[Morning Training!]

[spandexisyouth]

Morning Training happens every day in the city, and most days get handwaved. Once a month a log goes up to play out interactions and teaching. It happens from 6 am to 9 am, and this time it's happening December 31st, in-game.

I'll be linking/indexing once threads are made.

Batch 1: Beginners under the age of fifteen. Taught by Prussia, Fakir,

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Gai - Open

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai arrives at Morning Training at 5:30 every morning, making sure again that everything's clean and ready before people show up. Then, between students, he circulates around the area, checking to see that everyone is taken care of and covered.

After training he sticks around for another hour, tidying up and setting up. Feel free to have your character run into him at any time!]

[notaflowergirl]

[Marlene finds herself still at the training area after everyone's gone home and peers curiously at the green man who was tidying up. Getting up, she dusted off her dress and wandered over, helping with the cleaning.]

[spandexisyouth]

[He's been cleaning for a bit, cheerfully wrapped up in the process, but when the young woman comes over he looks up.]

Hello! Thank you for helping, though you do not have to. Training is free for all, whether they clean or not.

[notaflowergirl]

But I didn't train, so I can clean.

[She smiles at him shyly. She did eat from the table, though.]

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai tilts his head.]

You did not train? Was there not a good class for you? Can I help you learn anything?

[Since she wanted to clean, Gai offered her a trash bag.]

If you wish to clean, you are welcome to. It is nice to have help. I was just saying that it was not required.

[notaflowergirl]

[Huh? She takes the trash bag and goes back to cleaning. It had never occurred to her to fight, not when her daddy didn't want to, and neither did Tifa.]

No, I didn't. Should I?

[She will take up his offer to clean with a bright, bright, grateful smile.]

[spandexisyouth]

Of course you should! It is good to embrace every opportunity you have to train and become better! Life is about improving!

[He gets to work on one table, tossing out what's not salvageable and setting aside what's still clearly good. There was a good bit of mess, but it was nothing new. Crowds always made messes.]

And as I am a teacher, back home and here, I would be glad to instruct someone. I am Maito Gai.

[notaflowergirl]

I'm Marlene. Marlene Wallace.

[Ooh. So that's what he's doing. She copies it immediately, making sure that she didn't discard what shouldn't be discarded.]

Become better at fighting? But I don't know how to fight.

[spandexisyouth]

It is good to meet you, Marlene Wallace!

[While everything that's needed is provided for the guests, Gai knows that some might not eat as well as they could, and it takes little effort to send around things that he didn't have to cook.]

Then you could start to learn. Self-defense is a very important thing to know, and then once you have the basics of that, you can apply the knowledge to offensive tactics!

[notaflowergirl]

[Self-defense... but wouldn't her size be too, dare she say it, too small for that? Would her guardians even say yes?]

Even if I'm still young?

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai crouches down so he's on her level.]

I began training when I was four years old. You are not too young, not by a long shot.

tagging you finally~

[heart_rhythm]

[Tifa's seen Gai throughout the training from morning to morning and chooses this one to speak to him as he's passing through the area she's in. Raising her hand in a little wave, she approaches him]

You run the morning training sessions, don't you?

Woo!

[spandexisyouth]

[Gai waves back, waiting for her to come close.]

I do! And you are here rather often, I believe! I am Gai. I do not know your name yet.

[heart_rhythm]

[She comes over to him and nods a little]

I'm Tifa, it's nice to meet you. Have you been doing this for very long?

[spandexisyouth]

It is good to meet you as well, Tifa!

[Gai nods, giving a quick bow.]

I have been running it since after the costume holiday, when the attack happened. Germany was in charge before then, but he was injured.

[heart_rhythm]

Oh, I see... It's looks like it's going very well though. You have experience with training back in your world?