1st Beat

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

[First, there is a BBS post. you can tell what universe this guy is probably from because his font color is obnoxious.]

so okay i figure ive been out long enough that most of you fucking slopeheads dont remember me.
which is fine i guess.
give me a fresh slate to wreak havoc in you know what im saying.
let me lay it down now
i am the goddamn cats meow; greater than chairman mao
head of the broseph party; hale and hearty
so wake up!
jump up
pay attention punks
stop being lunks
your t/th classes in sword
aint for lazy asses anymore
same with the friday art
now it's from the heart
for blades its speed
for which youve got need
in the arts its rhythm
rhyme and soul
modern music is my game
and how ill build my fame
with a foundation of the ancient
a nation of the patient
founded in tradition but bucking the mission

three o clock sharp its on your schedules already

point is

im professor a. strider.
like i said its on your schedules check it out.
but you can call me





bro

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dave.
courtyard.
three o clock sharp monday.
dont make me find you.
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jade.
courtyard. four o'clock sharp monday.
dont make me find you.
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[At two o'clock PM on Monday, there is a man T-boarding in the courtyard.
T-boarding.
In the courtyard.
THIS IS SO HIGHLY ILLEGAL YOU DON'T EVEN.

But whenever anyone with ANY sort of authority walks by, he seems to make the board vanish with a simple slight of hand and a murmured word. Anyone from the Homestuck universe would recognize this as clever use of a Sylladex. Anyone else would blink and scratch their heads. The point is, YOU DON'T GOT NOTHIN FUCK THE PO-LICE I AM AN INSTRUCTOR YOU DON'T OWN ME]

Comments

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

ive been told of epic ninja skills, yes

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

i dunno guy

ill believe it when i see it

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

not like i got much options, its either grats or dinos

you pick, meet you in a minute

[ She will actually be in the Training Center in exactly one minute, looking for him. Come on Bro, prove your ninja skills! ]

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

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[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

[ She returns it, giving him a once over. Damn, Jade's brother is one fine piece of--too bad he looks like a raging douche. Also he's an instructor, but honestly, that's pretty secondary. ]

The fuck is up with those shades? Seriously, ew.

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

I was in a tragic glasses factory accident as a kid. Seriously brutal. They're actually welded to my face.

Anyway, we gotta find a T-Rexaur.

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[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

[ That gets a snort out of her, and a corner of her mouth turns up despite her best efforts. ]

Shouldn't be too hard. This place is crawling with--

[ There is a very brief, almost imperceptible flicker in the air around them, and suddenly--a t-rexaur bursts out of the undergrowth. It mouth is open in a snarl while blood drips out of a tiny wound in its head, just above one eye. Did Kiden deliberately use No-Time to throw a rock in its face? A mystery for the ages! ]

Welp, problem solved. Go get 'em, tiger.

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

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[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

[ Kiden just watches, taking it in, his phenomenal speed and agility, with her lips parted and mouth hanging only slightly slack. See icon for more information.

Kiden's got her own timestream. In it, she is imperceptible to anyone and anything outside, and she can shimmy between nearly-halted raindrops. She has no need to sleep, or eat or drink. Using it, she can travel impossible distances in a matter of minutes. Months trickle by as days pass in real time. With No-Time on her side, Kiden is fast. She can escape even the hairiest situation. But what Bro can do...it makes her mind reel.

The beast's head comes crashing down in front of her. She doesn't move, hardly notices it, all eyes on Bro, reevaluating. ]

Dude. How do you do that?

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

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Natural speed from being grown in a vat instead of born, so I'm already fast as fuck; add to that careful functioning and the one spell that's worth anything - Haste.

I can take 'em down without magic and GF bullshit but it takes longer. []

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

[ She takes the 'grown in a vat' comment and files it carefully away for later. ]

That took all of--[ checks her watch. ]--thirty-five seconds. I'd say that isn't bad time.

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

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Coulda gone faster, but that's kinda like using a sledgehammer to staple an essay, know what I'm sayin?

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah, you done bragging? I believe you, Mr Ninja.

[ And surprise surprise, there's admiration in her eyes. ]

Haste, huh? Guess I'm taking Para-Magic next semester.

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

You totally should. I wasn't sold on the stuff till I got shoved into a class for a requirement. Me, I'm a fan of indirect stuff, especially Time. Support's pretty good too. All that shit with ice and thunder and whatever's a little too flashy for me. But hey, if it's your thing than go for it.

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

Any other classes you'd recommend?

[ Totally taking mental notes, here. ]

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

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Depends. What's your specialty? Or you picked one yet.

[dumpsterdives.livejournal.com]

A question for the ages. It's Computer Science until I figure out what the fuck I actually wanna do. Probably WEP-F, though.

[brofessrstrider.livejournal.com]

Fuck, it's been so long since I taught here. I mean from my perspective. So. Ranged weapons...

I mean it depends on how much you actually wanna be a fighter. Tactics is a good class for that though. Especially since guns need a lot of strategy, believe it or not. Swords you just hit people; guns you gotta sneak around and line up shots. Also? Anatomy and battlefield med are super helpful if you really wanna nail your exams. Teaches you where to aim for. [] And it's useful if somebody nails you.