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

[thatkindofscum]

[No real praise, but that was fine. Obito would simply have to be even more impressive with a bow.]

Not bad, I don't think. Let me give it a try...

[Obito selected a bow that suited him and stepped back into the shooting range. He wasn't as confident with a bow as he was with knives, but he wasn't going to fail here either.

His first arrow hit the target, though not as close to the center as Obito would have liked. Nocking another arrow, Obito aimed for the same target, relaxed a bit more into the proper stance, and loosed the arrow. This time it hit the target dead center.

Obito smiled and moved to try the next furthest target. He hit four more targets in this same fashion, becoming more relaxed the more targets he made. The last and furthest target he aimed for was a little off for him again, but since he was still relatively new to the weapon he figured that wasn't so bad.

He turned back to Hawkeye awaiting approval or dismissal. He probably wasn't the best volunteer Hawkeye had. The targets he had aimed for this time were still only mid-range as far as archery practice went. He honestly didn't have a clue what to expect.]

[withinsights]

[For having picked it up so recently, Obito was really good. Clint was starting to seriously his stance on having a kid wield him]

You're picking this up fast. Alright then, one more little test, then I guess we can try this resonance thing.

[Clint stands and points out to a tree branch a bit more of a distance away to where a target hangs, swaying]

On missions, your targets aren't always gonna sit still and let you hit them. Don't worry, I'm not expecting a bullseye or anything; I just wanna see how you do. Think you're up to it?

[thatkindofscum]

[That was more like it! Actual praise, even if it wasn't super gushy praise, it was still praise. He felt his chest swell a bit. Then he tensed a little at the mention of resonance, though it could easily have been seen as nervousness about the last test.

Obito glanced over to where Hawkeye pointed and considered.]

I'll give it a shot.

[Without having to worry about making a bullseye the pressure was a bit off. Relaxing and trying to not think about the pressures that came with possible resonance, Obito returned to the proper stance and considered the target. He still aimed to take a bullseye, but even if he was off it wouldn't be the end of the world. He repeated the mantra in his head twice, then loosed the arrow.

He made the target, though it definitely wasn't a bullseye. Still, he grinned and scratched at his neck sheepishly.]

I'm actually better with living targets than things like this. Not sure why, but I think if there had been someone trying to move it manually, it would have hit dead center.

[He wasn't bragging, just making a statement. Obito still had no idea how to work his Meister ability but it had always came out in one-on-one spars. Advanced aim, or something else; Obito wasn't sure. Either way, he would have done better in an actual match against a sparring partner or Kishin.]

[withinsights]

[Clint had been hoping that Obito might at least hit the branch, or nick the sides of the target, but to actually hit it on the first shot. Okay yeah, definitely kind of impressed]

With some practice, you might almost get as good as me. [But although he was willing to give this a shot now, he wasn't quite sure how. Probably should've been one of things he asked Kurapika when he had the chance. Clint scratched the back of his head a second, still looking at the arrow on the last target]

Well I promised, but I have to say I'm not sure on this whole resonance thing. I just.. transform and you pick me up?

[thatkindofscum]

[Now that was a real compliment. Obito wasn't sure if he deserved it. He was just good when it came to aiming. In a real fight, when there was death in the air and wild creatures and bloodthirsty people after you... then target practice didn't meant much. But Obito was a ninja, a proud soldier of his country and village, and he wasn't going to back down even though resonance was about the scariest thing that could happen here.

He glanced to the side, trying to shake his worry.]

Pretty much. Or... I know it's weird, but I can hold your hand or something. Then when you change, I'll already be holding you.

[Yeah. Awkward.]

[withinsights]

[Clint tried not to openly make a face at the idea] Yeah no, we'll try it the other way.

[Stiffening suddenly, Clint closed his eyes and breathed, imagining that it was the moment where he was just about to take a shot and the world slowed-

He met the ground with a soft plop, all sleek black and fiberglass. It was still extremely strange, and the world looked a lot different from an inch off the ground, but it was also kind of cool, and he knew every inch of this bow]

[thatkindofscum]

Fine with me! [And it was clear from Obito's tone that he was definitely very much OKAY with not holding hands first.

