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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:25 pm
There wasn't a whole lot for a ballerina to do, she found, as the week turned into two. She adored those she'd met. A bond had formed between them that she wouldn't have considered exchanging but that didn't change that she was used to being run ragged by perfectionists. And thus far, this was all more self-taught and almost felt lackadaisical. The so-called other job might have been self-taught but it was do or die; the latter aspect had yet to kick in here. She dallied in her weapon choice. The favorites of her practicing remained untouched as she picked up a dagger. She needed to work on her skills if she was caught in the fray of a battle rather than on the outskirts where she felt comfortable. Turning around, she noted another woman and offered a smile, "Are you looking for a sparring partner by chance?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:10 pm
Sylvia knew that she needed to practice. It sat at the back of her mind, nagging her now and then, like a little scrape against her conscience. She had been training at the gym, of course, adding a bit to her usual workout to make sure that she was exercising more than her usual muscles, but that was only half of the job – if that. She had only trained a few times, exploring options with weapons, but not nearly as much as she should have. She always felt jittery and nervous and faraway when she tried to approach the thought of finding weapons she was comfortable with. She wasn’t comfortable with fighting in the first place, actual hand-to-hand combat and violence… it made her stomach turn.
But she knew she needed to practice. So she finally pushed herself to try again. She forced herself to visit the gym and peruse, again, the available weapons. She had to at least play with some of the weapons that would aid her in closer combat – she found a bow and arrow to be interesting, and the whip was something she wanted to try but hadn’t yet, but those were ranged. She should try something that would force her to be closer and get used to having to be in immediate danger.
A voice pulled at her, and she turned to see another woman with a dagger in her hands, apparently also needing some practice. Somehow it took her a moment to register that she had just been asked if she’d like to spar, but with a small shake of her head she finally gave a smile, “Aah—yes. It would be good to get in some practice with a partner.” She smiled and turned back to pick up a staff, which somehow seemed like a good option – long enough to trick her into thinking that it might be ranged, something that could technically come between herself and her partner, but a melee weapon that could be used in many different ways.
“This will be something a bit new for me.” She offered a smile and noted that she hadn’t exactly practiced with a partner yet. It would be an interesting new shift.anemosagkelos [ I'm so sorry this took me so long! It got lost somewhere and I just realized that I'm an idiot and forgot it a day or two ago. ;; If you aren't up for it anymore, I understand. I'm so sorry. ]
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:15 pm
"I think it's rather new for most of us," she chuckled. "If it makes you feel better, I haven't done much practice with a dagger yet." Which meant this could really go anyway at all. "I'm Marisol and you are?" As she introduced herself, she beckoned for the unknown woman to follow her. She lead her towards one of the sparring rooms that they could have to themselves. It might help the other woman feel a bit better that her debut wasn't going to be seen by anyone who happened to stroll into the gym. Marisol's Health: 50 HP
Initiative: 15
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit) Mika_Yumi It's completely fine! No harm at all and I'm definitely still interested.
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 20-sided dice:
12
Total: 12 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:21 pm
Sylvia smiled and gave a short chuckle of her own, “True enough.” She knew that there were plenty of them who had never actively thought about going into battle or even getting in fist fights, even amongst the decent number of police officers and veterans. She shook her head a bit, “I haven’t worked with the staff at all yet, so it’s good to know we’ll be on similar footing.”
