mental link; day 49/50ish

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Sam's... not normally one to use the mental link to talk to the Nest in general; he still prefers in person most of the time. But the only other option he can think of for something like this is to stick up flyers, so mental link it is. With his widened connection comes the feeling of feathers and a distance rush of wind. ]

( For those of you who don't know me - I'm Sam. I'm one of the people you can find spending half the day in the training hall. I know a lot of us have got our own training routine, but I'm looking to step outside mine a little.

Guess you could call this an interest check, see who'd be up for doing some training in working together. I know everyone ain't into the team thing and I'm not asking you to be, if you don't want to. Just looking for the willing. We're all doing missions together, it'd be nice to have some practice seeing how our skills can compliment each other.

Not gonna drop my resume on people who ain't interested, but I'll answer any questions you want about my experience. Or you can find me in the training hall every morning. )

Comments

[greentech]

( Sure, I could probably use some more training. No point in letting myself slack off. )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ There's the impression of a cheerful salute across their connection. ]

( What's your weapon of choice? I've mostly only seen you working your magic with tech. )

[greentech]

( I've got a bayard. It's kind of like a dagger-taser. And a whip. Remind to show you! )

[moremischievous]

( No way. That sounds like way too much work. )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( What d'you think going on missions is gonna be? )

[moremischievous]

( How about voluntary? )

[earthborn]

( How are you at mid-to-long-range combat, Sam? Asking for a friend. )

[The key to success: be your own best friend, and also your own worst enemy.]

( Speaking of training, you ever get any Zero-G training, in that fancy jetpack school of yours? )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ A flare of amusement trickles across their link. ]

( I'm basically a living fighter jet, Shep, I'd say pretty damn good. ) [ Even better now that he's been training with the symbiote. ] ( Some, but not a lot. It wasn't a priority back home. )

[earthborn]

( Well, you don't lack for confidence. I'm shopping around for support. Used to be, I could walk around with two snipers at my back-- but I'll take knows how to handle a rifle, with thanks. )

[It suddenly occurs to her that no one here, not even Sam, has actually seen her fight. He probably could give an impression of it, if asked, but... It's not the same. Her smugness is quite real.]

( All that aside, Shril got me thinking. I'd like to set up some kind of lessons, with anybody who hasn't got real EVA training, assuming they're willing. If I can find a safe way to set it up, that includes zero-g maneuvering.

If we're all going to be spacers, might as well be spacers. )

[shiro2hero]

(Do I need to volunteer or just keep on showing up?)

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( Nah, you were pretty much being voluntold, so you can just keep showing up. )

[lifewithoutrest]

(Ah, teamwork. It's always useful to know what skills may be at our disposal. I think it's an excellent idea.)

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ The sensation of feathers is just a little bit stronger as Sam turns his focus to the unfamiliar voice. ]

( Good to hear I'm not alone in thinking that. I don't think we've met yet, but I was pararescue back home, among other things. If that means anything to you, anyway. )

[wille]

[ She doesn't need to tell him I'm in, does she? As direct as it comes: ]

( Help me come up with a list of the willing ones and their skills. )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ No, she doesn't - he'd mostly assumed she would be, and her reply is more than enough. ]

( You want one, you got it. We're both gonna be on there, I figure I'll let you write down your skills and what kinda team training you wanna do. )

[servitor]

( You know I'm in. )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( Hell yeah, I was hoping. I get the feeling the kind of team training you might've done ain't all that far off from what I'm used to, and honestly? I miss it a little. )

[ Which is not necessarily more than he might have told most people, because Sam tends to be pretty open about a lot of things, but he still only says he thinks Nyx'll get it, at least on some level. ]

[deployed]

( Is all this teamwork going to cut in our usual arrangement? )

[ tho lbr bellamy's slimy progeny is cutting in on their mat time more than anything else. ]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ A touch of warmth trickles across their link, along with the sensation of fathers rustling in amusement. ]

( Nah, we can still throw each other down as much as your moody little guy'll let you. Though you know, sometime we could try teaming up to kick someone else's ass. )

[blooded]

( You are disgustingly good, did you know that? Really. I might puke.

damon doesn't appreciate your... you-ness, sam. not one bit. teamwork? being so understanding of people who don't want to join up? god. have some decency! )

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( If you didn't puke after all that bourbon, you're probably safe. )

[ He's not at all sympathetic, Damon, you can deal with his him-ness. ]

( I'm just being practical here, snickerdoodle, it ain't like people are gonna stop attacking us. )

[futurewitness]

( Being here has made me realize that the scope of my experience is more limited than I was even capable of imagining. I'd be glad for any chance to expand upon it. )

[ Making the jump from medieval to space stuff is...difficult, to put it lightly. ]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

( Nothing like a trip into a void in space filled with people from worlds you never even heard of with skills you didn't know existed, huh? )

[ There's understanding across the mental link - even before here, Sam found himself in a world of things he never expected. ]

( What is your experience, if you don't mind me asking? )

[cognitived]

( Broadening your horizons? )

[ A wordless, formless impression of a grin. ]

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ The sensation of a chuckle curls across their mental link, low and warm. Not like it's news to Clint that he's been thinking about this for a while. ]

( You volunteering, turtle dove? )