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Post by Gardeon on Nov 5, 2023 15:14:25 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Nov 11, 2023 3:35:58 GMT
Amrock had been pretty energetic that week whenever he was outside of his pokeball. He would run around and cause a lot of mischief, which didn't exactly bode well for Niko's cozy apartment. Obviously, Niko would need to allow Amrock some opportunity to burn off some of his excess energy, which seemed to him like a priority, just by virtue of him being a Fire-type Pokemon. Excess energy plus being able to spit fire? That sounded like a dangerous combination alright.
A trip to the Dojo was in order, and just as before, Amrock would be needing something to do. He seemed more like he wanted to play than he wanted to train, but Niko still wanted to work on some of his moves. Thus, the solution was simple...Sort of.
In the room of the dojo was what was really just a large sandbox. Besides its sturdy-looking design, it didn't look too different from the kind that kids played in, even having some little plastic cups and scoopers inside. Those were nice, but that's not what Niko had in mind. As Amrock ran on the sand of the sandbox, he would become more accustomed to the loose ground beneath him. Perhaps accustomed enough to use the sand as a weapon? Sand Attack wasn't the nicest move to use, but Niko couldn't say it didn't have merit.
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Post by Gardeon on Nov 11, 2023 13:50:45 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Nov 18, 2023 8:48:24 GMT
It'd been more than long enough since the last time Regent had gotten the opportunity to stretch her legs and get some training in, and it showed. She'd been rather tightly-wound all week, and Niko had some concern for her peace of mind. Thus, it was time to visit the Dojo once more.
They'd done some combat training already, which was nice enough, but full-on strength training hadn't really been a priority up to that point. Really, that was out of practicality more than anything, what with Regent having all those sharp edges all over her body. Sure, some types of strength training could feasibly work perfectly fine, but not all. Still, Niko wasn't above trying new ideas, even if they seemed a bit crazy, so he decided to opt for a simple yet effective form of strength training: weightlifting.
Holding things was not Regent's strong suit. When your hands are knives, that tends to be the case, but much like with a man with scissors for hands, it wasn't impossible. For Regent, she just had to hold up a weight with both hands and do reps that way. Was it a bit awkward, and something that Regent seemed to have trouble with?
...Okay, yeah. That was something they'd need to work on.
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Post by Gardeon on Nov 18, 2023 11:15:10 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Nov 25, 2023 7:35:41 GMT
So, last week's training went well, in spite of the fact that Regent had to lift weight without hands. That just begged the question, though: what sort of exercise can one do without arms? Well, running, for one thing. That was probably a safe option, but it was something that they'd already done, and Niko was still hoping to hold off from repeating different training exercises for a little while. Thus, if Amrock was going to get the quality training he deserved, Niko would need to figure out something else.
So, what then? Squats? Lunges? Those seemed like they'd be pretty hard with Amrock's small legs. Then again, Amrock just so happened to have a pretty good hop despite this fact. Perhaps that was just what they needed.
It was simple, really. All they needed was a runway with a pit of soft sand at the end. Of course, the Dojo, being as versatile as it was, just so happened to have just that, and in a room tailored for jumping, Amrock could do whatever he could think of. Standing jumps, long jumps, triple jumps...Amrock could probably go for a flip if he were good enough. Emphasis on, well...probably. Not necessarily something to start with, that was for sure.
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Post by Haunter on Nov 27, 2023 4:36:26 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Dec 1, 2023 18:25:49 GMT
Regent was a fast learner, there was no doubt about that. In a relatively short amount of time, she had really gotten into the swing of things, each day of training at the Dojo bringing something new. Loyal as she was, she was willing to try just about anything so long as Niko approved of it.
That wasn't to say that she didn't have her own desires or concerns, of course. In fact, recently she'd been showing some concern regarding her...for lack of a better term, presence. She wasn't quite weak, but she had a long road ahead of her if she wanted to be like her ancestors, who could cause entire herds of weaker Pokemon to flee from them with a single glare.
