [Nom]Locke	is truly a scholar of the martial arts
[01:38]	* [huh]Freya	is silenced by the Captain's words. She steps sown.
[01:39]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...If I may, Captain, I believe that in actual combat, it isn't enough to know that nothing is forbidden; you should put effort into consciously exploiting that.
[01:41]	<CaptainFarina>	Of course. Take all the chances you get, and leave your opponent none. Basic rule to all warfare.
[01:41]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Thus far, I haven't seen much. Could someone work on showing me how to do... things?
[01:42]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Certainly, Rina. With the Captain's permission, of course.
[01:44]	* [Zem]R1N4	glances at the Captain.
[01:44]	<CaptainFarina>	Ready to spar already? I reckon it won't be a bad start. Now, while I'm firm against pulling blows for all but the most dangerous maneuvers, if any of you fuck up my robot, you'll be buying the platoon a new one.
[01:46]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Not quite yet, Captain. Do we have a practice dummy or something of the sort?
[01:47]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If my core is undamaged, my self-repair processes will recover me from anything but the most grievous of injury.
[01:47]	<CaptainFarina>	We have a few punching bags. We do have a few dummies, but they're not as much fun without the LT.
[01:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh, good. You can be the dummy then.
[01:48]	<[huh]Freya>	Doesn't a human give infinitely more valuable experience than a sack, though?
[01:48]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Sacks are infinitely more disposable than a human."
[01:49]	<[huh]Freya>	We're not going to be trying to kill each other.
[01:50]	* [Ru]Andrea	smiles. Differently. Almost frighteningly.
[01:50]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Maybe not on Day 1."
[01:50]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Perhaps I shouldn't demonstrate, then?
[01:51]	* [Zem]R1N4	stands in imitation of how Andrea stood.
[01:51]	<CaptainFarina>	It's all relative, Locke. Anyway, what Freya says holds true. Find yourselves a buddy near your level of experience and have someone above you supervise to correct your mistakes. Despite Locke's attitude, he'd rip all you in two, so ask him to help when you need it.
[01:52]	* [huh]Freya	casts a sharply skeptical look at Locke, but says nothing.
[01:54]	<[Nom]Locke>	"The Capt'n jests. Go easy on me."
[01:54]	* [Nom]Locke	steps aside, nonetheless
[01:55]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Hm. Well, I'll start with a few examples before we begin. Rina, shall we?
[01:55]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Certainly.
[01:56]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Sweep your arm like this.
[01:56]	<CaptainFarina>	If someone cries uncle or taps out, that's submission. While I don't care if you hurt each other, I'd rather not have everyone wrapped up at the end of this. Be mean, but mindful. Show your partner their mistakes firsthand, then guide them through overcoming it.
[01:56]	* [Ru]Andrea	makes a wide, hook punch, like the sort an untrained thug might use.
[02:00]	<[Ru]Andrea>	In your case, it would be most best to learn pure self defense maneuvers that accomplish their purpose with minimal time and effort. Do as I just did, and I'll show a counter.
[02:01]	* CaptainFarina	leaves those two alone, moving over beside Freya.
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Guess that leaves you and me, Private.
[02:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes, Miss Captain.
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Unless you'd rather tangle with the Big Man.
[02:01]	* CaptainFarina	gestures to Locke.
[02:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Is what you said true?
[02:02]	* [huh]Freya	lowers her voice slightly.
[02:02]	<CaptainFarina>	You want to find out?
[02:02]	* CaptainFarina	doesn't lower her voice at all.
[02:02]	* [huh]Freya	shakes her head.
[02:02]	<[huh]Freya>	If it was, my personal pride could not stand the blow.
[02:03]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hello!"
[02:03]	* [Nom]Locke	waves in a friendly manner
[02:04]	* CaptainFarina	looks Freya up and down.
[02:04]	<CaptainFarina>	I don't think much of you could stand a blow.
[02:05]	* [Zem]R1N4	says to Andrea, "Show me how to block first, then show me how to punch?"
[02:06]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm a bit tougher than I look, Miss Captain.
[02:06]	<[huh]Freya>	Please, don't hold back on my behalf.
[02:07]	<[Ru]Andrea>	I am. The block is incorporated into this.
[02:07]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmph, right... Well, let's start simple. Try to hit me.
[02:08]	<[Ru]Andrea>	The Captain is right; better that I show you a more serious technique now, well before we end up in the field.
[02:09]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Very well.
[02:10]	* [huh]Freya	tries, she really does, but she's full of holes and much too predictable.
[02:10]	* [Zem]R1N4	's form isn't too bad. She seems to be mimicing it adequately.
[02:13]	* CaptainFarina	smiles a little. Looks like this squad is starting from the very bottom. Only way is up... She doesn't enter a form, but stands as if at a company conference and stops a few blows, correcting them.
[02:14]	<CaptainFarina>	No, no. Keep your fist flat. Hit someone like that, you'll break your hand. Try again.
[02:14]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Sock her a good one!"
[02:14]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Respectfully, of course."
[02:16]	* [huh]Freya	nods and corrects her posture.
[02:16]	<CaptainFarina>	Shut up and go help the others. I'll call you when I feel like hurting someone.
[02:16]	* CaptainFarina	turns back to Freya.
[02:17]	<[Nom]Locke>	"A hook to the face would be character building."
[02:17]	* [Ru]Andrea	's entire demeanor suddenly changes. She moves her arm outwards to parry before R1N4 completes the punch, abruptly sinking her weight into R1N4's elbow. It appears as a simple takedown... until Andrea's hand then slides behind R1N4's back, grabbing hair and pulling down. As R1N4's head and spine incline backwards, Andrea drives her free-arm's elbow directly into R1N4's throat with sufficient...
[02:17]	* [Ru]Andrea	...force to crush a human being's wind pipe.
[02:18]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright. Another thing, you-...
[02:18]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hey, you're pretty good."
[02:18]	* CaptainFarina	turns to the others.
[02:19]	* [Nom]Locke	is in behind Andrea, with a gentle hold on Andrea's shoulder
[02:20]	* CaptainFarina	steps over.
[02:20]	<CaptainFarina>	You alright, Rina?
[02:20]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'm afraid for my paycheck. Even if she's supposed to be state of the art regenerative and all that."
[02:21]	* [Ru]Andrea	instantly turns to face Locke. Something in her eyes is... bestial. But it quickly fades, and she looks down.
[02:21]	* [Nom]Locke	smile warmly
[02:22]	* [Zem]R1N4	stands up. Her head hangs at an odd angle, but she brings it back up with a popping sound.
[02:24]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh, she unbroke."
[02:24]	* [Nom]Locke	steps back from the two
[02:25]	<[Ru]Andrea>	E-excuse me, Captain. I thought that, since Rina-- I mean, the corpsmaiden doesn't have vitals, I could-- it was reckless. I apologize.
[02:25]	<CaptainFarina>	Delarouge, I know you're trying to show the real deal, but please try not to kill our corpsmaiden. She's responsible for healing us, and with her out of commission, the rest of us face a greater danger.
[02:26]	<CaptainFarina>	Carry on.
[02:26]	* CaptainFarina	goes back to Freya.
[02:27]	<CaptainFarina>	Now, where was I...
[02:27]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Repairs complete. Voice operational.
[02:27]	* [Ru]Andrea	doesn't look up. "Yes, ma'am."
[02:27]	<[huh]Freya>	"Alright, another thing, you-"
[02:31]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You are obviously very skilled, Andrea. But despite what the Capt'n keeps saying, you must also learn to restraint. Not all mutants are monstrous, writhing fleshbags. And not all our opponents will be mutants. Harder than killing is the art of keeping your opponents alive."
[02:32]	<CaptainFarina>	-don't have any balance. You're not skilled enough to risk defense on offense, so keep your body ready to react. A lot of those swings were way over the top. Try me again.
[02:33]	* CaptainFarina	looks a little more serious this time.
[02:33]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...
[02:36]	* [huh]Freya	keeps the Captain's advice in mind, and manages a decent form.
[02:36]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Don't look like that. As a proficient killer, you're already at the top of the class!"
[02:37]	* [Nom]Locke	pats Andrea on the shoulder
[02:37]	<[Zem]R1N4>	And how do I fare?
[02:37]	* [Ru]Andrea	finally looks up, surprised.
[02:38]	* CaptainFarina	still avoids pretty easily, but nods at the improvement.
[02:38]	* CaptainFarina	stops a fist, holding it.
[02:39]	<[Nom]Locke>	"What? Don't you believe me?"
[02:39]	<CaptainFarina>	Good. You're looking better already. You could probably beat a single malnurished cave child... maybe two.
[02:39]	<[Ru]Andrea>	N-no, I do... Thank you, sir. And Rina, I'm sorry.
[02:40]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Pfft. Leave the 'sir's for the Capt'n. Locke will be fine."
[02:40]	<[Zem]R1N4>	No matter. I am the perfect training dummy, and even being beaten up repeatedly, I will improve.
[02:40]	* [huh]Freya	gives Farina a wry smile.
[02:40]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Ah, yes, of course you are.
[02:41]	* [Ru]Andrea	begins to smile uneasily.
[02:41]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Yeah, except that the Capt'n will have our hides if we even so much as scratch your multi-million dollar paint. You've got to look after yourself as well."
[02:41]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Heheh. Can do, sir.
[02:42]	* [Ru]Andrea	clears her throat.
[02:42]	<[Nom]Locke>	"There's the 'sir' again. Stop it. I'll get mad."
[02:44]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Perhaps I should continue, then, as the Captain would approve.
[02:44]	* [Ru]Andrea	says playfully.
[02:45]	* CaptainFarina	smiles back.
[02:45]	<[huh]Freya>	I'll take that as a compliment, Miss Captain.
[02:46]	<CaptainFarina>	You ready for ground techniques?
[02:46]	<[huh]Freya>	Ground techniques?
[02:46]	<[Nom]Locke>	"When I get mad I sulk in my room and waste the food budget. Don't do it."
[02:47]	* CaptainFarina	sidesteps Freya and sends her to the ground with a sweep in push, ready or not. She falls back with her and locks her arms, flipping Freya on her chest.
[02:47]	<[huh]Freya>	Uwah!
[02:47]	* [huh]Freya	lays for a moment.
[02:48]	<[huh]Freya>	Oh, I see. Ground techniques.
[02:48]	* [Zem]R1N4	starts trying a few punches.
[02:48]	* [Ru]Andrea	laughs. "I understand."
[02:50]	* [Zem]R1N4	isn't doing too badly.
[02:51]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Uh, Rina, what I meant for you to take from this is... well, being a medical practitioner, you know that there are multiple points on the body that can cause extreme pain or involuntary motion. And that not all of them require pinpoint precision to exploit. Face, groin, below the ribs, solar plexus, spine -- Oh, good punch. -- and so on. They are what you should aim for if it comes to it.
