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Ekkehardt Gehring ([personal profile] spelleton) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-03-24 10:09 am

the best defense is literally any defense at all

Who: Ekkehardt, OTA
What: Addressing a perceived deficiency in the current curriculum
Where: An empty classroom
When: 14th-20th
Warnings: Nothing should come up but I'll change the header if it does.
Notes: I'll match you!



A.

[ You might find Ekkehardt out of the infirmary for once, tacking up a few posters here and there where students frequent. They're nondescript and not meant to be particularly noticeable. They provide relevant information about an unofficial self defense class.

The only particularly interesting part (besides Ekkehardt breaking his own routine) is that he's clearly specified that this class is explicitly for noncombatants.
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B. Introduction

[ Upon reaching the classroom, Ekkehardt is sitting at the teacher's desk with his hands free, for once. There's a selection of various weapons - wooden ones, foam ones, some that are clearly for historical re-enactment - and implements (is that an umbrella?) laid out on the front row of desks. All in good condition (some are practically untouched).

He shows no signs of picking them up, or what they're going to be used for.

When students walk in, he simply nods at them in greeting. The only thing he really says is:
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Do you have any questions before class starts?

C. Ekkehardt what (Practicals, part 1)

[ After he's deemed there's a reasonable amount of attendance, he stands up and indicates the weapons in all their mismatched glory. ]

All right. Here is the subject of today's class.

One at a time, you'll face off against me. I will have a weapon - you may choose it, if you like. You, on the other hand, will be unarmed.

Your objective is to stop me from touching you with the weapon. Otherwise, I win.

D. NO, REALLY, WHAT (Practicals, part 2)

[ When class is over, he indicates the selection of implements on the desk once more. ]

For the second part of this class, I want you to take one of these with you. Return them to me once you've completed the secondary task - which many of you will find vastly more entertaining, I'm sure.

[ He smiles, faintly. ]

Your objective is to touch or hit me with your weapon of choice. If you can do that, you win. And remember - you don't have to fight me. It's ideal if you do not.

You just need that weapon to make contact with me.

[ Over the next few days, Ekkehardt will be going about his business as usual. If you see him getting assaulted by various students wielding various weapons, he doesn't seem to mind at all.

In fact, he seems to be kind of enjoying it, in a weird way??
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E. Wildcard

[ Did you come here to see Ekkehardt teach for once and not be a fusspot in the infirmary? Are you just curious about what a self-defense class for noncombatants entails? Literally anything else? Hit me I'll roll with it. ]
infestedcouncilpresident: (Hiding under blanket)

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[personal profile] infestedcouncilpresident 2019-03-24 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Kohaku did not count as a non combatant, but she showed up anyway out of curiosity. She didn’t know a lot about Ekkehardt but the rumors were wild. Throughout the class she kind of hung out in the back and did her best to not take up too much attention.

Then Ekkehardt gave out his challenge and Kohaku immediately understood the purpose of this lesson. She had undergone something similar, except she had been in Ekkehardt’s shoes, and she had been the student, and her sister had been the one trying to attack her. In an effort to make sure Kohaku was taking her lessons about constant vigilance seriously, Ako had used real knives.

Kohaku gave a whole body shudder at the memory of that week of terror.]


Oh god. He’s doing it willingly too!?
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[personal profile] infestedcouncilpresident 2019-03-24 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
What’s stopping someone from attacking you while you’re sleeping? Or going to the bathroom!?

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[personal profile] yokeye 2019-03-24 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Toki came in a little late, unsure if he actually wanted to show up. He does need to learn some semblance of fighting skills, but he expects to utterly fail at even this level of 'combat'. Once he hears what the task is, he gives serious thought to just re-starting his orichalcum experiment and testing his new abilities obtained from the creepy fey giraffe. He comes close to unfastening the bracelet, but he must continue, both for the integrity of the data and because it's working. When it comes down to it, he's fine with never even trying the speed thing if he doesn't have to see horrible things all the time.

Toki looks over the weapons on display. He has absolutely no experience, so it doesn't matter which one is ultimately selected. Might as well make this amusing before he fails spectacularly. Toki bows deeply to Ekkehardt.]


Ekkehardt, I am honored to learn from you such a difficult technique that is no doubt replete with peril~! Since I respect you greatly~, I shall leave the choice of weapon in your capable hands~!

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-03-24 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Toki doesn't touch it, and moves out of range.]

Are you serious!? Do you really think I'm that stupid!?

[He probably does, and okay, there's basis for that, but it's just embarrassing. He's not going to touch the one thing that's not supposed to make contact. He was trying to make an effort here.]

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[personal profile] deuteranope 2019-03-24 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Mav does alright in fights -- normal ones, where all participants were mundane humans regardless of if they were armed or not. Scraps are even a good way to pass the time, sometimes! But...going on his first mission sort of made him reconsider himself as a "noncombatant" when it comes to this school's standards, and he still has some scrapes and bruising to prove it.

He's not taking the self-demotion super graciously, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and giving every inch of the room a good glare to cement it in his memory and also just to mentally curse it out, because those desks? Fuck those desks. Those foam swords? Fuck them. That umbrella? ...Wait, what the fuck is an umbrella -- you know what, never mind. He's been smacked with an umbrella before. Fuck the umbrella, too.

When his turn comes up, he shifts his weight from foot to foot and prays that the stretching he did before making his way down to the classroom had been enough.]


Uh, you can pick whatever weapon. [Didn't matter too much to Maverick what it was until he was actually avoiding it.]
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[personal profile] deuteranope 2019-03-24 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[He shifts out of the way on automatic, frown tugging deeper for a second with annoyance as he's distracted away from thinking about how a wooden sword would be heavier, but hurt more and fall faster, how it would be sturdy, and being a sword gave him decent range.]

