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-4- [voice]

Aug 26, 2011 22:14

[a rather tired voice can be heard.]

I hope I’m not bothering anyone with this, but... do you know, if maybe, there’s a way to... um, get rid of a nightmare?

[though, it’s not exactly a nightmare that is troubling Ruca lately, but a rather... unpleasant memory ( Read more... )

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[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 29 2011, 03:21:11 UTC

Of course it's not a bother, Ruca. I just wish I had reliable advice to offer. Have you tried training or sparring? Any form of exercise, really, as long as it tires you out enough to sleep well. Dreams tend to leave you alone when you're in deep sleep.

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 29 2011, 09:48:34 UTC

[training, sparring, exercises... he sighs.]

No, I haven't tried any of that...

[and it's not like he wants to do any of this, but... he doesn't really have any better ideas.]

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 30 2011, 02:37:58 UTC

[Nesreca also tends to narrow one's range of options quite a bit. There's a brief pause on Allen's end and when he speaks again, the volume of his voice fluctuates, as though he's looking away from his device and around his room.]

I may still have a packet or two of tea lying around, if you think that'll help.

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 30 2011, 18:25:22 UTC

Y-you don't have to look... I'm already bothering you too much.

[his silent for a longer moment.]

Maybe I really should try training...

[he can't think of anyone he could possibly spar with. But maybe that's for the best...]

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 13:10:54 UTC

―Ruca, we've barely been speaking for a minute. That's hardly bothering me at all.

[Aaaand cue rustling in the background as Allen goes ferreting about for those tea bags.]

What sort of training are you used to, if you don't mind my asking?

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 31 2011, 13:17:32 UTC

If you say so...

[still thinking "I'm a bother".]

Actually, I've never really trained... at all.

[... but if slaying monsters counts as training...]

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 13:20:49 UTC

Never? But you mentioned having to fight monsters back in your world.

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 31 2011, 13:29:08 UTC

Well, y-yeah. I had to fight a lot of monsters on my journey... but I've never trained sword fighting...

[why he has a bad feeling about this conversation...]

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 13:36:04 UTC

[Allen isn't exactly an expert swordsman either, so he simply assumes Ruca means he's not trained in the field of swordsmanship, but has combat experience in other areas.]

Ah, it doesn't have to be that sort of training. Anything that will give your body a good workout should help.

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 31 2011, 13:42:12 UTC

[no, Ruca has none experience in any kind of training. Everything he can do is because of his past life.]

N-no, I... I never trained anything. You see... I'm really bad at sports or exercises and slow at running. I always preferred... to stay at home and read books.

1/2 [AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 13:49:20 UTC

[...]

[Come to think of it, he never asked Ruca what these monsters are like. Perhaps they're tamer than they sound.]

I― See.

[Spoken haltingly, but not in the manner of the disbelieving. Frankly, he's just at a temporary loss for what to suggest in the face of this unforeseen development.]

2/2 [AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 13:51:45 UTC

There must be something you can do, though! Even if it's something simple like push-ups― Or perhaps others will have better ideas to offer.

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 31 2011, 13:56:34 UTC

[ha ha ha... him and push-ups. He probably wouldn't be able to do even one.]

...Maybe I try training with the sword.

[because that sounds like a best idea for now.]

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 14:02:39 UTC

[ a soft hum of consideration ] I have some experience with one. If we can find a substitute for training swords, would you like to spar?

[AUDIO] adreamminealone August 31 2011, 14:08:11 UTC

[there's a very long pause.]

Are you... sure about that?

[AUDIO] tothelastbreath August 31 2011, 14:15:58 UTC

[So long, in fact, that the rummaging sounds on Allen's end have ceased. Er. Was that a terribly impolite thing to say? Did he breach some code of conduct in Ruca's world? Does an offer to spar carry some deeper meaning, say, an invitation to throw down, or is it some convoluted insult...?

So, are you sure about that, Allen.

Ah. No. Not really.]

―Only if you'd like to, of course.

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