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originally posted in:The New Dojo
10/4/2016 8:38:54 PM
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[i]Dojo Courtyard // 1200 hours // Just a runic mage
Alyssa was in a particularly good mood.
While she never said why she was so, she never could conceal her emotions very well. It was obvious that the twenty-three year old was lovestruck, and even a child could figure that out. As she strolled into the courtyard with a bounce in her step, she looked around, smiling like a madwoman. Her brown, shoulder length hair was tied back in its usual, tight ponytail, her thick glasses reinforced with extra duct tape. She wore what she always wore; a pair of faded blue skinny jeans, and a loose, white, button-up shirt. She pulled a simple, three foot long, metallic longsword from a bin in the corner of the courtyard, a training sword. Swordplay had always interested her, and she decided that now she was a member at this "dojo", she should finally try it out. Of course she was open to do other forms of training and studying, however.[/i]
((Open, short post. Socialization, or training. Whichever.))
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[spoiler]You can still end this, Orn. Stop the tears.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]...NEVER![/spoiler]
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"Is that nod for a clipboard, madam?" [i]Alyssa asked politely. Two transmutations in a row was something her teachers had taught her to never to do, however if she was helping a disabled person, Alyssa didn't particularly care for the possible repercussions.[/i]
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[i]For a moment, Irina thought about it, before simply leaning down to the barren ground and beginning to write out her name. If only she knew of why Alyssa was doing this...she'd laugh if she could. After a moment, she rose back up, handing the paper right back to Alyssa. It read...[/i] [b]Thank you, truly. I am Irina. It is a pleasure to meet you. Care for some practice? As in sword fighting, sharpshooting, or perhaps simply combat? I'm a little rusty myself. :)[/b] [i]Irina drew a small smiley face at the end, seeking to be...more friendly.[/i]
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[i]Alyssa giggled at the smiley face, looking over at Irina.[/i] "I'm Alyssa. And training sounds wonderful! Swordplay, is what it want to be trained in," [i]She added, genuinely hoping Irina could teach her a little.[/i] "If you'd kindly teach me, madam Irina?"
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[i]Irina simply nodded, beginning to walk towards the other side of the courtyard. As she walked away, she smirked a little, where Alyssa couldn't see her. She didn't know that the girl was THAT nice. As she was about eight feet away, Irina spun around and looked at Alyssa, before drawing the blade at her side from its holster. The shining blade that protruded from the decorated copper grip was sharpened and gleaming, similar to a katana although completely straight. The weapon and grip was about 5'8 feet long, while the dagger protruding from the handle was 16 inches long. Irina grabbed onto the grip with both hands, and with a loud clang of metal, tore the dagger from the handle of the sword. She held both blades at her side, setting her right foot out and her left foot behind her. She was ready for combat. [/i]
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[i]Alyssa's eyes widened at the five eight sword, picking up a thin, three foot one from the ground. Irina's sword was nearly double the length of Alyssa's, and she wondered how one was supposed to get any sort of training done like this; the weight of their blades would make it ridiculously hard for Alyssa to block attacks, her intelligent, analytical mind easily deducting that. In addition to that she only had one hand, her non dominant one. She readied herself, giving Irina the first move.[/i]
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[i]For a moment, Irina seemed confused about why Alyssa provided her, the one with two weapons, both arms, and more experience to go first. She definitely had to change this through training. Irina immediately sprinted towards the mage, raising both blades to her right side as she lunged towards Alyssa.[/i]
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"Aaaah!!" [i]Alyssa shrieked, cringing back as she lifted the weak sword to her left in protection, shutting her eyes tightly and holding the stump of her right arm in front of her, gritting her teeth for the impact.[/i] ((#ProSwordSkills))
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[i]Immediately, Irina stopped herself from slamming into Alyssa, sliding across the barren ground of the courtyard before she collided with the young mage. She ended up being about two feet away from Alyssa, and she simply slammed the dagger and the sword's grip together, a look of apparent fear on her face. She sheathed the weapon, then an idea came to her head. Irina looked around for a weapon that matched Alyssa's sword, and she found it after looking to her right. She began jogging towards a weapon rack, taking out a...a wooden sword. It was shaped perfectly like a straight sword, three feet long and completely straight, but the blade and handle were light wood. [/i]
