( open ) Special Training

[newtimes]

Who: newtimes & you
When: IC, 7/4
Where: Dojo or Diejo
What: Swords are old fashioned and guns are cool. We're a shooting range for a day.
Rating/Warning: N/A

1. Toy guns are better than practice swords

( When you arrive at the dojo for the day, you'll be greeted by two things: a toy gun and an ominous note taped entrance, )

Two things ☆ 1. This gun and ammo are yours 2. I have one too and as soon as you open the door... IT’S ON!!! Good luck (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

( And sure enough, the moment you open that door, you'll be greeted by a barrage of styrofoam bullets. There is no way whoever is shooting only has one gun! But then again, if you wanted an advantage, maybe you should have gotten up on his level like a hundred and fifty years ago. )

2. It's all fun and games until--!

( Congratulations, guys. Y'all sure did cause enough damage! Sheesh, this was just supposed to be for fun and here you guys went off and broke through one of the paper doors. Honestly, it's not the first screen Mutsu's broken since being summoned so he knows how to fix it but he sure is complaining because this wasn't supposed to happen, )

Eeeesh! Ya didn't have to get all serious!

( Despite his whining, he doesn't sound too upset. Someone clearly had fun. )

3. I can use a sword too! Just not now.

( Mutsu isn't at the dojo very often, at least, not compared to other swords. He's rather elusive given how he has a habit of avoiding certain swords and swordsmen that hit hard but tend to hit Tosan swords even harder. That's discrimination. That isn't fair. Mutsu knows his rights. He's innocent until he's proven guilty and you can't prove a thing if you can't catch him! And look, he's not naming any names but they know who they are and Mutsu is a simple sword that never wants any trouble even if he would totally fight all of you punks at once if he had to.

And that said, once everything's begun to clear out and you all have resumed your practice, he'll linger around to watch a bit. Man, who the heck even is this punk? Mutsu comes into this sword house with his guns and doesn't even have the propensity to train? He's just playing with that nerf gun and-- did he seriously just fire a shot at you? )

... What?

( He sounds completely innocent. )

I'm helping ya train.

( It's important real world practice. )

Comments

1

[dishevelment]

[...It was amazing that Koumei had made it to the Dojo of his own volition at all, but Doudanuki's firm presence and odd company had become almost pleasant at this point. Sure, the sword's manner was as rough as always, but there was something that struck close to home with that roughness.

It was familiar. He didn't need to worry.

The nerf gun, on the other hand, was entirely new. Picking it up curiously, Koumei hefted it in his hands to become acquainted with it's weight and mechanisms before reaching for the door.

--Of course, the barrage of foam bullets was met by little more than a blank look.]

Ah, an ambush. I should have suspected that.

[newtimes]

Gahaha!!

( He sure did get some nice shots in there! But Mutsu is just going to duck behind a wall and call out, )

Can say I didn't warn ya!

3

[swordhandled]

[ owain wasn't expecting the dart to fire at him right when he was about to practice a new SPECIAL MOVE the likes of which that nobody has ever seen before. he could feel the move charging up inside him, ready to be unleashed. but the dart threw off his concentration and all he can do is take a moment to look crosseyed as he stares at the dart that is now sticking from right dab smack in the middle of his forehead. ]

Is that so?

[ he considers the proposition. based on what he saw today, a gun is simply a more advanced bow and arrow, capable of firing multiple shots without the need to reload. it would be good for practice, he thinks and he just lets out a grin ]

Are you capable with that, then?

[newtimes]

( Man, that was a good shot. He's pretty proud. )

Hmm.... ( He's twirling that nerf gun around his finger casually and looking pretty thoughtful about his answer, even if he knows exactly what he's going to say. ) I guess ya could say I'm not too bad.

( "I guess." )

1!

[adornmental]

[HE MADE A MISTAKE, HE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE BY COMING TO THE DOJO TODAY... What else is he going to do, though?! Break routine?? No! He's got students that need help and promises to keep and slackers to scold! And now apparently also Mutsus to hunt down.

But foolish Kashuu both 1) doesn't bother picking up the gun that had been left out, and 2) doesn't expect to walk right into a barrage of foam bullets. ARMS UP, DODGING TO THE SIDE, SCREAMING LOUDLY, all pretty much status quo.]

What the hell d'you think you're doing, dammit?!

1/2

[newtimes]

( Wow, what was that really uncute language, Kashuu?

Mutsu pauses. He actually stops in his unrelenting hail of styrofoam bullets. )

[newtimes]

( Oh, it looks like he was just reloading because the next second, Mutsu's appearing from behind a screen on the other side of the room and firing another round at Kashuu. )

I warned ya! C'mon!

3

[coastal]

Aaaaaaahhhh!

