Unicorn Unit Cohesion Meeting #1

[Bayla Naveen]

U N I C O R N   U N I T   C O H E S I O N

Rules

[Bayla Naveen]

Bayla looked around the conference room, wondering if she should do anything more to get it ready. She'd pushed the square table into the center of the room with six chairs around it, two sets of two sharing opposite sides. Each chair had two sheets of paper and one pencil in front of it.

This was the first Unit she would be completely in charge of. Yes, her supervising Corporal gave her orders and gave her a structure for her Unit Cohesion meetings, but the Unit itself was her responsibility. These people were to be like her family, now.

Was she nervous? Perhaps a little, but she kept a laid-back smile on her face and waited for her recruits to file in. As they entered, she would give them a nod from where she sat in one of the chairs that sat side-by-side (she preferred to sit next to people than alone). She would motion to the table for them to sit and say a short ‘hello.’

[Paging Katrina Cole , Alejandro Rivera , Ariane Castillion , @kingofgondor12 , and Olivia Macellaro ]

[Alejandro Rivera]

Alejandro sauntered in with a bit of a swagger to his walk. Wanting to impress the ladies that made up the majority of his unit. He was sadly disappointed that Naveen was the only one to see him make his grand entrance and he deflated from the confident walk to of someone that was now pouting. "Hola Specialist Naveen." He said cheerfully. Returning to his normal self despite his mishap. He could still impress the ladies right? Who didn't enjoy Alejandro. He was definitely a keeper. Or else that's what he thought of himself as.

He walked to the head of the table, not minding not sitting next to anyone. He turned his chair around and straddled it. Resting his arms in the back of the chair he leaned forward and his eyes grazed over the paper. He arched and eyebrow, wondering what they would be doing, but he felt excited more than anything. He picked up the pencil and began to tap it on the table as he started humming a song he had stuck in his head all morning,

[Katrina Cole]

A unit cohesion meeting. Katrina wasn't sure how to feel about that.

It wasn't that she wasn't a team player. She most certainly was. If she was to put her life in the hands on these people, not being a team player was not an option. A well functioning unit moved as one, thought as one, and trusted each other completely, and hopefully this would become such a unit. But these kind of meetings often involved some sort of game, meant to break the ice and shake the unit together - the meeting was, after all, about **cohesion**. She knew the method was tried and tested, and used because of the efficiency. But she wasn't sure she felt like sharing things about herself with complete strangers.

She walked in, surveying the room as she did and finding it relatively empty. In one chair sat specialist Naveen, and in another sat a man she didn't yet know the name of. Katrina greeted them both with a "Hello" and a small nod, sitting down in the chair next to Bayla. She was determined to keep an open mind about this meeting, instead of shutting down and closing herself off.

[Ariane Castillion]

Just as Alejandro took his seat, a second soldier entered the room, moving straight down the table with swift, yet quiet strides. Without a moment's hesitation, she took a seat next to Bayla Naveen, on the opposite side relative to Katrina. Ariane's eyes were ever so slightly narrowed, her face kept carefully neutral and her arms still. A little tense.

She did not open her mouth to speak, but her voice came regardless, whispering in the ears of all those present. It sounded a lot like Bayla's voice, in a way, but slightly different, bits and pieces of remembered tones layered over it to create something a little more unique. It was still not truly Ari's, but it was better than the silence she'd known for most of her life.

"Specialist Naveen." The greeting was cool and formal, and made deliberately audible to Alejandro and Katrina as well, if only to maintain a pretense of normality. Ari glanced over the woman- seemed to be another private, though not one she'd met before -and took a long, careful look at the man. He was sitting at the head of the table, perhaps a superior?  Humming, too.  If he was this confident, he had to be someone from higher up.   "Excuse me, Sir," she asked respectfully, "I don't believe we've met."

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John had to make sure he was going the right way to the meeting, he didn't want to be late, though he knew he might be when the thought of how much time it took him to find the room came to mind. He was most certainly nervous though, that was something he could not deny. He tried to put the nervousness to one side as he opened the door to the conference room.

He stepped inside and closed the door behind him before pausing a moment and choosing to sit in a chair that was not beside anyone. He thought it might be awkward to sit beside one of his team mates considering his size...and his flammable hands.He merely nodded in greeting, a single nod that was directed at everyone. And he stayed silent. He had nothing to say, and so, didn't say anything.

[Bayla Naveen]

Bayla took a silent roll call of all the Privates in the room. One missing, Private Macellaro. Bayla frowned and made a mental note to have a disciplinary chat with the woman later. When the clock on the wall showed 1705, she stood, clapping her hands together.

”Alright guys, welcome to Unicorn Unit’s first ever Cohesion Meeting! How about we go around the room and introduce ourselves. Let’s say name, power, and…” she thought for a moment before smiling, ”Your favorite movie, eh? I’ll go first.

