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kuropeco rolled 1 20-sided dice:
8
Total: 8 (1-20)
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 Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:54 pm
The only thing that he knew about the redhead from Twitter was that a) Her name was America; and b) she was somehow connected to the man that had been the one to call Chance condescending and robotic.
Not that he really minded; everything said on Twitter was taken with a grain (or, in some cases, a truckload) of salt, and Chance harbored no negative feelings to either of them - or anyone, really, except maybe himself, but that certainly did not count, not when he'd been the one to screw things up in the first place.
But he was glad that more than one person had taken up his offer for a spar, and it was with a certain amount of relief that Chance made his way out onto the field, bow already summoned and in hand, wearing a pair of jeans with star patches on them, and a white long-sleeved shirt with thumb holes and a giant smiley face on the front of it.
Now all he had to do was wait.
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lizbot rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:09 pm
The redhead in question arrived at the sparring grounds in an easy jog. In a plain tank top and cut off sweats, she was clearly ready to get rough and tumble. First thing she noticed about Chance in person was the first thing she'd noticed on twitter: he had dark curly hair and she wanted to touch it. Fortunately America was socialized enough not to just randomly touch or smell the hair of strangers. That was like, second meeting sorta stuff. Slowing to a stop, the girl grinned at him, taking in the weapon with a curious gaze. Heidi fought with a bow too and had pulled out some dire ******** hits with the thing, how would this guy measure up? "How-do, hun. You want me to summon up as well or do I get to punch you around a bit instead?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:53 pm
He turned around at her arrival, and lifted his brows, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. It was almost strained, but it had nothing to do with America at all, and entirely to do with himself and his own conflicting thoughts.
Chance pushed them aside.
"Hey," he said lightly, the smile stretching into a grin. "Sure, I think I'd like to see what sort of weapon you wield. Your hair is fantastic, by the way," he added, peering sideways at the mass of red that tumbled around her face. "Is that a natural color?"
He took a step towards her and held out a hand.
"I'm Chance, by the way; just to be properly introduced, and all," he added with a slight smirk of amusement.
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
3, 5
Total: 8 (2-24)
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:08 pm
"Why thank you for your accurate observation," America winked, "and it's natural indeed. Trying to make it unnatural was a life lesson of a mess I only needed to learn the once." She took his hand with a firm shake, "America, and pleased to meet you in person." Letting go she stepped back a bit and it a flash of gold, a golden chain and massive ball appeared. Its bladed wings were tucked tightly against the round body and the runes glowed only faintly, but it was a lovely weapon when at rest. "And this is Stryker. He hasn't gotten to fight for a bit so get ready!" There wasn't too much momentum behind the first swing, the ball only managing to nick Chance's shield. HP: 60 Dmg: 2 Charge: 1/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
7, 5
Total: 12 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:36 am
He laughed, running a hand through his messy curls. "I thought about doing a fade in mine, like black to blue or something, but someone told me that it would involve bleaching my hair, since it's so dark already, and I'm not quite sure I want to go that far."
America was bright, with her red hair and her smiles and winks, and Chance gave her weapon an appreciative smile, his eyes running over the gold body and the wings against the side.
"That's pretty badass," he said, summoning his own, and the icy blue bow appeared in a gust of wind, Chance dragging an arrow to notch against the wire. "This is Asher, they're pretty excited about fighting too, though it seems like your weapon can be a combination of both long and short range, which is cool."
The heavy ball smacked across his shield, and Chance stumbled a little, readjusting his hold on his own weapon.
"So," he said conversationally, as he fired off several arrows in America's direction. "What's life been like for you here on the island?"
HP: 48
DMG: 6
CHARGE: 1 / 3
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
11, 12
Total: 23 (2-24)
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:06 pm
The arrows struck true and America dashed toward Chance, closing the gap to test him at a shorter range. The girl hit him in a quick succession of attacks, first the golden ball struck in a solid, stunning blow, then the weapon's chain catching and binding at his bow, and then the fist of her free hand, striking past his guard. It was something that had been practiced often but very, very rarely met with a great deal of success, Stryker's momentum slowed and even stopped too easily when America's timing was off. She took a moment to mentally hi-five her weapon before answering with a grin, "It's home. There's terrible s**t and some regrets I guess, but this place is what you make it." HP: 54 Dmg: 17 Charge: 2/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
10, 6
Total: 16 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:41 pm
And herein lay Chance's problems in fighting with a long-range weapon against someone who was more suited towards close-range: he had little time to adjust himself before the golden ball slammed into him. There was a clink of chains - he felt the bow slip in his grasp, but he held tightly to it - and then America's fist had knocked into his torso, sending Chance staggering backwards.
"Holy s**t," he wheezed out, pressing a hand to his stomach and laughing. "That was ******** crazy amazing."
