Had anything changed since that day she had so carelessly ran headfirst into a student. That day she had been to blinded by her tears to see where she was going. That day Aurelia had made her help with the new student orientation as a distraction after she'd made a miserable fool of herself. Dani would like to think that things had changed. She'd like to think things were getting better. She'd like to say that she was better now, that her heart wasn't broken, crumbling away faster than she could piece it back together. She'd like to think that she'd found clarity, that her mind was no longer being consumed by her grief. She'd like to believe all of that, and more... but if she was being honest with herself, nothing had changed. There was still a whole in her heart where her heart should be; an absence at her side where Jentel should stand. Just the thought of his name cause her chest to ache, the rough hole in her chest from which her heart was carved to throb. She was still spending most of her time in the infirmary, standing over the lifeless body of a boy she loved. A boy that might never wake. She was still sleeping alone, in an empty dorm, because she hadn't yet been able to bring herself to request a team transfer. She was still going through classes and training in a daze.
Alive, but not really living.
She was trying, but she'd lost everything all at once. Not for the first time, but the second. She remembered how it was years ago, when she had lost her parents and her home all in one night. For a long time she didn't think her would ever heal, didn't think she would ever be able to move past a despair so immense. Miraculously, she had. Little by little. Day by day. Could she do that a second time? Was she strong enough? Most the time she doubted that. Last time she had her brother by her every step of the way. They'd faced it together, grew stronger together. This time she was entirely, hopelessly alone. Last time she'd had a goal to work towards, something to aspire towards. This time she'd lost sight of that and no matter how hard she tried she could never muster up even the slightest bit of motivation. Most days she wasn't even sure if she wanted to be at Beacon anymore. It was too lonely. Too empty. Too many nameless faces, too many empty spaces.
There were too many painful reminders.
She was drowning, caught at sea in a storm she was completely incapable of navigating. Dani knew that... So did Aurelia. She knew the headmistresses meant well... but she could be harsh. Which is what brought her to the here and the now. The headmistress had been keeping an eye on her ever since she returned from her sabbatical after the incident with Jentel. Even more so since that day she nearly ran Pyrrhus over. More than once the woman had pulled the little jellyfish aside to speak with her, giving her assignments and keeping her busy. Trying to talk and work the girl out of this depression. Soon the talks and tasks had become more serious. Warnings. More than once Dani's mindset had gotten her hurt. Freezing in the middle of a combat class, spacing out during a survival class. It had come to the point that if she couldn't pull herself out of this storm, she was going to accidently drag others in with her. She was trying, oh how hard she was trying, but tape couldn't fix a broken heart and paint couldn't cover up the memories.
I can't do this. I'm not strong enough.
But, could she give up? No... She'd thought about it so many times. Walked herself to the headmaster's door and stood outside the door with her hand raised mid knock. Somehow leaving the place she'd met Jentel was just as hard as living in the place she'd lost him. So she was stuck in an endless cycle of despair that she could find no way out of. A cycle that Aurelia said was going to get her and others hurt, or worse. So, the head mistress had set this up as a last resort. A spar with a student she'd never actually met before. It was a test of sorts. If she could make it through without any major catastrophes, then she could stay. If she failed. it was time to pack up her bags and leave Beacon for sure. As hard as it had been here the past few months, leaving seemed so much worse. There was a finality to it that scared her. A permanence that brought tears to her eyes. Here there was a chance, however small.
I don't have to win... I just have to make it through.
So, here se was, a tiny dot of pink standing alone in the massive arena. Surely she must have looked pathetic, her tiny frame amongst the emptiness. Bubblegum colored hair braided loosely over her shoulder. Delicate, gloved hands clutching her doubled ended scythe lightly in front of her, almost as if she was leaning on it for support, and perhaps she was. Violet eyes were solemn, cast downwards to stare at her booted feet. The was a broken look about her, a hopelessness in her eyes... but there was something else there too. Desperation, maybe even something akin to determination. It was nearly completely swallowed up by the spare. Yet, here she was all the same, trying her best. She could have quit so easily, could have walked away. Instead she'd forced her feet here, forced them to stay planted firmly on the ground despite the anxiety swelling in her chest. Taking in a deep breath, she made a futile attempt to steady her nerves, to calm the swarming sea of emotions inside her. After a moment she returned her gaze to the arena doors. She made sure to arrive early, so she would be the first to arrive, so she'd have time to convince herself that she had a chance of succeeding, even if it was slim, but her sparring partner should be here any minute now.
