[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

[shiromadoushi]

[[It was always an odd feeling when his Weapon form was being handled, and being repeatedly tossed, but not in a way that was meant to be a roll was even more so. The red thread clung tightly to Loki's palm, keeping Bakura from flying to far with the toss]]

'2 or 3 is a shield, though it's a pretty quick one, not very high level, and 4 or 5 is a heal. Only for recent things, though. Still pretty useful! Haven't figured out 6 through 9 yet, they might be fumbles, since in Monster World and in D&D, really, you need to roll over or under a specific number to be successful.'

[attentionwenches]

[Loki stopped his idle playing, instead examining the red thread that was attached painlessly to his palm. Really, Loki could barely feel it. It would be creepy were it not so fascinating.]

All would prove quite useful in battle. You're a talented Weapon.

[shiromadoushi]

[[There was a clear feeling of mild embarrassment at the praise]]

'Aaaa... thank you. It helps make up for the fact that I'm really no good on my own, thankfully! And I still need a lot more practice...

[[Because he so rarely could take a compliment without deflecting it]]

[attentionwenches]

[It's okay, Bakura, that boils down to a cultural misunderstanding: Bakura is from a culture where implying you agree with a compliment is rude, while where Loki's from, it's a sign of weakness. There's no helping it.]

Your voice, in my head -- can I hear it because we are resonating?

[He's pretty sure he felt Bakura's embarrassment a moment ago, too, and wonders if emotions are shared through this strange magic as well.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[No helping it at all]]

'Un! Since I can't really talk as a die! It wouldn't be very good if we couldn't communicate at all. It's also really helpful if you need to be stealthy, being able to talk without speaking aloud.'

[attentionwenches]

Really! So if I were to --

--'think hard in your direction, you would be able to hear it?'

[shiromadoushi]

'Yup!' [[utterly cheerful]]

[attentionwenches]

'Remarkable! I had no idea establishing a telepathic connection was so simple here!'

[Loki is thrilled. Magic in his world was commonplace, but psychic abilities? Those were weird.

Suddenly, though, there's a flash of curiosity, mingled with slight concern.]

'I'm also sensing what I believe to be some of your emotions. What exactly can you sense from me?'

[shiromadoushi]

'The stronger a bond between a Weapon and Meister, the more things that can be done, it's really neat! I've heard that if you really resonate perfectly, you even get an extra super attack, just like in the video games!' [[So much nerdy glee. So much...]]

'And mostly it's just emotions. With Vash, after we'd started doing missions and really worked on things, I could feel a lot of things like how tense he was and how fast he heart was beating, it was really neat! Oh! And I can see what you're seeing too, which was really helpful with Vash, since there was a hollow part in his arm that he said used to have a gun in it, that I could be in when transformed that was really handy, so I could still see what was going on that way.'

[attentionwenches]

[That did sound cool. And as Bakura explained about emotions, Loki nodded in understanding -- then the hollow arm was mentioned. Loki couldn't conceal a sense of horror.]

'I-inside his arm?'

[shiromadoushi]

'Yeah. It was a fake, I guess. I never asked him about it...'

[attentionwenches]

[The idea of a fake arm is strange to Loki -- was his real arm lost, somehow? Loki decides not to inquire further. Instead, he chooses to pursue a different line of questioning.]

'So how does one achieve perfect resonance?'

[shiromadoushi]

'Lots of practice I think. Vash and I... We practiced a lot. The closer you are to someone, the better it works, I think.'

[attentionwenches]

'So it's hardly a magical matter at all! I might have known -- resonating with you came easily. It's because we find one another agreeable, isn't it?'

[shiromadoushi]

'Yup! People you get along with or people you're most like you get along with the best, I think. That's why it's best to try with friends first. You already know you're compatible enough to be close that way, so it's a better chance to be compatible this way too.'

[attentionwenches]

'Is there anything else I ought to know about it?'

[Loki's feeling pretty good about it -- he's sure he has a solid understanding of the process now and how resonance attacks are supposed to go.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[There was a moment as Bakura pondered]] 'I can't think of anything else right now... it's something I'm still learning about myself, really!'

[attentionwenches]

'Thank you for your help. Would you like to practice your attacks, or shall I leave you to your Meister search?'

[Loki's learned what he came here for, but if Bakura wants to practice with a Meister, he can stick around a while longer.]

[shiromadoushi]

'I wouldn't mind some practice. I've been sort of out of luck with it lately...' [[Admits a bit sheepishly]]

do you want to play the practice out, or handwave it?

[attentionwenches]

'I could use it as well. Very well! Let us begin.'

[And he'll practice with Bakura's different attacks and techniques.]

Waving works!

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura's stamina was one of the things he rather needed help with, and while his attacks strengthened (or at least looked like they did, as it was hard to tell when no physical damage was evident) he was starting to tire after not very long of a practice, leaning more heavily on Loki's support. But that was good, right? Pushing to just before his limit so that next time, he could push farther. And the resonance was improving too. No where near as good as it was with Leo, or had been with Vash, but with some more work... maybe it could get there.]]