two. ● training center

[busies.livejournal.com]

[After studying for ungodly amounts of hours, Ken finally decided to take a break from the books and go out and do something. One thing led to another and Ken found himself in the Training Center where he met up with a T-Rexaur or the T-Rexaur met up with him... Either way, he's battling it now.

It doesn't appear that he needs any help but feel free to barge in and aid him if you feel like it. ...or, you now, you can watch the kid own the dino.]

Not bad.

{ooc; here's a very short clip of how he fights. You can watch this one too, but it's very spoiler-rific. 2:10 to 5:00 is pretty much all you need to see;;}

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[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[She was mostly checking out the garden when she found the training center. Since knowledge of your enemy was power, she'd decided to check out the kind of monsters in this world when she spotted you fighting a GREAT GODDESS WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?]

[She breaks out of her reverie and almost moves to help (reflex, honest) when she notices... well crap. You seem to be doing just fine on your own. Don't mind her observing your skills (with a budding complex) now.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

[Ken totally doesn't notice that anyone's watching him. He's kind of preoccupied with the T-Rexaur and everything... I mean, those teeth look like they can really hurt. He dodges an attack by the dino before zapping it with a lighting spell.

Only a few more hits and it'll be down for the count!]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[Uses a polearm and magic? Yeah, definitely getting a complex here. Her fingers will linger by the edge of her own spear strapped to her back, but she'll stay her hand for now. Obviously, you've got it well under control and this gives her a chance to examine what is, assumedly, some of the tacts utilized at this school.

That is, if she wants a chance in hell of passing any courses here anyway.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

[The dino isn't going to go down without a fight and whips around hitting Ken with its tail, sending him flying towards on of the trees. Ken rolls over onto his knees and rubs his back.]

Oww... That was smart.

[While Ken is recovering from the tail whip, the T-Rexaur takes notice of the person watching and decides to bail out on its fight with Ken to run towards them, roaring.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[Uh oh.]

Hey, are you alright? [But even as she says that, she's tugging her spear free of its catches, which unlock easily. Swinging the double headed polearm in front of her, she crouches low, eying the charging beast before leaping into the air and... disappearing.

The T-Rex is left to gaze about in confusion as she lands behind it softly, her eyes going immediately to Ken.]

Anything broken? [The diversionary tactic won't last long, already it's starting to turn at the sound of her voice.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

I'm... fine.

[Ken's still rubbing his back but gets up properly and goes to pick up his spear to where it had fallen when he was tossed aside. That was definitely going to be a bruise tomorrow if not something worse. Oh well, its to be expected. T-Rexaurs were suppose to be hard.]

Damn dinosaur, I'll get you for that.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Mind if I pitch in?

[She's grinning as she says that, even as the T-Rex turns and gives a fearsome growl.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

No, I don't.

[Using his spear as a temporary crutch as he starts to cast a healing spell. That should ease some of the pain.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[It was a courtesy question, mostly. With the go-ahead, she'll move forward while you take care of your wounds, placing herself between Ken and it. At least until he's done spell casting.

When it lunges forward, presumably to take off a chunk of her body from the top, she dodges to the side, just barely and takes a whack at it. Predictably, the side swipe bounces harmlessly off the dinosaur's hide and she's forced to duck another lunge of it's great big jaw.]

Don't suppose it has a weakness? Like bash it on the toe and watch it scamper away?

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

"Tres bien, Amada."

[Well, look at who was watching this entire time! In her defense, Mitsuru was getting ready to jump in, provided she could get Artemisia to manifest. It was while she was digging around in her mind, however, that the dinosaur was quite thoroughly zapped.]

"My apologies for arriving late...But it seems that you handled that well enough on your own."

[Although after saying that, she does give him a look that asks 'and why did you feel the need to fight a dinosaur?']

[busies.livejournal.com]

A,ah! Miss Kijiro...

[The voice surprises him. Well, maybe not so much the voice as it is that he wasn't expecting to hear Mitsuru's voice. Not here at least. Her gaze eventually meets him and it doesn't take him long to figure out its meaning.]

It's okay... Um. I don't know how you can study so much without getting restless.

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

"Usually? Burning off any restlessness is accomplished by studying more."

[That's been her standby for the last few weeks, especially with exams looming as a constant threat. And those ever present dreams as well, which have been affecting her more then she'd like to admit.]

"But...An occasional walk can be nice, as well."

[Thus explaining why she's here, although not quite excusing the dinosaur fight.

Yes, she is actually showing a hint of concern for her junior classman. As is evident with what she says next.]

