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[training log] october training sessions
WHO: Anybody on the Retrospec network!
WHERE: Utsuki Dojo in Tisse
WHEN: Sundays in October/November (10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5), 6pm - midnight
WHAT:FIGHT CLUB Weapons/self-defense training, trying new weapons out for new characters, and information sharing!
WARNINGS: None expected; will edit as usual if necessary
HEADS UP: This will be the only fight club log posted for all of October! New threads can be started throughout the entire month (and fresh topleveling if necessary is fine; developments happen!) and everyone is encouraged to keep coming back periodically to check for new information!!
[[October training logs! This log will cover Sunday, October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, and November 5. Please use this log throughout the entire month to log anything that might happen at Sunday practices! You're encouraged to make new toplevels as necessary for any new developments that might occur throughout the month, such as new metaplot developments/reveals or character development leading to spars, or anything else you might think of! There will be a toplevel in the comments to OOCly collect all new metaplot details collected in the info-sharing meetings in one place.
Any questions, concerns, or additions can either be PM'd to me here or PP me at![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
journeys.
Also, if you're wanting to speak to Penelope post-speech, please PMmincingminuet!]]
WHERE: Utsuki Dojo in Tisse
WHEN: Sundays in October/November (10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5), 6pm - midnight
WHAT:
WARNINGS: None expected; will edit as usual if necessary
HEADS UP: This will be the only fight club log posted for all of October! New threads can be started throughout the entire month (and fresh topleveling if necessary is fine; developments happen!) and everyone is encouraged to keep coming back periodically to check for new information!!
training sessions - October
i(a). The sun will be guiding you (except for 10/15).
At 6:00, as usual, Utsuki Dojo closes down for the night for private practice, open only to those on the Retrospec network. The practice sessions are beginning to pick up a little bit of steam, and newcomers are always welcomed into the fold. Before everything gets properly underway, there's plenty of time to chat and mingle, to examine the practice weapons that are laid out for use, or to get some warm-ups in if you'd like! But like clockwork, at 6:15 Dante Rantanen hops up onto a chair, starting the night officially.
(At least, on the 8th he hops up. On the 15th, Dante seems to be missing in action and it falls to Pen to start the meeting--on the 22nd he's back, but moving markedly slower, and he accepts help getting up onto and down from the chair (though he probably had a quiet argument first about getting onto the chair in the first place; he's hiding it as much as he can but Dante's still not nearly recovered from the ordeal he went through a week ago).)
"Thanks for coming out tonight," he says once he's up, looking out over the people that are there. "Especially with everything that's going on with this fog. Speaking of which, if anyone needs rides home after all of this, speak up. There are enough of us that we can get you home without having to walk and risk running into who-knows-what. Or hey, if you want to try out the stuff you've been working on on whatever's lurking in that fog, be my guest." There's a hint of a smirk on his face as he cracks the joke, but Dante moves on quickly.
"We're going to put a new system into place this month: any sparring needs to have a third party watching to make sure nothing goes wrong. Some of us are starting to get some bad memories of fighting back--I sure have--and we aren't here to try and actually hurt each other. Whoever's keeping watch will be responsible for making sure the people sparring are being safe and not getting lost in their memories. Any problems with that, you know where the door is." Dante points toward the door as usual, scowling. "The point of this is to be safe first, to learn second. I've already had to ban one person from coming back to these practices; don't make me do it again."
"The sign-in waiver's over on the table, so make sure you sign in and keep this legal. We almost had a run-in with a cop not on the network last month, so we wanna make sure they don't have reason to shut us down."
It seems like he's got more and more to add every month. Dante shakes his head, but continues: "All right. If you're willing to teach or referee spars, go ahead and introduce yourselves. Let everyone else know who they can come to for help. Once we're done with that, we can get started. Come see me if you need anything."
i(b). They're dying to stop you (10/15).
Tonight is a bit of an unusual evening, as the dojo and opening speech is being handled by Penelope rather than Dante. Stepping out in front of the assembled group, she's carrying a heavy training spear, and thumps it hard on the floor to draw everyone's attention to her. Hopping up onto a pile of mats so she can be seen, she takes a breath and straightens up.
"Okay! So, as you might have noticed, Dante's not here tonight. I do not know where he is, but that doesn't mean we're calling this off. It's essential, especially now with this fog. The world is getting more dangerous, and we need to be ready. This shit is important, too important to take lightly, so make the most of it, guys. A lot of you guys have been around, but I know there are a lot of newbies too, so let's go over the basics. "
Her voice firms, tight and clipped, "First of all this isn't some Movie Fight Club. You're here to train, not beat one another into the ground. If I see you doing that, your ass is gone. And if you don't think I can't make you leave, then you are mistaken. Second, there's a waiver. You sign it, or you don't participate beyond watching. Period. We're keeping everything above board."
