[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

[ninjainviolet]

"Hinata, what's wrong?" There was no way even Sheena could miss that change in level of happiness. She turned to her new friend, her eyes filled with concern. "Did I insult you?"

She sat up and began picking at the grass in front of her. "Yeah, it should be easier, but from what they tell me, this is going to be different. I won't be the one deciding what to do. Someone else will." And that really didn't sit well with the young ninja.

[hyuuga]

She shakes her head immediately. "No! No...nothing like that." Family issues were family issues, even if she would always envy those who had good relations with their family.

"Um, anyway.. I-I do know what you mean there. It will be strange to have someone else deciding how and when to attack. I suppose we will just have to hope we find a good Meister, then." She smiled.

[ninjainviolet]

"Then what's wrong? You look upset." Sheena's eyes grew even more concerned. Hinata's mood changed when she mentioned her Grandpa. Oh, maybe she didn't have a family, and here Sheena was talking about hers. No wonder she was upset.

Sheena let her gaze wander briefly over to where others were meeting prospective partners before traveling over to where established partnerships were training. It wasn't the appearance of the couples that surprised her, but how easy they made the whole thing looked. Nodding in that direction, she said over her shoulder, "I guess if I can learn to fight with others as myself, I should be able to do that. Especially if I find a good Meister." She hoped.

[hyuuga]

"Oh, it's nothing, really." She waves her concerns off. Her family issues are well...complicated. Even in Death City.

And she follows Sheena's gaze. It really looked so easy, finding someone and working with them. Or maybe they simply weren't trained ninja who had issues working in such ways with others. "A good Meister will help, I think. It'll make all the difference. And it...it really can't be all that different."

[ninjainviolet]

"If you're sure," she says, although she doesn't believe it. "But if you ever need to talk, Hinata, I'll be more than happy to listen."

That was where Sheena's problem lay. She was trained to fight on her own and not to rely on others, but she had swallowed that training and pride in order to fight in a group, using their skills of each other as each saw fit. Now, she was going to have to rely on someone else to tell her what to do. But she had to agree with the other girl. "Yeah, maybe a good Meister is like a sensei who focuses on a student's skill and works with it, and not against it." That would definitely make all the difference.

[hyuuga]

Hinata nods, smiling. She likely won't give words to how grateful she is for Sheena's kindness, but it's there. "I will. Thank you."

She nods again, this time listening to her words. "Maybe... Or it could be like a teammate you know very well..." Someone easy to work with together and separately. That's the closest and best analogy she could think of.

[ninjainviolet]

Sheena returns the smile. She's the same way when it comes to asking for help or dealing with her own problems, so she can understand Hinata's reluctance.

Now it's Sheena's turn to listen and nod. "I didn't think about that, but yeah, that can work, too." In fact, it sounds that it can work better than the sensei idea--since she tends to adapt her moves when she fights with others.

[hyuuga]

"Ah, it... It was just something I thought of. Teamwork, it's something I know better than partnerships." She blushed, fiddling with the cuffs of her jacket. It was still new to her having people agree with her ideas, when she did mention them.

[ninjainviolet]

"A partnership has a lot of teamwork, too," she told her. "I had a partner--no, he was my friend--for a long time, and we worked together pretty well." She began tapping her boot. "He...ummm...he's no longer around." Her tone should convey so much more than her words did.

"Maybe that's why I'm hesitating to do this..." she mused. The loss of one partner was enough.

[hyuuga]

She nodded. "It really does." But when Sheena spoke of her old partner, she was quiet and listening for what wasn't said.

In a way, it reminded her of her sensei, right after her lover died and even to when she last saw her. To lose a partner...it happened. It wasn't good, it wasn't the end of the world, but it was the end of something.

"It's OK...to hesitate. It's not easy to find someone new to partner with. But at the same time...I-I can't quite see them, or anyone, wanting you to not find another one."

[ninjainviolet]

Sheena looked at the girl; she was right, and deep down, Sheena knew it. She knew Corrine would want her to find another partner--to make new friends. After all, didn't he say he was glad that she was happy when she finally had some back home?

But still, despite his reassurances, she had felt guilty at the thought she was leaving him behind. Just like now.

"I guess...I have some things to work out before I do that and not feel horrible while doing so," she finally said.