One of the more pleasant types of announcements I make here...

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

What with the events of the last few weeks, certain small niceties have dropped by the wayside. Understandable, but a shame, and I may be heading out of town shortly, but I wanted to rectify the lapse before I did.

We have a number of new trainees to welcome aboard. Marius, Jennie, Kyle, Janet, and Forge will be working with us. I'm sure you'll all make yourselves available to answer any questions they may have, and as training partners when I do get a new rotation drawn up.

For our new trainees - you now have full access to the database, including all of the training material and past missions. I'd suggest reading everything you can get your hands on, for a better understanding of what we do around here. One note, though - it's not kind to mock the follies of your elders. Some of us have heard all too many jokes about quicksand and coatracks and the like.

And on that note... trainee names, anyone?

Comments

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

Well, if they can take people like you I'm sure we'll just fit right on in...

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

If you graduate, yes. Had I been stuck with Kamikaze, then I would have had no choice but to live up to that nomenclatural standard.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

Business trip, or are you following my shining example and taking some time off?

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

This is the sound of me sighing in resignation.

This uniform's gonna need a whole buncha lots more pockets.

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

I doubt that. For instance:

Cyclops, I would also like to help the trainees begin their regimens. A trial by fire, if you pardon the cliche.

How's that, Beast Boy?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

There is no way to answer that which doesn't end in me having an anxiety attack.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Don't tease the man, or he'll likely suggest some horrible name like Crapshoot or Heisenberg Lass or something.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Why do you hate me? Is this because I taunted you with the gross blue Gatorade?

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

Don't give him ideas, tin man...

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

You can collude with Cain. I will not complain in the slightest if I have a draft training rotation to tweak when I get back.

The new batch of DR scenarios is in the computer in this month's folder.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Dude, Crapshoot wouldn't be -that- bad. Jennie's from Vegas, and craps is a gambling game.. It's better than Showgirl.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

No, actually, I think the entire affair of trainee names is an exercise in puerile hazing that doubtless started when the original team was just out of high school themselves and therefore more impressed with immaturity. It's the silliest sort of institutional tradition and I take no part in it; whatever names you're saddled with are on your own heads.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

I see I haven't lost my touch, then.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

A wise man! I nominate him for team leader.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

I protest on the grounds that my name should in no way carry sexual connotations of any kind. That means a moratorium on things like "Sexy Girl," "Hot Mama" and the like.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

I don't know what's sadder. You made a refernce to a My Little Pony movie, or the fact that I got it....

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

In that case, I got nothin'.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

No, you don't get to pick my name, because if you do I'll stick you with "Douchebag"

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

I hate you so much.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I'm just saying, Crapshoot's better than Showgirl. Neither of which were my idea.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Hey, I read a post back here that says your trainee name was Hummingbird.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

Ah, but I had training already by the time I arrived. I had to suffer through my silly institutional traditions, you have to suffer through yours. No doubt they build character.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

No fair! You got trained by your dad! I totally call nepotism! Shenanigans!

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

Terry is mildly delusional; I was never a trainee.

[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer not being trained by his Dad.