[Open] Morning Training! - February 25th

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Characters: Everyone!

Location: Training Grounds, Shibusen

Rating: PG-13 for violence

Time: 6am to 9am

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 25th.

Official Areas:


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 Auron, Steve Rogers, Deryn.
Batch Two: Adult beginners. Run by Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart, Cloud.
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, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If someone doesn’t know by now. Run by Azusa.
Partner Training: How to work together as partners. Run by Tassadar; Maka and Soul; Shizuo; Eve; Crona and Ragnarok.
Weapons Handling Training: Run by Genesis Rhapsodos, Tenten, Kerrigan.
Shooting Range: How to Shoot. Run by Leon, Naoto.
Meister Ability Helpers: How to find it out. Run by Death the Kid, Edgeworth.
Finding a Partner: For unpartnered Meisters and Weapons to mingle and find each other. Overseen by Sasame.
Fighting Witches: Speak to an actual Witch and find out some of what you're facing. Run by Cybele.
First Aid Training: Training run by Naomi Kimishima, Megumi, Kira Izuru.
Medics: A place for the medics to get to know each other and mingle.
Watch: For Watch people (and prospective new members) to gather, talk, and train.

Hug Brigade: Come get hugs!

For training via sparring:
Katakura Koujurou
Hyuuga Neji
Steve Rogers
Crona
Maito Gai
(Various NPCs available upon request)
Partner vs Partner sparring is also good!

Feel free to make your own open threads!



Breakfast
Ryoki [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]

Batch Two
Flora [Open]
Santana [Open]
Mitsuba [Open]


Batch Three
Takuto [Open]
Mithos [Open]

Batch Four
Amateresu [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Lili [Open]

Shooting Range
Death The Kid [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Bakura [Open]

Finding a Partner
Stripperella - Meister [Open]
Ryoki - Weapon [Open]
Amateresu - Meister [Open]
Demona - Meister [Open]
Bakura - Weapon [Open]
Flora - Weapon [Open]
Londo - Weapon [Open]
Yami Bakura - Meister [Open]
Leo - Meister [Open]
Hades - Weapon [Open]
Yako - Weapon [Open]
Jules - Weapon [Open]
Kei - Weapon [Open]

Watch
Stripperella [Open]
Takuto [Open]
Duke [Open]
Neji [Open]
Mithos [Open]
Aion [Open]

General
Saya [Open]
Stripperella [Open]
Darcia [Open]
Ryoki [Open]
Gai [Open]
Demona [Open]
Takuto [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Auron [Open]
Flora [Open]
Yami Bakura [Open]
Junpei [Open]
Leo [Open]
Aion [Open]
Hades [Open]
Itou, Qilby, Megumi, castmates [Closed]
Spirit [Open]
Hanabi [Open]
Qilby [Open]
Ed Elric [Open]

Comments

[pishirogane]

[She doesn't move, watching him systematically haul himself up branch by branch. Ah, now he's testing them. Very good]

[When he reaches her level, she smiles]

You're improving. Do you want to climb higher or is this far enough?

[topgun_textiles]

[He laughed a little.]

Hell no! Let's hit the top!

[pishirogane]

[She chuckled lightly]

Very well. Follow me... [And she headed up to the next branch]

[topgun_textiles]

[Ghk-- God, she was cute. A nod, and he sought a new foothold a little higher up before he resumed that slow but steady system. Tree, you were getting conquered!]

You usually hit the trees since you got here, or was it just back home?

[He watched a bird make a hasty getaway when he reached its level, angrily twittering at the intrusion. Well screw you, bird.]

[pishirogane]

[She paused a branch or two higher than him]

No. Just at home, but it's been some time.

[Ah, angry bird. Is there a nest nearby?]

[topgun_textiles]

[Oh, whoops, there was. Kanji had to stop and check out those three babies nestled at the end of one of the branches, cute and yet ugly as hell at the same time. He knew better than to touch the nest, however.]

[He didn't want to deal with the angry mom (dad?), either, so he decided to keep on climbing, giving that branch a wide berth as he heard a lecture in bird-language not too far away.]

Tch... we had nesting birds at the shop for a couple years in a row. They'd dive-bomb anybody that tried to come in. I gotta admit, they got balls.

[pishirogane]

It's not like they're purposely attempting to prevent you from receiving customers. The loft at your house would be a secure location from potential predators.

[Fortunately, everyone around there seems to feed the stray cats too. She climbs up to the next branch and waits.]

