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

[feelsgoodinyou]

That's why it's a comparison, not saying that it's exactly the same. [He waves the topic off with a swish of his hand.]

So yes, I've had a reason to hate him and still do. Does hearing this make you feel better?

[shiromadoushi]

[[Is quiet a moment, thinking]]

...A little, un... [[finally nods.]]

[feelsgoodinyou]

Really~? [He leans forward, almost purring as his face twists into a sadistic grin that would have made the cheshire cat envious.] Why? Because it gives me a reason?

[shiromadoushi]

[[Moves back a little, nervous again as he nods.]] U-- un...

[feelsgoodinyou]

Ahh, you really are an idiot, host. [Drawing back once more, he laughs.]

Even if I have my reasons [he pauses to flick an imaginary piece of dirt from his sleeve] that doesn't make anything I did less evil or good.

[shiromadoushi]

I never said it did... It's just...

[[A small, awkward moment]]

It's different if there's a reason. If there's no reason... nothing ever could stop it, right?

[feelsgoodinyou]

Wrong. [Because there was a reason nothing would be ever able to stop it.]

[shiromadoushi]

Eh? But...

[feelsgoodinyou]

But what? Pointless hate and fighting spirit die quickly. On the other side there are things that can never be forgiven...

[shiromadoushi]

But... [[falters, clearly not knowing what to say.

Painfully naive? Just a little]]

[feelsgoodinyou]

But what? I wasn't the one who went and just killed himself, just for the off chance that it'd safe his friends. That's considered a sin in some cultures, too, you know?

[shiromadoushi]

What else could I do but that? [[turns away a touch defensive.]] And that was something different anyway...

[feelsgoodinyou]

You could have fought! But that doesn't suit you at all, now does it... Even when you tried to go against me to protect you friends all you could do in the end was to forfeit and give up without putting up any struggle. All you can do is to sacrifice and pray as others use you as their step-stone!

[shiromadoushi]

I did fight! I fought you ever way that I could! [[He bristles, his back up at the mere suggestion that he just rolled over. The Voice wasn't allowed to discard that, wasn't allowed to just push him aside like that!

His left hand tightens into a loose fist, the damaged fibers twinging as they were stretched.]]

You just took away all my options until that was all I had left...

[feelsgoodinyou]

[At that accusation he laughed in his face.]

Of course I did! Did you think that all you need to do is to put up a little effort once and I'll miraculously give up on everything I cared about?! Or that nobody else had some of their options blocked?! Get real!

[shiromadoushi]

Then don't say I didn't fight when I did!

[[Jerk!]]

[feelsgoodinyou]

Because you didn't! All you did was take the easy route out and put the weight of dealing with the rest on somebody else's shoulders!

Somebody who really cared would have struggled until the end to survive together with their friends, but did you even consider that? Come on, should I answer that question or do you want to?!

So much for that truce :D Bakura wants to punch him so bad right now :D

[shiromadoushi]

Don't talk like you know anything about it! [[Snaps, starting to feel that uncomfortable burning anger building in him, his fists tensing further.]] If there was any other way I would have done it!

He said that having his questions answered would cost him plenty~

[feelsgoodinyou]

[His eyes dart for a split-second to that curled fists as his smirk grows wider, gaining a satisfied edge.]

How does that feel now? This hate. Wouldn't you rather punch me than letting me get away with saying all this true things that you so hate to hear?

True that! :)

[shiromadoushi]

[[He turns away, shoulders still tense]] They aren't true things. [[his voice is quiet, yet sharp]] And I don't like it. You always make me feel like this and I ha-- [[and he stops himself because saying he hates hate is just..]]

...I don't like it.

[feelsgoodinyou]

Hate. The word you're looking for is hate. [He all but gloats.] Well, how does it feel like? You hate me and from your point of view you have all the reason to. Do you feel that it'd be easier to stop hating me than the random stranger who drove his bike over your foot?

[shiromadoushi]

I don't go around hurting other people because I hate you! [[snaps a moment before looking to the side again, trying to keep himself calm]] You get everyone caught up in the crossfire....

[feelsgoodinyou]

Do I? As far as I can remember the only ones I ever directly attacked where those who had business with the Items. [and any fool who got in is way, tried to mess with him or made for an useful stepping stone to get him where he wants]

[shiromadoushi]

How did everyone I ever played Monster World with have anything to do with the Items?

[feelsgoodinyou]

You are one of those deeply involved with them as well, yadounushi.