[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

[forbearanced]

Someone was watching, all right. Kojuro made a small noise of approval.

"You are rather skilled."

[blossomgale]

Hearing that approval brings a smile to Sophie's face. Doing good on her first day of training and she feels a little proud.

"Thank you."

[forbearanced]

"Where did you learn how to fight?"

Kojuro was now busy mentally running through her display of skill, determining the flaws alongside its merits.

[blossomgale]

"Learn? Um..."

She sounds almost uncertain, since she didn't really learn most of it. More like she was born with it. But some of her moves may have been copied from former traveling companions.

"Fodra, I guess. It's the planet where I was born."

[forbearanced]

Kojuro's eyebrows shot up at the vague answer, but his expression generally remained impassive.

"No one taught you?"

[blossomgale]

She shakes her head. Perhaps the Fodran scientists would be better at explaining how she works, but all of them are no longer living.

"No. It's more like something I was just born knowing how to fight."

[forbearanced]

"Is that so?"

That definitely piqued Kojuro's curiosity. Inherent fighting skills could often be found in exceptional warriors, and this one was young...

"Would you be averse to sparring with me?"

[blossomgale]

"No, not really." She answers with a shake of her head. "We can spar."

She hasn't really had any "friendly battles" with anyone before except with Asbel, but she doesn't mind. It might be more helpful to spar with an actual person than fighting with a stationary dummy.

[forbearanced]

"Excellent."

Kojuro moved away from the practice dummy, stepping into a clearer space in the vicinity. He then straightened up and faced the girl again.

"I am Katakura Kojuro of Oshu. My life and blade are sworn to Date Masamune." Even a basic spar had traditions that needed to be followed, in his opinion. Introductions were one of them. "What is your name?"

[blossomgale]

She listens curiously as he introduces himself to her, with her head in a slight tilt. Wow, those names sound long and complicated.

"My name is Sophie Lhant. It's nice to meet you." A little bland compared to his introduction. This tradition is new to her.

[forbearanced]

"It is good to meet you as well."

Kojuro bowed once, and then dropped into a defensive position. It appeared as though he was going to allow the girl to take the first strike.

[blossomgale]

Sophie bows as well, mostly because Kojuro did.

If he isn't going to make the first attack, then she's going to try jumping right in. She runs forward at a rapid speed and pulls her fist back a little, seeming to prepare for a punch as she gets closer.

[forbearanced]

Kojuro lifted his guard almost instantaneously. Striking him would feel, for most, like striking at an incredibly solid wall, or perhaps at the face of a mountain.

The samurai's eyes focused on Sophie, studying her form, attempting to gauge her speed and strength now that they were actually engaged in a spar.

ack, and also, I'm really sorry if I suck at writing fights... ffff ;;

[blossomgale]

Her first strike is aimed for his chest and when it lands, she doesn't even flinch. It might seem abnormal for a seemingly young girl. She's strong, though not as strong as she was when she was in her own world. But she's noticeably stronger than average. Most of her strength lies within her agility and how quickly she's able to throw combos together.

She follows up with another punch in a manner of seconds. If her second punch connects, she's likely to throw in a kick as well.

IT'S OKAY, LET'S FLAIL TOGETHER. /o/

[forbearanced]

The second punch did connect, if only because Kojuro let it happen. His interest had been piqued: the girl was, indeed, rather skilled.

"How long have you been fighting?"

It was probably strange how he intended to carry on a perfectly normal conversation while they were going at it, but that was how he did things.

\o\ YAYYYYY

[blossomgale]

"I dont..."

After the punch, she twists around, unleashing a kick. It's not that she's too busy to answer, but the question has her thinking about the answer. How long? She never really kept track of that.

"...remember."

[forbearanced]

"I see. It feels like you have been for most of your life."

That would be the only logical way to explain how strong she was, at any rate. Kojuro stepped away from the kick, moving into Sophie's blind spot. He attempted to counter with a solid blow aimed at her chest.

[blossomgale]

The blow manages to make her stagger backward, but she quickly recovers, trying to stay bouncing on the balls of her feet.

Fighting for most of her life sounds about right.

"Since the day I was born, I guess."

[forbearanced]

"And how old are you?"

Kojuro thought that she looked pretty young, but if there was anything that being in Death City had taught him, it was that appearances were INCREDIBLY deceiving.

Now the man was moving in again, going for a feint before aiming a knee for Sophie's side.

[blossomgale]

Sophie watches his movements more closely and quickly side steps slightly to avoid the knee to her side.

"I'm... an ancient being." That was what Malik called her before she arrived in Death City. But she looks around fourteen in appearance. She once told Asbel she might be fourteen, but after learning more about herself, that wasn't true at all.

She steps back into hitting range and moves to make a roundhouse kick at his body.

[forbearanced]

The only thing that betrayed Kojuro's curiosity and confusion over that was a lift of his eyebrows.

"I see."

He caught that kick with his arms and attempted to throw the girl away from him.

[blossomgale]

Ancient, but still a child in many ways.

"Is it..." Sophie is flung back by the throw, landing on her back, but only for a moment. She does a somersault backwards, back onto her feet.

"Strange?"

[forbearanced]

Kojuro blinked at that movement. The girl had excellent reflexes... she was potentially a dangerous opponent on the field.

Good: that meant that she could defend herself well.

"It is merely different, and all things are different from one another in essence."

[blossomgale]

The conversation seems to have put a halt on Sophie sending out any more attacks, but she does keep an eye on Kojuro and remain in a fighting stance.

"Sometimes I wish I wasn't so different." From humans. But she knows it's impossible.

[forbearanced]

"Is it difficult for you to be?"

Kojuro was shifting his weight from foot to foot, as if he were weighing his options. Or maybe he was simply biding his time. The man had an excellent poker face.