Lizzy Sky

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"I'm sure they're aware of our strengths and weaknesses," Lizzy said, but didn't comment further. They would surely test on everything, but the question became how and to what extent. Was this some kind of delayed "wash out" testing? Lizzy had assumed that sort of thing would have been done prior to even getting an invitation to the program, but sometimes they recruited more than they needed so they could skim the additional cream from the crop. Lizzy was friendly, but she had been told enough to understand how the military ran things.

Lizzy smiled and shook her head. "I guess Illinois is right. I'm going to give the training room some space and hit it later, though, when everyone else has had a turn. It was nice getting to meet you all." She glanced between Iowa and Montana. "Good luck tomorrow, if I don't see you sooner."

While the others went their own ways, Lizzy focused on finishing her meal with her own thoughts for company.

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I don't see why not, so long as it's small enough to fit in the room. Initial evaluations have to leave access to everything indoor-capable to truly test the freelancers. Have at it.

Also, work is an unexpected swamp and I am sinking in it. A million million apologies to everyone for my long absences. I have made a post; Argentlam, if you'd like to post, we can just wrap up the meal and then others can get back in on the action.

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Lizzy Sky said
Whoo hoo, D&D!Roster for training will be as follows:MontanaCaliforniaIowaAlaskaIllinoisMassachusettsI am leaving Nevada off, since we never got a confirmed bio. I am also removing her from the active freelancers list and freeing up the name.Since some of us are still in post-training chat, you do not have to write your posts now, but I wanted to give people time to start preparing posts. I am leaving it up to each of you what tasks the Director will have you run, since you know your characters best. I hope that's all right with everyone.

Since posting is taking a bit longer between replies than expected (and a chunk of that is entirely my fault, for which I apologize), I would like to scrap the list I made for the roster. This way, those of you who are not participating in the mess hall chat scene are more than welcome to post your trials, if you'd like, while those of us making allies can wrap up our talk in a few more posts and join you in the "future."

Is this all right with everyone?

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Just in case anyone is looking/doesn't know they can still join even though we're ongoing! Bump!

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"Helljumper, huh?" Lizzy's smile grew at Montana's admission. "Same here."

She didn't want to pat him or herself on the back too much for being a brand of already special soldier amid a bunch of even more highly trained special soldiers, so she altered what she normally would have said in response to finding one of her own. Well, what was 'her own' once, anyway. That was different now. Now, all of these men-- and women-- were 'her own.'

"I know why I was pulled; I'm from an ODST combat squad. We did clean up and scouting both, so I guess my track record proved itself well enough." She took a bite of her food to keep herself from over-talking, especially since Illinois had stopped and was handily shoveling food away. Lizzy found herself staring for a moment before she continued. "They picked us all for specific reasons, I think. Skill sets they needed in spades, if nothing else."

Seeing the others weren't stopping on her account, the blonde tucked into her own meal until Illinois spoke up. She glanced up at him and nodded when he was done, needing to finish chewing before she could answer. She swallowed and gave him a quick smile. "Experience is going to be handy in this outfit, I think. Hopefully Iowa and I here have enough for what they throw at us," she said, gesturing at her fellow freelancer. Montana and Illinois both looked like they were a bit older-- late 20s or early 30s maybe?-- but, if anything, Iowa looked younger than even Lizzy, and that came as something of a surprise to her. Being an ODST, she was used to being one of the youngest, so to discover the Freelancer Program had potentially dipped lower than her 24-years of age in their search for special soldiers was unexpected and unusual. It also added a whole new level to the covert ops feel of the program. Skill didn't always stand on age or experience.

"I wonder if they'll follow experience for a command structure here," Lizzy mused allowed, poking her fork into her food as she looked between the three men sitting with her. "When I was asking questions at my interview, the Counselor did say there would be solo and squad missions, but he was a bit vague about what exactly that entailed or what percentages we were looking at. I got the impression mission-related information was top secret business, which wouldn't be too far fetched for this." She gestured subtly around them with her fork before taking another bite of her meal.

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"All right," Lizzy agreed easily. Technically, none of them were of a higher rank than the others, so not using sir wouldn't complicate anything. It had been a passing remark on her part, in fact, and one she hadn't even noticed until he mentioned it. Through the protective visor of her helmet, she watched Montana as the steadily growing group crossed to the mess hall and got in line for food, but put it aside as a quirk. For her, it was enough that he had decided to join them, and she'd been told in her time that she had quirks of her own. For a moment, she missed her ODST squad terribly.