"Next, some of us have been at this a while. Both at these meetings, and in those other lives. You've got willing teachers and helpers here, so please use us. When I'm done, I'd like for anyone willing to instruct to please step forward and introduce yourselves. I personally am happy to teach people how to use a spear and a cane, and if there's any particular interest I can arrange time with you guys for a gun safety crash course. Not here, though. Come to me and we'll work that out on our own time."
She starts to step down and give the floor to the instructors but something hits her at the last moment.
"Oh, one last thing? If you're planning to spar, find a third to watch. After a few incidents, Dante and I realized there was the potential for nasty memories to get triggered even by sparring, and we want someone there to take charge. If there's nobody free, or if you're worried you're likely to seriously lose it, find me and I'll have Gilgamesh spot for you."
Stepping back then, she'll wait for instructors to introduce themselves again before calling out one last time.
"If you guys need anything or have any questions, let me know. Have fun guys!"
ii. This race is a prophecy.
Remember that ax that Dante had purchased last month? ...yeah. It's gone now. Thanks, Mafuyu. Perhaps there will be another one later in the month, but at the start of the month it's missing. Still, there are lots of other weapons to choose from! Swords of all sizes, shapes, and styles, made of wood if they aren't fencing foils with practice button tips. There are staves and polearms, spears and shields, and a handful of Nerf guns at the end of the row with a couple packages of new darts for those who specialize in ranged weaponry (although sitting behind the guns is a sign written in thick black Sharpie: "DON'T AIM FOR PEOPLE'S HEADS." This is why we can't have nice things, you guys!).
Once you've made your selection for the night (or exchanged your weapon out, if you want to try something new), you're ready to rumble! There are multiple people offering their help or instruction, but there are also training dummies to work with if you'd prefer some solo practice. There are plenty of people ready to spar, and plenty of people to learn from or to teach! What's your plan for the night?
iii. Break out from society.
Even though they've been called out by Retrospec for their "secret" meetings, there's still a lull in activity around 8:00. Some people start gravitating toward a corner of the room, and after some discussion, Dante gives a sharp whistle to catch everybody's attention. "Sorry to interrupt," he says, not looking sorry at all, "but we've decided we're not taking these info meetings outside this month. Not with the fog to worry about. So if anyone's got anything new to share with the rest of the class, or you just want to go over what we know so far, come on over."
There's always an option--keep fighting, or come and see if there's any information to be shared. What's your preference?
At 6:00, as usual, Utsuki Dojo closes down for the night for private practice, open only to those on the Retrospec network. The practice sessions are beginning to pick up a little bit of steam, and newcomers are always welcomed into the fold. Before everything gets properly underway, there's plenty of time to chat and mingle, to examine the practice weapons that are laid out for use, or to get some warm-ups in if you'd like! But like clockwork, at 6:15 Dante Rantanen hops up onto a chair, starting the night officially.
(At least, on the 8th he hops up. On the 15th, Dante seems to be missing in action and it falls to Pen to start the meeting--on the 22nd he's back, but moving markedly slower, and he accepts help getting up onto and down from the chair (though he probably had a quiet argument first about getting onto the chair in the first place; he's hiding it as much as he can but Dante's still not nearly recovered from the ordeal he went through a week ago).)
"Thanks for coming out tonight," he says once he's up, looking out over the people that are there. "Especially with everything that's going on with this fog. Speaking of which, if anyone needs rides home after all of this, speak up. There are enough of us that we can get you home without having to walk and risk running into who-knows-what. Or hey, if you want to try out the stuff you've been working on on whatever's lurking in that fog, be my guest." There's a hint of a smirk on his face as he cracks the joke, but Dante moves on quickly.
"We're going to put a new system into place this month: any sparring needs to have a third party watching to make sure nothing goes wrong. Some of us are starting to get some bad memories of fighting back--I sure have--and we aren't here to try and actually hurt each other. Whoever's keeping watch will be responsible for making sure the people sparring are being safe and not getting lost in their memories. Any problems with that, you know where the door is." Dante points toward the door as usual, scowling. "The point of this is to be safe first, to learn second. I've already had to ban one person from coming back to these practices; don't make me do it again."
"The sign-in waiver's over on the table, so make sure you sign in and keep this legal. We almost had a run-in with a cop not on the network last month, so we wanna make sure they don't have reason to shut us down."
