smash_logs | Combat Strategies Class 1

Who: Nyx and her students
What: Combat Strategies class
Where: The stadium
When: January 7th
Warnings: Nyx existing? Hitting inanimate objects with things?

[Instead of meeting inside the stadium as usual, today, when Nyx's studens come to her class, she is waiting for them outside the entrance.]

Alright, we're gonna do things a little bit differently today. I got a coupl'a different obstacle courses available for you to choose from in there, and you're gonna have to get through 'em to the best of your ability.

There's targets set through the courses. I want you to break 'em. Don't matter what order, how long it takes, just try to get all of 'em done. Normally, these courses come with a couple items, some weapons that ought'a make life easier for you. You ain't gonna have access to 'em now.

If you're used to a weapon or think you need one, I'll let you have it. I want you workin' with shit you're comfortable with. The point'a doin' this ain't just to get you goin' through it, I wanna see where you're at as far as different environments and situations goes, see where I ought'a be focusing.

[With that explained, she leads the class inside, and instructs them to take seats on the bleachers.]

When it's your turn, come on up here and choose which course you're gonna want to do, an' if you're gonna need a weapon. Then, stadium's yours. You got as much time as you need, and you can quit early if you gotta skip out, but your grade's gonna look the worse for each target left when you leave the stage.

[She looks around at the class, making sure they all understand, and nods.]

Alright, whenever someone's ready, come up an' give it a shot.

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[There in the group stood that one short fellow with the weird helmet and the wide eyes, watching and listening intently. He had been waiting for a chance like this, an opportunity to find out what exactly he was capable of, stepping out of his comfort zone by rating himself against someone else's standards. Having been self-taught in combat all his life, he was ready for an experienced mentor to show him what and where he could improve. Though his expression wouldn't readily show it, the excitement he felt was noticeable through the tingling static charge surrounding his body.]

[If what he's looking for is an experienced mentor to guide him through to self-improvement, all there really is to say on Nyx's part is...

I am so, so sorry.

She checks off 'weird electric helmet-y dude' on her attendance sheet.]

[There's a small, energetic ball of light here, bobbing up and down happily. Man, she was so pumped for this! She was quite a bit confident in her skills, so she wasn't the least bit nervous about this assignment.]

[Henry is here.]

I brought my own weapon. So I can use it? [In one arm, he holds a book.]

[She's not totally sure how a book can be much of a weapon, but hey, she's been here long enough to know not to question that kind of thing.]

If that's what you got, go for it.

Great!

[YEAAAAAAAH he goes to get himself situated.]

::BEHOLD it is JOCK. He looks EXCITED.::

I'm an Arcanine! Can I do it as an Arcanine? I'm my own weapon!

[Nyx is suddenly so thankful that the puppy on her team is so comparatively mellow.
And tiny.]

Whatever's good. I just wanna see what you can do, a'right?

[Pit's here and so hyped for target-smashing!]

[Mondo's not falling asleep in THIS class!]

[Time to consider which Pokemon to use!]

[Choose a course and do your best! Feel free to spectate.]

[Watt knew that she had a huge advantage, being able to hover anywhere she pleased. If she chose a ridiculously easy stage, then she might be seen as lazy! In the end, she chose a stage that looked pretty challenging. Some of the paths looked narrow! That's a challenge for her!

Once inside the stage and took her place, she immediately sprung to action! Hovering around as fast as she could, she gave the targets near her a quick zap of lightning to break it into pieces. She mostly just had trouble zapping the targets that were in those narrow niches; she had to squeeze her way to break them, at times! Other than that, however, she was able to break all of the targets in a good amount of time!]

[Floating does tend to give a bit of an advantage, doesn't it? Nyx jotted down a few notes as she watched, making particular note of having trouble in tightly packed spaces. That's something she'll have to try to give opportunities to work on.

When she was done, Nyx offered her a nod.]

Not bad, kid.

[He felt like he should look for a comparatively hard course, but then he would have also wanted to see how he would perform on one of the more basic ones. In the end, he started with what looked to him like an intermediate difficulty.

There were a number of targets out in empty space, but he could reach them easily, either by throwing his far-reaching Slash Arrows or charging straight at them in his Volteccer form. He had paused after the first target break, almost unsure if his attacks had any effect on them; seeing that they shattered like any other fragile obstacle bolstered his confidence, and he zipped about the course within the space of a few seconds, smashing every target he could find. However, he did take a second or so to go over the course one more time, just making sure that he did get them all. When he was satisfied, he turned to face the teacher.]

Did I accomplish the task?

[Vinnie didn't take Nyx's class. Why would he? Even apart from the old team bias thing, he'd be too terrified to focus if he had a ghost for a teacher.

Still, for some reason he found himself sitting in the bleachers, watching this obstacle course thing happen. He wasn't too focused on anything - just letting his mind wander as he contemplated the state of things.]

[She noticed him, maybe halfway through the class. She didn't comment at the time past making a mental note - as questionable a teacher as she may have been, she did still have a responsibility to her class to at least not ignore them.

But, once the students were gone and she had reset the stadium to its default, she made her way over.]

Don't expect t'see you droppin' by. You plannin' on signing up or somethin'?

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