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⊰𝓁𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁⊱Zero ( post count: 60 )xxxxx⊰𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒻𝒾𝓁𝑒⊱Herexxxxx⊰𝑜𝑜𝒸⊱........
TEAM: RPCT WEAPON/PROFILE: Stabby, Jabby, and Tabby~! Tabby is at this place!!!!: Tabby is with this person!!!!: OOC: //////////////////////////// Clean the floor, fix the beds, take out any garbage, make sure the room is clean and spick~! Tws the life of a dutiful maid, who was supposed to be in the academy to become a huntress. Luckily for Tabitha, her teammates were rather clean and tidy, which made it had to keep things as a habit. A scheduled morning of easy cleaning, and small amount of chores, built character!!! That was what her mother said back home all of the time. As one who had an easily distracted mind, a routine schedule helped to keep the mind fortified, to focus on the current goals. It was why on holloween, she hadn't been around for either party. Where had she been exactly? She had been doing what she enjoyed. Cleaning and shining her weapons in the armoury,followed by cleanup for the ending of the ball. Having personally volunteered for the task, Tabitha had been all too excited to do the cleaning. She could have stayed in her dorm room with the rest of her team, but two of them had carried a rough tension. It was as if they had some sort of argument, or Roq had done something bad!!! Poppy was a good girl!!! That, and she was a faunus, so at the time, Tabby had solely pinned it on Roq. In order to stay out of it (momma always tells her not to butt in,) she had been all too happy to be doing the clean up. That was on another day though.
When she had done all of this, the message on her scroll had her expecting to be cleaning another huge part of the building. Maybe she had done so well~!!! A message from an important person like the deputy head mistress was something one could not ignore. She had answered in kind. "Maybe she needs Tabby to clean the bathrooms, because the cleaning bottymawatchits can't do it~!!!!" Instead of cleaning, it was a task the young human hadn't expected. Fight a student!? Why? This school was odd for all the fights and set ups! Maybe she was in trouble after all, for elbow dropping a guy on the streets during the carnival!? He deserved it, and it wasn't only her who had done something! He had been rude to Poppy! Big girls had to pay for doing naughty things though. She was a young girl who was going to do as she was supposed to.
Reading the rest of the message however had her realize she had been in the wrong on those assumptions. Without going into top much detail, she was asked to assist a student with combat practise. What a relief! Such realization hadn't taken her long to prepare for the day with her easy chores, getting dressed and showered, a light breakfast, some stretches, needle point, and a retrieval of her weapons. How long had it been since she had Stabby and Jabby out like this? She could even take them outside~? Yay~!!!!!!! How coolio~! Tabitha never got to carry them around any other time!! Such was the exception this time around.There was nothing good about being late to the occasion~! It was per reason, that she had bounced her steps an extra step towards the arena area, her long ginger braids bouncing along behind her path. Much like her usual maiden dress, Tabitha had chosen to wear a more plain white and olive green dress, what was split wide on both sides, and was adorned with dark olive boots, and a lighter olive coloured set of pants. Her hat remained the same as always, resting nice and perfect atop her head(While bobby pins on the inside of the hat were keeping it in place along her hair. Making her way to the center of the arena itself, she had been prepared, with Stabby and Jabby holstered at her hips. "GoooOoood day~!!!" Loud and happy as always, Tabitha had taken sight of the student already there, looking like she had a heavy shadow smothering her! That was no fun! Sadness made for distractions! That was the least of her worries. Was she fighting a human??? From her distance, Tabby simply squinted at her, her happiness going to a suspicious look in her eye. It wasn't until she had noticed a light iridescent shimmer of the beautiful girl skin, standing across from her... Oh~!!! Soooooo she was potentially a faunus after all!!!!!! Ooooh~! This would be a hard to match situation already. "Nice to meet'cha!! Tabby Kittyana! Tabby is happy to meet you miss pretty! Hope this fight goes great! Do your best too! Pretty scythe. It looks really sharp! Tabby hopes she wasn't late either. Being late is a no no!"
