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So, we're sure you've all noticed we've got a pretty hefty dose of NPCs for this game. Part of that was getting a few of the more potentially world-breaking characters off the table, and part of it was just wanting a decent selection of logical adult/admin/staff characters available as needed. So here's a short list of who we can pull out for you if anyone needs or wants them for interactions:

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We've been talking over the cadet program so we can give you guys some actual details of what's going on with them training wise. They are, as the information says, something of a cross between actually attending a military academy and the ROTC on steroids, and this means that S.H.I.E.L.D. does own your ass.

They start all week days with a mandatory turnout for calisthenics and frequently a five mile run. They carry a regular academic course schedule, plus much more extensive powers training than the college students, both one on one and as a unit. Two afternoons a week (Tuesday and Thursday), they turn out for physical training drills, obstacle courses, hand to hand combat, etc. These frequently involve problem solving and the need to think strategically, not just physical prowess, as well as the requirement to complete the entire assignment as a team. Some drills are done with powers, others are powers free. The runs are always powers free. If anyone turns up late for a training exercise it is extended for everyone, and those waiting will be put through extra exercises while they wait.

There are also weekly 'barracks' inspections, never announced in advance. Saturdays they also have a morning run, but the time can range anywhere from 3:30am to 6am, depending on the Agent in charge that week, and may last from one to three hours at his or her discretion. They are not notified in advance, they are simply rousted with a knock at the door. All training is generally done in BDUs, but intermittently they are ordered without warning to report in full uniform. If your uniform is not clean and presentable you will be assigned extra training drills.

Two to three times a semester when they are rousted for their Saturday morning run they are ordered to report to supply to collect full gear and are taken for a full weekend of training exercises instead. They are not given advance warning on this and are given no extra time to cancel and rearrange plans. (We will give players a week advance warning when one of these events is coming up, but the characters get none.)

Once a month, senior Cadets are paired with an Agent for specialized training or to simply follow them through their daily routine.

As of March 1st, we're going to no longer allow for characters to have history in the school. They will have to be new to the school somehow. Because game canon will be established and some characters can throw that balance off by having been in school and affecting school and social events but not appearing IC until then. Which will make integration even more difficult. So, if you want any more apps in for characters to have been at school for some time, you need to get them in before March 1st.

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General Information:
Dorm lounges/common rooms at every level have at least a sofa, a couple of easy chairs and a television in addition to tables and chairs. Game consoles can be plugged in and the coffee tables/side tables probably have a few random board games in them that people have left lying around.

Middle school dorm rooms are generally quads, with the exception of rooms 14, 15 and 16. Though it is not shown on the map, there is adequate room for every occupant to have their own desk and closet space. Beds in the middle school dormitories are bunked and cannot be un-bunked.

The high school kitchen/lounge areas have refrigerators kept stocked with single serve bottles of juice, water, milk, etc. They also have toasters, coffee machines, tea kettles and microwaves.

The college kitchens are likewise kept stocked with similar beverages. In addition to small appliances they are equipped with full sized ovens and stoves.

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Dorm assignments and floor plans can be found here.

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Please read this carefully, this post will be linked and tagged for future ease of reference.

We're all responsible adults here and we all know that there are some things that can conceivably come up in RP which could be problematic for some people. Some things might just gross someone out beyond their willingness to tolerate, such as some varieties of torture, violence, or graphic sexual situations, while some might actually rise to the level of a trigger, which could cause emotional harm to an unsuspecting reader who's susceptible to it.

With this in mind, we want to make sure that any posts with potential squicky or triggering content is warned for and, if the material appears in the opening post, placed under a cut tag. We understand that sometimes a thread that starts innocuously can take an unexpected turn farther down the line, if this happens then please go back and edit a warning into the subject of the opening post as well as into the subject of the post where the potentially problematic material first appears.

In the interest of making sure that any subjects which are particularly distressing to any members of the comm are specifically warned for, we'll be keeping a list in this post. Out of respect for our fellow players, anything appearing in this post should always be warned for and cut if it appears in the opening post.


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