let's get down to business

[whattaprick]

Who: Nightrunners and whoever wants to make use of the training yard for whatever reason.
When: S2 D1-D5
Where: The Training Yard
What: Training, or pointing and laughing at people training.
Warnings: Explosions and swearing, probably.

Though it's never really been off-limits, once they're down off the moon, Lambert wastes little time informing the nightrunners he officially expects them to get back to training and getting in shape. They can make ample use of the training yard facilities to learn how to work with each other after their extended vacation, or just get to know their newer coworkers in an environment closer to what their actual working conditions will actually be like.

The yard, as usual, isn't limited solely to nightrunners. Anyone who wants to work on their physical or magical skills are welcome, as well as anyone from the other departments who have anything they might want to test out that requires a combatant, for some reason.

Lambert's generally a constant presence at the fringes, sometimes participating in exercise or sparring himself, but mostly just watching and making sure no one's about to put someone's eye out or break the equipment, because that would be bad for obvious reasons.

[ ooc; this is an open log, so bring your own toplevel! ]

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[hippocarnival]

Yuya scoffs, looking sideways at Rita. "I've definitely trained harder than this before! I'll stay up all night practicing if that's what it takes."

He absently swings his fist in the air for emphasis. That's dedication, right? Admirable, and totally not obsessively focused.

He leans back on his hands. "Besides, this is really important to me." Rita knows that already, how much he wants to protect his friends. It's no less earnest in his tone even after their vacation. He told himself he wouldn't be so weak anymore, and now he's seeing it through. He just has a lot of catching up to do.

"You still have to practice magic to stay good at it, right?" That's how every other skill works.

[anti_nonsense]

"Well... I guess so." Rita doesn't care much for repetitive training, but she has to admit, it doesn't hurt to take time to practice.

"It's not exactly the same as practicing a physical activity, though. For me, at least half of it is about refreshing and improving my understanding of magic. Reading books and observing magic are good ways to keep my skills sharp... and it can inspire me to come up with new spells, too."

[hippocarnival]

"I think it's a lot easier to learn when you're actually doing it." Books have done him little comparative good to throwing himself headfirst in attempt after attempt, but he's sure it's not the same for Rita or else she wouldn't read books so much, or like reading.

Which reminds him of something. Yuya perks up and turns to Rita with a wide grin. "Oh, I got your present! Thanks!" He doesn't think he's told her yet, so now's as good a time as any. "Is it that someplace you've been? Kor... Kogorh?"

[anti_nonsense]

Rita stiffens a little at the sudden thanks, and she nods to acknowledge it.

"Y, yeah... It's pretty far from Aspio, but my travels took me there a couple of times." For a moment, there's a distant, nostalgic look in her eyes. "I learned a lot about the nature of blastia while I was there... Can't say I'd ever want to make that trek through the desert again, though."

[hippocarnival]

"I've never been to a desert..." Yuya muses over that briefly. It's probably not his first choice of a vacation spot, either. Despite that, though, it seems like it holds fond memories for Rita.

"Is that when you decided to turn the blastia into spirits?" It's completely random guessing, but Yuya doesn't know the context that led Rita from researching blastia to creating spirits.

[anti_nonsense]

Shaking her head, Rita replies, "No, that was much later. But it is where I first learned about what blastia cores are really made of... and about the effects blastia use was having on the environment." It was a grim lesson, but an important one.

But hearing that Yuya's never been to a desert makes Rita realize she hardly knows anything about his world. "What is your home like, anyway?"

[hippocarnival]

Ah, yes. The other important thing that drove her to needing to find an alternative to blastia. Yuya nods, pausing when Rita asks him more about his home. It's so normal to him, he doesn't usually think of describing it.

"I'm from Maiami City, which is on the coast of Japan. It's on Earth, like Portland! The year is pretty close too, actually, and the technology is similar... except there wasn't Duel Monsters or solid vision, and we don't have angels or fae so it wasn't the same place."

He shrugs. "The culture's different, but otherwise it's a lot like that. There's no magic like what you and Mr. Strange have, though."

[anti_nonsense]

"A coastal city, huh..." With the same technology level as Portland. That's enough to try and picture it, at least.

"You have no magic, but you have spirits, right? I've been reading about them in those books you gave me. That's... some sort of magic, right?" At least, there's always been an association between magic and spirits whenever Rita's encountered them.

[hippocarnival]

Yuya nods. "The spirits have magic, but humans don't... uh, but spirits can share their magic if they want to." He shakes his head. "Most don't."

The book from Japan definitely touched upon that, depending how much of it Rita's read. Not in the context of the cards, but the benefits and follies of spirits and gods sharing their power with humans. Proper respect is usually a common theme.