[topgun_textiles]

Well yeah, but some'a the regulars started to bitch, so I was always sent out to go borrow a ladder from the Konishis to go 'shoo 'em away'.

[He went quiet for a moment as he caught up with her. This was gonna sound so dumb...]

I, uh... didn't. I mean, the babies are big enough to fly away in a month anyway, so I just kinda left bread n' stuff out for the parents. I figured maybe they wouldn't be so pissed off if they were fed, y'know?

[pishirogane]

I see...

[She nods. From getting to know Kanji, he didn't seem like the kind of person capable of chasing off a nested family of birds.]

Well, they wouldn't perceive you as a threat like that. I can't say the same for your customers.

[topgun_textiles]

That's the weird thing! The second year they came around, they didn't dive-bomb me.

[He blinked down at that nest.]

I think somewhere in those bird brains, they remembered me.

[pishirogane]

[She climbs up to another branch]

It's possible. For example, a crow has been known to recognize individual human faces and be capable of holding a grudge if you cross them.

[topgun_textiles]

Damn... that's kinda cool! Well, I ain't gonna go pissin' off crows, then.

[Hmm, the branches were getting a little thinner. She could probably go a lot higher than he could... he had a feeling he'd just break the branches near the top.]

[It was also rather eerily quiet, the murmurs of departing Guests a dull roar.]

[pishirogane]

A wise decision.

[Hopefully, Kanji never considered pissing one off.]

[She stops at another branch, glancing up]

This is far enough without risking extensive bodily harm.

[topgun_textiles]

[Who knows how long he'll go without angering another bird.]

[When she stopped and looked up, Kanji paused, carefully pulling himself up on a nearby branch. Even the one he held on to overhead seemed flimsy, but not enough to break under his hand. Definitely high enough.]

[He looked out over the park.]

...Man... you can see everything from up here!

[pishirogane]

[She shook her head]

That's an exaggeration. There's still much of the city missing from this view, but it's a pleasant one.

[Naoto turned, looking in the distance. This would be a nice place to come and allow her mind to wander.]

[topgun_textiles]

Y-yeah, well, that's what I mean!

[It was true, though. Other than the park and some of the city, there wasn't TOO much compared to his usual spot.]

[He looked down at the branch she sat on. He wondered if her palms were as covered with tree sap and bark dirt as his were. He didn't care, but... would she? He reached out, but hesitated for just a moment.]

...

[He set his jaw and went on ahead, took her hand and looked back at her.]

Thanks.

[pishirogane]

[She nodded, still staring off in the distance]

...!

[She turned her head quickly towards him when his hand took hers. Her hand was covered in some flakes, but besides that, it was still soft and unmarred]

Oh... you're welcome, Kanji-kun.

[topgun_textiles]

[It... it really was. W-was it weird to notice? He couldn't meet her gaze after a while, thumb absently brushing over her knuckles as he looked way down toward the base of the tree.]

[Either the ground was absolutely fascinating or he was feeling a little unsure of how to proceed.]

[pishirogane]

[Was it weird of Naoto preferring Kanji's calloused hand. The rough and uneven texture... flaws that said he worked hard and tried again often. She didn't retain those.]

[The young detective didn't know what to do either, but she lightly squeezed his hand. Was... that okay?]

[topgun_textiles]

[His hand had some rough patches, and he hoped it didn't feel weird or... or something. The palm was still as it was squeezed, and he felt a knot of nerves form in his stomach as gray eyes moved up to look at her again.]

[But then his fingers curled, squeezing back. Could they... just stay up here for the rest of the day?]

[pishirogane]

[When his fingers enclose her hand, she takes the opportunity to shift closer, silent still.]

[If he wanted to stay longer, she had no objections. They didn't have to be present anywhere anytime soon.]

[topgun_textiles]

[Nope. He had nowhere to be, and it wasn't like he wanted to go anywhere anyway.]

[He lets a leg swing idly as he leans a bit, an arm brushing against hers as he just looked out over the park.]

[pishirogane]

[Work can come a little bit later. Between their schedules, it's difficult to spend a moment together like this.]

[Again, slight confusion at his arm against hers, but slowly... very slowly, she leans back against his arm. Is... this fine?]

[topgun_textiles]

[Agreed.]

[He didn't seem to flinch when she leaned back. In fact, the tensity in his arm relaxed, and his eyes lowered. Kanji found he couldn't focus much on the park anymore, even if he tried.]

[pishirogane]

[Hm... well, this was another reason to enjoy trees now. If Kanji continued to improve his climbing skills, it would be their quick escape during the day time.]