[02:52]	* CaptainFarina	gives Freya some space, but only enough to put her in a headlock. She's holding just tightly enough to make it difficult to breathe, but nothing enough to prevent.
[02:53]	* CaptainFarina	gets a little hot.
[02:53]	<[Zem]R1N4>	What about the mutants who don't have those points?
[02:54]	<CaptainFarina>	Yeah... ground techniques. Most fights end up on the ground, where you don't want to be. If you get there anyway, your best choice is to bring your opponent with you... egh... and subdue them there.
[02:54]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You won't be trying to kill those with your bare hands. If you do, just, er, pulp them or something."
[02:55]	<[Ru]Andrea>	If it's smaller than you, you should be fine. For things especially larger than you, you'd be best off escaping or finding a real weapon.
[02:55]	<[Zem]R1N4>	When I was sent here, I was given a machine gun, but not the training to use it.
[02:56]	<[Ru]Andrea>	That'll do it. But weapons training is later.
[02:57]	* CaptainFarina	to "better her position" she pushes Freya's body forth, breast-first.
[02:58]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Very well.
[02:59]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Oh, that reminds me. Grappling.
[02:59]	* [Ru]Andrea	takes hold of one of R1N4's wrists.
[03:00]	<[Ru]Andrea>	For something basic like this, just pull out between my index finger and thumb, then counterattack if appropriate.
[03:01]	* CaptainFarina	also locks her legs around Freya's, scooching herself on top of her buttocks. Purely for practical reasons.
[03:01]	* [huh]Freya	goes slightly red but says nothing on the subject.
[03:01]	* [Zem]R1N4	gives it a try.
[03:01]	* [huh]Freya	's ears give a small twitch.
[03:02]	<CaptainFarina>	Mmph... Okay, you ready?
[03:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Yeah.
[03:04]	* [Zem]R1N4	manages to escape, but she knows she wouldn't in a real situation.
[03:04]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You aren't doing any favors by letting me free like that.
[03:05]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Don't worry. If you hadn't been able to, I'd just have asked you to do it again. It's not like I can tell you to work on your physical strength. For now, just worry about what you -can- do.
[03:06]	<[huh]Freya>	What should I do from here?
[03:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Still, although the Capt'n believes in training growth through physical violence, I would have preferred we learnt some of the theory first. Oh well."
[03:08]	* [Ru]Andrea	steps behind R1N4. She places her arm around R1N4's neck in a mock chokehold.
[03:08]	<CaptainFarina>	I'm going to let go, but just for a moment. In that time, I want you to try to break out of the hold. I don't expect you to succeed your first time, but give it your all; each step forward is a step in the right direction.
[03:09]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Ok, this is a fairly common hold. Try to figure this one out. What are some ways you can escape?
[03:10]	<[huh]Freya>	Understood, Miss Captain.
[03:10]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright...
[03:11]	* CaptainFarina	reluctantly lets go.
[03:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I press downward on the wrists to break the grip.
[03:12]	* [Zem]R1N4	suits deeds to words and pushes down on them, breaking the grip.
[03:12]	* [huh]Freya	tries to break the hold.
[03:14]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Good job. You're a fast learner, though I guess I expected that.
[03:15]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Okay, once more. Try another method. Remember that nothing is forbidden on the battlefield.
[03:15]	* [Ru]Andrea	does the same grab. She seems to be enjoying herself.
[03:16]	* [Zem]R1N4	tries elbowing you in the gut to get you to loosen your hold.
[03:21]	* CaptainFarina	's hold is broken, and Freya would have been free, were it not for a nearby tail. She yoinks on it, reaching between Freya's legs to grab it and pull her back down. Somehow, she manages to feel around that area without suspicion. Satisfied, she rolls on her side and lets Freya go, next to her.
[03:22]	* [Nom]Locke	admires Beatrice's 'training'
[03:23]	* [Ru]Andrea	gives way with a faint "Kuh!" It hurt, but she tries to hide it for R1N4's sake.
[03:23]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I don't understand how for you that's training and for me that's assault."
[03:25]	<[Ru]Andrea>	"Ah, that surprised me! Very good, Rina!"
[03:25]	<[huh]Freya>	Nyah!
[03:25]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Are you okay?
[03:25]	* [huh]Freya	didn't expect her tail to be used against her...
[03:27]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Yes, I'm fine.
[03:27]	<CaptainFarina>	hah... That was good, Freya, but you're gonna have to figure something out about your tail. Also, this isn't assault for me?
[03:28]	<CaptainFarina>	Jeez...
[03:28]	* CaptainFarina	sits up, elbow on her knee.
[03:29]	<[huh]Freya>	This is training, Locke. If Miss Captain wasn't a little rough, there'd be no point.
[03:30]	<CaptainFarina>	If it weren't for the complaints recently about sexual assault, I wouldn't mind males practicing with females. If they don't like it, then they should toughen their shit up. We weren't segregated when I enlisted, if a guy was giving you a hard time, you gave him a shot right between the legs. Usually he'd stop bothering you, but some don't learn...
[03:31]	* CaptainFarina	looks distant, recalling a few certain incidents.
[03:31]	* [Nom]Locke	sighs
[03:32]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You'd think it'd be more fun being the only guy in female unit."
[03:34]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Now, shall we continue?
[03:34]	<CaptainFarina>	I could transfer you to an all male unit if it befits you, Sergeant.
[03:35]	* [Ru]Andrea	was distracted for a moment by Farina.
[03:35]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Never! I'm an integral part of this one."
[03:35]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Yes, let's move on.
[03:37]	<CaptainFarina>	Right...
[03:37]	* [Ru]Andrea	wraps her arms around R1N4 from behind, binding her arms and clasping her hands just below R1N4's bust.
[03:38]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Try this one.
[03:38]	<CaptainFarina>	You ready for more, Private?
[03:39]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes. Miss Captain.
[03:40]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...And she even wants more! There's no justice in this world."
[03:41]	<CaptainFarina>	...Locke, go supervise the others or something.
[03:42]	* CaptainFarina	doesn't need commentary on reconnaissance of Freya's legs
[03:42]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I did. Andrea is already proficient with unarmed techniques and R1N4 only needs self-defence basics."
[03:42]	* [Zem]R1N4	tries breaking the hold by pressing down on Andrea's elbows.
[03:44]	* [Zem]R1N4	cannot get free!
[03:45]	* [Ru]Andrea	keeps a tight hold. Being somewhat taller, her head rests approximately on R1N4's shoulder, the koo of her breath in her ear. She spaces out a bit.
[03:45]	<[Ru]Andrea>	... Ah.
[03:45]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Yeah, and now they just wrestle about. Kind of like what you're doing."
[03:47]	* [Ru]Andrea	releases the hold and eyes R1N4 affectionately. "Excuse me. It's just that you were really cute just now..."
[03:48]	* CaptainFarina	ignores Locke and continues with the exercises.
[03:49]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You think so?
[03:49]	* [Ru]Andrea	nods, grinning.
[03:49]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright. Esther, try using that lock from before on me.
[03:50]	* CaptainFarina	turns around, dhowing Freya her back.
[03:51]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Now let me try getting holds on you!
[03:51]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Alright, if you think you're ready.
[03:53]	* [huh]Freya	tries to recollect the hold and reproduce it on Farina.
[03:56]	* [Zem]R1N4	tries using the same hold Andrea used.
[03:57]	<[huh]Freya>	Is this how?
[03:58]	* [Zem]R1N4	misremembered the hold and has her hands around Andrea's breasts.
[03:58]	<CaptainFarina>	No, no, that's easy to break. Grab a little... lower, so I can't reach to bust you in the ribs.
[03:59]	* CaptainFarina	elbows Freya in the ribs, to demonstrate.
[03:59]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Is this it?
[03:59]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...Ah!
[04:01]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Th-that tickles, Rina!
[04:01]	* [huh]Freya	adjusts her position, sliding lower on the Captain's body.
[04:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Like this?
[04:02]	<[Zem]R1N4>	So does it not work?
[04:04]	<CaptainFarina>	No no, your grip. You want to trap your opponent's center of gravity, so keep yours over mine.
[04:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hello, ladies."
[04:04]	* [Nom]Locke	watches over the squirming mass of Andrea and Rina
[04:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'm supervising you."
[04:04]	<[huh]Freya>	So...
[04:05]	* [huh]Freya	returns to her original position, this time only putting her arms lower.
[04:05]	<[huh]Freya>	THis?
[04:05]	<CaptainFarina>	Y-yeah, that's good.
[04:05]	<[Ru]Andrea>	"That's not nece-- Oh! Ahahaha! Rina, that's--
[04:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Are you alright?"
[04:07]	* [Ru]Andrea	can't speak properly while stifling laughter.
[04:07]	* CaptainFarina	wishes Freya would grab just a little lower. Ah well. Can't always get what you want.
[04:08]	<CaptainFarina>	Now... do you know else to do?
[04:08]	* [Ru]Andrea	loses her footing and falls back onto R1N4.
[04:09]	* [Zem]R1N4	attempts to hold Andrea up.
[04:09]	<[huh]Freya>	No, Miss Captain.
[04:15]	* [Zem]R1N4	manages to hold her up. "Was that a successful hold?"
[04:16]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, first, take me to the ground... lock up my legs... and put me to sleep. Try, at least.
[04:19]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Ahaha... yes. Yes, Rina, you were in full control.
[04:20]	* [Ru]Andrea	is catching her breath. She wipes the tears built up in the corners of her eyes.
[04:21]	* [huh]Freya	falls with Farina in tow, locking the Captain's legs as best she can, mimicking the movements she remembers.
[04:24]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Let's just.. take a break for a moment...
[04:24]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It's good that I'm learning.
[04:24]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Mhmm. You're pretty quick.
[04:28]	* CaptainFarina	isn't terribly restricted, but finds it to be productive of Freya's size, strength and weight. She submits to the hold.
[04:29]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It's my biomimetic programming.
[04:30]	<CaptainFarina>	Engh... y-Yeah, you got it.
[04:30]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Has my hold done any damage? I can heal it if you like.
[04:32]	<[huh]Freya>	Now just squeeze?
[04:32]	* [Ru]Andrea	stares at R1N4 for a moment before laughing again.
[04:32]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Come here.
[04:33]	* [Zem]R1N4	goes over.
[04:34]	<CaptainFarina>	...Yeah. Though really, you need more strength training if you expect to keep someone like me in a hold. Even with your weight and gravity against me, I could probably toss you off.
[04:34]	* [Ru]Andrea	drapes her arms over R1N4's shoulders and rests her chin atop R1N4's head.
[04:34]	<[Ru]Andrea>	... It's not a hold. Sit down.
[04:35]	* [Zem]R1N4	sits down with Andrea.
