Building a Better Fighter [Week 5, Period 5]; Thursday 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

Once the students were all in the Danger Shop, Yachiru burst forward into the room. The students would be aware of her approach well before she came in; in her arms, training behind her, practically wrapped all around her, were ribbons, lined with little round bells and she seemed very happy to have them, laughing and circling them excitedly, tossing to some of the students their own ribbon of bells. The others, she handed strips of cloth that looked like blindfolds. There were more than enough, so she had spares, and kept circling them and ringing them and giggling.

Until Kenpachi stepped in. Soundlessly. Even if the sounds of Yachiru's bells hadn't covered up everything else, you wouldn't have heard him. Yachiru stopped abruptly. As Kenpachi turned to face the students, there was only a faint tinkling left. It was hard to tell if it was just the echo of the ones Yachiru held, or the slight sound of the ones tied at the end of the spikes in his hair.



"Slight deviation from the syllabus today, students," Kenpachi said. "What you have in your hands, if you couldn't tell already, are bells. Also, if you haven't noticed already, I wear these bells in my hair. I would hope none of you assume that I do it for aesthetic purposes. I wear these bells to challenge me more in a fight. With these bells, my enemies hear me coming. That way, I don't kill them too soon and lose all my fun."

He offered them all a pleased, psychotic grin. "Now. What we are doing today is simple. Potentially dangerous. That...is what will make it fun."

"Half of you have bells. You will wear them on your persons in any way, so long as, if you move normally, the bells will chime. The other half of you will wear the blindfolds. Yachiru has already distributed these accordingly, but, in case any of you are confused, I will list off who should have what:"

"Bells: Teddy, Andros, Alphonse, Molly, Qui-Gon, Michaelangelo, Peter, Dawn, Aravis."

"Blindfolds: Alec, Bridge, Haku, Gwynn, Ami, Adam, Buffy, Abigail, Vi."

"Those of you with bells will try to attack. No weapons, please. Those of you with blindfolds will be attacked. I would like to think that this needs no further explanation but, just in face, those with the bells want to try not to be heard to better attack. Those with the blindfold want to try to hear them to better defend. This excersize with hopefully help you be either more graceful or more aware. If you'd like, feel free to switch positions as well, and try both options if you have the time."



"I'll be around, as always, for questions or critiques, should you want them. Possibly if you don't."

[[ OCD on the way is here! Sorry things didn't pan out as on the syllabus. I'm a procrastinator and suck. woe. Please let me know if I was stupid and forgot someone on the list. it happens. ]]

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Comments

Sign In -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

You know the drill.

Re: Sign In -- 06/14

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse Elric

Re: Sign In -- 06/14

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn Summers

Lecture -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

Not much of a lecture today, really, but there's plenty of time when Yachiru's running around with her bells and ribbons to chat with your classmates.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

As soon as Dawn got her ribbon of bells, she started swinging it around her in patterns, trying to write her name.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

Alphonse spent a part of the lecture jingling the bell. What? You have a bell, you ring it, right?

Once he got that random urge over with, it didn't take him long to decide to tie the bell around his wrist. If he was going to be fighting with it on, he'd be moving his hand around a lot to begin with.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

Qui-Gon caught the ribbon of bells thrown to him easily; he watched Yachiru's obvious joy as she ran around with a faint smile on his face.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn shook her head. Conner was gonna be annoyed about her fighting in class again.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[slr-mercury.livejournal.com]

Ami took the blindfold. Hm. She had not practiced fighting blind except that one time doing her moves with her eyes closed...

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam accepted the blindfold, having trained with one before. Though his friends had never worn bells when they'd taken on the role of attacker.

Re: Lecture -- 06/14

[solowhistler.livejournal.com]

Abigail took the blindfold and began thinking of strategies to make herself more aware.

Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

Begin your stalking and try not to be heard. Tie a blindfold on and try not to be hit.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

After some thought, Dawn used the bells to tie her hair back from her face, so they hung from her ponytail. She wouldn't move until she saw a likely target.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[kitty--fetish.livejournal.com]

While Alphonse was totally not wiggling the bell now tied around his wrist, he waited around for a partner.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[jedi-qui.livejournal.com]

Qui-Gon followed the teacher's example and strung the ribbon of bells around his padawan braid. This was the type of lesson that Master Dooku might have set him, and he was determined to do well at it.

Sinking a little of his awareness into the Force, he moved forward with a smooth glide that didn't disturb his braid or the bells enogh for them to ring. He looked around for a target.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[imcalledandros.livejournal.com]

Andros carefully tied the bells around his ponytail as he waited for a partner.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Kind at a loss for what to do with the bell, Teddy tied the ribbon loosely around his neck and looked around nervously for a partner.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam had the blindfold in his hand and glanced around, wondering if anyone would like to partner up with him.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter put the bells around his neck, feeling a bit like a cat, as he looked around for someone with a blindfold to partner up with.

Re: Exercise: Blindfolds vs. Bells -- 06/14

[notqueenyet.livejournal.com]

Aravis tried to ignore the whole...pink clothes thing, and pretended everything was okay. She attached her bells and looked around for someone with a blindfold.

Talk to the TA -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

When the useless Tramalamadingdong pings in.

Re: Talk to the TA -- 06/14

[water-wonder.livejournal.com]

Tori was intrigued by today's exercise. And maybe a tiny bit worried by it.

Talk to Kenpachi -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

He'll be more than happy to tell you how poorly you did.

OOC -- 06/14

[namelessblade.livejournal.com]

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

Hope the exercise makes sense. Ask questions if not. :D

Re: OOC -- 06/14

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

*luffs the exercise, will be massively slowplaying it as will be down the shore until Saturday or Sunday*