USER: #A5211F - Combat training and spars

[swordfucker]

[USER: #A5211F]

This is Lt. Colonel Guren Ichinose of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. I don't expect that to mean anything to any of you, but if it can make anyone take me a little more seriously, then I'll take it.

I'm sure you all saw the illustration of those apparent shadow monsters. If there are dangers, it means we should be ready for them, and somehow I've run into a surprising few people who have enough experience in combat. Some of them don't have any at all.

Would any of you be interested in learning how to fight? To defend yourselves? What about the capable out there— are you willing to teach, or spar to improve yourselves? Let me know, and I can set something up for regular practicing.

That's all.

(OOC: Basically, I thought it might be fun to encourage more random CR with both characters who would like to learn how to fight, and characters who already know how and are willing to teach or spar! If there's enough interest, I can throw up an ooc post with match up sort of things that can provide a semi-regular chance for new CR (via threading or handwaving). Let me know in your tag, or via PM if your character won't tag the post!

Edit: I put up an ooc sign up! Please remember to sign up there if you'd like your character to be included in some fighting (and friendship) styled pair ups!)

Comments

[swordfucker]

[oh my god]

Do you even know how to cook? I didn't say chuck it in with the logs.

[passio]

[ food + fire = cooking, right? he knows how to cook. how is guren getting a different result? ]

It’s easier to eat it raw.

[swordfucker]

[He can't believe he has to fret over a guy's eating habits?? He doesn't even know this is wasted fretting, this is the worst.]

You're going to make yourself sick. Next time you want to eat one, let me show you how to do it. It doesn't make the flavor any better, but the texture is easier to deal with.

[passio]

I won’t get sick.

Are you sure you’re not just burning it? What’s the difference?

[swordfucker]

You keep saying the weirdest things with confidence.

I know the difference between cooked and burnt! Who would burn food?! Ugh. It's the amount of time you spend. You keep it in just long enough to make the meat good to eat, but not hard like a rock. Normally you'd have color or flavor to go off of, but here it's just time.

[passio]

Maybe you should wait to teach me until we figure out how to get flavor back. I don’t think there’s a point.

[ you’re so passionate about this guren...... ]

[swordfucker]

[It's funny because Guren is going to neglect himself in eating way too much. He doesn't have time for that shit, except for when needed for base survival...]

The point is making sure you don't get food poisoning!

[passio]

Hmm.

[ the short response! the sass resurfaces! he was genuinely uncertain at the beginning of it all, but the distance between them has emboldened him. ]

[swordfucker]

[DON't SASS HIM WHILE HE'S CONCERNED... Guren actually has to facepalm for a moment. How can you hmm at food poisoning.]

Seriously? Don't come crying to me if you end up puking out your guts on the side of some road. I'm not going to help you.

[He lies, in this very hypothetical situation, but still.]

[passio]

[ it wouldn’t be the first time he’s done something like that, but if he’s lucky, his body won’t give out on him just yet.

hopefully dextera wont have to eat his words here. ]

I think I’ll be okay. I’ll apologize to you first if I’m not.

[swordfucker]

Idiot. Apologies aren't what matter.

[Don't!! Get sick!!]

Whatever. Just try not to get yourself killed, okay?

[passio]

I’ll try. I promise.

You be careful too. Not just with cooking... with all of this.

[swordfucker]

Have you been reading any of this?

[He just genuinely wonders.]

I can handle it. Most of it's a bunch of kids wanting to better themselves. I haven't run into any bloodsuckers here, but I know how to gauge skill, too.

[passio]

A little bit.

Maybe you should change the name of your army.

[ guren is right that there are an awful lot of teens here! dextera is worried about them in his own way, but maybe not as much as he should be as long as they’re just abstract handles without faces. ]

[swordfucker]

Haha. I'm not in charge of it, so I can't. The Moon Demon Company is mine— you don't think it sounds cool?

[passio]

Did you name it yourself?

[swordfucker]

[You know, he thought talking lightly would cheer him up a little about how his demon self murdered most of this group, but thinking on it just makes him quiet. Thankfully, that doesn't translate over text.]

It was named after a five man battle formation. I wouldn't say I named it.

[passio]

[ dextera was going to rib him about how it isn’t that cool, but guren’s response doesn’t leave much for him to work with!! ]

You should try to make it a little clearer. Maybe leave out the demon part... why not mention the vampires?

[swordfucker]

Well, it’s already part of the vampire annihilation squad. That’s clear enough, isn’t it? In the end, some branch family kid like me wouldn’t get to rename anything, anyway.

[passio]

[ hmm... this isn't the first time that guren has mentioned being a part of a branch family, but dextera isn't sure exactly what that entails. it also, however, seems like something that shouldn't be discussed on a completely public forum with the same gravity they discussed the difference between cooked and burned. ]

If you make a company here, you can name it without anyone pulling rank. Though I don't know what this place would do with an army.

[swordfucker]

[ Thanks for not asking him in public honestly, he doesn’t need to go over the Hiiragis for all to see. ]

Technically, yeah. But you’re right. An army is too organized right now. I don’t want to worry about having to enforce any laws or rules with a bunch of kids and young adults who didn’t sign up for it. The numbers would be too scarce and I don’t want to worry about it.

[ He says, organizing this all for them... ]

[passio]

There are a lot of kids here, aren't there? Something like this... is probably best.

[ all the fun of learning with none of the commitment of an entire army! ]

[swordfucker]

Yeah. Where I’m from, almost all of the adults in the world died of a virus about eight years ago, so I’m used to everyone being around my age or younger, but it’s still tiring. I don’t even know if I’ve met someone older than me here.

[ He’s only 24? It depends how old Dextera is, he guesses. Maybe one or two others he saw, too... ]

[passio]

[ that's... weird? that's weird. dextera caused the apocalypse and it's still strange to hear that something like that happened—it's enough that he forgets to be distraught about his own guilt. ]

I'm not sure if I am. I think we must be close.

[swordfucker]

[ But If Dex caused the apocalypse and Guren caused the apocalypse, then who’s flying the plane?? ]

Seems like it. I’m 24, so just go with something like that.