A Web of Experiences [Xander's Dojo]
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Post by Primarina on Jan 9, 2023 1:25:02 GMT
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Post by Xander Brandt on Jan 10, 2023 20:43:12 GMT
The trip to the dojo was an interesting one for Xander Brandt. Amity in all her strength was very cautious with the world. She'd been so tense upon hatching and he didn't really know why. Every time he asked, she'd just shyly back away without any sort of explanation. Volt kept telling him to be patient, but Xander really wanted to get Amity up to snuff with the rest of his time, but she'd always shy away from him. Kind in her action, he always knew she was trying her best to be apart of his team. A small smile filled his lips as he convinced her to come on a trip with him. Training would be good for Amity's confidence, but he wasn't quite sure how she would react to the dojo itself.
Soon enough, he was finding out for himself. The tug on his shirt was enough to make a rip sound as Amity seemed to jump back. "Oh? Is there something wrong?" Amity putting her hands together carefully, she chitters to him. <"Sorry! I didn't mean to... Why are we here?"> Xander looks down noticing the rip on his shirt and shakes his head. Volt could rethread it. He's not too worried. Carefully he speaks. "We're here to train. Before you say anything, it's a safe place. You won't break anything important. I promise." Amity just looks cautiously at him before she nods her head. Inside the dojo, he'd asked for large battle dummies with movable hands. Xander explains the plan. "What the plan is, you're going to hit each arm with an attack and then either endure or bide the arm when it comes back at you. Alright?" Amity nods. Once in position, she pulls an arm back, apologizing to the dummy. <"I'm sorry!"> A loud crash comes as she breaks off the arm on accident. Shock goes through Xander as he looks from Amity to the dummy. His voice comes out carefully as the next hour begins. "Alright, so I'm gonna go get the tougher ones. Let's keep going though." Over the next hour and a few more broken dummies, Amity seems a little more confident in herself, but the fear of her own strength still seems to be there. Hmmmmmm... he was gonna have to work on that with her.
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Name - Amity Level - 5 - as of 12/20/2022 EXP - 0/25
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Post by Gardeon on Jan 11, 2023 2:14:13 GMT
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Post by Xander Brandt on Jan 24, 2023 18:08:01 GMT
Xander's trips to the dojo were always an interesting time. Normally, he would use a lot of convincing, but this time, he's prepared to figure out what he needs to do. After his really strange bout of luck from the contest to his egg, he'd been surprised to see such a unique team starting to form. Volt and Atlas were always usually with him, but on this trip, he'd planned to get two of his new members ready. A soft sigh falls from his lips as the green caterpiller begins to look around on his shoulder, eyes seeming to be far far off now. Xander smiles as he notices the way that Twine has become very much not focused on the task at hand. Walking inside the dojo, Xander waves to the gentleman behind the counter who waves him in. It would be simple enough of a task for his pokemon today. Xander already had the perfect plan for this training.
As they entered the room, Xander calls for a heavy punching bag of sorts to be brought in. Gently, he sets it in front of Twine causing the bug to jump in surprise. His voice comes through a little shocked. <"Ya didn't need to do that."> A laugh leaves Xander's lips as he starts to speak. "I think I did. Now, focus for a second as I explain the plan. We're going to be practicing your baton pass move. It'll be great to be able to switch you out quickly. I brought a helper today from the team too, who also needs to train soon, but for now it's your turn. So you're going to attack the dummy and baton pass Lich in here." Calling out Lich, the spider seems to stare with empty eyes at the caterpillar and then back to Xander before the spider speaks. <"You want me to help him?"> Xander sighs as he waves his hand. Twine seems lost in thought for a moment before Lich seems to grumble to Twine. The caterpillar is shocked, but begins. The training seems interesting as the minutes turn into an hour. Xander by the end of it is pleased to see Twine a little more focused than usual, whereas Lich seems to be ready to go back in his pokeball.
"Xander" <"Twine"> <"Lich">
Name - Twine Level - 5 - as of 1/14/2023 EXP - 0/25
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Post by Haunter on Jan 24, 2023 18:35:32 GMT
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Post by Xander Brandt on Aug 31, 2023 19:22:59 GMT
Xander enjoyed the times he'd gone to the dojo, but it's been far too long since he's gone back. There's been a lot of paperwork to go through and he wanted to be through. Emeline really didn't have a system and he couldn't really get ahold of the other rangers. A huff from his lips is all he gives as Twine starts to look around. Lich stares quietly at Xander, almost deadpanned in a predatorish kind of way. A sort of chill runs down Xander's spine as he notices the dojo up ahead. His words are careful as he speaks. "Lich, today's your turn. Twine here is gonna help you train at the dojo. We're gonna have a little bit of a battle." The two bugs chitter at him, Twine a little more worried for a second, but Lich seems much more excited.
