combat training mingle log

[policier]

characters: everyone
location: the village gymnasium
date/time: every wednesday & friday throughout october
content: at the town hall last month, javert offered to set up a place for combat training. this is him making good on his promise. as he mentioned in his bulletin ad, these sessions are open to absolutely everyone, not just those who want to learn how to fight. partner up with someone and spar. do whatever you want, just don't hurt each other too badly—or javert will have words with you.
warnings: violence

setup

The gym's certainly seen better days, with it's crumbling walls and lost ceiling tiles. Javert doesn't need it to be pretty, though. He only needs it to be functional. In the last week, he's been doing what he can to clean it up, washing the floors and making some minor structural repairs.

Once the first day of combat training begin, the day after the ferry sinks, it's as clean as it possibly can be without any sort of overhaul. There are mats set up along one end of the gym, for people to stretch or otherwise use for sparring, and a collection of swords near the door. Some are blunted and old, perfect for training — though they may still hurt — while others are sharp or unwieldy, and will need to be handled with care. Use them, Javert says, but return them when you are finished.

There's a tiny collection of knives, too, though there aren't any targets to practice throwing them at. It's a work in progress. For light, there's a torch set up along the wall, illuminating the room and allowing combatants to spread themselves out from one another.

meetings

For the sake of not being micromanagey, there isn't going to be any formal structure to these practices. Javert is available to teach hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship, should anyone wish it. He's also enlisted the aid of Jason Grace, who will teach hand-to-hand and swordsmanship, and Bucky Barnes, who is proficient in knife fighting as well as hand-to-hand combat. Anyone else, of course, may teach others as they please. Just this once, Javert's not going to be a stickler for formalities. He just wants to see everyone making productive use of their time, in some fashion.

Training will run from seven o'clock to nine o'clock in the evening. Arrive promptly, or Javert will berate you for being disruptive. No one is required to come to every single meeting, so come as often or as little as you like. If regular exercise is supposed to help combat the effects of total darkness, why not give it a try?

Comments

[policier]

I have no preference.

( He may not be a police inspector anymore, but he hasn't tried to discourage anyone from using the title. It's meant as a sign of respect, more than anything, and that is why Javert cannot to refer to Cao Pi without his title. Perhaps one day, but that is still a ways off. )

Lord Zihuan, then. What will you do for the remainder of the evening?

( Javert has no pressing matters. He just doesn't want to keep the other man from anything important. )

[pure_havoc]

[Cao Pi nods; Inspector it shall be!]

I like to enjoy a glass of wine before calling it a night, it helps me sleep. I have to walk all the way back to the tavern anyway, I might as well. You are welcome to join me, unless you have further work to do here keeping organized.

[policier]

I do not.

( The mats have already been folded way, either by the Soldier or Jason, and all that remains for Javert to do is gather up his swords and put them in his rucksack. He finds his coat from where he's set it aside and puts it on, buttoning it up and taking his lantern in hand. )

Allow me to finish collecting my things, and I will accompany you.

[pure_havoc]

Of course.

[the only thing better than a nightcap is one with a good quality drinking buddy. They can sit and debate the qualities of wine or something, totally worth it.]