Rangering!, Friday, Period Four [ 07/10 ].

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Finally! Friday! Fourth Period! Time for Rangering! Minsc was starting to feel like Friday would never come, although it would seem that not even teaching the same course again would inspire him to write a syllabus. It was summer! Syllabuses (syllabi?) were for losers and pansies, and rangers really had no need for a syllabus and, really, he rarely stuck to it anyway. Next week! he promised himself. Next week he would! Maybe.

Probably not.

But, for now, class! He had his students meet in the preserve, in a small clearing surrounded by trees, the same one from last semester's first class, with precisely the same agenda. You didn't tamper with a classic. He stood grinning at them eagerly, a hamster in one hand and his broad sword in the other.



"Good afternoon!" he greeted them, brusquely, brightly, in an accent that sounded fake-Scandinavian (?), fake-Russian (?), or...something. "Welcome to Rangering! I am your teacher, Minsc, and this is my giant miniature space hamster Boo! Hopefully, you are here because you are wanting to learn the ways of a ranger, such as myself! If not, then...stick around, and learn anyway! It never hurts to learn more about buttkicking! A ranger is a warrior of great buttkicking magnitude which specializations in weapons training and an accute sense of nature and animals! So we will be doing much of that!"

"Some of you knew that because you took this last session, and to you, I say, welcome back! May your ranger skills be honed and sharpened like the edge of a trustworthy sword! And the same for you new ones, too! A sharp sword is a good sword, even if you use it more to thwap than hack!"

"But, for today, let us get to know our fellow brethren and sisteren in buttkicking! I know some of you, but certainly not all of you, and all of you might no know each other! So let us introduce ourselves! I would like your name, where you are from, what weapons experience you have and also why you are interested in rangering, if you please!"

"I should direct you attention also to good Sir Arthur! We have the privilege of his assistance as a TA! And I will be scouting for a second to join this prestigious rank, so look sharp! Only the best for Minsc's TAs!"

"ENOUGH TALK!" The grin grew even wider and, with a sudden, great, powerful yell, Minsc drove his sword straight down into the ground with seemingly so much force that, suddenly, things dropped from the trees. They were practise dummies, hanging on strings, limply filled with straw and sawdust, with very evil looking faces drawn on them. You could tell they were evil, because they had great big, downward pointing menacing eyebrows and little evil-like beards.

"Because in rangering, the sword is often stronger than the word! I have, available for you right over there, a variety of weapons from my own personal aresenal. When we are done with introductions, pick up your favourite, and let's see what you've got. Have at these uncouth villians of badness, and show off your skills, so that I may have a better idea of what I am working with! And if you dispose of your enemy quickly, I will be very impressed, and there is more there that came from. Ah-ha! Let us now start! I am getting very excited to be smashing and slashing and fighting now!"



[[ OCD is on the way is buttkicking for goodness! ]]

Comments

Sign In -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

In your best rangering form!

Re: Sign In -- 07/10.

[bitchprince]

Arthur Pendragon

Re: Sign In -- 07/10.

[badassfullback.livejournal.com]

Tim Riggins

Gather 'round and Listen -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Because Minsc will chatter so exuberantly as to make even a dull topic seem interesting, and hopefully avoid anyone noticing that this thread references an entirely different game all together.

Re: Gather 'round and Listen -- 07/10.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

...something about him really reminded her of her uncle Gilbert. It wasn't a bad reminder, considering he'd been really nice at the induction ceremony, but it did make her smile a little.

Re: Gather 'round and Listen -- 07/10.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Kenshin waved a little at Fiona; it was nice to have a friend around.

Re: Gather 'round and Listen -- 07/10.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Zayne had two classes with swords taught by large men in two days. Minsc seemed to speak louder than Max, but it was friendlier in a way. Zayne was pretty sure the hamster added to that.

Anyway, he listened intently.

Re: Gather 'round and Listen -- 07/10.

[heromaniac]

Momoko was nodding along with everything that Professor Minsc said, not realizing that maybe her definition of 'ranger' was perhaps a little different from his.

Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Let us hear it! Who are you? Where are you from? What is your favourite weapon? And why are you in this class? Besides the fact, of course, that it's ,i>awesome.

Although "Because it is awesome" is a perfectly acceptable answer, too.

