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 Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:50 am
There he was again. Persistently trying to train on his own, to hone stills he never possessed to begin with, in an attempt to stop his much-too-frequent visits to the infirmary. He was drenched with sweat, his hair slicked back and even his gloves were damp as he attacked and slashed at the training dummies, sending chunks flying only very now and then; most of his blows glanced off, or made minimal marks.
It was frustrating.
He was strong. He hefted literal dead weight for a living. Carried two hundred pounds from one table to another, or to a box. It wasn't like he didn't have muscle mass despite his thin frame, but for some reason, he failed at every pass when it came to trying to throw his weight into a weapon attack.
He hated this.
When his most recent attack only glanced off, he let out a grumble of frustration and, in a rare display of actual emotion, threw his sword to the ground as hard at he could, despite the offended protest that sounded in his head.
"I'm done!" He growled out loud, lifting a foot to kick at the training dummy, which wasn't as satisfying as he would have hoped.
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:43 pm
“Hey…” Called someone “You alright man?” He was a lanky figure of a similar build to Ripley, his hair a awkwardly cut wild auburn. “You done for the –day- or…would you like a sparring partner? I bet I could get you irked enough that you do more damage to me than that dummy!” He grinned like he was proud of that fact. “Name’s Jasper… but my friends can call me Batman, or Batsy.” He grinned and winked. “Seems like fighting against a person should be a lot more fun than just trying to fight against those lumps anyhow.”
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Enoh Love rolled 1 20-sided dice:
18
Total: 18 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:40 am
The stranger's voice made him pause, his body freezing for a couple moments as his mind spun, mentally berating himself for his outburst; but his expression never changed from the flat, careful mask he always wore. The expression that was always resting, though his eyes were always alert and focused.
Then the careful mask slightly shifted, opening up a little bit to show a spark of amusement.
"I'll keep that in mind if we ever become friends." He offered a tight lipped smile. "I'm Ripley." Though he quietly - or perhaps rather obviously - avoided any talk of nicknames. He had them, sure, but one he didn't care for at all, and the other was barely used.
"I wouldn't mind a sparring partner." Ever the man of few words, he dropped his gaze from Jasper to his weapon, leaning down enough to scoop the grumbling sword off the ground. Wilhelm only stopped grumbling when Ripley had the forethought to wipe the dirt off the blade with his own shirt, and even that was a questionable silence.
"Whenever you're ready."
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endejester rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:37 pm
“Ah…you can call me Batman anyhow.” He grinned with a spark in his eye that suggested both that it seldom if ever faded, and that there was a spark of mischief there as well. “Sorry Ripp” He said adjusting his stance. “I haven’t done much of this, so bear with me, but hopefully it’ll make you feel a little more satisfied than poking at the dummies that –don’t- move right?”
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 7
Total: 14 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:55 pm
"Sure." Ripley agreed, giving a single shouldered shrug. A name was a name, and if this Jasper would rather be named after an armored, deep-voiced night creature of justice then by all means, he would play along.
And Batman would never know how relieved he was that "ples" didn't immediately follow Ripp.
"Probably. I'm out of practice, too." He lied; he practised a lot, he just wasn't good at it. At all. He gripped the sword and took a side step around Jasper - or Batman - or whoever he was - and simply waited for an opening. When he found one, he lunged, swinging Wilhelm down in a sharp, hard arc towards the other man's arm, trying to disable him from the start.HP: 40/40 Damage: 6 Charge: 1/3
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endejester rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 3
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:02 pm
“Damn nice hit!” he congratulated. Though he winced at the impact. “You must know your weapon pretty well huh?” He said and swung in return. “You can’t be THAT out of practice if you can get such a sweet hit in right off the bat, no pun intended!” He added but laughed. “Try not to take my head off ok?” HP: 32/40 Damage: 5 Charge: 1/3
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 2
Total: 4 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:27 pm
Ripley looked suitably surprised - which was a big deal for someone who barely let himself look like anything, other than maybe unimpressed. Jasper's hit landed with little more than a small grunt from the pale trainee, and as Ripley leaned in to take another swing -
Well, he didn't need to comment on his apparent connection with his weapon, as he missed pretty thoroughly.
