Group Log : Q&A Session 001

[inurhead]

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.

Comments

Re: open

[observationalhazard]

"Exciting, isn't it?" Hanji opens her conversation with Rory rather brightly and without much fanfare. She simply bellies up to the buffet next to him, eying a particular fruit platter. They're both staff, so perhaps she doesn't feel the need to be formal. Then again, that seems to be her attitude with most of the people she talks to.

"A brand new academy, new cadets - it's going to be an interesting three months."

She shoots Rory a grin and then juggles her plate and mug until she can offer a hand, "Hanji Zoe, K-Science."

[expect]

Interesting certainly seems like the right word. Don't get him wrong; Rory applied for a job here because he thought it seemed like the best way to help; he's had enough of helping people after the damage has already been done. If the Jaeger program really can stop the kaiju in their tracks, he wants a part of it. But he still finds it hard to work up as much cheer about it as Hanji obviously has. "Rory Williams. I'm — medical." School nurse, medical officer; they both still sound weird to his ears. He hasn't had to introduce himself much yet.

[observationalhazard]

"Well, we'll probably ned you, before this is all over. They'll probably beat each other up a little, if nothing else," Hanji laughs. It's a bit of a joke, but she's right. The candidates are going to be having at each other. Injuries are expected.

"But hopefully, we won't have too many broken bones, right?"