[Morning Training!]

[spandexisyouth]

Morning Training happens every day in the city, and most days get handwaved. Once a month a log goes up to play out interactions and teaching. It happens from 6 am to 9 am, and this time it's happening December 31st, in-game.

I'll be linking/indexing once threads are made.

Batch 1: Beginners under the age of fifteen. Taught by Prussia, Fakir, Auron.
Batch 2: Adult beginners. Under Tommy Oliver, Saber, Kaoru Kamiya, Lightning Farron, Maito Gai.
Batch 3: Intermediate fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Hyuuga Neji. 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. Kasuga, Yuuri, Ishida Mitsunari, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If you still don’t know by now-- Any of the Soul Perception people. Azusa, Stein.
Partner training: How to Work Together as Partners. Tassadar and Nataku. Maka and Soul.
Weapons handling training: Genesis, Tenten, Yuu Kanda.
Shooting range: How to shoot things 101. Jade Harley, Grit, Germany.
Meister Ability helpers: Stein, Edgeworth
Medics: 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.

Feel free to throw up new threads for characters, especially those who want to try their partnership. Breakfast is served as usual!

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

Breakfast!
FAQ!

Feel free to start your own threads, too!



Batch 2
Edgeworth [Open]

Batch 3
Emil [Open]
Hiei [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Yuu Kanda [Open]
Luke and Asch, closed

Batch 4
Kujaku [Open]
Itachi [Open]
Katakura [Open?]
Kirin [Open]

Breakfast
Jade [Open]
Kagura [Open]

Partner Training
Alucard and Raidou
Hideyoshi and Mitsunari

Shooting Range
Vash [Open]
Re-L [Open]
Madoka [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Yukari
Aion [Open]

Meister Ability
Emil
Anise
Yuu Kanda
Takuto
Lloyd

Medics
Naomi [Open]

Audience
Marlene, aka Peanut [Open]
Saya [Open]
Choushiro [Open]
Hades [Open]

Watch
Re-L [Open]
Souji [Open]
Roy [Open]
Temeraire [Open]

Misc.
Gai [Open]
Stein [Open]
Takuto [Open]
Ryoki [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Kujaku [Open]
Emoboi Sasuke [Open]
Gin [Open]
Minako [Open]
Auron [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Clare [Open]
Bumblebee [Open]
Hitsugaya [Open]
Stripp [Open]
Ryuuji [Open]
Leo [Open]
Franziska [Open]

Comments

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[She didn't pursue as Kerrigan dove out of the way, instead setting her feet and staying low to the ground. Ready to move, and looking every bit as dangerous as a feral animal. She tilted her head to the side when Kerrigan spoke.]

Your meaning?

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[She gave Selendis a measured stare for a long moment before she rose from her readied stance. She set her hands on her hips and shook her head, not finding anything wrong with honesty during combat.]

Your knees don't make it easy to drop you like I would a Terran. It's annoying. [She shrugged, meaning no offense.] I haven't had a good fight like this in awhile though. Figures it comes from a Protoss.

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[Was that a compliment? Well, when it came to combat, Selendis was all business. While she didn't relax, she did stand up when Kerrigan's own stance became more casual.]

As Templar, I dedicate my life to combat. As for my knees, it is up to you to determine another method of defeating me.

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've put down enough Templars on Tarsonis. They were Tassadar's warriors, but he didn't seem to hold it against me much. [Her fingers flexed against her hip, and she took in the difference in stance, waiting.

And then she was back on the move, exploding into motion and closing the distance rapidly. She leapt, trying to set a foot to one of Selendis' thighs to launch higher with less effort on her part.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[There was no reason to reply to that, even if Kerrigan was trying to incite her. She herself had killed a number of terrans, and it wasn't exactly something to be proud about. It was a necessity of war.

Selendis went on the defensive immediately, throwing her arms up in a cross to block the woman from striking her.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[Forced to redirect her attack because of the quick block, she moved to seize one of Selendis' wrists. However, she quickly realized based on their height difference and Selendis' brute strength that it would be impossible for her to twist it around behind the Protoss' back.

Instead, she abandoned the attack half-way through the attempt, backing off so that she could attack at a different angle.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[Selendis didn't give her the chance, pushing after Kerrigan while she tried to back off. In most spars, Selendis was content to let her partners take the offensive. With Kerrigan, though, she knew the former ghost could handle whatever she dished out.