It seems like he's got more and more to add every month. Dante shakes his head, but continues: "All right. If you're willing to teach or referee spars, go ahead and introduce yourselves. Let everyone else know who they can come to for help. Once we're done with that, we can get started. Come see me if you need anything."
i(b). They're dying to stop you (10/15).
Tonight is a bit of an unusual evening, as the dojo and opening speech is being handled by Penelope rather than Dante. Stepping out in front of the assembled group, she's carrying a heavy training spear, and thumps it hard on the floor to draw everyone's attention to her. Hopping up onto a pile of mats so she can be seen, she takes a breath and straightens up.
"Okay! So, as you might have noticed, Dante's not here tonight. I do not know where he is, but that doesn't mean we're calling this off. It's essential, especially now with this fog. The world is getting more dangerous, and we need to be ready. This shit is important, too important to take lightly, so make the most of it, guys. A lot of you guys have been around, but I know there are a lot of newbies too, so let's go over the basics. "
Her voice firms, tight and clipped, "First of all this isn't some Movie Fight Club. You're here to train, not beat one another into the ground. If I see you doing that, your ass is gone. And if you don't think I can't make you leave, then you are mistaken. Second, there's a waiver. You sign it, or you don't participate beyond watching. Period. We're keeping everything above board."
"Next, some of us have been at this a while. Both at these meetings, and in those other lives. You've got willing teachers and helpers here, so please use us. When I'm done, I'd like for anyone willing to instruct to please step forward and introduce yourselves. I personally am happy to teach people how to use a spear and a cane, and if there's any particular interest I can arrange time with you guys for a gun safety crash course. Not here, though. Come to me and we'll work that out on our own time."
She starts to step down and give the floor to the instructors but something hits her at the last moment.
"Oh, one last thing? If you're planning to spar, find a third to watch. After a few incidents, Dante and I realized there was the potential for nasty memories to get triggered even by sparring, and we want someone there to take charge. If there's nobody free, or if you're worried you're likely to seriously lose it, find me and I'll have Gilgamesh spot for you."
Stepping back then, she'll wait for instructors to introduce themselves again before calling out one last time.
"If you guys need anything or have any questions, let me know. Have fun guys!"
ii. This race is a prophecy.
Remember that ax that Dante had purchased last month? ...yeah. It's gone now. Thanks, Mafuyu. Perhaps there will be another one later in the month, but at the start of the month it's missing. Still, there are lots of other weapons to choose from! Swords of all sizes, shapes, and styles, made of wood if they aren't fencing foils with practice button tips. There are staves and polearms, spears and shields, and a handful of Nerf guns at the end of the row with a couple packages of new darts for those who specialize in ranged weaponry (although sitting behind the guns is a sign written in thick black Sharpie: "DON'T AIM FOR PEOPLE'S HEADS." This is why we can't have nice things, you guys!).
Once you've made your selection for the night (or exchanged your weapon out, if you want to try something new), you're ready to rumble! There are multiple people offering their help or instruction, but there are also training dummies to work with if you'd prefer some solo practice. There are plenty of people ready to spar, and plenty of people to learn from or to teach! What's your plan for the night?
iii. Break out from society.
Even though they've been called out by Retrospec for their "secret" meetings, there's still a lull in activity around 8:00. Some people start gravitating toward a corner of the room, and after some discussion, Dante gives a sharp whistle to catch everybody's attention. "Sorry to interrupt," he says, not looking sorry at all, "but we've decided we're not taking these info meetings outside this month. Not with the fog to worry about. So if anyone's got anything new to share with the rest of the class, or you just want to go over what we know so far, come on over."
There's always an option--keep fighting, or come and see if there's any information to be shared. What's your preference?
[[October training logs! This log will cover Sunday, October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, and November 5. Please use this log throughout the entire month to log anything that might happen at Sunday practices! You're encouraged to make new toplevels as necessary for any new developments that might occur throughout the month, such as new metaplot developments/reveals or character development leading to spars, or anything else you might think of! There will be a toplevel in the comments to OOCly collect all new metaplot details collected in the info-sharing meetings in one place.
Any questions, concerns, or additions can either be PM'd to me here or PP me at
Also, if you're wanting to speak to Penelope post-speech, please PM
mincingminuet!]]
