Training Sims

[alsohawkeye]

[ The recording is short, the quality decent, not wobbly and handheld, at least. Kate appears from the shoulders up and lifts a hand into the frame in a brief wave. There's a quick glimpse of a dark tattoo on the inside of her wrist. ]

Hi. I'm Kate Bishop, and after all that weird crap at Olympus I assume I'm not the only one looking to get in a little more simulation time to get back on the horse or brush up some skills. I've helped people train in the past in a few different areas, and I'd like to offer that again if anyone is interested. I've got fairly wide experience as an operative, and a pretty broad aptitude set. Except for technical stuff. I'm no good at that, but that just means if you are, I'd take some training in that as trade.

Anyway, I'm attaching a list of some stuff I've offered in the past, but I'm also open to ideas if there's something in particular you're looking to work on. Let me know the skills you're interested in, or the type of matrix you'd like to experience, whatever your parameters are, and we can work something out. We can mash a few of the usual options together, or make up something totally different.

Any skill level is welcome, I'm just as happy to work with people who were unplugged yesterday as people who're vets and just want to stretch out or knock some rust off. If you're training to try to get onto a crew, or just want to poke around and try out some new things, that's cool too, seriousness levels are also flexible. Oh, and payment, that's flexible too. My favorites are coffee and trading skills for skills, but we can always work something out as long as you're honest. Respond here or message me privately if you're interested or have questions.

[ The video cuts here, and a text file is attached. ]

BASIC MATRIX SKILLS:

Jump Test Prep

So You Just Passed Your Jump Test, Now What?

Agent Identification

MATRIX COMBAT:

Old Timey

Modern Timey

Future Timey

VEHICLES:

Flying Things

Boats

Other

ANOMALOUS SKILLS/OTHER:

Intro to Magic

Non-Human Forms

( ooc: related log post is here, feel free to tag both or just one, anything's fine with me. IC questions about what the options mean/what sort of matrixes they're in more than welcome! )

Comments

voice;

[alsohawkeye]

Yes. Like, forms that aren't human. I know you're familiar with the concept.

voice;

[rrrrangerrick]

Ha ha ha. Ha ha. Oh, you think you're so funny.

I'm just sayin', other forms, or whatever. That's a real fine friggin' skill.

[alsohawkeye]

It's just a fact that some matrixes aren't populated by humans, or at least have enough non-humans that it may be necessary to have operatives take on different shapes when they plug in. It's worth it to spend some time getting accustomed to being in a totally different sort of body before you need to do it for a mission.

[rrrrangerrick]

Yeah, yeah, you don't gotta tell me about it. Have a frickin' blast. Hey, if anyone goes for it, and you can get like a recording? Lemme know. 'Cause that's gonna be hilarious.

[alsohawkeye]

Oh, I thought you were offended or something. Yeah, it'll be fun. Maybe if you promise not to be a total dick you can come help some time.

[rrrrangerrick]

Excuse me?

[alsohawkeye]

You know exactly what I mean.

[rrrrangerrick]

I don't know that I do. 'Cause I was helpful. Like, really really helpful, if you remember.

[alsohawkeye]

Yeah, you were, which is why I haven't kicked you out. You're just also kind of a dick. They're not mutually exclusive, which I guess is a good thing. Sort of.

[rrrrangerrick]

Gee, thanks. I'm touched. Is it my turn to compliment you now or are you gonna say some more.

[alsohawkeye]

Please, feel free.

[rrrrangerrick]

Y'know what, I can't think of anything. Probably 'cause I'm such a dick.

[alsohawkeye]

Yeah, that's probably it. [ Maybe Kate is smiling even so. ]

Team meeting a week from tomorrow work for you?

voice;

[jomi]

How is he familiar with the concept?

[ important. ]

private; voice

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate debates for a minute, but she is not actually an asshole most of the time, so. Private messaging it is. ]

He's a raccoon in the matrix. How did you miss that??

private; voice

[jomi]

[ You are NO FUN KATE BISHOP. ]

I wasn't there.

[ Wait for it. ]

What the fuck is a raccoon?

[alsohawkeye]

Yes you were! You were on the ship, we talked about it.

[ Didn't they? They must have. You don't just not talk about the guy who turns out to be a raccoon. Do you? There were a few other things going on, but still. ]

Oh my god. It's an animal, like a-- you know what, I'll find you a picture.

[alsohawkeye]

Okay, I'm not finding a picture fast enough and you know how bad my attempts at art are but here.

[jomi]

Good God.

[ Let's just set aside any discussions he may or may not have been paying attention to. ]

What the fuck. That's horrifying. How big are they? Ask him how many people he's eaten.

[alsohawkeye]

[ Kate laughs. ]

They're not very big. A couple feet tall if they stand on their hind legs? They don't eat people. Unless they're rabid.

[jomi]

[ A pause.

Then a stifled laugh. ]

A couple feet tall, huh?

[alsohawkeye]

Yep. They're kinda cute, actually. In a grabby-handed scavenger way.

[ Wait, unlike her awesome drawing that actually is offensive. ]

I mean, not that he is one. He's obviously not a normal raccoon.

[jomi]

Sorry, you're breaking up.

[ He doesn't know what an emoji is, but he does know how to blow on his comms' voice receiver. ]

I didn't hear anything after "grabby-handed scavenger."

[alsohawkeye]

I can tell you're faking that!

[ Kate laughs, exasperation only mild. ]

Don't you dare tell him I said that, Jomi!! I said it didn't apply to him! He's not a normal raccoon, they do not talk or wear clothes or shoot guns or fix ships.

[jomi]

[ He abruptly stops "breaking up." ]

He wears clothes while he has fur?