YE WHO ENTER, PREPARE TO BE PUNCHED

[bufudine]

Who: You, you and YOU! Anyone who is up for some good ol' sparring/training/getting their face beaten in
Where: In the park
When: All week, starting on the 20th!
Style: Anything goes!
Status: OPEN


It's a good week in the bubble! ...Then again, every week is fairly pleasant, temperature wise, in this little city under the sea.

But!

This week is extra pleasant, because there are training dummies set up all over the field in the park, all ready and waiting to be smacked around or smashed into itty bitty bits. Oh, but if hitting dummies aren't your thing, there are also targets for the archers and marksmen who want to get some target practice set up at the north end, cordoned off so people don't accidentally wander into the line of fire. And for those who'd rather play it safe or would like start learning the art of battle, there are plenty of practice weapons in... wheelbarrows? at the corners of the field.

Well, okay, this week would actually be unpleasant if you use the park for some peace and quiet. But for everyone else wanting to get some good old fashioned sparring and training in, this week's a great time to do it!

Comments

[bufudine]

[Serph is present at the north end of the park, loading a different set of ammunition into his pistol. He's not going to waste good, expensive bullets on a little target practice, after all.

Maybe you've arranged for a spar with him, or maybe you're up for some marksmanship lessons. Or maybe you just want to punch his face in! Regardless of your reason, Serph is here.]

[bakegarasu]

[Otoha heads to the park, taking the rooftops as usual and jumping into a tree before leaping to the ground. He knows this route well enough by now. He walks up near Serph, just watching a little bit for now.]

[... He's good. It's not his weapon of choice, but he can recognize when someone's got skill with a gun.]

[tsundyne]

[About the only experience Yukari's had with guns is seeing Aigis use them-- and of course, there's her Evoker, which is gun-shaped. She certainly hadn't planned on taking one up herself when she got here; and in fact, she'd been heading right to the archery targets, which she could already spot from far away.

She sees Serph on her way there, though, so she stops, watching him load his ammo.]

Hey.

[He did mention that they were soldiers, didn't he? The Embryon. This'll be interesting to see.]

[asea]

[Walter has no intention of sparring, much less training in the open where everyone can watch when he would rather they don't. Rather, he's at the park on business related to Shirley, whom he watches from a respectable distance. The way the park is now, accidents are highly prone to happening if people are careless.

Maybe he'll punch Serph's face in if he's disturbed. They're not very far apart, but Walter is not one to turn around and say "hi." Except he looks awfully tense standing there with his arms folded, his shoulders squared and stiff, with no obvious sign of wanting to join in on the mass training session.]

/forever late

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo showed up on time just as he told Serph he would. He was ready to learn the ways of handling a pistol. Sure he was skilled with a bow, but obviously a pistol is a completely different subject altogether. Thus he now approaches Serph with a grin.]

Hello Serph, are you ready to begin?

[techno_shaman]

Serph!

[Sera wants to help too, even if she's not really suited for combat. The dark-haired girl is pulling a wagon behind her, which is stocked up with cold bottles of water.]

[tsundyne]

[Yukari, is, predictably, standing by the targets, a large bow in her hand. She looks pretty excited, admittedly, even if she is probably a bit rusty and out of practice; but don't mind the fact that she's pulled out her to text someone.

She is totally excited and ready to go, if anyone else is interested in some archery. She's also got her Evoker in her holster as usual, if you're more inclined to... other styles of fighting...]

sorry it's late--

[princeoftheravens]

[It doesn't take Mat all that long to arrive after receiving her message, with his ashandarei and the compound bow he'd bought with her. Time to try it out! He sets the spear down and smiles at her, walking so he's on her left, looking at the targets.]

Hey, Yukari. [He looks at his bow and sighs.] It's been a while since I've done this... [And it's easier to draw it back to his ear than his old longbow...]