She lashed out with her fist again, going down low so there was no chance of losing her balance.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[Kerrigan grunted as Selendis' fist impacted with her side, sending to aside with the weight of her blow. She landed on her feet, skidding in the grass until she came to a stop and quickly stretched her side to make certain nothing was damaged.

The pain she shook off easily, rolling her shoulders before she cautiously circled again looking for an opening. Selendis was one of the few people willing to actually hit her, and that made this spar worth it.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[She only paused briefly to let Kerrigan get her bearings, something she normally wouldn't do under actual combat circumstances. The goal here wasn't to kill, despite her opponent. At least Kerrigan kept going after getting hit - Clare had a long way to go before she reached that point.

Selendis followed the path of her tight circle, again keeping low. She struck out with an open palm this time, sweeping towards Kerrigan's legs.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[She knew that an opening would not present itself while she was circling; Selendis was too good at hand-to-hand for that to happen. So, she waited as she circled, picking the opportunity that presented itself when the Protoss struck out at her.

She neatly leapt the swiping arm, fully aware there was a second one on the defensive, but she was entering her own attack range. Sliding in quickly, she drove her fingers in towards the side of Selendis' neck. There may not be a trachea to crush, but surely there was blood vessels to traumatize.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[Kerrigan had quite a bit of armor to past as well, but typically Selendis' shields would prevent anything from getting too far. She'd learned her lesson the way that those shields weren't functional, and Kerrigan was far too close for comfort.

Her fingers struck home, but did very little damage, at least as far as a protoss with war wounds was concerned. It certainly hurt, and Selendis used her free hand to grab Kerrigan's wrist, hauling her back. Every hit Kerrigan landed would be returned without hesitation.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[Withdrawing her hand when contact was made, Sarah twisted her wrist in Selendis' massive hand. She snapped a hard kick to the wrist of the Protoss to force a release of her wrist as she was hauled away with Selendis' superior strength.

She remained within range, not wanting to have to combat those long legs and arms to get back where she was now. Let them face off in the circle of Selendis' range where her own was just as good.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[This time Selendis' armor did protect her from a direct hit, though the kick jarred her arm. She refused so let go so easily, and her other hand, now free, snaked out to seize Kerrigan's other wrist.

Not ideal, since if she was successful, they would both have their hands tied up and Kerrigan's legs were still loose. She'd deal with any more kicks as they came, though.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[Twisting her body around, she almost literally sacrificed her caught arm to avoid the other being seized. Instead, she knocked aside Selendis' hand that was grabbing and hissed in pain as her shoulder jammed in the twist. Sacrifices had to be made even in spars.

Her free hand snapped up to hold onto Selendis' arm, aware her wrist was not going to be released. So be it, she would use the arm holding hers to her advantage. Swinging her weight up, she lashed out in an attempt to jam both of her feet into Selendis' face.]

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[If Selendis had had a nose, Kerrigan would have certainly broken it. But she reacted quickly enough to avoid a faceful of feet, feeling the air rush past on her skin. This time she did release Kerrigan's wrist, aware of the woman's pain but not necessarily concerned.

Selendis wrenched her own arm out of Kerrigan's grip so she didn't go on swinging off of her to land more hits. Back to square one, then.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[Sarah swung backwards when all her limbs were released, twisting in the air so that she landed evenly on her feet. She reached up to rub her shoulder before rising a hand to stop their little contest. She was pleased, which meant that enough was enough.

She didn't want to fall into that battle rage that could happen, the thrill of actually hurting someone. It was better as it was now.]

Enough. This fight is yours.

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

[Selendis tracked her movements, still in a defensive position, but dropped it when Kerrigan spoke. An honest fight she could respect, unlike their first encounter at the party. It was a small improvement, but she'd take it.]

You fight well, Sarah Kerrigan. [A small pause, and then Selendis graced her with a courteous bow.]

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

[She nods her head, but she finds herself surprised by the sudden bow. She hesitates before slowly returning it.]

We can do this another time. Your reach is the hardest part, I would say.

[justiceisdue.livejournal.com]

I am here every morning. [Kerrigan likely already knew that, though.]

You are smaller and faster, which is typically an advantage I am accustomed to using.

[ghostofaqueen.livejournal.com]

Then I suppose future spars will be interesting for us both.

[She wastes no time turning and wandering away back through the crowd of training people, disappearing soon enough.]