Will the real Morning Training please stand up?

[spandexisyouth]

Morning Training happens every day in the city, and most days get handwaved. This training log happens January 30th.

FAQ: For any character confusion or questions. Answered enthusiastically by Maito Gai.
Breakfast: Provided by the combined efforts of Cinderella, Katakura Kojuro, Saya Tagaki.
Batch 1: Beginners under the age of fifteen. Taught by Prussia, Fakir, Auron, Steve Rogers.
Batch 2: Adult beginners. Under Saber, Kaoru Kamiya, Lightning Farron, Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart.
Batch 3: Intermediate fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Hyuuga Neji and Ling Yao. Please see list of random sparrers.
Batch 4: Experienced fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Selendis. Please see list of random sparrers.
Weapon transformation: How to Change into Your Weapon Form. Yuuri, Ishida Mitsunari, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If you still don’t know by now-- Any of the Soul Perception people. Luna Lovegood, Azusa.
Partner training: How to Work Together as Partners. Tassadar and Nataku. Maka and Soul. Shizuo and Motochika. Eve.
Weapons handling training: Genesis, Tenten.
Shooting range: How to shoot things 101. Grit, Vash the Stampede, Leon. Fuu Hououji (for Archery).
Meister Ability helpers: Edgeworth, Death the Kid, Ryuuji.
Medics (and First Aid Training, lead by Naomi Kimishima): All the medical people.
Audience: Because some people just want to watch.
Watch: An area closed off to the Watch members who need any sort of special training.

For training via sparring, batches 3 and 4:
Kojurou
Saber
Itachi Uchiha
Hyuuga Neji
Selendis
Hiei
Chōsokabe Motochika
Steve Rogers
Maito Gai
Various NPCs (also available upon request)
Partner vs partner sparring is also good!

Feel free to make your own threads after all of the official threads are up!



Breakfast
Karkat [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Mitsunari [Open]
Matthew [Open]
Kiyomasa [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Byakuran [Open]
Tsurugi [Open]
Yukimura [Open]
Tenma [Open]
Santana [Open]


Batch One
Bakura [Open]

Batch Two
Nagi [Open]

Batch Three
Emil [Open]
Sapphire [Open]

Batch Four
Amateresu [Open]
Lili [Open]
Raidou [Open]

Meister Ability
Masamune [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Howl [Open]

Medics/First Aid
Matthew [Open]
Duke [Open]

Audience
Max [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Hiko [Open]
Izaya [Open]
Fang [Open]
Bayonetta [Open]

Shooting Range
Naoto [Open]

General
Gai [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Kid [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Kaoru [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Kratos [Open]
Yako [Open]
Clare [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Auron [Open]
Allen [Open]
Rhode [Open]

Comments

[lionborn]

....Leo. They called me that because I'm a lion. [So much distrust in his voice. He doesn't like getting the tables turned on him like that.]

[megitsune]

I see. Does Leo mean lion, then?

[She's trying not to gawk, she's certainly seen others around who're even more unusual. Like the dragon and the.... what is Tassadar, anyway?]

It sounds like a strong name. I've never seen a lion in person before, only heard stories about them or seen them in pictures.

I... suppose it's odd of me to tell you this, but, your eyes are beautiful. I keep trying not to stare at them because they're so striking. I don't want you to think I'm being rude.

[lionborn]

It does, but it's not as if they put any deeper thought into it. I'm a lion-Half, so they went and called me Leo. Awfully creative, ain't it?

ah- My eyes? [and there goes the tough street punk act again as he blushes.] Stare all ya want, but most use other names for 'em.

[megitsune]

It sounds like you don't like your name, then. I... I am sorry, Leo-san, but I've never heard of a "lion half." I'm guessing it means your blood is half that of a lion?

No, I'd rather not stare. It's rude. [A tiny smile as if to say, We okay?] I'll behave myself.

[lionborn]

It's not as much the name as what it means. [and that he doesn't want to have anything to feel indebted for towards the humans who made it, and be it just a hastily scribbled down word on a form.

He glares at her for a moment but then sighs and deflates, dropping most of his thought guy act. No point keeping it up when things have gone that far already. Running a hand through his hair, he shrugs.] My mom was a lioness and my dad some human I never met. I'm a half-human, half-animal hybrid that the humans back home made using science. They don't like us very much, so I'm used to getting stares or worse.

[megitsune]

[The color drains from her face. She's heard of some brutal experiments in her own land, such as those of Hanaoka Seishu, but not quite like this.]

What a sick thing for people to do. They create people in experiments? And then... dislike and mistreat them? It makes no sense.

[lionborn]

They make us because they need us. Or rather, our offspring and blood to cure themselves. Raw material doesn't need to be treated nicely, right?

[megitsune]

[Megumi looks stricken, suddenly, at his words. Her face pales a bit, and there's a flicker of unpleasant memories that crosses her features. She says quietly, her voice a bit husky.]

