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video: un: s.rogers
[ The video flicks on, blurs for a moment, then comes into focus on a rather handsome-looking man in his late 20's with a fairly scruffy looking beard and long-ish hair swept back. He's still got something of a boyish look to him even if his eyes have the kind of depth to them that expresses that he's seen some shit.
Some might recognize him from past battles, the wave-drops, the riots, or most recently: the torture room. Some might have seen him walking through the city of Olympia while on Royal Guard duty. And some might recognize him because of the shield he carries. It's kind of hard to miss.
He clears his throat and begins to speak. ]
I'm sure I've likely seen a lot of you at the recent coalition meeting - [ There's a mild expression on Steve's face, something very nearly unreadable - but he's very obviously not happy about it. ] - if not before that.
[ There's a pause. ]
And that's actually what I'm here to speak to you about. My name is Steve. I don't make a lot of network posts - [ This being his first, actually. ] - but I wanted to reach out to anyone who feels angry, frustrated and helpless from the kidnappings and everything that happened after. I want to start up a kind of self-defense class. A training club, if you will.
Sure, it might not change the future possibility of something like this happening again, but maybe it'll help some of you feel just a little more in-control of the situation. If anything, it's a good way to vent some of the frustration out. [ He shrugs a shoulder. ] I've found it helps me.
I've got a fair amount of experience in hand-to-hand combat myself but I could always use a little more practice. Anyone's welcome to join me. Anyone who can teach me a couple of things would be great too.
[ He figures having a couple of volunteer teachers alongside him would be beneficial for everyone involved. ]
I'd like to use this post to gauge interest and maybe set something up for the weekend. I'm usually training then, anyway.
Thanks for watching this.
[ Steve moves in to hit 'stop' on the recording, and with that the message ends and the screen goes black. Clear, simple, to the point - that's Cap. ]
Some might recognize him from past battles, the wave-drops, the riots, or most recently: the torture room. Some might have seen him walking through the city of Olympia while on Royal Guard duty. And some might recognize him because of the shield he carries. It's kind of hard to miss.
He clears his throat and begins to speak. ]
I'm sure I've likely seen a lot of you at the recent coalition meeting - [ There's a mild expression on Steve's face, something very nearly unreadable - but he's very obviously not happy about it. ] - if not before that.
[ There's a pause. ]
And that's actually what I'm here to speak to you about. My name is Steve. I don't make a lot of network posts - [ This being his first, actually. ] - but I wanted to reach out to anyone who feels angry, frustrated and helpless from the kidnappings and everything that happened after. I want to start up a kind of self-defense class. A training club, if you will.
Sure, it might not change the future possibility of something like this happening again, but maybe it'll help some of you feel just a little more in-control of the situation. If anything, it's a good way to vent some of the frustration out. [ He shrugs a shoulder. ] I've found it helps me.
I've got a fair amount of experience in hand-to-hand combat myself but I could always use a little more practice. Anyone's welcome to join me. Anyone who can teach me a couple of things would be great too.
[ He figures having a couple of volunteer teachers alongside him would be beneficial for everyone involved. ]
I'd like to use this post to gauge interest and maybe set something up for the weekend. I'm usually training then, anyway.
Thanks for watching this.
[ Steve moves in to hit 'stop' on the recording, and with that the message ends and the screen goes black. Clear, simple, to the point - that's Cap. ]
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[ Steve asks more for curiousity's sake than needing some kind of proof of experience. ]
I've gotta say, these Shepherds sound a lot like the Royal Guard here. Are you with the Guard?
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Plenty, in recent years. We were at war with a neighboring country, Plegia, that required all hands on deck. [ So to speak. ] The war has been ended some two years now, but brigands still seek to attack villages in the halidom every now and then.
[ As for that other question... ]
I'm not yet with the Royal Guard, though it seems the option best suited towards my skills. [ He frowns briefly. ] I admit, it pains me a little to pledge my loyalty to another while my liege still sleeps aboard Thesa.
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I get it. [ He does. He had that kind of unwavering loyalty to his country, a soldier following orders without question.
Things ... have changed a little since then. ] Your loyalty is an honourable trait, but you know, you can still keep your values and help another cause along. Joining the Guard doesn't mean you're any less loyal to your sleeping liege.
[ And lets be real here. Steve Rogers isn't exactly going to blindly put his life on the line for the Empress or anything - not that he'd say as much aloud. This is an open network, after all. ]
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[ It's a fair point even if he's not keen to admit it, especially after a handful of other strangers on the street have all but recommended him for the job after only a few minutes chatter. ]
You're part of the Guard then, I take it?
[ Or at the very least knows a few people in it. ]