Kendoujou [OPEN]

[fuhenteki]

Characters: Kambei Shimada, Katsushiro Okamoto & Daisukenojo 'Beat' Bito [Whoever else shows up]
Content: After surviving their last mission aboard the 4423, the samurai finally has time to spare so he can train his young and clumsy student.
Setting: The top deck of the 4423
Time: Early afternoon
Warnings: Beat's fail PG-13

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[curry_ramen]

Beat had hit the deck at a run, his sword clanking against his leg. Just like Kambei assumed he had been distracted by the journals, amoung other things.

The image of what was under the clouds was still bright in his mind. He still didn't really KNOW what it was that he had seen, but he knew it was something important and wonderful. And he had been up rather late pondering it. On top of that there was the.... interesting story that Joshua kid had posted on the Network. THAT was a distraction for sure.

But he was up and moving now, and when he reached Kambei he was bright eyed and bouncy. He gave a clumsy bow.

"Sorry Sensei..."

[imadoushin]

Katsushiro bounded up the stairs scant seconds behind Daisukenojo, echoing the younger boy's apology as he approached. He bowed apologetically towards Kambei, but offered no explanation for his lateness - even legitimate excuses wouldn't exonerate them if Kambei planned on punishing them.

He glanced at the bokkens in Kambei's hands, awaiting instructions.

[fuhenteki]

There will be no punishment today for the two's lateness and the reason why is rather simple. He wants the two to give their best for the next following days. Tossing over one wooden sword over at Daisukenojo and the other at Katsushiro, Kambei began to speak.

"For today I testing the both of you in strength and endurance...." The samurai quickly explained. "You two shall spar until I say for you to stop. I'll be watching you both with a keen eye for any flaws in your swordsmanship."

[curry_ramen]

Beat nodded, catching the bokken and arching a brow at Katsu. It had been a good while since they had fought that day up on the deck, and they hadn't sparred since. But he remebered the aches and bruises pretty damn well. But this time it wasn't going to be a fight based off anger, just a test. He could handle that well enough.

He stepped back, guesturing at the other student with the weapon, smirking. "You up for dis, yo?"

[seventh_hero]

His dulled golden hair tossed uncontrollably by the breeze of the open deck, Cloud emerged from the ship, his boots falling soundly against the steps as he climbed. En route to explore this, the ship he would be doing everything in his power to keep in working order, the upper deck of the ship was one of the last portions that he had yet to examine. As he walked out into the open space, filling his lungs with the crisp, sweeping air, he noticed quickly that the area was already in use, and for a sparring match, no less

[thesnakecharm]

Anko had figured Kambei would get back to training his students once the madness with the wreck and the little pink creature now zooming about the ship had settled down to a level somewhat closer to what passed for normal on this barge.

Thusly she'd been hanging out in the rigging most of the day, waiting for the trio to show up. It had been a good vantage point for most of the fight and they had either not noticed her or were choosing to ignore her and her low laughs at the techniques she observed.

One the brawl broke out, of course, her snickering turned into a full-blown laugh, even as she noticed the blonde from the cargo hold had appeared down below her.

Nimbly she jumped down, hitting the deck next to Cloud in a crouch. "Hey Spikes," she greeted him cheerfully. "Come to watch the samurai?"

[seventh_hero]

Unphased by Anko's sudden appearance, Cloud didn't break his gaze on the squabbling students and their master when she landed. He nodded greetingly to her, though, not wanting to give the impression that her company wasn't welcome.

"Hey, Anko. I was just doing some looking around the ship when I came across this..." he replied. "These guys are...samurai?" He sounded genuinely surprised by the description; he had met a few samurai in his travels, and they all seemed so much more...disciplined.

[thesnakecharm]

"So they say." She straightened, settling into a more relaxed stance. "Though I think technically Kambei's the only real samurai and the other two are just his students."

Though she had to admit, the dark-haired one was not too terribly bad, if showy and rough in his movements. Beat, however, had no subtlety to his movements, though might have had the upper hand, just by a bit, in the raw brawl Kambei pulled apart. "Definitely still learning."

She gave a glance at Cloud. "You any good with your sword?" She asked curiously. It was a rather big weapon, to be sure.