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deernet2021-09-06 06:18 pm
clocktowers) wrote in deernet2021-09-06 06:18 pm
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Welcome, to all arrivals, new and old. My name is Ozpin.
It seems our arrival has fallen on October's doorstep. It was, to put it lightly, a dangerous month in Deerington. Even here in Trench, I would be unsurprised to find that we are entering a season of bloodshed and Beasts.
It would be wise to prepare. Even should that degree of danger fail to arrive, many of us have been newly burdened by powers we have not yet learned to control.
In the world of Remnant - I do not think it right to call it 'home,' in light of our situation - I served as headmaster of a combat academy. I guided young people in learning to harness their powers and hone their abilities, even in the most dire of circumstances.
If you are interested in such training, I am now accepting students for private instruction. It seems our currencies won't be of much use here, so allow me to propose an alternate price: stories. I have always been a scholar of folklore and fairy tales, and I would like to hear what your own worlds have to offer.
[ Ozpin hesitates a long, long beat. Then: ]
I shall even trade you one in return. My favorite, as of late, is about an old hermit and the visitors who changed his life. For those who have heard some of my more recent tales, you may be pleased to know that this one has a happy ending.
It seems our arrival has fallen on October's doorstep. It was, to put it lightly, a dangerous month in Deerington. Even here in Trench, I would be unsurprised to find that we are entering a season of bloodshed and Beasts.
It would be wise to prepare. Even should that degree of danger fail to arrive, many of us have been newly burdened by powers we have not yet learned to control.
In the world of Remnant - I do not think it right to call it 'home,' in light of our situation - I served as headmaster of a combat academy. I guided young people in learning to harness their powers and hone their abilities, even in the most dire of circumstances.
If you are interested in such training, I am now accepting students for private instruction. It seems our currencies won't be of much use here, so allow me to propose an alternate price: stories. I have always been a scholar of folklore and fairy tales, and I would like to hear what your own worlds have to offer.
[ Ozpin hesitates a long, long beat. Then: ]
I shall even trade you one in return. My favorite, as of late, is about an old hermit and the visitors who changed his life. For those who have heard some of my more recent tales, you may be pleased to know that this one has a happy ending.
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you think it's for everyone?
i didn't really have powers before.
in deerington, i mean.
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There is no harm in exploring the possibilities.
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all that's happening is my blood glows and smells like cereal milk.
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Though, having also taken up a teaching position at Deerington High, I can assure you the curriculum is very different indeed.
In any case, it seems you've experienced the same profound changes many of us have. There may be more still to unlock.
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do you have to take a magic test to get in?
like
levitate something?
preeetty sure i can't levitate anything.
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Many students who attended my combat academy had not yet unlocked their abilities. I only asked that they know how to handle themselves well in a dangerous situation.
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like...with a gun?
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Though I would argue that more archaic weapons can be just as useful in the hands of a well-trained combatant, there is some added safety in attacking from range.
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Ruby and I are of the same world, you see. She was one of my students.
Weapons of that sort are entirely commonplace in our line of work, and for good reason: they can be immensely effective with the proper training. Of course, they can also be terribly dangerous.
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she's nice.
i mean, she made me a whole gunsword.
that's pretty nice.
right. recoil sucks when you can also stab yourself.
i haven't stabbed myself yet, but it's definitely a possibility.
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i can definitely use all the help i can get.
i went home for almost nine months and i forgot a LOT of stuff
do you charge like...deer money?
i'm not sure how that works yet.
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This world seems to place little stock in our prior monetary systems. Perhaps you could share with me a story you once learned, and regard that as payment for a lesson. I'm something of a collector of fairy tales.
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ohhhh, i know stories. d&d campaign stuff. they're kinda like fairy tales.