[Closed-ish] Swift as the coursing river

[shortspoken]

Who: Annabellie and her victims students
What: 3DMG lessons
When: Nowish
Where: The forest just off Chloe's ranch



[ Anyone who expressed even the slightest interest in learning to use the 3DMG - and a few who didn't (hello Bertl) - will have received a customarily curt private message via the network this morning. The message contains nothing but a time, the address to Chloe's ranch and instructions to "bring your own gear if you have it."

Contrary to appearances, it's not some kind of drug meet. IT'S 3D MANEUVERING LESSONS TIME, YO. Everybody party. Tell your friends. And watch this while I set up some fukken subthreads.

OKAY DONE. Tag in wherever you'd like, don't feel like you have to play out all the lessons because wow nobody has time for that shit, annnnd if you have questions just prod me. ]

Comments

[anequal]

[Putting on the maneuver gear was not the most difficult part even though it took time to adjust it so it felt secure but comfortable. He wonders if it's muscle memory he's picking up -- this memory thing really is freaky.

He's got to admit he's nervous, but it's got to be like those harnesses for the trampoline bungees he's never tried but knew about. It can't be that bad. It would just hurt to smack his face if he landed wrong... right? But he's learning this shit from Ellie and he doesn't want her to realize he's nervous so he sets his jaw and nods to her.]

I think I'm good.

[shortspoken]

Good? Well, we all make mistakes.

[ HEYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHOTS FIRED ETC ETC

Though there doesn't seem to be as much prickly Ellievenom in her tone as usual. Possibly because she feels much more in control of things in this kind of environment than she does at parties?

Fuck parties, seriously. ]

Anything in your pockets? Any existing health conditions? Did you already sign the waiver stating I'm not responsible in the likely event of your death?

[ SEE SHE'S JOKING THIS IS FRIENDLINESS ]

[anequal]

Wait shit was that in the fine text? Great and I thought if I died from this at least there would be shit going down I could watch from hell or heaven wherever I end up.

God I didn't know that what'm I gonna do now?

[shortspoken]

You can always back out if you're having second thoughts.

Cluck cluck.

[ What is Ellie's life any more why do so many network shenanigans result in her making bird noises at people she never asked for this ]

[anequal]

Chirp chirp?

I'm not going to back out.

What should I do first?

[shortspoken]

You need to learn to balance.

[ SAME DRILL AS EVERYONE ELSE, YO. She points out two trees, not too far apart from each other. ]

Fire into each of those to create anchor points. You're going to need them to bear your weight, so make sure you do it right.

[anequal]

[He looks where she's pointing, then looks down at the harness he equipped.]

I pull the triggers on these handles, and the hooks will shoot out, right?

[shortspoken]

Correct. It might be faster than you expect - don't be taken off-guard.

[ Gosh, what a lovely helpful young lady. ]

Or you'll look really stupid.

[ Best teacher. ]

[anequal]

I'll take looking stupid over concussions any other day. Concussions suck!

[HE MARCHES TO THE TREES and he's going to try to do the thing and he's probably going to end up flipping over like Eren Jaeger once or twice before he gets this]