Let's get ourselves oriented...!

[wipesfaith]

We kind of exploded as a cast. In the best way possible. But now that we're all here and so may of us are new, let's talk about stuff!

Things to consider:

- Handwaved interaction. What are routine things our dudes are (will be) doing together?
- Living arrangements? Who is where and what is going on...
- Role in the Luceti Alliance which is not actually called that but an alternative name was never really agreed on. What's the sitch here?
- WHAT IS EVERYONE DOING WHO EVEN ARE WE???

This post is already very professional and organized, yes.

Please dump any commentary on where you think your character fits into any of this. Seriously, just start talking. We'll go from there.

Comments

[needlepricked]

tbh Annie will likely avoid the group depending on what kind of "keeping an eye on her" they opt to do. I joke about the hot springs a lot, but it is a place she might consider once she figures out those creepy teleporting things... she does not really feel like being anywhere near Levi, Erwin, and Hange in particular.

... Like really, really wouldn't want to be close (Petra too for different reasons) (Farlan mostly by extension of his bonds with Levi) (WOW SORRY GUYS teenlaif #fuckdasquadadults)

What's probably most important for me is knowing how the rest of you guys want to handle Annie, or to what degree you want - I can have her be that annoying thorn that keeps evading watch, or have it be handwaved someone always has an eye on what she does and ping people if anything of interest or that might call for interference comes up.

What kinds of scenarios are you guys actually interested in? I don't want to be dragging you into babysitting duties, and what Annie decides to do will depend on................. the way things flow. She isn't pleased with the set up, the idea of the drafts, or anything here, tbh, and she wouldn't be opposed to ultimately teaming up.........................

but hange please stay way over there kthnx and there are things she can't tell anyone because (for one I don't know) and for another, it's not in her nature to do so

/avoids all power dampening tunnels of doom!

[wipesfaith]

Some things worth noting in regards to Jean:

- Marco suckered him into going to school, which you can read more about here (runs Mon-Thurs, 9-2:30). ARMIN, EREN, MIKASA, DO YOU WANT TO LEARN THINGS ABOUT STUFF TOO? Or...Annie... (unsure)

- Speaking of Marco, they live together in Flame Building, Room 10 and have 2 spare bedrooms (eyebrow waggle).

- Daily training in the Battle Dome (not necessarily 3DMG all the time because gas supplies are limited). With the 3DMG he's been training against simulated Third Party soldiers (the enemy they'll be facing if thrown into the Malnosso's war), with emphasis on honing precision for the sake of slicing off their wings (always a weak point, causing instant death if removed). Often trains with Marco, but has a few other assorted training partners, or flies solo (hah). Not sure if large group training sessions have ever been a thing?

- Sign language (ASL) lessons with Ginia (whiskytraitorfirefight). This is due to Marco's recently acquired death penalty which has rendered him mute. Presumably, other Survey Corps members will be learning ASL too? In which case they are too numerous to go all at once, probably.

- He commissioned Adela the blacksmith (enchantressofore) for replacement blades for the 3DMG. I assume Erwin, Levi, and Marco would already be aware of this supply source, and the other Survey Corps members will be informed as well. Sorry, Annie, he's gonna keep this one from you.

[reviling]

I think for me personally I don't want to inhibit your ability to play her and have her interact with other characters (obviously). Levi will want to keep a close eye on her, but even with the influx of more survey corps members, he knows that they don't really have the manpower to keep her locked down or even necessarily on 24/7 surveillance.

THAT BEING SAID I think we should handwave that there will be a constant effort to keep an eye on her movements, which may include trying to monitor the people she interacts with (such as potential enemies, if any). BUT in that same vein of course there will be flexibility if you want to try to plan something covert with her that they CAN'T see, that's obviously something I want you to be able to do also.

Levi will likely attempt to harass her in some way at just about every turn he gets, so I apologize in advance for that fjeigejf sob.

[reviling]

I thought there were three bedrooms in an apartment (3 rooms plus bathroom)? ARE THEY SHARING A ROOM WOW.

[reviling]

Okay Levi's Routine/stuff I tend to handwave:

Levi's day is often a combination of training, scouting, and meeting with contacts as necessary. He also does a fair amount of regular food gathering and drinking tea in the tea shop and observing / monitoring the network.

Training:

-LOCATIONS: Battle Dome, Forest, or out back of Flame building, occasionally with Peggy Carter.

-COMBAT STYLES: Hand to hand*, Firearms/shooting with Ginia, 3DMG in the Battle Dome and/or forest

*I figure that he (they) need(s) to boost their hand to hand skills since they're usually used to fighting TITANS and not PEOPLE. Not necessarily that they haven't had training or aren't decent fighters in this regard, but as far as I can tell the Survey Corps rarely has a reason to fight actual people in actual battle situations.

-CORPS: I figure that he's probably tried to instill some kind of training routine with Jean and Marco, probably every day? However this has been going, the rest of the corps now joining will also be part of this (except for maybe Hange, unless she's leading).

