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fandomhigh2023-01-23 06:17 am
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Sensory Deprivation Combat Training; Monday, Third Period [01/23].
At this point, the students shouldn't be too terribly surprised to find themselves, yet again, in a large darkened room, with only a few red lowlights to give them an idea of where walls were, and a light on Ignis' lapel to help them locate him beyond just the sound of his voice to start out with.
"Once again," he said, "we're working further with our blackout course, but we will be adding a new element. Quite a bit of this training will be very repetitive; when you are accustomed to relying on certain things, getting used to being without them take practice, it takes time, it takes that repetition, with slight variations to increase the challenge each time. So far, we've worked on our spatial relations and approaching enemies in the dark. But what about avoiding things coming at you?"
As if on cue, then a short pinging sound sliced through the air, in the same way a small dart, illuminated for the purposes of display, did, from behind Ignis, right past his shoulder, which it barely missed because he managed to lean to the side, out of the way, just in time, and the bolt continued until it hit the wall and clattered to the floor. He gave a soft smile.
"We'll be avoiding projectiles today," he said. "Don't worry; they'll probably only sting a little from impact thanks to the danger shop, but don't let that dissuade you from learning how to avoid them as best you can. It may seem difficult, to expect to be able to learn how to dodge a quite literal shot in the dark, but there are ways of determining where a shot might be coming from, and how to determine where it is going. Your most valuable asset in this with be sound. Listen for the signs: a shot has to be coming from somewhere, after all, does it not? Listen for the discharge. Even the most stealthy of arrows will still make a sound when moving through the air. Listen for that, as well. And learn from each one. You can determine all sorts of things, such as speed, direction, perhaps even size, if you know how to listen for it.
"So," he said. "The good news is that the floor is indeed solid and you need not worry about pitfalls today. We will also be doing this in two parts; the first part will involve the low lighting and the darts will also be illuminated as you get used to it and try to learn what to listen for; then we'll have a break, before we dive into full immersion and see how you do there. Any questions before we begin?"
"Once again," he said, "we're working further with our blackout course, but we will be adding a new element. Quite a bit of this training will be very repetitive; when you are accustomed to relying on certain things, getting used to being without them take practice, it takes time, it takes that repetition, with slight variations to increase the challenge each time. So far, we've worked on our spatial relations and approaching enemies in the dark. But what about avoiding things coming at you?"
As if on cue, then a short pinging sound sliced through the air, in the same way a small dart, illuminated for the purposes of display, did, from behind Ignis, right past his shoulder, which it barely missed because he managed to lean to the side, out of the way, just in time, and the bolt continued until it hit the wall and clattered to the floor. He gave a soft smile.
"We'll be avoiding projectiles today," he said. "Don't worry; they'll probably only sting a little from impact thanks to the danger shop, but don't let that dissuade you from learning how to avoid them as best you can. It may seem difficult, to expect to be able to learn how to dodge a quite literal shot in the dark, but there are ways of determining where a shot might be coming from, and how to determine where it is going. Your most valuable asset in this with be sound. Listen for the signs: a shot has to be coming from somewhere, after all, does it not? Listen for the discharge. Even the most stealthy of arrows will still make a sound when moving through the air. Listen for that, as well. And learn from each one. You can determine all sorts of things, such as speed, direction, perhaps even size, if you know how to listen for it.
"So," he said. "The good news is that the floor is indeed solid and you need not worry about pitfalls today. We will also be doing this in two parts; the first part will involve the low lighting and the darts will also be illuminated as you get used to it and try to learn what to listen for; then we'll have a break, before we dive into full immersion and see how you do there. Any questions before we begin?"