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

[weaponry]

Actually, show this what you got. [ She tosses up a person shaped rag doll before placing it on a stand. ] Let me see how you strike it with a blade like this.

[traust]

[Kaede nodded and she did a typical horizontal slash at the doll] Hiyaah!

[weaponry]

[ The slice was average, typical even. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't very stellar. Against an experienced opponent, it'd be easily evaded.

Tenten jerks her hand backwards. A string glistens as the doll slowly rises back up. It swings its cotton stuffed fist towards Kaede. ]

[traust]

[Kaede is slapped on her cheek but it only briefly stuns her] Hey!

[She shrugs it off, launching another battle cry. This time the blade goes vertical to try to cleave the doll in half.]

[weaponry]

[ Tenten watches in satisfaction as the doll splits apart. It's left side drops down and hangs low as it flops towards Kaede. ]

Very good job! Now, come here and swap blades. Take a longer blade. [ She wants to see just how Kaede could improve. ]

[traust]

Oooooh. [She was just going to eye at the different blades, unsure of what to pick. She really wanted to try a katana cause that was a flashy one in her eyes but the blade may be too big for her.]

Which ones can I get?

[weaponry]

Take a sword that's the length of your leg, or close to it. When you point it down and forward, make sure it's just a few inches in front of your foot but on the ground, or a couple of inches above. [ She patiently waits for Kaede to select a blade that works for her. ] Feel free to hold them, but hold them loosely so its relaxed and can gain a maximum reach for this test.

[traust]

Hmmm. [She takes one of the swords that fits the description Tenten gave her. She stabbed it on the ground, measuring that this one was a bit longer, reaching her hips. But that will do right? Now she takes it and starts making stabbing motions in thin air to practice.]

[weaponry]

[ The practice will take a turn for a make or break it. She notices the length is a bit longer, but she wants to see how it impacts Kaede's combat form. She tosses yet another training doll upwards, except she positions it so it looks like its crouching in mid air with arms wide open. Get ready, Kaede! ]

[traust]

[Kaede makes a small yelp from the sudden doll appearing. But she tries to grin and bear it which means to take a random sideways sling at the doll to destroy it.]

[weaponry]

[ It makes a shallow cut in the doll, but it penetrates enough to drag down the doll with the sword. It flops on the ground. ]

[traust]

[She makes a little victory pose, turning to Tenten for approval]

How did I do?

[weaponry]

I don't know! It's not over yet! [ she yanks the back of her left hand as the puppet springs towards her in action. It's side is aiming towards Kaede.

Sorry Kaede! Anything less than a fatality doesn't count! ]

[traust]

[She sort tries to block the attack with her blade, with not enough reaction time to aim a countermeasure herself]

[weaponry]

[ The dummy flies into blade and a bit beyond. It grazes Kaede, but it doesn't knock her over. It'd be a perfect time to counter attack now that it flung himself into a blade. ]

[traust]

[Kaede flicks her blade forward, trying to get rid of it on instinct off her blade. She may accidentely hit Tenten with the doll.]

[weaponry]

[ Tenten ducks and rolls to the side as the doll is flung right past her. ]

Holy-! Wow! Kaede! I didn't know you had that much strength in you. [ That was quite a distance! ]

[traust]

Really? [She comes over close by to check on her.]

I kind of panicked a little... so I just forgot to block you.

[weaponry]

It's all right. That type of fear and adrenaline is helpful. It allows you to react based on instinct on what to do, which is usually right. Just make sure you use it wisely, instead of blindly following whatever you think is right. [ Tenten is fine, and without bruises or cuts. She's pretty much pristine. ]

[traust]

Yeah you're right. My dad always talked about relying on instinct before. So are we gonna do that again? [Even having an almost freakout didn't seem to bother her much.]

[weaponry]

Yeah! Listen to your dad! He's usually right about these things. [ ....No, he isn't but Tenten and Kotetsu probably share a penchant for destroying property. Oops. ]

And sure, if you want! Get ready! [ She goes over to prepare another dummy. ]

[traust]

Not really, he was always unpopular on tv.

Okay! Ready when you are. [She holds the sword out in front of her.]

[weaponry]

He's unpopular on television? Is he some sort of actor or something? [ She has a very limited knowledge on these things, being from a place where television will never exist. ]

Okay! Here we go! [ Another takes a leap towards Kaede. It twirls its right leg towards her, preparing it into a kick. ]

[traust]

Um, yeah you could put it like that. Like a celebrity.

[She let's out a small battle cry, attempting a horizontal slice around the waist.]

[weaponry]

Really? So, are you like, famous too?

[ It doesn't cut all the way through, but it leaves a big, deep gash. ]

All right, Kaede! First tip! Never jump to avoid attacks unless you have a way to attack from mid-air, or if the attack is coming from underground. While you're landing, you can't switch positions or move. So, you should try to attack from mid-air when they're coming for you. You should always avoid jumping in the air unless as a last resort. If someone jumps in mid air, go for it. They can't dodge so use it to inflict a big attack.