video; un: jean

[rustyhonesty]

[It's a video of a young man (around 18) standing sitting on a couch. Somehow making this kind of a post had become a habit. But if they had yet another world to save, he supposed it was going to be useful to know.]

We get a lot of these kinds of posts, but since we're just starting I guess that's understandable. So one more, at least.

[He's not a stranger to the network, but it still felt pretty awkward to make a post, especially now that this was yet another group of mostly strangers.]

My name is Jean Kirstein and I'm a soldier deployed in a branch called Survey Corps, which is basically a combat unit meant to fight the monsters in our world and gain back the lands we lost.

[A simple enough introduction and also a lead into why he's making this post.]

I wanted to know many of us here have military experience? I figured it would be useful to know so we could either train together or teamup otherwise when needed. Especially if our experiences align well.

[He shrugs, then.]

Or if you're not in military, maybe you can tell about what it's like, if you know.

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un: abnormalitylover, video

[abnormalizes]

I fight monsters pretty regularly at work, and I'm employed by a branch of the government, so does that make me military? I've never thought of myself that way before.

[rustyhonesty]

Maybe? Usually militaries are part of the government. But all goverment employees aren't necessary part of the military, even if they'd fight. They could be part of a special group, too, meant to protect the goverment secrets.

[However you wanted to interpret that.]

[abnormalizes]

I guess in my case, it's more of a research position where you sometimes have to beat up what you're researching to get it to settle down?

un:triomphe, video

[triompheduhimbo]

[ Well wasn't this interesting? Jean would get a quick call from someone with the username 'Triomphe', and when it opened he'd get Napoleon, seated on a couch in his apartment, wearing a white slightly opened shirt with a black vest. His usual 'not trying to look like I'm from 1700s France' attire. ]

Fighting monsters, huh? Not the usual thing a military sets out to do... What sort of monsters we talking about?

But, as for experience; I was a commander of a large army during my human life, so we can say I have some experience in the military, for sure.

[ He might be understating it a bit, but he figures the kid may have questions about 'my human life' there, unless a servant already explained that to him at some point. ]

[rustyhonesty]

[It's alright, Jean wouldn't know what 1700's France Attire looks like.]

We did end up fighting humans, too, but killing monsters was what we were mainly trained to do. [Killing humans was never in the job describtion.] I'm guessing you've never heard of Titans?

[He could just explain straight away, but he's curious to see what his reply to 'titans' might be.

And even if he's not aware of Servants, he's also not gonna question 'my human life' because he's met enough of people who are something other than human and he's not surprised if someone used to be human. Not after home.]

I'd say being a commander is more than just some experience.

[triompheduhimbo]

So monsters were the bigger threat, huh? Doesn't sound like a fun world to live in. Humans at least you can reason with or make treaties with.

[ And... The mention of the word 'Titans'?

...Napoleon had no memories of the Scandinavian Lostbelt. He was a completely new manifestation of the Servant Napoleon Bonaparte. The only thing he carried over, the only thing, was a name- Ophelia. Down to the core of his being, he'd carry that name, along with Josephine's, probably for as long as he was summoned.

And yet, something about how the other man was talking brought on memories of what Maître had told him. What Scathach-Skadi had spoken of-- recalling the giants he had apparently fought. His own last stand there was against such a Giant, after all... or so he was told. ]

Oui, in a way. 'Titan' where I am from usually refer to a particular group of Greek Gods, who ruled before the current Olympian Generation of Gods took over. But that term has also been used to refer to 'Giants' in general. They don't exist in the time I've come from, normally, but I have fought them before due to... unusual circumstances.

[ Napoleon let out a laugh. He sounded ridiculous, trying to talk around his experience.]

Probably doesn't make much sense, huh? I had a pretty regular 'human' existence, commanding officer aside, but as I am now, I get to see a lot of strange shit.

video; un: afairguy

[fairlyheroic]

Zack Fair. I was with a group outside of the regular army called SOLDIER, trained to be the best and then some. Half of my missions were dealing with monsters.

[rustyhonesty]

Good to meet you. Sounds like you'll definitely be a good asset to this whole worlds saving business.

[It's not even too sarcastic or joking.]

I can't claim to be the best of anything, but I do train all the time to stay in shape. And I would definitely welcome more tips in how to improve.