She was glad to follow into one of the sparring rooms. She’d peeked in them before, and had appreciated that there was privacy, but even moreso now that she would be giving one on one practice a first go. “I’m Sylvia. Nice to meet you.” She looked about the room and worked her hand along the staff for a moment, “So… how shall we start?” Nerves rattled in her stomach as she took a breath and watched Marisol for direction.Sylvia's Health: 50
Initiative: 12
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage)anemosagkelos [ Okay ; w; <3 Also, I'm entirely new to all of this, soooo please let me know if I make a mess of it, haha~ ]
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:13 am
"Since we're both new to these weapons, let's just bite the bullet," Marisol suggested. The nerves emanating from the other woman were easy to ready and she had a feeling that the best thing to do was just to go. Instinct, she hoped, would flare up and allow Sylvia to stop thinking--she'd need to do that later but for now, they'd probably end up here doing nothing but waiting for the other to move. There wasn't much warning. In fact, besides the lunge forward, there was none. She used the surprise, the quickness, to touch the practice blade against the woman's shoulder and then jumped back. And hoped, she would rise to the challenge. Marisol's Health: 50 HP
Damage Dealt: Roll + 1 = 100% x 4 = 4 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit) edit Mika_Yumi Don't worry; the first time I did a solo against a dummy I totally messed up, lol. /holds hand
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:49 pm
Sylvia gave a nod and tried to figure out how to ready herself. Having never handled a staff, she wasn’t sure exactly what a good stance would be, but she figured that the more she handled it the more she would get used to it. She adjusted to hold the staff in both hands – but before she knew Marisol was even ready, she felt the dagger against her shoulder. Her head turned just in time to see Marisol retreating, a small ‘o’ shaping her lips.
“Well, alright then.” She gave a smile and shifted her stance. She really did mean to just jump in, so Sylvia would do her best to oblige. Feeling a bit uneasy but giving it her best, she shifted her hands and made to lunge…
Unfortunately, she entirely missed, and gave a scrunch of her nose, hopping back a bit to give herself a moment to reassess her approach. She shrugged her shoulders a few times and took a breath, eyes narrowing at the staff in her hands. She needed to loosen up a little bit. She would find her stride eventually...Sylvia's Health: 46/50
Damage: Miss
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage)anemosagkelos [ Weeeh, okay~ ; w; -leans on- I skimmed a few other sparring threads and I think I have a better idea now? But I could still mess up, so... WE'LL SEE. xD <3 ]
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:14 pm
That was worse than she'd been expecting, she thought as her opponent missed completely. "You might want try opening your stance," she suggested. "Use your shoulders, almost like a hand bike." She turned swiping the blade towards Sylvia's forearm and made brief contact before pulling away. There might need to be more teaching than outright attempts to win the spar. It was hard to say if she could do the former, she was still learning herself and had never used a staff. Marisol's Health: 50 - 0 = 50 HP
Damage Dealt: Roll + 1 = 50% x 4 = 2 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit) edit Mika_Yumi So far you're doing just fine! <3
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:59 pm
She wasn’t sure entirely what her opponent meant, but she tried to open her shoulders and her stance, spreading her feet and keeping her knees bent. She appreciated the pointers, despite being a bit frustrated with herself. Still, she was entirely new to this; she couldn’t expect to be an expert, or even really good, with her first go at sparring, and with an entirely unfamiliar weapon.
She tried to side-step Marisol’s next hit, but couldn’t entirely avoid the hit. She side-stepped a bit and rolled her shoulders briefly before trying for another hit herself. She managed to actually make contact this time, though it still wasn't very impressive. She jumped back and tilted her head to the side briefly, “Well, that's a start.”Sylvia's Health: 44/50
Damage: (3 = 50%) 3
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage) anemosagkelos [ Yey ; w; <3 Also, just so you know, I think Marisol has a dagger but you've put whip in your last two posts? Just figured I would mention it~ ]
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:17 pm
"That's better," Marisol complimented as the staff connected, though weakly, with her hip. "Now take that and add some power into the motion. You want to hit a home run, not bunt." That said, she opted to act like she was darting forward. Only to jump to the side and tap the woman in the back before edging backwards. With the momentum of turning, Sylvia might be able to get some extra strength into her next hit. Marisol's Health: 50 - 3 = 47 HP
Damage Dealt: Roll + 1 = 50% x 4 = 2 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit) Mika_Yumi ...yep, I copy/pasted from another combat thread and forgot to edit that; then promptly did it again. Oy.
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:05 am
Sylvia gave a shy smile at the compliment, though she didn’t let herself get too carried away. It was only a touch, and she still had a lot to learn, and she didn’t want to lose her focus. She gave a nod at Marisol’s following comment, though she knew it might still take a few tries to put it into practice.
