Training Log 3: Revelations

[crypddyd]

As we have more newcomers again, I will be holding another training session. It will be the same place as before- the part in Limbo. There will be refreshments as well, so even if you do not wish to spar please feel free to come and observe!

[It's that time again! Lion has his little (now a bit beat up since he keeps using the same space) claimed track of land in Limbo set up- wide spaces for people to pair off, a fold-out table with snacks and chairs for sitting and chatting. And of course himself off to the side with his lance in hand- willing to take all challengers and give tips and advice to anyone that comes to him!

He does though, go seeking someone specific out during all this: Chiron]

My friend, may I speak with you in private for a moment?

[There is no feeling of dread here that's just your imagination!]

((ooc: As usual this is a mixer post, so feel free to toss up starters as desired! I will have one for Lion as well if anyone wants to poke him in specific- but use this as a chance to show off- I mean try out new powers you've gained since last time!))

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[ourtomorrow]

[ Monarch has floofy hair. Monarch has a mask, and a cape. Monarch has a whip.

Monarch has gotten his whip knotted around a tree somehow - he had been practicing his control on something Not A Person, and while he successfully has managed to get the whip around an object, using it for something other than Hit Thing And Make It Hurt, he did this a little...too well.

Over he trots to try and untie it, looking frustrated. ]

[emberserker]

Really, at this rate I ought to just cut the tree down so you aren't stuck fiddling with that all day.

[ourtomorrow]

[ Monarch can feel his cheeks reddening beneath his mask, which frustrates him; the part of himself that's always monitoring his emotions, looking for new information about who he is, notes that he doesn't like feeling humiliated. But he can't think of a thing to say that doesn't make this situation worse, so he just....tugs harder.

No. Stop. Think smarter. Follow the passage of the knot. How to undo...it... ]

[emberserker]

That's not a no. [She walks over to inspect it.] I'm sure you don't need me to tell you to follow it from the other end.

[ourtomorrow]

--I know.

[ He shouldn't take his irritation out on her. It's not her fault. She hasn't said anything that was wrong.

Monarch begins to unloop his whip as instructed by Wolfsbane. ]

[emberserker]

What's got you so distracted?

[ourtomorrow]

[ Monarch is ashamed of his behavior and doesn't want to own it. He looks away.

But then he gets ashamed of that, so he takes a deep breath and looks back over at her. ]

Something - personal. I'm here to work through it. We're closer to finding the Authority.

[mementomoritz]

[Helpfully calling over from like halfway across the field:]

Try unsummoning it and then summoning it again!

[Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again: it's not just for computers anymore.]

[ourtomorrow]

[ Fortunately, Monarch is familiar with this concept from its original application! He blinks, struck by the suggestion's sensibility. ]

Got it!

[ ...Whoa. Would you look at that.

It worked. ]

[mementomoritz]

[Just giving him a cheery thumbs-up now.]

Do you want to try practicing against a moving target?

[ourtomorrow]

A moving target....?

[ Not her, right? Even if she's, well, a medic...

Then again, they're here to spar.... ]

[mementomoritz]

Me! [Nope, sorry, your optimism is cute but this is Medic we're talking about here.]

[ourtomorrow]

[ WELL THEN ]

You're all right with that?

[ Is it possible to spar with a whip? Yes, that would indicate excellent control of his weapon, but- ]

[seasharp]

[Ariel hasn't really spoken to this kid, but that display's pretty hard to miss. Hey, A for effort, though, step one worked? She thinks.

She doesn't know what step one was.]

Need a little help there?

[ourtomorrow]

[ Oh, she's...Monarch recognizes her from the showdown with Esme. ]

--I'm all right....

[ He is not all right. Just self-conscious. ]

[seasharp]

Well, hey, you're pretty good with that whip, huh?

[...Well, in a way.]

Ah... You know, the first time I trained with Rei, I just threw my sword. Just, whooosh! Right across the field.

[ourtomorrow]

Practice was that complicated?

[ Trying to think of reasons why a sword would be used as a projectile and, nope, blank. Which implies something else was going on. ]

[seasharp]

Not really, just, um...

Well, see, Rei told me to give it all I got or something and instinct took over and I just sort of... threw it? It seemed to make more sense when I was doing it. [She laughs a bit, rubbing the back of her head.] At least you actually had a goal with your whip and you totally succeeded!

[Commiserating helps, right?]

[ourtomorrow]

[ .....It would be rude to point anything out about any of those sentences, wouldn't it.

Monarch gets the spirit of her comments, though, and smiles. Oh. He sees. She is trying to make him feel better! Just knowing that's what she is about does the trick.

And there we go. Weapon, untangled! ]

Impulses are strange, aren't they.

[ He feels...weirdly at home with the whip. Improving his dexterity, yes, but the part where you raise it and then smack it into somebody...

But that doesn't make any sense. As far as he knows, he's a normal boy (albeit one who went on a not-yet-remembered adventure, of some sort). Why would he have muscle memory for a whip? ]

[phantasmagorial]

[ She'd been watching quietly, trying not to make it too obvious she was observing him – it was Monarch who finished off Esme, after all, so she's curious to see how he fights.

... This... is not what she was expecting. ]

Um... do you need a hand?

[ourtomorrow]

Rei-san.

[ DRAT he looks dumb in front of senpai. Monarch shakes his head and returns to unlooping his weapon. ] I'm all right. Please don't worry.

[phantasmagorial]

[ She gives him a little smile. ]

It's alright. We're all supposed to be training together, aren't we? So I think it's better if we work together.

[ So let her help!! ]

[ourtomorrow]

[ It's not getting in the way of her own training?

But the logic makes sense. He summarizes to be sure he's got it. ] Teamwork is something we can practice, too.

[phantasmagorial]

Exactly. There's no point in us going down to the Undersides together if we don't know how to fight as a team.

[ Her own intense need to Do Something Helpful aside, she and Monarch really don't know much about each other's fighting abilities – now's as good a time as any for them to try and get down and practice. ]

How have you been fighting so far? Just with your weapon?

[ourtomorrow]

[ Monarch nods. ] I know I'm supposed to have a power. But I haven't found what it is or when it activates.

[ Such is the fate of someone who was given flunky-sensing powers and then got RNGed right into the boss fight. ]