Morning Training

[spandexisyouth]

Characters: Everyone!
Location: Training Grounds, Shibusen
Rating: PG-13 for violence
Time: 6am to 9am
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 March 14th.

Official areas:

FAQ: Questions answered by Maito Gai
Breakfast:Run by Saya Tagaki, Fabiola Iglesias
Instruction: For anyone who wants to learn the basics of fighting, or get a handle on more advanced techniques. Run by Auron, Steve Rogers, Deryn, Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart, Cloud
Sparring Overseen by Hyuuga Neji, Maes Hughes, and Kratos.
Weapon Transformation: How to find your form. Run by Yuuri and Santana.
Soul Perception: If someone doesn’t know by now. Run by Azusa.
Partner Training: How to work together as partners. Run by Tassadar; Maka and Soul; Eve
Weapons Handling Training: Run by Genesis Rhapsodos, Tenten, Kerrigan
Shooting Range: How to Shoot. Run by Leon, Re-l, Liz
Meister Ability Helpers: How to find it out. Run by Death the Kid, Edgeworth.
Finding a Partner: For unpartnered Meisters and Weapons to mingle and find each other. Overseen by Sasame.
Survival Course: Taught by The Signless, this month's novelty class!
Medics: A place for the medics to get to know each other and mingle.
Watch: For Watch people (and prospective new members) to gather, talk, and train.
SEES: For SEES personnel (or anyone interested) to team-build and talk.
Hug Brigade: Come get hugs!

Feel free to make your own threads!



Breakfast
Deryn [Open]
Aranea [Open]
Psii [Open]
Aomine [Open]

Instruction
Edgeworth [Open]

Sparring
Zeratul [Open]
Alucard [Open]
Raidou [Open]

Weapon Transformation
Lezard [Open]
Sion [Open]
Gray [Open]
Hawkeye [Open]
Nanami [Open]

Soul Perception
Barricade [Open]

Weapon Handling Training
Akiha [Open]
Aomine [Open]

Shooting Range
Hawkeye [Open]

Finding a Partner
Neji - Meister [Open for resonance practice]
Sora - Meister [Open]
Yami Bakura - Meister [Open]
Shindou - Weapon [Open]
Auron - Meister [Open]

Survival Course
Hanabi [Open]

Medics
Amateresu [Open]

Watch
Auron [Open]

SEES
Minato [Open]
Raidou [Open]

Hug Brigade
Bumblebee [Open]

General Open
Bakura [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Matt [Open]
Demona [Open]
Saya [Open]
Taiyou, Tenma [Closed]
Taiyou, Shindou [Closed]
Auron [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Hades [Open]
Aion [Open]
Sendou [Open]

Comments

Open for your harassment needs

[nofarplaneyet]

*Auron, as always, teaches the newbies, but also takes on any students of any skill level who want to learn more about swords. Or if you want to chat. Or harass in general. Or hit him up for that meal he probably owes you, Edward.*

*Takes up offer*

[ninjainviolet]

[Have one brooding ninja come up to you, Auron. She's a little depressed, so she's not as chatty as usual.]

Mornin', Auron.

[nofarplaneyet]

What's up? *Other than the fact she looks a little distracted.*

[ninjainviolet]

I thought we'd try that resonance thing.

[Nah, she's not distracted. She's only losing her friends left and right; nothing to be distracted about at all.]

[nofarplaneyet]

We can try that if you're up for it.

[ninjainviolet]

Yeah, I'm up for it. [Why wouldn't she be?]

So, what do I do first? Transform?

[nofarplaneyet]

*Well, being not depressed helps.*

That's right. Do whatever helps you transform. Then I'll grab a hold of the Weapon form and we'll try to resonate.

[ninjainviolet]

[It probably would, but a lot's happened to her lately, and knowing her luck, Auron will be the next friend she'll lose. But she'll try to push that thought aside as she begins to relax.]

Ok. I'm used to doing my right arm the most. I tend to hit people with it.

[A quiet chuckle as she begins with that, her arm quickly changing.]

