[Open] Morning Training! - February 16th

[spandexisyouth]

Characters: Everyone!

Location: Training Grounds, Shibusen

Rating: PG-13 for violence

Time: 5am to 10am

Description: Every morning in the city, Morning Training takes place to prepare the guests of the city for the war. It's handwaved most days, but approximately once a month this gets played out in a log. This log takes place on February 16th.


FAQ: Questions answered by Maito Gai
Breakfast: Run by Cinderella, Katakura Kojurou, Saya Tagaki, Yugo
Batch One: Beginners under the age of 15. Run by Prussia, Auron, Steve Rogers
Batch Two: Adult beginners. Run by Kaoru Kamiya, Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart
Batch Three: Intermediate fighters. Overseen by Hyuuga Neji and Ling Yao. Please see list of random sparrers.
Batch Four: Experienced fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Haruka.
Weapon Transformation: How to find your form. Run by Yuuri, Ishida Mitsunari, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If someone doesn’t know by now. Run by Luna Lovegood, Azusa
Partner Training: How to work together as partners. Run by Tassadar; Maka and Soul; Shizuo and Motochika; Eve.
Weapons Handling Training: Run by Genesis Rhapsodes, Tenten.
Shooting Range: How to Shoot. Run by Grit, Leon, Naoto.
Meister Ability Helpers: How to find it out. Run by Death the Kid, Edgeworth.
Finding a Partner: Run into others looking for partners and see if you can work together! Run by Sasame.
Fighting Witches: Speak to an actual Witch and learn some of what you're facing. Run by Cybele.
Medics (And First Aid Training): Training run by Naomi Kimishima, also a place for medics to gather and talk. (First Aid Training may need to be handwaved, player is on hiatus.)
Audience: For people to just gather and talk.
Watch: For Watch people (and prospective new members) to gather and talk.

For training via sparring:
Katakura Koujurou
Uchiha Itachi
Hyuuga Neji
Chosokabe Motochika
Steve Rogers
Maito Gai
(Various NPCs available upon request)
Partner vs Partner sparring is also good!

Feel free to start your own threads in the official groupings as well as elsewhere!



Breakfast
Lau [Open]
Clare [Open]
Loki [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Stan [Open]
Dylan [Open]
Yuuichi [Open]
Saya [Open]
Sheena [Open]
Taiyou [Open]
Duo [Open]
Luna [Open]
Utena [Open]
Nagi [Open]

Batch One
Taiyou [Open]
Utena [Open]

Batch Two
Clare [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]

Batch Three
Sapphire [Open]
Sophie [Open]
Hinata [Open]
Sheena [Open]

Batch Four
Amateresu [Open]
Raidou [Open]

Weapon Transformation
Clare [Open]
Shindou [Open]
Yuuichi [Open]
Lee [Open]
Kariya [Open]

Soul Perception
Naruto [Open]
Stein [Open]
Stan [Open]

Partnership Training
Haruka and Cinderella [Unknown]

Weapons Handling Training
Taiyou [Open]

Shooting Range
Bakura [Open]
Yoichi [Open]
Aion [Open]
Saya [Open]
Re-l [Open]


Meister Ability Helpers
Gamzee [Open]
Loki [Open]
Sophie [Open]
Yugo [Open]
Touma [Open]
Demona [Open]
Chika [Open]
Misa [Open]
Raphael [Open]
X [Open]
Mitsuba [Open]

Finding a Parther
Clare - Weapon [Open]
Sapphire - Meister [Open]
Bakura - Weapon [Open]
Amateresu - Meister [Open]
Yami Bakura - Meister [Open]
Leo - Meister [Open]
Takasugi - Weapon [Open]
Hades - Weapon [Open]
Ryoki - Weapon [Open]
Demona - Meister [Open]
Chika - Meister [Open]
Steve Rogers - Meister [Open]
Nagi - Meister [Open]

Medics and First Aid Training
Yuuichi [Open]
Clovis [Open]
Taiyou [Open]

Audience
Yuuri [Open]
Stan [Open]
Leo [Open]
Rokudo [Open]
Ryoki [Open]
Duo [Open]
Nagi [Open]

Watch
Sasame [Open]
Duke Pantarei [Open]
Roy [Open]
Aion [Open]
Stripp [Open]
Re-l [Open]
Jules [Open]

Other
Gai [Open]
Clare [Open]
Chrono [Open]
Kenshin [Open]
Mithos [Open]
Auron [Open]
Kratos [Open]
Stein [Open]
Takasugi [Open]
Rokudo [Closed]
Dylan [Open]
Hades [Open]
Keroro [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Duke [Open]
Allen [Open]
Demona [Open]
Sendo [Open]
Bumblebee [Open]
Saya [Open]
Tenma [Open]
Chika [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Yugo [Open]
Jules [Open]
Ed Elric [Open]
Hitsugaya [Open]
Lee [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Kaoru [Open]

Comments

Gai, open

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai gets there at 5 am to set up and make sure everything's clean from the day before. He winds up peeking his head into most areas to give a hand or a word of advice, and after things wind down at 9 he spends another hour cleaning up and putting things away. He's available for anyone to poke at any time!]

[shiromadoushi]

[[When he notices Gai starting to pack things up and tidy up, he heads over]] Would you like a hand with that?

