[Morning Training, open to all!]

[awokentospring]

Characters: Everyone!
Location: Training Ground, Shibusen
Rating: PG-13 for violence of the training sort
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 August 5th.
Extra note: The clowns have not yet attacked, but the hummingbird keychains have glowing eyes!

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 a catering service for now
Combat Instruction: One can learn and improve on fighting techniques! Staffed by Cloud and Sion
Sparring: A bunch of people are there. You show up and pick one to fight. Staffed by Zelgius (beginners), Morgan (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 Aqua
Soul Perception: Find out more about your soul, what they are, and what they potentially may do. Staffed by Death the Kid
Partner Training: Learn how to work as a partner! Staffed by Death the Kid
Weapons Handling Training: Learn how to handle sharp things and not so sharp things! Staffed by Auron and 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, and Duo Maxwell
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 begrudgingly still opened squad dedicated to hugs of encouragement. Thank Lee for this! Staffed by Lee and his brigadiers!

And of course, as always, feel free to make your own threads!

Open Character threads (Bear with me as I try to catch them all ;;):



((Also, apologies for being late. I screwed up. 8|;; )

Comments

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[likethelight]

[ He smiles though, straightforward and friendly, and offers a hand politely to shake. (The right one, gloved.)

Even if it's on his nametag— ] I'm Allen.

I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't know my ability yet. [ Though technically part of it manifest already in his first resonance, but it was so subtle and so much else was going on he hadn't noticed. ]

[00110010_00110011]

[Takes him a minute to remember what human custom is. Then gives Allen's hand a brief shake.]

Am called Psii.

Don't think knowing ability is prerequisite for resonating. When had partner, he figured his out on mission.

[likethelight]

No, I suppose not.

It's nice to meet you, Psii. [ It's a curious way of speaking the troll has—really clipped. But though he notices it Allen doesn't say anything.

'Had'? ]

Have you been [ here ] a Weapon a while then? If you had a partner.

[00110010_00110011]

Yes. Have been in Death City for almost five human months.

[Seems like longer.]

Was weapon before that, though. Was spaceship. More or less.

[likethelight]

[ he—

—what ]

Space...ship? [ yes he says that like it is a totally foreign combination of words ]

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii's used to this.]

Trolls like self were routinely exploited for abilities in universe come from. Was CPU, weapons system, power source for spaceship.

[likethelight]

[ Alas, for Allen he would still trying to figure out what you mean by spaceship in general. He sort of does but that'd just be silly. Right?

But he's going to decide that's not the important thing at hand here. ]

I'm sorry. [ "exploited", used as a power source, a weapon—that he gets ]

You seem like anyone else to me. [ slightly odd speech patterns aside, but that's okay ]

[00110010_00110011]

Know am glitchy. Am not offended if people notice.

Would you like to attempt resonance?

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[likethelight]

Ah— [ MOMENTARY DEER IN HEADLIGHTS EXPRESSION. but. ]

...sure.

[ Right. This is probably how it's. Done. It still feels weird. Everyone training together, practicing—this is just part of that here. These are your comrades now. Sort of. Just do whatever it takes to be able to continue and fight. It's because his first resonance went the way it did. ]

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[likethelight]

[ Suck it up, Allen.

Shoulders back, he extends his hand again with more composure and certainty. To take this time though, since that—well, it's how he did it before. It makes sense at least, with transformation, to better catch him when he does. Seems natural. ]

It's—just the second time. [ Just—somewhat sheepish in fair warning. ]

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii puts hand on Allen's, flushing faintly yellow. Doesn't mind touching people, when is one to initiate contact, but it still makes him intensely self-conscious.]

Is all right. Am slightly out of practice.

[Enough that has to concentrate for several seconds, but then he turns into pair of goggles, colored like his eyes, hanging off Allen's hand.

His mind is structured like a computer, a very large one crammed full of data, some sectors burned out, some barely flickering, fewer humming with energy and life. Anyone looking will easily see that he still thinks of self as spaceship, but fights to keep from knowing it consciously.]

Can you hear?

[likethelight]

[ Oh...