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█ *NAME ▬ Catnip carousel~ █ *AURA COLOR ▬ Lime green █ *DESCRIPTION █ ▬ Catnip carousel is an aroma releasing semblance that works by her aura surrounding her from head to toe. Once activated, Tabitha is able to release a miasma of aroma from her pores into a large cloud. Each aroma she can release has different effects. Her most dangerous smell being the smell of fish (as it is her number one food choice.) Aromas include: catnip, cake, Lavender, fish, apple cinnamon, and mint. Each aroma has different effects. Area effect around her ranges from 20-50 ft based on level.
Catnip: faint white shroud in the air, can cause hyperactivity among allies Lavender:faint purple shroud, Can cause calming energy to grimm and enemy, also help stressed allies apple cinnamon: faint red shroud, Can cause confusion to enemies mint: faint green shroud, can refresh dizzy and disoriented comrades cake: faint sparkly shroud, can cause a fullness feeling to both enemy and ally fish: faint light blue shroud, the most powerful of her aromas, and can cause nausea and acid reflexes to kick in. These aromas are meant to only cause mental issues and buffs, not to cause actual harm.
█ *LEVEL 0 ▬ (0-99 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 2 posts. 20 ft range. 1-60 semblance, 61-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 1▬ (100-199 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 25ft range 1-54 semblance, 55-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 2▬ (200-299 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 3 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 35ft range 1-44 semblance, 45-100 drawback By this level she is able to take 4 steps but the aroma area range does not move. █ *LEVEL 3 ▬ (300-399 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 4 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 45ft range 1-42 semblance, 43-100 drawback █ *DRAWBACKS ▬ At levels 0 and 1 Tabitha is unable to move from the spot once releasing the semblance. Movement causes the aroma to disperse. By level three she is able to walk up to 6 steps, but the area range does not move nor change. - the aromas used in battle cling to people afterwards. -in order to get affected they need to be in her range of semblance in order for the semblance to kick -.needs to have the image of the aroma choice in her mind (ex: mint leaves, apples, fish, cake, catnip, lavender flowers) -hallucinations in dice rolls as drawback happen because of the aromas backlashing at her and effecting her at a different mental state.
Dani was startled from her thoughts by a sing song voice booming through the empty arena. Tiny fingers fumbled with the staff of her scythe, a meek squeal escaping her lips as she nearly dropped it. It took her several moments to secure her grip in the weapon again, a faint blush seeping into her cheeks as she found her footing. Shyly peeking through strands of bubble gum pink, Violet hues watched as the girl bounced in, her scarlet braids swaying about her. The girl was bright, vibrant, flamboyant even and while Daenerys was a near opposite, timid, quiet, anxious, it made her smile, if only slightly. There was just something about her that radiated light as warm as the golden sun. It made her feel warmer, like the storm that had been tormenting her these past months had calmed, if only for a moment. Despite the smile on her lips, she couldn't quite make herself make eye contact with this girl, though she noted their vivid, golden color, and thought it was suiting. Eyes like the sun for a girl that radiated warmth. Dani might have started worrying over what to say, but luckily she didn't have to. Instead she found herself trying to keep up with the girl and the words the bubbled forth from her lips. Already she felt the heat slowly creeping up her neck, trickling into her cheeks and painting them crimson, so vivid they rivaled her gemstone eyes. "Oh erm... thank you." She finally managed, though her soft, accented voice sounded breathless, like she'd just ran five miles. Physically she'd hardly moved, she'd even kept her usual nervous fidgeting at bay by forcing her fingers to continue gripping her scythe tightly. Mentally, her mind was racing, pushing her heart forward in her chest. It took her several moments to work through the rest of Tabby's words, and a few moments more to come up with a suitable response. It was only once she'd opened her mouth to speak that she realized she should probably start with her name. Blinking once, the girl would clamp her mouth shut, the color in her cheeks burning impossibly brighter. Shaking her head lightly, she'd let out a soft puff of air before looking up and trying again. "I'm Daenerys Valwynn... but um, Dani works just fine." In fact the only person that always called her by her given name, rather than her nickname, was Jentel. The thought made her heart throb, the expression on her face falling flat as the turmoil crept back into her eyes.
