[Morning Training, open to all!]

[awokentospring]

Characters: Everyone!
Location: Training Ground, Shibusen
Rating: PG-13 for violence of the training sort
Time: 6am to 9am
Description: Training takes place every morning in the park to prepare the guests of the city for the ongoing war. It's handwaved most days, but approximately once a month this gets played out in a log. This log takes place on July 26th.

Official areas:

FAQ: In need of help or answers? Come here! Staffed by Neji.
Breakfast: The incentive for coming to Morning Training for those who actually don't care about Death City. All food providers are given funds to buy/prepare the food and are then paid for the time they spent cooking/preparing. Provided by a catering service for now
Combat Instruction: One can learn and improve on fighting techniques! Staffed by Cloud and Sion
Sparring: A bunch of people are there. You show up and pick one to fight. Staffed by Zelgius (beginners), Morgan (intermediate), Amaterasu and Cloud (advanced)
Weapon Transformation: New Weapon? Unsure on how to transform into a weapon (or how to transform back)? Go here! Staffed by Aqua
Soul Perception: Find out more about your soul, what they are, and what they potentially may do. Staffed by Death the Kid
Partner Training: Learn how to work as a partner! Staffed by Death the Kid
Weapons Handling Training: Learn how to handle sharp things and not so sharp things! Staffed by Auron and Genesis
Shooting Range: Learn to shoot a gun, not at quail though, so expect your face to come out of this just fine. Staffed by Naoto, Giroro, and Duo Maxwell
Meister Ability Helpers: Learn about your Meister ability and how to use it. Staffed by Akiha
Finding a Partner: Unpartnered Weapons and Meisters meet each other here! Staffed by no one :(
Medics: A place for medics to hang out, recruit and aid the injured - especially if they get shot in the face by accident. Staffed by Rosalia
Watch: This is where members of the watch meet up, chill, recruit and train! People interested in the watch welcome!
SEES: This is where SEES members hang out, and recruit!
Hug Brigade: A begrudgingly still opened squad dedicated to hugs of encouragement. Thank Lee for this! Staffed by Lee and his brigadiers!

And of course, as always, feel free to make your own threads!

Open Character threads (Bear with me as I try to catch them all ;;):

-Hyuuga Neji
-Psiionic
-Edgeworth (? I think it's open...)

Comments

[Open]

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji stands surrounded by a loose ring of training dummies, crouched in a stance he's rarely needed in the past ten or so months he'd spent in Death City. Open palms, breathing steady- then lunges forward, hands calling up bursts of soul wavelength the moment one of his palms comes into contact with the wooden posts.

The strikes are all accurate, if not very powerful, and he circles into a strange-looking sort of dance-like movement in an effort to hit every last one of them. Weaving as if moving between silk curtains, strikes deceptive and sudden in their execution as he changes direction on the slightest shift of movement.

By the end, the dummies are still mostly intact, and Neji spends a quiet moment observing his work, then brings up his palms for inspection. A few splinters, and there's a mild strain on his soul from filtering a bit of Soul Menace into each blow, but perhaps he can increase the strength of each one gradually..]

[awokentospring]

[Lee stops by a few times as he runs here and there throughout the day, watching Neji as he trains a moment before moving on. But it isn't until they're cleaning up and putting away the splintered dummies that Lee actually takes some time to talk with Neji.]

It is kind of sad... that I did not get to practice more with my Meister ability when we were switched.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji hums a mild note in response, hefting one of the posts from the ground]

I suppose. Though our abilities are similar enough like this, I believe.. Do you wish you were a Meister, Lee?

[awokentospring]

Our abilities certainly fit our personalities better as we are now.

... I suppose. It was interesting to try. I just kind of wish I had the chance to master it.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji pauses a moment to look over at Lee]

Your Meister ability was your speed, Lee. That's something you already mastered back home, and a supportive skill you still have as a Weapon.

[awokentospring]

.... Yes, that's true.

[Lee is quiet after that, just going about picking up whatever is necessary, mostly bigger things that are too difficult for more normal people to manage.]

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji frowns, watching his partner move, then swallows down a sudden pang of sympathy. He thinks he understands, in the form of something he took for granted until he lost his own abilities coming into this world]

Lee.. I could still train you when I have time, in the event we find ourselves changed again.

[It's a pretty small chance and he doesn't have much for free time, but he doesn't know what else to say]

[awokentospring]

[Lee thought that would be the end of it. But to hear Neji say he would train him...

Lee looks up, surprise evident on his face.] You would?

I, uh, that is, I mean, I do not want you to have to waste time on something like that. It is not likely going to happen again.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji bends to haul up the last training dummy and glances off with a shrug]

It's up to you. My style doesn't have much application outside of those circumstances, but it's possible you could at least incorporate some elements of it into your own if you believe you could find it useful.

[awokentospring]

[Hearing that gave Lee some hope. He did like practicing what Neji had taught him, so if he could learn more then maybe it could be helpful to him in the future.]

I would like to, then. There is always a chance it will come in handy.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji nods, relieved he could address Lee's concerns without causing him any further insecurity]

Then in that case, I'll try to give you some instruction each morning that you can then practice for the day.

[awokentospring]

I would like that, Neji! [And he wins a broad grin from Lee.]

I never have anything new to improve on here by myself. It will be a wonderful challenge!

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji smiles faintly in return, setting the last dummy with the others, and straightens]

Well once I've made Hakke Rokujuuyonshou fully effective again, we'll need to practice it as our Resonance Attack. With you attached to my arms, I'll have less flexibility and no wrist movement, so it'll be another adjustment, but I'm certain we'll make it work.

[awokentospring]

Ah, that is true! Though at least that is something we work on together.

[The problem was getting time together during training that lasted more than a few minutes. They hardly had time for meaningful conversation on most days.]

... Perhaps we should make it a plan to practice at least fifteen minutes a day. It is not much, but making time a little bit every day is better than only a little whenever we feel we have the time.

[heavenly_earth]

[He tips his head, considering that]

Not in the morning. We already have a lot to do after we wake up. But perhaps, once our shifts are over, we'll come back here at night and practice.

[awokentospring]

It will take some time out of our... personal time.

[Lee didn't feel too self-conscious talking about it since they were relatively alone. Everyone else helping with clean-up was quite a ways away, working on taking down booths and gathering weapons.]

I suppose that is a sacrifice that has to be made. For the betterment of our Resonance Attack.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji stiffens a moment, glancing around briefly, then clears his throat]

It seems necessary for the sake of training..

[And then his soul is reaching out, more comfortable discussing personal details in a private conversation]

And there's little reason to mind if you consider the effects of being bound so closely.

[awokentospring]

[Lee nodded, thinking Neji's comments would be kept at that, but when he reached out in resonance to speak with Lee the chuunin froze for a moment.]

I... do rather like it when we... resonate so... intensely.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji's smile shifted into a quiet amusement and satisfaction]

And there's no reason to do so in the morning when we have prior obligations.

[awokentospring]

Understood. [Very much understood. Ahem.]

Then we will keep it to evenings.

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji hums his amusement and cocks his head, feeling smug as he turns back to work]

Glad you agree.