[Open] Morning Training! - February 16th

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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

[Open]

[flamberge]

[One of the training's regulars is over near the practice dummies, but working more on form than actually attacking. Instead of the usual sword, the weapon of choice today is a dagger. Too long a time had passed since he'd attempted closer ranged weapons and allowing himself to become rusty with them would be unacceptable.

Kratos' movements are calculated and precise as he practices with the dull weapon. All in all, he appears to be in a fairly good mood.]

[Open]

[yamagishi]

[Meanwhile, Fuuka thought it would be interesting to look at the training grounds. For some odd reason, she felt a bit nostalgic as this was the first time she met her first partner. As she was walking around, she found herself looking at Kratos's attempt to fight against those dummies. While it was rude to look, she found herself being amazed that he was able to fight in such a manner]

[Open]

[flamberge]

[Kratos was too busy working on his technique to take note of the expression on Fuuka's face. He briefly glanced at her from the corner of his eye before turning his focus back to the training. A slash here. A thrust there. Hmm two centimeters to the left would've been more effective. He tried the attack once more with greater speed and accuracy. There we go. Much better.]

[Open]

[yamagishi]

[Meanwhile, Fuuka wasn't too sure if she should speak up. After all, he was paying so much attention to his training so it didn't seem right for her to bother him like that. Still, she wanted to watch some more. ...Was that creepy?]

[Open]

[flamberge]

[Finally pleased by his own movements, he turned to look at his observer. If memory served correctly, this girl was Colette's partner. They hadn't really spoken before, however.]

Is there something I can do for you?

[Open]

[yamagishi]

Ah...I'm sorry, I was just looking at [how awesome you were? ...Yeahhh] how focused you were on your training and um...I guess I found myself just staring.

I'm sorry if it was distracting you, sir.

[Open]

[flamberge]

[Totally understandable. He is the awesomest awesome there is.]

No need to apologize. Observing another person's training is always helpful in improving upon your own skills.

[Open]

[yamagishi]

Yeah, I guess so! [Minus the fact that she can't really fight]

It seems like you're really skilled at this type of thing!

[Open]

[flamberge]

[No arguing that. He's never been overly modest about his skills.]

Skill comes with experience. [The implication being she could become just as skilled. He pauses and glances down at the weapon in his hand.] Though my technique has dulled somewhat from lack of practice with the weapon.

[blossomgale]

[ Sophie is standing off to the side, quietly watching. She may look familiar to him after her broadcast on the DEMISE, but she has never seen Kratos in person before. Though, he looks familiar somehow. Like something she has seen before arriving in Death City. But what...? ]

[flamberge]

[Despite feeling a pair of eyes on him, Kratos continues with his training for a little while longer. A couple more movements and he's fairly satisfied. That's when he finally turns to get a look at his audience. If memory serves correctly, this is the same girl he spoke with a few days prior.]

Is there something you need?

[blossomgale]

[ His voice sounds vaguely familiar to her, but it still has yet to click. Something else is bugging her. Sophie shakes her head. ]

You look... familiar...

[flamberge]

[Well, they had spoken the other day, but she did say he looks familiar.]

I don't believe we've actually met in person before.

[blossomgale]

No, we haven't... but...

[ She continues to stare at him for a good long moment until it clicks in her head. Clasping her hands together, she smiles. ]

I know where I've seen you before. In front of the Knight Academy!

[flamberge]

[He blinks, obviously confused by what she said. What did she mean by that? Was she possibly from his world?]

In front of the Knight Academy?

[blossomgale]

[ Ephinea is Derris-Kharlan. She nods, but from his reaction, it sounds like he wasn't familiar with the academy. ]

You don't know about it? There's a statue that looks just like you in front of the academy.

[ She looks Kratos up and down and starts to look a little skeptical. ] Kind of... [ Maybe if his arms were buffer and had paint. Yeah, that makes a huge difference, Sophie. ]

[flamberge]

[And Asbel is really Kratos' descendant! A statue? Of him? She has to be confusing him for someone else.]

You must be mistaken. There exist no statues in my likeness anywhere.

[Especially not near a knight academy of all places. Getting kicked out of the knighthood kinda ruined any chance of that.]

[Open]

[ninjainviolet]

[Arms crossed, Sheena watches Kratos for several minutes, feeling nostalgic for her own daggers.]

When was the last time you used one of those?

[flamberge]

[Despite being aware of the audience, Kratos says nothing and continues with his training until she speaks up. A few moments of silence pass since he decides to finish whatever technique he'd been working on before replying.]

Not in recent memory. [Last time had been back home before getting the Flamberge, which was a while ago.]

[ninjainviolet]

[Sheena waits patiently, knowing better than to distract him further.]

I had a hunch. Some of your moves would be more suited for a sword than a dagger.

[flamberge]

[And done with the attack. It went better than expected but still not at the level he'd hoped for. He turns to her before speaking up.]

You must be considerably skilled to have noticed that.

[ninjainviolet]

[Yep. She blushes. Damn her inability to take a compliment.]

Y-yes. I was trained to use several weapons. Up until recently, I had a pair of daggers in my boots. [She's pretty sure he knows what she means by "recently".]

[flamberge]

[Yeah, he definitely gets what she means by it. He gives a small, approving nod at that. Carrying supplementary weapons in case something happened always proved a good strategy.]

What sort of weaponry have you been trained to handle?

[ninjainviolet]

Let's see.... I've been trained in daggers, katanas, whips, throwing weapons, but... [She pauses...this was Kratos, so what she's about to say may not sound strange to him.]

I'm the only one who can use Elemental Cards.

[flamberge]

[Nope, not strange at all.]

That is an impressive arsenal. I've heard elemental cards are difficult to master.