<"Hmmm... Isn't that too easy?"> Twine seems to get a little flustered as he jumps up. <"Ya know I can beat you! I... I... What was that?"> Lich chitters happily. <"Exactly my point."> Xander watches them with a careful look as he thinks to everything he knows about the two of them. Lich was a bit more intense while Twine was much more friendly. Taking a second, he responds knowing he should set some boundaries. "We're not going until one of you faints, Twine will be dodging, Lich you need to hit Twine once and only once. You hear me?" Lich chitters in acknowledgment with a little sass as the bug blinks. Holding his hand out, he lowers it watching the two begin to start. This was going to take some time. While Twine was easily distracted, it seemed to benefit him more in this moment. Lich seemed more frustrated as he started to use pursuit.
"Xander" <"Twine"> <"Lich">
Name - Lich [Shulian Spinarak] Level - 5 - as of 1/6/2023 EXP - 0/25
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Post by Gardeon on Aug 31, 2023 20:20:34 GMT
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Post by Xander Brandt on Jan 15, 2024 14:56:07 GMT
Built into his routine, Xander Brandt's whole demeanor coming to the dojo is a bit of amusement. He's been focusing on the research inside the Ranger Union; always with his nose stuck in a book or two. Only, he's felt a need to get out. Explore a bit more. Smile at a few people. It's almost as if he's grown weary of being alone. Craving some sort of outside attention, despite him hating the feeling. The dojo would break him out of that feeling. A soft sigh is all he gives as he enters the dojo. Indica's behind him, scooting along with a whirl of a shell. His Shuckle was always an interesting one. Making smoothies for him while he worked, he wanted to get her up there will Volt and Atlas; his two strongest bugs at the moment. It's upon entering the dojo with a scoff, he notices the room in front of him as he looks around to see the pokedolls around. This was going to be good. "Indica, time to focus." Only the Shuckle stares at him with a bit of a confused stare, almost chill enough to be nothing, but he knew better.
<"Alright man. Don't you just want a smoothie? We didn't have to come all this way."> Xander just looks at Indica for a moment before shaking his head. He didn't need a smoothie right now. All he needed was to train his pokemon. He's been having a lackluster time with keeping up on his training. Sooner or later, it would get him into trouble. He couldn't rely on Volt to solve everything. Xander's arms cross as he looks down at Indica before continuing. "Today, you're going to be trying to trap as many of these pokedolls in your sticky web or your uh..." Those were tentacles right? He still wasn't certain about them. "tentacles with constrict." Clapping his hands together, Indica sets off. The Shuckle begins to move around the area, spitting out webs and grabbing pokedolls. After an hour, the two of them are beat red; sweat dripping down their brows. Xander gives a weak smile as he feels himself out of shape. Oh, he should get back into his training.
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Post by Gardeon on Jan 15, 2024 15:40:14 GMT
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Post by Xander Brandt on Feb 5, 2024 2:31:40 GMT
Every fiber in his body always was concerned with taking things slow; caution was his first response to most things. The trip over had been dull, but he'd felt on edge that morning. Dreams filled with the past had haunted him the entire time, but he'd managed to get up just fine on this day. A careful chittering from Volt had left him more grounded than he had been. Only now, he's on his way to the dojo feeling a bit like the past was following him the entire time he'd been going to train Twine. A softness in Twine makes him breath gently as the little bug stares around excitedly, pointing out every little thing in their path. Xander can't help the curiosity bleeding through his current partner. With a plan in mind, Xander ignores all the past feelings of the night before and focuses on the moment now.
Upon entering the dojo, Xander passes by the dojo owner with a kind enough nod before heading into the room he's got for the few hours he plans to train. Xander steps to the course he's built for Twine, hoping the little bug will understand that's it's an agility course to help the bug get faster. The more that Twine can strike, the better off they would be in a fight. If his past were to ever come back to haunt him, he needed to be able to keep up in a fight. "We've got a couple of hours to burn. Twine, focus." The little bug only gives a pleasant chitter back to Xander as if he realized he'd lost focus. <"Oh right! Just was looking at the hoops over there!"> Xander just sighs before continuing. "The goal is to finish this course in four minutes. You can use your moves and anything else to try to get an advantage. Good luck!" Twine seems to move now, every so often getting distracted by either a piece of the course or Xander himself, but by the time they're done, Xander feels like they've made some progress. "Xander" <"Twine">
Name - Twine Level - 7 - as of 1/25/2023 EXP - 39/49
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Post by Gardeon on Feb 5, 2024 2:34:34 GMT
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