HP: 35/40
Damage: ahaa no
Charge: 1/3
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endejester rolled 2 8-sided dice:
1, 6
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:34 pm
Ha HA! My dodging skills are too much for your badass skills! At least this time Ripp! He swung again but had little better luck than his opponent had, dealing what amounted to a paper-cut. “Ok…now my girl is laughing at me, I think she likes you!” He spun the weapon and prepared for the next attack. HP: 32/40 Damage: 1 Charge: 2/3
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 8
Total: 12 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:08 pm
Ripley offered another thin lipped smile. "I'm flattered." Though he didn't entirely sound it, at least he was half smiling! "Wilhelm doesn't like anyone." He added as an afterthought - much to the weapons dismay.
Once more, he lunged forward and swung, still aiming for Jasper's main lance arm.
HP: 34/40
Damage: 6
Charge: 2/3
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endejester rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 8
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:36 pm
“Ah! s**t Damn Hell!!” He shook his arm out at the pain of the next blow in surprise. “HA! Knew you had it in you! Keep hitting me like that and this is going to be a short fight!” He declared and then lunged forward again, flipping the staff so that the opposite blade swung around in counterbalance to catch at his opponent the moment he saw an opening. “Noni likes ******** with people I think!” He admitted. “She’s I guess some kind of tiger-monster thing. I thought for sure that Rakasha were lizards but… she got –super- prissy when I said that.” He laughed at the memory. HP: 26/40 Damage: 5 Charge: 3/3
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Enoh Love rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 7
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:09 pm
"You're going easy on me." The stoic trainee replied, knowing better than to get too cocky over his head start in this battle. His limbs were tired from his earlier exercising, but he imagined he was frustrated enough to find some semblance of strength in them.
"I've never heard of Rakasha." He admitted, though he filed away the information regardless. "What are they?" Aside from the obvious tiger-monster bit, of course. The pale man stepped forward, trying to keep himself somewhat close to shorten the other man's range, and lashed out again, aiming for his other arm this time.
HP: 29/40
Damage: 5
Charge: 3/3
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endejester rolled 3 4-sided dice:
4, 1, 3
Total: 8 (3-12)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:24 pm
“Naw man, I’d never forgive myself if I did that! You might get killed that way! Eowch!” “Think of them as like…blood drinking fangy-tiger monsters, some things describe them as lizard like, others sound like fu-dogs, still others, including HER say more like…very toothy tigers, still blood thirsty AND apparently cannibalistic! Gives a real twist on ‘man eater’ if you know what I mean!” “She does this too!” Target suffers 1 damage for 3 rounds HP: 21/40 Damage: 5 Charge: 2/3
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Enoh Love rolled 7 4-sided dice:
4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 1
Total: 20 (7-28)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:49 pm
"Interesting." So there was likely various clans of Rakasha around; some lizards, some fu-dogs, and some toothy tigers. It was interesting, really. "Are they weak to anything?" Every creature had a weak point, or so he assumed at this point. Though he did pause at the very open ended statement - and hissed as something bit into him, taking only a small amount of damage, but worming its way inside.
A gloved hand scratched at his chest, as if it would alleviate the feeling, and offered a thin smirk.
"Wilhelm is a Sleipnir." He offered, by way of introduction. "And he can do this-" The runes on the white and black blade grew red hot and bright, bursting with energy until the whole sword practically trembled with FEAR. Ripley's grip on the weapon tightened, his focus going entirely into the blade - he had yet to pull off this attack with any success, and he was determined to change that now.
First, Nomi was knocked aside. Second, Wilhelm swung in from the side, pressing deep into Jasper's side, tearing into his FEAR shield.
HP: 27/40
Damage: 16
Charge: USING - Battle Cry
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endejester rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 5
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:33 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:34 pm
To say the least Jasper was knocked clear off his feet, rolling to a rather shaky kneel after the incredible assault. “How the HELL were you missing those practice dummies?” He said with utter awe. “s**t man, you really did a number!...well… try not to drag me okay?” He let out a laugh though there was more than a little ‘ouch’ in that laugh. Still, the ‘Dark Knight’ was just a little too stubborn to give up so easily. He shifted and swung, still half kneeling at his opponent. HP: 5/40 Damage: 4 Charge: 1/3
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