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 Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:03 am
As he finished tying the last lace on his tennis shoes Matt got to his feet and started to stretch his arms as he headed out towards the training grounds. He had agreed to spar with another trainee that morning, someone named Harris, or Horace he wasn’t entirely sure. Either way it was another way to practice handling his spear better and try to actually hit the target area than just bumble along in some attempt to smack something. There hadn’t been any missions for him lately and there wasn’t any sort of last minute emergency that the hunters were whisked off to face leaving him plenty of time to attempt to improve his skill.
As he made it to the left side of the grounds he summoned his spear holding it in hands as he gave a few practice swings before his opponent showed up. Only pausing once to braid his hair to keep it from falling in front of his face.
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:29 am
Horace jogged along to the field, scarf trailing behind him like a bit of fluttering smoke. His hand were empty as he jogged. There was always the possibility of tripping and falling onto his own weapon and that, he maintained, would be the stupidest way to die on Deus. The second most stupid would be to drink coffee out of that prototyped coffeepot Life had given him. Since he'd started dumping it down one of the basement toilets, that particular toilet seemed cleaner than the rest. Positively sparkly. "Hello," he called out. "You're Matt, right? I'm Horace, death division." There was a sudden glint and then Jannisari was gleaming coolly across his knuckles.
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stella cinere rolled 1 20-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:02 am
Matt nodded as the hunter grew closer calling out to him, “yea that’s me I’m from moon division thanks for sparring with me.” There was a moment where Matt let one hand free from the spear to hold it out for a handshake but noting the spiked like brass knuckles he quickly moved it to his tie pulling it loose as if he meant to do so from the get go. This was sure to be a hard battle for him if not a great excuse to Matt’s inevitable lost, spear was great for longer range of combat but up close it was hard, and he was till pretty clumsy with the spear for the most part. At least he wasn’t going to horribly stabbed to death.
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:42 am
"Alright," he said, dropping into an easier stance for punching. "You first. Show me what that butterfly does."
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 6
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:17 pm
“Ok,” Matt moved into a fighting stance his spear held up at an angle as his feet are spaced apart before he lunged forward towards Horace feeling a slight hint of resentment of the butterfly comment. Yes it was a giant fairy wand; yes he knew that, it didn’t mean that two pointed spear ends didn’t hurt and it didn’t mean that it couldn’t do any sort of damage. Bringing the left side of the spear down he swung the right side towards at Horace’s side with less force than he had wanted to before returning to his previous stance his spear ready for Horace’s return attack. HP: 40/40 Damage: 4 Target: Horace Charge: 1/3
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
6, 3
Total: 9 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 4:41 pm
Horace winced and danced away, rubbing his side. As a blunt weapon, the staff's head wasn't so bad - the broad side of it delivering a fairly solid thunk. He circled around the other hunter. The range of that butterfly was a problem, but if he was quick enough. He rushed forward, tekkos skittering along Matt's hip. It was a glancing blow, and Horace bounced back a bit, frowning. HP: 36/40 DMG: 3 CHG: 1/3
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 8
Total: 15 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:36 am
As he suspected Horace was quick as he attacked making it hard for Matt to be even quick enough to block his attack. The tekko’s grazed his hip as an annoyed look appeared on his face, he was way to slow and the staff by no means was useful in such close combat. Matt quickly shuffled back bringing some distance between him and Horace before maneuvering to the spear around to the other side of his own body before swinging a hefty lower blow to the hunter’s legs. At any rate he could do his best to slow Horace down a little. HP: 37/40 Damage: 9 Target: Horace Charge: 2/3 The Semblance of Unity ((you damage should be three against Matt soorryy!))
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 7
Total: 15 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:35 pm
Horace stumbled and almost fell at the blow to his legs. He moved in close, trying to avoid the swing of that staff, and mangaed to get off a few good hits into Matt's stomach.
HP: 27/40
DMG: 9
CHG: 2/3
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
6, 2
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:39 pm
Matt tried to move the staff in front of him to block Horace’s oncoming attack and push him away but he too slow and it was far to awkward for him to maneuver in time. “Well… can’t say you hit like a girl…s**t,” Matt gasped, as the feeling of all the air seemed to have escaped from his lungs and gut. Blindly he swung the end of the spear but it was half hazard with no power behind it. HP: 28/40 Damage: 2 Target: Horace Charge: 3/3 The Semblance of Unity SORRY FOR MASSIVE DELAY OF VACAY HOLIDAYS lets finish this!