Sign Language: Levi and Erwin have been learning sign language from Ginia and so far they've picked up quite a bit that they can have basic conversations with her. I don't think it's necessary for ALL of the corps to learn it extensively, but some basic signs so that they can communicate on missions/in battle will probably be good for them to learn, and you guys can handwave at your on discretion. IIRC Jean and Marco have learned a little more because Marco is currently mute also.

MEETINGGGSSS: Going to guess that they meet up with Jean and Marco to exchange information fairly regularly...not necessarily every day? But every few days. And of course anything particularly noteworthy should be reported in. BUT we could also handwave that they are having regular debriefings.

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Levi and Erwin are sharing an apt on the 7th floor of flame building, room 33. They've got one room open...although think carefully if you want to live in the same apartment as Levi as you'll be subject to his house rules.

OH AND HE WILL MAKE YOU ALL SCRUB YOUR ROOMS IF HE FINDS THEM DIRTY. still need to do this thread with Jean and Marco ahaha sob


...um. Yeah. That's it??? Idk man.

[needlepricked]

Yeah, I think wrt to the idea of covertness should she want to slide into that, I'll give you guys a heads up and work with you from there? There's always a way to make those things work out, and we can do so without having anyone look like an idiot unduly ICly!

Though to start with she'll be in information gathering mode, which will mean things like (school, sorry guys, quiet student in the back), checking out and working with the Battle Dome, and interfacing with pretty much those she can if and when simply hanging around to absorb information proves insufficient.

I welcome the Levi harassments for all she'll hate it very much, so you're fine!

Most of what she does will be on rotation, since there's only so much training one can do healthily, and as maintenance, though wrt to hand to hand things she'll probably be dipping into the pool of experts around to learn more of different styles and also take in what she can about the past battles here to... know best how to fuck off or deal with things if she must.

[needlepricked]

You know how sad it is she's goin to be in school and showing up at the battle dome, right? And or finding someone outside of Ginia (likely) who knows ASL for the sake of... keeping in touch

...

...

never a dull moment? yeah, she won't even be looking to stock herself in any way with her gear or the weaponry that's part of omnidirectional gear, so that's a thing, too

[wipesfaith]

THEY DO SHARE A ROOM. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS? (bah)

[reviling]

NO I WAS JUST CURIOUS OK.

[wipesfaith]

Annie u can't come to school because ur existence triggers me (nottalking)

Okay, no, that would be excellently awkward.

[forelocked]

All right, Farlan just arrived, so he doesn't have much going on yet. He has been bumbling and skulking around and exploring and stockpiling food and gathering intel and doing other survivalist-type things. He's good at scheming and stealing.

He lives in Flame Building, Floor 6, Room 29.

Honestly, he'll probably follow Levi's lead (and also keep an eye on and look after him), unless someone or something intervenes.

[forelocked]

WELL he won't have to make Farlan scrub his room, because Farlan is already well-trained in the art of room-cleaning.

[reviling]

He'd better be, gosh!!! Levi would be very disappointed if he wasn't.

[forelocked]

HE IS, god, he's permanently traumatized by forced neatness.

[reviling]

Sorry not sorry.

[reviling]

Farlan can you do something about this dude that keeps bothering him.

He's tall and blonde and has massive eyebrows.

:\

[loudnoises]

woah organization....!!!

Things have calmed down enough on my end that I'll be introing Eren/having him hit up some posts soon, but just in case I wanted to clear stuff with you guys/share what I guess is happening! I'd be cool transferring over CR from trainingwings (though I went with a different canonpoint, it shouldn't change most of the stuff that happened) because I know intros are all kinds of tedious—I could pick back up on tagging those if you guys would prefer, or we could start new stuff! And/or handwave. Whichever's easiest/most fun.

Timeline-wise he'd be running into Annie first, but besides that I've got nothing really planned if there's anything you'd all like to do. I believe he'll be living with Jean and Marco which will probably be a trainwreck but yolo

OH RIGHT and reading over Kath's stuff, he'd probably be interested in having some way to communicate with Marco haha, and probably school... not that he'd be great at it but is eren ever really good at anything

[corps]

who could this be referring to

[unburdens]

Oh my god no we need to have a conversation where Armin's like

wait do you really want to be living with Jean

have you thought this through

I don't think you have

[needlepricked]

Ur welcome Jean

So welcome

[forelocked]

How's he supposed to do something about that guy???

;_;

[reviling]

Use your imagination okay gosh!!!

He's got creepy eyebrows.

And Levi doesn't like the way he looks at him.

With that creepy smile.

creep.

[reviling]

idk who on earth could fit that description.

>_>

[corps]

'trainwreck but yolo'

do you mean

'eren yeager's entire life'

[forelocked]

Well, okay...

He's obviously a creep, but Farlan only has thin eyebrows and is nowhere near as frightening!

Not that he's intimidated or anything!

Uh, from what Farlan remembers, Levi was the one with the plan for dealing with him.