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-forge.livejournal.com]

I thought there were to be no silly trainee names! I have been duped! Man, there's no way out of this part, is there? I suppose it's like giving new military recruits the same horrible haircut and uniforms to give them a shared miserable experience to bond over. Couldn't we all just listen to Nathan talk about the Punic Wars or something?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Wow. It's like a big trainee party or something. Only without the party hats or confetti or cake.

How much reading are we talking here? And, dude, coatracks?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Yeah and how silly are we talking here?

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

That would be up to your new teammates.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

In that case I suggest we all adopt a policy of detente and not saddle each other with embarassing noms du guerre. It's like... Mutually Assured Nickname-Destruction.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

You could always ask him, when he gets back. Although all you'd wind up with then is a lecture on the Punic Wars and a silly trainee name.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I don't think he means us trainees, dude. I think he means that the not-trainees get to pick them. Which is TOTALLY AWFUL. I think half those people have rescued my ass, and I'm gonna end up with like Boy Hostage Boy.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

I think if we have to put up with the hazing rituals, we at least ought to know what our predecessors had to go through.

[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-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I hope Mr. Summers' had something to do with Cylons. That'd have been AWESOME.

[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-roulette.livejournal.com]

Well, going through the database here. Um. Wow.

Sancho? Fire Hydrant?

[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-wildchild.livejournal.com]

Man. Who was Fire Hydrant? I haven't gotten there yet.

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

That sound you hear is my laughter. Pardon me.

Smarm, Showgirl, Beast Boy, Citronella, and MacGyver. Those are my suggestions.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Oh god, we're doomed.

Sancho?

[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-juggernaut.livejournal.com]

I'm finding a sudden need to see how many laps you can run.

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

I think that might be Alex's codename, if he were ever to join.

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

MacGyver was an amateur. A hack, even.

I much prefer "Captain Awesome".

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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

[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.