OOC PLOT ROUNDUP
- Info-sharing on the network (posted by Souji and Dave)
- In-person mingle log for info-sharing (ICly September 9)
Report any new developments shared at the dojo info meetings here!no subject
[ you can find eren at possibly any day of fight club, but the first day: he’s bringing in some axes. multiple axes with dulled blades, and setting them all near the other weapons free of charge. mafuyu may have used it wrongly, but he was the last one to detonate it. if you want one, he’ll safely toss one your way, and while he’s at it: ]
Know how to use it? [ he weighs one in his hands, and considers giving it a shot if you do. or maybe he’ll go for something that resembles a sword. if you’re good at it, even better; he’s open to learning. ]
ＳＰＡＲＲＩＮＧ
[ as for the other days, eren spends them hopping in between beating dummies and looking for sparring partners— constantly. he’ll go to you, and you, and probably you, becoming impatient and a little grumpy looking to trigger more memories, or powers, and fine with any kind of weapon or power you want to work with; the only thing he knows better is hand to hand, as well as being the one thing that’s triggered more than anything else. at most, he’ll adopt a wooden knife in one hand and take his position.
this damned fog has showed him just how useless he really is. he doesn’t want to play around, and the sharp, aggressive look in his eyes voices that. ]
Don’t hold back on me.
[ boy or girl, he’s not about to beat the crap out of anyone either— but he doesn’t want to go through featherlight motions, either. he wants to feel your best and he won’t complain about it. he’s learned the fastest with considerable impact. ]
ＴＥＡＣＨＩＮＧ
[ maybe you’re interested in throws, disarming, sweeps and body locks— eren’s probably your dude. he may not be paramount in the art, but he’s got some moves that are worth mentioning and passing on.
whether he’s taught you something last month, if you’re stepping up as a first timer or if you just want to watch, he’ll gladly take it. especially if it meant learning more about annie, but that isn’t voiced. he’ll introduce himself, you probably will too, and then it’s time to start. ]
Listen— You won’t learn anything if we just glaze over the motions. I’ll show you first, then we come at each other with all we’ve got.
[ if they have a deal, he’s ready to begin when you are. as mentioned, anyone can watch, as well. ]
ＢＲＥＡＫ ＋ ＥＮＤ
[ if anyone wants a chance to chatter with an airman, eren takes very few minute breaks. he hardly ever really stops, so if you see him pausing for a little bit of gatorade out of necessity, then it’s probably your chance to come on over and relieve some of that angry looking tension on his face. was he a little frustrated? maybe, especially when he’s found watching some of the other attendees, or power users, features digging deep and silently self criticizing. he needed to learn more and learn something else if he wanted to make some sort of difference. it feels like everything he’s learned is like a grain of sand compared to what’s really out there.
when he isn’t brooding while glancing around, he takes some time to handle the key around his neck, and . . . broods at that instead.
eren doesn’t get out of that mindset much, and when the night is over, he’ll offer rides home. anyone who likes sports cars will most likely like his car. who doesn’t want a ride inside of one of those babies. ]
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[ feel free to hit me up with something else! you can always ping my on discord @ owlteer#3609 or
no subject
[Last month Arlene tried out a variety of blades, but by now she's settled firmly on knives as her weapon of choice. With each practice she appears to be more comfortable with them, her moves gaining a greater confidence and fluidity; the feel of it less like learning an entirely new skill than picking back up an old one that had gone rusty.
The danger--one that she's bound to run straight into--is in getting cocky because it's coming too easily to her. Everybody saw the damage even blunt practice weapons can do last month.
If anybody comes at her with an invitation to spar, she'll readily accept--or she might have sought you out. When she feels like she's gotten enough from practicing on the dummies, she goes looking for a partner, or somebody who's teaching knife or hand-to-hand related skills.]
it's all in the wrist - 15th, 22nd, 29th
[Arlene doesn't actually remember throwing her knives, but it makes sense, doesn't it? They're small, she's got a bunch of them, she can summon them right back to her hand if she needs them back. Plus, it would look so badass. (That's the important part, really; being able to nail a monster in the face from across a room has an impressiveness factor that would make up for her knives being something off of a Lisa Frank notebook.)
Of course, the reality isn't that easy. Stand back and thank your lucky stars she's using practice knives and not the real thing. This looks so easy in the movies--why does she keep falling too short or too wide of the target?]
Seriously?
[Too wide in this case, the knife clatters to the floor behind the target, and Arlene goes to retrieve it with a scowl and a curse through gritted teeth. Somebody please teach her before she puts somebody's eye out.]
the multiversal armory - whenever (nearest day after exploring the bunker)
[When the 8PM lull comes around and the info-gathering group gathers, Arlene steps up. She copies Pen's trick with the mats to draw more attention to herself and clears her throat loudly.]
Hey. First off, there's something I've been wondering--is there anybody here who hasn't gotten some kind of weapon from Retrospec?