"You're alright, after all that? No injuries or the like?"

[busies.livejournal.com]

I see.

[He nods to what she's been saying. Apparently even the great Mitsuru Kirijo goes out on walks after lots of studying, but to study on top of the feelings of restlessness was something he'd have to learn.]

And I'm alright. My back got hurt but I used a healing spell, so it should be okay.

[Completely down the injury for the sake of hopefully not having her worry about him. It was mostly healed anyway and any bruising and what not could be healed with time and ointments.]

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

[If she had any choice in the matter, the great Mitsuru Kirijo would prefer going on a motorcycle ride after studying. A shame the Garden doesn't supply those...Although with how much sleep she's been skimping on, it might be for the best that she doesn't have access to anything fast.]

"And...No difficulties with your Persona, either?"

[She's not quite sure what she wants the answer to be, whether summoning is coming easily to the others, if they're also having difficulties. Artemisia has continued to be difficult, almost as if the Persona has been experiencing growing pains since arriving at Balamb Garden.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

None, Kala-Nemi came out just fine.

[To say that there were no difficulties would be a lie. Casting spells seemed to be no different than they were back home, however to use the spell without direct need of his Persona was definitely odd and took time to get used to. Then of course, all important matter of his head reeling after calling forth his Persona.]

...but it was a lot bigger than I remembered and I'm tired from summoning it. I don't think I could call Kala-Nemi as many times as I'd want.

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

"If you're feeling fatigued, then you should rest. There's no immediate threat that we have to fight now...Save perhaps for exams. So, it isn't necessary to push yourself."

[She frowns over the rest of that information, considering each piece of it.]

"...Similar to myself, then. I'm still not fully sure on how the rules governing the Persona have changed, although I'm still working on researching it. The Garden library, at least, is quite helpful in that regard. As well as the classes offered here."

[busies.livejournal.com]

I understand.

[Ugh. Exams. Ken's been studying for those for the past week and didn't really need to hear about them right now. It was his first break in a good long while.]

Yeah. I really don't understand these "Guardian Forces" fully, but do you think that our Persona that are now GFs will deteriorate our memories? I mean, technically they're ourselves.

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Just at a point in battle when Ken puts a little distance between himself and the T-Rexaur, a large block of ice forms around the dinosaur and breaks almost immediately, making it stagger. The familiar image of a pink Hindu goddess pointing her flower at the dinosaur fades as Minato rushes in.]

Hello, Ken-kun. Mind if I join?

[busies.livejournal.com]

[The ice attack totally throws Ken off. He half expected to hear Mitsuru's voice call to him but instead he hears a very familiar voice, and quickly turns on the balls of his heels to check that he isn't hearing things.]

M, Minato...

[The color drains out of his face and his body freezes in place. The look on his face screams "It can't be".]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Minato... isn't sure what's with Ken's reaction. He looks like he's seen a ghost - maybe he was brought during a Tartarus trek gone awry?

Meanwhile, the T-Rexaur regains its footing, looking mighty pissed at the emo brat who thought freezing it was an awesome idea.]

Uh, Ken-kun, the dinosaur's not down yet...

[busies.livejournal.com]

Huh? O, oh yeah. Right.

[Ken shakes his head; they can talk about this later. The dino needed to go down first. He tightens his grip on his spear and turns around quickly to jab the T-Rexaur in its thigh. Obviously making the T-Rexaur even more agitated.]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Minato switches over to Thor, who's quick to brain the T-Rexaur with his hammer. Though dazed, it tries to strike at them with a tail sweep.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

[Ken, though still highly distracted by the presences of Minato, avoids the tail sweep by doing a duck-and-roll. Once on his feet again Ken casts a spell that surrounds the T-Rexaur with pieces of paper with glyphs written on them. As the papers vanish, it seemed to do serious damage to the T-Rexaur.]

[zeroth-card.livejournal.com]

[Huh, that's odd. Minato had yet to cast any Hama or Mudo spells since his arrival in Garden, so he's rather surprised that Hamaon can harm now. Still, he manages to avoid the sweep by leaping back - it helps that he's far away enough for it to work - and lets Thor 'have at him' once more.]

[busies.livejournal.com]

[Reeling from the attacks, the T-Rexaur staggers back and seemed to be limping now. It was probably only one or two more attacks before it fell now. After Thor had finished its attack, Ken rushed at the T-Rexaur jumping at the last moment to spear the dino in its face. He tumbled off to the side after his attack... one more good hit should do it.]