kristin "kristy" amanda thomas, club president (
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- fate: chiron,
- fire emblem: dwyer,
- haikyuu!!: shouyou hinata,
- homestuck: dave strider,
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- persona: goro akechi,
- persona: minato arisato,
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- umineko: lion ushiromiya,
- undertale: sans
[Open] Qombat Qlass with Uncle Qrow
Who: [OPEN] Qrow Branwen (
blodsvorr) and anyone who wants to come to class
Where: Moon Base: the Academy, Dojo, & Arena
When: Throughout the month
What: Mingle post for combat class with Qrow! Tag teacher or form teams and pairs for lessons. Have fun!
Content Warning: References to someone trying to control their alcohol use/dependency to only partial success.
NETWORK POST
[On Saturday, a post is made to the network from username eight.span, Qrow Branwen. It reads as follows:]
So Schimmrigk isn’t coming back. Apparently, the guy enjoyed his sabbatical. That means I’m taking over combat classes. Show up or don’t, but for the love of whatever you buy into, make sure you’re ready for the next field mission. We’ve got shopkeepers and blacksmiths for weapons, and we’ve got the Academy and other Reclaimers for training. No one needs to go into the field unarmed this time.
If you're coming to my class, you should know I don’t do rubrics or homework. Don’t show up expecting any of that crud.
COURSE MATERIAL (i.e., mingle prompts)
So you want to get an education! Or maybe you just want to see how the hell Qrow got this job. Qrow’s educational practices can be described as "direct," at best. He follows the methods he knows from back home and is sticking to the philosophy of education that turned him into a Huntsman. That means all students are basically being trained the way he was trained at Beacon. Fun!
Some basic lessons:
However, the majority of class time will be made up of the following two components:
MISC. FACTS ABOUT CLASS
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Where: Moon Base: the Academy, Dojo, & Arena
When: Throughout the month
What: Mingle post for combat class with Qrow! Tag teacher or form teams and pairs for lessons. Have fun!
Content Warning: References to someone trying to control their alcohol use/dependency to only partial success.
NETWORK POST
[On Saturday, a post is made to the network from username eight.span, Qrow Branwen. It reads as follows:]
So Schimmrigk isn’t coming back. Apparently, the guy enjoyed his sabbatical. That means I’m taking over combat classes. Show up or don’t, but for the love of whatever you buy into, make sure you’re ready for the next field mission. We’ve got shopkeepers and blacksmiths for weapons, and we’ve got the Academy and other Reclaimers for training. No one needs to go into the field unarmed this time.
If you're coming to my class, you should know I don’t do rubrics or homework. Don’t show up expecting any of that crud.
COURSE MATERIAL (i.e., mingle prompts)
So you want to get an education! Or maybe you just want to see how the hell Qrow got this job. Qrow’s educational practices can be described as "direct," at best. He follows the methods he knows from back home and is sticking to the philosophy of education that turned him into a Huntsman. That means all students are basically being trained the way he was trained at Beacon. Fun!
Some basic lessons:
WEAPON DESIGN: Design your weapon with Uncle Qrow! Weapons are, in the Remnant school of thought, a way of channeling your Aura, which is itself your soul. In other words, a weapon is an extension of who you are as a person. Thus, weapon design. Students are encouraged to come up with their own weapon, whether it be an axe that is also a blunderbuss, a scythe that is also a sniper rifle, or a revolver that is also a pistol. (Remnant likes guns.) You can also design a boring and normal weapon like a war hammer or a chainsaw. Whatever works! Qrow has experience with designing weapons, so he can help people figure their outs, but students are also free to discuss options with their peers.
Obviously, all weapons should be personalized. Paint it to match your colour scheme! Engrave some swirly lines on it! Come up with a symbol to represent your entire personality and slap that bad boy on your weapon! That’s what individuality means.
(Note that most normal weapons take 1 week for a blacksmith to craft, while weird combo weapons probably take longer, with a revolver-rapier set at 3 weeks. You may want to check with the mods to be sure of the time.)
WEAPON MAINTENANCE: The follow-up to weapon design. If you know how your weapon is structured, you can better maintain and even sometimes fix it. Whatever you made should, in theory, be able to last you your whole life if you take care of it properly. A person must always treat their weapon with respect. Qrow will not be letting any of his students fail to learn how to do everything they possibly can do to maintain a weapon in the field.
