'Swim'
11-Nov-2030, 0915U
Tribunus Angusticlavius Nathan Steele, Descendant of Mercury
Legio XII Fulminata
Oakland Hills, California, USA
[Author's Note: This is where I got inspiration for cadences, by the way... pretty kickass. Makes me feel like an actual cool person rather than just some Tier Zero armchair commando... oh well. PSA: PLEASE REMEMBER TO GO OUTSIDE AND TOUCH GRASS! And now, back to the story!]
I had to admit, I could really see the usefulness of the cadences: not only did they help with pacing, but when executed properly, they seemed to actually inspire some vigor in the troops. What started out as some boneheaded-looking, near-cultish military ritual became an excellent training tool in my eyes, and it had gotten to the point where I began looking up cadences on my Leobook and listening to them. And now one bright morning, after reveille, inspection, PT, and breakfast, we were beginning the next phase of our training... and we weren't walking to the training site.
"TOOOO ARMS!!"
"HEY!!"
"TOOOO ARMS!!"
"HEY!!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"HEY!!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"HEY!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"HEY, HEY, HEY!!"
"WHOA!!"
"WHOA!!"
"LEGION TWELVE!!"
"LEGION TWELVE!!"
"FEELIN' SWELL!!"
"FEELIN' SWELL!!"
"RAISIN' HELL!!"
"RAISIN' HELL!!"
"FIRED UP!!"
"FIRED UP!!"
"MOTIVATE!!"
"MOTIVATE!!"
"DEDICATE!!"
"DEDICATE!!"
"AND PERSPIRATE!!"
"AND PERSPIRATE!!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"AH-HAH!"
"AH-HAH!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"HOOYAH!!"
"AH-HAH!"
"AH-HAH!"
"HIYAH!!"
"HIYAH!!"
"HEEEEEEEEEEY, CAMP HALF-BLOOD!!"
"HEEEEEEEEEEY, CAMP HALF-BLOOD!!"
"LOUD ROWDY CAMP HALF-BLOOD!!"
"LOUD ROWDY CAMP HALF-BLOOD!!"
"PICK UP YOUR SHIELDS AND GET MOVING!!"
"PICK UP YOUR SHIELDS AND GET MOVING!!"
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