She tried to ready herself for her partner’s next move, but it wasn’t a direct line and she opted not to even try to block at the last moment. She wasn’t sure she wanted to try blocking as it was, instead wanting to practice how to get hits in. Marisol’s dagger landed on her back, but Sylvia watched her and tried to swing around to make a connection before Marisol was able to drift entirely out of reach.
Somehow, her staff connected with Marisol's side, and she jumped back slightly out of her own surprise. “Oh!” She almost wanted to apologize, before realizing that she had just succeeded in what she'd been hoping to do all along. They'd agreed to spar knowing that this was the goal. She couldn't help but grin for a moment with a bit of pride, but then she shook her head to put herself back on task. One hit didn't mean she could let her guard down, and it certainly didn't mean that she knew what she was doing yet.Sylvia's Health: 42/50
Damage: (4 = 100%) 6
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage)anemosagkelos [ Heehee, no worries, I figured that might be the case~ It happens. :'3 Just wanted to let you know in case you wanted to fix it. <3 ]
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:53 am
" There," she chuckled as the practice staff collided with her side, "that's better." While her next move connected, a vague slice against the woman's leg, she felt less concerned about it now. She knew she was capable, had participated in a fair amount of practice with dummies and other Chosen. And this woman seemed to be in need of guidance and confidence. "Now try to put it together with a touch more rotation. Use your hips and back," she pointed out. Marisol's Health: 47 - 6 = 41 HP
Damage Dealt: Roll + 1 = 100% x 4 = 4 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit)
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:52 pm
Sylvia nodded, glad that her improvements were noticed. She just hoped she could continue the trend. Marisol had clearly had a bit more practice, and she wanted to make sure she kept her wits about her and did her best to learn what she could – maybe not just from the pointers Marisol was giving her, but from trying to see how exactly Marisol was moving and approaching their fight, even if with a different weapon. She wondered vaguely if she shouldn’t try to observe a spar at some point (if someone was willing to let her) and see if she could learn techniques from afar, given that trying to watch Marisol would also probably distract her…
She absorbed the next bit of advice and prepared to try again. Lifting the staff, she tried to come from a bit of an angle. Unfortunately, it didn't entirely work as the staff glanced off of Marisol's shoulder. She hummed lightly to herself with a squint, trying to assess the move and figure out how to imrpove it.Sylvia's Health: 38/50
Damage: (2 = 50%) 3
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage)
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-6)
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:12 am
"Be confident in your attack," she started, "I know that's hard because you have no idea what you're doing but if you look like it, you might set your opponent off kilter." That said, she began to set up with her next attack. A fast strike that tapped Sylvia on the shoulder, in retrospect, might have been a bit intimidating but she needed to push the woman to be on the offensive. Marisol's Health: 41 - 3 = 38 HP
Damage Dealt: 100% x 4 = 4 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit)
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Mika_Yumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:25 pm
Sylvia gave a determined nod – Marisol had a good point. Of course, she hoped that practice would help with that. She was still pretty green, and she didn’t expect to master the confident side of it immediately, but she could work on it. It would probably be good to try and keep it in mind now.
After Marisol’s hit, she side-stepped and tried to strike again, hopefully with a bit more confidence. Unfortunately, she seemed to misjudge the distance and the hit only glanced off Marisol's arm. Hopefully she would eventually get the hang of it...Sylvia's Health: 34/50
Damage: (2 = 50%) 3
Weapon: Staff (balanced melee; base 6 damage)
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anemosagkelos rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:55 am
"You're doing pretty well, you know," she pointed out. "Your attacks are consistent and that's harder to learn than anything else." Defense was another thing entirely, as Sylvia seemed to leave herself quite open to attacks. Of course she wasn't helping in that she kept purposely feinting so that the woman could never be sure which way she was going to go until her dagger tapped her. In this case, she'd pretended to go left, twice, before actually ducking down and touching the practice blade against the woman's right knee. An attack that in a real battle could prove a disaster. Marisol's Health: 38 - 3 = 35 HP
Damage Dealt: 200% x 4 = 8 DMG
Marisol's Weapon: Dagger (4 Base; +1 Hit)
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