[MUTSU.

Whether he intended to hit Lili or not, whether she just got in the way of his aim trying to hit someone else or just had bad timing, she's now furious. Her hair is still askew from the madness earlier, she's entirely off-schedule, and she has a lot of pent-up aggression to work out even though she was released from the hospital a little bit ago. So when there's just one more fired shot crossing her path, she's losing it.

And she's stopping whatever she's doing to lunge at Mutsu to completely tackle him, every violent streak in her body pretty much being set on fire.]

Buffoon! Idiot! Chaotic troublemaker!

1/2

[newtimes]

( That sure was a battlecry. He's pretty sure that wasn't a regular shriek. It was definitely a battlecry. )

[newtimes]

H-hey!

( She's lunging right for him and he's scrambling off the ground and trying to make his escape except he was definitely just sitting on the ground, chilling out, relaxing, and acting all cool when he had to get up to go good and get into one little fight.

His escape, in turn, ends up being an awkward half escape. He's half off the ground but it looks like she's managed to grab onto his lower half? Ugh, let go of his fake tail, Lili. )

Wait a second here...!

1!

[helmsplitter]

[He was supposed to be coming here to train Koumei. The kid was actually doing okay at his practice and not hiding out from it as much as Doudanuki thought he might at first. Maybe his threats to pull all the hair from his head were working or maybe he actually liked practicing. It's a fushigi mystery.

As are the toy gun and note taped to the entrance. He usually tries to come early to work out before he has to train anyone, and so he's stuck looking at the door like it's gone insane. Who the hell would put a toy at the dojo?? And such a weird one???

And why does it say "it's on"?? What's on??? Is the gun on??? Will it explode???

Doudanuki rips the gun and note down, pushing the door open with a loud and disapproving grunt.]

Who the hell pu--

[INCOMING.

He barely has time to register the incoming hail of horror before several of the darts slam into him. Doudanuki throws himself back out of the dojo, pressing his back up against the wall, but a lot of the darts are now stuck to his shoulder armor. Now he looks like a black and yellow porcupine.

He does not want to be a porcupine. He is a sword dammit!]

What the hell! Who's in there!

[newtimes]

( What's up, Porcupine-kun??? Gosh, that was pretty rich... and Mutsu is just going to casually but swiftly start reloading his toy weapons while Dotanuki gets his bearings again outside...

Just to make Dotanuki extra mad, he makes sure not to respond and takes the moment to also find a new spot to shoot at Dotanuki when he comes back in. )

1!!

[hoasen]

[THOUGH APPARENTLY...Vietnam is Mutsunokami's backup and sidekick here, and he's given her an artillery. But before that, she's loading some up while he's taking down another target. Or trying to.]

Did you get them?

[newtimes]

'Course.

( Of course, Vietnam, did you ever doubt him? )

Dunno why everyone keeps walking in unarmed, though.

3

[tsukainikui]

[Contrast: Yamato is at the dojo very often, even compared to other swords. And okay, maybe that's one reason why Mutsu is so scarce, because he's totally guilty until proven innocent, he just knows it, but damn if the guy isn't difficult to pin down!! He absolutely knows who he is, and knows Mutsu does secretly want trouble, and come at him already you shitty punk.

He'd even played the stupid nerf gun war. Kind of.

Okay, so he'd spent more time despairing over the state of affairs in the dojo and trying to run damage control, but. He hadn't been unarmed, at least. That would have been stupid.

But now, things could get back to normal - he thought - and people could train properly - he thought - and all the nerf guns had been put away and/or destroyed and/or disposed of - he thought.

Incorrectly, apparently, as a foam bullet bounces off his shoulder and he shoots a withering glare over towards the obvious offender.]

You are not, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki.

[newtimes]

( Exactly, why come to the dojo when Yamato and Kashuu are much more disciplined and clearly have everything under control except Yamato. They don't need Mutsu around. )

What? Ya think I hit ya for no reason?

( It was actually an accident? He was testing to make sure these guns would fire properly and the styrofoam bullets weren't all bent up and he just sort of accidentally aimed at Yamato? Some times he's so good, he underestimated himself. #CantBeContained )

I'm better than that.

( He isn't. )

1.

[iseaghosts]

[ Congrats, the bullets... go right through her. Is that cheating? You're battling a mermaid ghost after all. ]

Huh?

[newtimes]

( Oh.

He wasn't expecting that at all and he sort of just

well, he stands there, still holding his gun and wondering what exactly happened, )

... A spirit?

1

[reprizesal]

[Taking a break from his current food related project, Sayo decided to swing by the dojo to let off some steam and beat up the brave students. Ahem, fight the brave students who want to try their luck against his (wooden) sword.

