Fight Club Open Log! (Catch-All For the Month of Fiddlesticks)

[rieper]

This is an OPEN LOG for anyone to join. Make toplevels to your heart's content and tag around to each other freely. Whether your character is offering to teach or wanders in looking for someone to get them involved (or just to watch), this is a post for you! You may use this for any sort of open or even private threads if you so wish.

This log is for anyone who wants to participate in exercising, training, sparring, and teaching lessons. Some of the "classes" also involve things like yoga, meditation, and easier self defense mechanisms for anyone to learn. Magic users are also extremely encouraged to use the practice dummies and other facilities as well! After all, they also need to practice and also get used to having physical fighters near them as they spellcast. And vice versa. Plus, some people use both abilities in battle!

Basically, if you want to learn new skills that could be useful on missions, come take a peek!


For a basic set-up consider this: a majority of this takes place in the gym; it's regulars have set it up with target dummies and various practice armaments. Armaments currently consist of things like wooden practice swords, poles, and bows and arrows. A few real weapons can be borrowed from either 47 (or perhaps others willing to share) or created by Piccolo upon request. (If you have any weapons or items to add to the practice sessions, please drop a line in the ooc post!) Of course characters can always bring and use their own items these are just for general use for anyone without armaments already. No one is regulating anything like that.


Various characters will be around to help answer questions icly if you like (I have 47 on offer for starters) and if you have any ooc questions or comments drop a line over here! An ic announcement was also made by 47 if your character needs an impetus for heading towards the gym. c:

And remember: you do you and have fun!!!

Comments

[shutupnail]

"No waiting list," the Namekian responded with a small twist of the lips, amused. It didn't last long, his expression reverted back to its stoic nature quickly. He explained. "The magic is instant and the weapon is permanent. If you want a specific type of sword, describe it to me."

Because in Piccolo's recent experience there were a lot more types of swords than he was used to considering. Lightning's initial request had been too complex and instead he had made her a longsword. Hopefully this would be something similarly simple.

[blitzcheer]

"Really?" No waiting time? Permanently made? It's not a real question, but Tidus's amazement is, dumbing him from the actual important part of getting himself a weapon, if just for a moment.

Except, he actually has to think of how to describe his type of blade once that moment is over. Tidus brings out his arms, hands positioned as he slowly starts to figure it out.

"I use a kind of longsword, with a hook at the end? It doesn't need one..."

But perhaps luckily, it's not a description Tidus needs to get far into when a thought occurs, fingers snapping with a light click as he looks away from his crude measurement of a blade. "What if I show you one? Can you copy it? It's the same one I used, or one like it."

[shutupnail]

It's a good thing Tidus offered to show Piccolo because otherwise he probably would have ended up with a Chinese hook sword with that description leading the way. Piccolo nodded at Tidus's enthusiastic suggestion.

"Yeah, if I see it it'll be easier to make, especially to your specifications." Even a diagram would be helpful to look at but the real deal would be even better.

[blitzcheer]

"Alright, cool! I'll need to find my friend. She's got it in a, uhhh, thing." And non-descript as that is, there's no point explaining right now unless the green guy asks, so Tidus dismisses it as he continues. "Are you gonna be around for a while?"

Or would doing this another day be better?

[shutupnail]

"All right," Piccolo accepted the poor description as is. It wasn't like he needed to know. He just needed to see it once it was brought here. "Yeah, I'll be here till evening." Possibly longer. He enjoyed training more than anything else in life.

yuna will tag in next!

[blitzcheer]

Great! With a nod at that and a smile, Tidus takes a step back.

"Thanks--I'll be back!"

And he'll leave the gym, to see if he can't find his friend where he suspected her to be. SCA walkie talkies, when?

But for however long it takes to find Yuna, Tidus will return to the gym with her after explaining what's up ("This guy, Piccolo, he can make weapons like that!" Insert a click of the fingers. "He said he can make Brotherhood if we show him it!"), nodding his head toward the namek to let her know which guy they were going to before they approached.

Whether Yuna wants to transform before they greet him together, Tidus gives a simple introduction-- "This is my friend, Yuna," -- and a nod to each.

and here I am, late as ever

[kabe]

Yuna had been enjoying a nice nap, preceded by a short period of reflection. She wasn't sure what the future held aboard this train and what was going on back home, but instead of dwelling on the thought for too long, she eventually just fell asleep.

A sound and deep slumber that was ended by Tidus pulling on her and dragging her away. Somewhere in between being half-awake, half-asleep, she managed to get the gist of what Tidus was saying and finally understood when she was brought before Piccolo.

With the word friend being thrown around again without much care, Yuna simply waved at the man before her before transforming before them both and holding forth Brotherhood.

"Thank you for being kind enough to make a copy for Tidus. I would have given it to him, but the spheres I use to transform would require him to transform too to be able to use it."

[shutupnail]

Piccolo didn't even blink at the transformation. He was reminded of the maidens from Universe 2 whom...he still didn't really get and frankly didn't want to. They were weird.

That aside, Piccolo took a careful look at the weapon she now held out before him. It was a very stylized piece of equipment. A little too flashy for Piccolo's tastes. He reached out a hand and stopped just short of touching the weapon. "May I hold it for a moment?"

It wasn't necessary, honestly, but it would make it easier, he thought.

[blitzcheer]

...was he ever going to get used to Yuna's odd dress sphere wardrobe, and not feel strangely out of place to witness them? Only time will tell.

Nevertheless, he wasn't going to stop them or speak up in any opposition to Piccolo taking the blade, waiting and watching from where he stood. Whatever was about to happen to the sword, he wanted to see it.

[kabe]

To Piccolo, Yuna picked up the sword high enough for the other to grab it. Once it was taken from her, she stood back and close to Tidus. Unconsciously she stood shoulder to shoulder with him, watching as the man proceeded with whatever he was planning.

With a soft smile, Yuna turned towards Tidus and spoke up. "Eager to twin already huh?"

[shutupnail]

Piccolo took the blade and examined it. Mostly though he had wanted to feel the weight and balance of it. To himself Piccolo had to admit he wasn't certain what sort of material it was made from or if his magic would mimic it without that knowledge or not.

All he could do was try. If nothing else, Tidus would end up with a blade that looked and weighed exactly like the one Piccolo currently held.

Piccolo held the sword back out to Yuna after a few moments had passed.

In his other hand there was a flash of light and a replica of the original blade suddenly existed there. He weighed it in his hand for a moment before he held it out to Tidus, satisfied that it felt the same.

[blitzcheer]

"Sure you can keep up?" he cheekily replies to Yuna, bumping her arm, a small tug on his mouth before turning back to Piccolo.

Sorry, back to remembering there's other people in the room.

Tidus knows what he was expecting. Something flashier, some glowing, lights, a dramatic display--that's how magic usually goes. But it's quiet, at least between the three of them, with Piccolo soon again passing the sword back to Yuna, and Tidus waiting for the namek to speak.

Except he doesn't. There comes Tidus's light show, short and sweet, and Tidus is in awe all the same as the blue aquatic blade sits in that other hand.

And then handed to him. He takes it carefully, like he can't quite believe it, a glance spared to the one that is, he confirms, still in Yuna's possession.

Tidus moves a step away from them both as he tests it, how it feels to hold, and how it moves with the twist of his wrist. Glimmering blue, its tassels flicking naturally. Wide-eyed, stunned.

Please give him a second.