[nofarplaneyet]

*Okay, that makes him chuckle too.* Go for it.

[ninjainviolet]

[She gives her "arm" a flick before continuing. Soon, there's a pretty long Obijime on the ground, one tasseled end giving a small "wave" before laying still.]

[nofarplaneyet]

*All right, that was certainly a new way to transform.*

So what part am I supposed to pick you up with?

[ninjainviolet]

[That's a pretty good question. Having only been told she looks like an Obijime, Sheena has no idea what she really looks like fully transformed. She is, however, accustomed to using her right arm as a whip of sorts, so she lifts the other end (her left hand) to show him what to grab, unaware that that end is all black and looks like a handle.]

[nofarplaneyet]

*Well, when in doubt, grab the handle. Auron isn't immediately shocked, which is is good. The obijime does weight a whole bunch, which tells him he's going to have to work hard in order to resonate properly.*

[ninjainviolet]

[She can't be that heavy, can she?

Sheena isn't sure what to expect when he picks her up, so she's a little startled at first by the sensation and starts to speak--which, of course, is pure thought at this point.]

Auron?

[nofarplaneyet]

*You're always heavy if you aren't quite resonating well at first. If Auron can't get around this, then they aren't meant to be.*

I can hear you. Just try to concentrate on resonating. *His is an old soul, tired in some places but highly determined in others. Figuring out how to balance his soul with hers would be the challenge.*

[ninjainviolet]

[It's a little frightening for her, and she wants to learn this, but she does hate not having control... So bear with her, Auron.]

Okay. But what do I do?

[She's dealt with souls older than his in the form of the Elemental Spirits, so that may help, but she's not sure where to begin.]

[nofarplaneyet]

We have to work together in order to be able to move together. To do that, we have to match up to each other. *The easiest way he's found is to equate it to trying to hold your hands up to someone else's and leaning against each other without overpowering the other. The challenge was trying to feel the mental equivalent of touching someone else's hands.*

[ninjainviolet]

All right.

[She had synced her moves with her grandfather while training, so this shouldn't be too different, right? She's about to try that with her "free hand" and manages a slight movement when she stops herself. Auron might actually feel a significant pause and a rush of confusion and realization.]

You don't mean physically, do you?

[nofarplaneyet]

*Auron chuckles* I meant mentally. You have to try to match, but not overpower, the other person's soul. *Auron can sense her trying and it's encouraging. He pushed a little back just to see if it would encourage her to try the same.*

The better you can resonate with someone, the easier it is for you to be able to work together in combat.

[ninjainviolet]

Mentally? Oh great. Not my strongest point.

[He should pick up her wry humor with that comment since she's being facetious. There's quite a bit of mental training that goes along with physical fighting, and they both know it.

She feels something, not exactly resistance, and she can't help picturing herself poking at it a little--like prodding him in the shoulder...]

Oh. Hey, is that you? It feels like you...

[Please tell her she's right...]

[nofarplaneyet]

Looks like you found me. *wry* Instead of poking me, try working with me.

[ninjainviolet]

[Poke. Poke. Po--]

Sorry. *mental deep breath* Okay...I just need to figure this out.

[He may feel a few more accidental prods, then a sudden rush of emotion that can only be compared to her saying "Eureka!" If he felt her poking her while she imagined it, then he should feel her as she imagines standing beside him in battle formation--taking the side of the hand he normally holds a weapon in.]

How's that?

[nofarplaneyet]

*There. That was it. It felt right and easy to compliment that wavelength now. Just trying to find the right spot could be like putting together a puzzle blindfolded.*

Excellent. Now...how exactly are you used in combat? Do I just swing you around or...?

[ninjainviolet]

[She also discovered that it didn't take as much effort to speak to him now that it didn't feel like she was trying to talk through water. It was actually pretty comfortable right now.]

Have you ever used a whip?

[That's how she swung her "arm" when it was transformed.]

[nofarplaneyet]

No, but I've seen it done. Let's try it out. *Auron took a firm grip of the handle and cracked the Weapon in front of him.*