Morning Training

[heavenly_earth]

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 April 24th.

Official areas:

FAQ: In need of help or answers? Come here! Staffed by Tenten and Neji.
Breakfast: The incentive for coming to Morning Training for those who actually don't care about Death City. All food providers are given funds to buy/prepare the food and are then paid for the time they spent cooking/preparing. Provided by Saya and Fabiola
Combat Instruction: One can learn and improve on fighting techniques! Staffed by Cloud and Genesis
Sparring: A bunch of people are there. You show up and pick one to fight. Staffed by Hanabi (beginners), Fabiola (intermediate), Amaterasu and Cloud (advanced), and Overseen by Neji
Weapon Transformation: New Weapon? Unsure on how to transform into a weapon (or how to transform back)? Go here! Staffed by Bakura, Aqua, and Gray
Soul Perception: Find out more about your soul, what they are, and what they potentially may do.
Partner Training: Learn how to work as a partner!
Weapons Handling Training: Learn how to handle sharp things and not so sharp things! Staffed by Tenten and Auron
Shooting Range: Learn to shoot a gun, not at quail though, so expect your face to come out of this just fine. Staffed by Sarah Kerrigan, Naoto, Giroro
Meister Ability Helpers: Learn about your Meister ability and how to use it. Staffed by Edgeworth
Finding a Partner: Unpartnered Weapons and Meisters meet each other here!
Medics: A place for medics to hang out, recruit and aid the injured - especially if they get shot in the face by accident. Staffed by Rosalia and CR-S01
Watch: This is where members of the watch meet up, chill, recruit and train! People interested in the watch welcome!
SEES: This is where SEES members hang out, and recruit!
Hug Brigade: A begrudgingly still opened squad dedicated to hugs of encouragement. Thank Lee for this! Staffed by Lee
Evacuation Briefing/Process: Learn what to do in case the city is invaded. Will most likely come in handy for the future! Staffed by Tenten and Neji


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Comments

[shiromadoushi]

[[Thankfully Bakura had a very disarming smile and presence and looked very much not like any sort of fighter, which hopefully would help about as much as anything else would as he approached the lost teen.]]

Looking for help on transformation?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Unassuming white-haired boys have always worked out well for him in the past. Luckily, he has no reason to find Bakura at all suspicious.]

Oh...! Yeah, actually. [He rubs the back of his head a little.]

[shiromadoushi]

New arrival, right? [[all smiles]] I'm Bakura Ryou, nice to meet you!

[[Because getting this person to relax was the first step, and it didn't do him any good to be nervous anyway.]]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Nice to meet you too, Bakura-san. I'm Ikari Shinji...

[More awkward. He shifts his weight a little bit uneasily.] Yeah, I just got here a few days ago.

[shiromadoushi]

A lot to get used to all at once, ne? It gets easier after the first few days, don't worry! Especially after you get the whole Weapon thing worked out.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[That sounded a little unbelievable to Shinji, he wasn't entirely sure he'd ever really get used to being here.]

So, how exactly does this... Weapon thing work?

[shiromadoushi]

Aaa-- it's not too easy to explain, but once you figure it out, it starts to become second nature... [[...best description ever right there. Whoops. Cue a bit of a sheepish look.]]

Here, let's sit, it works a bit easier if you're relaxed and you can concentrate more easily!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Well, at least he kind of understood the feeling behind the description, even if it wasn't entirely helpful in understanding the whole business behind transforming.]

R-right. [He follows Bakura's instructions, taking a deep breath to try and soothe his nerves a little.]

[shiromadoushi]

It's all right if you're a little nervous. Something like this is pretty weird, right? Think it'd help if I showed you how it looks when I transform?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[So, this guy's a Weapon, too?]

Well, it couldn't hurt... [It would be nice to know what to actually expect, too.]

1/2

[shiromadoushi]

[[nods with a smile.]] Hold out your hand, okay? Since my Weapon form is pretty small!