[fairlyheroic]

You too! Here's hoping. gotta put all that experience towards something, right?

[he says, like he didn't already plan to help as much as he could]

Don't sell yourself short, man - even the best can get better. I'd be happy to offer tips, you could probably teach me a thing or two, too.

video; un: Rashomon

[kurohato]

The military police at home is known for being the the 'protectors of the daylight', so to speak. They have a unit of those with special abilities known as the Hunting Dogs. The commander is a war hero who, if rumors are assumed to be correct, expels noxious fumes from his posterior regularly.

I'm familiar with life being a battlefield, but I've never and will never serve. Governments aren't something I trust in. [Nor do they trust in him, not that he'll say as much here.]

[rustyhonesty]

Despite being in the military, I definitely didn't trust our goverment. We even overthrew it because of how corrupted it was. So I can relate to not trusting them.

[He could also say that Military Police was very different from what he thought it would be back home, but he won't.]

Having some experience with battles is still very useful in the situation we're in.

Video; un: Pantsonpyre

[localweirdo]

No but I do have experience in fighting! Does that count?

[She said with a giggle.]

I'm sure it does.

[rustyhonesty]

Sure, it's a good thing you have experience, but I'm more curious about the actual military part.

[If he wanted to just find people to spar with he would have said so.]

[localweirdo]

Then I do not, I'm afraid. Although, I am a little familiar with how training in the military works.

[Does reading about them count??]

video; un: rider

[kaientai]

Hehe, I didn't work for the government on account of trying to topple it at one point, but I trained to be a sailor for a while and had a couple of ships, if that counts.

[ he technically gets credit for helping to develop the concept of the modern navy in japan, but he's too humble to suggest any of that. ]

Plus, I'm pretty handy with a sword and know my way around guns! The monster fighting came much later.

[rustyhonesty]

I'd say commanding ships is pretty close. Especially if you brought those ships to fights or something?

[He has no concept of naval fighting, there is nothing like that where he's from in his point in time.]

[kaientai]

Yeah! I saw some action.

[ it was only a couple of sea battles, but that's a couple of sea battles more than most people. ]

I got to fire the big gun a few times too! Oh man, that sure was a lot of fun...

And anyway, the most important thing you learn working on a ship is how to be a part of a crew.

video; cormorant

[pecker]

Oh, a-are you trying to put together a militia or something like that? I might be up for it if there are actual jobs...

[Niwatori's not saying what her experience is yet though. But she looks to be a peer age-wise, if on the short and skinny side.]

[rustyhonesty]

Ah, no? I'm just curious about how many of us there are. I don't think I'd be up to putting together one.

video; un:jaeger

[dreamsofwings]

Why would you want to involve yourself in anything military if you have a choice?

[ He says like he wouldn't do the same thing, but no one could ever say Eren's not hypocritical. ]

[rustyhonesty]

[Oh, it's Eren. Jean looks mildly annoyed, but answers properly.]

Obviously, the worlds we've been to weren't peaceful, so I opted to continue remembering my training and keeping up with it.

video; un: carmine

[scattershot]

Well, I don't know. Would you be interested in mere warriors, or are you specifically looking for people with military experience?

["Mere" would seem to be the word for this one. Alisaie - not to put too fine a point on it - looks as if she may be around twelve, and small for her age at that. But she certainly speaks with confidence. Is it warranted? At a glance, it's impossible to tell.]

And, should it prove to be the latter, how specific would that experience have to be? I've certainly fought alongside soldiers before, though I owe my own allegiances to no militia.

[rustyhonesty]

[The word warrior is definitely a word with an awful meaning back home, but he's luckily learned to live with it while he's been gone.]

I guess my main interest is finding people who can work together, who have experience in doing so. So not strictly military... but I was also curious about how many there are here who have general experience.

text; un: tophats

[vivens]

[ sorry but no video from this guy. ]

Your monsters—how would you describe them to people who don't have any idea or may have a different idea?

But to answer your question, I do have military experience. It just maybe not the kind of military experience that you're familiar with.

[rustyhonesty]

They're called titans and they're four to ten meters tall normally and run around eating humans. They only have one weak spot and they regenerate if that's not sliced off.

[Just a normal day in monsterville...]

I didn't expect I'd be familiar with many of the military styles people here have. It's likely my own is vastly different too.