SPRING BREAK, Cyseal, Monday Morning

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Good morning, Fandom!

And a good one it was: the sun was shining brightly, infusing the city with warmth. Birds were singing, and a gentle breeze wafted through town (it only faintly smelled like sulfur up in the northern quarters).

Time to get up, explore Cyseal, and make friends with the neighbors!

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Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[kenselvren]

"Both," Jalian answered. "We sparred more in pairs and groups, but also ken Selvren are fewer."

She watched as one of the soldiers training took a very bad step, then was relieved when the trainer stepped in to correct them. "These seem to have a lot to learn."

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[heroic_jawline]

"They always do, at the beginning. It takes a while for muscles to learn new stuff," Steve said. He chuckled. "I was always bringing up the rear in my unit."

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[kenselvren]

"Why do they start so late?" Jalian wondered, both of these soldiers and what she'd seen of the twentieth century's. "I was learning as soon as I could walk."

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[heroic_jawline]

"For my time, at least, it was because we didn't keep around huge standing armies," Steve said. "War came to us, so we asked every able-bodied man to sign up for the army, and if they didn't sign up, Uncle Sam sent them a draft notice and they had to show up whether they wanted to or not."

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[kenselvren]

Jalian rolled her eyes at the "able-bodied man" part. "Who's Uncle Sam and what's a draft notice?"

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[heroic_jawline]

"Uncle Sam's kind of a shorthand for talking about the American government," Steve explained, staring out at the trainees. "U.S...Uncle Sam. A draft notice comes from the government. It was becoming obvious, even before Pearl Harbor, that war was coming. The government passed a law requiring all men ages 21 to 45 to register for the draft. If your name was selected, you had to serve in the military for at least a year."

His smile turned wry. "Of course, I volunteered and they turned me down flat. A few times."

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[kenselvren]

"Why?" Jalian asked. Apart from the fact that they were clearly already stupid if they wanted all the men.

Re: Cyseal - Barracks

[heroic_jawline]

"I had a few medical problems," Steve said. "Asthma, heart problems, stuff like that."