[04:35]	* [huh]Freya	sighs.
[04:36]	<[huh]Freya>	A long way to go, huh...
[04:37]	* CaptainFarina	pushes Freya off, pulling herself up.
[04:38]	<CaptainFarina>	Yep. I gotta be honest with you, Private, you're rock bottom. But on the bright side, you're moving up. And you don't have any bad habits - yet. You don't have any good habits either, but don't worry, we'll teach you those.
[04:38]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Hmmmmmmmm.....
[04:38]	* [Ru]Andrea	gives a long, humming purr.
[04:39]	<[huh]Freya>	Thank you for your support, Miss Captain.
[04:39]	<[Ru]Andrea>	... I don't know why I'm doing this. I just... wanted to.
[04:39]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Doing what, training here?
[04:39]	* [huh]Freya	gets to her feet and bows.
[04:39]	<[Ru]Andrea>	No. This.
[04:40]	* CaptainFarina	gets up and takes a seat on the bench. She grabs herself a towel and throws one to Freya.
[04:40]	* [Ru]Andrea	's attitude is a strong contrast to what it was earlier.
[04:42]	* CaptainFarina	notices Andrea's... whatever she's doing. Wait a second...
[04:43]	* [huh]Freya	towels herself off as best she can, and unties her hair.
[04:44]	<CaptainFarina>	uh... Delarouge, would you mind sharing what sort of hold that is?
[04:44]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Hm? Oh, Captain.
[04:44]	* [Ru]Andrea	stands.
[04:45]	<[Ru]Andrea>	We were just taking a short rest. I think she understands the fundamentals.
[04:47]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Why does being here make me feel so warm?
[04:49]	<CaptainFarina>	...Right. Right. Good work, everyone. Take a breather while I go hunt down our LT.
[04:50]	* [Zem]R1N4	also stands.
[04:53]	* CaptainFarina	towels off and makes her way out of the training room, grabbing her jacket before exiting.
[04:54]	* [Nom]Locke	hasn't really done much, so just stands around a bit more while people leave
[04:56]	* CaptainFarina	feels a little bad about taking advantage of the training situation. . o ( Screw it, I can't have this... thing getting in the way of making these peoples better warriors. I'll have Locke assist with exercises next time. )






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October 25

[22:37]	<[GM]Mary>	After a few more hours of physical training, the group takes a break to have lunch in the mess hall. Blaekesprutte returns from another platoon in the company, borrowed by one of the Captain's lieutenants to assist in a training program.
[22:38]	* CaptainFarina	bread, coffee, etc.
[22:38]	* [kiri]Urzula	just follow everyone from afar.
[22:40]	<CaptainFarina>	So, I'd like to take this chance to discuss something.
[22:40]	* [Pyg]Anstice	looks up from her meal, swallowing the food in her mouth so as to give her captain her full attention.
[22:41]	<CaptainFarina>	I've noticed that some of you don't seem to fully understand the RoE. If anyone has a question, now would be a good time to ask. Or, you know, look in your field manual. Like you're supposed to.
[22:42]	* [kiri]Urzula	hands up.
[22:42]	<[kiri]Urzula>	p... permission to speak, sir.
[22:43]	* CaptainFarina	starts to feel like an elementary teacher.
[22:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Yes, Miss Rafale?
[22:44]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Should we get uh, like, specific formation? I'm skilled as shock trooper, so...
[22:46]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is keeping her eyes on the captain but still eating, having been worked like a dog, today. Those people in Squad Seven are jerks.
[22:46]	* [kiri]Urzula	fidgets. She doesn't like speaking in public.
[22:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh, really. Perhaps there's something you could tell us about it, then? Being such a skilled shock trooper, you should have them memorized.
[22:47]	<[kiri]Urzula>	S...sure, but....
[22:47]	* [kiri]Urzula	try to retreat.
[22:47]	* [Nom]Locke	knows to avoid talking until he has at least finished his lunch
[22:47]	* [Ru]Andrea	has set her silverware down and sits perfectly upright with her hands folder on the table. She avoids commenting.
[22:49]	* [Zem]R1N4	is not eating, but is seated at the table in front of an empty plate as if she was.
[22:49]	<CaptainFarina>	Buuut? Come on, just give us one thing. What's the one thing that's always happening to the RoE? I'll give you a hint: It starts with a 'c'.
[22:50]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	would probably pound the entire flask of coffee down, but that might look kind of weird, so she doesn't.
[22:50]	<[kiri]Urzula>	C..... code?
[22:51]	* CaptainFarina	headdesks.
[22:51]	* [kiri]Urzula	just want to get the hell out of here and hide in the trash can.
[22:51]	* CaptainFarina	. o ( Never. I'll never make Commandant with soldiers like this. )
[22:52]	* [Nom]Locke	finishes his lunch, and deems it safe to raise his hand
[22:53]	<CaptainFarina>	...Close enough. The one thing it always does is "Change". When you enter a hamlet, you may have strict orders to only attack when attacked, but sometimes it'll be changed on the spot to "free fire zone". That's an example, anyway, and not a very uncommon one.
[22:54]	* [kiri]Urzula	nods.
[22:56]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, and stands herself back up with an elbow on the table. Yeah, whatever, I'm a captain, fuck manners
[22:58]	* [Ru]Andrea	wets her lips in minor derision. Such rules had been mentioned only in passing to her, let alone in the field. But, then again, her case had been different...
[22:59]	<[kiri]Urzula>	and?
[22:59]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	has her seventh cup of coffee. No jitters here.
[22:59]	* [kiri]Urzula	try her best to listen. She's not really bad, but not really good either.
[22:59]	* [Zem]R1N4	is commiting Farina's words to crystal memory.
[23:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Of course, they often conflict with the individual soldier's morals. Some of you may not be too likened to a free-fire zone in an area full of kids and mothers, while others may argue defending the unit takes top priority, as we never know who attacks may be made from. Remember, kids, your enemies don't wear uniforms and shiny armor.
[23:03]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	gestures to the lieutenant, conveying a polite request for the basket of rolls.
[23:03]	<[Zem]R1N4>	...they don't?
[23:03]	<[kiri]Urzula>	...they don't.
[23:04]	* [kiri]Urzula	confirms the statement.
[23:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"They might."
[23:04]	* [Nom]Locke	decides to try to sneak in seconds instead of following through
[23:05]	* CaptainFarina	sends the basket Blake's way.
[23:06]	* [Nom]Locke	watches as the rolls slip past him. Blast.
[23:06]	<CaptainFarina>	In any case, I'll make my orders clear.
[23:08]	<CaptainFarina>	If, in your mind, you attacked to protect yourself, your comrade, or the innocent, then it was the right decision. Also, as far as my power will reach, you will be judged based upon your actions at the time, not in hindsight.
[23:09]	* [kiri]Urzula	o 0 (So we're free to do things we think it's right to do so. Noted.)
[23:09]	* [Nom]Locke	raises his hand again, having given up on more lunch
[23:11]	<CaptainFarina>	...Yes, Locke?
[23:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"And what if we're asked to attack an innocent, a comrade, or, even, ourselves?"
[23:13]	* CaptainFarina	sighs.
[23:13]	<[huh]Freya>	Are you suggesting the Miss Commander would give such an order?
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"She may not give the order, but that sort of scenario is certainly a possibility.
[23:14]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"That's just how it goes."
[23:16]	* [Nom]Locke	simply waits for the Captain's reply
[23:17]	* [kiri]Urzula	is also curious about this matter.
[23:18]	<CaptainFarina>	Right. This is a fucking stupid question, but I'll bite. Those that are "innocent" are decided on a case by case basis. This is why the RoE often changes - if a unit reports an attack from the inside of a home, it is safe to assume that those within are to be considered "enemies". Of course, I expect you to use good judgment in such cases, but accidents happen, and we can never really be...
[23:18]	<CaptainFarina>	...fully sure of who the badguys and goodguys are in such situations.
[23:19]	<CaptainFarina>	As for comrades and yourself, I'll quote the manual. "Thou art not to wage war against thee brother-in-arm or ye self, as such conduct is counter-intuitive to protecting the peace."
[23:20]	* CaptainFarina	tries not to laugh at "protecting the peace".
[23:20]	<[Nom]Locke>	"With respect to you, Captain, and none to the manual, we're hardly the benevolent arm of the law. I thought we were hunters and killers."
[23:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Oh, no, no. We're "peacekeepers". Peacekeepers that sign contracts.
[23:21]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...RoE's intent is to facilitate the appropriate tactical exertion of force while limiting it's excessive use. As such, it is relative.
[23:22]	* [Ru]Andrea	recites what she was told.
[23:22]	<[Nom]Locke>	"The taint of mutation does not really discriminate. Should -we-?"
[23:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Locke, we fight so the other people don't have to.
[23:22]	* [kiri]Urzula	is glad that the attention shifts away from herself, and retreat to sit besides Blaeksprutte , quietly eating her meal.
[23:22]	* [huh]Freya	glares at Locke.
[23:24]	<[huh]Freya>	What we do is necessary, Locke. Call it an evil if you wish, but it is the lesser of two.
[23:24]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Never said it. Just wanted to make sure we're killing them right."
[23:25]	<[huh]Freya>	I don't understand what you mean.
[23:26]	* CaptainFarina	lets someone else answer questions for a change
[23:26]	<[Ru]Andrea>	"Killing them right" is, emphatically, the idea, sir.
[23:27]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I can't wait until we actially have mission...
[23:27]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Ku ku ku ku...
[23:28]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Have you ever fought before, Urzula?
[23:28]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Ah-Y-yes!
[23:28]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Here's a classic. Let's say we're to investigate an outlying village for taint. Standard purge. We find a mother of two children, coming down with a rogue strain of pox. Fry her? Sanction her kids too, to be safe?"
[23:29]	<CaptainFarina>	Locke brings up a good question. What do you say to that, ladies?
[23:29]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I'll... uh... kill them both.
[23:29]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Duty above all else.
[23:30]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Questions of an ethical or moral nature are to be considered and decided on by the acting officer.
[23:30]	* [Ru]Andrea	is beginning to sound like a textbook.
[23:30]	<[huh]Freya>	I see now what you're saying, but in situations such as those, it is up to one's own good judgement. Such situations are too varied and can come with too many aspects to be able to cpnsider all of them before they arise.
[23:31]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, your LT is busy. Can't get anyone on comms, and you have to pull out in ten mikes. What do you do, Andrea?
[23:33]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	offers the basket of rolls to Urzula. Silently, as she's still working on the last of them, save the three that still remain in the Vale of Basketon. Foolish resistance army! I'll leave you to be crushed by my comrades, then.
[23:33]	<CaptainFarina>	These hypothetical situations happen all the time. While the books follow a strict number, it's almost never that organized on the actual field. Forces get spread thin, too, with more and more grunts making tactical and moral decisions on their own.
