rakuen | Mission 2: Training Day

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Mission 2: Training Day

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Location: In any of the common rooms in the dorms.
Summary: Montblanc wants to put up a letter on the cork noticeboards in each of the dorms, but he is way too short! Someone help him out.

If Montblanc had learned anything in his time at Utopia Academy, it was that this world was not made to cater to the vertically challenged. He was used to it. Moogles were the smallest race in Ivalice, so it was only natural that they'd became very inventive when it came to upward movement. He was a pro at scrambling over obstacles that looked insurmountable at a glance.

But even he couldn't climb up a perfectly smooth wall. Why were those dumb boards so high up, anyway? He had something to post, something that he hoped would both help him get to know the people here and help them in the battles to come, but until he figured out the mysteries of the internet, this was the only way to get word of his plan out.

Maybe he should try moving the inconveniently hefty furniture around. He made one final attempt at jumping high enough grab a pin from the board, his wings fluttering uselessly. So close...! But no luck once again. "Oh, kupo!"

That was probably an expletive.

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Locke's just meandering down this hall, exploring, when he comes across his Moogle friend.

"Oh! Montblanc, you need some help there?"

"Kupo!" Boy, is Montblanc glad to see you, Locke! "Good timing! I'm trying to put a notice up, but," he cranes his neck pointedly upward, "I don't think this board was made with moogles in mind, kupo!"

The paper in his hand is a little ruffled from all the jumping earlier, but the words on it are still plainly visible:

To any interested parties,
I noticed that there are many of you here who are not used to fighting. This puts you at quite a disadvantage in the battles, kupo! If anyone is interested, I'm willing to host a training session to help you out. I can cover basic combat, some weapons training, and general fitness, kupo. All are invited to attend regardless of experience level. The more experienced can join me in helping the less if they so choose.

If there is any interest, we will meet in the courtyard on [insert date here] as a courtesy to any unowned weapons and proceed to the gym if possible. Please sign the sheet below if you are interested, kupos!

Best regards,
Montblanc of Clan Nutsy (Ivalice)

"No, I don't imagine they are. Here, I'll put it up."

He spotted the words on the paper and read the ntice quickly.

"A training session, huh? sounds like a good idea. Need any help? I might not be the strongest fighter, but I'm fast."

Montblanc passed it to the human gladly. "Thanks, kupo! Just don't put it too high. I'll need to check it in a few days to see if anyone else is interested. Kupo! You should sign your name to get the ball rolling!"

Montblanc was glad to have anyone along, but working with Locke would be especially useful. He had no doubt that even he could learn things from an experienced treasure hunter.

Locke did as Montblanc asked and put the paper as low on the board as possible so that it could be seen and checked.

He checked himself for one of his map-making pens and wrote his name on the first line.

"There we go, I'm sure it'll be full in no time!

"Great, kupo! Here's hoping we get a lot of people interested. Maybe we could make it a regular thing, training together a few times a week! Kupopo!" Montblanc had gone from the head of a Clan to a complete nobody when he entered Utopia. He was bored without anything to manage!

"That's a good idea. It'd give those who aren't very good at fighting a chance to work on their skills, and those who are to get some practice."

Other than the treasure hunt, Locke had decided in the short amount of time he'd been here, that this place was going to drive him nots with how cramped it was.Any distraction would be a good one.

"Not to mention how good it would be to get to know more of the people here! Kupo, I wish I'd thought of this sooner. Maybe if we all work together, we'll be able to figure out how this place works!" Why not? He'd already spoken to people from all kinds of strange cultures. Maybe their combined knowledge would be enough to get them out of this strange academy.

"Huh, good point." He hadn't thought about that. With all the different people milling around this place, there had to be someway to get out.

"That's a brilliant idea Montblanc."

The moogle swelled with pride. "Thanks, kupo!"

He nodded at the notice approvingly. Mission accomplished! "Would you like to help me plan out what we'll do? It's okay if you're not interested in helping teach, but if you have any ideas I could use, I'm all ears, kupo!" The aforementioned ears twitched to attention to illustrate this.

"Sure, I'd be happy too. And I don't mind teaching, It just might need to be something along the lines of an agility or obstacle course than hand-to-hand."

