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

[feelsgoodinyou]

He didn't miss her glance and immediately his eyes zeroed in on that particular piece of jewelry as well before he apparently dismissed it and turned his focus back on her face.

"That's nice to hear. I have been chasing a set of seven very powerful ones of them that were taken by various bad ...people, I guess you could say."

[morecowbell]

Nanami was completely obvious to him even noticing her ring, the ONLY item she had here that her brother had given to her. It was still SO VERY IMPORTANT even if all the student council members and that tomboy Utena had the same one. She did have her brother's cell phone as well but she had kind of borrowed that without asking.

"Really? What do the talismans do? Have you found any yet? Do you think there's any near here?"

[feelsgoodinyou]

"Each one grants you different overwhelming powers and it's said that they all together can grant you even much more." That described what the Sennen Items could actually do about as much as saying that the center of the sun was a bit warm, but she would have to be satisfied with that. He didn't feel like bragging about such important objects to just anybody, especially if that person could take an interest.

"Most of it is probably just myths but I know one thing for sure - they grant their owners what they really long for as well as the power to play a very special kind of game." He hummed under his breath. "One of them is currently in the city."

[morecowbell]

Nanami folded her arms and nodded slowly while processing the information he was feeding her. She was used to dealing with vague descriptions of powers thanks to her dealings with "Ends of the World" while on the student council. At one time she was quite interested in gaining power and sure it would be nice to have some here but what really fascinated her was the idea of actually hunting for treasure. And okay, maybe some acclaim in the end would be nice as well.

"Power to play a special kind of game, huh?" Her voice came out flat. If it was anything like the duels from home, Nanami was definitely not interested. "Well anyway, is there something you long for or are you just in it for this game?"

[feelsgoodinyou]

His expression turned into a cold scowl at the suggestion that collecting the Items might be something that someone would be doing just for fun.

"I'm not." Softening his voice, he eased his expression into a carefully crafted smile again. "Sorry, that hit a bit of a sore spot. ..My whole family was eradicated because of those items. There are still many people who enjoy abusing their power and forcing people to play those deadly games. All I want is to end this and return those things back to where they came from."


One could say that it was all a big game, after all. A very serious and cruel game~

[morecowbell]

Even though he was smiling, it seemed wistful and the mention of family made her frown. "No I'm sorry," she sighed a little, "it appears I have a strong penchant for dredging up the past that no one wants to talk about." She sadly wondered if he had lost a close sibling.

[feelsgoodinyou]

"No worries." He waved the topic aside, inwardly smirking to himself. "It has been a long time and you couldn't know about that when you asked your question." He gave her a thoughtful look. "Did somebody get mad at you asking questions before?"

[morecowbell]

That was a very good point in her favor. "Well, for the most part there's just the look," she was referring to practically everyone who talked to her about their past, "it's like they just put their dog down or something.

"Oh, then Takuto yelled at me but I was just trying to see where he was for resonating purposes." She might have kind of overstepped her boundaries with him a little bit but she only felt she was about 5% at fault for that.

[feelsgoodinyou]

"They did?" He tsk-ed under his breath. "That's plain stupid. The past won't get any better no matter whether you speak about it or not. All you can do is to face and deal with it." Or force others to do just that. The pharaoh, late and current, still owed him a big dept about his.

"Did you call him in front of his girlfriend or something?"

[morecowbell]

"Well, sometimes it helps to talk about it rather than keep it bottled up inside then exploding on some poor innocent bystander," like her, of course Nanami was also a huge hypocrite.

The blond stared blankly at the other for a moment not understanding what he meant since she had meant where he was in his technical training and just didn't state it clearly. "Huh? Well no, I don't think I've ever spoken with his girlfriend but it must be rough on her since he gets all distant when something reminds him of his old weapon partner." It didn't really occur to her that she probably shouldn't be telling this to a stranger.

[feelsgoodinyou]

He snorted at the poor innocent bystander comment. Talking from experience there was usually a reason why the dams broke.

"Probably", he agreed while making a mental note to figure out who that girlfriend was for later purposes. That guy was more or less close with his host, so he could most likely be used. His fixation on relationships of the romantic sorts was making estimating Takuto's next moves rather easy. "What happened to him? His partner, I mean. Did he get killed?" Was it a weakness that Bakura could exploit?

[morecowbell]

Nanami shook her head, "no, nothing like that, it would appear that he was sent home which seems par for the course around here. That's why it's not a good idea to get too attached to anyone. Well anyway," she changed the topic, "I'm Nanami, I've been here for a little under two months and I'm a Weapon, pleased to make your acquaintance."

[feelsgoodinyou]

"Bakura, I'm Meister. I arrived last November, meaning that it has been almost five months for me by now. It's my pleasure." He smiled amiably. "I wish I could say more about the topic of partners but I seem to find only the worst of those."

[morecowbell]

"The worst? What do you mean by that?"

[feelsgoodinyou]

"That one ran off in the middle of a fight to kill stuff, one fainted on me right when a yeti tried to eat us and the third almost got me drowned." He pretended to sigh. Looking at it like that all the Weapons here really were useless.

"It doesn't help that nobody here seems to want to let themselves rely on the other when things get rough."

[morecowbell]

"So a psychopath, and a couple of wimps? I guess I've had better luck with Meisters than you have with Weapons because so far I can't complain other than the emotional baggage that comes along with it." She shifted her weight to her other leg. "What kind of Weapon are you in the market for?"

[feelsgoodinyou]

He shrugged his shoulders and kept his smile firm in place. He'd use whatever Weapon came his way as long as he wold get to use it effectively. "A strong one. I prefer knives or swords that suit my frame, but I'm not entirely unversed with more exotic weapons either."

[morecowbell]

"I pretty strong," she stated her eyes locking on his in a show of confidence, "but I'm not looking for any permanent arrangements. If you don't mind a mission here and there you can try me on for size." She glanced up at the sky in thought for a moment thinking that the way she stated that might have been a little strange before quickly shaking her head and returning her gaze to the Bakura's face.

[feelsgoodinyou]

"Now a coincidence, neither do I." He smirked lightly. "I'm all for trying new things out and loose relationships, you could say. Things feel nicer if you don't feel obligated." He measured her with a sizing look. "What kind of Weapon are you?"

[morecowbell]

"I couldn't agree more," she replied shifting the mundane sword she had been practicing with to her non dominant hand. Then holding her left arm out to the side, she transformed it into her curved blade. "Think you can manage?" She asked with a smirk.

" instead erk, how did I manage to type "now" instead of "what" up there,?! Sorry! ><;

[feelsgoodinyou]

His pale eyes darted towards the curved blade and his face turned into a frown as he tried to figure out what type of blade she might be by the shape of the edge alone for a moment. Then he smiled.

"I'm confident that I can."

lol I didn't really notice...

[morecowbell]

"It's settled then. Would you like to try resonating now?" She asked transforming the blade back to her arm.

[feelsgoodinyou]

"Ready any time you are." Still smirking, he offered her his hand.

[morecowbell]

The blond took his hand but remained as she was. "I do have one teeny, tiny stipulation. If you wouldn't mind just turning your head for a moment while I transform..." No one had given her any flack about this requirement yet so she continued to request it.

[feelsgoodinyou]

He blinked at the request. "I could do that, but why?"