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[Ugh. Journal broadcasts to the entire community. He has never enjoyed this and never will. But shit needs to get done. So. Law’s just going to take a moment to procrastinate about the whole announcement business (UGH, did he mention he hates this), pull a brief face, and then flip open his journal to begin broadcasting.]

Hello, I’m Trafalgar Law, head of the Battle Dome Clinic. There are two clinics in Luceti, the one I just mentioned, and the one in the village proper, run by Litchi Faye Ling. If you are injured, have a pre-existing condition that needs treatment, or just want a check up, we are always available to help. As well, we are always looking for volunteers for both clinics, especially trained healers, nurses, and doctors. So if you’re interested in contributing, please speak to Doctor Faye-Ling or myself.

While we’re on this topic, there are other services we’ve put together in Luceti to ease the transition of adapting to community life. We have a Welcome Center, next to the Bakery and across from the Town Clinic, to help New Feathers get settled in. If you find yourself in trouble, or just feel unsafe in the village, there is also a safe house program run from there. Please speak to Miss Rydia about the particulars. And if you just need a friendly ear to talk things out, the SOS Brigade is available to listen and aid you with your problems.

[… that’s the intro. Now, getting into the meat of this.]

Unfortunately, one of the facts of life in this village is that we occasionally see quite a bit of combat. Mostly in the drafts that happen every couple months. I will say it now, if you are called up for one of those, there is no getting out of it by any means. The Malnosso are completely indiscriminate about their ‘volunteers’.

So if you are new, and especially if you have limited combat skills or are a non combatant altogether, it is something to start thinking of now. There is a school of combat run by Miss Buffy Summers, in which you will be matched with an appropriate teacher and trained in combat. There is also a group run by Miss Suki, geared towards teaching girls the arts of self defence, the Kyoshi Warriors. I highly recommend that non combatants or people who need their fighting skills honed at least check one of these groups out. It could mean all the difference.

Given this fact of life here, Doctor Faye-Ling, Raine Sage, and myself, have decided to put together a course for combat related first aid. No experience is necessary to take this class – we will take anyone of any skill level. We’ll be meeting every Wednesday and Sunday, from 3pm to 9 pm, in one of the Battle Dome Simulation chambers. However, for those interested, these lessons will be intensive and they are not for the squeamish. There’s a lot to go over and we will be practicing on simulated holographic injuries. Please take that into consideration before signing up. Thank you.

[((OOC: Lessons are detailed in this post here and are assumed handwaved unless players have something they really want played out. If your characters want to attend these lessons, but, for whatever reason, don't reply, please click on the above link and comment to the entry so I can keep track of who's in class. Thanks.))]

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[And the first student is...

He is slipping. Not good.]

... hello, Sanji. Welcome back. It's been a little while.

[He suspects you already know you've got a guy running around with an eerily similar voice. 8|a

There's the sound of scribbling. Name taken.]

Hasn't it? Two years on my end.

[oh yes, Sanji knows, and Kotetsu has already been treated to a string of food and bad tempers in turn.]

[The pen is put down.]

Two years, huh. Sounds right. [And hmm... well, that new hairstyle clears up a few mysteries. Moving on.] You missed some real fun. Though I imagine you've heard

Falling moons and shitty masks, right?

Mmhm. Good times all around.

[And he's missing time from that. Time in which he has no idea in hell what he was doing. He is not happy one bit about it.]

Sounds like one hell of a party. [And a part of his heart is pissed he wasn't around to be with his nakama at such a crucial time.]

Besides that, any other excitement I should know about? [Just in case]

Have you heard about the missions yet, per chance, Sanji? Aside from that last experiment, that's been the buzz around town lately.

Someone mentioned them, yeah. [He arches a brow] What, is the town jumping to participate?

Not quite leaping... but, it's a chance to get out. Meet other people from other enclosures. Earn... rewards [You know, treats for cooperation. Like you'd give a dog. Sit. Roll over. Play dead. Good boy! This is in his voice.] for a job well done.

A lot of people are certainly tempted.

[Because a lot of people have realized this would be a good way to gather a little intelligence.]

[Nice to hear he wasn't the only one who made that unfortunate (and very real) comparison. He snorts under his breath]

I'm a little tempted myself. [He rolls a cigarette between his fingers] If they're so graciously offering a little more leg room and such.

[It burns his pride, but Sanji will play a good dog if it means gathering more information. The time for biting back isn't close at hand yet]

So am I. [Tapping his fingers on the pen laying on the table.] I'd like to see if they have their money where their mouth is.

[So will he. And yes... it burns for Law too. But he has no intention of biting when that time comes. Mauling on the other hand...]

They should know they won't get far with us if they go back on their shitty promises. [He says it with the intent to be logical, but there's weariness in the background - the Malnosso don't exactly play fair, even by pirate standards.

But it's the only thing that makes sense to him. Otherwise, they'd be nothing stopping the shits from manhandling them into doing their dirty work, like always]

Of course, that's assuming they're not idiots.

Well, it would be more work to get us to comply. [We hear the weariness - here's some tired bitterness to go with it.] And then they'd miss out on the chance to see us dancing willingly. Wouldn't that be a pity?

Tch. A fuckin heartbreak for 'em.

[A smoky exhale]

Did you see any mission that looks enticing?

Guerrilla warfare, medical work, and world research.

[They seemed the most profitable, both on a points and information gathering scale.]

Guard detail doesn't seem so bad either. Neither does seaport labor... if only to be close to the sea.

[Gotta admit there's some faint curiosity at this revival business, but it's faint for now.]

[He makes an understanding noise in the back of his throat. The sea calls them all, no matter the setting]

In that case, we might see each other out there on the battle field.

Hopefully so. We'll see how the die is cast there. I got the impression the Malnosso would rather we be split up much as possible. Too dangerous otherwise.

[We might learn too much or throw things out of whack. Out of whack enough that things couldn't be easily fixed.]

Edited 2011-11-19 05:31 (UTC)