FIELD MEDICINE: How not to die when you're stabbed. These are all the basics of how to stop bleeding from a major artery or set a broken bone well enough that you can get back to base. Students get to practice on dummies, but more importantly, they get to practice on each other and themselves. Have fun pairing up and cutting off a friend's blood flow! (Not with actual broken bones or nicked arteries though, because Qrow doesn't believe in teaching methods as extreme as some people here.)
However, the majority of class time will be made up of the following two components:
COMBAT PRACTICE: The thing this course is supposed to be about. Sparring matches are mostly between students, although Qrow will also spar individually with every student to test their skills and abilities, so he can better help them going forward. There are also just drills and routines against dummies, targets, holographs, etc. There will be a lot of this. It's the point of being here. Well, sort of, because then there's the other thing Qrow wants to drill them on.
TEAM TRAINING: Making liberal use of simulators in the arena, this is a combination of terrain education (helping students learn how to handle different terrain, including how to use it to your advantage, avoid its dangers, and track a target through it), monster education, training in improvisational thinking, a crash course on field medicine, and, most importantly, general education in how to work things out and fight in teams. Groups are usually two or four people in size.
(Teams of four should follow the Remnant Team Naming Rule, which means an acronym from one initial of every team member that forms a word evocative of colour, with the team leader getting the first letter. Please make up stupid team names. I beg of you.)
Some training missions
- Escape rooms
- Obstacle Courses
- Huntsman Missions: Missions modelled after the kind of missions that Huntsmen and Huntresses are assigned on Remnant, adapted to tasks they may encounter as Reclaimers.
- search-and-retrieve (having to make your way through through monster-infested terrain, retrieve supplies or some random object, and come back)
- escort (escorting another student through monster terrain. This student is given the choice to be helpful or to be ‘obliviously sabotaging’ with the rescue attempt. Qrow encourages the escorted student to have fun, because escort missions always suck, and so should the training for it.)
- search-and-destroy (tracking down and destroying a monster’s nest)
- perimeter defence/village security (holding an “inhabited” area against a monster attack or inclement weather)
- bounty (tracking down and retrieving a wanted person alive. As with escort missions, the “wanted person” is a student, but this time, they get to actively and deliberately mess with the team sent in)
MISC. FACTS ABOUT CLASS
- NO HOMEWORK EVER because he doesn’t want to grade it
- Akechi, however, may assign some and grade it. Akechi is a weird kid. He isn't actually the TA, but he keeps acting like he is.
- Generally it’s a non-standardized approach. He does better at one-on-one teaching than anything, so he avoids lectures like the plague and sets people off to work in teams and pairs while he moves between students to teach them all personally.
- He ends up just keeping wrapped sandwiches and other foods in his desk to throw at children who have shown up without eating
- He is notably softer with children than adults. For example, adults who have not eaten do not get free food from Qrow; they get told to leave and come back when they’re ready for combat.
- He minces his curses in class even when it’s really obvious he wants to swear. There are too many children.
- He is trying to be good, so he can frequently be spotted drinking from a coffee mug. A mug which he openly spikes in front of the class. But still. He’s trying.
- He has literally never showed up for class on time, not even once. But at least he has never been more than fourteen minutes late?
- The times he has shown up hungover have shown that being hungover has had literally no effect on his teaching or combat ability; he just pinches the bridge of his nose more and complains about noise without actually stopping people from being loud.
Talk to Teacher
For combat practice, he will, as noted, be helping students out by sparring with them to get a sense of their abilities. He will also talk to them as they’re doing drills or practices, on their own or with others, to help them correct what they’re doing and do better.
For teamwork, though? All Qrow offers is some suggestions on team acronyms. The Beacon method says you throw kids off a cliff into a forest and let that settle things, and Qrow believes in the Beacon method.
In general, he is—despite his sardonic attitude, general slouching, physical need to be at least slightly drunk at all times, and occasional days of showing up with an obvious hangover—a dedicated teacher who genuinely wants the best for his students. He tries to reach out to them all as individuals and support them. Local Area Bird is an idiot, but he’s also doing his best.]
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This kid.
At some point when there's freedom to do so, he slaps a piece of paper down on Qrow's desk and looks at it, incredibly triumphantly.
What do you think?]