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 3
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:59 pm
Matt's staff dealt Horace a glancing blow and he grinned, watching the other hunter with intent eyes. He grabbed the staff with one hand and yanking on it before scraping his tekkos along Matt's arm. "I dunno, man, I don't hit like a Sun, either." HP: 25/40 DMG: 2 CHG: 2/3
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 1
Total: 4 (2-16)
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:47 pm
Matt gritted his teeth as he heard something rip along his sleeve as s**t it was going to be a day of sewing that he didn’t want to have to do. “Not yet that’s for sure, tho I think if you carry something bigger you might build a little more muscle, but that’s just a doctor’s opinion.” He yanked the spear back from him inspect the damage on his rolled up sleeve, maybe tossing the shirt was a better idea. HP: 26/40 Damage: 0 Target: Horace Charge: 3/3
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 5
Total: 13 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:32 am
That look of distate, the careful inspection of his sleeve - it made Horace want to fight really dirty. Instead, he smiled. "Too bad I don't get to pick what my weapon is. But Dr. Jannisari and I get along quite well." It was not exactly the truth, but it wasn't a lie. Matt was apparently a doctor as well. That tidbit was filed away in his mind; hopefully Horace would remember it. He wasn't about to pull out a notebook on the field. Moving quickly, he knocked Matt's staff out of the way and darted in to kick at the other's hunter leg, hoping to bring him down a bit. The kick was followed by a neat uppercut on Matt's jaw before Horace tried to scramble back, out of range of that staff. HP: 25/40 DMG: 7 CHG: 3/3
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 8
Total: 11 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:39 pm
Matt threw a moment of a confused look at Horace smiled at him, he didn’t like it, sort of a gut feeling from the last spar he had when someone smiled at him, he had lost that spar too. “Interesting, didn’t think they had a need for doctor’s, and trust me if we could pick weapons I wouldn’t be swinging around something that looked like an oversized fairy princess wand.” He would have picked anything but the oversized princess wand for sure, no matter how much he liked Kasi’s voice ringing in his ears anything else would have been better. Horace’s kick caused Matt’s knee to buckle as a sharp pain followed by an iron taste filled his mouth. He wasn’t entirely sure if he had lost a tooth when he bit his tongue however he gave Horace a grin after spitting out the blood. Swinging the spear around his body twice Matt grabbed the lower end and with the momentum lunged forward at Horace’s chest running the end upwards. Pulling it back he held it in front of him feet slightly apart on guard for Horace’s next move. HP: 19/40 Damage: 5 Target: Horace Charge: 3/3
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The Semblance of Unity rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 8
Total: 15 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:45 pm
Horace grunted, stumbling back as that staff caught him square in the chest. Butterflies or fairy wands or whatever - it still had heft. He rubbed his chest absently. "Plague doctors, apparently. And I imagine they get hurt in a similar manner to us. I could be wrong, of course." He'd read that they dissipated, never really died and it was enough to make Horace wonder at the futility of their mission. Holding his staff out like that was just asking for Horace to grab it. He did, twisting his body to drag Matt closer. Abruptly, he let go and one fist slammed into Matt's ear and the other followed with a hook to the moon hunter's jaw. The crack was somehow utterly satisfying. HP: 20/40 DMG: 9 CHG: 3/3
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stella cinere rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 8
Total: 13 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:14 pm
Matt watched as Horace rubbed his chest, it was sure to leave some sort of huge bruise if not a crack rib somewhere. The on shift lifers where sure to have fun later but there was no doubt that somehow the paper work to it would show up on his desk. “I can’t imagine plague doctors doing a whole lot of good considering lack of real medical knowledge but I could be wrong, maybe the thought of leeches still works.” Digging his heels into the ground only to stumble back when Horace let go, Matt winced as the fist collided into his ear as the sound of ringing bursting through. The crack of his jaw however was more of a concern as pain shot up like wildfire. Shifting his weight quickly to gain footing, he tucked the lower part of the spear under his arm and swung the top end down with all his weight into onto Horace’s shoulder letting it sound a loud smack in return before giving a punch with his free hand to his lower gut. Quickly stepping back he tried to put distance between him and Horace as he rubbed his jaw. HP: 10/40 Damage: 7 Target: Horace Charge: 3/3
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