For several moments she would seem to be at battle with herself, as she struggled to push the grief back into the closet in the back of her mind, trying to slam the door shut and lock it up tight. Fighting to hold herself together, for just a little while longer. Not yet... You can't fall apart yet. Amethyst eyes would flutter closed for a moment, a d when they opened again she seemed to have steeled herself, if only slightly. "You're not late, not at all. I was early." She assured the girl, taking note of the way she referred to herself in the third person, but she didn't comment on it. There was nothing to say and Dani was far from the judgmental type. "Th-thank you for being her Tabby, and being willing to help me with this." It was in times like this that the true sincerity of the little jellyfish shone through, despite her stuttered words and whisper-soft voice. Dani was sweet and caring, right down to her core. It got masked sometimes by the anxiety, swelling constantly like a balloon in her chest, but it was there all the same. She really did appreciate this girl, taking time out of her day to come here and spare with a student she'd never so much as met before. Tabby probably didn't even the slightest clue as to how important this was, but Dani at least wanted to thank her. After all, this was her last chance to prove herself, to show she could hold herself together long enough to be useful. Otherwise the headmistress was sending her away. The thought caused a pit of dread to form in her stomach, so she tried not to think about it too much. It was easier said than done, but she kept her attention on the eccentric girl in front of her instead, even if her gaze didn't quite touch Tabby's golden eyes. This was at least somewhat easier than the orientation had been. There weren't so many eyes on her, no authoraitve figure watching over... though the head mistress must have some way of learning how the match went... it was another thought she pushed quickly away before her mind could run wild with it and bring forth a flood of nerves she was only just managing to fend off. This was better, one in one. Dani could handle that, and while she was still nervous, ever the timid girl, she could navigate the tides of these nerves better. She could focus better, breathe a little easier. Besides, she wasn't quite sure what it was... but there was something about Tabby that put her at ease. She was at least far more comfortable and far less anxious than she would be with almost any other student in the school.
It was only just dawning on the girl that the small talk was coming to an end and she had no idea what was expected of her. To be honest, she'd never actually done this before. She had participated in a few classes, but none of them had entailed any sort of sparing. Her last training session with her team had gotten, well, interrupted She wouldn't let herself think on that for too long on that though, for as her thoughts and memories often did, it would lead back to Jentel and her heart was too fragile to handle such precious memories right now. She would crumble, and any chance she had of staying at Beacon would be lost, like sand on the wind. Slender brows would would furrow slightly, as if locking these thoughts caused her physical strain. Truly, it did. Strain and an ache in her chest that she feared would never truly heal. She was trying though, doing her best. She hadn't fallen to pieces yet and she was determined not to. Taking a deep breath, the girl would force her violet gaze to meet Tabby's eyes for the first time. A sheepish smile tugged at the corners of her lips as a soft blush seeped into her cheeks. "To be honest I've never actually done something like this. I'm not entirely sure how to begin." Hoping the exuberant girl would take the lead, despite the fact that it might put her at a disadvantage, Dani took a couple steps back. She adjusted her grip on her scythe, lowering it so that one blade was lowered towards the ground in front of her, while the other gleamed just above her head behind her. Not entirely sure if they were supposed to shake hands first or count down or something, she simply waited. For her this was better anyway, her fighting style was better versed in defensive mechanisms, going straight for the offensive wouldn't do any favors for her.
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⊰𝓁𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁⊱Zero ( post count: 61 )xxxxx⊰𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒻𝒾𝓁𝑒⊱Herexxxxx⊰𝑜𝑜𝒸⊱........
