Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range
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				Title: <strong>Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AribethAmkiir</strong> on <strong>19-05-2014, 22:17:08</strong>
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				While large amounts of flat expanse was hard to come by in the mountains, S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to level enough ground to construct some fields for athletics and training.&nbsp; Each is located on a far corner of the A.C.E. Campus itself although none are more than half an hour, walking distance, away from each other, at most.&nbsp; Students are allowed to venture there on their own accord although there is usually staff around each field to keep everything monitored.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Multipurpose Field &amp; Outdoor Track</span><br>When creating this field, the intent of S.H.I.E.L.D. was to make something that could be used for as many things as possible to eliminate any redundancies that might occur.&nbsp; Choosing the dimensions that allowed a variety of sports to be played without seeming too restrictive, many different options were included.&nbsp; American Football Posts line both ends for those looking to punt with soccer goals placed directly underneath.&nbsp; Only the center of the field is designated with a large chalky circle but, if asked, ground’s personnel are available to mark the field in whatever way is desired, including yard or meter lines depending on which sport is wanted to be played.&nbsp; A 400m track also encircles the whole field for those who wish to run outdoors, each segment being 100m in length.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Baseball Diamond</span><br>Due to the extreme difference in size and shape from other standard sports, a baseball diamond was commissioned in the case that the staff or students would want to indulge in the sport.&nbsp; While not constructed to the exact and specific dimensions of a professional field, and also lacking the large amount of stands for crowds to come watch, it is sufficient enough to use if one wanted to start a pickup game or just even hit some balls.&nbsp; There are two dugouts, both of which have the appropriate equipment from bats, gloves, and catcher gear stowed in a locked chest beneath the bench.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Shooting Range</span><br>While the other two pitches boasted a huge length of flattened land, the shooting range was left mostly natural, S.H.I.E.L.D. finding the natural terrain conducive to allowing their agents to improve their aim when it came to long-range weaponry.&nbsp; While there is a standard outdoor range, complete with targets that vary from 25 yards (small caliber pistols) to 100 yards (standard rifles), the main draw is another area cordoned off for the training of long-ranged weaponry, targets being available at almost 800 yards away and at different elevations.&nbsp; A clay pigeon thrower, along with the appropriate shotguns, also has their own designated location, to avoid any hazardous crossfire.<br><br><span style="font-size: 6pt;" class="bbc_size">Originally written by Keldia</span><br><br>IC tag:<br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=200 padding=8]http://placehold.jpg[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Name:[/b] <br>[b]Alias:[/b] <br>[b]Dorm Assignment:[/b] <br>[b]Location:[/b] <br>[b]Date/Time:[/b] <br>[b]Tagging:[/b] <br>[hr] <br></code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ebpohmr</strong> on <strong>23-05-2014, 13:18:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/wennpic/jason-momoa-premiere-conan-the-barbarian-02.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Roman Kalani (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200335.msg9868289#msg9868289)<br><strong>Position:</strong> Physical Activity Instructor<br><strong>Dorm Assignment:</strong> N/A<br><strong>Location:</strong> Multi-purpose Field &amp; Outdoor Track<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Black t-shirt, black jogging pants, white sports shoes<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 3rd, 1245<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><hr><br>The fitness instructor went over the session in his head one final time. As it was the first 'official' day of the program, Roman had decided that it was the perfect time to get a baseline of the students' physical performance. He had come up with an assessment plan that should take just under an hour to complete. They would start with six minutes of warm-up exercise consisting of marching on the spot for 3 minutes, followed by a minute of heel digs and thirty seconds of knee lifts. Then marching on the spot again for a minute of shoulder rolls before finishing off with half a minute of knee bends. Then would come the main event - an assessment program he had borrowed from the United States Marine Corps and tweaked to his satisfaction. After forty minutes of that, Roman would cool them down with a two minute jog followed by a five minute walk and finishing with three minutes of stretching. <br><br>Completing his final check of the assignments, Roman handed the clipboard back to his assistant with a nod before turning to face the assembled students. Silencing the beeping of his watch alarm, set for 1245, the tall man smiled at the gathered teenagers and nodded - he was looking forward to seeing what the kids could do. <strong>"Good afternoon! For those of you who haven't previously met me, my name is Roman Kalani and I will be your Instructor in physical activities. We'll be working together each and every day, so here are some ground rules. First, you will arrive at lessons on time or you will lose a free period doing laps. Second, you should all have access to several sets of exercise clothing as provided by S.H.I.E.L.D. and located in your own dorm rooms, so you will turn up appropriately dressed or spend a free period engaged in callisthenics. Third, I've been doing this job for a long time and I <em>will</em> know if you're slacking off and not giving it your all. Any of you foolish enough to so waste my time will find yourselves cleaning the gymnasium until it gleams."