[23:34]	* [kiri]Urzula	whisper a thanks at Blaeksprutte, and munch on them.
[23:34]	* [huh]Freya	watches Andrea for an answer.
[23:34]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	devours the last of the members of the bready resistance she had captured.
[23:35]	<[Ru]Andrea>	I would act in a manner that would best serve me in completing the objective then, ma'am.
[23:37]	<[huh]Freya>	Isn't that avoiding the question?
[23:37]	<CaptainFarina>	So, what do you do? Orphan two kids? Barbecue an entire family? Waste the CO's time on check-ups? Hell, why not burn down the whole fucking hamlet?
[23:39]	<[huh]Freya>	That's where one must trust to human decision and rationality, right?
[23:40]	* [Ru]Andrea	looks down.
[23:40]	* Kiri	trying to stay close to that one person who gave her basket of rolls. She seems to be a good person.
[23:41]	<[Ru]Andrea>	I would... do what I think you would order me to do in that situation, Captain. I sincerely hope that would be sparing them.
[23:42]	* [Pyg]Anstice	returns to her food.
[23:44]	<CaptainFarina>	What I order? I just told you, I'm not there. I'm too busy trying to reinforce a roadblock twenty clicks north. It's just you and a few other grunts.
[23:50]	<[huh]Freya>	She means what she believes your command would be if you were there, I think, Miss Captain.
[23:51]	* [Ru]Andrea	clears her throat.
[23:51]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Well, first and foremost, has the immediate objective already been met?
[23:52]	<CaptainFarina>	The objective is to clear out any possible tainted or hostile forces, as Locke has said.
[23:56]	* [Pyg]Anstice	gulps down her entire cup of water. It bothers her a little that the subject of protocol is being discussed at meal time. Honestly, these people, it's all right to take a break and relax once in a while.
[23:56]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Then, there is no question what measures would have to be taken. The mother would be eliminated, and the children would be restrained and isolated.
[23:56]	* [kiri]Urzula	finished her meal. Whew.
[23:56]	* [Ru]Andrea	is clearly not speaking with her own voice, but tries not to show it.
[23:58]	<CaptainFarina>	Ch. yeah, right. However, that is within correct protocol. As far as the state's concerned, it would've been the right thing to do.
[00:00]	<CaptainFarina>	Sounds awful, I know. But you're all volunteers. None of you were forced to come here.
[00:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain, would you say it is a wrong answer to leave the children as they are, then?
[00:02]	<CaptainFarina>	Right and wrong is a matter of perspective, even on the battlefield. Perhaps especially.
[00:03]	<[kiri]Urzula>	the atmosphere is getting heavy...
[00:04]	<[huh]Freya>	I see.
[00:04]	<[Ru]Andrea>	...But Captain, how would you instruct us to act, were you present? I don't mean to infer that you condone breaking protocol. Just a question.
[00:05]	<CaptainFarina>	I myself would strongly consider the situation at hand, but you got to realize. There's a million things you have to be doing at once. What if the woman wasn't carrying the mutagen? She's still obviously ill. Will she survive? If she dies, could her kids live without her to provide? Do you have the time and resources to investigate all of this? Is it safe for you and your unit?
[00:07]	<CaptainFarina>	It's a lose-lose situation. However, if I were there and had access to reasonable resources and a small amount of time, I would pull out my trump card.
[00:08]	* [Ru]Andrea	stares at Beatrice expectantly.
[00:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Captain, if we get an infected person in controlled circumstances, I want to see if I can heal them with my special resources. I am obviously immune to infection, and may be able to do some good.
[00:12]	* CaptainFarina	's trump card answers before she gets the satisfaction of revealing it. Oh well, better luck next time, Beat.
[00:13]	* [Ru]Andrea	smiles. She had thought that might be it.
[00:14]	<CaptainFarina>	...Yeah. That's part of the reason I put down so much money for a prototype. It's a relatively safe way to determine infection.
[00:16]	<CaptainFarina>	Such conveniences as robots are hardly readily available, however. I suppose you should look for examples in the battalion record.
[00:17]	* [Ru]Andrea	looks relieved.
[00:17]	* CaptainFarina	finishes her food and gets ready to leave.
[00:17]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hmph, back in my day we didn't have fancy robots. We did our purging the hard way. Barefoot. In the magma."
[00:18]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Yes... not everyone would make such an investment for that purpose, Captain.
[00:18]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I'd like to hear that in details, if you don't mind?
[00:18]	<[Ru]Andrea>	And I am glad we have you, Rina.
[00:18]	* [kiri]Urzula	eyes sparkles.
[00:18]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, that's enough about that. If anyone has any questions, send them to me or the platoon leader.
[00:20]	<[huh]Freya>	Understood, Miss Commander.
[00:20]	<CaptainFarina>	If I recall correctly, Rina has some physicals to do. I'm ordering a break in the schedule for all of you to get that out of the way.
[00:20]	* CaptainFarina	says to Rina directly,
[00:21]	<CaptainFarina>	Be thorough. This is not only for their health, but for Iron-sizing.
[00:22]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...That's not even a word, Capt'n."
[00:22]	* [Pyg]Anstice	the word "physicals" finally makes it to her ears. Her eyes land on the surface of her table. She totally forgot about it. No doubt the captain will likely subject her to it like the workout earlier.
[00:27]	<CaptainFarina>	Right. Anyway, hop to it. I want this done now.
[00:27]	* CaptainFarina	gives her orders and departs.
[00:28]	* [kiri]Urzula	is finishing up as well.
[00:29]	<[huh]Freya>	I've already taken my exam, so...
[00:29]	<[huh]Freya>	Am I free for now?
[00:35]	* [Zem]R1N4	pulls out a paper copy of a schedule and a pen. "Okay, I need to schedule your physicals in some order. Who wants to do it first?"
[00:35]	* [Ru]Andrea	decides... not to consider what just happened too seriously.
[00:35]	* [Pyg]Anstice	speaks up.
[00:35]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Get mine over with first."
[00:36]	* [kiri]Urzula	sighs. At least she don't have to do it now.
[00:36]	* [Nom]Locke	quietly applauds the LT's bravery
[00:39]	<[Zem]R1N4>	"Okay." So eventually, times are arranged for everyone to arrive. Rina takes Anstice into the office.
[00:43]	<[huh]Freya>	Rina, what can I do to assist?
[00:44]	<[Zem]R1N4>	...I don't know. I've never had an assistant before.
[00:45]	<[huh]Freya>	Well, I'll just do what I can.
[00:47]	* [huh]Freya	tries to remember the kind of things Rina did with her during her checkup. She blushes slightly.
[00:50]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I hesitate to ask this with Freya here, but I need you to take off your clothes.
[00:50]	<[huh]Freya>	We're all girls here, right? It shouldn't be a problem...
[00:52]	* [Pyg]Anstice	sits quietly on the examination...bed? Table? She could never be sure what the proper term for this thing was.
[00:52]	* [Zem]R1N4	watches Anstice to see her reaction to removing her clothes.
[00:52]	<[Zem]R1N4>	If it helps, I could remove my clothes as well.
[00:53]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	N-no, that will be all right, I'll bear with it.
[00:56]	* [Pyg]Anstice	gets to work stripping down keeping her eyes at the floor.
[00:57]	* [Pyg]Anstice	is at least thankful she doesn't have to do in front of a man.
[00:59]	* [Nom]Locke	Locke strolls past the front of the medical room, and sees Andrea and Urzula waiting around
[00:59]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Ah-
[01:00]	* [kiri]Urzula	salutes. It's the proper thing to do.
[01:00]	<[Nom]Locke>	"What are you ladies doing waiting? Too shy to all get checked at once?"
[01:00]	* [Ru]Andrea	begins to salute, then decides against it. He already stated he'd rather avoid such formalities.
[01:00]	<[huh]Freya>	So... should I take her measurements?
[01:01]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes, that would help.
[01:01]	* [Zem]R1N4	has a clipboard.
[01:01]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I've been ordered to do so, sir.
[01:01]	<[kiri]Urzula>	so yeah.
[01:02]	* [kiri]Urzula	un-salute, seeing that Andrea didn't do it she feel a little bit lonely.
[01:02]	* [huh]Freya	nods and grabs the measuring tape.
[01:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Then, uh, Anstice, if you'll excuse me...
[01:03]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Don't remember an order like that. I'm sure Rina can handle a few more."
[01:03]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Should I lift my arms up?"
[01:04]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Hm... I suppose that makes sense.
[01:04]	* [Ru]Andrea	knocks on the door.
[01:05]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes, that would help.
[01:05]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Who is it?
[01:05]	* [huh]Freya	begins taking measurements.
[01:06]	* [Pyg]Anstice	reflexively moves to cover her chest.
[01:06]	* [kiri]Urzula	is a bit troubled. This is girl's physical examination and Locke is right there watching.
[01:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Patients, Rina. Coming in now."
[01:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I already have a patient.
[01:08]	<[Nom]Locke>	"And now you have more. Bulk bill them."
[01:09]	* [Pyg]Anstice	sighs. She went first because she wanted to avoid this.
[01:09]	* [Pyg]Anstice	notes to herself that that damn Locke is at fault for this.
[01:09]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It is impossible for me to focus my full affection on them- attention! Attention!
[01:10]	* [kiri]Urzula	is looking back and forth between Locke and the door.
[01:10]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Should I... should I.....?
[01:10]	<[huh]Freya>	Ah, Anstice, all that's left is your arm length and chest... if you could uncover them, please...
[01:11]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Locke, get the hell out already!"
[01:11]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You're not admiring them, Rina, just inspecting--"
[01:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"--Woah, woah, an LT."
[01:12]	* [Nom]Locke	lets go of the doorknob like its on fire
[01:13]	* [Ru]Andrea	grabs Locke from behind reflexively and kicks the back of his knees before yanking him to the side.
[01:14]	<[Nom]Locke>	"--Ah, down I go."
[01:14]	* [kiri]Urzula	, due to confusion, end up standing over the door and blocking the way. Both in and out.
[01:14]	* [Zem]R1N4	starts setting up curtains.
[01:14]	<[kiri]Urzula>	what what what?!
[01:15]	* [Nom]Locke	rubs his back
[01:15]	<[huh]Freya>	What are they doing out there...
[01:15]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Sorry, Sergeant.
[01:16]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Anstice, get in here. *She indicates a small curtained "cubicle" she has set up.*
[01:16]	<[huh]Freya>	Seems like I'm going to have to teach Locke common courtesy as well.
[01:16]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ow ow ow. What was that for?"
[01:16]	* [Pyg]Anstice	heaves another sigh. Really, this is being more troublesome that she initially thought.
[01:17]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Apologies, sir. It was a reflex... what had -you- planned on doing?