TEAM: RPCT WEAPON/PROFILE: Stabby, Jabby, and Tabby~! Tabby is at this place!!!!: Arena!!! Tabby is with this person!!!!: Dany!!! OOC: //////////////////////////// Just what had the teachers been thinking on this? Unaware of Dany being the senior of the two, or in fact being a faunus, everything was hidden under the bridge. The more Tabitha had got the chance to observe her opponent, the more distracted she had been becoming by the person's actions. The squeal, the shyness, the timid demeanour... All of carried a bit of an impression, that the young faunus fan girl couldn't put her finger on it. They were indeed timid as she noticed, but their lovely smile offset from the timidness, and at least from Tabby's perspective, she was rather lovely, and Dany's smile was pretty. If only she could have made a good amount of eye contact, but even then, she was clearly overly nervous for this to be happening in the first place. Even the other girl's voice revealed it as much, unless in actuality it was her natural way of talking. Tabitha had no help on that matter, given her audacity of speaking loud and speaking completely proud all the time. Her own notions could be hard to approach or work around, given her strong vibes that reach unnervingly to others many a times. Even at a time like this she carried excitement on her trail. It followed behind like her shadow on the ground. The young ginger woman had no idea though how Dany had actually thought of her energy at all, mostly going along with impulse as a whole. Had she caught wind at all about the kind comments Dany had been thinking, Dany would have been hit with a typhoon. Silence was sometimes golden indeed. A complete miracle that the adorably shy companion had managed to get a few words out. Her words had unfortunately been swamped over by the continued gabbing escapades, forgetting where she was, and what it is they were supposed to be doing. talking did that. What talking couldn't save, the thought process had made the silence from Tabitha concur. Dany had given her full name out, which... Left a huge tangent. As one who enjoyed making nicknames, Dany already had a nickname set... Or more so a short form. The fact still counted! Tabitha however, had taken this as an opportunity to actually try and learn the name... Only to blank out. Dany was the name she was going to choose to stick to, which the young woman could only hope was alright. "OOOokkkkayy~! Dany it is~!!!! Yup yup~! " Nodding to confirm, there was a great sigh of relief towards her punctuality, rather greatful to have made it in time. A true maid was never late for any occasion! Had she been late, she would be a failure as a maid!!! Twas nothing compared to the sweetness of her opponent, thanking her for being there in the first place. Tabby blushed to the words, almost wondering why a sweet girl like her was doing this fight. Her demeanour and sweetness made it hard to see. There had indeed been no clue towards the concept as to why this was going to happen, but considering the headmistress.. A reason just had to be there. Everything had a reason!
Regardless, the fact of the matter was, this was certainly happening. Practically no one as around however to spectate, only drawing more confusion, with extra bravado of mystery. Was there any true experienced possessed to be doing this? Unsure about Dany's experience at first, the only combat experience she had was from the cavern mission that had happened back months ago. Dangerous that mission had been, but she had managed to make it out practically unscathed! Luck was on her side that day. As for the present moment, who knew if it would be again. From what she was able to see, Dany had seemed to somewhat settle, from her perspective it looked like Dany was more so preparing now. The clue to it had been the stronger gaze from Dany, the pretty violet eyes finally meeting her own gaze. What she had said though, had caused a slight tremor from Tabby herself. "Oh~! Tabby has no idea either!!! If we curtsy, a curtsy is simply simtastically simple~!!! Full guessing's we just fighty fight, have a good tussle, and go for the win~!" A fight was why they were there, and a fight was what they were going to get!!! Nice to see Dany was already getting into it! The preparatory stance, her scythe at the ready, clearly waiting for Tabitha to lead it first. Tabitha herself had unholstered Stabby and Jabby, twirling both harpoon spears around her hands once, before taking a firm grip upon both weapons. With a brighter, more toothy smile, she slid her left foot back by half a meter, bringing her right foot forward in the opposite direction. bending both knees partially to a lowered position, her upper body lowered forward on par with her right knee. Bringing both arms behind her, the tips of her weapons were pointing towards the ground, just hovered an inch from the arena grounding itself. "....." Closing her eyes to focus, Tabby had taken her own deep breath. "......HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH~!!!!!!!" From a silent breath, to a caterwaul of excitement, the red head used her weight towards her left foot, using that weight to push herself forward in a full on frontal movement. Shifting herself left and right in steps towards Dany, she had finally went for an attempted offensive manner, jumping towards Dany when she was in range, bringing up Jabby in her right hand to make a forward plunge of the harpoon, twisting her body a little to bring it forward a little faster.
S E M B L A N C E ╫
█ *NAME ▬ Catnip carousel~ █ *AURA COLOR ▬ Lime green █ *DESCRIPTION █ ▬ Catnip carousel is an aroma releasing semblance that works by her aura surrounding her from head to toe. Once activated, Tabitha is able to release a miasma of aroma from her pores into a large cloud. Each aroma she can release has different effects. Her most dangerous smell being the smell of fish (as it is her number one food choice.) Aromas include: catnip, cake, Lavender, fish, apple cinnamon, and mint. Each aroma has different effects. Area effect around her ranges from 20-50 ft based on level.
