originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Well, you'll have to learn the political structure, the clan system, the language, etc."
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"Political structure? Well isn't that what the mask stands for?"
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Cannon spends the next few hours explaining Mandalorian clan structures to Nathaniel.
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[b]At the end of all of it, Nathaniel rose to his feet and stretched [/b] "Damn"
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"It's a lot to take in, I know. There's no tine limit though, so there's no rush to learn." Cannon tells him.
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"It's almost dark, let's move on to step three shall we?"
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"Alright. Actually, how about we call it a day. I'll meet you here again tomorrow and we can start teaching you Mando'a." Cannon offers.
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"Yeah... That works too. I need the sleep I'm assuming?"
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"Both of us do. Plus I haven't seen my wife much since I got back, and I'd like to spend some time with her and my daughter."
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"You have a daughter???"
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"Extremely long story, but yes. Her name is Tracinya, or Traci for short." Cannon says, smiling a bit.
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"Huh... Nice name. I'll see you tomorrow."
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Cannom nods. "See you tomorrow, ner vod." He turns to leave. [spoiler]Timeskip?[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Yee[/spoiler]
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[b][i][u]timeskip several weeks later[/u][/i][/b] Nathaniel, clad in a tear resistant grayish blue flighrsuit, boards a Mando transport along with Cannon and another Mando in black and white armor known as Shames.
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[b]Nathaniel shifted slightly, looking almost uncomfortable in the outfit [/b]
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"You alright?" Cannon asks him.
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"A bit Nervous is all.
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"Don't be. You'll be fine." Cannon pats his shoulder reassuringly.
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"Vor'e. Did I say that right?"
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"You're practically a native already." Cannon grins. The man in skeletal armor turns to him. "Alright lad, we're almost to the Dxun hunting grounds. I'll go over the rules of the hunt again."
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"Yeah, gedet'ye vaabir." [b]Nathaniel turned to face the man in skeletal armor [/b]
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The man nods. "You'll be dropped in the jungle with your hunting knife and some supplies. Find a predator, kill it, and bring a trophy to the LZ, which you will mark with a flare. You may not take any weapons with you into the jungle besides the knife, though you may make whatever you can once in the jungle. Any questions?"
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"Predator. The one from the movie?"
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Cannon laughs. "No, thank the Manda. There are some real big nasties in that jungle, kill a big one and you get more respect from the clan." Cannon tells him.
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"Understood bossman." [b]Nathaniel got to his feet and stretched out. He had left his weapons in his apartment at the dojo [/b] "Any of you have a knife by chance?"