Morning Training [OPEN]

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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 March 4th.

Official Areas:

FAQ: Questions answered by Maito Gai
Breakfast:Run by 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. Please see list of random sparrers.
Batch Four: Experienced fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Kratos and Maes Hughes.
Weapon Transformation: How to find your form. Run by Yuuri.
Partner Training: How to work together as partners. Run by Tassadar; Soul; 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, merged with Soul Perception: How to find it out. Run by Death the Kid, Edgeworth, Azusa. (DtK will be the one doing Perception.)
Finding a Partner: For unpartnered Meisters and Weapons to mingle and find each other. Overseen by Sasame.
First Aid Training: run by 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! Run by Maes Hughes, Maito Gai, Tenma
How To Be Cool: Taught by Date Masamune, officially labeled the 'Putting Your Guns On' area.

For training via sparring:
Maes Hughes
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 threads!



Breakfast
Stripperella [Open]
Jun [Open]
Domon [Open]
Inukashi [Open]
Sendo [Open]
Pascal [Open]


Batch One
Dawn [Open]
Jun [Open]

Batch Four
Ms. Fortune [Open]
Domon [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Alucard [Open]
Samus [Open]

Weapon Transformation
Clare [Open]

Weapons Handling
Saya [Open]
Yugo [Open]

Shooting Range
Re-L [Open]

Soul Perception/Meister Ability
Dawn [Open]
Six [Open]

Finding a Partner
Dawn - Meister [Open]
Londo - Weapon [Open]
Six - Meister [Open]
Bakura - Weapon [Open]
Demona - Meister [Open]
Stripperella - Meister [Open]
Temeraire - Weapon [Open]
Jun - Meister [Open]
Domon - Meister [Open]
Neji - Meister [Open]
Kei - Weapon [Open]
Yami Bakura - Meister [Open]
Yugo - Meister [Open]
Duo - Weapon [Open]
Re-L - Meister [Open]
Auron - Meister [Open]
Clare - Weapon [Open]
Amateresu - Meister [Open]
Samus - Weapon [Open]

First Aid
Bakura [Open]
Teresa [Open]

Medics
Amateresu [Open]

Watch
Temeraire [Open]
Stripperella [Open]
Neji [Open]
Re-l [Open]
Gai [Open]
Genesis [Open]
Kerrigan [Open]

Hug Brigade
Stripperella [Open]
Bayonetta [Open]
Taiyou [Open]

Other
Naoto [Open]
Gai [Open]
Saya [Open]
Demona [Open]
Stripperella [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Duo [Open]
Aion [Open]
Auron [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Thor [Open]
Ms. Fortune [Open]
Loki [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Clare [Semi-open]
Willa [Open]
Lili [Open]
Merrill [Open]
Hinata [Open]
Obito [Open]
Tifa, Cloud, Kanji [Closed]
Hitsugaya [Open]
Ed Elric [Open]
Hiccup [Open]

Comments

[iceontheground]

Okay then.

...Sorry, go ahead.

[HERE'S HOPING HE DOESN'T GET STUCK.]

[a_royal_flush]

Aaaa there's no need to apologise at all! [His smile brightened at that. Yuuri just wasn't used to people asking him what his form was!]

Sure, if you're ready? [He waited a moment before gesturing towards Gray.] Alright! Now I first want you to close your eyes and focus your mind on the one more important thing in your life. It can be anything like a person, place, or even an object in your life.

[iceontheground]

Okay.

[He feels sort of silly going through all this, but Gray supposes he's done weirder things. Stripping randomly, for instance.

He follows Yuuri's instructions without complaint. It's easy to think of the most important thing in his life; obviously it's the guild and all his friends.]

[a_royal_flush]

[Yuuri remained quiet while he waited for Gray to think of what was most important to him. It was always easy to tell now when they always thought of one for him now. After helping out so many weapons, it had become more second nature to the young Maou.]

When you've got something in mind, I want you to think about what it means to you. Let those feelings and emotions seep through your body.

[iceontheground]

Wait, you want me to tell you out loud or something?

[Thinking about it was one thing, but spilling out feelings to someone who was practically a stranger, friendly as they were, was quite another.]

1/2

[a_royal_flush]

Eh?

[a_royal_flush]

No, of course not! All you have to do is think about it and what feelings are attached to them. You don't have to tell me anything.

[iceontheground]

Right, just making sure.

[Bullet dodged! It'd get pretty embarrassing to say it out loud.

Gray isn't really sure what thinking about the most important thing to him has to do with turning into a Weapon, but then again, he's not the expert here. So with that in mind, he tries to think about it as Yuuri directed, concentrating on the guild.]

[a_royal_flush]

[His smile brightened again and he nodded as if to encourage Gray.

