Morning Training!

[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 July 8th.

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 Fabiola
---The Condesce's cake stand will also be in the breakfast area, as well~
Combat Instruction: One can learn and improve on fighting techniques! Staffed by Cloud, Sion
Sparring: A bunch of people are there. You show up and pick one to fight. Staffed by Snake (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 and Aqua
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 with your partner, or together with other pairs! Staffed by no one
Weapons Handling Training: Learn how to handle sharp things and not so sharp things! Staffed by Auron, Genesis
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 Akiha
Finding a Partner: Unpartnered Weapons and Meisters meet each other here! Staffed by no one
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 squad dedicated to hugs of encouragement. Thank Lee for this! Staffed by Lee and the Hug Brigaders!

Feel free to make your own threads!


Open Character Threads:
- Naoto
- Hiro
- Masako
- Raidou
- Fujino
- Aqua
- Re-L

Comments

[pishirogane]

[There was no way he was hiding it now.]

I'm not surprised that they--

[... Wait. Taking the envelope, she's become a little unnerved about the contents. A... doujinshi club...? Reaching in, she pulled the contents out slowly as her eyes narrowed.]

...

[topgun_textiles]

[It was one thing to peek inside, but another to see the cover in its full magnificent glory. They had indeed attracted the attention of that school's doujinshi club and were so kind to receive a complimentary copy of the finished product. Locked in a noir universe was a petite male detective with a soft face and larger eyes and a very angular, aggressive-looking assistant. The corner, marked 18+ Adult Only, told them everything they needed to know about the contents. Kanji hadn't seen the warning and burned a brighter red.]

Holy crap- That's...th-that's a freakin' porno comic with us in it! How old were these kids!?

[pishirogane]

[It's bad, but good... the art is anyway, but just the fact that there was a doujinshi of them was bad. Really? She turned it around and back to the front, speechless.]

... We were barely even there. [Completely missing the age point. She's somewhat curious about the contents. Since they didn't know Naoto was female (they didn't, right?), was it a boy love then?]

... [She opened it to start from the beginning.]

[topgun_textiles]

We kinda stand out. [Answered gruffly, but distracted. The art's not half bad, but whoever drew it could do with a little anatomy practice. The assistant guy looks a lot like him, but he wasn't wearing THAT many piercings. But they got one thing right- Naoto was seriously pretty, but it looked like they'd called 'boy' for this comic.]

[She opened it up and he didn't even wanna look. But three pages in and he huddled in a little closer to peer over her shoulder at the contents. Okay, so this one's got kinduva plot, that's good. But for how long...?]

[pishirogane]

True, but still, there were more important matters... [Did she really look that pretty? How on earth did her disguise hold up at all? This was terrible; maybe she should look into make-up to make her appear more masculi-- no. She was supposed to be coming out.]

[Naoto read fast, flipping from one page to the next and--]

... They're imaginative. [The Kishin egg wasn't at all like that. A tentacle monster? What is even happening anymore?]

[topgun_textiles]

[He wasn't the slowest reader, but it was tough to keep up with her. Ah, but it was less about the plot and more about what you're looking at, right?]

No, it... it looked like a girl, yeah? Like in those creepy-ass movies!

[But was he hooked? Maybe a little. If anything he wanted to know where the hell they were going with all this. But tentacles... ugh, come on, don't bring tentacles into this.]

[pishirogane]

It did, but artistic license...

[Seriously, they don't look like how they're drawn either... Kanji anyway. Dammit.]

[Next page and... clothes are being ripped away. Of course... some fighting, some fighting, restraining... explicit. Becoming quite explicit. The fight had been thirty minutes maybe? These high schoolers had too much time.]

[topgun_textiles]

[Explicit didn't even cover it. He'd been the one fighting in that bathroom against the ghoul-tentacle-whatever! So there he was, watching himself be... toyed with by a tentacle monster.]

Uhh, th-tha-that's enough of that! I'm gonna throw it away!

[pishirogane]

There's still some pages...

[Explicit, explicit... she's not telling Kanji what's happening to her right now. It ends soon enough... it seems. Somehow it's defeated? It appears she's done it and now cleaning u--] There was not enough time to do that. [She would not do that in a-- wait. Dammit, but it wasn't the bathrooms and covered in... egg goop to put it politely.]

