Basic Training Week 2 [Closed to Rogue Squadron]

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Instead of the usual parade grounds today the sensoriums was set to a forest that would be considered quite lovely if it didn't have a very intimidating looking obstacle course dropped in to the middle of it. Once again Kyle set himself at the head of the formation, and paced as he spoke. "Alright recruits today we have one of my favorite activities. An obstacle course. Time for you to show us that all that PT we've been doing hasn't gone to waste. Now I know some of you are thinking this won't be much of a challenge for you, and you would be correct. That is why we will be assigning you a partner for this excercise. Do not leave your partner behind under any circumstances. If you do you will both be running this course again. You will not cross that finish line alone. The teams will be as follows."

"Aznable you're with Soryu. Barnam you'll be paired with Jule. Asuka team up with Axl. Finally Yamato, and Lash. Everyone got that? Good fall out, and get on the starting line."

[OOC: Once the sub threads are up feel free to start tagging with your team mate through them. Kyle, and Trudy might pop in on a thread to comment, motivate, or yell at your pups. In general though this is a chance for the recruits to start building some teamwork. If there is a problem with the assigned partners let me know. I tried to have them be as cross canon as I could. Enjoy!]

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100 Meter Dash

[mercjedi.livejournal.com]

[I don't think anyone should have difficulty with this.]

Lash is a douche

[thewunderkind]

Oh Kyle. Lash's grin didn't leave her lips the entire time he spoke. A normal obstacle course, she could have done respectfully well, but something stuck inside the forest? That was where her CO powers could be put to good use and where her strength was. The fact she could even use them to give her partner a boost meant that they'd make this whole thing look like child's play for everyone else. Worse off, her own powers meant she wouldn't have a problem at all.

"I hope you're good," she told Yamato confidently near the starting line. "Because I won't accept us anything but us finishing first." Nothing like a bit of competition between the teams and your own teammate to get the blood pumping, right?

Re: Lash is a douche

[jesushasagundam]

Kira glanced over at his partner - she looked younger than he was, but this sort of thing was always hard to judge. She seemed confident, to say the least. Still, his genes would probably make this easier on him than she expected. "I should be all right," he nodded.

"I'll follow your lead, if you'd like."

[char-char-char.livejournal.com]

Char was just starting to wonder about the number of kids in this unit - even discounting Axl as a robot, it was even more ridiculous than back home - and he apparently gets teamed up with one of the youngest ones. His keen Newtype senses tell him not to make an issue of this, though, and he keeps his mouth shut as he looks ahead at the track and the rest of the obstacle course, ready to start moving when she does, and considering how having a partner half his age and at least fifty pounds lighter would work out.

Urhg, sorry about the huge delay.

[redheadcarrier.livejournal.com]

Asuka folded her arms and eyed Char uneasily. Why had they paired her with him? He was twice her size! Things like that had never really slowed her down before, though. She rolled her shoulders did one last stretch.

"Are we going to get started or what?"

Re: 100 Meter Dash

[on-an-impulse.livejournal.com]

Shinn rolled his eyes at this incredible bullshit.

[mercjedi.livejournal.com]

"I saw that recruit! After you cross that finish line you owe me twenty push ups!" That was exactly the sort of behavior that Kyle wanted to break Shinn of.

[ooc: if it's not cool for Kyle to notice this let me know, and I'll just delete it.}

[silverduelist]

Yzak glanced over to Tay. He really wasn't one who dwelled so much on the whole Natural, Coordinator thing too much, anymore ... but considering this was the first time he ever had to actually go through something like this with them ... he wondered how fast she was in comparison.

[comedownthisroad]

Tay looks at Yzak with a raised eyebrow. "So, you fast, or am I gonna have to slow down for you to keep up?" She's assuming she's going to have to slow down regardless, but it's a matter of how much that she's wondering about.

Overhead Bars

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[Yes they are monkey bars. They are of course longer then normal and feature a turn the recruits must negotiate.]

Re: Overhead Bars

[thewunderkind]

Despite the length, they were doing pretty good in terms of time. Lash held on steadfast, using her own body to push herself forward faster. It was a dangerous move, but she made it look simple (in reality her hands were hurting a little). She arrived at the sharp turn, making the movement by putting her hands together before changing directions.

"How are you doing?"

Re: Overhead Bars

[jesushasagundam]

Kira would really rather save his breath for moving than talking, but he kept his pace even and tempered. "I'm all right," he answered. "Remember to," he breathed as he swung to the next rung, "save your strength. Better to get there a bit slower than have to start over."

[comedownthisroad]

Tay, having finished teasing her partner (for now), moves on to the overhead bars and scrutinizes them for a moment. She's stronger than she used to be, sure, but she's never actually used these, and isn't sure if she'll be able to manage them.

Not that she'll admit that.

[silverduelist]

This didn't look too difficult to get through. The only actual problem was the length of the monkey bars in terms of how fast he could move across them without his arms straining. But despite that, he still had a workaround back-up plan.

"Don't forget you can use your legs, too, if you need to give your arms a rest. Better a short break than having to restart from the beginning." With the piece of advice, Yzak took the initiative to jump up and grab hold of them first.

Balance Beams

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[Don't fall off, and bump your head now.]

[thewunderkind]

They were doing really good time and despite herself, Lash was impressed at how the other Rogue member was keeping up. Maybe once this was over, they should talk more. She suddenly stopped at the next obstacle. Oh! A balance beam. Well, she wasn't a gymnast to do impressive things on it, but her CO powers did mean she could show off a little. Like moonwalking (if she knew who Michael Jackson was, anyway) across it at a really good speed, allowing her to both look in the front and quickly to the back at the same time.

She was being ingenious! Really! And showing off a bit, woops.

Low Crawl

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[There's several pieces wire set low to the ground. Don't worry its of the non pokey variety. Just get under there, and crawl your way past it.]

Re: Low Crawl

[thewunderkind]

It didn't take them too long to get to the next obstacle. Lash near;y threw herself under the wires, her hair mercifully and somehow not getting tangled on it. She used her hands to push her entire body. Her heart was pumping as she moved on the ground. This reminded her of so many things of her old home.

Maybe she was enjoying this a little bit too much.

Cargo Net Climb

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[It's just high enough to give people who might not like heights issues. Hopefully your partner isn't one of them.]

Tunnel Crawl

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[It's a big concrete tube just big enough that you can go in on hands, and knees. Don't get stuck.]

Low Wall

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[There is a set of three walls about one meter in height. Vault over them in suitable action hero fashion.]

High Wall

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[Just one wall this time, but it's taller. Some of the shorter recruits might need their partner's help to get over this one.]

River Crossing

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[There's a rope stretched out over a pool. Three guesses what Kyle expects you to do with the rope.]

The Final Hill

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[Yep it's just a hill. Okay it's a steep hill, but that shouldn't be any trouble for you right?]

The Finish Line

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[You made it. Congrats! You still have your partner with you right?}