[ he'll grab another if he feels like becoming a dual wielder.
his default is to lean back, unsure if this is a feint or a real strike -- if left and right aren't clear, then back he goes. it's a sudden movement, one he didn't expect to make so soon, so he ends up taking a couple of steps backwards in the process. ]
[ Perhaps there's a glint in her eye for a moment, but Yuri quickly adjusts her sword's position and thrusts it at his torso with a lot of strength behind it.
She's not really warming up. It may be a spar, but she's going straight for the big stuff. ]
[ oh there is violence is her veins. good for her.
he does duck to one side and lift his own "blade" to deflect hers. there's no clash of metal on metal, just the sad little whomp of foam hitting foam. he's quick to step forward to retaliate with a stab of his own knife, towards the arm yuri is holding her sword with. ]
[ She will take each sparring session seriously!! But when Shu ducks and retaliates, Yuri is wide open. The arm gets foam-stabbed, but she takes that chance to turn the sword in her hand to do an uncomfortable overhead swing towards the wrist that's used for knifing. ]
[ Yuri thinks dodging is the hardest part, especially if the other is speedy. One thing about the sword that she usually uses is that it's pretty easy to spin by the handle to pull off some orthodox swings.
Foam weapon fights would be different than real weapon fights, huh. That's why she aims to disarm Shu now by aiming a sword thrust to the hand that holds the knife. ]
[ it's a good move -- quick and nimble, and focused on removing his means to fight back rather than attack him directly.
but shu has a tight and steady grip on his "knife" for the moment. the jab to his wrist is surprising, but not enough that he's not able to maintain a grip on the handle of the blade and flick his wrist to swipe it under and up to strike yuri's wirst instead. ]
[ he's thinking. ] I'm not a behaviour therapist or anything. I'm probably the worst kind of person to be trying to tell you how to shake a habit, but it's really one small step at a time.
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his default is to lean back, unsure if this is a feint or a real strike -- if left and right aren't clear, then back he goes. it's a sudden movement, one he didn't expect to make so soon, so he ends up taking a couple of steps backwards in the process. ]
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She's not really warming up. It may be a spar, but she's going straight for the big stuff. ]
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he does duck to one side and lift his own "blade" to deflect hers. there's no clash of metal on metal, just the sad little whomp of foam hitting foam. he's quick to step forward to retaliate with a stab of his own knife, towards the arm yuri is holding her sword with. ]
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he steps forwards again and twists his motion to duck towards her side and aim a stab there where she's exposed for the moment. ]
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Foam weapon fights would be different than real weapon fights, huh. That's why she aims to disarm Shu now by aiming a sword thrust to the hand that holds the knife. ]
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but shu has a tight and steady grip on his "knife" for the moment. the jab to his wrist is surprising, but not enough that he's not able to maintain a grip on the handle of the blade and flick his wrist to swipe it under and up to strike yuri's wirst instead. ]
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But even so, she lowers herself to quickly swipe the sword with her other hand and backs up to gain some distance between the two.
Then she uses opportunistic slash. Even though it's by her nondominant hand, she's... pretty good with it. (I rolled a 20 somehow) ]
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well. it works and his own knife is sent skittering out of his hand leaving him to keep a distance until he can scoot back and grab it. ]
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it doesn't stop him from dropping down to reclaim his weapon and swinging it at her legs though. ]
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She smacks his legs too, though. Fall with her. ]
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there's just enough of a pause for it to be kinda clear he's doing this on purpose, before he drops as well. whee. ]
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... You're so silly, Shu.
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Hmmm. Maybe.
That help at all?
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[ The mats are comfy. ]
... It really helped.
[ She considers doing something but... she eyes the camera. ]
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Good.
Should probably think of some other things as well. You'll run yourself into the ground if you're on the go all the time.
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[ :(
No, she's camera-shy. (Lie) ]
... I don't want to go back to thinking that no matter what I do, whatever I do won't matter.
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I'm... pretty convinced that's not the case here. I don't think anything that any of us are doing here doesn't matter, and that includes you.
We're piecing together whatever puzzle this place is bit by bit, but it's a group effort. Running yourself into the ground won't help you though.
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[ She sighs. ]
... a very hard habit to break.
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Mm. Habits are.
[ he's thinking. ] I'm not a behaviour therapist or anything. I'm probably the worst kind of person to be trying to tell you how to shake a habit, but it's really one small step at a time.
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[ Yuri reaches out with an unstained fingertip and taps Shu's lip. ]
I can trust your words since you're so honest about them.
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Most people just call it blunt.
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[ Yeah. She'd know. ]
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[ seeing as her finger tip -- her finger? -- is unstained, he'll tap their fingertips together. ]
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