Wa --

[...No, it wasn't Ekkehardt's job to watch it. That part was all on Maverick. Right. He adjusts both his expectations and his distance.]

Practice for the both of us, then.

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[personal profile] suddenlybees 2019-03-24 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Shady black magic deals aside, a recent conversation with Michael has it gnawing at Kano that he really can't just rely on magic— especially when he doesn't have as complete control over it as he'd like- and especially when the scope of things are much larger and heavy hitting than scrapping around with other kids, the extent of all the fighting he's had in his life.

A class like this, Kano has his doubts, but he also has very little to lose from participating; he has ample "class" time, after all, to pick up an unofficial one. And at the end of the lesson, the weapon he picks up is that umbrella. Touch Ekkehardt without him knowing... easy, right?

He waits until Ekkehardt returns to his duties in the infirmary again before rolling out his plan, hands shoved into his pockets and the umbrella seemingly not on him at all when he strolls inside the room- but Ekkehardt should know better. But in the infirmary, both their range of motion will be limited, having to be careful with all the jars and medicines lining the shelves; Ekkehardt being unarmed, and Kano having a weapon, he believes this should work in his favor. ]


Ekkehardt, hi~! I was wondering~ Bandaids have finally hit the minimum stock level, so I was wondering, could I get something different from you today? Some sort of antiseptic, but the kind that doesn't hurt?
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[personal profile] suddenlybees 2019-03-24 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Yep, yep~ I appreciate it a lot!

[ It'd be easy, but Kano doesn't take the opportunity. There'd be no satisfaction that way, is what he wants to claim, but the smarter part of him says that Ekkehardt would be constantly vigilant and would expect a back attack.

Gotta be patient. And Kano, when he sets his mind on something, is nothing but tenacious. He waits, hands still deep in his pockets and humming a tuneless hum under his breath, leaning slightly to the side around Ekkehardt to see inside the cabinets he's rooting through, if there's anything useful in there that he can ask for specifically, at a later time. ]

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[personal profile] unpocoloco 2019-03-24 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't surprise him that Ekkehardt knows combat too. That just seems... sort of a given, considering the man's got all these skills. He doesn't have the energy to feel inadequate about it. He's not a fighter, never was. But he's trying to be, if only so he's not everyone else's burden anymore.

Still, he finds himself feeling out of place. Only this time, it's not as one of the only adults needing to be taught or even the usual fact he's a dead man playing at living. Rubbing awkwardly at his arm, he waits until he can somewhat speak to Ekkehardt alone.

"Should I..." His eyes dart from the students and back to Ekkehardt. "... be here for this? I'd like to learn but I don't need to dodge the same things as these guys. And what I can do, I can't really show. I'm not sure how much good I am in any other way and I don't want to waste your time."
Edited 2019-03-24 09:32 (UTC)
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[personal profile] unpocoloco 2019-03-24 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
He pulls breath and lets it rush out all at once. He definitely doesn't consider himself combative so... that would be a yes. Though the latter part of that answer has him lifting his brow.

"What is it meant to do then...? Isn't defensive stuff a kind of combat?" He is sure there is a very wise and logical answer here. But he is neither wise nor logical.

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[personal profile] hippocarnival 2019-03-24 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yuya shows up for the class on time, after getting any necessary exceptions from his official classes. While he had Odd-Eyes--and he's trying to work with the phoenix--the truth is that Yuya himself is vulnerable and can't contend with the threats that they face. It's clear to him now that he isn't strong enough to be able to watch his own back, and that distracts everyone else from doing what they need to.

So he's here to change that! He gives all the makeshift weapons a cursory glance before looking up at Ekkehardt.]
What about if we touch the weapon, like taking it from you?
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[personal profile] hippocarnival 2019-03-24 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay! [He puffs up confidently, clenching his fist before getting into a more combative stance.] Then I'm ready! You can come after me with whatever weapon you want.

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[personal profile] lastexit 2019-03-24 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
*Maya, reluctantly, puts her baton down on her desk before taking up a decent approximation of a fighting stance. The collapsible baton that definitely belonged to Rex once upon a time. She'd really rather be learning how to parry and guard. On the plus side, her older sister practiced martial arts forever. So Maya knows the basics of 'how to keep your hands up' and 'how to stand and not immediately fall over.'*

Is it, like, a body blow only, or any contact?

*Maya's approximation of a stance wasn't the real deal, and she clearly had limited confidence in her abilities. So she was ready for this to be a disaster.*
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[personal profile] lastexit 2019-03-29 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*Maya glances over the weapon choices, and picks one of the smaller reach knives.*

I guess that knife.

*Limiting his reach seemed the best place to start. She didn't expect to block anything so just staying out of reach was the best call. Which wouldn't work with the umbrella.*

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[personal profile] bikerbarbie 2019-03-24 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
*Claire knew how to fight, so her standing in the back of the class watching the antics was probably a surprise to anyone else. She was curious how he handled it, she wanted anyone who learned with her to know how it wasn't a game. Which often involved making sure they had one or two really good bruises to wear.*

*She stays, remarkably quiet (for her), and respectful (again, for her). Once everyone has cleared out she actually talks.*

You think any of 'em got a chance of hitting you with a weapon?

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[personal profile] hattersgonnahat 2019-03-25 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Puella believes that she was being smart and stealthy, sneaking up as close as possible to Ekkehardt while his back was turned. No one could possible suspect a child would be up to anything so nefarious.]

[Luckily, she had moved on and returned the heavy weapons from last month. A light weight practice staff was much more easier to manage, as much as she didn't want to admit. Puella wasn't planning to hit Ekkehardt very hard anyway - only a tap. She doesn't really have it in her, even if she wanted to. And yet, making the shot was taking longer than it should to execute. Like hesitating to swat a fly.]

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