Training Day! [Closed to Guardian Dragons, backdated before mission]

[knighterrantofthedragon]

Who: Alric, Tiamaris, Marisa, Flandre, Alicia, Hijikata
What: Team training for the Guardian Dragons!
Where: Danger Room
When: August 23rd, afternoon
Warning(s): None anticipated

It was only a few days since Marisa, Flandre, and Alicia had joined--which meant that aside from himself and Tiamaris, and Marisa and Flandre, none of them had really worked together as a group. Considering the volatile circumstances, and the difficulties so many of them had had with control, it was important to get some training time in, especially if they were serious about the team's objectives. The control issues, Alric would try and work on with Tiamaris and Alicia on their own, as well; but getting everyone to know what to expect from one another, and used to working together and thinking of one another as teammates, would be crucial.

So. At a time when they were all available, he called them together to meet in the Danger Room, with Hijikata on hand to supervise.

Comments

[tiamaris]

"No hospitals," he said, trying to calm himself down. "People go there to heal, not to get hurt worse."

[koukai_kirai]

"No hospitals, then." His voice wasn't placating, not really -- even in agreement, it held no sign of weakness or wheedling.　It was strong and direct, matter-of-fact.

"But if you don't get along with the therapists we have here, we can still have one brought from outside if you want us to. I want you to try working with one, though."

[tiamaris]

He ground his teeth, then nodded. "Fine." He would have to hope he could keep from killing whoever it was.

[koukai_kirai]

"This isn't a punishment. It's to help you move forward."

He took another drag on his cigarette, never seeming in any kind of rush. "If you're concerned about their well-being, we can arrange for someone to accompany you for safety purposes if you're willing to sign waivers regarding your privacy."

[tiamaris]

"Alric?" he asked at once. It was someone he trusted to keep him in control, and Alric knew the worst of the worst already.

[koukai_kirai]

"Ideally, someone less personally involved with you, but if you need him there, we can probably make it happen."

[tiamaris]

"Someone less involved wont know how to stop me," he said simply.

[koukai_kirai]

"Someone with the right powers doesn't need to know you to knock you out in an emergency."

[tiamaris]

"I'd rather not have the emergency," he muttered.

[koukai_kirai]

"Obviously. But planning as if there will be one is how you minimize the risk of it actually occurring and the damage it can do if it does."

[tiamaris]

He shrugged, looking away. Planning that there would be one... would almost guarantee it, wouldn't it?

[koukai_kirai]

The logic of that, he saw, had gone over the boy's head.

"Have you ever heard the phrase 'hope for the best and prepare for the worst'?"

[tiamaris]

"Not as applies to reality. In my experience preparing for the worst makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy."

[koukai_kirai]

"Fearing the worst makes self-fulfilling prophecies. Preparing for it sensibly and trying for the best anyway is the safest way forward."

[tiamaris]

"You are the teacher."

[koukai_kirai]

"And I've seen my fair share of emergencies. Trust that I know about them."

[tiamaris]

"Alright," he said, noncommittally.

[koukai_kirai]

"Now, we'll discuss this later. Get back in there and do your best. Understood?"

[tiamaris]

He nodded and headed back in.