[01:19]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Didn't we just go talk about restraint this morning? Ah, my old man hip."
[01:19]	<[huh]Freya>	Uh, Anstice, if we could continue...
[01:20]	* [Nom]Locke	stands back up and dusts himself off
[01:20]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Fine, send them in. I'll sort them out.
[01:21]	* [huh]Freya	pulls Anstice inside the curtain.
[01:21]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, you heard her."
[01:22]	<[Ru]Andrea>	For what it's worth, Sergeant, I left my weapons behind today. I might have... "reflexively" drawn those as well.
[01:22]	* [Ru]Andrea	smiles "pleasantly".
[01:22]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Uh, sir... I prefer that you leave the area first before I open the door.
[01:23]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hmm, that's worrying, Andrea. Remind you to assign you some exercises to help with that."
[01:23]	<[Ru]Andrea>	Of course, sir.
[01:23]	<[huh]Freya>	It should be fine here, right?
[01:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"And Urzula, Urzala. What will the Captain say? Before we are men and women, we are soldiers. You have to trust your comrade to watch your back, so to speak."
[01:27]	* [kiri]Urzula	look at Andrea, as if to ask for opinion.
[01:29]	<[Ru]Andrea>	With due respect, sir, I can't help but wonder if our backs are what you'd be watching.
[01:30]	* [Ru]Andrea	briefly catches Urzula's gaze before breaking eye contact, uncomfortable.
[01:32]	* [Pyg]Anstice	complies with her examiners and raises her arms back up, though a little reluctant.
[01:32]	<[huh]Freya>	There you go.
[01:32]	* [huh]Freya	takes a couple quick measurements.
[01:32]	<[kiri]Urzula>	A-anyway! Please leave, sergeant!
[01:32]	* [kiri]Urzula	blushes.
[01:32]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[01:32]	* [Nom]Locke	sighs
[01:32]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Let's not be so rude, shall we? We have a long and arduous career together in the future."
[01:32]	<[huh]Freya>	You've grown since i last saw you.
[01:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Anyways."
[01:33]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Hmm, I haven't noticed."
[01:33]	* [Nom]Locke	undoes his cravat and ties it around his eyes
[01:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Better?"
[01:34]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I still don't get it why you have to be here....
[01:34]	* [kiri]Urzula	step away from the door, ready to open it.
[01:34]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Checkup, Urzula, checkup. Weren't you listening?"
[01:35]	* [kiri]Urzula	knocks.
[01:35]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Uh... we're going in now, okay?
[01:36]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. I can still only handle one person at a time, but at least you'll all be ready. Locke, please leave until I need to give you a physical.
[01:37]	* [kiri]Urzula	nods at Andrea.
[01:37]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...You are the most inefficient robot I have ever sunk my paycheque into."
[01:38]	<[kiri]Urzula>	please escort sergeant to his quarter, or anyway really, please.
[01:41]	<[Ru]Andrea>	It appears that what may or may not be your intent is not conductive to the efficiency of the group, sir. In the interest of promoting a respectful and dignified environment...
[01:43]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'm beginning to think I'll be short on both respect and dignity around here. Ah well. What can you do."
[01:44]	* [Nom]Locke	steps back out, still biindfolded
[01:44]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Uh...S-Sergeant Locke! You still have my full respect, sir! but...
[01:44]	<[kiri]Urzula>	It's, uh, embarrassing to have guys around.
[01:44]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, if you need me, you know how to find me. I hope you don't, though."
[01:45]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'll be around. Holler or something."
[01:45]	* [Nom]Locke	steps back around the corner, and out of sight
[01:45]	* [Ru]Andrea	salutes, still "smiling".
[01:45]	<[Ru]Andrea>	(I don't doubt it, sir...)
[01:46]	* [huh]Freya	sighs.
[01:46]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Thanks a lot, Andrea... I couldn't possibly disobey Sergeant Locke if he...
[01:46]	* [kiri]Urzula	shake Andrea's hand.
[01:47]	* [Ru]Andrea	returns the shake, albeit slowly.
[01:47]	* [huh]Freya	gives Anstice a brief hug.
[01:47]	<[Ru]Andrea>	I'm just citing standard regulation... I-it's nothing that impressive, really. But thank you.
[01:47]	<[huh]Freya>	It really is good to see you again.
[01:48]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Now...
[01:48]	* [kiri]Urzula	opens the door.
[01:48]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay. I want everyone to get into a different cubicle. They're kind of small, but they will ensure your privacy and that of your fellow soldiers.
[01:48]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Hello.
[01:49]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	finally finds her way to where everyone else is.
[01:49]	* [Pyg]Anstice	pats Freya's head.
[01:50]	* [Ru]Andrea	follows in suit and enters a cubicle.
[01:50]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh. Who put this room over here?
[01:50]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Cubywhat?
[01:51]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Um, anything else...?"
[01:53]	<[kiri]Urzula>	I don't know. Just do what she said.
[01:53]	* [kiri]Urzula	enters the cubicle room, and wait obediently.
[01:54]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	just finds a little stall like everyone else is doing and tries not to freak out, man.
[01:55]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	Shit's gonna get crazy, so she's gotta keep a level head. That way it totally won't get crazy.
[01:55]	<[huh]Freya>	Uh... just whatever Rina needs to ask you, I think.
[01:55]	* [Nom]Locke	is standing in Blaeksprutte's cubicle, with an open dictionary, but still blindfolded
[01:56]	<[Nom]Locke>	"A cubicle, Blaeksprutte, is a small compartment that is, ironically, not really shaped like a cube at all, but is more of an oblong."
[01:56]	* [Zem]R1N4	returns to Anstice.
[01:57]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ohhh.
[01:57]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay, I'm going to need you to take a deep breath.
[01:57]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Cool, thanks.
[01:57]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You're welcome."
[01:57]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	whistles as she strips.
[01:57]	* [Nom]Locke	disappears again, his job done
[01:57]	* [Zem]R1N4	puts a stethoscope on Anstice's chest; true to medical tradition, it is chilled to near-freezing temperatures.
[01:58]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	has the best hallucinations ever.
[01:58]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	...but they generally don't start until Bad Times.
[01:58]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	ponders that a moment, and then shrugs. Whatever, dude.
[01:59]	* [huh]Freya	pulls aside Blaeksprutte's curtains.
[01:59]	<[huh]Freya>	. . .
[02:00]	<[huh]Freya>	I-I guess I was mistaken. Please, pardon me...
[02:01]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	blinks, and waves.
[02:01]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Hi?
[02:02]	<[huh]Freya>	Ah, uh, Locke didn't happen to be in here a moment ago, was he?
[02:02]	* [Ru]Andrea	gets undressed, covering her shoulders with her hands.
[02:02]	* [huh]Freya	is blushing from embarrassment
[02:02]	* [Pyg]Anstice	can't help but shiver some more at the extra feeling of cold.
[02:02]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	blinks.
[02:02]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Uhhhh...
[02:03]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	No. Just a figment of my imagination.
[02:03]	* [kiri]Urzula	is still holding on to her clothings to the last minute.
[02:03]	<[huh]Freya>	What?
[02:03]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	dismisses any such worries, and resumes stripping.
[02:05]	<[Zem]R1N4>	From what I can tell, you appear to be fine.
[02:10]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Well that's good."
[02:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I'll be sure to pass the information on the Captain. You can get dressed again if you want to.
[02:11]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[02:11]	<[huh]Freya>	If you'll excuse me, then...
[02:11]	* [Pyg]Anstice	gets off from her seat and gets to putting her uniform back on.
[02:11]	* [huh]Freya	closes Blaeksprutte's curtain.
[02:14]	* [Zem]R1N4	steps into Urzula's cubicle.
[02:21]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Okay, you've already undressed. That's good.
[02:23]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	It's allll good, sister.
[02:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	?
[02:28]	* [Zem]R1N4	tilts her head curiously, then sets about the examination.
[02:33]	* [huh]Freya	heads off in search of Locke. She's still not entirely convinced.
[02:33]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Will you girls need any help in here? I'm no expert in medicine though."
[02:34]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Ah---!
[02:34]	* [kiri]Urzula	notice Rina.
[02:35]	<[kiri]Urzula>	well, so, uh. what?
[02:37]	* [kiri]Urzula	is still fully clothed, by the way.
[02:38]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Blaeksprutte does seem a bit off, doesn't she, Freya?"
[02:38]	<[huh]Freya>	Dammit, Locke, where are you?
[02:38]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[02:38]	* [huh]Freya	turns.
[02:38]	<[huh]Freya>	SO do you admit you were there, then?
[02:38]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hmm? I was where now?"
[02:39]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I need for you to remove your clothes.
[02:39]	<[huh]Freya>	In the medical room.
[02:39]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Um, okay....
[02:40]	* [kiri]Urzula	is a bit reluctant, but begin undressing anyway.
[02:40]	* [kiri]Urzula	, after a while, finished. She's still keeping her underwear and bra where it is.
[02:41]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I'm obviously here. Unless I'm a figment of your imagination as well, in which case I recommend you stop talking to me lest you look crazy."
[02:42]	* [Pyg]Anstice	shrugs and leaves the clinic. Can't do much to expedite the process without knowledge in the practice. She decides to spend the rest of her free time elsewhere.
[02:42]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I need you to remove those as well.
[02:42]	<[huh]Freya>	You're here now. I'm asking where you were before.
[02:43]	<[kiri]Urzula>	C... can I keep it? I mean, it's not really necessary, right? It's just a thin fabric after all!
[02:44]	<[Nom]Locke>	"What a strange thing to ask. Were you looking for me?"
[02:44]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	leans back against the wall, and closes her eyes. Naked naptime!
[02:45]	<[huh]Freya>	It's my business if a person like you was lurking around in a room where ladies were undressing.
[02:46]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Really? Why?"
[02:46]	<[Zem]R1N4>	It is necessary. I need to do a complete checkup of everyone, captain's orders.
[02:46]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	z~
[02:47]	<[huh]Freya>	Because the Miss Captain has made it my responsibility to shape you up. This, of course, includes preserving proper morals.
[02:47]	<[kiri]Urzula>	If... if it's an order, that can't be helped....
[02:47]	* [kiri]Urzula	finally undress. Sheesh, being stark naked in front of someone is really embarrassing!
[02:48]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Hmm, so if a person -not- like me was lurking around a room where ladies were undressing, it would be all right?"
[02:51]	* [Zem]R1N4	starts the examination, with blood pressure and heartrate checks.
[02:53]	* [kiri]Urzula	shiver as the cold touch running all over her body.
[02:53]	<[huh]Freya>	If that person was honorable and trustworthy, yes.
[02:55]	* [Zem]R1N4	checks temperature, pulse, and draws some blood for later analysis.