No, it doesn't. And those who are useful are kept around... only until they outlive their profitability. Like the goose with the golden eggs.

[lionborn]

[Leo pretends not to notice her reaction. He has no way of telling if it is because she led such a sheltered life that the raw reality of his world just plain shocked her or if it was due to something else, more personal. To be honest he doesn't think he even wants to know or care.

He laughs a little at her words, a small bitter sound that doesn't carry any amusement except maybe masochism.]

Exactly. So stare and ask all ya want, I'm used to way worse and don't care about it anymore. I've got te marks on my face, ya know?

[megitsune]

[She gives a rather unladylike snort to shake away her private thoughts, and then offers him a small, easy smile.]

I'm glad I've not offended you, then, Leo-san.

Have you lived here in this strange place long, perhaps? You.... seem to be somewhat at ease here, compared to myself and a few others I've noticed.

[She nods her head over yonder at some other newbies who seem suspicious or upset, or who are wandering around aimlessly and awkwardly.]

[lionborn]

[He gives her a puzzled look at the '-san' (nobody -ever- uses that for him) but then shrugs, expression turning cynical.]

I've been here for a little over three months by now. Dunno if that makes me more used to this shit or not. [Another shrug of his shoulders pairing with a little wave of his hand.] Guess I'm just not the type to flip out much.

[megitsune]

[She huffs.]

Huh. Or perhaps you simply hide it well. I suppose I should take a page from your book in this case. Yelling about this nonsense isn't getting me anywhere... I'm still here.

[lionborn]

[He takes a drag from his cigarette. Her guess is awfully close.]

...Perhaps. And you are, whether you like it or not. What you have is the choice whether to roll over and do whatever they say or to say 'screw you!' and make your own decisions.

[megitsune]

Option two sounds more like my style. [She actually gives a sardonic little chuckle, under her breath.] I've never been good at following orders.

[lionborn]

[He returns the sentiment with a smirk.]

Neither have I. Welcome on the team and better be prepared to get some hard bumps from all possible sides on the ride.

[megitsune]

Ah, is that so. Well, good, then at least I won't be alone, hmm? I'm used to hard bumps. And bumping idiots. I suppose I'll be right at home then.

Er.... despite how I look compared to you all. I'm told I'm from more than a hundred years ago. [She nods at everyone's clothing and tilts her head] Is it... hotter in the future? You're all wearing so much less fabric.

[lionborn]

[He doubts that she'll have such a good time taking it as she thinks, but he comments on that as little as on the rest. He had had a really hard time buying the whole 'different worlds and times' thing at first and even now it sits badly with him, but flipping his shit over it time and time again just isn't worth the effort anymore.

So he shrugs.]

I have no clue. Sometimes it's hot, sometime it snows, it's not the same temperature everywhere... The best answer I can give you is that I wear the stuff I do because it's what I feel comfy in.

[megitsune]

[She nods, looking a little confused.]

I... haven't heard of clothes like that. But the weather sounds the same.

[Comfy is totally not a feature of traditional Japanese clothing. She doesn't really get it, but she'll think about it.]

[And that is when an airplane passes by overhead, making a loud roar as it heads to the Las Vegas airport. Megumi audibly squawks and before she knows it is behind Leo, covering her ears in terror.]

[WHAT THE SHIT IS THAT? her eyes are clearly saying]

[lionborn]

[He almost jumps when he is suddenly used as a human shield. Turning to her and then sharp back, he looks around with wide eyes before relaxing.]

What is what?

[megitsune]

[GOD she wishes she were shorter! She's trying to get completely behind Leo and down a little so that it won't SEE HER]

The roaring... thing! In the sky!

[lionborn]

The sky? [He finally looks up.] All I see is a plane.

[megitsune]

What is it?

[A 'plane'? Sounds kind of like 'crane' in her mind... her magical automatic grasp of how to speak this language is fine, but it doesn't seem to offer etymology.]

[That horrid noise is still happening, like thumder that just keeps going and going. Megumi shirks behind Leo a little more as the plane moves further to the right of them.]

A kind of... bird? Or... monster?

[lionborn]

[..... sigh.]

It's a vehicle. Can you quit squishing your boobs against my back now?

[megitsune]

'Vehicle'? [She's so unsure what he means by that.] I don't see anyone pulling that.

[At the boobs comment she makes a scandalized gasp, then punches him in the back.] How dare you! Most people would be thankful, you know.

[lionborn]

[He lets out an unhappy 'oof' at the punch an moves away.]

Hey, look at who started it before you complain! [It wasn't that he wasn't happy with the boobs (quite the opposite!), they were just really distracting. He could already feel the warmth of a blush gathering on his cheeks.] Of course you don't see anything pulling it, it's flying. It's an airplane!