”I’m Specialist Bayla Naveen, I can manipulate time for up to five seconds and I’ve got scoping vision. My favorite movie would have to be…” She pursed her lips, putting a hand to her thin hip. After a few seconds she finished her thought, ”Saving Private Ryan. I believe in rescuing soldiers lost behind enemy lines. We’re all family now, after all.”

She grinned and took a seat, nodding to Alejandro, ”You’re up, Rivera”

[Posting order is as follows: Alejandro Rivera, Katrina Cole, Ariane Castillion, @kingofgondor12]
[When choosing a movie, keep in mind the restrictions set by Unica. Any movies with potentially heretical views, themes of overthrowing the government (unless it’s an “enemy nation” being overthrown), or any other treasonous ideals are not at all allowed in Unica.]

[Alejandro Rivera]

Alejandro's eyes widened when he heard Bayla's voice in his head. Yet...It wasn't Bayla. His eyes flickered over to her, and didn't see her reacting, or smirking at him like this was some sort of joke. It wasn't her. But it seemed like everyone else heard it. Even Bayla. And then he heard it again. His dark brows shot up his forehead and he turned his head to see the little cutie looking at him. Him? A superior? He'd only been there maybe two days? The thought that this girl assumed he was a superior humored him. He was almost tempted to joke around and make her believe he was, however he didn't know if she could take a joke.

A large grin appeared on his face. "Sorry Chica, but we're equals. No need to call me Sir." he said winking at her. Bayla started the meeting then and he listened quietly until it was his turn. He leaned back his hands gripping the chair. "Private Alejandro Rivera," He said grinning at everyone. Meeting everyone's eyes before he continued. "I'm the human punching bag." He snickered. "I Have a latent power that allows me to absorb impacts. Sadly Naveen won't let me get run over by a tank yet..." He clarified. "Favorite movie...." He didn't know what his favorite movie was since he couldn't remember his life before Gamma base. He did however see a couple and there was one he liked. "Titanic. Cry every time." He sniffled, pretending to wipe away a tear. He looked over at the next person.

[Katrina Cole]

Katrina watched private Rivera, noting his carefree, easy-going demeanor. If he could being it in when he needs to and work seriously when the situation required it, she saw it as a strength that would benefit the whole unit. He would be one of those responsible for keeping spirits high, even when things looked a little bleak.

She tried to keep from smiling when he said his favorite movie was Titanic, but it clearly showed on her face. “Arw, the human punching bag is a big softie…” she teased, wiggling her eyebrows. She then straightened in her chair, crossing one leg over the other. “I’m private Katrina Cole… I woke up with the power of metal mimicry. My skin turns all scaly and metallic, and I feel very little pain upon impact.” Her forehead wrinkled a bit when she had to come up with her favorite movie. “Anything with James Bond in it… Mainly the older ones. Spies and super-secret missions are just my thing.” She didn’t know why, but it’d always intrigued her. She just found it cool.

[Ariane Castillion]

Alejandro's reply provoked a raised eyebrow from Ariane and made her cock her head slightly to one side, trying to hide her embarrassment. It had seemed obvious that the leader ought to take the seat at the head of the table, but apparently this was not the case at all, and she found herself wondering whether the rather informal setup was in fat carefully planned, psychologists having deliberately set up a situation that would force the unit to start trusting each other.

Or maybe she was just worrying too much. Focus, Ari.

A newcomer had joined them, but he was quiet, isolated even, hard and emotionless as a rock.  Now that was a soldier who could be trusted to do his job.  Ariane didn't doubt Bayla's skill or training, but she was beginning to wonder how a killer could still laugh and joke like she did.  One by one, she was picking up the rest of the unit's names, but it would take a lot more than small details to really know whether they would prove reliable.

It took a little while for her turn to come around, the first responses having meandered slightly.  Not that she minded, it gave her more time to prepare her own reply.  Private Ariane Castillion.  I'm a telepath, as you've probably all noticed by now... I'm sorry if it seems strange to you, but this is the only way I can speak.  Oh, and I can also alter my skin pigmentation drastically beyond normal boundaries- She stopped herself.  I mean, I change color.   As for film... I've always had a soft spot for Gravity.  Not entirely sure why.

With that, her attention shifted to the last remaining member of the unit, the one who so far had revealed almost nothing about himself.

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His hardened eyes stayed on every member who spoke, though he was slightly unnerved by the thought that someone was in his head. It took him a a few moments to start speaking, his thoughts coalescing into a solid sentence. He kept his voice level and fairly monotonous, choosing to keep the side of him that JoAnna had witnessed hidden from his team.

"I am Private John Nuitu. To the best of my knowledge, I generate fire through my hands." He paused for a moment or two, "I do not believe I have a favourite movie, however the last one I have knowledge of is 'Inception'."

He wondered why two out of the five of them had multiple abilities, he didn't believe that they were related, maybe they simply could not be as useful if they merely had one of their abilities. He paused, now he knew what the small girl had meant about her telepathy being the only way she could speak.