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Battle Tactics and Strategy; Thursday, Fourth Period [02/01].
While waking up that morning, after the long and grueling day that had been yesterday, as a winged pony had left Ignis even more irritable than usual, he figured it would be no excuse not to hold his class, especially since Liliana hadn't let any of it sway her from her own class. There was a part of him that was quite convinced that decision had only been made because it was a good distraction, but anyway....He had until all afternoon to figure out how to manage class in his current form and to recover from at least the physical portion of yesterday's events, which left him, really, with no excuse.
And so he was there, floating into the classroom, right on time and beginning with a sigh.
"Now, obviously," he said, settling down and folding his wings in front of the class and pacing a little, as he spoke, tail flicking as a sign of his irritability, "I can't quite tell how many of you have been afflicted by Fandom's current bout of whimsy, but it does lend itself to an interesting topic of discussion for this class, doesn't it? And today will be mostly discussion-based. Today's class was actually going to cover terrain, a...remarkably topical subject, all things considered, but let's save that for when I actually have the ability to bring in maps in ways a bit more dignified than what might be currently available. And, as I said, it does open itself up to an interesting topic of discussion, one that I don't imagine will be as prescient as something like terrain, but, as you can see, is not entirely out of the realm of possibility:
"How can you adapt in unexpected, and perhaps even quite ridiculous, circumstances? As it so happens, transformations in battle are not entirely unheard of, where I"m from. Some creatures have the ability to omit a gas that can turn one temporarily into a frog, actually. Oddly specific, I know, and rather inconvenient, but there is a remedy for it called a Maiden's Kiss that handles the problem rather quickly. If anyone knows what the pony equivalent to a Maiden's Kiss might be, I would be all ears."
Another sigh, as his pony ears twitched helpfully with that thought.
"Our current scenario is, thankfully, slightly more useful than an entire army turning into frogs. How would you account, then, for a battlefield where bipedal solders now find themselves in an equine state? What other experiences with unexpected transformations might you encounter, and, more importantly, how would you prepare for such a thing? Is it a valuable endeavor, to be prepared for something like this, or do you suppose it's something that could be easily dismissed, as it's clearly just a one-off quirk of the island and not something you would ever have to deal with beyond your experiences here? And what if it turns out to not just be a little spot of weirdness on the island's behalf and it does not, in fact, go back to normal in due time?
"Let's just see where our thoughts take us, then," he said, with another sigh, as he would have liked nothing more than to stride over to his desk and pick up a thermos of coffee to drink from, but, clearly, he was not exactly equipped to be holding much of anything in the tradition sense, "since there really isn't that much more we can do at the moment. Except, perhaps, race around the island while a particularly moving and inspirational piece of music plays in the background...."
Please note, this was not an actual suggestion, but if that was what moves you today, then who is Ignis to judge?
(Well, he was Ignis, he couldn't help but judge).
And so he was there, floating into the classroom, right on time and beginning with a sigh.
"Now, obviously," he said, settling down and folding his wings in front of the class and pacing a little, as he spoke, tail flicking as a sign of his irritability, "I can't quite tell how many of you have been afflicted by Fandom's current bout of whimsy, but it does lend itself to an interesting topic of discussion for this class, doesn't it? And today will be mostly discussion-based. Today's class was actually going to cover terrain, a...remarkably topical subject, all things considered, but let's save that for when I actually have the ability to bring in maps in ways a bit more dignified than what might be currently available. And, as I said, it does open itself up to an interesting topic of discussion, one that I don't imagine will be as prescient as something like terrain, but, as you can see, is not entirely out of the realm of possibility:
"How can you adapt in unexpected, and perhaps even quite ridiculous, circumstances? As it so happens, transformations in battle are not entirely unheard of, where I"m from. Some creatures have the ability to omit a gas that can turn one temporarily into a frog, actually. Oddly specific, I know, and rather inconvenient, but there is a remedy for it called a Maiden's Kiss that handles the problem rather quickly. If anyone knows what the pony equivalent to a Maiden's Kiss might be, I would be all ears."
Another sigh, as his pony ears twitched helpfully with that thought.
"Our current scenario is, thankfully, slightly more useful than an entire army turning into frogs. How would you account, then, for a battlefield where bipedal solders now find themselves in an equine state? What other experiences with unexpected transformations might you encounter, and, more importantly, how would you prepare for such a thing? Is it a valuable endeavor, to be prepared for something like this, or do you suppose it's something that could be easily dismissed, as it's clearly just a one-off quirk of the island and not something you would ever have to deal with beyond your experiences here? And what if it turns out to not just be a little spot of weirdness on the island's behalf and it does not, in fact, go back to normal in due time?
"Let's just see where our thoughts take us, then," he said, with another sigh, as he would have liked nothing more than to stride over to his desk and pick up a thermos of coffee to drink from, but, clearly, he was not exactly equipped to be holding much of anything in the tradition sense, "since there really isn't that much more we can do at the moment. Except, perhaps, race around the island while a particularly moving and inspirational piece of music plays in the background...."
Please note, this was not an actual suggestion, but if that was what moves you today, then who is Ignis to judge?
(Well, he was Ignis, he couldn't help but judge).
Sign In - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Listen to the Lecture - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Class Activity: Discussion on Unexpected Situations - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
The floor is open, take it where you will.
Talk to the Teacher - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
OOC - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: Sign In - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: OOC - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
So, basically, what I'm saying is untapped market.
Well, okay, they had almost nothing:
Re: OOC - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: Class Activity: Discussion on Unexpected Situations - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Liliana would like to kick someone right now. If she had fingers, she might be Googling How to kick an entire island
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Anyway, Liliana who was also suffering from a severe angel overdose, listened to the lecture and attempted to make sense of it, but there were so many words and she was very tired. She hadn't let herself nap between her class and Ignis' (or, okay, less 'hadn't let herself' and more 'her office wasn't set up for a pony's comfort') and really just wanted to go home and sleep.
Re: Sign In - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
shut up I totally remember who's taking this classRe: Talk to the Teacher - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Anyway, one of those filled with black coffee floated over to Ignis' desk in a cloud of purple magic. Who knew how or where it came from? It just appeared, okay?
Re: Class Activity: Discussion on Unexpected Situations - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: Sign In - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: OOC - Battle Tactics, 02/01.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Battle Tactics, 02/01.