Catnip: faint white shroud in the air, can cause hyperactivity among allies Lavender:faint purple shroud, Can cause calming energy to grimm and enemy, also help stressed allies apple cinnamon: faint red shroud, Can cause confusion to enemies mint: faint green shroud, can refresh dizzy and disoriented comrades cake: faint sparkly shroud, can cause a fullness feeling to both enemy and ally fish: faint light blue shroud, the most powerful of her aromas, and can cause nausea and acid reflexes to kick in. These aromas are meant to only cause mental issues and buffs, not to cause actual harm.
█ *LEVEL 0 ▬ (0-99 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 2 posts. 20 ft range. 1-60 semblance, 61-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 1▬ (100-199 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 25ft range 1-54 semblance, 55-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 2▬ (200-299 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 3 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 35ft range 1-44 semblance, 45-100 drawback By this level she is able to take 4 steps but the aroma area range does not move. █ *LEVEL 3 ▬ (300-399 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 4 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 45ft range 1-42 semblance, 43-100 drawback █ *DRAWBACKS ▬ At levels 0 and 1 Tabitha is unable to move from the spot once releasing the semblance. Movement causes the aroma to disperse. By level three she is able to walk up to 6 steps, but the area range does not move nor change. - the aromas used in battle cling to people afterwards. -in order to get affected they need to be in her range of semblance in order for the semblance to kick -.needs to have the image of the aroma choice in her mind (ex: mint leaves, apples, fish, cake, catnip, lavender flowers) -hallucinations in dice rolls as drawback happen because of the aromas backlashing at her and effecting her at a different mental state.
Prepared or not, this was happening. Perhaps she shouldn't have cared so much. More so, maybe it was silly for her to be so nervous. It was just a friendly spare... but for Dani, there was so much more riding on this. Victory wasn't just a pat on the back and failure was not simply a chance to learn and do matter next time. For her, this was her last chance to prove herself. Victory meant she would stay and continue her training at Beacon. Failure meant she would be sent home. It meant she would be finished. She would pack up her bags and put this seemingly futile goal of hers on the shelf forevermore. She would have to accept the fact that she wasn't good enough... face her brother with that knowledge. The pressure was wailing up inside of her, swelling like a balloon and pressing against her ribcage, leaving no room for her organs. She felt like she might just burst. Wide, violet eyes watched as Tabby pushed her left foot back, following her movements as her right foot simultaneously shifted forward. The red head was crouching down, preparing to launch a frontal attack. There wasn't time to panic, no time to think about the what if's. It was now, or never.
Soft lips parted, sucking in a lungful of air. She held it there, just as her brother had instructed her time and time again, counting... one... two... three. Then, slowly, steadily, she breathed that air out. Honestly, she wasn't sure of that technique rally calmed her nerves or not, but it did slow her heart beat and steady her breathing. Perhaps it was the influx of oxygen that helped clear or always-frantic mind. Letting go of her thoughts, qualms, and concerns, she focused instead only on what was in front of her. Tabby was leaping now, leaping through the air with her weapon plunging towards her in a downward movement. For a moment it seemed like Dani might not react in time, like she might just let the girl strike her and be done with it. It was only with a split moment to spare that she found the controls to her muscles once more and pushed her small frame into action.
With the slightest shift of her arms, she raised the blade of her scythe, moving it upwards towards Tabby's own weapon. She used the blade simply to block and redirect her combatant's strike, before diving out of the way. Before hitting the ground, she would hit the release on the staff of her scythe, pulling the ends apart. A silver chain was released from either end, rolling over it, the girl would adjust her grip before using the momentum of each blade to push herself back to the ground. She stumbled slightly as she came to her feet, the nerves still making her clumsy. Her heart dropped within her chest, ice running through her veins. Don't fall... Please don't fall. If she hit the ground now, she could basically count herself out of the running. That would be a hard mistake to come back from. However, she managed to find her balance without tumbling over. She'd succeeded in putting a few feet between her and her opponent, which is exactly was she needed. Dan's attack style worked better at a slight distance. She was too often over powered in close quarters. After a quick twist on her heels, faced Tabby's left side. Using the chain to twirl the blades through the air, Daenerys would fling her left blade towards Tabby in a large, arcing circle. Without missing a beat, she would pull the first blade back towards her, a feint. Simultaneously she would send the second flying through the air from the opposite direction.