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai looks up.] I would, thank you! Would you like to fold up chairs? They go in the shed right there! Or there are trashbags on the table over there. [Gai points with his chin as he speaks to each location.] There are not many who help with cleaning up. I appreciate it.

[shiromadoushi]

It's no trouble! [[smile warmly as he starts folding up the chairs, trying to judge just how many he can carry at a time.]] Clean up's just as important as the set up, after all, right?

[spandexisyouth]

It is very important! That is how the training grounds look as good as they do! And I would not want to leave a mess. [Gai folds up a fair few and hefts them, hauling them over to the shed.] And I do not want to be a bad guest.

[shiromadoushi]

[[manages to pick up a slightly smaller stack, leaning away from them to balance the weight a little as he follows after, nodding]] It's an important thing, ne? [[smiles]] Even if it's sometimes odd to remember that we are guests here.

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai makes sure Bakura can manage what he gets, nodding as he scoops up some more.] It is odd. We have started to take part in this world's struggle, but we are not them, and we may leave at any time. It is a strange thought. I do not like to leave things unfinished.

[shiromadoushi]

Sort of like knowing any day you'll have to pack up and move. [[Not an unfamiliar feeling]] I think knowing that makes me want to try harder, to do more before that could happen. If I have to be sent back... I'd much rather it be knowing that everyone's safer than they were before.

[spandexisyouth]

But there is not even prep time to pack up and I think that makes it more difficult. I would like opportunity to say good bye to my many friends here when I leave. [He nods.] Even if we do not remember. It is good to leave a place better than it was when you arrived.

[shiromadoushi]

Most things are that abrupt, I think. [[a touch of a distant look there. He can't think of any time where he's had a chance to say goodbye.]] And even if we don't remember, the memories will still have been made, right? Even if they stay in this place.

[spandexisyouth]

Exactly. There will be something that lasts.

[Life doesn't often give a chance to say goodbye, but he still wishes it did.]

So it is worth it to do things and make bonds!

[thatkindofscum]

[When Obito finally manages to make it to Morning Training (he really wasn't that late today, okay) he does what he can to stay busy, but there's obviously something on his mind. And it's clear in the way he is practically stalking Gai that he wants to say something, but he holds back. Far enough to show he doesn't want to initiate the conversation.

Obito is fine with hanging out and waiting for Gai to spare him some time, though. He knew it was bound to happen, sooner or later.]

[spandexisyouth]

[He'd been a little busy, but it doesn't take him too long to realize that Obito is following him around. He turns, eventually, wondering what is going on.]

Obito? Are you well?

[thatkindofscum]

Ah, y-yeah, I'm fine... [Obito looks away, trying to act nonchalant. And failing terribly.]

... Actually, um...

[Obito muttered under his breathe. Jeez, how hard was it to ask a simple favor?]

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai frowns.]

What is wrong? Is Kakashi all right? Is there something else instead?

[thatkindofscum]

N-nothing wrong! Kakashi's fine, worrywart! I'm just...

[God, why was this so hard??]

...I was told by Neji you were good with taijutsu. That's always been your thing, right?

[spandexisyouth]

I am no worrywart! You just do not seek me out and so it was my first guess!

[Gai blinks and nods.]

I am not just good. I am a Taijutsu Master. Why?

[thatkindofscum]

Whatever. [Jeez, don't get your spandex in a twist, Gai.]

Well... [He lets out a puff of again, blowing up to knock away non-existent bangs.] Well...

Taijutsu is... I'm not all that good at it.

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai raises an eyebrow.]

Are you asking for instruction, Obito?

[thatkindofscum]

[Obito looks away, obviously embarrassed. But he gives a quick nod of his head, indicating that Gai is correct.]

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai stands straight up before nodding.]

Then I shall teach you, Uchiha Obito.

[His eyes sparkle.]

It has been some time since I took on an official student.

[thatkindofscum]

[Obito eyes Gai warily.]

Hey, don't be making this into anything weird, okay? This is just training. It's not like I'm completely hopeless with taijutsu or anything...

Neji said I needed balance.

[spandexisyouth]

It is not weird. But you will be my student. Which will mean I will have four here, so when Sasuke and Sakura return for Kakashi I will not automatically lose!

[He gives Obito a thumbs-up.]

Do you have the basics down?

[thatkindofscum]

[Obito groans, his face falling into his palm. Seriously, Gai's student? He didn't ever want to think of this as putting him in that kind of relationship, not on the same level as a team trio. He had a team back home, and that was with Kakashi and Rin under the mentorship of Namikaze Minato. No one else!]

You're making it weird by making it into a game.

[He shakes his head. Gai was just... odd. About everything. Obito was going to have to learn to just deal with it.]

Of course I do! I'm not fresh out of the academy or anything!

[spandexisyouth]

Everything is a challenge when it comes to myself and my Eternal Rival!

[Gai nods.]

I know you are not. But in the haste to get people on to the field when we were graduating, some basics were overlooked. And taijutsu is a very underestimated class of jutsu, so that is what some did not get a good foundation on.

Do you favor strikes that are forceful and damage a great deal where they generally strike, or strikes that are more precise and limit chakra flow?