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 Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:15 pm
Slowly but surely, after all the repairs, after an impromptu year-long absence compressed into three-days island trip, after the weather that reminded Joy so much of home, life on Deus went on. Which meant chores. Which meant training. Which meant Joy was looking for a sparring partner.
She supposed she could rope Clyde into one. But she was running low on the coffee bribe front and would need to restock on them. She could ask some of the hunters on twitter but for some reason she just didn't feel like using the app. She was scrolling through her contacts, unsure if she should invite a newly awakened trainee. Until she came across a name that she barely remembered the face it belonged to. That is until the key incident came to mind and to deal with the embarrassment, she opted to send him a message.
Quote: Message to RhysWanna spar? M @ d fields. Com redi 2 bring it c:
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:11 pm
The ping on his phone was met with an arm that shot out from beneath the covers of a bed, and after acquiring its target it quickly went back into hiding.
Rhys read the message half awake, but the message woke him up the rest of the way. He'd been napping away his day after a long night of kill-me-now levels of boring on pod duty, so a bit of exercise to pick up his appetite was probably a good idea. He punched in a quick, no-frills "OK" then got up and dressed in record time and headed out to the field.
Of course, when he got there he had no idea who he was supposed to be looking for, so he just approached the first person he saw and shoved his phone in their face.
"Did you send this to me?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:01 am
Joy had already begun doing warm up stretches when she felt her phone vibrate. After a quick look to confirm what the message was, she went back to getting her muscles ready for a spar. She had just straightened up from touching her toes when a screen was suddenly in her face.
She gently pushed the arm holding the phone away, "Yeppers, you ready to fight or do you need time to warm up first?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:37 pm
Oh, good. He found her; she was vaguely familiar but he wasn't about to concern himself with names right now. Instead he quickly put his phone away and shook his head, then summoned Zephira.
"Nah, I'm good. Let's just get started." With that he took a good number of steps back to put some distance between them, all the while giving his sword a few spins. That would serve as warm-up enough for him, and so would the first minute or so of a spar. At least that was his experience so far. Of course, if he pulled a muscle or something...well, that's what the infirmary was for.
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Huni Pi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
2, 9
Total: 11 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:40 pm
Joy grinned at his response, "Okidoks!" she declared and summoned Bert. The bladed shovel was in her hand and Joy moved to close in the distance between them, swinging her weapon to strike at the other hunter with the bladed edge.
HP: 50/50
Damage: 5
Charge: 1/3
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itspao_ rolled 2 8-sided dice:
6, 2
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:46 pm
Perfect, someone else with something akin to a sword. Rhys gave a smirk and dashed forward as well--not the smartest idea as he went straight into her attack. He belatedly sidestepped but still took the hit which did a good job of knocking him off balance. Still, he took a swipe at her on his way down.
There was a tumble and roll but he was back on his feet soon enough, with Zephira screaming at him about dodging and possibly being less stupid. Nice of her.
"Let's try that again, then..."
HP: 35/40
DMG: 2
CHG: 1/3xHuni Pi Sorry, making edits 'cause it's been a while..
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Huni Pi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
3, 3
Total: 6 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:00 pm
Joy felt the slash, heard Bert grunt for her to not let up and keep at her opponent. She decided to be contrary and instead gave Rhys a chance to get his bearings back.
"Hey, does your weapon tell you to ride your foe's a**?"
Not. What. I. Said.
HP: 48/50
Damage: 0
Charge: 1/3
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itspao_ rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 6
Total: 14 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:06 pm
He did appreciate the break that she gave him; he even gave his sword another practice swing and hopped in place a bit to kind of warm-up better. "Sometimes, but she knows s**t about fighting so a lot of is insults. 'Dodge, you idiot!' or 'Aim, moron, aim!'" He shrugged before stretching his neck from side to side. "I'm used to it now but it's ********' annoying."
As soon as he was ready and got the chance he lunged forward again, taking a full swing straight at her with very little regard for his defenses.
HP: 35/40
DMG: 8
CHG: 2/3
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Huni Pi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
10, 3
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:57 pm
The intermediate moon trainee brought the shovel up to try and block the strike, the impact was strong enough to send the flat of her blade smacking right into her. But she would laugh that off, "It does get annoying, no? Parang all they can think of," with a grunt, she arced the shovel down, in an attempt to bludgeon her opponent, "Is what you're doing wrong."
HP: 40/50
Damage: 8
Charge: 2/3
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itspao_ rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 4
Total: 9 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 8:37 pm
"I know right?"
He managed to get just that much out before his face met the flat of her shovel. The impact sent him a step back, almost reeling--and he did feel something start to trickle down the side of his face, but despite the headache coming on he still went right back into the fray. He sliced upward this time, inadvertently aiming for her face. Oddly enough, the spar didn't seem to interrupt the flow of their conversation.
"What language are you mixing in with your English, by the way?"
HP: 27/40
DMG: 3
CHG: 3/3
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Huni Pi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 7
Total: 15 (2-20)
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:32 am
The sword's edge grazed her jaw in a bladed form of an uppercut, throwing her head back in the process. Luckily for her, she hadn't opened her mouth to answer, because she was sure the strike would have made her bite her tongue. Joy sharply brought her shovel down into a makeshift crutch, stopping her from falling on her a**.
"It's Tagalog," she answered, "Ever heard of the Philippines? I'm from there, we go into Taglish a lot." she explained, the spiel coming out of her on automatic. A grin, a kick off from the ground, and the moon was back to trying to bury her weapon into her opponent's torso.
HP: 37/50
Damage: 8
Charge: 3/3
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:30 am
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itspao_ rolled 2 8-sided dice:
1, 8
Total: 9 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:31 am
"Never--" he barely managed to start before he felt the flat of his own sword hit his torso. He was in the middle of another downward sweep when her weapon met his and landed right on his chest, the force of which pushed him back a staggering number of steps. And take the wind out of him; he had to stop for a second, all the while Zephira screeching at him.
"Never heard of ********> that's gonna bruise--at least the language. I've heard about the country, though. That's cool."
When he finally caught his breath he just rushed her again and, when he felt he was within reach, jabbed his sword forward and aiming dead center of her chest.
HP: 19/40
DMG: 3
CHG: 3/3
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Huni Pi rolled 2 10-sided dice:
1, 1
Total: 2 (2-20)
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:22 am
There were times (alright a lot of times) when Joy was reckless and careless with her safety. The frequency of these times had increased ever since she got a FEAR shield. Which was why she didn't bother with any sense of defense against the sword and it.
Well if it weren't for the FEAR shield and Bert's instincts of protecting his bonded, Rhys would have skewered Joy. As it stood, the tip of the blade had cut through Joy's blouse but ended against her sternum.
"Holy shet," Joy half breathed and half laughed at her situation, the sight of the sword going into her chest somehow short-circuiting her brain from retaliating. It hurt like hell and yet the manic grin on her face suggested otherwise.
HP: 34/50
Damage: 0
Charge: 3/3
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itspao_ rolled 2 8-sided dice:
4, 3
Total: 7 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:38 am
He grinned a bit and pushed the sword forward a touch (out of curiosity to see how she would react, mostly) before pulling it back. "You...okay?" he at least thought to ask. Even if it was barely, getting stabbed by a pointy object usually hurt and yet she was smiling, so it was a little weird. Granted, it was a freaky smile and he honestly had no idea what to make of it, so Rhys readied his stance for some kind of insane retaliation from the woman.
HP: 19/40
DMG: 1
CHG: 3/3
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