</strong><br><br>His tone and expression had become more serious as he talked, so Roman flashed the students a grin. <strong>"Now, once we've gone through a warm-up routine, you will each be assessed."</strong> He waved in the direction of the agents assembled behind him. <strong>"That's why they are here - each of you will be paired up with one of them. Your performance will be recorded for three activities: five minutes of pull-ups, five minutes of crunches and a run around the track. Male students will do the pull-ups first, followed by the crunches. Female students will perform the crunches first, then the pull-ups. You will be scored based upon the quality and quantity of your performance within the allotted time. Just in case some of you have no idea what a crunch or a pull-up is, I will demonstrate them now."</strong><br><br>Moving to the taller of the metal frames on his left, Roman nimbly leaped up and grabbed the horizontal bar before lowering himself so that his arms were locked out straight and he was dangling freely. <strong>"This is the starting position."</strong> He flexed his arms, lifting his body up until his chin was visibly above the bar. Then he lowered himself back to the starting position. <strong>"That's one."</strong> Dropping down to the ground, he smiled at the teenagers. <strong>"Try to keep the rest of your body as still as you can, make sure your chin goes above the bar and feel free to switch between overhand and underhand grip as necessary. Finally, as soon as your feet touch the ground again, you're finished."</strong> <br><br>He moved closer to the students and dropped to the ground, laying down with his feet about twelve inches apart. Roman lifted his knees until they were at a right angle and crossed his arms over his chest. <strong>"This is the starting position for the crunch. Throughout, you keep your arms on your chest with your backside and feet staying glued to the ground."</strong> The instructor tensed his muscles, raising and curling his upper body until both his arms touched his thighs then lowering himself to the starting position, his shoulders against the grass. <strong>"That's one, from shoulders touching the ground, to both arms touching thighs and shoulders back to the ground again."</strong><br><br>Roman swung his legs around, using the momentum to spring himself upright. He nodded at the group of students. <strong>"You will do as many of each exercise as you can within the allotted time. Don't push yourself too hard though - I just want each of you to give an honest effort. Plus you'll want to save something for the run."</strong> The tall man grinned. <strong>"Let's get those bodies warmed up first though. We'll begin by marching on the spot."</strong> Matching his action to his words Roman began swinging his arms and marching on the spot, trusting his assistant to start the timer as soon as the students began the warm-up exercise.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AribethAmkiir</strong> on <strong>23-05-2014, 19:26:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j480/Erion2451/Haley_Ramm_zpse2f7a826.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Jean Grey (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200335.msg9786237#msg9786237)<br><strong>Alias:</strong> Marvel Girl<br><strong>Dorm Assignment:</strong> 2/1<br><strong>Location:</strong> Multi-purpose Field &amp; Outdoor Track<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> Tee shirt, sports bra, gym shorts, ankle length socks, and running shoes.<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 3rd, 1245<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Roman, Open<br><hr><br>Phys Ed wasn’t exactly Jean’s strong suit.&nbsp; She had some athletic ability, but her parents had always stressed scholastic achievement.&nbsp; Like many young girls she had taken gymnastics and dance classes, and had even played soccer when she was younger.&nbsp; Than her powers had manifested and she had withdrawn from people in order to keep them out of her head.&nbsp; Her sessions with the Professor had allowed her to be amongst people again, but she was never as active as she had been.&nbsp; She felt a portion of her mind and focus needed to remain upon keeping her mental barriers up.&nbsp; Perhaps it was unneeded paranoia, her mind didn’t seem to wander even while she was asleep, but physical exertion meant she was likely to experience mental fatigue as well.&nbsp; Something, she was rather fearful of.<br><br>Jean could be found toward the back of the assembled group.&nbsp; She had been hopeful, at first, that they would be playing a game; maybe soccer or kickball or even football.&nbsp; That was until her RA and PE teacher decided they needed to be tested, and there seemed to be more than a few agents ready to assist him.<br><br>Apprehension and despair welled up inside of her as she watched the instructor demonstrate a pull-up.