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[Bucky has set himself up in the firing range, and has mounted the camera at an angle so you can see where he is and what he's holding pretty clearly. He's back in his Commandos jacket instead of the soft plaid button downs Stiles requisitioned for him.]

Alright, at this point, most of you know who I am and what I was doing before I got sucked into this circus. For anyone who just got here, I was a sergeant in the US Army before I got transferred to the SSR to join the Howling Commandos, which was a squad that's pretty much a combination of the Army Rangers and OSS. It was 1945 when I got grabbed to come here. [So, World War II, obviously.] Barbara was talking about how we've gotta be better prepared for whatever shit gets thrown at us next, and we got talking about how putting you guys through Basic might help.

And before anyone starts complaining about how they've got superpowers and don't need this shit, Basic's not about who can run the fastest or do the most pushups. It's supposed to be getting you used to following orders, doing what you have to to survive, and working as a unit with guys you just met. It's also supposed to help get you ready for what it's like to have people trying to blow you up every minute of every day.

Most of the stuff I know how to do you hopefully won't ever have reason to worry about, [Although who the hell knows, maybe training people to use frag grenades would be a super smart move if they ever wind up somewhere like the Vanquish's planet again.] And it's probably not realistic to expect all of you to go through actual basic training, [Even though he thinks that might do you guys some good. Maybe a lot of good.]

So I guess we'll start with something simple.

[He lifts up his rifle so you all can get a better look at it.]

This is an M1 Garand. It's a semi-automatic rifle. You get eight rounds to a clip, and it ejects when it's done automatically. It's a little old fashioned for most of you, but it'll fire in the water, sand, mud, whatever and won't jam. It's also really simple to use, so it's not a bad place to start if you've never shot ay anything before. The only thing you've really gotta worry about is we didn't use smokeless gunpowder, so you fire a shot and you're pretty much showing whoever you're fighting where you are.

[He lifts the rifle to demonstrate how to load the clip, working slowly enough for people to follow.]

You load the clip into the magazine with your thumb while holding the rifle bolt back with you palm. Push it down 'till it locks, pull your thumb back quick so the bolt doesn't pinch it when it releases, [Which he does expertly, and the blot slams forward, pushing the clip into place.] And you're ready to go.

[He raises the rifle higher, quickly squeezes off three shots, and punches the release to bring the paper target up to the range. All three hit the bullseye almost exactly, with very little variation.

And with that done, he deliberately takes his finger off the trigger, puts the safety back on and lowers the weapon, barrel pointing at the ground and to the side as looks back at the camera.]

I could tell you I'm gonna really kick the shit out of anyone I catch calling this a gun, not a rifle, but there's more important stuff to cover: you keep the safety on unless you're definitely gonna shoot something. You don't point the gun at anything unless you're definitely gonna shoot it. You don't put your finger on the trigger unless you're definitely gonna shoot something.

[He is absolutely not playing around.]

You think I'm kidding, but guys shoot themselves or their buddies because they think it was just some drill sergeant being an ass, and as great as it is that we don't stay dead here? No one needs to see their friend's face blown off because they weren't being careful.

Blanks can kill you too if you put the barrel close enough to your skull. Don't be a fucking idiot.

[There's a lot of other really basic stuff he could cover - don't serrate your bayonet, don't drink all your water until you know you're gonna have access to more, don't hug the ground if you hear a shell coming at you because you're exposing more of your body laying out flat like that - but that can come later.]

I can give lessons to anyone who's interested in rifles and sidearms. [Grenades, knives, maybe even mortars or a BAR if they needed one, but that's pretty heavy duty for something they'll probably never need to use.] If anyone's interested in hand to hand or needs some survival skills, I can do that, too.

Honestly, what I'd really like to do is get anyone who's interested doing at least a couple hours training a day. It's not gonna be fun and it's not gonna be pretty, but if you wanna stay alive, you'll listen to me and stick with it.

And if anyone wants to talk coordinating lesson plans, I'm all ears.

[Strictly Warden Filtered]

Offer's on the table for inmates, too. Lemme know if you want me to add them to the filter. Figured it probably wasn't a good idea to be broadcasting this shit to everyone if there's someone who'd use it as an excuse to cause a clusterfuck.

[ooc: As Bucky said, he can and will include inmates on this filter if their warden thinks they should be here. Right now that means Helena, Blight, The Emperor and Morgana can see this.

The list will be updated as tags come in!]

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[Yeah, Mickey is not actually listening to a word Bucky is saying, but he is transfixed by the broadcast all the same. Because--]

Holy shit. You got a fucking M1? That's one hell of a gun, man.

[No, he doesn't care about Bucky's threat.]

Rifle. [Fortunately, he's not going to try to send Mickey walking around on deck grabbing his crotch and a rifle, chanting "this is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for work and this is for fun", but if it was his old drill sergeant?

Yeah, that's what you'd be doing.]

But yeah, it is. [Which he did mention, so it's definitely pretty clear someone's not really listening to what he's saying.]

[Frankly, if it was his old drill sergeant, he'd still tell the guy to fuck off. There's a reason Mickey didn't follow his boyfriend into the Army.

Bucky is decidedly not his boyfriend, but he's still making some pretty fucking moony eyes at the guy right now. He goes to his dresser and opens up one of the middle shelves to show a treasure trove of pistols, revolvers -- an entire arsenal of handguns.]

You ever wanna try out something smaller, I'll trade you.

Thanks, but I dragged this thing all over most of Europe, I'm not trading.

[But look, important question first.]

Why the hell do you have that many guns in your sock drawer?

I live in Chicago.

[As far as he's concerned, that is a perfectly valid answer.]

It's still that bad?

[He's half kidding, he wasn't sure he believed Chicago was totally full of mobsters and shit. People say the same stuff about New York.]

South Side is.

[Of course, that's partly his family's fault, but that doesn't make the truth any less legitimate.]

You actually get trained in how to use 'em, or are they just for show?

You want me to come the fuck over there and show you, Patton?

Fuck that asshole. [Bucky's never worked with Patton, although lbr he actually hates Mark Clark more.] Sure. But if it turns out you're shitting me, you're signing up for this program, got it?

Then I guess it's a good thing I'm not shitting you, 'cause there's no fucking way I'm signing up for some boot camp bullshit.

We'll see.

[He huffs out a little laugh, an indignant sound, brows lifting. It's clear that he's more than picked up on the challenge.]

Seriously? I'll see you up there.

[He hangs up, grabs a pistol, shoves it into the back of his waistband, and lumbers up to the firing range.]

[Well, first of all, Bucky is getting you some kind of holster or something, because Jesus, Mickey, no.

Still, Bucky manages not to look entirely judgmental when Mickey shows up.]

What'd you bring?

[He un... well, not unholsters so much as unwaistbands it and glances down at it to check; he honestly took one at random.]

Huh.

[He holds it up for Bucky to see.]

SIG Sauer P228. Little bit after your time, I'm guessing.

History not your best subject? [It's definitely well after his time, even though the name sounds familiar. Sauer & Son made a handgun during the war.]

How many rounds in a clip?

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He's not a bad shot, actually.

Just terrible at safety.

Guess it's a good thing I'm offering lessons.

Fuck off.

Mickey, you could be an incredible marksman if you wanted. Safety included.

Nobody asked you.

Didn't ask you to keep an eye on me, either.

But thanks, anyway.

Don't flatter yourself, asshole. I was waiting for Bleu to come by.

Sure.

[He is hanging up on you now. :| ]