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jaegeracademy2014-02-23 06:29 pm
inurhead) wrote in jaegeracademy2014-02-23 06:29 pm
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Group Log : Q&A Session 001
Characters: Any/all
Location: The Meeting Hall
Date/Time: Sunday afternoon
Summary: Q&A with a Ranger. All Rangers and staff welcome to answer Q&A. All cadets are invited to the session, but attendance is not mandatory.
Additional Notes: Start your own threads, jack some of mine, go nuts. This is just another mingle post but it's also meant to be informative ICly. Other staff and Rangers showing up for interactions with the cadets is wholeheartedly encouraged.
The meeting hall, like every other area of the Shatterdome, has the feel of an industrial environment. The walls are lined with bleachers on three sides, while the forth side has a platform and podium. In the middle are rows of chairs, desks, and tables. It's clear that a large audience can be accommodated by the room when there's need, though the group that gathers there today isn't nearly enough to fill it.
Cadets will be directed to sit at some of the tables closer to the podium when they arrive, and given scratch paper to take notes on. Staff will be directed to the large table on the podium, which has a row of conference microphones, lamps, and water pitchers already set up. Everything is neat, cool, and professional. The fluorescent lighting and stern expressions of the support staff encourage a sombre attitude, but if anyone is looking up toward the podium they might catch at least one of the Rangers smiling as he peeks out from behind the curtains during the initial set up. He's wearing something like a wetsuit at the moment, though it won't be fully visible until he emerges for the demonstration.
Sharpen your pencils and have a seat, guys. You might even learn something.
Location: The Meeting Hall
Date/Time: Sunday afternoon
Summary: Q&A with a Ranger. All Rangers and staff welcome to answer Q&A. All cadets are invited to the session, but attendance is not mandatory.
Additional Notes: Start your own threads, jack some of mine, go nuts. This is just another mingle post but it's also meant to be informative ICly. Other staff and Rangers showing up for interactions with the cadets is wholeheartedly encouraged.
The meeting hall, like every other area of the Shatterdome, has the feel of an industrial environment. The walls are lined with bleachers on three sides, while the forth side has a platform and podium. In the middle are rows of chairs, desks, and tables. It's clear that a large audience can be accommodated by the room when there's need, though the group that gathers there today isn't nearly enough to fill it.
Cadets will be directed to sit at some of the tables closer to the podium when they arrive, and given scratch paper to take notes on. Staff will be directed to the large table on the podium, which has a row of conference microphones, lamps, and water pitchers already set up. Everything is neat, cool, and professional. The fluorescent lighting and stern expressions of the support staff encourage a sombre attitude, but if anyone is looking up toward the podium they might catch at least one of the Rangers smiling as he peeks out from behind the curtains during the initial set up. He's wearing something like a wetsuit at the moment, though it won't be fully visible until he emerges for the demonstration.
Sharpen your pencils and have a seat, guys. You might even learn something.
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"Good questions," Yancy responded, as he turned to face forward again. Pointing first to Decaf Guy... what was that Cadet's name again? Damn. Mike something. "The fact is, injuries happen. Every Shatterdome is equipped with medical facilities, including specialists. The sports medicine Officers at Anchorage could tell you some ugly stories. Hell, I could show you a few little battle scars. The idea is to try not to get hurt. Because-"
Now Yancy points to the other Cadet, one that he hasn't met yet. "The circuitry suit connects to our nerves for exactly that reason. We feel the blows the machine sustains. Ranger Becket touched on the subject of being jerked around in the Pod, but the real danger is leaving your Jaeger open to attack. Pilots have lost feeling in their arms for months over tough blows like that. The injuries don't have to be physical to be real. The nature of the Drift is a shared experience. Anything that hurts you, or your co-pilot, or the machine? Everybody feels it. So don't leave yourself vulnerable to attacks, alright?"
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Idols, and all that. Gotta love hero worship.
Regardless he's quiet and listening, not adding anything for the moment but just...absorbing.