[donotcomprehend]

[Gale isn't over by the shooting and archery targets today. His favored gun is an assault rifle, which doesn't need the best of aim, and his gun isn't really his specialty, anyway, but rather a tactical weapon used when necessary. Instead, he's by one of the training dummies. He's not punching it, but he isn't using any visible weapon, either. Instead, he's practicing kicks.

He's landing every hit, even though most of them are aimed high on the dummy, at its 'head' and 'shoulders.' He doesn't seem to be switching up his routine, but there are slash marks of the kind left by a knife all over the dummy. What's up with that?]

[bufudine]

['Sup, Gale. Serph watches for a while, only speaking during a lull in Gale's drill.]

Want a moving target?

[He's no Heat, but Serph does take some pleasure in skill mastery and the testing of strength and ability.]

[unshelledbullet]

[Just like old times.

As one of the leaders of the Defense Force, Squall has to maintain a certain level of ability, the recent battle against Yami reminding him as much.

He's practicing with the Revolver, his gunblade, performing a series of slashes against a dummy. With each strike, he pulls the trigger, the gunblade creating small explosions each time.

It's pretty likely that one would hear him before they even see him.]

[shirleyhopeful]

[Hope you don't mind a Shirley looking at Squall as he destroys each dummy.

And she thought Will and Norma's spells were impressive...]

[teradine]

[At another training dummy, you might be surprised to see a fairly fierce looking demon of sorts. If the fact that her breasts seem to open into mouths full of teeth isn't terrifying enough, you may also be inclined to take a few steps back when she swings around her whip-like arms-- and also when you feel the rumble beneath your feet from her Teradyne spells.

That's okay though. She's definitely friendly, and her attention is focused on the dummy, anyway. She'll likely stop for at least a moment, if she notices anyone.

Approach?]


(( OOC: sorry, no Prithivi icons. :c ))

[unshelledbullet]

[WELL. THAT'S NEW.

Squall hasn't seen Prithivi before, but he isn't afraid. (But he's still going to try to avoid looking at the teethboobs whenever possible) Few things scare him these days, and the things that do aren't scary in the horrorterror way. He's taking a break from his own training, and he has his weapon slung over one shoulder. Long used to its weight, it no longer requires much effort on his part to even hold it.

He stops for a while to watch Argilla, once he was over the appearance, he paid attention to her technique.

He bet Quistis would love to see this.]

[amnesiadragon]

[Demon, meet... demon? Or at least he looks like one right now. He's not attacking, though - just hovering nearby, watching her train.]

[donotcomprehend]

[Earthquakes during battle are not an unfamilar feeling, once one has fought alongside Argilla. It certainly doesn't get the reaction out of Gale that Cielo's lightning did- instead, he even adds the upset ground to the training, practicing keeping his balance despite it. Eventually, though, he finishes with his own practice. Instead of moving on, for now, he'll just take a break and observe Argilla at her own practice.]

[rainbowarch]

[Above everything, Cielo relies on his speed in a fight. And very proud of his speed he is. He's standing neither by the dummies nor by the targets. In fact, it's just an open space. The mark on his right leg glows blue and he transforms into his demon form. Instead of lifting off into the air like he usually does, he instead stays right on the ground.

Electricity crackles around his body and the demon hops backwards, avoiding a lightning strike. And he dodges another one. And another. It's harder than it looks, as Dyaus is a demon more at home in the air than on the land.

Want to dodge lightning yourself? Or perhaps be the one throwing spells?

Or do you just want to know what the hell this multicolored winged thing is? Why not say hi?]

[asea]

[It is certainly familiar.

Walter is more accustomed to taking hits than avoiding, per say, and this is evident in how he bends his knees with his arms raised to shield his face. Covered by the long of his sleeves, his nails, curled into his palm, glow.

Guardian.

The oncoming lightning strikes a green barrier that envelopes him, dulling most of the damage. There's still a strong tingle he shrugs off as the barrier fades after the attack. Walter straightens, eyeing the demon he recalls seeing through his teriques on the island.

