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


Feel free to make your own threads!

Comments

[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?

[shiromadoushi]

[[If Shinji thought that was strange, wait until he encountered the friend who Bakura knew who used that method.]]

A little bit, yeah. Changing back is a lot easier, since it's really just relaxing back into yourself. [[But sometimes he didn't want to be himself, which was kinda the root of that problem...]] And you revert back if you get too tired or fall asleep, so you don't have to worry about being stuck or anything like that!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[A very slight look of relief crossed his expression. While he might end up having some of the same problems that Bakura does, the idea of being unable to have control over re-manifesting himself was a little frightening. He already had to deal with that once okay never again.]

Okay, that really doesn't sound too bad. [It's just a matter of figuring out how to transform in the first place, then.]

[shiromadoushi]

None of it really is. Just a bit to get used to, really.

Think you'd like to try again? And just try and ignore all the difficult stuff that you don't want to feel if you can.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I can try.

[It was pretty simple for Shinji to give in to his own doubts, so ignoring those thoughts was easier said than done. Running his hand through his hair, he relaxed back a little bit.] Just... need to relax first, right?

[shiromadoushi]

Un. [[nods]] And try and focus on the feeling of why you want to do this. Feelings of wanting to protect your friends, or be stronger or anything like that. That's the feeling that helps the most. Even if it takes some time, don't worry, we have all morning!

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Easing back into a relaxed state, Shinji again attempted to sort out his feelings and quiet down his thoughts. He didn't want to be a part of the war, but his desire to protect his precious friend trumped that fear. Focusing was never something he had difficulty with in the past, but perhaps it was the lack of urgency in the situation he was in that allowed his thoughts to wander.

Besides, who was he to try and procet someone after everything that had happened? He suppressed that thought as much as he could, but it dented his resolve enough to break his concentration. At least he had managed to hold it a little longer that time.]

Ahh, I feel like I almost had it that time. [His tone was a touch disappointed sounding.]

[shiromadoushi]

That's good! It means you're getting closer, ne? [[smiles warmly]] Just keep trying. You can talk it out if you think it might help too.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[The gentle encouragement was actually pretty comforting to Shinji, and the disappointment in his failed attempt fades.]

... If there's something else you need to do, I'm sure I can get this eventually. [Surely, there's something better to do than wait for him to figure this out.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[Bakura shakes his head with a smile]] There's no rush or anything. Morning training lasts for a while, after all, and I already ran quite a few laps before hand, so I really don't mind the break!

[[he looks a touch sheepish at that too. Even though his stamina with running was getting better... he was still very aware that he was a wimp who was not athletic at all.]]

1/2

[hedgehogsdilemma]

All right... [Not like he could really argue with that.

Time for another try, he figured. Third time's the charm, right? He dove back into his mind, grabbing back on to the feeling of protecting. With some difficulty, he pushed back thoughts of what had happened in the past, because what was important was what he could do now. He held on to the feeling, directing all his focus on to it until...]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[His form began shifting, and soon enough, a knife sat where Shinji once was.] Wh-whoa...!

[shiromadoushi]

You go it! [[smiles warmly]] How do you feel, in that form?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

A little strange...? [He's trying pretty hard to maintain focus still, but he doesn't find it particularly unpleasant.]

[shiromadoushi]

It will be at first! You can relax a little, you should be able to hold it once you've gotten it.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[At the prompting, Shinji relaxes his focus a little bit, finding it to be a bit of a surprise when he doesn't immediately snap back or anything of the sort.]

I feel... Kind of small.

[shiromadoushi]

You're about a tenth your size you are normally, so that only makes sense. Did you need me to describe how you look or can you tell?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I'm not sure... [It's weird for Shinji to try and visualize himself in a situation like this, but it wasn't as if it was an entirely new situation for him. As... odd as that was to remember.]

... Some kind of... knife?

[shiromadoushi]

Un! A short one. Want me to take a picture of it, so you can see?

[hedgehogsdilemma]

That would be helpful. [He couldn't deny that he was really curious, and a photo would make things much easier.]

[shiromadoushi]

[[And out comes his mirror/communicator! Just a moment as he pokes it until he gets the camera and...

With a smile, he turns it around]]

I don't know how well you can see it like that, but...

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Ah, hang on...

[Might as well try and get the hang of changing back, and it would make things a lot easier, he figures. Just... relax back into yourself, right? It takes him a moment, but he finds changing back to be a lot easier of a task to accomplish than some of the things he's been put through. Briefly, he checked his hands, making sure everything looked as right as it felt, before turning to check the photo.]

... That looks like 01's Prog knife... [The comment is quiet, like he hadn't intended to say it out loud.]

[shiromadoushi]

Pretty often someone's Weapon form is something they're familiar with, so that's not too surprising it's something that identifiable! [[Not... that Bakura had any idea what Shinji was referring to or anything like it.]]

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[It's easy for Shinji to forget that the world exists outside of his own perception. He wouldn't expect Bakura to know what he's talking about, but it doesn't really occur to him that the other wouldn't know.]

I... Guess that makes sense. [The whole concept is still kind of bewildering to him.]

[shiromadoushi]

Makes it pretty lucky if it's something you know how it works, I think. Like with mine, since it's the die out of my favorite game, the attacks I can do are ones my character in that game can do! So figuring out how to use them was pretty easy!

[[even if he still couldn't figure out what 6 and 7 did...]]