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 Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:47 pm
Piper listened to the match quietly as she now started to pull the henna paste from her hands after her skin had absorbed the lines. She ran her fingers along the brail and closed the books she checked her hands once more for any left over paste she might have missed in her previous sweep. From what she could hear Iris also used earth based alchemy, but it seemed even though it wasn't perfect she knew more offensive alchemy than herself, and the fact that she took the challenege all in good fun made the tension of waiting practically diassapear. 'Maybe I should just think of it as a game.' she thought simply as her eyes stared blankly over the field and listened with her ears.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:57 pm
"Correct. To train the mind, you must first train the body. Tonight, if you're not too drained, i want you to try some simple exercises: push ups, crunches, anything you want. Tomorrow i'll teach you some more advanced stretches and exercises. Next will be Anslia..."
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:59 pm
Iris nodded in agreement and went back to where she had been sitting anxiously before the sparring match. As she sat down on the ground, she looked up to see Anslia and mentally wished her luck.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:00 pm
Anslia couldn't help but be excited. She hopped up, lithe as usual. (She would never show it but...) she was a bit nervous. After unsheathing both daggars and flipping them through her fingers a few times, Anslia took her place on the sparring grounds.
She was unusually quite, nothing close to a taunt escaping from her lips. All she had was her daggers and her body, and for the first time in her life, she wasn't sure they would be enough to win.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:07 pm
Shtona walked back to his own starting position and held the staff at his side. "So you don't use ANY alchemy?" he asked, tapping the staff on the ground a few times.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:13 pm
Piper may not have looked to have paid much attention but she had as Iris sat down she cocked her head and gave a congratulatory smile. "Good job."
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:14 pm
"Nope. But I'm a fast learner. Wanna teach me something really quick?" She tried very hard to keep the eagerness out of her voice. As they talked, she spun the daggers through her fingers. Stay loose. Stay alert.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:22 pm
It could only be described as a smirk, the look on his face. One side of his mouth went up and his eyes narrowed in a one sided smile. The cocky Anslia asking for something... "Sure...what do you want to know?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:26 pm
Iris smiled at Piper. "Thank you. I wish you luck when your turn comes up," she replied.
She directed her attention back to the the sparring match. Anslia didn't seem to know much about alchemy and Iris wondered how Anslia would fare in this match. Piper seemed to know quite a bit and she was eager to discuss this with the girl. But for now, she would be considerate and focus on the match to allow for Anslia and Shtona to have a proper atmosphere.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:27 pm
Her mood instantly changed when she saw his smirk. She immediately sank into a defensive fighting stance. "Dunno. Teach me one of those circle things." Her eyes narrowed as his smirk annoyed her more. "Stop smiling like that or I'll cut your lips right off." She dropped her voice about an octave. "Sir."
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:33 pm
He laughed a little and just smiled wider, "How about i teach you something later?" he said, "Obviously you're ready to fight..."
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:36 pm
"Ready when you are." Even though she just wanted to charge and slice away, Anslia managed to maintain her defensive stance. I'm going to get my a** kicked...
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:37 pm
Piper nodded in return and even though she really didn't need to she turned so her eyes faced the battle field. She could feel the vibrations being sent through the ground and she could hear the eschange of words as well as breathing, and the scene although they were just outlines were crystal clear. She waited for the match to progress in silence.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:40 pm
"Ladies first..." he said, motioning politely, the smirk still plastered on his face. This is going to be fun... The staff he held changed hands to his left. With his right he was rolling a piece of chalk around his palm.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:49 pm
She was hesitant to move, suspecting that the ground might transform under her feet... or her daggers would turn into hourglasses... or something. Shut up, Anslia. Stop acting like a girl... stop acting feminine. That got her started. (Funny, that she had to provoke herself like that.)
3...2...1... Anslia dashed at Shtona, shifting both daggers to her left hand. Two more paces... And up! She leapt to her right, grabbing his staff with her hand. And swing... As she swung her weight around behind him (hoping to unbalance the headmaster), she also took aim at his right shoulder. The two dagger points closed the distance fast.
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