Fight Club Time Again (I had requests for it)

[light_of_willpower]

Who: Trunks Brief (light_of_willpower) and you!
Where: Training Gym
When: Day 20
What: The Usual Fight club training. Where people come to spar and practice and learn with each other.
Warnings: Occasional language and violence? Also guns/firearms.

This time Trunks didn't bother to announce the Fight Club over the ICP. Not beyond a short announcement of day and time. The Club was already mentioned in train literature and most people knew about it, or could find out easily.

So instead he did his usual set-up. Marking off an area safely for ranged weapons and fire-arms, ensuring practice weapons and mats were all available. Even making sure there were first aid kids and an 'off-limits' area just for safety. Then, he's there as usual--to supervise, but also to train just like everyone else.

OOC:general set up is 'Ranged area demarcated by cones' 'off limits/healing area demarcated by cones' and the rest of the space covered in mats with training dummies set up

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The Doctor | OTA

[borntolove]

The Doctor is wandering the halls of the Train, as usual between the Library, Labs and Dining Cart. After all, Time Lord needs his cup of tea. Between one of these, he goes the wrong way and finds himself staring at equipment. At first, he doesn't make much of it. However, when he spots the firing arms - it clicks. And being the drama king he is, shouts out, "Who's in charge, here?!"

Mister On-Coming Storm has entered and is not happy at all with what he sees.

Re: The Doctor | OTA

[light_of_willpower]

Trunks looked up and over, and had more than enough experience with tempers, to know when someone was angry. "If you mean who's running the Fight Club, that's me. I took it over after Mr. Rieper left." Nor did Trunks look at all cowed. Instead he just stayed where he was, in a loose stance that was entirely at ease.

This temper-show so far had nothing on either of his parent's-tempers.

Re: The Doctor | OTA

[borntolove]

The Doctor doesn't move but stares down Trunks. Like a pretender staring down its prey or staring down the enemy on the battlefield.

"Then listen, very clearly. This closes, now."

[light_of_willpower]

Trunks just stares cooly-back, still not cowed. He is not prey, and he knows it, and is entirely confident. The doctor is not intimidating him at all. "Just what is it you think we do here, that we should shut down?" He will cross his arms, posture not at all unlike his Father's, albeit Trunks is still far more at ease than Vegeta likely would be with this challenge.

[borntolove]

The Doctor continues to stare back and isn't affected by Truck's cooly-stare with his firey passion eyes.

"Training. Training to kill." The Doctor growls, and glances over at the gun rack and then back at Trunks.

[light_of_willpower]

"No, Training to defend, and to be safe." The growl doesn't bother him. So far this was about as bad as one of his father's lesser tantrums. Trunks had endured plenty of those. "We come here, to train. Which means to practice. So that IF we're in a situation where we need to fight, we can defend ourselves. Best way to be safe around a weapon, IF you're going to use it, is to know HOW to properly use it. That's part of why we're here."

Trunks let his eyes-narrow. "I won't say we never kill. I've killed before, because it has been necessary. But it is not our first goal or priority. And at Fight Club we take steps to NOT hurt each other."

[borntolove]

The Doctor's eyes seem to bulge more. Almost like he took what Trunk's said about training himself as a challenge and insulting. Because The Doctor can fight. He just chooses not to. And being the first goal, he can agree with that.

"We don't need guns."

[light_of_willpower]

"They are there, because there are people on the train who choose to use them. And better they know how to do so safely than otherwise." Trunks has steel in his tone.

[redmeguca]

[Once things settled down a bit, the Doctor might notice Kyoko watching him from a distance. After a few minutes of just silently watching, she finally speaks up.]

So, is it just guns that you've clearly got trauma about, or is it weapons in general? 'Cause if it's the second, I've got bad news about, like, half the train.

[borntolove]

[Sometime, after talking to Wash but before running into Leia but after finding the candies in the kitchen. The Doctor hears someone ask him a question, while he's enjoying some of the candies.]

I don't encourage fighting to be the first solution but - sometimes, that has to be the solution.

[There's a hard face on The Doctor]

But - I will never like guns. So, to answer your question, the guns are what gave me the trauma.

[Blimey, how many saw that?]

[redmeguca]

Yeah, I guess that's fair. Still, you can't expect the whole Train to bend over backwards for you. I'd say the most you could reasonably ask for is for them to be stored somewhere you don't have to see them. Trying to get everyone to just stop using them entirely is never gonna fly.

Closed to Cassie Time Laspe

[borntolove]

After all that happened, The Doctor got talked down, and once he got talked down. He did understand, his rash reaction was bad.

There's at least one forced 'sleep' cycle before Ten goes to seek Cassie out. Which, along the way also finds the candies.

[nutkrusher]

He'll find her in her most frequent hangout spot - the gym. She's hovering above the floor with her eyes shut, clearly focused on meditation.

On the plus side, this means she'll be in a more peaceful and mindful sort of mood. On the minus side, this means he's absolutely going to be interrupting.

[borntolove]

The Doctor takes a deep breath before entering the gym cart and makes a point to not notice to see if the gun rack is still there or not.

He spots Cassie hovering about the floor with her eyes shut. He continues to suck on the candies in his mouth. While still standing, next to the door, gives a loud clear of his throat and waits.

[nutkrusher]

Cassie breathes deeply, not opening her eyes just yet.

"Yeah. We should get this out of the way."

[borntolove]

The Doctor gives a slight head nod and rubs his hand behind his head, "Yeah." At least, they're starting off, okay. The Doctor, meanwhile, will maintain his distance for a bit.

[nutkrusher]

Cassie sighs again, standing to let her feet touch the floor.