It took him a second to right himself, and Chance raked his fingers through his mussy curls.
"I don't believe in regrets," he said with a smile, trying not to think about the fact that he did now have one, buried beneath the layers of everything else. "But I've had a pretty good time so far, I think. I'm really just one of those roll-with-the-flow kind of guys."
His next shot was much better, several arrows fired off in succession.
HP: 31
DMG: 10
CHARGE: 2 / 3
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
1, 3
Total: 4 (2-24)
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:34 pm
America preened as Chance recovered himself and reminded herself again that you don't just touch people's hair. A weakness for curls or not. "Don't got much use for 'em myself," she nodded in agreement, "...but all the weird mind and dream hoodoos gotta keep riling some up whether I want it or not." And then he was firing again, each arrow forcing her back and back.
"Awwww s**t..."...and back... HP: 44 Dmg: NOPE Charge: 2/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
7, 8
Total: 15 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:11 pm
Fortunately for her, if America had just touched Chance's hair, he wouldn't have minded and probably would have laughed about it.
"Mind and dream hoodoos?" Chance repeated curiously. "Like the mind ******** stuff that sometimes goes on around here? I just had a bit of that myself on my promotion mission, it was pretty messed up. Had to relieve a bunch of memories that I wasn't really into reliving."
He shifted his feet and tried to fire off another arrow in her direction.
HP: 31
DMG: 9
CHARGE: 3 / 3
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
4, 1
Total: 5 (2-24)
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Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:05 pm
"Sounds 'bout right," America called, trying to dodge and block the arrows but finding herself pinned at a distance. Christ this boy was trouble on the field. With a frustrated, chagrined smile she made a note to request him on a mission sometime. Steady ranged attacks like this were valuable as ******** other folks get to seem 'em too! And sometimes..." America dove low and tried to rush the archer, "...they give you the what ifs." She missed once, "What if you made better choices? They'll show you all the s**t that could have been if you'd thought things through or were just a bit smarter or less ******** up." Another miss. "Sometimes they show you futures." HP: 34 Dmg: LOL Charge: 2/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 3
Total: 4 (2-20)
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:59 am
He felt strangely satisfied with how he was doing so far. Chance had done relatively all right with spars before, but now it seemed he was doing much better when it came to long range. His relationship with Asher was building pleasantly.
Chance made a face, sliding his feet to dodge America's next attack.
"I think I saw a future sort of thing," he said musingly, stringing another arrow and tugging back the wire as he jumped several steps backwards to gain more distance between them. "There was one ******** weird vision where I had been stabbed to death and was bleeding on the field."
He shook his head, releasing the arrow.
"That was some messed up s**t."
HP: 31
DMG: NAH BRUH
CHARGE: 3 / 3lizbot oops there went his winning streak
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
7, 5
Total: 12 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:04 pm
"Yeah, it can be," America agreed with a grimace. "There's worse s**t things can do to your head, but the visions are...the linger. Even if no one really gets hurt, they can ******** you up." With the onslaught of arrows faltering, the girl was on the move, swinging Stryker into Chance for a brief but solid blow. HP: 34 Dmg: 6 Charge: 3/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
4, 9
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:05 pm
The weighted ball caught Chance's side, and he staggered a little under the weight of it, wobbling this way and that. His bow was stabbed into the ground to keep his balance, and he dragged himself vertical again, shaking his head to get his hair out of his eyes.
"What sort of s**t do I have to look out for, then?" asked Chance curiously, as he strung another arrow and aimed it in America's direction. "Got any advice on what to steer clear of?
HP: 25
DMG: 7
CHARGE: 3 / 3
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lizbot rolled 2 12-sided dice:
10, 7
Total: 17 (2-24)
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:10 pm
Charging close, America lifted the ball in hand and slammed it into Chance's side in hopes of impairing that frustrating accuracy. "Well first thing: you see something with glowing red eyes? Or hunters with their eyes all filmed over red? Try to get out of there. That s**t'll make you wanna kill each other n'worse." Trying to stay on him, she continued, "Usually hits outside bases, though. Probably safe on island at least. But not from other things." HP: 27 Dmg: 11 Charge: 3/3
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
10, 10
Total: 20 (2-20)
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:19 am
Ouch. America's hopes were fulfilled, because the hit sent Chance stumbling sideways, gasping for breath. He fell to one knee, dragging in breaths, and put a hand against his chest, trying to get air back into his lungs.
"Red eyes?" Chance repeated, getting to his feet and brushing grass from his legs. "Wait, so like...mind control s**t, or just like manipulation? That sounds horrifying."
The next arrows he shot were several in quick, hard succession.
HP: 14
DMG: 14
CHARGE: 3 / 3
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