He sat there quietly to let him get that important thing back in his mind, and only broke his silence when he thought that he had done that.]

Think about what that memory means to you, and let those feelings move through your body.

[If Gray's concentrating enough, he might begin to feel a little warmth inside.]

tl;dr, sorry for crappy prose XD

[iceontheground]

[He's never been good with sentimentality, but it's not hard to describe how he feels about the guild. To Gray, the simplest way to put it is that the guild is everything. His life, his friends, his hopes and dreams and successes, every bit of who he is and what he does since joining is inextricably linked to Fairy Tail. And he wouldn't have it any other way.

Once, when that annoying interviewer had come to the guild again, Gray had said that the best quality of Fairy Tail was that it was a warm place. Not literally, because he really hates hot temperatures, but the warmth in knowing that you belonged somewhere and no one ever questioned that.

The usual rush of pride that surges through him whenever he thinks about the guild feels different this time, for some reason. A little warmer, a little more of a solid feeling than a throwaway thought.]

...This feels weird.

[It's still hard to deny that what he's doing is essentially just sitting in front of someone and thinking really hard.]

I love prose! And sorry for the delay ._.

[a_royal_flush]

[Yuuri's expression and tone both remain soft as he heard that answer. The fact that Gray was feeling anything was a good thing, and he hoped that his new-found friend will be able to manage the transformation.]

That's good. Keep focusing on those feelings.

[He paused for a few moments to allow Gray to keep his mind focused on such things.]

When you start feeling that warmth in your chest, I want you to slowly start reaching out to it with your mind.

[If done correctly, then Gray might be lucky enough to transform.]

No problem! Also disregard icon keywords. >.>

[iceontheground]

[Was it just him, or was the temperature getting warmer? If there was one thing that usually irritated him above all else, it was heat. But the physical feeling this time really was different, more like it was gathering at one point in his body. And Gray felt his vision blur slightly at the edges as if something was trying to compress him in every direction-

With a sudden sensation that could only be described as a swoosh, a singular ice lance fell onto the grass.

And to put it very lightly, Gray was surprised.]

Holy shit!

Thank you! And haha! Okay 8D

[a_royal_flush]

[Yuuri quietly watched on as Gray attempted to reach out to that feeling. Sometimes people managed to get it right away, while other times it took a few moments. When it seemed that his new-found friend had, his expression brightened while he watched a lance of some form drop to the ground.

Was that made out of ice?

With his eyes widened, he leaned in and peered over at Gray's Weapon form.]

Ooowaaah! You did it!

[iceontheground]

[At the moment, this was being filed away as one of Gray's weirdest experiences. Ever. It was strange to move around in this "space", to be able to "look" out at everything else... Despite the seeming lack of physical eyes.

So... what, now he was an ice lance?]

What the hell? Am I seriously some inanimate object?

[At least he looked cool. As far as he could tell, anyway.]

[a_royal_flush]

Ahhh well inanimate isn't exactly the right word--- [he rubbed at the back of his head sheepishly at that.] --but I guess you kind of are.

How are you feeling?

[iceontheground]

Funnily enough, I'm feeling a lot like a Weapon.

[This made him a little uneasy, to be honest. He'd never been anything but himself. ...Except for the time he was turned into a crystal lacrima, but he wasn't counting that.

Also he couldn't exactly move around now.]

Uh, now what? I can't really move or anything.

[a_royal_flush]

Well that's not a bad thing... [That hadn't been what he'd been wanting as an answer, but it wasn't the first time either. All it would take is a little time to get used to it, after all!]

No, weapons can't actually move at all. While there isn't much that you can do right now, when you find a partner you'll have to learn to both practice your resonation with them, and how to maintain your form for long periods of time as well.

[iceontheground]

That sounds annoying. Not being able to move, I mean. [But expected, given, well, the lack of limbs.]

[Right on cue, the ice lance trembled violently and Gray turned back, ending up in a heap on the grass. He exhaled slowly, checking over his body for signs that he was anything other than himself.]

Wow. That was just. The weirdest thing I've ever done. And I've done a lot of weird crap.

So, is that basically it for transforming? And all I gotta do is keep practicing like that?

[a_royal_flush]

It's a lot more difficult than you'd think, but I guess you're kind of right about the whole not moving thing.

[Sitting back when Gray transformed back, he nodded.]

Yeah that's all you'll need to do for the transformation part. It's an easier thing to do here in an controlled environment, but it's a lot more difficult when you're out there on the battlefield.

[iceontheground]

Should be a piece of cake once I get used to it then.

Thanks for the help, Yuuri. I owe you one.

[a_royal_flush]

You're welcome, Gray! If you need any more help, don't hesitate to come and ask. If I'm not here, I'm usually in the clinic.