If his logic serves him right, this was the person who had talked to him after pursuing the Zephyr.]

[donotcomprehend]

[Eventually, one of those lightning strikes comes close to Gale, just enough to make him stop his own practice and leap back. Lightning may not be his weakness in human form, but that doesn't mean that it's pleasant, and fighting in demon form has made his kneejerk reaction to it a very defensive one.

That reaction is also why he looks pretty irritated right now.]

Cielo!

[everydaysweeper]

[Train's on a walk in the park, and he sees those dummies all over, he smiled, and take Hades out, it has been a while since he taken out his precious friend, and it is a exhilarating feeling. He starts firing Hades all over those dummies, and hit 5 clean shot on the head and 1 on the body.

He then tries to focus himself, then some static electricity surrounds Hades and he finally fires the railgun at the dummy. Surprised, the railgun he thought he lost was actually still active here.

Train, once the famous assassin coded as Black Cat, is standing there. Would you maybe, wants to have some exciting duel or spar with him, or maybe want to learn the technique behind his dexterous skill.

Train is longing for excitement, because lately he hasn't got much exercise, feel free to ask him if you need something.]

[donotcomprehend]

[Gale is taking a break from training of his own- there are quite a fiew slashed-up dummies that are his work, toward the end farthest from the shooting range.

He's simply observing while Train shoots, because that's impressive accuracy, but the railgun technique gets his attention a bit more.]

Is that a feature of your gun?

[soulsrest]

[There's a thin man standing a ways away from one of the targets, and he lifts a very large handgun before taking a shot, recoil sending his arm upwards. He raises an eyebrow - just to the right of center. Sloppy.]

[He'll have to practice later, but for now he turns to walk away. There's at least a few SEES members about, and he's not itching for a fight at the moment.]

[donotcomprehend]

[Gale has taken a break from his own training for the moment, and he watches with a raised eyebrow of his own as the man simply turns away from the target.]

You believe that was sufficient?

[angelphones]

[Katsu's at work on one of the training dummies, already making a few dents in it just by punching it. He steps back, satisfied with the punches - and then casts an Agidyne at it, followed by a Bufudyne. He cracks the ice with a Ziodyne, and then finishes off with a Zandyne, the wind slicing deep gashes in the dummy.]

[While he looks a bit drained, he goes right back to work punching the crap out of the dummy, which looks to be ready to break from the strain.]

//Bonus Round//

[halfhearted]

[Someone ordered training partners?

Chilling by some of the dummies were a few familiar faces. They were skittering and slinking about, going after anyone who draws close.

Who knows? Maybe you'll be rewarded for taking them out with something more giving? Or you might get the chance to face off against their master.]

Re: //Bonus Round//

[cadenbychoice]

[That energy's too difficult to ignore. Unfortunately, the creatures are a little unfamiliar; even as Caden gets close, he knows they'll come after him so he draws his Keyblade. Even still, he's forced to use his blade mostly for blocking while he figures out how these things fight.

He quickly decides to just focus on jumping into the air in order to hurl his weapon viciously at the bird, for starters. At least in doing that he could try to avoid an attack or two from the ground.]

[golden_gloves]

[Holy crap.

Is it Christmas?

What is all this? Akihiko lets curiosity get the better of him and decides to see what's going on, being careful of the targets for those with ranged weapons.]

[unshelledbullet]

[And Akihiko is spotted! Squall finishes up a slicing routine and sees him out of the corner of his eye.]

Are you here to train too?

Well after Mat has left

[righthandedragon]

[ This would be Rand, heading over to the archery range. He only has a bundle of arrows in his size, which makes it a bit odd that he's walking over for a target.

He ends up picking the last target available, hoping that this means no one will walk through past him.... Because he's standing what might seem to be as far away from the target as he can get.

Don't mind the tall redhead man pulling a bow made of... fire? out of the air and start using it. Even if he only has one hand, Rand is going to practice archery. ]