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.

Feel free to make your own threads!

Comments

[shiromadoushi]

Aaa-- else it's no good, you mean? That would be a problem...

[[especially with Takuto's partner not being around any longer... but Bakura was not about to mention that. AT ALL.]]

[tauborn]

It's just a lot harder for me.

[A wise decision, Bakura.

Takuto frowns for a second, and then takes a half step back to look At his friend.]

What is your weapon form, anyway? [It seems kind of weird that he doesn't know this already, actually.]

[shiromadoushi]

A d10! [[a two second pause]] Aa-- a ten sided die, that is. Like you use in TRPGs.

[tauborn]

TRPGs?

[You're going to have to excuse him for not being a nerd.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Only if he excuses Bakura for being one]]

Aaa-- Tabletop role playing games...

[tauborn]

[He can't think that a die would be very useful in a real battle. But that seems kind of rude to say to Bakura.]

So... what do you do? I mean, as a weapon.

[shiromadoushi]

Mostly a big energy attack that just seems to affect Kishin Eggs and other things associated with the witches and things like that. I can also shield a little and heal a bit, and there's another setting that I haven't quite figured out yet...

sldkfjl your ICON. is that pope Bakura????

[tauborn]

[He perks up a little at that because... big energy attacks are things he might know something about.]

Another setting? You have settings?

*lol* NOPE. http://kokorononaka.net/Temp/Manga/c58-02_1.png

[shiromadoushi]

Aaa-- sort of! There's 10 sides, right? So when the die rolls, it lands on one of those sides. I can pick which one, or mostly which mode, since 0 and 1 are both Holy, but 0 is stronger than 1. 6 and 7 I haven't figured out yet... I know it's not a fumble, since 8 and 9 are that, and something is happening, I just don't know how to direct it to tell what it does yet.

[tauborn]

[That... sounds a lot more complicated than he first imagined. But he's learning lots. Not that he understands what "Holy" is, or what Bakura means by a "fumble."]

How do you manage to keep resonating when you're being rolled?

[shiromadoushi]

[[You have to ask these things, Takuto, else Bakura will never remember that not everyone understands game-speak.]]

There's a thread that stays attached, like a bungee, almost! Keeps me connected and allows me to bounce back up to someone's hand after. It's really convenient!

[tauborn]

That's pretty neat.

[It's not like a bungee, Bakura. You're actually a yo-yo.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[But yo-yo's aren't stretchy! and are serious deadly fighting weapons that gangs in Domino use!

You really think so? [[Perks up with a warm smile. So used to people thinking his Weapon form was weird...]]

[tauborn]

[Bakura, your weapon form definitely is weird. But it's also interesting and pretty neat!]

Sure I do. Why wouldn't I?


Can I... can I see it?

1/2!

[shiromadoushi]

Sure! Just hold out your hand, okay?

[shiromadoushi]

[[He closes his eyes, form starting to glow before changing. Seconds later, a small white d10 lands in Takuto's hopefully waiting palm. The surface of the plastic seems either as if it's on the verge of cracking, or like it was painstakingly reassembled after shattering, giving it a bit of a fragile appearance. A thin red string trailed off from it, waving back and forth]]

Should I attach?

[[since it would be rude to attempt to resonate without asking first!]]

1/2 as well

[tauborn]

[Takuto quickly did as Bakura asked, a sudden jolt of anxiety running through him as Bakura landed in his palm.

He's... surprisingly tempted to drop the weapon on the spot and run away. He could apologize later. But... he won't. He's Takuto Tsunashi, Tauburn's driver and the Galactic Pretty Boy.]

2/2 also you should be prepared to be dazzled~

[tauborn]

[He could do this. He takes a deep breath, gathering up his wavelength in preparation.]

Yes.

Preparing~!

[shiromadoushi]

[[The thread very gently, but firmly attached to Takuto's palm, bringing with it the unmistakable presence of Bakura with it; gentle, warm, accommodating and eager to please. It was a supporting presence, one that would shift to be what was wanted and needed as best as it could.]]

your icon is very pretty @_@

[tauborn]

[Takuto's hand closes around Bakura. He's... as prepared as he will ever be. The last person he tried to resonate with was Ryuzaki, and before that he'd pretty much had Aion glued to his hand.

He overdoes it, though, his determination to get over the loss of his partner threading through his wavelength and making it slam into Bakura's gentle soul like a tidal wave. His soul is permeated by an overwhelming desire to start shining again.]

Full art : http://kokorononaka.net/Temp/Fanart/2928844.jpg I wish I remember where I found it...

[shiromadoushi]

[[It was an uncomfortably familiar feeling as Bakura clung to his sense of self to try and stay afloat under the flood of emotions without breaking the connection.]]

Takuto-kun...! You're forcing it too hard...! Just relax...!

[tauborn]

[He winces a little, aware of the problem. He reins his wavelength back awkwardly, putting some distance between his soul and Bakura's, trying to find some sense of balance without the familiar presence of Aion's wavelength supporting his own. In comparison, Bakura's feels small and almost frail.

He takes a deep breath and tries to relax. He's not going to think about Aion and how hard it is to resonate with someone else. His determination to do this is still strong, but after Bakura's slight rebuke, he tinted with more than a little hesitancy.]

...Better?

[shiromadoushi]

Un... [[He tries to adjust to his friend best he can. He's not Aion-- not even close, but he ties to fill as much of that void as he can, expanding out to fill the space that Takuto had pulled back.]]

It's pretty hard at first, isn't it? Figuring how to fit together with someone.

[tauborn]

I'm sorry. I'm not good at it at all.

[The ocean really is a good metaphor for his style of resonance. Trying to get closer to Bakura is like crashing into the sand, and he's constantly receding, pulling back and then remembering to push forward.

But he's relaxing a little. There's something soothing about the even pressure of Bakura's welcoming soul. He may not be Aion, but he's still familiar.]

[shiromadoushi]

Don't worry about it. It just takes practice, right? You aren't doing badly. Just trying to hard. [[Bakura's voice is encouraging]] Takuto-kun... you never do anything in halves, ne?