With the slightest amount of time possible, and the charging pursuit of the energetic redhead, Tabitha had to wonder if her opponent was having second thoughts on all this. Being more of the pursue and take action sort of person, there was no understanding on her end that Danerys was actually taking her own slow breaths of preparation. Was she about to quit? Should she lower the weapon? The way her tiny frame hadn't moved at first, the likely assumption was a free hit, which would have filled the young woman with dread, as Tabby loved to fight fair. Hitting an opponent who didn't want to fight, was like attacking an innocent. Then again, she didn't fight too often enough either, to pick up on the fighting tactics of others.
Hasty as ever, the hesitation she had been wondering about, had that hastiness going back against her through last momentary reflexes. Dany had seemed to recover quick from what had looked like hesitation to Tabby, raising that scythe to block her attack. What's more, Tabby felt the heavier weight of Dany's weapon shifting the trajectory of her attack to another direction. Doing this in quick motion, all while managing to roll away on top of things!? What a quick person! Tabitha was no slow slouch herself. As Dany had rolled away, she had done a back flip of her own to gain some distance between the two. Unknown to her, or to her opponent, both women were the types who were used to a slight distance with their attacks. Danerys had this cool looking transformation of a weapon! That much Tabby could gawk in awe about towards the girl, her distraction weakness getting the best of her. It was not until her opponent had fired out the blades had she snapped out of it, raising Stabby (left harpoon) up to block the blade on the left, but that move had tricked her, when Danerys had pulled it back quick. On the right, she wasn't able to stop it from being tricked on the left, feeling the slice of the blade take a hit at her aura, causing it to sizzle at the spot. "oof!!!" Flinching a bit to the attack, Dany was also in range of her own counter. Aiming forward towards the Jellyfish, Tabby had fired the grappling hook out, aiming for the ground beside Dany on the right. Connecting with the ground itself, she began reeling herself in with the weapon, lifting her feet off to make the speed of the reeling in faster. In the process, she had her Jabby (right harpoon) acting as the reeling, while the left she held out horizontally, trying to clothesline Danerys.
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█ *NAME ▬ Catnip carousel~ █ *AURA COLOR ▬ Lime green █ *DESCRIPTION █ ▬ Catnip carousel is an aroma releasing semblance that works by her aura surrounding her from head to toe. Once activated, Tabitha is able to release a miasma of aroma from her pores into a large cloud. Each aroma she can release has different effects. Her most dangerous smell being the smell of fish (as it is her number one food choice.) Aromas include: catnip, cake, Lavender, fish, apple cinnamon, and mint. Each aroma has different effects. Area effect around her ranges from 20-50 ft based on level.
Catnip: faint white shroud in the air, can cause hyperactivity among allies Lavender:faint purple shroud, Can cause calming energy to grimm and enemy, also help stressed allies apple cinnamon: faint red shroud, Can cause confusion to enemies mint: faint green shroud, can refresh dizzy and disoriented comrades cake: faint sparkly shroud, can cause a fullness feeling to both enemy and ally fish: faint light blue shroud, the most powerful of her aromas, and can cause nausea and acid reflexes to kick in. These aromas are meant to only cause mental issues and buffs, not to cause actual harm. █ *LEVEL 0 ▬ (0-99 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 2 posts. 20 ft range. 1-60 semblance, 61-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 1▬ (100-199 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 2 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 25ft range 1-54 semblance, 55-100 drawback █ *LEVEL 2▬ (200-299 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 3 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 35ft range 1-44 semblance, 45-100 drawback By this level she is able to take 4 steps but the aroma area range does not move. █ *LEVEL 3 ▬ (300-399 posts) Tabitha is able to use only 4 different aromas in a battle. Cooldown 4 posts. Shroud of aroma and effects last 4 posts. 45ft range 1-42 semblance, 43-100 drawback █ *DRAWBACKS ▬ At levels 0 and 1 Tabitha is unable to move from the spot once releasing the semblance. Movement causes the aroma to disperse. By level three she is able to walk up to 6 steps, but the area range does not move nor change. - the aromas used in battle cling to people afterwards. -in order to get affected they need to be in her range of semblance in order for the semblance to kick -.needs to have the image of the aroma choice in her mind (ex: mint leaves, apples, fish, cake, catnip, lavender flowers) -hallucinations in dice rolls as drawback happen because of the aromas backlashing at her and effecting her at a different mental state.