[02:56]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, so the real issue is that I am not honourable and trustworthy. If I was, then I should be allowed to do as I please?"
[02:57]	<[huh]Freya>	More-or-less.
[02:58]	<[kiri]Urzula>	So.... is that all?
[02:59]	* [kiri]Urzula	asks, nervous.
[03:01]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Of course, if I were to assure you that I am already honourable and trustworthy, you would not believe me, thinking me dishonourable and rather untrustworthy. What a dilemma we have here."
[03:01]	<[huh]Freya>	Of course. You'll have to prove yourself through deeds, not words.
[03:03]	<[Zem]R1N4>	That should be everything.
[03:03]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Whew.
[03:03]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Good thing there's no groping and such. I'm relieved.
[03:04]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Then should it not work both ways? Until I demonstrate myself neither honourable or trustworthy, we should just assume I am, and you will have no problems letting me go about my business."
[03:05]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm too jaded for an "innocent until proven guilty" mentality, sorry.
[03:07]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, so the fault lies with you, not me. Perhaps it would be best if you restrained -yourself- from lurking around rooms where ladies undress, no?"
[03:08]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	zz~
[03:08]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You can go now.
[03:08]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Thanks.
[03:09]	* [kiri]Urzula	dress up, and make sure she didn't forget anything.
[03:09]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Thank you for your hard work, miss.
[03:09]	* [kiri]Urzula	bows, then leave.
[03:10]	<[kiri]Urzula>	[on the ground there's white-blue striped panties lying there.]
[03:11]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm a girl. It doesn't matter if I look at naked girls.
[03:13]	* [Zem]R1N4	picks up the panties, then considers running after her, then shrugs and stuffs them in her pocket.
[03:15]	* [kiri]Urzula	walk past Locke and Freya.
[03:15]	<[kiri]Urzula>	Wha---! you're still here?!
[03:16]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I thought you said this was about honour and trust. It would be hypocrisy to say you are exempted."
[03:16]	<[huh]Freya>	The point is that I am not the one being examined. You are. And as I said, there is nothing dishonorable from seeing someone of the same gender naked.
[03:17]	<[huh]Freya>	Moreover, I was even supposed to be there.
[03:17]	* [Zem]R1N4	finally enters Blaeksprutte's cubicle. "It's time for the examinaton."
[03:17]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	wakes up.
[03:17]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	exwha?
[03:17]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh.
[03:17]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Yeah.
[03:17]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Okay.
[03:20]	<[Zem]R1N4>	You already got undressed. That's good.
[03:20]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Tsk, tsk. Double standards. Hardly an honourable thing to impose. Your fellow women allow you to look upon them because they trust their own. You earn your position on the basis of trust."
[03:21]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Who is to say I was not supposed to be there as well? If Blaeksprutte trusts me, that is enough, no?"
[03:22]	<[huh]Freya>	Not for everyone else. Were they not all telling you to leave?
[03:23]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	It is?
[03:23]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ah, but only you have come chasing after me on some groundless suspicion. It is telling."
[03:23]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	It's all good in the hood, maaan.
[03:23]	* [kiri]Urzula	trying to slip past them by.
[03:24]	* [kiri]Urzula	o 0 (but this discussion is getting out of hand... should I stop them?)
[03:25]	<[huh]Freya>	It is, as I have said, because I am the one in charge of you. Not them.
[03:26]	<[Nom]Locke>	"But you would be fine with me if only I was honourable and trustworthy. And thus we come full circle."
[03:26]	* [Nom]Locke	takes another piece of cloth out of his pocket
[03:27]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Um... what?
[03:27]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Won't you join me for a simple exercise? A trust building exercise, in fact."
[03:27]	<[huh]Freya>	What would that be?
[03:27]	* [kiri]Urzula	move in closer, interested.
[03:28]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Oh, it's simple. Simply wrap this cloth around your eyes, and then I shall take you on a walk."
[03:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I dunno. You need to check stuff, right?
[03:29]	* [Nom]Locke	smiles warmly
[03:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Like, feel me up and take my pulse and shove something hard down my throat and touch me all over?
[03:30]	<[huh]Freya>	...I'll agree to it. If nothing else, I must have some faith in your goodwill.
[03:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	That's what those jerks in Squad Seven said checkups were like.
[03:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	But I think the part about having to dance was probably a lie.
[03:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	That's good, too, because I don't know how to dance.
[03:31]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	looks at Rina, a little disheartened.
[03:31]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Man, you don't want me to dance, do you?
[03:39]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Excellent. We can all go."
[03:45]	<[GM]Mary>	Uh, right. Until next time!





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@@Session Seven
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November 11

[00:19]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on IRONMAIDEN
[00:20]	<[GM]Mary>	...checkups. No, really.
[00:21]	<[GM]Mary>	We last left off with Freya in bondage and entrusted to Sergeant Locke.
[00:22]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I think last time, I was about to check on someone, with possible molestation.
[00:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Oh, right, that too. Should we do that right now?
[00:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Well, whatever! In any case, a negligible amount of time passes, and you all find yourselves in the War Room, a room just for talking about wars. It's got one of those big wood tables with maps and stuff on it, and the master is currently working a projector facing the wall.
[00:36]	<CaptainFarina>	So, my little greenhorns, how much do you know about the mutative parasite that's been plaguing human progress ever since he went underground?
[00:37]	* [Pyg]Anstice	quiet sips on some tea as the Captain addresses the girls.
[00:39]	* CaptainFarina	fools with the machine. red wire, green wire, what the hell's the blue wire for?
[00:41]	* [Nom]Locke	is the kind who nonchalently reads in class
[00:41]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...A bit.
[00:42]	* CaptainFarina	doesn't even look up.
[00:42]	<CaptainFarina>	Locke, put the book away.
[00:42]	<CaptainFarina>	Miss Blaeksprutte, care to share with the rest of the group?
[00:44]	* [Nom]Locke	thought he was doing a good job of staying unnoticed. He sighs and bookmarks his page
[00:45]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	It changes you, it changes your kids, and god only knows how much, in what way, or how badly. It doesn't always go so neatly. Some people don't react well to it, and they turn into something freaky and broken.
[00:45]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Spreads easy if you aren't careful.
[00:47]	* [huh]Freya	is silent...
[00:48]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	That's been my experience.
[00:52]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"That sounds about right, wouldn't you say so, Captain?"
[00:52]	<CaptainFarina>	That's the gist of it. What makes it very dangerous is that there's no immunity and the parasite's ability to adapt is unparalleled. It can live within any organism, be it plants, bugs, animals, bacteria, or people.
[00:53]	* CaptainFarina	finally fixes the thing. She switches it on and turns out the lights.
[00:55]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	If only we could become robots instead.
[00:55]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	smirks a little.
[00:56]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Then we'd have to deal with machine revolutions and whatnot. Just not a friendly place down here."
[00:57]	* [Nom]Locke	is trying to figure out how best to read in the dark
[00:57]	<CaptainFarina>	I don't know about Rina, but bio-mechanical androids are subject to infection as well. It can thrive in any living tissue.
[00:59]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I am constructed entirely of nonliving materials.
[01:00]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Is it possible for us to get a radiation chamber? I am more hardened against radiation than any known living organism.
[01:01]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Until lead figures out how to walk.
[01:02]	<CaptainFarina>	What do we need a radiation chamber for? Just go down to southernmost Dis, it's the same thing.
[01:03]	<CaptainFarina>	In any case, the point is, we have standing orders throughout our ranks to cease the spread of this disease. That's why half of our missions are parasite-related.
[01:04]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	sits up a little straighter.
[01:05]	<[huh]Freya>	Excuse me, miss...
[01:05]	* CaptainFarina	slips on a slide showing the parasite in detail, but it just looks like a lump of hideous goo with strange bubbles and colors popping out from it.
[01:05]	<CaptainFarina>	Hm?
[01:05]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Does this mean we're going on a proper mi-- ooh.
[01:06]	<[huh]Freya>	This may be a stupid question, but... if only half of our missions are related to the plague, what are the other half?
[01:06]	* [Pyg]Anstice	turns her attention to the projection, and is very glad to be finished drinking her tea.
[01:07]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	is intrigued enough by this question to let thoughts of slaughtering mutants be put on hold.
[01:09]	<[Nom]Locke>	"If half the time we're killing mutants, then obviously the other half is killing normals."
[01:09]	<CaptainFarina>	Half is an overwhelming amount. You're forgetting basic practices like training, security, private contracts, search and rescue, disaster assistance, holding garrison, conventional human wars, hunting bandits, establishing road and rail blocks, and etcetera that aren't necessarily contagion-related.
[01:10]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	...Oh.
[01:10]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh.
[01:10]	<[huh]Freya>	I see, thank you.
[01:12]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"So, what are we going to do about this parasite then, Captain?"
[01:15]	<CaptainFarina>	What are we going to do? Train, for the next eight weeks in the very least. If you're lucky, maybe someone will send you guys a contract and you'll get a chance to see a little bit of the world. What's left of it, anyway.
[01:16]	<CaptainFarina>	Right now, I'm gonna pound it into your thick skulls to treat this thing very carefully.
[01:17]	* [huh]Freya	nods, determined.
[01:18]	* CaptainFarina	changes the slide, showing an infested girl with deep-red skin and little white boils growing all over her arms.
[01:20]	<CaptainFarina>	A common misconception is that all plague-bearers look completely sickening like this child here. For our purposes, that is not usually the case.
[01:24]	<CaptainFarina>	Reaction differs from person to person. Sometimes, there's no visible signs at all, and the symptoms are concealed purely in mental complexes. Induced rage, extremeobsessive-compulsive habits, speaking in tongues, retardation, multiple personalities, insanity, memory loss...
[01:27]	* CaptainFarina	goes silent, staring down at the table.
[01:28]	* [Nom]Locke	tags out the Captain just in case
[01:28]	<CaptainFarina>	Ugh... Anyway.
[01:29]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Really? I'd never seen much of that. ...Or at least, not without some of the more outwardly obvious physical signs. Then again, the ones I was going after were wild ones on the prowl, so... I guess it's the difference between a hobo and old nutty grandpa, then?
[01:29]	<[Nom]Locke>	"What this means is that it's pretty hard to diagnose genuine infestation just from symptoms. That's why we have a robot. "
[01:30]	<[huh]Freya>	And she can?
[01:30]	<CaptainFarina>	Indeed. Yes, Rina here is a personal investment to make quarantine more accurate, timely, and safe for soldiers.
[01:33]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes. I am designed to be able to heal and be immune to the parasite. If my involvement proves worthy, mass production will begin.
[01:34]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...They made more than one of you, though, right?
[01:35]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	It seems a little ...not smart... to just have only one test model.
[01:35]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	eyes Miss Robot.
[01:40]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"They could probably only afford to create one prototype."
