fandomhigh | The Art of Battle Tactics; Monday, First Period [12/13].

For their final class, a request had been sent out to the students to kindly meet Shunsui in the Danger Shop, where they would find themselves in at the center of a (much reduced in size and spread) fortress, surrounded by sturdy walls and buildings. They gathered in the central tower, on a wide balcony overlooking the scene, with, of course, a low table with offerings of tea and cocoa surrounded by cushions around which they could all sit and speak.

"And so," Shunsui began, "welcome to our final class, ducklings, where we shall hopefully have the chance to put to use some of the little tips and tricks picked up in this course and put them into action ♥. Here we sit in the center of a city about to be seiged by our enemies, approaching from all sides on the horizon, and it is up to you all to determine how we proceed from here ♥. Work with you cohorts...or against them, if you feel so inclined...in figuring out a strategy, utilizing your resources and strengths, compensating for your weaknesses, and whatever else have you ♥. I shall be here to guide you along and provide information, but, for the most part, this battle shall fall entirely in your hands. What..." He paused dramatically with a slow sip of his tea, "do you wish to do ♥?"

Shunsui certainly knew what he would do, but he had a feeling that none of the students in this lot were likely to suggest it.

And, really, good on them for that!

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Ready for a battle! Or tactics! Or both!

Alara Kitan

Astrid Magnussen

Illyana Rasputin

Now is the time to work with each other and ask Shunsui questions you might feel relevant to the scenario to build up a plan of action for the seige. Or potentially work against your classmates. You have time to work out what you will before you put your plan into action; take advantage of the rare opportunity to strategize before it's time to battle.

Alara looked around to see if there was anyone who wanted to work out a strategy since she felt that might be more beneficial for the final class.

Illyana was squinting at the horizon as she leaned over the balcony, trying to do the math in her head.

"I can't move the whole fort," she said bluntly. "But I can move us, or them. I don't much care which we pick."

Alara considered the options that they had, “I do have my strength but I don’t think it will be effective against so many of them,” she said, “so maybe moving us wouldn’t be a bad idea for a tactical advantage?”

Illyana turned to her with a thoughtful look on her face. "Does your strength give you additional durability, how do you feel about heights, and have you heard of a fastball special?" she asked. "I could make physics cry and give you some awesome momentum."

“It’s not my strength but my body on the whole is pretty durable, part of my Xelayan physiology,” she explained, “I don’t have any issues with heights but I haven’t heard of a fastball special though?” She titled her head curiously.

"Normally, it's when a strong person throws the deadlier person into the fray," she said, miming a pitch. "In my case, I can open up a series of portals. Heck, I could start you falling now, and then angle your final exit portal straight into wherever we can see their command. If we can see their command."

She took off one of her rings, and started dropping it through a cascading series of mini stepping disks she kept popping into existence like a loop. "Net force equals mass times acceleration... we let gravity do the work, I do the aim, and you do the smash."

Alara's eyes were wide as she took in the loop with fascination, "oh wow," she found herself breathing as she watched Illyana's display and then remembered that they were discussing battle tactics, "but that shouldn't be a problem," she considered, "especially once we get the momentum going ... I definitely don't have a problem with smashing things," sometimes that happened whether she tried to or not so she figured with Illyana's abilities it shouldn't be an issue.

'Yana smoothly caught her ring, putting it back on her finger before making a slightly larger portal next to her. "Okay, if we're going to do this right, I need to prep."

Anyone looking inside the spinning disc would see... the inside of Illyana's mini fridge, as she started pulling out a wide variety of protein shakes and piling them at her feet.

"After you've had a chance to make an impact, I'll pull you back up here to make sure you're not injured and we can evaluate how well it's working."

As the enemies draw near, it's time to put to action your battle plan! Feel free to mod details, work with each other, leave things open for things to be thrown at you, etc, etc, etc. It is a battle, so chaos could very well be the name of the game!

He is there, he is drinking tea, and watching it all unfold, which is...pretty close to what he prefers to do when the Seireitei is actually under seige, so....

Rumors are that the new season trailer will be dropping soon! FINALLY. AAAAHHHHHHH. Gimme.

The Art of Battle Tactics; Monday, First Period [12/13].

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The Battle Begins! - AoBT, 12/13.

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