The change in Clint was very swift. Obito could have blinked and missed the whole thing, but he didn't leave the Weapon waiting for too long. He bent down and poked at the bow around the middle.]

I'm gonna try picking you up now. We'll know if it's failed pretty quick.

[At least the small touch hadn't burned. Obito took a breath, then reached out to grasp the bow as he would any non-human weapon. Carefully, he stood and lifted the bow as he went, a little surprised to find there wasn't any extra weight than what he might have expected from a bow of that size. So far, so good.]

[withinsights]

[Definitely stranger than anything he's tried or done before. And that was saying something. Now he was a thing being held by another person, and if he couldn't have turned right back if he wanted, then he might've been more worried.

He liked the line of sight he had, though]

Don't have any arrows though.. What good is a bow without arrows?

[thatkindofscum]

I dunno. Maybe I could just whack things with you.

[Obito's tone was joking, of course. He wouldn't have thought to actually do such a thing, but Hawkeye had a point. No arrows...

Still, one didn't need arrows to get used to a bow. Obito took the proper stance then attempted to test the bow's flexibility. It wasn't as easy as he might have thought from such a fancy weapon, but he did manage to get it moving after applying a bit more pressure than usual.

Then something strange happened. Once he had the bowstring pulled to the proper length, a mysterious light flared and what seemed to be an arrow made of pure energy materialized where a nocked arrow might have been. In his shock, Obito released the string, sending the arrow flying.]

[withinsights]

Done that, Clint thought absently. Not really good for killing, though.

It took a moment to realize that Obito had replied aloud to a thought. Wait, you mean you can hear me? That's.. kind of creepy. But it was also strangely comforting that there was an open line of communication in a way.

Okay this is.. weird. He was using that word a lot lately, but his bowstring was literally being pulled and stretching under Obito's fingertips. He felt the resistance, and would have commented on it if not for the rush of energy as an insubstantial arrow stretched across him. But all too soon, it was let go and flew free, colliding into a tree trunk and erupting in a small explosion that scored off a lot of bark and disappeared]

Oh.. woops?

[thatkindofscum]

[Obito chuckled, realizing that he hadn't even noticed the difference between Clint's thoughts and his actual voice. Maybe because he hardly spoke even in his human form. At least, he hadn't done much talking with Obito, though they could work on that.]

I dunno. Are you trying to talk at all or just thinking?

[As if the arrow wasn't surprising enough. Obito literally jumped when the energy arrow burst into a small explosion when it struck the tree. The damage wasn't hugely substantial, but it was more than what anyone would expect with just a regular arrow.]

.... I guess it won't matter that much if my aim isn't perfect, then.

[Then Obito burst into honest laughter. God, this weapon was amazing!]

[withinsights]

Just thinking, he replied, and felt himself grinning despite it all. Explosive magic arrows, huh? I can live with that.

Clint changed back, dropping into a roll to avoid landing on Obito. "That wasn't so bad."

[thatkindofscum]

It seemed they had the same thoughts on the matter at least. Obito was kind of excited, but also a little fearful, at the thought of possibly maybe kind of having a potential partner.

"Yeah, it was... good." He ducked his head a little. It was strange, having to get to know someone new who he wasn't sure he could trust yet, but... but that was what resonance training was all about, right?

"I guess we'll have to practice a bit more later, but you probably have other people coming to try out..." And it was always possible Clint would find someone else who suited him better. Nevertheless, it had been a good shot. Obito was glad he had tried.

[withinsights]

Clint shifted his weight, not sure how to handle this. Obito was a kid, so he didn't want to go ahead and tell him off for stupid shit.

"Yeah, I don't know. I'm not really expecting much and I wasn't really sold on the whole Meister idea, but it's a lot like having a handler, so I think I can get used to it. Maybe try out a few temporary arrangements.. We can work on it sometime later, if you want."

[thatkindofscum]

Obito considered, then nodded slowly.

"I'm not really comfortable with the idea of partnering, myself. I mean, ideally it sounds fine, but in practice..." The hesitancy in Obito was very obvious in the tension his body held. He shook his head, trying to force himself to relax.

"A-anyway, yeah... later. Later is good."