We are the named and we are known

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: Arriving at the dorms
When: 26th
Where: Dorms, location unknown
Summary: Dorm information is here. This is your room!
Rating: PG... we hope?

Your characters are shuffling off to their rooms. Each room has their name beside it and only they can open the door. People can only enter their room if they're allowed in (or they leave the door open). Characters will find any requested items in their room already. If they have a requested vehicle, there will be another door in their room that will take them to the hangar to inspect their equipment.

((Mod note: Extra draftees won't experience their Shift Incompatibility handicap in their dorms. :|a))

Comments

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

It's what they believe. That doesn't quite make it true. [He can't help being so skeptical about it.] But I haven't seen them, either. Maybe it'll teach them to complain less, whatever they are.

[...though, that's probably wishful thinking.]

[chikaidestroyer]

No, of course not. Thus why this would be a measurement. Why try risking Shifting incompatibilities lower than 70 percent if we cannot deal with them now? [He shakes his head.]

They may not be desperate about us winning this battle, but there are larger battles in the future.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Then it's something they should have tried to measure before, when it would have been a smaller risk to us. You know, when we didn't have to deal with some jerks that could create Shifts out of thin air.

[chikaidestroyer]

If they expect Shifters out there during the assault -- which they are -- they would need to measure our performance while we are engaging Shifters.

But hypothesizing when we do not know what these incompatibilities are is useless. [More than useless. Unproductive.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[He was more concerned with being unable to deal with those incompatibilities in the first place. Then again, he only had one of these new draftees to deal with himself, so why did he care? It wouldn't pose much of a problem for him, but...

He shakes his head.]

Right. Anyway... You better take care of yourself, all right? Don't think I won't find out if you do something stupid.

[chikaidestroyer]

Worrying needlessly again, Caesar? [He sounds ... unimpressed.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Needlessly? Of course not. [He thinks it's pretty necessary.] Besides, I'm not worrying. I'm just... looking out for you.

[chikaidestroyer]

I will be fine. I will be remaining with the long-range and magical support units.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I know. [If he wanted to be a brat, he'd go on about how that doesn't really mean he'd be okay, but that's too much, even for him. And while he's worried, he doesn't think he needs to be that worried anyway.] It's just that I had to remind you that if you do something stupid, I won't forgive you. That's all.

[chikaidestroyer]

Thank you for the reminder. [He raises a brow at Caesar's idle threat.] If you do something stupid, you will be sleeping outside with your dog.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[...

He isn't sure how to feel about that. He isn't supposed to threaten him back.]

Wh-why?

[But perhaps the more important question is why he hasn't been told to sleep outside with the dog yet?]

[chikaidestroyer]

Because a real threat is much more likely to spur results. [He pauses.] And I'm sure your dog would enjoy the company while it suffers.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

But I can't give you a real threat. [There certainly wasn't any way he could make his brother sleep outside with the dog, for example. Probably because Caesar knows he'd no longer be living in that house as a result.] It doesn't matter if he appreciates it or not!

[chikaidestroyer]

Then perhaps you should stop making the threats to begin with. I understand your sentiments without it.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I suppose you're right. [Caesar walks over to his brother, reaching up to... pat him on the head. That's for your threat.] Reading between the lines and all of that. I forget that you actually can be reasonable sometimes.

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert's brow twitches at the pat, and he sighs at Caesar.] You are not getting out of sleeping outside if you do something idiotic.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Serious, huh... [He isn't surprised by this. Not one bit. But it is cruel.] Well, unfortunately for you, I won't have to sleep outside, because I wouldn't do anything that idiotic while I'm out there. After all, I've got some pretty good luck, don't I?

[chikaidestroyer]

Some. [He says the word with emphasis.] But you shouldn't have to rely on luck.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I don't. Not unless it's an emergency, of course. When all else fails, as they say! [So reassuring. He shakes his head.] But I don't think it'll come to that.

[chikaidestroyer]

Good. It shouldn't, at least for the first few days. It depends on whether significant reinforcements come or not.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Of course, of course. But even then, let's try to rely on a little more than luck, okay?

[chikaidestroyer]

Says the one who mentioned luck in the first place. [Albert shakes his head faintly.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

Like I said. Only in emergencies. [He tilts his head again. Hmm...] Speaking of which, you didn't ask for that owl again, did you?

[chikaidestroyer]

[There is silence as Albert drinks his wine for a moment.] A very curious question.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[...there is something strange about his response.]

Uh... Is it?