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-skin.livejournal.com]

The coatrack was Nate. A crazy super-strong guy knocked him off a building with it.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

The noise anyone might hear is totally not me laughing my butt off. Really.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Because I'm a total party-pooper, I'm going to spoil your moment of laughter...

The same guy also beat the crap out of three other X-Men, and nearly killed me. And he just joined the Brotherhood.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

Interesting contrast, my father's recruitment policies and yours, really.

I'm back, by the way.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

I noticed the sudden and inexplicable breeze in the hallway.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

That could have been any of . . . well, currently two people, I suppose, not counting the telekinetics. Hm. That's an unanticipated drawback to vacation.

[x-emplate.livejournal.com]

Sorry, do you speak of recruitment policies or its standards? Because if attacking X-Men is the bar, I assure you we are all fully qualified.


. . . it may have been slightly too soon for that joke.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

I meant policies. You can tell from the way I used the word "policies."

Improving our reading comprehension standards would likely fall under the purview of the school. Which hat are you wearing today, Summers?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

I'm wearing my "Going to Peru" hat, actually. It's new and jaunty.

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

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

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

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

[x-ccelerate.livejournal.com]

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

[x-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

It is very jaunty.

And it's occurred to me - there aren't that many six foot tall red heads in the world. Hmm... Ever wonder what I'd look like as a brunette?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

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[x-roulette.livejournal.com]

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

[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-roulette.livejournal.com]

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

[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-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I figured 'coatrack' was a good search-thingy and so I'm reading about that right now. It's still funny, but, not in the same way.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

The first of you to be able to tell me how my tactical plan went wrong that day gets the first simulator slot in the Blackbird, when it comes time for that.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Wait, wait, wait. we GET TO LEARN HOW TO FLY THE PLANE??!?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

If you want to, yes. At the very least everyone needs to be able to get it down in something approaching one piece, in case of emergency.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Dude. DUDE. Oh my God when do we get to start learning that?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

A lot of classroom stuff, first, but you should have plenty of time to do that over the summer.