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Ghanima Atreides ([personal profile] atreideslioness) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2019-09-09 12:12 pm

Keeping Your Advantage: Terrain & You, Monday, Period 1

As per usual, Ghanima's classroom had ditched the standard desk set-up for divans, cushions, oversized chairs and other non-school-standard seating. Ghanima herself was sitting on her desk, absently eating lemon drops as she watched the students wander into the room. Once the last of them had arrived, her face lit up with a smile.

"Well now," she said, her voice carrying effortlessly. "Some of you look rather familiar!"

Ghanima was not sure if it was a mark of approval in her choice in subject matter, or if her students were simply masochists.

She was not ruling out either option.

"For those of you that are new, I am Lady Ghanima Atreides, and this is 'Keeping Your Advantage: Terrain & You.' If you have not had one of my classes before, you may call me Lady Ghanima, Miss Ghanima, or Miss Atreides, whichever you are more comfortable with. The first person to call me Lady Atreides gets detention," Ghanima announced, smiling. "Lady Atreides is my grandmother, and I will not answer to it."

"This is a class intended to give you a basic grounding in the varying types of terrain you may encounter." Ghanima hopped off her desk to take a seat on the floor with everyone else. "The simple fact that you are at this school is testimony to the fact that you never know where you may find yourself."

"From cityscapes to icebergs, each week we will look at a different type of terrian, and one thing you can do to make your life easier. Please be aware that there is no syllabus to this class, because I don't want you to have time to prepare for each scenario. Many times you will have to work with only the things you have on you during an emergency, and learning to keep your wits about you is important."

"First, however, I'd like you all to introduce yourselves. Name, rank, how long you've been at Fandom, and type of terrain you are most familiar with. If anyone is interested in a TA position, see me after class."

"You. Start."
grandpoobah: ([neu] it happens sometimes!)

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Grog Strongjaw
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[personal profile] grandpoobah 2019-09-09 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Uh, I'm Grog and I've been in Fandom for like, two weeks now?" he said. "I'm familiar with... well, lots of things that aren't cities. My herd traveled all over the place--cold and wet and hot and dry--but living in a town is still kind of new, I only did that for a little while before I got here."
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Keyleth
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-09-09 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
And just when class was wrapping up, Liam stopped by, a tray with two hot chocolates and two cinnamon buns with pumpkin spice icing in hand.

“Hey,” he greeted, leaning against the doorway.
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Prompto Argentum
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-09-09 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
“They absolutely are,” Liam deadpanned. “I am hoarding all this sugar for myself.” Sometimes, he could be equally bratty.
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Kuroko Shirai
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[personal profile] backstageteleporter 2019-09-09 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"My name is Kuroko Shirai. You can just call me Kuroko, and I'm new here, too. I guess I've basically spent my whole life in cities? Aside from holidays to the beach or the mountains or something like that, and those were never super common."
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-09-09 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
“Hmm. Maybe you should report me to the authorities,” Liam retorted, handing over a drink and a pastry. “Oh, wait...”
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[personal profile] grandpoobah 2019-09-10 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Grog definitely appreciated having a pillow to sit on, and not just because it made him feel super fancy.

"I like forests, because there's usually animals to hunt and wood to make good fires and safe places to set up camp," he said. "Honestly, I just like anything that's not super hot. I'm built for the cold."
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Sabine Wren
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Lana Beniko
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"I'm Lana Beniko," Lana smiled and bowed to Ghanima. "I've been here for one year now, and I'm most familiar with the desert and tombs, especially for fighting. I'm from a huge city, though, so I'm a bit familiar with that, too."
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[personal profile] unusual_sith 2019-09-10 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Lady Ghanima." Lana smiled and bowed again. "Would you be interested in having me as an assistant again?"
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Juillenne Milone (and Camden)
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[personal profile] legionqueen 2019-09-10 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Juillenne. Jules is fine. This," she nodded at the mountain cat by her side. "Is Camden. I arrived on this island at the beginning of the summer, and I grew up in a coastal fishing village, so I've been on boats since before I could walk. I'm also fairly familiar with navigating and hunting in forest terrain."
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Theron Shan

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