[topgun_textiles]

[He seemed stunned to momentary silence. She was eager to throw away the girls' reports in the hospital quickly enough, but here she was flipping pages and aiming to finish the story. His face was burning and things were taking a turn toward the strange; apparently this story-him hadn't had enough after the fight with the monster and had turned to his partner for some form of... relief, which he seemed rather happy to give.]

[It didn't help that the air was arid in the desert city, but it was like a dam had sprung a leak. With a surprised squawk from Kanji he backed off before the story could end, turning away and clapping a hand over his nose.]

F-fuck-!

[pishirogane]

[Happy to give... maybe she was jealous? Still, no. Naoto glanced over at Kanji from the squawk, but then turned back to the fan comic. Oh, look at that. She was indeed a boy. Sighing, she closed it and set it aside]

A story like that can't really sell, right? [She grabbed the tissue box from the side table and placed it in Kanji's lap.]

[topgun_textiles]

[So used to bleeds he already leaned and hung his head, accepting the tissues with a quick word of thanks before doing a bit of maintenance.]

You'd be surprised... y'had a buncha fangirls goin' inta school, remember?

[pishirogane]

That's typical. I've never been drawn into a fan comic and now, it's both of us in a porn of all things.

[topgun_textiles]

So we write 'em, tell 'em to quit. Or we go back up there ourselves at some point, yeah?

[He paused.]

...Y'know, I could pull out one'a my empty canvases...

[pishirogane]

Even if we do that, they could still do it without our knowledge.

[She blinked]

You want to paint me?

[topgun_textiles]

Uhh, well- y'know, I just figure that you'd want somethin' flattering is all, like a sketch or whatever!

...I-instead'a porn.

[pishirogane]

Oh, no. That's not necessary.

[topgun_textiles]

Uh, no? W-well, it ain't necessary, yeah, but...

[He shrugged stiffly, lowering the tissues before raising them again.]

...I'm pretty pissed, myself. 'Somebody recognizes me enough to draw me, but they gotta draw me gettin' violated by a dumb-ass tentacle monster. What gives? That ain't flattering!'

I guess I figured you kinda felt the same, or somethin' like it.

[pishirogane]

Well, being violated by tentacles was only part of the overall story. They were more invested in us... well...

[He knows very well what.]

... A painting would've definitely been more preferred as a thank you gift.

[topgun_textiles]

R-right. [As he quieted, he couldn't help but compare the comic's contents to a certain previous evening. With his nose back in order he was able to quickly lean and kiss her temple before pushing to his feet.]

We'll get to that when you're feelin' a little better. I'm- I'm gonna draw that bath.

[pishirogane]

[It does. If Naoto was feeling better, she might have wanted to... sit on Kanji's lap for a while, maybe longer for reasons.]

[Closing the book, she nodded]

Thank you.

[topgun_textiles]

[Ohhhh, if he somehow became a mindreader... but with a nod, stepping over a puppy that was munching away at a handmade plush toy built for teething, he went to get that started for her.]

[He always liked these western-style baths- you spend one evening with relatives and have a bath in a giant repurposed oil drum, you start to appreciate the porcelain a lot more. The rushing water sang its white noise soon enough. Kanji thought of the book again; she'd persisted on finishing it. Did... did that mean...?]

[pishirogane]

[Sitting there for a moment longer, she watched Watson chew on his toy and Iza nap in her treat. Poe was busy with some nuts it seemed, talons holding as his beak pecked at the shell.]

[Glancing at the book in her hand, her thoughts ran over what she read. She was feeling off, but that feeling and the other one creeping on her right now said it could shove off. Doujinshi down, she walked over to the bathroom and slipped inside, locking the door behind her.]

[topgun_textiles]

[He was glad he picked up the bubble brand that he had, something that didn't smell all sweet and stuck to the skin with its perfume. Just a cap'll do, and he didn't want the poor girl completely overtaken by bubble mountains. He kinda-]

[He started a little when he heard the door click, and he turned. She'd closed the door and... locked it. His eyes quickly trailed to hers and he didn't utter a word. The book's plot was playing in his head again and his heart was pounding.]

[They had a few hours before they needed to head out, and she had all that extra energy bouncing around. With the smallest grin that was somehow shy yet devilish, he knew another way he could help with that...]