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Dai was a little stunned, himself, when he realized how much damage that hit could do. He was actually concerned about Henry, but the battle wasn't over, so he couldn't risk stopping. "Thanks, never used it before..." And than gave a soft oof, because he felt the hit, even light as it was.

He came in with another swing, but he was feeling the energy output so far, and was feeling a bit tired, and a bit bruised up, so the energy wasn't at all behind it. He hoped the battle would end soon.

"Oh?" That came out in something of a high squeak as he took the hit from Henry, and he felt the hardness of the hit. Part of his brain found himself wishing to feel something else, and he couldn't help wonder at the timing of that inappropriateness. "What is yours like?"

He took a step back, feeling the way his shield felt, and a whisper from Fia indicating they were about done. This blow was likely to be his last in the fight, and he focused hard and swung, determined to give it his all... or at least, all of the energy he had left.

Dai blinked at the 'er', than went wide eyed at the way Henry went down. When he was on the ground, Dai immediately unsummoned Fiachra, and darted over to Henry's side. "Are you ok? That looked VERY uncomfortable. I'm sorry, I did not mean to knock you down, Henry."

He held a hand out, offering to help the other man up. His eyes were filled with concern for his new friend... On the one hand, he was proud of himself for winning, especially given that Henry had defeated Seren... On the other hand, he sort of wished Henry had won. It might have gotten him some bonus points with the other man.

Maybe it was a little fickle of him, but he would rather give his attention to someone he might have a chance with, than pine over someone who would probably always see him as too young... Even if that someone was ******** gorgeous. "Let me help you up?" He asked, tone shifting to solicitous.

"I was more worried that I hit hard enough to hurt you when your shields went down." He flushed and looked sheepishly at Henry. "I'm still not used to the idea of wards and all. Shields are weird to me, too, but... I have a voice in my head reminding me it's utterly real, so I'm adjusting to them better I think?" He sighed, and reached up, under the long hair covering one ear, and adjusted the earring that was his totem. "But as long as you're ok, that's what matters."

He pulled Henry up when the other man took his hand, and pulled just hard enough that Henry might find himself suddenly against Dai, than said "Woops! A little too vigorous there!"

He laughed, and said "Honestly, I thought you did too! You were doing DAMN well for a bit there, especially when I made that stupid maneuver of just stopping and watching. I had no idea that such a hit could happen. I've... never used my charge before, and Fiachra wanted me to give it a try. Normally, he's... pretty damn quiet, ignores me a lot of the time, so when he speaks up, I tend to listen." He tried to surreptitiously look the other man over, to make sure he was really ok, because part of him couldn't NOT wonder if he was just saying it to make Dai feel better. But he seemed fine, and the knot of worry in his chest loosened.

Dai noted the flush, and how warm the other man felt against him in that moment, but did nothing to prolong the contact. However, other then a little nervous and flushed, Henry did not freak out... There might be a chance, than, that Henry wouldn't reject a more serious advance.

But that was not to be rushed, the initial dance through getting to know each other more was still ongoing, and Dai needed to find out, over time, how Henry felt about... a few things, really.

He grinned, however, at Henry's comment about the charge. "I like it, I think! I don't know much about charges, yet, as that's the only one I've actually seen HAPPEN, so... I mean, it's a new experience, and a learning curve indeed. How does yours work?" His tone was interested and warm. "And what others have you seen? You have been here longer than I, so I would guess you have more experience in all of this than I do."

Dai found himself wishing, internally, for a wall to lean on or some such, but for the moment, he just nodded, listening. "Hmmm good to know. I do like that heavy hit, though Fia warns me there is not a guarantee of a hit at times, just like with any other hit. I wonder what other kinds there are, though...?" He looked thoughtful and fascinated. "I wonder if the records on that are considered public or not..."

His eyes focused back on Henry's face when the slightly older young man began to describe his attack. Dai bit his lip, thoughtfully, lightly worrying at the skin as he considered the gaming he had done beforehand, before nodding in a way that indicated comprehension. "Like Poison, in Pokémon, or Fallout 4. Gotcha. I can see how that might be useful, too. Rather then one big BOOM and done, it helps emphasize what you're doing."

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the sparring field for a moment, thinking he might need to come down here more often, himself, and looked back. "Hey. We all go at our own pace. I have to imagine that this place is a helluva adjustment for most people. I... certainly keep thinkin' I'm settled, and then something surprises me."

Dai gave a warm, low chuckle, and grinned at Henry, then winked. "I am Death, Henry." He paused, frowned thoughtfully, then said "No. Wait. I am in Death. That was not my best choice of phrasing. I am not Death, and I would not want to BE Death. But I am in Death. Best to keep that in mind." He shook his head at himself, and laughed at himself. "But I'm still fairly new, so I'm still learning what is permitted and what isn't."

"Yeah, I can see how that would help. It would be good against something big, so it would help weaken an already difficult enemy." And with that Dai's grin got bigger. "Yes! I love gaming." A pause, then "Well, when I can. Right now... All I brought with me was my laptop, and I haven't been able to pay to have it Runic'd yet. I don't even know how much it'll run me. Once I do that, though, I plan to save up to get a PS4, and get it runic'd, then, obviously, something to attach it to... And I'll see from there." He sighed. "But gotta do the PS4 next cause Cassie, the first person in Death I met, who helped me get my feet, got me Horizon: Zero Dawn for Christmas... I'd played it partway before getting recruited... Maybe I'll get a Switch at some point. D'ya still think the rumor about a core Pokémon for Switch'll come true?"

"Nothing wrong with pacing yourself, getting yourself figured out. Better that than like... going out, and getting killed because you thought you were ready to PVP, but you weren't." He arched a brow at the other man. "Everyone has their own pace, and as long as you were doin' the tasks they assigned you, you were at least pulling your workload."

He glanced around, when he saw Henry doing so, and wondered for a moment, before he suddenly felt the way the sweat from fighting had dried on his skin, and how much his muscles ached. "I wanna shower, but after... Wanna come hang in my dorm? I don't have traditional seats, other than at my desk, but I have some comfy floor pillows if you're cool with it. I'm B84, if so..." He shifted, and unbuttoned his shirt a little, trying to make himself more comfortable. "If not, it's cool, but I'm enjoying talking with you."