[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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[OPEN]

[justiceisdue]

[Selendis is here every morning, ready and waiting for anyone that wants a good fight.]

[ghostofaqueen]

[And Kerrigan appears out of the crowd of fighting people, stepping around fights while her gaze remains on Selendis herself. She moves gracefully to stand nearby the large Protoss warrior.]

We haven't fought since that little gala. Don't you think it's time you take those festering aggressions out on me?

[justiceisdue]

]Selendis just ignored Kerrigan's approach until she was right there, but she knew the confrontation was inevitable. Otherwise the human wouldn't have been staring her down the entire time. Apparently she refused to leave well enough alone.]

I am here to train for combat, not to satisfy your desire for petty insults.

[ghostofaqueen]

Oh, and you don't think that I'm a good enough combatant to train your skills on? [She wasn't hurt at all by the potential assessment, and she shrugged her shoulders instead.]

You won't even go for a little sparring, hmm?

[justiceisdue]

I have no doubt of your skills, Sarah Kerrigan. If you can maintain any degree of honor, then we may spar.

[ghostofaqueen]

To be fair, you do have the advantage of height and reach. [She wasn't going to let that deter her though. She knew that she was deadly in a fight, but this was sparring and not for injury.]

Do you consider me to have honour enough to spar against?

[justiceisdue]

[Height and reach didn't deter Takasugi from sparring with her nearly every day. If it wasn't a challenge, what was the point?] My advantages should make you no less capable.

I did not say you lacked honor, merely that it remains to be seen if you would abandon it.

[ghostofaqueen]

Of course not. Unlike most, I've fought Protoss in hand-to-hand before. [She knew where their strengths lay, but then again, she had been backed up by her psychic abilities. Still, she had confidence in her abilities.]

Not all Terran abandon their honour for a win. If you best me, you best me.

[justiceisdue]

[That answer was apparently good enough for Selendis. She shifted her feet, taking on a defensive stance. First strike went to Kerrigan, just like the last time.]

Then we will spar.

[ghostofaqueen]

[She waited for Selendis to appear ready before she shifted her weight forward and charged the taller being. She drove downwards, sweeping a foot out to test how well Selendis was balanced.]

[justiceisdue]

[With those digitigrade legs, her balance was close to unshakable. Kerrigan would have better luck trying that on another human. Selendis just lifted her foot out of the way, then struck out at Kerrigan with one fist while the woman was still close.]

[ghostofaqueen]

[As soon as the foot was lift, she set her arms and forced her weight upwards, kicking aside the punch and moving to drive a foot into the Protoss' midsection.]

[justiceisdue]

[That did the trick. Kerrigan's foot found its mark, but unlike hitting a human's vulnerable organs, she hit a brick wall of alien muscle. It didn't hurt so much as it irked Selendis that the woman had already struck her. She brought her arm back just as quickly as it had been knocked aside, making a sweep to toss Kerrigan to the side.]

[ghostofaqueen]

[She had forgotten that the Protoss were basically tall willow sacks of hard muscle. Still, she felt pleased to earn a hit, even if she allowed the strike to toss her. She tucked her arms in tight against her body as she rolled in the air away from Selendis.

Just as quickly, she struck out her limbs, catching herself in a splay and staring at the Protoss warrior as she launched right back in for an attack. This time she feigned a low strike before leaping in an attempt to slam her feet into Selendis' chest.]

[justiceisdue]

[Kerrigan wasn't so lucky a second time. Besides that, Selendis had been spending a lot of time training Clare, whose methods involved hammering at Selendis until something broke through. Kerrigan was more experienced and faster, but Selendis caught up very quickly.

She dodged the strike toward her chest, pushing forward against Kerrigan's momentum and throwing her elbow out at her face.]

[ghostofaqueen]

[She expected the dodge, drawing her legs in quickly when it was apparent that the attack was defeated. Her hands slammed against Selendis' swinging bony elbow. Her fingers gripped the strong arm, pushing her body down to pass underneath the elbow.

Her grip remained though, and she twisted her body back around regardless of how much her arms were jarred from their opposite momentum. She released her grip when she was swinging in the same direction as Selendis was face, moving to scramble up the Protoss's back. If only Selendis would cooperate and be defeated...]