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well i KNOW i never knew all the parts of a shotgun so you can just deal with this
MY KNOWLEDGE IS FROM RP i've never even touched a gun before in my life
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Hello!
[It was like he was waiting for an ambush.]
This is a wonderful idea, but I had a few questions and concerns first. What if you don't know anything about fighting or weapons?
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[god.]
What's the deal with the team names again?
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drill practice...?
Like today.
Are you too hungover to deal with this or are you going to start looking for the little shit today?]
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He does seem inclined to bother Qrow, though.]
Sure are a lot of kids in this class.
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She's got one thing going for her, which is that despite her general reservations about the use of lethal force, she doesn't pull her punches. What strength she does have goes without flinching into a blow. Coordination is an issue. Stamina is an issue. Raw strength is an issue, and so is dexterity, and she's not as patient with herself as she should be.
But she slaps the hell out of whatever's in front of her. Dummy? Classmate? Teacher? As long as the weapon's blunt, there's no holding back. The same maxim applies to everything else, even when "not holding back" runs up against her clear frustration with and lack of patience for physical exertion. Come hell or high water, shit's getting done.
Like this sword design. What she hands Qrow after class about three days into things isn't too far diverged from what he'd handed her on Candlenights, visually - the blade is broader, better-suited to the kind of blunt smacks she keeps trying to pull off with the flat side of practice weapons - but there are two major additions. First, a system of interlocking grooves and latches down the midline of the sword, uniting two flat-backed blades into a single implement. Second, a sheath that latches onto both a belt and the blade itself, covering the live edge but giving the flat of the blade some extra weight, mass, and sturdiness.
What's the verdict, sensei?]
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What's going on, teach? ]
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here comes the bad yellboy
He didn't even really plan on seeing Qrow about it yet, especially since he had no idea how to find him but he saw an add for combat training and was curious. Not that he thinks he needs it, but he'll get rusty if he doesn't practice so it might not be a bad idea signing up for something like that. And that's... where he found Qrow as the teacher. He stands in the doorway with a shocked expression and exclaims loudly:]
Why the fuck didn't you give me your name, Gramps?! I've been looking for you all week!
[yeah that's what he's settled on calling him since he didnt get a name attached to his face... not that he'd use it anyway]
*GOOD yellboy
*WORST yellboy
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He creeps closer when Qrow isn't caught up in talking to someone else, fidgeting nervously.]
Um...what if you need help with... everything? [It's not like Qrow doesn't already know how new he is to combat or missions or any of this, but it's still hard to admit sometimes.]
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Ow...
[ if he approacheth after seeing that embarrassment, she'll freeze like a deer in headlights, as if she's going to get in deep shit for failing at punching a dummy. ]
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But he's here, if not in anything resembling uniform. He's still wearing his beanie and terrible red coat with a ton of now-dried blood on it because nobody's called him out on that being weird or gross yet, and he's also still got his SEES-issued Evoker at his waist, largely because he's not comfortable leaving it out in a shared space like his room. It's all a very pleasant picture of whatever Shinji was doing with his life before he wound up here, certainly.
Anyway, he's here. Hands shoved into his pockets, he seeks out Qrow--hardly bothering to talk to or even look at any of the other students.]
...So what kinda fightin' are we doin' here?
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cw ... reference to past self-harm ....
gdit shinji
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combat practice
She's definitely younger than Qrow, that's for certain. And he's probably got more experience than her, and she should probably pay attention to what he's got to teach.]
So... you wanted to get a sense of my skills, right? Did you wanna spar, or watch me do some exercises, or what?
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AFTER FIRST CLASS!
It seems....well, under control. Which is all anyone could ever ask for in a first day. And after everyone is gone, he's quick to approach Qrow with a very gentle smile.]
It seems that all went well.
thank god it wasn't after the class where there was almost a murder
AMAZING
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[It's...certainly educational, in more ways than one.]
[But at the end of the week, as the room empties out, he approaches Qrow - casually, hands in his pockets, utterly belying his opening statement:]
You need a TA.
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To be fair, he's not bad at things like teamwork or escort missions, they're just a little out of his purview since the Organization's way of doing things was a little specific to their own interests.
It's still kind of exciting though.]
[A - Combat Practice]
[Roxas is mostly working with terrains right now. Just playing through the different ones though he's usually been practicing with more woodsy type areas. After New Aspen, that seems like something he needs to brush up on.]
