soul_logs | [Open] Morning Training!

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]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Some of the less experienced partners look to be concentrating more. The Meisters. *Clare can't read expressions on weapons.*

...Have you tried manipulating your soul like whatever energy you use at home? It might be a bit more regimented an act for you, given your home seems to be pretty disciplined. *They are ninjas after all. She tried not to comment or notice his posture. It was very... un-ninja, but she didn't think he wanted her commenting.*

Oh, yeah? [Obito really can't blame them.] I still don't know my ability yet, though I've had... some hints.

You mean, like chakra? I guess I could try that. Accessing it isn't quite the same, since you don't charge it up then expend it. [It was worth a shot, through. It would be strange, trying to access something he had been neglecting for weeks now.]

...... [He sighed.] You know, I'm an Uchiha. That's a pretty prominent family where I come from. Our whole family, the ninja among us, anyway, are in change of Konoha's version of the Watch.

Well, from what I was told arriving here, abilities at home connect to the changed abilities here. My theory is whatever changes BREW makes attaches muscle memories of what you were capable of at home. Giving a path of least resistance to your new abilities. If Chakra is connected to your life force, like soul is, it isn't impossible they would work the same way.

*It wasn't a perfect theory, but it was a theory. Which was better than just sitting around doing nothing.*

*Clare listened, another tidbit about Obito's home was another sign he was opening up... except this seemed to be more on the common knowledge level.* So... does your clan have an ability like the Hyuuga do? Something useful for village defense? Gotta be a lot of weight on your shoulders starting with all that.

*She had only met one other Uchiha, and it was while she was very crazy and he returned home shortly after. But given the similarities shared by the three Hyuugas it wasn't a huge deductive leap to think that clans share a lot of common traits, most likely the Uchiha had one useful to village defense. She doubted the other clans could be as rigid and no-fun as the Hyuuga... but they were all ninjas.*

Sounds... like it's possible. [Even if it wasn't perfect, there was merit to it.]

It's kinda like the Hyuuga byakugan. We're distantly related, I think, or at least the ability is. [He's obviously not completely sure about that, but it sounds right. Some people believe that back home, at least. He shrugs.] It's different than the Hyuuga abilities, but works about the same way. Our eyes change and allow us to perceive things normal people can't. It's a bloodline ability that any ninja would envy.

It isn't really fun to deal with, but sometimes it gives you an edge. I never got to really use it but... [He closed his normal eye, turning his sharingan'd eye on her.] I guess it still looks pretty cool.

But yeah, they expected me to be something special when I was a kid. But I never was.

*Most of what he said made the sort of sense that only worked when Clare didn't puzzle over it too much. But since she wasn't an A student in Ninja biology she was expecting way too much from herself. The eye did look cool though.*

It's kinda cool, but is every ninja bloodline weird eyes? *Valid question given sample to work from.*

That's the thing about expectations, they tend to weigh you down, making accomplishments harder. You're special, but just for being yourself.

[Obito chuckles.] No, but most ninja from prominent families tend to have special jutsus they develop. The Uchiha and Hyuuga Clans are very old, though. I guess you could say our eyes are relics of ancient history. [That was a romantic way of thinking about it, anyway.]

[Obito's eyes widen a little. People didn't often say he was special unless they were praising him for his Clan's sake. He looked away, scratching behind his ears.]

... I guess every family needs a black sheep.

*Ninja biology is weird.* I see. So your family pretty much picks who you become? That seems a little bleak. *Although the choice of wording was nice, it... didn't take the edge off.*

*Clare smiles a little* You know why a black sheep is bad? You can't dye black wool. But black dye isn't permanent, so it isn't useless... just different.

*Guess all kids have pressure from their family.*

They just expect a lot from those who develop the bloodline limit. [Obito shrugged, giving Clare a half-grin.] My family wasn't pushing me too hard, though. They never even found out I had the Sharingan.

Huh. I didn't realize that was why. That's... kind of comforting. But we're not really sheep, in the long run.

So bloodline limits aren't a sure thing? *Ninja biology is less weird, but not by much.* I guess that makes sense.

We're not, but it doesn't change how it works. If your entire family are bakers, but you burn every cake but you're great at sewing clothes, or building furniture, or any other good example. *She hoped that got her message across, that it was simply being different, and that's okay.*

I don't have a ninja example, but you can probably fill in the blanks on that.

Well, no. It's harder to tell in Uchiha than in Hyuuga because our eyes aren't clearly indicative of our potential. [Obito tapped his temple near his left eye, the one that was black and normal.] Both my eyes used to look like this. Hyuuga eyes... you know they have the bloodline limit as soon as they're born with white eyes.

[Obito nods.] Yeah, I get what you mean.

I wish it were that simple, sometimes. But I guess... It's just hard, shedding a family name that has that kind of expectation. [It would almost be easier just to abandon the name 'Uchiha' altogether. But Obito can't do that. It's just not that simple.]

Ah... so ability with your clan's techniques varies. But in some cases it's obvious early on? *Trying to figure this out, because Clare needs to understand everything. ...She doesn't ask how this functions with how an eye is suppose to work because anything involving Chakra makes her head hurt.*

*Clare's had expectations held over her, and had those expectations go away... she can't actually be sure which she was happier with. Her expectations were subtler and not really the same as what Obito had to deal with.* I think it's safe to say nothing about family is simple. Just seems even more complicated if you add ninjas.

Yeah, all ninja Clans tend to keep their specialties under wraps, but only some have doujutsu--bloodline limits that show in our eyes--and they crop up at different times, depending on your Clan.

Pretty much. [Obito chuckles.] I don't know if I'll ever be able to understand proper etiquette that's expected of me. But it doesn't much matter. Now that I'm here.

[Open] Morning Training! - February 16th

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