[[and with that he closes, his eyes, form near instantly starting to glow and shift]]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Seconds later a small ten sided die that seemed plagued with spiderweb cracks landed in Shinji's (hopefully) outstretched hand, a thin red thread waving back and forth in the air.

Bakura was taking great care not resonate or connect that thread, however, as hard as it was.]]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Shinji blinked in mild confusion at Bakura's request, but complied anyway and held out his hand and-]

Wh-whoa! [He nearly fumbles the die, but manages to keep a hold of it.] This... is a Weapon?

[shiromadoushi]

'It is! Just not a conventional one!' [[Bakura's voice was a bit far away with the lack of resonance, but still audible.]] 'Really, a Weapon can be anything, it's the abilities that make it special!'

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[He nearly jumps at suddenly hearing the other's voice, but again made sure to keep a careful hold on the die.]

S-so, you can do other things besides just transforming...?

[shiromadoushi]

'Yup!'

[[But for the moment, he's going to return to his normal self before he accidentally resonated...]]

Every Weapon has a special attack or ability. For mine, depending on what number I roll, I can either do an energy attack, heal someone, or form a protective shield for a really short while. Makes up for the fact that there's no way that a d10 could be used as a weapon in any sort of real battle!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

That makes sense...

[For something that hardly seemed to make sense in the first place, at least. It wasn't as if he was new to some pretty outlandish technology or anything, though.]

[shiromadoushi]

Once you figure out the logic for it, most everything does in it's own way here.

Ready to try it yourself? [[gently easing Shinji into it. Especially since he seemed so... well, jumpy was the wrong way to put it, but he didn't at all seem comfortable in his own skin... Transforming likely would be pretty easy once he started with that sort of feeling, however.... or at least it seemed like it would be to Bakura.]]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I guess so. [That's why he was there, after all. No sense in trying to talk himself out of it.]

What exactly do I have to do?

[shiromadoushi]

I'll walk you through a meditation to try and help you figure it out. Close your eyes and try to relax first, okay?

[[Bakura shifted to be sitting more comfortably]] Try not to think too much about things, if you can at all and just concentrate on how you feel. There's that part of you, deep inside, where all your emotions get tangled up. Try and reach for it.

Somewhere inside that tangle are the feelings of why you want to do this. It could be feelings of wanting to protect your friends, of wanting to be part of something, or wanting to be helpful to people. Whatever that reason is, try and reach out to it. Concentrate on it until it's all you can feel.

[[The hard part for Bakura was keeping himself from transforming again as he began to explain the process. It was such a reflex for him...]]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Shinji closed his eyes, taking another deep breath to try and relax. Honestly, the initial feeling of calm wasn't too difficult to achieve, and the vaguely troubled expression on his face slowly disappeared as he relaxed. He knew why he was here, that part was easy enough. Unfortunately, that particular feeling was associated with a lot of his own insecurities, and it didn't take long for his thoughts and doubts to over-take his concentration.

As a small frown made its way back onto his face, he opened his eyes once more. That... Probably could have gone better.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura watched, trying to judge by Shinji's face how it was going. The moment the frown appeared however...]]

Too much stuff in the way?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Yeah... [To put it lightly. He reached up, rubbing the back of his neck and glancing away for a moment.]

How long did it take you to figure this out? [At least he could take some comfort in knowing that he had someone far more experienced to ask questions to. That was a luxury he hadn't had last time he needed to learn outlandish fighting techniques.]

[shiromadoushi]

I was actually pretty lucky, I got it pretty quick with a friends help! Turning back swiftly I had to work on a lot, though... [[rubs the back of his neck sheepishly]] Some people take a real long time. One person I helped, it was almost a week before he finally managed it. But he did get it, in the end! If you keep trying at it, even if it takes a while, you'll get it.

[[a slight pause]] Just don't listen to anyone who says you can get it quickly by falling down the stairs. Even if it does work, it's not a good way to go about it.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

That... doesn't sound like a good idea. [Shinji isn't sure which is stranger - the fact that doing something like that actually worked, or the fact that people have tried it.]

So, changing back is something you have to get the hand of, too?