"Right. So I'm going to start with the first and most urgent part, which is that you can't act like that around guns no matter how you feel about them. If any one of those had been loaded, we wouldn't be having any kind of civil conversation about this."

She can and will get to peace and reconciliation later. But above all else, in any space where there are firearms, treating them safely is a matter of life and death.

[borntolove]

The Doctor gives a small head nod and a serious look, "Yeah. I could have put others in danger and that was wrong of me." There is a look on his face, he wouldn't have forgiven himself if someone had gotten injured.

After Wash, before Cassie- A cup of tea and a chat

[motherofresistance]

When the Doctor eventually passed through the library later that evening, he'd get the sense that he was being psychically checked out. Nothing intrusive; more the psychic equivalent of a wary animal sniffing someone to get their scent. Looking around the room for the source, he'd find it came not from a person, but from a vaguely feline-looking purple creature sitting at the feet of a petite older woman. Though it looked otherwise relaxed, the tips of its forked tail were sticking straight up, quivering like a tuning fork, and the gem on its head glowed as it regarded him with its large eyes.

After a moment, it seemed satisfied with whatever it had learned, the tips of its tail relaxing and the gem's light fading to a softer glow. It then glanced up at Leia and gave a soft, "Esp."

Leia looked up from her book at the sound, smiling a bit when she spotted the Doctor. "Ah, Doctor," she said. "I saw you on the passenger roster, and was wondering when we'd run into each other. If you're not in a hurry, would you like to sit down and have a cup of tea?" She indicated an empty chair across from her.

[borntolove]

The Doctor, does indeed, sense someone telepathically, brushing on top of him. Which is okay, as they aren't probing. However, The Doctor can't tell what they are either. He hasn't felt that sort of vibes before. He does look up and doesn't find a humanoid but rather a strange creature.

"Hallo." The Doctor remarks to the creature, "Are you trying to see if I can be trusted?"

Ten then notices that there is someone humanoid near the creature. Oh, someone else that also recognizes him. It's clear from how he's looking at Leia he doesn't know who she is.

"Yes! Very much so!" The Doctor beams and pops over to the seat.

"You seem to know me. So who are you and who is your friend?"

[motherofresistance]

The Espeon tilted her head slightly and gave the Doctor a somewhat pointed look, as if to as 'well, what do you think?' Close up one could see that there was a bit of silver-gray in the fur around her paws and muzzle, indicating that she, like her owner, was a bit on the older side.

Leia, meanwhile, chuckled slightly. "Most likely," she replied in place of her Pokémon. "She likes to give new people the once-over. She can push a bit more if she feels she needs to, but most of the time she doesn't."

When the Doctor took his seat, Leia Bent up a cup of Gatalentan tea, identical to the one on the end table next to her, and offered it to him. Well, mostly identical; hers was partially finished. Though the Doctor would probably be more interested in the fact that she made the cup of gently steaming tea appear of of thin air than about details like that. "I'm assuming you still like it sweet? I made sure there was a bit of sugar already added, though if you'd like more just let me know."

"And I do know you; several versions of you, as a matter of fact. Though it's fairly clear that the recognition isn't mutual, so I imagine you'll probably be wanting an explanation for how I did what I just did. But first, introductions. This is Mirrorbright, my Espeon." She indicated the purple creature who gave a slight nod in the Doctor's direction. "And I'm Leia Organa. You may have at least heard of me even if you don't actually know me; I'm told that fictionalized accounts of parts of my life have been made into movies in some universes, though I have yet to see them, so I can't vouch for their accuracy."

[borntolove]

The Doctor gives a smirk, something along the lines of 'someone is clever. The Doctor is about to ask, but Leia beats him to it. The Doctor, doesn't stare too much at the tea manifestation. Very Tardis, like. The more curious thing is, how does she know how he enjoys his tea?

"Hallo." The Doctor gives the Espeon a beam. "Wut's an Espeon?" The Doctor doesn't confirm or not if he's heard of Leia Organa or not.

He's more curious about how she knows several versions of him but he doesn't know her, "I don't suppose thar are crumber sandwiches or something with banana?"

[motherofresistance]

"An Espeon is a species of Pokémon," Leia said. "The Psychic-type evolution of Eevee, to be exact. I also have a Flareon- the Fire-type evolution of Eevee- named Nova, but he's in my cabin, sleeping. Pokémon aren't native to my universe, but I was living in another dimensional hub before I was brought here, and well... things there tended to get a bit chaotic from time to time."

She then Bent up a small plate with a few cucumber finger sandwiches and some shortbread-style cookies that the Doctor would find were banana flavored. "Here you go. I'd appreciate if you don't spread it around that I can do things like this, by the way; I don't mind helping out with general supplies, but I'd rather not have people pestering me for things they could get themselves with a bit of patience and saving their points."

[borntolove]

"Yes! Right!" The Doctor got a gentle idea of what Pokemon were, rather early on, "Nor mine. You are amazing you are!" But then seeing anything he hasn't seen before does enthusiasm him. Ten gives a look of 'that's interesting because he's found others that have claimed that as well.

Wait, what, Ten gives her that look and looks at the walls. He thought it was The Train, "No... I... won't. Sorry, - how?"

[motherofresistance]

"Bending," Leia said. "It's an ability that I'm reasonably certain can only be acquired by 'waking' in the dimensional hub I was previously living in. It's quite literally using you will to 'bend' and shape reality. Which is another reason to limit my use of it outside of emergencies; given that I wasn't brought here in through the usual method of leaving that dimensional hub, I'm not entirely certain if there's a safe limit to its use here or not, and the last thing I want to do is cause a Flaw. That is, damage to the fabric of this reality."