Donovan's suddenly boisterous tone shook her from her thoughts, and she shook her head at him. He was certainly going to be the loudest of the group, and, as Lizzy picked up a tray from the start of the line, she figured it would probably stay that way.

The server just stared at Donovan for a long moment, ladle in one hand, before he replied. "Uh, sorry, sir. The choices are hamburger, chicken salad wrap, or mac 'n cheese. What would you like?"

Lizzy nudged Donovan's arm and handed him a tray so he would have something to put his plates on. "Mac and cheese, please."

She waited for the server to set the plate on her tray, then followed Donovan down the line, grabbing sides as she went and ending with a small bowl of what looked like apple crisp. On her way past the drink machine, the blue-armored freelancer nudged the button for a bottle of water and took that with her as well. The table situation was easy; the nearest table became their place for the duration of the meal as Lizzy slid into a seat. It never really mattered to her where she sat, so long as she had someone to eat with.

The starting bruises on her back ached faintly as she sat, reminding her that she had never exactly finished her practice earlier. With tests announced for the next day, she doubted she would have the opportunity either. Even with a small group of freelancers, there were bound to be others queued up to use the training room to prepare. Lizzy reached up to unfasten her helmet; it would be a relief to get it off. As soon as it was clear of her head, she set it on the table beside her tray and shook her head slightly to relieve the feeling of compacted hair.

Better.

She glanced up and gave her compatriots a quick, but friendly smile as she picked up her silverware. "So, where were you all recruited?"

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"Yessir, that'd be me," Lizzy agreed cheerfully, glad that the stoic, quiet man had actually responded to her and in a way that invited further talk. Soldiers were like anyone else; it was hit or miss when you were looking for someone friendly. "Nice to meet you, Montana. I don't suppose you're the tracker of this batch of recruits?"

The elevator came to a stop on the floor with the mess and Lizzy followed her fellow freelancers off, holding the door open as she turned back to Montana and tilted her head invitingly. "We're about to grab some food. Would you like to join us?"

((Apologies on the lack of length; I want to move us along, rather than hanging out in the elevator. ;) ))

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Lizzy smiled at Illinois' slip and reached out to punch the level 7 button. She glanced from behind the safety of her visor at Montana, but the man didn't seem intent on making conversation or putting himself out to meet his peers. Lizzy wasn't one to step on toes if she could help it, but his silent presence in the elevator did make things a bit awkward in her mind.

"You'll have to start paying attention, Illinois. We're going to be here for quite a while; I didn't hear anything about washing out of the program, so, unless we really flop on our fitness tests, we're going to be calling this place home. I bet he knows his way around the ship already." She gestured at their silent cohort with a thumb, willing to go out on a limb since it worked into the conversation. Her weight shifted to one leg, and she rested a hand on her jutting hip. Her voice, however, was hesitantly inquisitive. "Don't you? I'm sorry; I still haven't matched all the designations to the helmets, yet. Are you Montana or Alaska?"

Lizzy wouldn't call herself overly outgoing, but she had always been the cheerful one of the bunch and her relationship with her ODST squad had helped her develop a confidence in starting interactions with strangers. You never knew if you didn't try was a tenant she was brought up on and one she still put stock in, even now. Besides, she figured that one should always make an attempt to get to know who one was working with. Better relationships meant more effective ops, if nothing else.

Again, doubts born of the Director's speech drifted to the surface of Lizzy's mind. He had implied they would be given missions based on the level of their skills, not the skills themselves. Every unit looked for the best, but when you had already gathered the best... what kind of ranking system could you possibly expect to have? The solutions her mind came up with left her feeling decidedly uneasy.

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@Data-- Totally fine! Try to keep him in character obviously, but playing him for your test is fine.

@ Treue-- I haven't even started thinking about AI yet, since that's really far in the future, but I don't see why that should be a problem! We can all make requests closer to when it becomes relevant, I think. =) I have no problem with that. I know Mass has always had Upsilon in the past, so I'll probably request her again. Again, though, we can figure it out later.

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Whoo hoo, D&D!

Roster for training will be as follows:
Montana
California
Iowa
Alaska
Illinois
Massachusetts

I am leaving Nevada off, since we never got a confirmed bio. I am also removing her from the active freelancers list and freeing up the name.

Since some of us are still in post-training chat, you do not have to write your posts now, but I wanted to give people time to start preparing posts. I am leaving it up to each of you what tasks the Director will have you run, since you know your characters best. I hope that's all right with everyone.