[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

[comradery]

Oh, I see. Were the other girls around your age too? Head housemaid aside.

[Please excuse Hughes for all the questions. He likes learning about people.]

[malandragem]

Yes, they were- though two of them were older, even if not by much. We all started work at the estate around the same time- though I work most closely with the Head Housemaid than the others.

[She doesn't really mind- she's just never had anyone be this interested besides maybe Bumblebee.]

[comradery]

Oh, I see. Was she sort of like a mentor for you then? Were you going to stick with that job as long as possible?

[Good, because Hughes is a very chatty person. Yep.]

[malandragem]

[She's okay with this- most people she's met here aren't.]

Yes, to both of those. It is not the most profitable of occupations but it is work- and making any amount of money is better than not making any at all.

[comradery]

Yeah, that's very true. It's usually pretty tough to find a good, stable job, too. Did any of your other siblings work? Or were you the only breadwinner?

[malandragem]

Some of the others did as well, but some are too young to help. Each of us simply does what we can. What about yourself? What did you do for work?

[comradery]

Mm. [Hughes nods.] It's good to hear that you and your siblings managed all right.

Me? I was an investigator. I solved crimes for the military. Catching bad guys and stuff like that. A lot of the work was desk work though, which is really, really boring, but it's the only way to get some of the stuff done. I was mostly put on obscure cases that involved alchemy.

[malandragem]

We try our best.

[She perks right up when she hears what he does though, interest evident in her expression.]

I have never heard of someone solving crimes for the military. Is it much different from solving crimes for the police? [A beat, and then hesitantly-] Alchemy?

[comradery]

I don't suppose it is. In my world—well, the country I lived in in the world I'm from—we didn't have a police or something like that. Everything was maintained by the military. So, in a way, it's kind of like what the police does except we're the military. At least, that's how I see it.

Oh, right, alchemy... Mmm. I guess you could say it was kind of like magic or something? But basically it was the ability to manipulate elements at an atomic level. So like...for example, if you ripped a piece of paper in half, you could reconnect it again by using alchemy to restructure the atoms along the edges of the cut so that it is reconnected and not torn apart anymore. Does that make sense?

[malandragem]

Ah, so I suppose you technically are the police then, in a way... Well, that is still interesting; there are many militant states in South America- the continent I am from- where the Military is in charge of day to day things.

[Never mind the fact that those places usually aren't the best to live in.]

Ah, so it is somewhat like being able to rearrange and connect the atoms of something in order to change them? Or, return them to the way they were, so to speak? That sounds incredible.

[comradery]

Yeah. Oh? I suppose the concept isn't unfamiliar then, huh. Is that good or bad though? I have to wonder. It could easily get out of control, after all. From my understanding at least.

Yeah! You can separate stuff too. So like...if you had water, you could separate it into hydrogen and oxygen separately. Or you could also create alcohol or form ozone. It's really up to how you use it. A lot of alchemists tend to prefer a style or specialization to focus their skills on.

[malandragem]

It has been known to, in some areas. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't.

I see- what sort of things do people generally choose to specialize in?

[comradery]

Yeah. Politics is a pain in the butt. [A professional opinion there.]

Some people like focusing on a particular element or compound. Other people focus on manipulation and technique. There are also people that learn it just to use it as entertainment. There's really a lot of different ways to specialize.

[malandragem]

It certainly does seem to be, from what I have seen of it.

[Also dangerous, in some cases.]

So really it all depends on the person with the ability what they choose to do with it?

[comradery]

Yeah.

[Hughes nods at the question.] Basically. People's preferences tend to be a big influence in that.

[malandragem]

Did you have a particular specialty, Mister Hughes?

[comradery]

Ah. Not in alchemy, I'm afraid, hahaha. I never really got into it. Though I know the rules and basics about it, I wasn't that interested in having it in my own skill set. I prefer keeping all my abilities physically in my control rather than relying on something that's not entirely tangible.

[malandragem]

I see- well, I cannot say I find fault with such a decision- it is really quite sensible.

[comradery]

Hehe. Glad you agree. I ended up specializing in standard close quarters combat, which I tend to prefer anyway. Alchemy fights are pretty unpredictable in comparison, honestly. Not as stable of a situation to deal with.

[malandragem]

I can see how that would make things more difficult than they would need to be, yes.

Although...Close combat? Do you have a weapon style you prefer?

[comradery]

Well, I typically use handguns, but I do favor throwing knives. They're pretty handy in tight spots, and my aim with throwing them is top notch. [Especially since he kept them hidden.]

[malandragem]

I know some people back home who use handguns in combat- unfortunately, I do not yet have the aim for it, though I have been doing my best to learn.

[That doesn't mean, however, that she doesn't have something to use regardless.]

[comradery]

Oh? Not a handgun person, eh? What do you usually use for combat then? [Not that he assumed young people her age would normally be wielding firearms in the first place, however, she did not seem to detest it as much as most of the other people he knew and clearly had no problems talking about it openly.]

[malandragem]

[She doesn't actually like using guns if she doesn't have to- but she won't deny that they're at least a useful deterrent, usually.]

I generally try not to use weapons unless I must, but when I do, I use shotguns, usually- though they are different from usual models...

[comradery]

Yeah, not using weapons except when necessary is definitely a policy worth following, I'd say. A shotgun? [Woah, that is surprising.] You're capable of handling the recoil?

[Considering how small she is, that must mean she has a lot of upper body strength. How does a young girl learn to wield such a weapon though?]