When he saw the message and the gun, Sayo blinked before he take the gun into his hands. And then, he step inside...

—Incoming attack! Sayo got hit by the initial barrage before he quickly move to try and dodge the rest. There's probably a few styrofoam bullets stuck in his ponytail...]

Mutsunokami-san?

[Because who else would think of this!?]

[newtimes]

( Sorry, Sayo.

Standing proudly in the open, Mutsu huffs, )

Yo, Sayo-kun.

1

[yaayaa]

[Like Mutsu, Nakigitune doesn't come to the dojo all that often, so it's kind of a funny coincidence he showed up today of all days...he picks up the brightly-colored gun, curiously looking it over before reading the note on the door.

...What's on.....what's ammo? Is this ammo? Is something gonna happen when he opens the door? He doesn't understaaaaaand but he'll open he door anyway--and actually almost manages to dodge out of the way of that first barrage! He'd vaguely expected something to happen, but he didn't expect so many bullets?? One of them hits his shoulder, inches away from smallest fox, who yelps in surprise.]

W-what is this!?

[Fox wants to know!!! While we're at it, how do you even use a gun? Naki stares in confusion at all the foam bullets, holding his gun like he doesn't know what to do with it, a moment of hesitation before looking around for some sort of cover.]

[newtimes]

A surprise attack, gahaha!

( Mutsu is laughing. He's clearly very proud of himself, sorry, smallest fox and Nakigitsune. )

C'mon, ya can't say I didn't warn ya!

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[osuni]

[like all punk hobos, Okuni is immediately drawn by the pretty albeit REALLY STRANGELY designed gun just stuck at the entrance.... Is it free? Can she take it?? Then she reads the note]

[ah hah]

[a challenge]

[someone inside wants to shoot her to death for fun, okuni thinks...... no okuni, but instead of feeling afraid or reeling back in disbelief, she plucks up the gun and SLAMS THE DOOR ASIDE, immediately ducking the styrofoam.]

[come on, the note basically warned her. it'd be lame if she got hit right from the get-go!! She pops back up and starts shooting back, except she's startled by the lack of recoil and hey these aren't bullets after all, so most of her shots go wide... plus she's not exactly a gun expert, despite how eager she looks while shooting the nerf gun...]

Hm... Just what kind of lame gun is this...? [rude okuni. at least she's distracted. GET HER]

[newtimes]

( FINALLY SOMEONE HEEDS HIS WARNING, #BLESS

It's too bad she had to take it so seriously, though. Or maybe that's a good thing because it just makes this all the more fun. Apparently, people either take his warning enough too seriously or not at all. There is no in between. )

Hey, hey, I spent a lotta money on these!

( There's more than two, Okuni....... there are defiitely some hidden in the changing rooms and one hanging on the practice sword rack and even more lying about. He splurged on nerf guns. )

Don't be mad, 'kay?!

( Because he sure is firing a few more rounds at her now. )

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[tsuranuki]

[ ...

Did that just happen. He's seen guns but not...guns like that. And while he dodged the styrofoam bullet, it bounced of a wall and rolled near him, so he picks it up and inspects it. ]

I didn't ask for reflex training. [ Not exactly, anyway. But it...could be interesting? Perhaps? ]

[newtimes]

No one asks to get shot, either.

( Training without warning is the best training as long as he's the one dishing it out, okay. )

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[aslyfox]

[ ... huh. Well, this is different! Kogitsunemaru picks up the little toy gun, scrutinizing it heavily. This is no sword, this is a thing that spits out soft darts that don't really hurt that much? He wants to go in, so he does without reading the part about the special 'greeting'...

... and that's why Kogi now has a lot of special hair accessories as he tries to not get hit but fails miserably. Grandpa fox has no clue what's going on, but he DOES TRY TO RETALIATE!!!

He throws the gun.

...

Did he do a good? ]

[newtimes]

( Things Mutsu doesn't expect to come flying at his face: Actual nerf guns! He lets out a loud yelp and dodges, scrambling behind the screen door and screaming, )

That's not how ya use it!

3

[heiwana]

[ Lord save him. Kousetsu was not prepared and even when he moves to dodge there's a bullet stuck in his hair, and he doesn't look the least bit pleased?! Did you anger him Mutsu...is that even possible? He was just cleaning up the diejo when this happens so... ]

Mutsunokami-san...I do not wish to fight.

[ KOUSETSU!! It's a game oh my god. But he does look at the toy gun rather curiously. ]

I...do not see how this will help training. But it is less dangerous than engaging the other swords in practice.

[newtimes]

( There are going to be a few people running around Cerealia with nerf gun hair accessories... )

It's reflex training.

( Lighten up, Kousetsu, it's just fun. )