It was a pretty day, to say the least. The sky was a powder blue, and the sun sent its golden rays toward the earth. It was only slightly windy; a comforting breeze blew through the clearing of the training camp, sending waves of dust and grit across the empty area. Cadets lined up in front of three soldiers, each from different branches of the military. Two women and a man. To him, it was strange that women were going to represent the Survey Corps and Military Police. Why? Men had a more intimidating disposition. Women were just... women. Sure, they could be intimidating, but they seemed normal at first glance.

Ferran Schwarz stood amongst the Cadets, making sure that he had a good first impression on the woman that represented the Survey Corps. His green eyes focused ahead of him, and he did not flinch or falter. Yet, the red haired man was basically bursting with excitement. While titans were absolutely terrifying to deal with, the young man was sure that he could handle himself. He would defend the good people behind the walls and make sure that whoever fell under his protection would remain safe. While Ferran was confident, there were many who weren't. On top of that, many would join the Garrison or Military Police rather than the Survey Corps.

When one of the drill instructors bellowed for their attention, Ferran perked up. So, the woman from the Scout Regiment was Elainia Penny. It was a pretty sounding name, but that didn't matter. Ferran tried to hold back a smile as he walked over to where the rest of the cadets that wanted to join the Scouts were gathered. Ferran stood at attention in front of her, until she told them to lower their salutes. As she began to speak, Ferran noted that she was rather... informal. He would have frowned, but he didn't want to show her he was confused. She might call him out. It was then that Elainia told them to get to know each other. He turned to face the rest of the cadets when he saw that one of them was being beat up by the soldier. Ferran flinched. Those kicks were bound to be extremely painful. At the end, the male was on the ground, and Elainia backed off. One of the cadets went to help the young man, dragging him to his feet. One of the other cadets yelled something, but he didn't know what. Curiosity got the best of him, and he made his way over to the two cadets. 

[B]"Wow, that had to hurt."[/b] Ferran grinned as he looked at Aleron and Dania. A chuckle began to escape his lips, but he didn't mean to seem like he was enjoying the other male's pain. [B]"My name's Ferran Schwarz. I hope that we'll all get along!"[/b] it was almost silly to see the broad smile on Ferran's face as he addressed the two. For someone who had lost his mother, he was a bit too cheery. But these people probably lost something too, and they weren't sobbing or grumpy looking. Anyway, it was better to be happy than think too much about what had happened, right? [B]"What are your names?"[/b]

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There was a battle going on inside of her mind. She had promised her older brother that she would join the Garrison, but the two years she had spent in training made her want to join the Scout Regiment. What the hell was she going to do all day, sitting on the walls? Sorrel couldn't help people much if she was part of the Garrison. There were many people in the Garrison, anyway. The Scouting Regiment needed more people. The brown haired, blue eyed young woman glanced at the people moving toward the Garrison and Military Police.

In the crowd of people, she caught sight of her brother, Friedrich. He was looking at her, his dark eyes serious. He knew what she was thinking, and he didn't approve at all. Her brother told her that she should join the Military Police, since she had scored in the top ten of the class. But Sorrel didn't want to. There wasn't anything for her there. Sure, there was food and safety, but... she wasn't interested. And with that, Sorrel turned toward the Scouting Regiment and walked toward them, her eyes looking at the ground. She hoped that she was making the right choice. 

Sorrel stood at attention like the rest of the people who wanted to join the Survey Corps. The woman seemed nice enough, she guessed. She wasn't as strict looking as the other soldiers. What she didn't expect was for her to attack someone so soon. Her eyes were wide as she watched her kick that poor boy, sending him to the floor. She bit her lip, wondering if Elainia would do the same to her one day. [I]I have to get used to it.[/I] she told herself. [I]No. I'm used to it, already. We're all disciplined.[/I] 

Sorrel shuffled closer to the rest of the people, trembling a bit. Even though she was rather skilled, she was still shy around others. Elainia told them that they had to get used to one another. They were going to be brothers in arms, and thus they should at like it. But who was she going to talk to? [B]"Um..."[/b]