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[i]Alyssa sighed in relief, smiling at Irina.[/i] "There, this why I won't, like, die," [i]She said, laughing. She gripped the sword in her left hand, flexing as she waited for Irina to attack again.[/i]
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[i]Only smirking, Irina actually approached slowly this time, raising the wooden sword upwards and as she got closer to Alyssa, and slammed it down with less strength than before, swinging the blade vertically towards Alyssa's left shoulder. Her goal was to get her to block, for now..[/i]
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[i]Alyssa spun, took an unbalanced step backwards, lifting her blade up, and the wooden sword struck it with a loud clang. Alyssa, who was off-balance, went stumbling back, only barely not falling on the ground.[/i]
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[i]Grinning slightly at the fact that Alyssa was atleast capable of deflecting an attack, Irina waited for the mage to recover before swinging once more, this time horizontally and towards Alyssa's left side.[/i]
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[i]The sword hit home, and Alyssa cried out in pain, stumbling back and clutching at her side.[/i] "Oh, that's gonna leave bruises," [i]She wheezed, looking around for an ice pack to calm the throbbing bruise that had popped up.[/i]
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[i]The huntress grimaced suddenly, lowering the blade as her unnaturally pale face somehow became even paler. She didn't care about Alyssa. It was the fact that...well, this wasn't working out. She only had one arm, and she didn't seem to be dominant with her left. Sighing, Irina ran off, and conveniently returned a couple of minutes later with an ice pack, because reasons.[/i]
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[i]Alyssa sighed, gratefully reaching out for the ice pack, wincing in pain at the movement.[/i] "Sorry, madam Irina," [i]Alyssa apologized, genuinely sorry for failed Irina.[/i] "My fault...."
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[i]Irina only sighed disappointingly, handing over the ice pack then thinking for a bit more. She could always have Alyssa simply attack her while she defended herself. She was probably capable enough to do so. And for now, she would give the mage something of a break, though she twirled the wooden sword out of boredom. About five minutes later, she began approaching Alyssa, seeking her attention.[/i]
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[i]Alyssa looked up at Irina, a question in her bright green eyes.[/i] "Yeah, what is it, madam?" [i]Alyssa asked, holding the ice pack to her bruise as she watched Irina, hoping she wasn't disappointed in her.[/i]
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[i]Irina didn't seem to be disappointed, although a look of apparent disturbance was on her face. She raised her left hand, pointing at Alyssa's sword then herself, then performing a blocking motion with the wooden sword she had. She was trying to see if Alyssa would want to train against Irina, as Irina wanted to see how well she was when she was on the assault.[/i]
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[i]Alyssa nodded, throwing the ice pack aside as she once again hoisted the training blade with her left hand, taking a deep breath. Alyssa launched herself forwards, throwing a swing from her left to her right, diagonally from up to down, using gravity to her advantage. The swing was only barely capable of moving Irina's sword an inch.[/i]
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[i]Irina immediately raised the wooden sword, only holding it out with her right hand instead of gripping its leather handle with both hands. As the blade collided with the blocking sword, Irina decided to try and encourage Alyssa a little more by making it seem as though she had done well. The huntress stumbled back a little bit on purpose, a wild grin appearing on her face as she nodded towards Alyssa, seeming to be...proud of her.[/i]
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[i]Suddenly, a random prosthetic arm, gunmetal gray and made of New Magnesium yet painted to appear like steel, appeared from -blam!-ing nowhere on Alyssa's right arm as her nearsightedness was suddenly fixed by the augs she got for free from JT. She flexed her mechanical fingers, then gripped the steel practice sword tightly in both hands, grinning proudly and confidently at Irina.[/i]
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[i]Not even bothered by the fact that Alyssa had one badass augmentation, Irina only returned the smile as she lowered the wooden sword in her right hand, swinging upwards suddenly towards Alyssa.[/i]
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[i]In a swift motion, Alyssa turned counterclockwise slightly, and grabbing the sword tightly with her New Magnesium prosthetic. Flicking her wrist upwards as she grasped the wooden sword, a shiny, foot long and inch in wide steel blade shot out from the bottom of her aug, the tip stopping centimeters from Irina's chin.[/i]
