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[ Nothing interesting on the video feed here, just a black-haired boy with his pikachu's head poking from the bottom of the screen. ]
Hi, my name's Red. I've got a couple of questions... I wanted to ask about first aid and the battle dome, and also if there's anybody that knows about fixing things? [ He looks away ] I don't have anything broken, but I wanted to have something looked at.
[ Right, anyway. Back to the screen. ]
But with the first aid... I was wondering if anyone had the time to help me see if I know what I'm doing? I got taught how to put on bandages a long time ago, but I don't think I was doing it right the last time I did it.
[ Maybe it had been fine, but a refresher would be good either way. ]
Anyway, then the battle dome - I wanted to know about what fighters train against in there. [ This was going to be hard, but ] I know people here have different abilities, and what we can handle is different too. I've tried creatures not from my world, but I guess...
[ What does he guess? He thinks, pinching his bottom lip in. ]
...I guess I just want to know if there's something better me and my pokémon can do. Everything's still challenging in the battle dome, but I want -- more? [ Um.
That sounds... bad? He fidgets, then shrugs. ] I don't know. I thought it'd be interesting to know what else we could fight on there. That's about it really.
Well... that's it. Bye.
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[ Private voice to Caius (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
accepted) ]
Hey, Caius. [ He pauses, trying to think of how to continue... ] You fight with a sword, right? I want to practice with you sometime, if you've got the time.
[ Nothing interesting on the video feed here, just a black-haired boy with his pikachu's head poking from the bottom of the screen. ]
Hi, my name's Red. I've got a couple of questions... I wanted to ask about first aid and the battle dome, and also if there's anybody that knows about fixing things? [ He looks away ] I don't have anything broken, but I wanted to have something looked at.
[ Right, anyway. Back to the screen. ]
But with the first aid... I was wondering if anyone had the time to help me see if I know what I'm doing? I got taught how to put on bandages a long time ago, but I don't think I was doing it right the last time I did it.
[ Maybe it had been fine, but a refresher would be good either way. ]
Anyway, then the battle dome - I wanted to know about what fighters train against in there. [ This was going to be hard, but ] I know people here have different abilities, and what we can handle is different too. I've tried creatures not from my world, but I guess...
[ What does he guess? He thinks, pinching his bottom lip in. ]
...I guess I just want to know if there's something better me and my pokémon can do. Everything's still challenging in the battle dome, but I want -- more? [ Um.
That sounds... bad? He fidgets, then shrugs. ] I don't know. I thought it'd be interesting to know what else we could fight on there. That's about it really.
Well... that's it. Bye.
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[ Private voice to Caius (
accepted) ]Hey, Caius. [ He pauses, trying to think of how to continue... ] You fight with a sword, right? I want to practice with you sometime, if you've got the time.
[Action]
[He really packs a hell of a punch in his beast form. His human form is still fairly strong, but that's because of his experience with a sword and not because he can just barrel through people with power alone.]
If you're worried about it though then I can go easy on you.
[Action]
[ He takes some steps back, putting the weapon into both of his hands. ]
...But I'll have to get used to anything, so. You can go easy on me if you think you have to, but I don't want you to go easy on me forever.
[Action]
[And now he's putting way too much thought into thinking about how strong you need to be to be super. Luckily he doesn't think about this for long though.
He soon follows Red's lead and draws his sword, holding it in one hand with his arm guard on the other.]
I'm gonna see just how good you are first. If you really keep me on my toes then I'll start getting serious!
[Action]
But despite the way Red's expression firms and he readies himself for it, seeing the weapon in Caius's hand once he stops speaking, it reminds Red of back to the draft. Those people, with their larger wings and their blades, the first time he'd really seen them with the intent to kill. It looks heavy. Thick. Less so than the staff, but he knows its weight in his hands and the way it can hurt is different than his imagination.
Still. It makes his shoulders tense to think about being on the other side of the sword, and his lips press tighter together as he swallows. No; he can't lose his cool before even beginning.
His body is already warmed up from the training before. He has to remember this is just a training thing thankfully, and -- got to stop worrying. Just do it. So he takes another step back, the staff still held in both hands being brought to his side as he starts to turn it, slowly at first, but picking up the momentum with it as he remembers how to get into the rhythm of it. It's just for a few seconds really, gaining the feel for the weapon in his hands again and trying not to lose focus on it but neither on Caius in front of him.
And then he goes for the first strike, indicated by the less than smooth transition from the wheeling to being halted suddenly over his shoulder, but still moving afterwards with not too much clumsiness as he brings the top of the weapon over from that shoulder and towards Caius's neck, letting out a small rough sound as he does. ]