&nbsp; She couldn’t do a pull-up to save her life.&nbsp; Her eyes immediately looked at Jimmy, Victor, Scott, and Arthur.&nbsp; She imagined they would all be able to do a dozen or so pull-ups, and she was certain Mantis would outperform the rest of the girls.<br><br>She sighed softly.&nbsp; At least they could she could do some crunches; though, she didn’t know how many.&nbsp; It seemed, however, that Mr. Kalani wanted them to march in place first.&nbsp; Why the hell were they marching?&nbsp; She’d heard of jogging in place, but marching made this whole thing sound like a military boot camp, which, she was starting to believe that it was.&nbsp; If it wasn’t for the Professor, she felt like walking out on the whole thing.<br><br>Instead, Jean fell in line and began “marching” in place.&nbsp; She didn’t quite understand what this was meant to do.&nbsp; Teach them discipline?&nbsp; That was what marching was normally used for, right?&nbsp; It didn’t really seem like it was any more demanding than walking.&nbsp; It was actually pretty freaking lame.&nbsp; <br><br>She rolled her green eyes, at least there was a majestic view.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Batman4560</strong> on <strong>24-05-2014, 08:57:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Hugh-Dancy-hot-british-actors-655455_992_1235.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Arthur Taylor<br><strong>Alias:</strong> Excalibur <br><strong>Dorm Assignment:</strong> Floor 1/Dorm 2 <br><strong>Location:</strong> Multi-purpose Field and Outdoor Track<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> Spetember 3rd/ 12:45<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> S.H.I.E.L.D. Workout attire<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Open<br><hr> <br><br>Arthur liked to get his hands dirty, he enjoyed running and lifting and even doing sit ups. He had learned to march in his last school during a short stint in marching band. But all of this seemed...well it seemed like a joke to Arthur. Roman, while he looked like Conan, must have been insane but Arthur wasn't about to say that to the massive man who most likely knew how to bring down a "Super." <br><br>He started with the workouts and began the march. While most thought that marching was simply walking in place it was not. Unless things had changed... Arthur stood in the center of the group of teens, his back straight and his chest out. His legs came up while bent at the knee at a ninety degree angle. His ankles were straight and his foot would come down just as the other started to lift up....Once the warm ups were over Arthur decided to get to the pull-up bars first.<br><br>He jumped up to the bar and mimicked the position that Roman had made to the best of his ability. His hands in a an underhand position. Tensing his muscles Arthur completed his first pull-up. The first one of his life actually, soon a second then a third. By the time he had hit the ground Arthur completed nine and shrugged while taking deep breaths of air. He looked at Roman and raised his hands as if he was asking how he did.<br><br>Arthur then moved over to the side so that he could start on his crunches....After the pull-ups doing crunches was a welcomed change of pace. Arthur moved quickly but kept his legs and arms at the right position. If he let himself get sloppy he was sure that he could have done more than the sixty nine he finished. The British man lay with his back on the ground and took the deepest drags of air he could. Slowly he sat up and wondered how much more he could take...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Loves</strong> on <strong>26-05-2014, 01:42:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c3/A4nLJFspAiEF.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> &nbsp;Janie-Lynn Dough (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200335.msg9981657#msg9981657) <br><strong>Alias:</strong> Mist <br><strong>Dorm Assignment:</strong> Third Floor, Room 6<br><strong>Wearing:</strong> school uniform for gym (shorts and t-shirt) white running shoes, and her red hair pulled up into a high ponytail, tied with a pink ribbon.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Multi-purpose Field &amp; Outdoor Track<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 3, 2012.&nbsp; 12:45pm <br><strong>Tagging:</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;Open<br><hr> <br><br><div style="text-align: justify;">The short nap Janie&nbsp; had taken instead of eating a proper lunch had done wonders for her sense of self, though her tummy was not impressed with the simple granola bar that had served as a quick snack. Sleep had been more important to her at that moment than food, the question was would she live to regret it?&nbsp; Joining the others, she waited politely as the professor addressed his students.