[01:40]	<CaptainFarina>	If I recall correctly, there's a handful of other prototypes being fielded as well. Rina, however, is the only one in our entire battalion.
[01:41]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Oh? I stand corrected then."
[01:41]	<CaptainFarina>	As far as I know, anyway. There isn't any in our company, at least.
[01:42]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	nods.
[01:42]	<[Zem]R1N4>	There are currently six others in various stages of assembly. They will include upgrades based on the inadequacies I find in my own design.
[01:42]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I see. Thank you.
[01:46]	* CaptainFarina	changes the slide to a depiction of a rather large emaciated humanoid with a narrow skull and skin the color of ash.
[01:46]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...yeesh.
[01:46]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	grimaces. Them's ugly buggers.
[01:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Here's an example of the popular mutant monster, one so tainted that it almost completely alters their biology.
[01:48]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[01:48]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	The "doesn't react well" type?
[01:49]	<CaptainFarina>	Very few of these retain their memories prior to infection at this state, and they're usually the easiest kind to pick out. Also usually the most aggressive.
[01:50]	<CaptainFarina>	Maybe they react too well. Nothing's really immune to this thing, just different levels of acceptance.
[01:53]	<CaptainFarina>	One of our biggest problems is that there's no typical mutation, it's all nigh completely random. We have no idea what we're up against until we come face to face with it.
[01:54]	<[Pyg]Anstice>	"Indeed. No two encounters with mutants is ever similar, so there are nearly no records from previous engagements to use as reference."
[01:56]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Our research has shown, however, that they usually die when you kill them. This is the basis of our countermeasures."
[01:56]	* [huh]Freya	smacks Locke.
[01:57]	* [Nom]Locke	feels the need to contribute, that's all
[01:57]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	"Don't touch them, don't sniff them, don't eat them, don't fuck them, don't get any on you, don't get any in you, and kill it with fire as soon as possible."
[01:57]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Ow. What?"
[01:57]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...that was basically what I tried to stick to.
[01:57]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	And, um. Sorry about the language.
[01:57]	<[huh]Freya>	This is a serious matter, Locke.
[01:58]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I was being serious. This stuff is important."
[01:59]	<[huh]Freya>	Don't give me that.
[02:00]	<CaptainFarina>	Knock it off. Bullshit aside, Locke and miss Blaeksprutte have effectively summarized the rules of engagement towards the parasite.
[02:01]	<CaptainFarina>	More or less. RTFM, if you have any questions.
[02:02]	<[Zem]R1N4>	What should we do if someone is injured by a mutant?
[02:02]	<CaptainFarina>	Ah, thank you for bringing that up.
[02:03]	* CaptainFarina	fishes around in her pocket, then pulls out a small bottle of medicine, rattling the pills around inside.
[02:05]	<CaptainFarina>	Starting tomorrow, you're all going to start taking mutation resistance pills on a daily basis. This won't stop it from infecting you, but it will slow it down enough for effective countermeasures to be used. Rina, it will be your duty to distribute and make certain everyone is taking them.
[02:06]	<[Nom]Locke>	"You kids have it so lucky. Back in my day, the only pills we got was cyanide."
[02:07]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Aye-aye, Captain.
[02:09]	<[huh]Freya>	Hmm... Miss Captian, how does the infection spread? I've heard rumors, of course, but they were everything from by air to having to take their blood...
[02:09]	<CaptainFarina>	If one of you were injured with a boosted immune system, you could take a shot made to kill it while it's in its younger stages. That doesn't mean you shouldn't be any less careful, though. Some muties that infect directly do so with second or third stage parasites, and the only thing that can save you there is amputation or surgery.
[02:11]	<CaptainFarina>	The infection spreads in a multitude of ways. Blood-to-blood contact is one of the most obvious, but a lot of people get it from eating mutated plants or drinking from contaminated water.
[02:12]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Yes, Dis is a great place. Just don't drink the water and don't breathe the air."
[02:14]	<CaptainFarina>	Dis, as far as the Center for Parasitic Diseases Control is concerned, firmly believes we live in a safe zone. A lot of effort goes into keeping it that way.
[02:14]	<CaptainFarina>	We've been fortunate so far, that much I can say.
[02:19]	<CaptainFarina>	Think if an air or waterborne agent was introduced to Dis and it happened to get contaminated by the parasite. There's an estimate of five-hundred thousand people living in this city, more than half of which lives in poverty and without cleanliness. Many thousands could get infected in just a few days, and the resulting domino effect against the population would quickly spiral down into...
[02:19]	<CaptainFarina>	...pandemonium.
[02:20]	* [huh]Freya	doesn't really want to imagine something like that. All her friends... her ears fall a bit.
[02:22]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Well, the Centre has the place wrapped up pretty tightly. I'm sure -nothing- like that can -ever- happen."
[02:23]	<CaptainFarina>	Dis would collapse on its own weight, tens of thousands would die in the resulting violence and hundreds of thousands more would die of starvation and disease. All of the towns within five hundred miles would go on high-alert, and many of those would be dragged down with Dis in an economic collapse. Not to mention the lack of military might to keep the mutagen and bandits in check.
[02:24]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Bright ray of sunshine, our Capt'n is."
[02:25]	<[Zem]R1N4>	How many companies are there besides us?
[02:26]	<CaptainFarina>	In the entire Iron Maiden corps?
[02:28]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Yes.
[02:29]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, there's three other companies in our battalion. We're all "A" Company, with B, C, and D being our sister companies.
[02:31]	<CaptainFarina>	There's four battalions in our regiment, and two regiments in our division.
[02:32]	<[huh]Freya>	I never knew there were so many Maidens...
[02:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I wish more maidens kept me company, even if it's just my sister"
[02:33]	<[huh]Freya>	You have a sister?
[02:33]	<[Nom]Locke>	"...Never mind. You're horrible at this."
[02:33]	<CaptainFarina>	So somewhere around thirty. It all differs, another battalion may have as many as seven companies, but I don't that's true for any of us anymore.
[02:34]	<[huh]Freya>	Horrible at what?
[02:35]	<CaptainFarina>	Any reason why you bring it up, Rina?
[02:35]	<[Nom]Locke>	"Nothing, nothing. Don't worry about it."
[02:36]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I am just wondering.
[02:36]	* [huh]Freya	doesn't know exactly what Locke's getting at, but feels it's a good chance she should be offended.
[02:38]	<CaptainFarina>	Sounds like a lot, but those active are spread pretty thin, even when we're in "peacetimes".
[02:41]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmm... I guess that about sums it up. Are there any questions?
[02:45]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	has nothing more.
[02:45]	<[huh]Freya>	None, Miss Captain.
[02:46]	<[Zem]R1N4>	None more, Captain.
[02:47]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	No, ma'am.
[02:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Alright. Well, that's it for the day. Clean up the place and get some rest. I'm not going to baby you punks tomorrow.
[02:48]	<[huh]Freya>	Understood, Miss Captain.
[02:49]	<CaptainFarina>	Except for you, Freya. You can come with me.
[02:50]	<[huh]Freya>	...Yes, Miss Captain.
[02:50]	* CaptainFarina	shuts off the projector and turns on the lights, then makes herself the first one out.
[02:50]	* [huh]Freya	dutifully makes herself the second.
[02:51]	* [Zem]R1N4	leaves as well, heading off to prepare dinner.
[02:53]	* [Pyg]Anstice	takes her empty cup and saucer leaving to put it away.
[02:54]	<[Nom]Locke>	"I wonder what she needs her for."
[02:54]	* [Nom]Locke	exits, curious
[02:57]	* CaptainFarina	leads Freya back to her office, encouraging her to take a seat. The Captain herself retrieves some papers from her desk and looks them over.
[02:58]	* [huh]Freya	sits, staring at her feet.
[02:59]	<CaptainFarina>	Miss Esther, I believe you have a problem.
[02:59]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	goes, as well.
[02:59]	<CaptainFarina>	Would you happen to know what that may be?
[03:00]	<[huh]Freya>	I do not believe I do, Miss Captain...
[03:07]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a huge problem. I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure you're risking everybody you've come in contact with an infectious disease.
[03:07]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[03:08]	* CaptainFarina	thinks of her little romp in the training room... Better take a lot of vitamin C the next week or two.
[03:10]	<CaptainFarina>	We don't judge based on appearances here, but this is unacceptable.
[03:13]	<[huh]Freya>	It's... it's not infectious...
[03:13]	* [huh]Freya	nonetheless drops her ears as low as they will go.
[03:14]	<CaptainFarina>	It's not? How would you know that?
[03:15]	<[huh]Freya>	I've had this for well over a decade, and I've never known anyone to have caught it from me.
[03:16]	<[huh]Freya>	I-I assume it's mutated or something, maybe something from the surface, or maybe even infections can be infected.
[03:17]	<[huh]Freya>	But...
[03:17]	* [huh]Freya	prostrates herself before Farina.
[03:18]	<[huh]Freya>	It was wrong of me to hide it from you. I'm ready for any punishment.
[03:21]	* CaptainFarina	sighs. Why the fuck is this thing in here kissing my floor?
[03:23]	<CaptainFarina>	Lying or omitting information for induction is a major offense, Esther. By the book, you'll be dishonorably discharged and imprisoned with hard labor for six months.
[03:27]	<[huh]Freya>	If that is your decision, Miss Captain...
[03:30]	* CaptainFarina	sighs, and sits at her desk.
[03:32]	<CaptainFarina>	You're willing to accept that? Really? If I called a few MPs in here to haul your ass to prison, you'd be fine with that?
[03:34]	<[huh]Freya>	Well, of course I'd rather stay here with you, Miss Commander, but if it was your order then I'd accept it without complaint.
[03:38]	<CaptainFarina>	...Well, nice knowing you, Miss Esther. I'll have one down here shortly.
[03:39]	* CaptainFarina	picks up a phone and dials a few numbers, then waits.
[03:40]	<[huh]Freya>	...
[03:41]	* [huh]Freya	watches.
[03:43]	<CaptainFarina>	...Yes, I would like head of admissions to send someone down here to collect a discharge. No. Yes. Alright. Thank you.
[03:43]	* CaptainFarina	hangs up.
[03:45]	* CaptainFarina	yanks out a clipboard and scrawls some information down.
[03:47]	<CaptainFarina>	Just sit tight, Miss Esther. They'll be here in about fifteen minutes.
[03:47]	* [huh]Freya	nods, slowly.
[03:47]	* CaptainFarina	speaks while writing,
[03:47]	<CaptainFarina>	You mentioned repaying me before.
[03:48]	<[huh]Freya>	I did.
[03:50]	<CaptainFarina>	It turns out that won't be necessary. I haven't ordered your equipment yet. So the good news is you won't be in debt up to your eyeballs once you get out of jail.
[03:50]	<[huh]Freya>	I still owe my life to you, Miss Captain.