What Psii might notice about Allen at that moment of connection is just how braced he was. Tightly done up and reined-in and conscious of himself. Even if it melts in surprise a moment later at realizing this—is not what he expected. (Actually there's a lot of relief at that.)

It's a shallow sort of resonance still though. It's not that Allen is actually trying to keep walls up for any express purpose, but anything beyond that congeniality, a frank sort of gentleness and faintly surprised sort of oh, hello relief is masked. Like that's just naturally how he is (most of the time). ]

...mm! I can. [ Although it's distracted because—ah. The way the troll's mind is.

It's not something in his realm of understanding, really. A vagabond urchin from the 1800's. Well, a particularly strange instance of the 1800's with robots and wireless earpiece communication. But nothing like this. But there is something that feels... sad about it. Even if it's just a sense of what the Psii's mind is like. ]

Do I put them on...? [ the goggles ]

[00110010_00110011]

Yes. Have found resonance is stronger that way.

[Psii falls silent, concentrating, getting used to sense of Allen's mind. All human thinkpans feel slightly strange, but Allen's definitely ranks as one of most different from own. Some elements of his universe are familiar, and some are so thoroughly alien that Psii can't relate them to anything in own experience. Gentleness of his soul is comforting, though.]

Can hold back worst of memories.

[Is already doing that, afraid as always that could harm Meister with them.]

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[likethelight]

[ Allen nods at that (right, stronger resonance), regarding the goggles for a moment, and they do give him pause.

Mismatched lenses... ]

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[likethelight]

[ It was only a brief sort of hesitation or waver, and he brushes it aside before he can really dwell on it, pulling the goggles on. A little strange. He never tried on glasses or anything like that before. It's curious; like trying to figure out how to make sense of the connection.

—oh weird, they make everything look like how they're colored. Although he supposes that would make sense... ]

It's okay... [ It's a little distracted, blinking and getting used to goggles; trying to concentrate. Attention flickering back and forth; how well he can see through them, and feeling like the troll's right there in his mind with him.

(It makes him a little tense. Held back.)

But he shakes his head at that anyway, the concern. Anything that made him tense, it wasn't because of Psii or who he is. It's because Allen is so mindful of himself with most people. He's calm at what Psii seems afraid of; no fear or worry.

It's okay. Certain of himself and brightly gentle, though it is in a way where it seems like a lot else is tucked away somewhere else in his mind. ]

I don't mind.

[00110010_00110011]

[Allen's calmness helps Psii relax into resonance slightly more. He still keeps tight control on thoughts. Knows how easily they can wander into territory best left unexplored, especially when sharing mind with someone else.]

There are parts of past would not subject anyone to.

[Maybe it's because shields so much himself that he would never poke around to see what anyone else is holding back. Surface resonance suffices for this, anyway.]

Could try to send small psychic blast, if you like.

[likethelight]

[ It works well then, even if it is shallow, given how much Allen unconsciously shields himself most of the time. At least outside of battle like this.

It's more comfortable like that, at least. Like just training with someone. ]

Psychic blast? [ Errr--

Glancing around for one of the training dummies. ]

Do I just...focus? [ uncertainty. it's not quite how he's used to fighting. he is rather hands-on ]

[00110010_00110011]

Correct. Have resonated with people who use motion to direct. Seems fairly effective.

[Pictures the way Hamel punched energy at enemy, so Allen can see what he means.]

Am ready whenever you are.

[Won't risk trying to make blast too powerful.]

[likethelight]

[ Oh—

There's some surprise how—that was a memory, wasn't it? But not Allen's own. ]

Okay. [ 'Motion—'

Facing one of the targets, he presses his lips together and tries to feel a little less silly about punching the air; tries to focus instead on the feeling of resonance, like a bit of a gentle push, a sense of more or willing something to take form even if he doesn't really know what that is (invocate)—and throws a quick, simple punch in the direction of the target. ]

[00110010_00110011]

[Psii gives power up to Allen's control, sending it with little mental push. The training dummy wobbles wildly, then falls over backwards.]

That's basic idea. When had partner, blast got much stronger with practice.