&nbsp; Her eyes slowly widened as the demands were given with consequences for each rule broken. Janie swallowed, forcing the lump forming in her throat down while silently she thanked god that she had had the foresight to change into her gym clothes she had found set out for her in the drawers in her room. <br><br>Janie-Lynn was not shy of hard work. Coming from a farm she was used to physical labour but the sound of “crunches” and “pull-ups” did not make her swoon, or feel nostalgic for five am wakeup calls on the farm. Marching in place she could do well enough and soon fell into line along with the others, doing exactly as the Professor had ordered. She didn’t want to risk having to complete one of the listed activities for those not willing to give him their all, and so she prepared herself to push for everything she had, even if that wasn’t all that much to give. <br><br>After being assigned to one of the evaluators Janie offered them a friendly smile, something she would most likely be known for after spending a few days at the school. She moved quickly into position for the crunches, and crossed her arms over her chest. With her feet and backside pressed firmly against the ground she pulled herself up, curling at the waist and attempting to reach her thighs before dropping back to the floor. It was a lot harder than it looked. After a few crunches her abs were screaming their protest over the new changes in her life. Yes, she was no stranger to hard work growing up on a farm, but this was not the same type of thing, not even a little! <br><br>Once the time limit for crunches were finished Janie was about ready to return to her bed after completing almost sixty-two. Thank god she had slept over eating. Though the granola bar was being used up rather quickly as a source of energy, she was surprisingly not hungry (most likely because that would require excess movement). Next came the pull-ups! Horrible excuses to torture students and get away with it!&nbsp; She rubbed her hands on her thighs and took a moment to center herself. Her hands gripped the horizontal bar while her legs bent at the knee, leaving her to dangle as she had been shown. Her arms felt the burn instantly, the fire crept over her body, bleeding into her shoulders and making her shake. She was already exhausted, and this wasn’t helping things.&nbsp; <br><br>Thankfully Janie was petite, standing two inches over five feet, and slim, all of which helped to make her light and easy to be picked up. That being said, there was something about this exercise that made her feel like her body weighed twice its actual number. She decided right then and there that she hated Physical Education class, and if it wasn’t for the fact that Roman Kalani was so nice to look at, then Janie was fairly certain she would have decided to hate him as well. <br><br>Ten pull ups later Janie was sure her arms were going to fall off! </div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Marvel: A New Beginning - Fields and Shooting Range</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Deamonbane</strong> on <strong>26-05-2014, 01:55:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://www.campuscircle.com/film/104112.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Victor Creed<br><strong>Alias:</strong> Sabertooth<br><strong>Dorm Assignment:</strong> Floor 1, Room 5<br><strong>Location:</strong> Fields and Shooting Range<br><strong>Date/Time:</strong> September 3rd, 1246 Hours<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Roman Kalani, Arthur Taylor<br><hr><br>Four words succinctly explained just how Victor saw Roman Kalanli right now: Marching on the Spot.<br><br>There was just no other way to put it. He would have understood Jogging as a unit, like they did in the Marines, where the drill sergeant would shout out a meaningless shanty in a running rhythm. He would have understood marching practice. He would have understood running in place. It was actually very good for core and leg exercise. But... Marching? Seriously? In place? What were they, a marching band?<br><br>But, despite his feeling that he would look ridiculous doing this, he began moving. A scowl on his face, revenge in his mind, but he did as instructed. He was half expecting nobody else to follow suit, but when everyone else did, he felt less foolish. Not a whole lot less, but a token was what counted.<br><br>Once that was over, Victor smiled. He had been doing pull-ups and crunches since he had been knee-high to a grasshopper. While five minutes of Pull-ups would be interesting, he was confident that he could make it. Five minutes of crunches would be a walk in the park by comparison, and the run around the track was the lightest. He moved over to the crossbars and he jumped lightly up to grip the bars in a overhand grip, the most challenging and his back and biceps flexed and he pulled up quickly, letting himself down slowly, and repeating the process, keeping count under his breath. He didn't concentrate on anybody else, not even the two that were beside him as he worked up to ten, twenty, thirty. He was getting slow and his muscles burning by the time he dropped down, releasing the bar panting at thirty-five. A respectable amount. He rested on his haunches for few seconds before drawing himself up to his full height, stretching his back and arms before moving over to where Roman had indicated for them to do the crunches. He set his behind and feet firmly on the ground before starting, moving slowly. Moving quickly was for people who needed to lose weight in that area, moving slow was to strengthen the muscles themselves, less dedicated towards burning calories and more dedicated towards building muscle. He counted up to 50 and then lost count, feeling his core burning like fire. He kept going for another sixty seconds before stopping. He hadn't been used to marathon workouts. He normally would have done fifty then rested, then two more sets of fifty. But by dictating time for them to do this instead of the amount of reps he wanted to see, he had called for a marathon.<br><br>Victor drew himself to his feet, flexing his back and then settling beside Arthur, like a coach would," C'mon bro, let's get this done," His voice was low, as to not draw attention.
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