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The question was answered with an elbow slung around Andy's shoulders. "Present and accounted for," Jordan said cheerfully.

"Mm. Morning." Too. ********. Early. But the arm slung around his shoulders seemed to melt away some of his grump. Andy brightened, always, for his big (little) brother.

"I see." But he didn't, really. Why the hell did the Sun Hunters use such weird, seemingly useless lingo? If they had military application he'd have understood better (thank you books, comics and games) but...kokoro? Ugh, this...wayyy too early for me to worry about this. "Do you guys really use that? Is there a purpose or...is this just a 'thing' that I'll have to get used to?"

"Uh, ganbatte is an encouragement," Jordan put in. "You'll pick up on it. It's just Allan. Almost all of the division leaders are eccentric in one way or another. We've got the cheerful eccentric, at least."

He stared at the new runic trainer, and suppressed the urge to eyebrow skeptically. Another one.

When Allan called for specialists and full hunters to introduce themselves, he removed the casually slung arm from Andy's shoulder, and his posture changed subtly as he stood straight; when it was his turn, he said, "Jordan Miller. No formal specialization, but I assist with the new trainee orientation presentations and am happy to help with training."

Peyton had time to flash Andy another smile before Allan's arrival pretty much demanded everyone's attention. She listened pointedly, though as Chance murmured to her she'd lean towards him to hear better before nodding. "Oh yes, all the time." You got used to it.

If possible, their new runic trainer was even more eccentric than their lead. It had the girl raising her brows in an impressed sort of way, and if his abs managed to catch her attention for a moment. Well. She was only human. And they were very nice abs.

When prompted, Peyton's hand shot right up to indicate that she had a specialization. Or well, she'd been tasked with things to complete in order to gain said specialization. "Allan-Taichou! Last meeting I talked to you about going into a combat training specialization. Specifically close-combat and unarmed. You told me to continue my work training solo and with others and to finish all the training courses." She smiled brightly. "I've completed them, and have been working consistently to improve myself, and have made myself available for anyone that is in need of training."

Her hand lowered. "I would also like to be a Sempai, though I think I may already be one. Cami has been my kouhai for nearly a year now." At this she'd turn to give the girl in question another little wave.

"You guys new around here?"

That sounded like it was directed at him. Kyle looked around himself for a bit, smiling when he located Chance whom he assumed was directing the question to him and another girl who was seated not too far from him on the grass and playing her DS. "I suppose you could say that since I woke up a week before this..." He gestured towards the training field that was sporting a huge crater right in the middle of it. "... happened." He was still clueless as to what exactly happened other than the fact that he had slept right through it in spite of the alarms that had been blaring and all.

"I'm Kyle."

This... He simply gaped when Allan and the guy who introduced himself as Gilgamesh both took turns to address everyone present. Was that what he was supposed to become eventually too?

... Holy s**t.

If it was possible, the Sun Division and it's candy coated kawaii desu ne flair had Otto feeling like a crabby old man. His brows laid flat across his eyes in a determined test of temperament and patience. The lead and his new buddy were giving him a headache.

Otto did not want to be a senpai. He did not want to train newbies. He wanted to be left alone.

He sighed, knowing he had to at least let Allan know how his specialization was going.

"Hey.." He grumbled, his shoulders slumped, trying to look even smaller than he already was. Maybe no one would hear him if he was lucky. "I've been specializing in Survival Training. I've made a training course in the Canadian Wilderness so far.. It mainly focuses on finding food if you run out of MREs, how to avoid falling obstacles and navigating slippery terrain."

He heaved another sigh, as if this whole endeavour were a one thousand pound globe on his back.

"If at all possible, I'd like to opt out of bein' anybody's uh... senpai.." He grimaced. "It ain't.. my strongest um... ability. Rather, I ain't got that kinda patience."

Ana watched it all with the stillness of a statue, and when it was all over, she did not introduce herself as others had. Instead, her introduction was her commentary concerning the spectacle she'd just witnessed.

"Is this some sort of test?" Test of patience, perhaps.