[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

[willnotdespair]

[ The silence was... odd. Considering the time he's spent before with Hades this wasn't something that happened often. If at all. What Hades had said after the strength of a heart was even more odd, as well as curious. ]

... The heart is a hard thing to teach. For anyone.

[kill_some_time]

[The reply earns him a small amused smile.]

Especially for somebody who does not have one?

[willnotdespair]

[ So Gods don't have hearts. Mithos oddly doesn't find it surprising and yet... ]

... You can't teach someone a double-edged sword if you can't maintain one yourself. And if you don't have one... it's even more difficult.

[kill_some_time]

[He lets out a little chuckle at the fact that his words seem to have been taken too literal this time.]

It's not quite like that. An experienced tamer can teach a parentless whelp how to hunt for itself even though they are not of the same species. My guidance is similar; I can speak of what I have observed even when I can't move or feel like you.

[willnotdespair]

I understand.

[ He then gives this a small thought ]

If you do more harm than good then... what does that say about your observations?

[kill_some_time]

That I like to believe in peoples more than they believe in themselves and that blindly putting your trust in me is a foolish thing to do.

As it is with every god.

[willnotdespair]

[ Well... Mithos isn't foolish to blinding put his trust in you. That's a good thing, right? ]

Many people put their beliefs in Gods. To blinding put their trust in you... it's not surprising.

[kill_some_time]

[Is that a good thing when it still made him decide to walk Hades' path blindly? The god smiles.]

Nor is it very intelligent. We do not care about anybody's prayers.

[willnotdespair]

[ Mrg. He had his reasons. Luckily, now that he has a sword, that mistake won't happen again. ]

Then what do you suggest? For people to not believe in you?

[kill_some_time]

[Won't it, now?]

For people to find their own truth. I can assist with that, but whatever they find will be up to them. It is often dangerous.

[willnotdespair]

[ It's less likely. ]

... The truth is often what someone does not want to hear. Especially when it shatters their beliefs.

[kill_some_time]

[Good, because Hades dislikes repetitiveness. Let's make new mistakes next time.^^]

That it is. Yet is it better to spent one's life living a lie? As the final truth I have yet to figure out an answer to that.

[willnotdespair]

[ No. He's going to try to make no mistakes with you around from now on Hades. :(

Mithos takes what Hades said into consideration. That... is a good question. And something he feels like he should find the answer for himself considering everything he's heard about his future thus far ]

It's.. a good question. I don't think anyone knows the answer to it yet.

[kill_some_time]

[He smiles lightly, his ears perking up slightly before they fold back into their usual stance.]

Not until they have experienced it.

[willnotdespair]

[ Mithos glances off to the side ]

And even so it depends on what they learn. Some thing it's better while others wish it could be kept in the dark.

[ Which makes him wonder. What would he prefer? To know about the future or not to. ]

[kill_some_time]

[His smile widens a bit as he gives Mithos a knowing look.]

Yet what was once learned can never be taken back.

[willnotdespair]

[ Mithos' looks a bit saddened and even mildly frustrated at the answer. ]

... No. It can't. All you can do is embrace it for that it is.

[kill_some_time]

If you can do it. It's one of the reasons why mortals dislike me and have such problems noticing my presence under normal circumstances.

[willnotdespair]

Because they can't handle the truth?

[kill_some_time]

Mmmhm. Memento moriendum esse - "Remember that you will die".

I remind them of those things they would rather not see. So they take me out of their picture of the world.

[willnotdespair]

[ Oof. That hit Mithos a little more than it should have. He's fully aware that eventually everyone dies but... he's learned that in his "future" he sacrifices himself. Not exactly the death he's asked for but... at least it could have been worse. ]

.. Take the one who reminds them of things they would rather not see and the world seems much better than it really is. It's... a false security.

[kill_some_time]

That it might be. Yet doing so makes them ..vulnerable, one might say. Neither death, evil nor the darkness is something that is that simple that it only needs to be feared. There is a reason why I am its god and yet the oldest of the Three Brothers.

[willnotdespair]

Was there any advice that you have gotten that worked out the way you intended it to?

[kill_some_time]

That I have gotten? [He seems half surprised and half amused over the question.] I have had teachers before, with varying success.

[willnotdespair]

[ .. So even though he's a god he's had teachers? ...Huh. ]

What about advice that you have given?