Post by Wyndi on Sept 7, 2014 19:49:24 GMT
for all juniors and seniors (ages ~15 and up)
in the underground training simulation room[/ul]
Zane stretched one last time as he stepped into the simulation room, the dark material of his school-issued combat suit stretching with him. As usual, he was among the first to arrive: teenagers and Saturday mornings didn't mix well (although to be fair, Zane had never seen the teachers faring any better). His classmates were likely all still back in the dorms clinging to a few last minutes of sleep or frantically downing a cup of coffee in the cafeteria. Zane could sympathize with that sentiment - he himself had stayed up until two in the morning playing video games with his friends.
A group of teachers was clustered behind the room's control panel. Zane smiled at them when they looked up to check who had arrived, earning himself a handful of good mornings for his trouble. Pennies at a bank, obviously, but it was always useful to stay on friendly terms with the teachers.
"What are we doing today?" he asked U'ilani, the teacher standing closest to him.
U'ilani stifled a yawn, but otherwise Zane could never have guessed she was just as tired as he was. She'd taken the time to swipe on make-up, and her shimmery eyeliner and coral lip gloss made her look far too polished for a Saturday morning training session. "We're splitting you up into five-person teams at random," she told Zane. "The focus is more on teamwork and adapting today - how to work with people you've probably never worked with before, how to develop strategies when you don't fully know about your teammates' powers, that kind of thing. Gives us teachers a break for today." U'ilani grinned. "We'll be supervising, one teacher per team, of course, and give you a push if we need to, but otherwise, it's all up to you what to do."
Zane returned her grin. "Sounds interesting."
"It will be - once everyone actually gets here." U'ilani surveyed the still small group of students, plus the ones shuffling in slowly, and repressed a sigh.[/font]
