Morning Training

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Characters: Everyone!
Location: Training Ground, Shibusen
Rating: PG-13 for violence
Time: 6am to 9am
Description: Training takes place every morning in the park to prepare the guests of the city for the ongoing war. It's handwaved most days, but approximately once a month this gets played out in a log. This log takes place on March 29th.

Official areas:

FAQ: For people who have questions and need answers. Staffed by Maito Gai.
Breakfast: Providing food for those who come. All food-providers are given funds with which to buy the food and paid for the prep/cook time. Provided by Saya Tagaki.
Combat instruction: To learn or improve upon fighting techniques. Taught by Cloud Strife, Mickey Mouse, Auron.
Sparring: Show up, pick an opponent, and spar. Overseen by Amateresu, Spirit Albarn.
Weapon Transformation: Guiding new Weapons through the sometimes difficult process of finding a form and then re-finding their original one. Taught by Bakura Ryou, Yami Bakura, Aqua.
Soul Perception: If someone wants to find out more about their soul, what they are, and what they may potentially do. Overseen by Hades.
Partner Training: Guidance on how to work as partners. Taught by Spirit Albarn; Eve and Keroro
Weapons Handling Training: How to handle weapons and Weapons. Taught by Death the Kid with Liz and Patty.
Shooting Range: How to shoot. Taught by Naoto Shirogane, Maes Hughes.
Meister Ability Helpers: Learning what your meister ability is and how to use it. Taught by Kanji Tatsumi, Miles Edgeworth.
Finding a Partner: An area for unpartnered Weapons and Meisters to mingle in. Overseen by
Meditation: This month's novelty class is on focus and meditating. Taught by Hyuuga Neji.
Medics: A place for the medics to linger, recruit, and help anyone that's gotten hurt. Helping out are CR-S01, Rosalia Rossellini.
Watch: A place for the watch members to linger, recruit, and train. Interested observers welcome!
SEES: A place for the SEES members linger, recruit, and relax.
Hug Brigade: Offering encouragement through hugs. Staffed by Maes Hughes, Maito Gai.

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Comments

[traust]

[Kaede grumbled at her father's insistence to join them along for training, it was like he would never latch off. But now that they were here she turned her attention towards her sparring partner Barnaby.]

So what should we get started with first?

[She took a fighting stance, well as best as she could. It looked like something mimicked from tv.]

[sentiments]

[Barnaby, however, was more than used to Kotetsu tagging along whether wanted or not. He just decided to focus on his current sparring partner, wondering what a good way would be to spar with her even though she's so small.

He just followed her lead, getting into a defense stance. So long as Kotetsu was there, it wouldn't do to even look like he could hurt Kaede, so he figured he could just have her go after him. That way, he could correct her form and see how new to fighting she might be.]

Alright, Kaede. You're on the offense now--let's see what you know so far. Try to hit me.

[traust]

Okay. [She held one of her fist with the other and tighten her expression. Then she charged at him, launching a fist right into his stomach area for a knockout.

But being a ten year old it doesn't pack a lot of punch.]

[sentiments]

[At least she had an idea of how to go about fighting. She was still young and a novice, but she was calculating. He blocked the punch with his forearm and lifted his hands again.]

That's a good one. But aim another one.

[traust]

Hmmm...

[She stepped back a bit, and launched one punch in the upper chest area.]

[sentiments]

[Seeing as he hadn't suspected her to change her direction, the punch landed, but it didn't hurt much at all. He did wince a little, moving back.]

Good punch. You're quick on your feet, but you'll need to work on harder hits. Try again, but see if you can add more intensity into your fist. [And with this next part, he smiled:] If it helps, imagine it's your father.

[traust]

[She lowered her fists at that suggestion.]

Why would I want to hurt him?

[sentiments]

[With a soft laugh, he shook his head.]

It was merely a joke. I wouldn't wish for you to actually punch your father.

[traust]

Oh.

[She blushed a little, embarrassed at her mistake.]

So what should I try next?

[sentiments]

I'd still like to see you try to punch again. Once we get a good assessment of your current skills--what you're good at already--then we'll work on fine-tuning them. Next training, we can probably introduce something new.

[traust]

Okay! When can I start finding out my meister ability? [She was wondering about that. It fascinated her that she had yet another untapped power.]

[sentiments]

Your meister ability? Well, that depends on when you're able to access it.

[He set his hands on his hips.] I'm not sure what yours is, but we'll address that whenever you're able. To be honest, I wasn't able to properly utilize mine until a mission with your father. They're a lot like our NEXT abilities at home--they appear suddenly most of the time.

[traust]

So when can I go on a mission together with both of you? [My she was impatient.] I'm really curious about what it could be.

[sentiments]

For that... you'll have to ask your father. [He had to smile. This girl was just as impatient as her father.] Alright, Kaede. Let's resume training.