"That sounds like a good plan to me! We should take a look at the equipment in the gym, kupo, see if there's enough to get a course like that set up. And if you're willing to spar with newbies to help them get a feel for it, all the better. Kupo!" His head was already filling with ambitious ideas. He'd start off slow, but in no time even the weakest of his clan--er, his fellow battlers would be capable of handling anything he could throw at them.

"It's a plan." Locke grinned, happy not only to help his new friend but also to finally have something to do that at least felt productive.

"Do you have time right now?" he asked. The sooner they got started, the happier he'd be.

"Sure!" It wasn't like he had anywhere left to explore.

"Then let's go, kupo!" Montblanc led the way to the gym. He already knew where the equipment storage area was from his earlier exploration, so they reached it in no time.

"Let's see what we can find!"

Locke followed the Moogle to the gym and opened up the storage area, leaving the doors wide open in case what they found needed to be dragged out.

"Alright, let's see...hmm...I don't actually recognize a lot of this."

Marino was on her way out when she spotted Montblanc attempting to reach the board. She'd spotted the diminutive figure around campus before, but it's still a strange sight. But then a lot of her life wasn't exactly normal, now was it, especially now.

"Do you need a hand?" the girl asked, walking closer to the board.

"Oh! Hi, kupo!" Montblanc turned to face her, his notice in hand. "If you don't mind, kupo, it would be a life-saver!" Or at least a considerable effort-saver.

He passed it to her gratefully. "Would you mind pinning it fairly low? I'm going to need to see who signs up, kupo!"

Yuka was passing through Black Dorm's common room, and spotted Montblanc jumping next to the board; it wasn't hard to figure out the problem. "Ah, are you trying to post something on the board?"

"Kupo, you got it!" Montblanc held up the notice for her to see. "What do you think? Not a bad idea, right, kupo?"

She looked down and read the piece of paper. "Oh, yes, that is a good idea. Something like that would be helpful." She looked at the board, and then back at Montblanc. "Um, are you having trouble reaching the board? Do you want me to post it for you?"

Montblanc's smile spread and he nodded. "That would be great, kupo! Could you put it low enough for me to read later? I'll need to check who's interested later."

"Sure." She took the paper, then looked at the board and thought for a moment, then pinned the notice in nice low spot that hopefully still left enough room for people to sign their names. "Is that okay?"

He looked at her work with approval. "Couldn't be better. Can I expect to see you there, kupo?"

No pressure or anything.

Good thing she'd already been thinking about it, huh. "Probably. I did practice with someone before, but I'm still not very good, so it would be helpful..."

And, well, because she had been wondering about it since she read the notice. "Do you do a lot of fighting in your world, Montblanc-san?" It seemed like he did, but it hadn't really occurred to her to think about it before -- surely it would be harder for him to fight regular human-sized people? Or maybe it was helpful, because they wouldn't be used to it either...?

"Of course! I am a Clan leader, after all." He belatedly realized that she probably had no idea what that meant. Her world was sure different from Ivalice! "Kupo! I'm sorry, I forgot! Where I'm from, there are groups called Clans who take jobs that civilians can't handle. We fight a lot of monsters, criminals, and sometimes other clans if we want to expand our turf or if they're causing trouble. My Clan Nutsy has control of nearly half the country, kupo!"

He smiled proudly. Gang warfare sure is great!

"Oh, I see." His world was definitely different from hers, if it needed to have such big groups for things like that. But that did mean he had a lot of experience, then. "So then you must be good at it, if you're the leader."

"I'm not our strongest fighter, kupo, or a powerful mage, but I do my part when it comes to battles," he said honestly. 'His part' meant mostly stealing the enemy's gear, or causing problems for them from a safe distance using his Juggler training. Yuka was right: most moogles would have trouble fighting a human hand-to-hand, but they had their own ways of dealing with it.

He allowed himself to boast a little. "Kupo! But there's more to leading a clan than brute strength. I handle everything from recruiting members to choosing missions. There's a lot riding on my judgment! There are plenty of people who can fight, but not everyone has my instincts and experience!"

He frowned slightly when a different thought struck him. "I hope they're doing alright without me."

Yuka nodded agreeably; doing your part was just fine, everyone couldn't be amazing at everything, after all. She certainly wasn't very amazing at anything. And it was important to have someone in charge of things, too, especially with a group as large as what he'd been describing. "That's good that you can do that, then."

"...Well, you would have an assistant leader for a group that big, wouldn't you? So they can handle it while you're gone, right?"

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