Listen up!

[mindoirsurvivor]

I'm tired of spending my weekends sitting on my ass and drinking, so I'm going to use my downtime to be a productive citizen.

I'm looking to take a small group of volunteers on a wilderness survival exercise.  Given the insane things that happen on this island, being prepared to ditch the city and live off the land could be a matter of life or death at some point.  Everyone who can learn to rough it, should. 

I'll be shouldering the expenses and the prep, so all you need to do is show up at my place, put on the backpack I hand you, and follow me.  We'll be cutting through the forest, past some of the better-mapped ruins, and up around the caldera.  Hiking, hunting, camping out -- just keep in mind that I'll be setting a military pace and keeping to it.  This isn't a vacation.  It's training.

Well, maybe it can be a little of each.

Anybody interested?  First six volunteers get this weekend's spots.

Comments

[yearoftruth.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'll be of much use until my lip heals, but I call next week.

[mindoirsurvivor]

I'll hold you a spot, then.

[yearoftruth.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll work on being your star pupil.

[mindoirsurvivor]

That's what I like to hear.

[irken_elite]

What do you mean by 'rough it', exactly?

Is this a course for learning to master nature and bend it to your will?

[mindoirsurvivor]

I guess you could say that. Learning what's edible, what's not, what will hurt you, what won't; how to make a shelter, how to push yourself hard enough to get what you need to done to stay alive.

[irken_elite]

PATHETIC!

ZIM needs no lessons on substandard human shelters! If one cannot become MASTER OF ALL THINGS WILD, then ZIM has no need for these pitiful 'training sessions'.

Be gone with you!

[mindoirsurvivor]

If you say so.

[squidissension]

so youre scared

[hot4engines]

Sounds like it'd be useful.

Sign me up, please, sir. Ain't got anything better to do myself.

[mindoirsurvivor]

Done. Glad to have you, Kaylee.

[hot4engines]

I ain't doing myself any favors by moping around. So thanks for the opportunity.

[mindoirsurvivor]

Believe me. I know the feeling.

[shes-traught.livejournal.com]

[It's been a while since she did any wilderness training, she might as well brush up.]

I'm in.

Backlogged to Saturday morning

[mindoirsurvivor]

As soon as everyone is here, we'll head out.

[shes-traught.livejournal.com]

Ten minutes.

[jenratedanomaly]

How can I help, Shepard?

[mindoirsurvivor]

Well, if you're free, you could come along.

testing new subject style fix :-?

[oftpartitioned]

gross

[mindoirsurvivor]

Hey, I'm not conscripting anyone.

[oftpartitioned]

still!! who would do that kinda junk??

[mindoirsurvivor]

I've got volunteers.

[thousandlakes.livejournal.com]

I think it sounds fun!

[oftpartitioned]

ask if you can do the whole thing on skis again!!!!

[thousandlakes.livejournal.com]

That seems like it'd be cheating, I don't want to make everyone else feel bad.

[oftpartitioned]

lameeeee

[thousandlakes.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind running through basic training again. Are there still spots up?

[mindoirsurvivor]

There are. I don't think my current crew here is quite up to Basic -- at least one of them is underage -- but it'll be a workout, at least.

[thousandlakes.livejournal.com]

Great! I'm signing up myself and Sweden, and I don't think he's up to basic either.

[mindoirsurvivor]

[Presumably backlogging to Saturday]

We're heading out as soon as everyone can get together. Noon at the latest.

[thousandlakes.livejournal.com]

Sounds good! We'll be there.