[B - Team Training]
[He's eyeing over the obstacle course, and there might be a part of him that's pretty sure he can run it himself, but that's not the point.]
So we gotta be able to like, lift each other up and stuff like that, right?
B
Maybe we can just climb over stuff instead.
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He's actually okay at weapon design - though for himself he insists a plain dagger is fine. No, nothing fancy, the engraved swirls do nothing. But you seem like an axe person, or hey, have you ever tried out a naginata? He's seen a lot of weapons before, at least, so the idea of finding one that would suit someone's style is not one that goes over his head. Neither is weapon maintenance, though in that part of class you may want him to bugger off. He's very thorough and fast with cleaning daggers and knives, so he can watch you polish that sword or scrub off that club and point out all the spots you missed like a dingus. And he will do that, even if you didn't bother to ask.
Field medicine is where he shines, though - if you're having trouble figuring out how to wrap bandages under pressure or need some advice on places to keep first aid supplies on your person, he's actively helpful in that and many other medic functions. He's not obnoxious here, thank goodness, and actually seems like he knows what he's talking about. Need some help in this part? He's your guy.
If in combat practice, he's going to try and do everything he can to get out of it. Seriously. No, please, go in front of him in line, it's okay. Hey can he just crouch down in the back for a bit, don't tell anybody he's over here. If someone gets him dragged out to fight something, though? Well, you're going to be surprised, that's all I can say.
If you'd like to make him tag along for a teamwork exercise, you're also going to have to physically drag him. Maybe he could be an escorted student? He can be quite unhelpful in not wanting to do something.]
Field medicine
[She knows the basics of this already. It's not perfectly lined up, but close enough. There's no need to know more is there? It's not like she stop mid-fight for these things.]
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Okay but what's a rubrics?
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If the Director insists on grades, it'll be pass/fail. Pass if I think you're ready to be in the field, fail if you aren't.
Not that it matters, since we all get shipped off anyway, but that's the only criteria that means anything for a course like this.
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She doesn't need to be here for the weapons design/maintenance. After Tonbokiri, changing and repairing weapons is easy for her. She's practical not creative, but it'll do. The security corps taught basic medicine and fighting was a given.
Why was she here again?
Oh right, teamwork. That thing. The thing she's really bad at. Just abandoning teammates and running off alone if they didn't tell her otherwise. Doing exactly what she's told even if it's a bad idea. She's even worse when it comes to the escape rooms, moving out of the way and leaving it to others. Thinking is not her thing. Nope.]
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So they're... trying that. They're barely touching the weapon design stuff - there's no need, as far as they're concerned, and maintenance is something they can look up on their own time. But field medicine is definitely what grabs their attention. It's not uncommon to see them either taking ridiculously extensive notes, or just plain watching other pairs try (and possibly fail) at putting it into practice. If someone asks, they'll try it too, but for now... watching is best.
That holds true for combat practice as well. They make no move to get involved beyond the minimum expected of class, at least for now, but they're certainly paying attention. It's probably weird. You should absolutely dunk on them for it. ]
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She's paired up with them for training exercises today. TZ tries to focus on form and technique to match Lion's inexperience, but it's hard when your partner is doing what feels like the bare minimum. She lets the tips of her practice swords droop to the ground as she makes a face.]
Come on! You gotta at least try to hit me.
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Reactions to Whatever That Was
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Are you okay, Arisato-kun?
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Re: Reactions to Whatever That Was
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field medicine
Life's rough on Alternia, but she learned how to be rougher. She knows how to patch herself up after scrapping with monsters and other trolls -- she was Vriska's Flarp partner, after all, and they went full throttle at all times. Field medicine seems like something she should review!
Especially when she's going to be around humans, who are, quite frankly, just biologically bizarre.
She sniffs down at the training dummy, completely lost. Its leg is broken? Maybe?? How do humans work???]
Hmmm... [She scratches her chin thoughtfully.] There's no way around it. I think we'll have to amputate.
idk where else to put this but it's for minato and during class LAZY SHRUGS???
So now what? He wants to apologise. But he doesn't really know how he should still. He never really settled on the best way and he still feels completely awful about everything. He just has to try.]
...Have you ever done one of these? They're rather popular.
[Yep. Nailed it.]
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Never heard of them.
[ If he sounds annoyed it's because of Qrow making everything worse. ]
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