Tranquil as a Forest, But on Fire! ...Just on fire.

[shepherd_prince]

WHO: Chrom, his new band of 'Shepherds', OPEN
WHAT: Now that there's a new team working together for the sake of the greater good, their first task is to beat the shit out of each other gather and spar, to better learn the skills, strengths, and weaknesses of their future allies on the battlefield. There may be shenanigans, there may not. But there will definitely be friendships of at least C-Rank by the end of this session.
WHEN: October 18th, 8 a.m.
WHERE: Training Hall
NOTES: Feel free to tag as many (or as few) sparring partners as you like. Chrom will be watching to take note of which people work best together for future reference. If you want him to come by and give feedback after a session, feel free to say so at the end of the spar!


The largest room of the training center had been specially reserved for Chrom and his assembled team. Kulevi was hovering just outside the front doors to direct Heroes to the proper location, advising them to stop by the armory if they needed to pick up any equipment for the training session. There weren't any refreshments, not yet, but Kulevi hinted that there might be sandwiches and punch once they concluded their sparring with one another.

Once everyone had arrived, Chrom greeted them with a smile. "I'm glad so many of you were able to attend. Given the warning we received a few days ago, I plan to have us conclude well before the appointed time if you wish to act upon that anonymous tip. In the meantime, let us begin." He produced a small tin can that rattled in his hand. "Inside are pairs of marbles with matching colors. Draw a marble, and find the person whose marble matches yours. This will be your first sparring partner. After ten minutes, the bell will ring and you will switch to someone new. Please take some time to introduce yourselves, and decide if you wish to spar with real weapons and spells, or if you would rather make use of the blunted and wooden practice weapons.

"We'll take a fifteen-minute break after three rounds. It is my hope that, by the end of our training regimen, we will all have a better understanding and appreciation of one another." He walked down the line, holding out the can to allow each person to draw a marble. When everyone had drawn, Chrom himself took the last one. He was not exempt from this exercise either.

Comments

[zodiac_brave]

[Sparks' added speed let him easily dodge Ramza's first strike. His boss seems less than enthusiastic about their training, but that is not abnormal, and it is important that he be able to protect himself from corporal threats with his current job set.]

I have potions with me, so do not be afraid to strike me. [He moves into another attack, moving faster this time. Holding back now would not do Sparks any favors in a real battle.]

[red_planet_blues]

What, with like, the Particle Thrower? nah. [But to use that he has to stand pretty still, and brace himself. What he does have is his trusty robot fists, which might not be as effective using this Job set, is better than nothing. Even hasted, he's having a hard time dodging Ramza, so when he moves in to attack, Sparks tries to counter it with a robotic punch.]

[zodiac_brave]

Use whatever you have. [Ramza parries with a thwack of the robot fist with the flat of his blade, then takes a step back. He has experience with hand to hand fights, though the mechanical gauntlets are a novel addition. He tucks the knife back into his belt and falls into a boxing match.]

If I am too quick for you to follow, slow me down.

[red_planet_blues]

Right, right. [The whole point of this was casting his spells, right? So he jumps back from Ramza and drops a Slow spell on him. Now this should be a piece of cake. Here come those robot fists!]

[zodiac_brave]

[With Sparks moving abnormally fast and Ramza extra slow, Ramza is unable to dodge the next attack. It does not do as much damage as a monk or another physical class could do, but a metal fist hurts no matter how little power was behind the blow.

Ouch. Maybe he should not have goaded Sparks quite so much. He moves into a defensive stance, but he can feel his response time stifled by the spell.]

[red_planet_blues]

[Sparks jumps back, naturally waiting for a retaliation... but with their speed effects, Ramza's just getting into a defensive stance now. This would be all well and good if Sparks was fighting a monster, but when it comes to sparring with a colleague, this was pretty boring.]

Oh, right. Um. C'mon, I'll wait.

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza falters. He wonders if Sparks is benefiting from this sparring session, or merely humoring his subordinate.]

Shall we stop here? You seem to have a handle on your Time Magic skills.

[And Ramza cannot help him hone his Ghost Busting, as Sparks had said before. If Sparks did not need to practice with his robot fists in conjunction with his new jobs, then Ramza's sparring would be of little use to him.]

[red_planet_blues]

I mean, I guess? That's all there is too it, huh.

[He drops out of a fighting stance, and scratches the back of his head.]

I'm only hangin' on to these Jobs til I get to Onion Knight. Y'know?

[zodiac_brave]

[Ramza nods. So many of the Heroes are striving for that goal.]

Yes, that makes sense. It could prove useful in the final battle.

[He hopes that his own decision to rely solely on the Freelancer class will not leave him at too much of a disadvantage.]

Are these two the last ones you need?

[red_planet_blues]

Pretty much. They were the closest to bein' finished with, so I'm tryin' to get the job done as soon as possible so I can do... well, pretty much anythin' other than these two Jobs together.

[Sparks remembers a time when he badmouthed swords when he first got here. Now that seemed ridiculous. He'll never say anything bad about these old-fashioned weapons again.]