[03:52]	<CaptainFarina>	Well, I think you just threw it away in a fairly non-spectacular manner. What do you mean by that, anyway? Do you know me or something?
[03:56]	<[huh]Freya>	Did I not explain? You saved me some years back when I was attacked.
[03:57]	* CaptainFarina	peers closely at Freya.
[03:57]	<CaptainFarina>	...I don't remember you, in any case.
[03:58]	<[huh]Freya>	I was nobody significant. It probably happens often enough that I can't blame you for it.
[03:59]	<[huh]Freya>	But the important thing is that I remember.
[03:59]	<CaptainFarina>	Hmph. Care to refresh my memory before you get the six, six, and kick?
[04:07]	<[huh]Freya>	It maust have been... four, five years ago? Around the outskirts of Dis, there were a couple mutants who had found their way in somehow. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, visiting a friend. They broke into his home and seemed about to tear us apart when you came. You were really amazing, it was like they weren't a problem at all...
[04:09]	<[huh]Freya>	Anyway, you just took care of your business and left, but to me it was a life-changing experience.
[04:09]	<CaptainFarina>	How so?
[04:13]	<[huh]Freya>	I wanted to become a stronger, better person. Seeing you reminded me of those old tales my mother used to tell me, about long, long ago. It may seem a bit childins, but I wanted to be like a knight. And even if the sentiment was childish, the idealism stayed with me. Since then I've worked toward my ideals, and repaying my debt to you is part of that.
[04:17]	<CaptainFarina>	Cute. But getting discharged doesn't help anybody. Or was that part of the ideal too?
[04:19]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[04:20]	<[huh]Freya>	Because you're my commander, and especially because it's you, I have no right to complain about whatever you decide, no matter my personal feelings.
[04:28]	* CaptainFarina	shrugs and slouches in her chair.
[04:30]	<CaptainFarina>	That's too bad. I was looking forward to a new Locke. Oh well...






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@@Session Eight
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November 19

[22:23]	<[GM]Mary>	...
[22:24]	* CaptainFarina	bends Rina over her desk
[22:25]	<[Zem]R1N4>	Captain, is this a new training exercise?
[22:26]	<CaptainFarina>	Yes. Now, let's test your... uh... well, let's just see what happens when I stick my finger here.
[22:26]	<[GM]SoundEffects>	Squish, squirb, shloop
[22:31]	<[GM]Mary>	Uh, so anyway!
[22:33]	<[GM]Mary>	What's-her-face was about to get shitcanned, let's see what she can pull to keep that from happening. Scene: Farina's office
[22:33]	* CaptainFarina	puts things away, cleaning off her messy desk space.
[22:36]	<CaptainFarina>	It's an unfortunate occurrence, but don't worry too much. It's not really that big of a deal, if I talk to someone I can get that six-month forfeiture of pay and six months of imprisonment and hard labor wiped clean.
[22:37]	<CaptainFarina>	You can probably go home in the morning.
[22:38]	<CaptainFarina>	Just don't forget to vote Republican.
[22:38]	<[huh]Freya>	But I can't come back here?
[22:39]	<CaptainFarina>	Of course not. It's a discharge, not a time out.
[22:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Why don't you go get your things?
[22:44]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[22:44]	<[huh]Freya>	I'll say my goodbyes while I'm at it.
[22:46]	* CaptainFarina	nods, and writes some things down.
[22:47]	* [huh]Freya	bows and leaves.
[23:03]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	passes Freya in the halls.
[23:03]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Heya.
[23:03]	* [Zem]R1N4	bumps into Freya on her way out. "Hey, Freya. Could you tell the captain that dinner is ready?"
[23:04]	<[huh]Freya>	Ah, uh...
[23:04]	* [huh]Freya	fidgets.
[23:05]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...What's wrong?
[23:05]	<[huh]Freya>	This might be sudden, but I'm leaving.
[23:05]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Whoa, really?
[23:06]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...You seemed really into this. Even more than me, and I was doing this for free before I joined up.
[23:06]	<[huh]Freya>	I was, but...
[23:07]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain found it necessary to dismiss me.
[23:07]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	What?!
[23:07]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[23:07]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	That's crazy. You're a fine soldier. How come?
[23:07]	<[huh]Freya>	I'm ill.
[23:08]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Oh, come on.
[23:10]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Didn't you try, you know...
[23:10]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	asking her to stay?
[23:10]	<[huh]Freya>	It's a chronic condition, so I assume the Miss Captain thought it a liability. I also... I also refrained from putting it on my record when signing up.
[23:10]	* [huh]Freya	shakes her head.
[23:10]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Well, are we gonna catch it?
[23:10]	<[huh]Freya>	If it is the Miss Captain's decision, I have no right or reason to complain.
[23:11]	<[huh]Freya>	It is not contagious.
[23:11]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...Do you want to stay?
[23:11]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[23:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I can verify that it's not contagious. Perhaps I didn't word it strongly enough in my report.
[23:11]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I did not know that it could be used for dismissal purposes.
[23:12]	<[huh]Freya>	She seemed to be most angry about my concealing it on my application report.
[23:14]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	looks around, and lowers her voice.
[23:14]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	...well, try, you know... seeing if she'll let you make it up to her.
[23:16]	* [huh]Freya	thinks.
[23:16]	<[huh]Freya>	I could...
[23:16]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	I mean, the captain's a pretty solid lady, but there's gotta be something you can do for her.
[23:16]	* [huh]Freya	nods.
[23:16]	<[huh]Freya>	I will try it. Thank you.
[23:29]	* [Atai]Blaeksprutte	nods, and pats Freya on the shoulder.
[23:30]	<[Atai]Blaeksprutte>	Ya just gotta keep trying.
[23:30]	<[Zem]R1N4>	I hope to see you in our continued service.
[23:30]	<[huh]Freya>	I'll do my best.
[23:32]	* [huh]Freya	is a bit more cheerful as she walks back to the Captain's room.
[23:34]	* [huh]Freya	knocks on Farina's door.
[23:34]	* CaptainFarina	opens.
[23:35]	<CaptainFarina>	Are you ready?
[23:36]	<[huh]Freya>	Uh, Miss Captain, may I be so bold as to make a request?
[23:37]	<CaptainFarina>	?
[23:37]	* CaptainFarina	shrugs.
[23:37]	<CaptainFarina>	Proceed.
[23:43]	<[huh]Freya>	Is there... anything I can do for you instead of being dismissed?
[23:43]	* CaptainFarina	blinks.
[23:43]	<CaptainFarina>	Freya, step inside.
[23:44]	* [huh]Freya	does so.
[23:44]	* CaptainFarina	shuts the door behind her.
[23:45]	<[huh]Freya>	Yes, Miss Captain?
[23:46]	<CaptainFarina>	Now, let me say this all again, just to make sure you understand the situation. You have made a criminal offense, one punishable by both fine and imprisonment. I am very curious what you think you have to offer me in spite of not only that, but to reclaim your position as a soldier in this Company.
[23:46]	<[huh]Freya>	For this purpose, anything I could offer.
[23:49]	<[huh]Freya>	You need simply to ask, Miss Captain.
[23:49]	<[huh]Freya>	Please... consider it.
[23:55]	<CaptainFarina>	Miss Esther, I honestly don't believe you have much to offer. You were a pleasure to work with while it lasted, but you probably don't belong here anyway.
[23:56]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss, I'll offer you anything, up to and including myself...
[23:56]	* CaptainFarina	's expression changes.
[23:56]	<CaptainFarina>	...What?
[23:57]	<[huh]Freya>	I said I'd give you anything.
[00:00]	* CaptainFarina	stares at Freya for a long moment, frowning. She then steps up toe-to-toe with her and examines her very intently.
[00:01]	<CaptainFarina>	Stop fucking around.
[00:02]	<[huh]Freya>	I've never been more serious, Miss Captain.
[00:06]	<CaptainFarina>	...
[00:08]	* CaptainFarina	bends down, and pulls Freya a liiiittle closer by her collar. Up-close-and-personal communication.
[00:08]	<CaptainFarina>	You have ten seconds to tell me why I shouldn't fuck you up for bribery right here and right now.
[00:09]	<[huh]Freya>	B-bribery?
[00:09]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain, I have never thought such a thing...
[00:10]	* CaptainFarina	slaps the shit out of Freya.
[00:10]	<[huh]Freya>	A-ah...
[00:14]	<CaptainFarina>	Miss Esther. I am trying to cut you a break. But this is unacceptable.
[00:14]	<[huh]Freya>	M-Miss Captain, please...
[00:17]	* CaptainFarina	lets Freya go, and takes a deep breath.
[00:18]	<[huh]Freya>	It was not my intention to bribe you... I just wanted to try what I could to stay.
[00:20]	<CaptainFarina>	I apologize for hitting you. That was uncalled for. However, offering me anything as a means to avoid punishment is a severe infraction. This isn't a secret, it's common sense.
[00:22]	<CaptainFarina>	If you want to stay so badly, I suggest you find a non-combat function somewhere within the corps. Are you good with computers? Do you have any skills at all? I'll make a recommendation for you if you'll forgive my outburst.
[00:50]	<[huh]Freya>	Forgive me, Miss Captain, but if it's not under your direct command...
[00:53]	* CaptainFarina	sighs.
[00:55]	<CaptainFarina>	You put me in a very delicate position, Miss Esther. It would be highly unethical for me to overlook this.
[01:00]	<CaptainFarina>	If your illness led to complications in the field, it could lead to injury or death to yourself or your fellow soldiers.
[01:04]	<[huh]Freya>	It's nothing that hard work couldn't cure, miss.
[01:04]	<CaptainFarina>	Let me put it this way. If you were in my position, and the decision you made could cause me to lose my life, what would you do?
[01:06]	<[huh]Freya>	I would support you, Miss Captain, and guard your life with my own.
[01:08]	<CaptainFarina>	Indeed. And the best way for me to protect your life right now would be to ensure you no role in combat.
[01:09]	* CaptainFarina	sits down, crosses her arms, and closes her eyes. She thinks for a long moment.
[01:11]	<CaptainFarina>	...
[01:13]	* CaptainFarina	makes a phone call.
[01:16]	<CaptainFarina>	...H&S? Yes, this is Captain Farina. About that-... oh, really? No. There's been a change of plans. Cancel it. Yes. Thank you.
[01:17]	* CaptainFarina	hangs up.
[01:17]	<CaptainFarina>	...
[01:18]	<[huh]Freya>	Miss Captain, did you just say...
[01:18]	<CaptainFarina>	Go to bed. There won't be any more of this summer camp shit.
[01:20]	<[huh]Freya>	Th-thank you, Miss Captain! I will do everything in my power to make sure you do not regret this!
[01:20]	* [huh]Freya	bows low and leaves.