Morning Training Log

[heavenly_earth]

Characters: Everyone!
Location: Park/Training Ground
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 May 18th.

Official areas:

FAQ: In need of help or answers? Come here! Staffed by 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
Cake Stand: A place for delicious treats; only the best cakes by Betty Crocker! Staffed by Condesce
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 Obito (beginners), Fabiola (intermediate), Amaterasu and Cloud (advanced)
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. Staffed by Shibusen
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 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 Naoto, Giroro, Duo
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! Staffed by Liz Thompson
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
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


Feel free to make your own threads!


Open Character Threads:

Condesce
Demona
Saya
Matt
Re-L
Meenah
Sephiroth
Genesis
Lily
Jack Frost
Fon
Takuto
Johan
Shinji
Cloud
Hades
Yami Bakura
Anri
Aranea
Amaterasu
Alucard
Soul
Kiriha
Mizuno
Raidou
Sasha

Comments

[vintage_magic]

[And more gaping.] That white wolf with the strange markings? The one I was trying to chase out of the flowerbeds? It's really a goddess?!

[Lily knew there was something unusual about that wolf but this was unexpected!]

[obimycommands]

Yea, that be her. She's the great goddess Amaterasu-sama, divinity of the sun and one of the most powerful deities in all of Japan.

[vintage_magic]

So, she's a Japanese sun goddess? But why is she a wolf?

[Lily knew the Ancient Egyptians were fond of representing their gods as animals but she little inkling of what Japanese gods were supposed to be like.]

[obimycommands]

That... I can't say I have any idea.

[Yeah, she doesn't know either]

[vintage_magic]

Then, a wolf isn't how she's normally represented? Are you sure she's really that goddess then?

[Although if that wolf really is a sun goddess, it would kind of make sense how Lezard said she was able to use his light magic.]

[obimycommands]

Ah, well... [Kiriha hadn't much considered it before] She seemeth to be so?

[vintage_magic]

Hmm. Did she tell you she's a goddess or did you just make the connection because of the name? Lez—um, someone else that worked with her before never mentioned the goddess part to me.

[But napping wolves aside...] Is there anyone else you've tried working with so far?

[obimycommands]

I concluded as much from her name, and she confirmed it.

Not any that I've partnered with quite yet, at least for any length of time.

[vintage_magic]

I see. [She'd have to try asking about it next time she saw that wolf.]

Well, if you haven't found many folks you can work with yet, do you think we could try? [She'd brought up the idea the previous time they talked but then they'd gotten sidetracked by that annoying book and what the heck tsundere meant! And she was still sort of intrigued by the idea that someone here could turn into an obi.]

[obimycommands]

Yea, that certainly be a possibility. [She grins] Still, art thou prepared? If we were to go on a mission together, I'd want thee to be at least somewhat adept in combat. I don't go easy on training.

[vintage_magic]

Well, I'm willing to try. And I've been on a few more missions since the last time we talked. [She wasn't sure if she wanted to take Kiriha out to fight anything as dangerous as the trolls from a few days earlier though! Those massive beasts had made the ground shake when they were knocked over.]

So, exactly how does your obi form work when you have a partner? [She was sort of picturing holding the obi and swinging the ends around.]

[obimycommands]

Well... basically, I function as an extension of thine will, taking the form that thou imagines. Perhaps it would be easier to show thee?

[vintage_magic]

[Lily nods in agreement.] I reckon a demonstration would be easier.

[She tucks her pen and notepad into a pocket of her gardening apron and holds a hand out.]

[obimycommands]

[Kiriha grins and takes that hand, disappearing in a puff of smoke as she transforms into an obi, snaking out and wrapping around her forearm to hang from it loosely]

This tends to be the easiest way to wield me for combat purposes.

[vintage_magic]

[Lily watches curiously as the obi wraps around her arm. It's not the first time she's 'worn' a Weapon—Lezard has used his bookmark to loop over her shoulder and hang like a purse before—but it's somewhat different than what she's used to. And heavier than she would expect from cloth.]

Okay. Now what?

[She tentatively reaches out with her soul's energy, trying to make a connection. There's a strong protectiveness there but also some loneliness and insecurity. And a guarded feeling, that perhaps she's not being completely open.]

[obimycommands]

[Kiriha's considerably more open about connecting, being used to this sort of connection]

Well, first I suppose get a feel for the obi and try to extend it by thine will. [Well, technically Kiriha could probably do that much by herself, but that wasn't the point]

[vintage_magic]

[After a few more moments, Lily manages to make the link but that guarded feeling is still there.]

Okay. [She moves her arm back and forth slowly, getting used to the weight of the fabric wrapped around it. After a minute or so, she fixes her eyes on one end of the obi and visualizes it rising into the air and it starts to move upwards.]

Like this?

[And then the obi almost hits her in the face, breaking her concentration and causing it to fall again. Oops! This might take a little getting used to...]

[obimycommands]

[Kiriha does her best not to laugh, but no doubt Lily can tell her amusement]

Try to envision where thou wanteth it to go as much as the act of getting there.

[vintage_magic]

Um, right.

[Trying to get her cheeks to stop burning, Lily makes another attempt, this time sending the fabric away from her. It's a bit wobbly but she gets the end of the obi to stretch out about a yard in front of her.]

How's this?

[obimycommands]

Good, good. Now keep in mind what this is like. Thou hast to treat me as an extension of thine own will. Of course, I'll be helping thou out as well, but much of moving and directing will be under thine control.

[vintage_magic]

Okay.

[For a witch whose magic was about focusing one's intentions, it isn't too difficult a concept to grasp. But telekinesis hadn't been a skill she practiced regularly back home so the movements are still a little shaky although not as much as she directs the obi to the left and then the right.]

Any other advice? And how does this work for actually fighting a demon? [Was she supposed to just slap targets with the obi? Or did it require forming shapes like the ones Kiriha had shown her last time?]

[obimycommands]

Well, once thou mastereth manipulating the obi, it can be used to grab or hit by rolling up the end. [Her material was surprisingly strong] But the real strength be in learning the various weaves.

[vintage_magic]

Rolling up the end? Sort of like the equivalent of making a fist?

[Lily tries it, imagining the end of the obi coiling up as if it were one of the vintage neckties she kept neatly rolled up in a basket at the shop. She supposes she should stick with the basics for now.]

[obimycommands]

Yea, exactly so!

[And the end of the obi rolls up accordingly into a decently sized ball]

Try swinging it.

[vintage_magic]

[Tentatively, Lily swings around the ball of fabric a bit, not too forcefully.]

Doesn't it hurt if you hit something though? [Neither of the Weapons she had used before were meant for physically hitting things so she wasn't sure about this point.]