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[bitchprince]

"I am Prince Arthur of Camelot," Arthur volunteered. His head still felt like someone rode a horse across it. "My favourite weapon is the sword, and I'm in this class because it's good fun."

He was fairly sure Sir Minsc would settle for that answer, and it required no use of bits that hurt a lot.

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Well, it was an answer that certainly Minsc couldn't hold issue with, at any rate.

Though the typical booming response probably wasn't going to help Arthur much.

"It is good fun!" he agreed happily. "Good to see you back again, Sir Arthur!"

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona glanced around before speaking.

"Fiona Post," she offered, "from Del Sombre, California. Well, currently San Francisco. My favorite weapon is my yo-yo" and she held it up for people to see, "and I suppose I'm in this class because it sounded very interesting."

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"Himura Kenshin," he started. "...Of the Choushuu Ishin-shishi, from Kyoto, Japan. My favourite weapon-" the only one he could really effectively use "-is the katana. I'm in this class because it seemed like something I would enjoy."

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[notasuiciderisk.livejournal.com]

"I'm Eric van der Woodsen," he introduced himself, "and I'm from New York, on the Upper East Side. I don't have much experience with weapons, but I took this last session, too, and I've been doing a little work with Prince Arthur and I'm in the Basic Sword Skills workshop, too, so I'm learning some. Um, I guess I'm mostly fond of swords? And I'm here because I'd like to learn to use them better, and the other Rangering stuff, too, because..." He smiled here, a quirk at the side of his mouth. "Because, well, it's awesome."

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"My name is Zayne Carrick," Zayne said. "I'm from the planet Taris in a galaxy far away from this one. My favorite weapon is my lightsaber, and I'm in this class because it should help me work on skills I need to develop to become a Jedi Knight."

Re: Introduce Yourself! -- 07/10.

[heromaniac]

"Momoko Akatsutsumi, Junior!" Momoko raised her hand and grinned. "I'm from Tokyo City, Japan and I'm taking this class because I always want to learn more about rangers! And! My favourite weapon is my yo-yo, even though I have to transform to use it."

ATTACK!!! -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

"Less talk!" Minsc declared once everyone had been through with their introductions. "More fight! To arms!"

With a great pump of his fist in the air, he hoped that all the students were as excited as he was and would rush to their weapons and their adversaries and have at them with great gusto! He wanted to see what they had to show!

The weapons are, of course, many and moddable.

Re: ATTACK!!! -- 07/10.

[bitchprince]

Arthur sort of... idly paced towards the target with his sword. It wasn't as much of a massacre as last time, but at least he could be counted on to make for a good show.

Re: ATTACK!!! -- 07/10.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Was there a katana in the mix?

There was a katana in the mix, complete with saya oh happy day.

Three lightning-swift motions, and a dummy lay in pieces, straw everywhere.

Re: ATTACK!!! -- 07/10.

[notasuiciderisk.livejournal.com]

Eric, although he considered taking a lighter sword and a dagger, elected stick with a sword like what he'd been using the day before in Basic Sword Skills.

His focus was pretty good today, and he wasn't going with the speed he'd been trying the day before; instead, he was focusing on trying to get more power in his swings, to see if he could balance his speed with what the longer, heavier sword afforded him.

Re: ATTACK!!! -- 07/10.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Zayne thought about going for a sword, but he had practice with that yesterday. He thought it might be worthwhile to grab a less lethal weapon and see what he could do with that, so he took a bo staff.

When Zayne attacked the dummy, it was probably clear that he wasn't entirely coordinated with a staff, but he still knocked the dummy about pretty well.

Talk to the TA -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Singular at the moment since the other shall be picked out in due course.

Re: Talk to the TA -- 07/10.

[bitchprince]

Yes, the singular TA was here, and looking... mildly cranky, but as cheerful as his head could manage it.

Talk to Minsc! -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

Minsc was looking very pleased and chuckling to himself. He loved this class.

OOC -- 07/10.

[berserkerminsc.livejournal.com]

There's a strange beast stalking around out house at night; several of them, as they were communicating last night. We don't know what they are, but they're freaky as all get out. I woke up in the middle of the night hearing their calls and winced at every single creepy one.

I'm putting my vote in that it's El Chupacabra, personally.