Perhaps her sense of menace needed some revitalizing. There were some areas in the Dojo that had things such as mirrors, much like what you'd find at any given gym (the workout kind, not the badge kind). Things like those were perfect for observing one's form, stance, and general cool factor, and for Regent, it served a fairly similar purpose. She happened to know Leer, a fact she was quite proud of, and being able to practice it in front of a mirror sounded like a pretty good time.
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Post by Arcanine on Dec 2, 2023 3:18:47 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Dec 6, 2023 6:05:53 GMT
Niko had begun feeling the need to get things out of the way sooner rather than later. One of those things happened to be his weekly Dojo training session. He'd be bringing Amrock, of course, and due to the fact that he didn't feel like going through the rigamarole of figuring out something totally new for Amrock to do, he decided to take the safe option and return to a type of training that they'd done previously. Specifically, he decided that it was time for them to break out the cardboard cutouts again.
There seemed to be a lot of those stored away in the Dojo, some of which seemed years old. There were tiny Pichu-shaped cutouts, but there were also larger Machoke-shaped ones, and even a few that were even bigger. Niko assumed they were supposed to be accurate in scale, but he felt like it was kind of pointless to actually verify that.
In any case, Amrock's Scratch attack was fairly formidable by that point. Presenting him with an Aron-shaped cutout, for example, Amrock could do some damage to it. Not only did he scratch it, but he actually tore through it without too much hassle. With any luck, he'd fare just as well against the larger ones.
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Post by Gardeon on Dec 6, 2023 14:18:37 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Dec 12, 2023 4:39:36 GMT
Niko had to admit to himself that going to the re-homing center and purchasing an oddly cocky Kabuto was, perhaps, an odd decision. Sure, he wanted to put together a good team of Pokemon, and the idea of giving the little guy a new home definitely appealed to him. Plus, Kabutops were legendary predators in their time, so the prospect of having one of his very own sounded great.
Unfortunately, bringing Xiphos into the mix meant that he now had to put aside training the others at the Dojo for a bit. It might not've been ideal for Amrock or Regent, but Xiphos was new and needed the experience. Thus, Niko brought him to the Dojo for the first time, content to give the guy something simple but effective.
In his case, that training would be speed and stamina. The treadmills were a good place to run for a bit and work up a sweat, and considering Xiphos's ability to scuttle around Niko's home, he seemed perfectly suited to some time on the treadmill.
"Heh," Xiphos chuckled. "Watch the master go to work."
Xiphos would ask for the treadmill to be turned up high, and Niko reluctantly complied. Hopefully, he thought, the Kabuto's boasts weren't totally empty.
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Post by Haunter on Dec 12, 2023 9:55:28 GMT
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Post by Niko Vesper on Dec 19, 2023 5:28:48 GMT
Xiphos certainly was happy about how his first training session went. To be fair, it definitely went well, but he didn't need to be so boastful about it. The young Kabuto had been more than happy to show off its speediness to anyone willing to watch it zoom around Niko's apartment, and the other two members of his team were becoming a bit annoyed. To avoid any further conflict, Niko promised Xiphos that he would be given the opportunity to do an even better job the next week, and that he just needed to be patient and not rub his success in the others' faces. Though he was miffed, the Kabuto agreed.
Once the next week rolled around, Xiphos was raring to go, and Niko had just the perfect training in mind for him. By that point, Xiphos hadn't shown off any particularly spectacular feats in terms of moveset, besides being capable of spinning at an impressive speed, so testing his capabilities in that regard made a good amount of sense. Xiphos would spin and spin, repeatedly striking at one of those round-bottomed training dummies, moving away, and repeating the process. It seemed to Niko like a good way to get supremely dizzy, but it seemed like Xiphos could handle it.
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Post by Persian on Dec 19, 2023 13:22:54 GMT
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Good news, Autumn is here! The sticky heat of the summer is finally gone, but the bad news? Its gotten very cold very fast. Berrys have fallen early from their perches, fruit and food is getting caught in snap frosts and icy mornings and this is leading to very cold mornings, pokemon getting desprate quickly and dark and chilly evenings
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Team Rocket Members
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