Merc'ing 101: How to Make it as a Mercenary and Still Stay in One Piece, Wed 8/14, period 4

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Island hopping he could dig. Turning into a kid wasn't so bad. Even hordes of crawling, slithering things he could handle. This random getting lost? Not so much. "Freakin' island," he muttered, "gonna make me even more crazy."

Blink. Oh. Hi class.

"Uh...glad everyone could make it. Hope it didn't take you too long to make it here." Or you didn't just, you know, find yourself lost in your own house for hours just to suddenly wind up two seconds later in the Danger Shop. At least it was convenient this time?

"So...uhm..." Murdock was a off to a bit of slow start today, but he'd get there. "Mercs. Play an important role in ... certain circles. Like political circles or as some people call 'em Clans. As we covered in class before, merc companies were often used by higher powers in time of war. And as we've seen before, merc teams and companies can come in all sizes. Large scale forces and smaller, more elite teams. Mainly what drives the size of 'em is the kind of need there is. Sometimes, you need large-scale and sometimes, you need smaller strike units." He grinned a bit impishly. "Then you have times where you're short on both, so you have to combine them. One single man, with a lot of firepower." His grin wasn't perhaps on the completely sane side.

"Now, are we ready? Nobody got lost in the last five minutes?" Ignore the look of annoyance at that idea. "Then good! Let's get started."

And he might have to talk with Tyler about that attic...

(ooc: the standard stuff again. wait for ocd plz tis up!)