[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. ]

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[shortspoken]

[ Alan might be used to being the target of Ellie's judging stares, but this one is still pretty impressive. ]

...Are you sure you're ready for this? You don't need to go off for some alone time first?

[ Because wow, Alan

w o w ]

[wirsinddiejager]

...Huh? What are you talking about?

[stop judging him gosh]

[shortspoken]

[ The judging never stops. Never. Across lifetimes. ]

Nothing.

Telling you to be careful is redundant, I suppose, since you can heal. But attacking and staying in control of your gear can be tricky.

[ SIGH... ]

So. The pillows are the napes of titans' necks. You need to carve one out and not die in the process. Questions?

[wirsinddiejager]

I'm not gonna go around flying into trees, Ellie. Sheesh.

[Spoilers: he's going to fly into a tree at least once.]

I think I've got it. Sounds simple enough, at least.

[shortspoken]

[ Oh hell no Alan Hunter you did not just call her fiendish advanced class bullshit ~*~*SIMPLE*~*~

IT IS A TEST OF METTLE AND COURAGE AND SKILL AND STUFF! ]

I can add a challenge element to it, if you like. With a timer.

[ Pulling out her shitty cellphone and messing with the stopwatch feature. AWW YEAH. NOW WHAT, SHOUTY??? ]

Ready? Go.

[wirsinddiejager]

H-hey-!

[OH SHIT WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO AND MOUTH OFF

OH WELL HERE HE GOES PCHOO

and he almost manages to slice up a pillow titan, but misses by just a little.]

Dammit!

[shortspoken]

[ Bad luck, star student. Time for Ellie to shout up some teacherly advice from the ground! ]

Watch your language.

[ AHAHAHAHA SHE'S SO FUNNY

Excuse her while she giggles to herself under her breath like Queen of the Lil Shits, thanks in advance ]

[wirsinddiejager]

[FUCK YOOOOOOUUUUU

It takes him some work to turn around, but after that he does a much better job at killing the pillow. HELLS YES.]

[shortspoken]

[ HAVE SOME UNENTHUSIASTIC CLAPPING. And a rather satisfying explosion of feathers from the dead pillowtitan.

Though naturally, now that Alan has succeeded in passing the test Ellie is unsatisfied with the difficulty level. WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS. She's just going to motion at him to get back on the ground.

A moving target would be better. Right?

:^)))))) ]

[wirsinddiejager]

[Okay, getting back to the ground!]

Ellie, did you see that? I did it! [HE DID IT HE KILLED THE TITAN :D

:DDDDDDDDDD]

[shortspoken]

[ FACE INTENSIFIES ]

 

 

Congratulations. If the city is ever attacked by motionless pillows, you will be the one to save us all.

[wirsinddiejager]

[His face falls. :c so mean]

Yeah, well, at least it's a start!

[shortspoken]

True. We could still do with a way to get you a moving target.

If we replace your blades with sticks, you could chase me or Ryan. I suppose. Though I expect you'd get disheartened quickly.

[ Look at those disrespectful implications

LOOK AT THEM ]

[wirsinddiejager]

...Are you sure that'd be a good idea? Not that I couldn't beat you, I totally could, but...

[But going after people he fought in his past life might not have the greatest results when he already has a history of losing control.]

[shortspoken]

...You're right. One of us might remember something we'd rather not.

[ CHECK OUT HOW GRACEFULLY THAT ISSUE JUST GOT SIDESTEPPED. DANG. ]

A moving target really would be more beneficial for you, though.

[wirsinddiejager]

So what are we gonna do?

[shortspoken]

I suppose we have a few choices. We risk triggering unpleasant echoes, you wait a few weeks for other people to get up to the right standards with the gear that you can pursue them, or you find something else that can fly and chase that.

[ Hrrm. ]

Pigeons, perhaps. Or I could throw a ball for you. Good doggy.

[wirsinddiejager]

All of these options sound really shitty.

[Especially the ball one, gosh. He's not a dog.]

I guess we could risk it if you and Ryan are okay with it.

[Because let's be honest, both of them are better at the maneuver than him. Chances are he wouldn't be able to do anything serious even if things got out of hand.]

[shortspoken]

I know I'm fine with it. I've been coping well with less pleasant echoes up to now. I can't imagine anything that would change that.

[ Still not acknowledging that there are any other risks here lalala~ ]

[wirsinddiejager]

Unless you get a sudden urge to drop a tree on my head. But okay, should we go for it then?