Deck 2 The Recreation Rooms

Lodor arrives in the sparring area of the rec rooms with Jeniaya, Mikal, and Tevan. Stev is waiting for them with the mats and sparring dummies already prepared.

Lodor addresses the children. "Kids, I'm not sure if you know him, but this is Sergeant Stev. He's going to work with you on learning the basics of Self Defense."

Upon hearing this, Mikal immediately runs up to the dummies and starts punching and kicking them wildly.

Stev intercepts Mikal. "Woah there! I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you have to learn how to fight before you start throwing a bunch of punches."

Mikal stops and falls back into line. Tevan raises an eyebrow. "Wow, you actually got him to stop moving."

Jeniaya laughs. "Of course he did! The guy promised he'd teach Mikal how to hit stuff!"

Stev says "Well, there's a lot more to it than just hitting things. We should start with-"

"Sergeant?"

Stev turns around to see Kerri Rorn. He was so busy and she was so quiet, he didn't even realize she was there.

"Yes Kerri? And, please, feel free to just call me Stev."

"Yes Ser-um-Stev. Could I join all of you? While my companions are skilled warriors I am...lacking in that regard, and I would love a chance to prove my worth."

"Absolutely! Come on over here and we can all work together."

As the practice goes on, the entire group is catching on at about the same pace. Mikal's energy causes him to slip up a few times, and Jeniaya had a bad form that needed correcting, but Kerri performs surprisingly well, and Lodor proves to have a natural instinct for martial arts.

Interestingly, of the group, Tevan shines as the star pupil. He simply seems to understand every action as though he developed it himself, and matches Stev's every move, to the point that Tevan almost looks like a smaller version of his new mentor.

The group says goodbye to Kerri and return the kids to their bunks for the night. As Stev preps to leave, he notices Que watching from the shadows. He realizes that Que was probably there the whole time, but if he didn't want to be seen, Stev wasn't going to confront him about it.

As Lodor and Stev return to their bunks, Lodor says "You know, Tevan looked awfully good out there. He's a natural."

Stev replies "Did you really expect anything less, all things considered?"

Lodor laughs "A fair point!" He suddenly reverts to a grimmer expression. "You do realize what Fang could do when he finds out you talked to Kerri, right?"

Stev gives Lodor a sly grin "I appreciate the thought, but you seem to be under the mistaken assumption that Fang could ever scare me. He may be strong, but I don't think his tactical thinking ever goes beyond 'Which foot should I lead with when I wildly charge at whatever moves?' I don't want to fight him, but I'm definitely not worried if I have to."

The two then fire off a few old stories, as well as some jokes at Fang's expense, before they both retire to their respective bunks.

Mechanics: Since Stev's training them all, he adds his skill in Brawl to all of their checks. The exercises he puts them through will be a normal difficulty Brawl check.
Jeniaya: 2 successes 1 threat.
Mikal: 2 successes 3 threats.
Tevan: 1 triumph 1 success.
Kerri: 2 successes.
Lodor: 2 successes 2 advantages.