Day 48: Courtyard

[thatdamnedninja]

"I could tell you some stories," Yuffie suggested brightly, "of unquestionable legality." Illegality, that was. Petty little things like the law didn't usually mean very much to her, except for the times when she had to uphold it. Always fun for the breaking, though, the law, and messy for the clean-up. Just the way she liked it

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[unluckiest]

Ashton was glad he seemed to be getting along with Guy pretty well. Really, he wasn't going to trust just anyone in this place - not after seeing what other sorts of people there were here at breakfast - but if Guy had Claude's seal of approval, he had Ashton's, too.

"Ah, some knives? How lucky for me! I'm just no good with blunt weapons like bats," he said apologetically. "Thank you for considering me like that! With a knife or two, I hope I'll be more useful in a place like this." And maybe he'd actually get some good exploring done tonight. No more sitting around!!

But even weapons wouldn't be any good if he didn't train! He lowered himself to the ground, beginning a set of pushups as they continued the conversation. (This was much easier without the dragons, wasn't it?)

"Most of the other people I've met here seem rather new, so I figured it was good to ask a veteran," Ashton explained, smiling as he lowered himself centimeters from the ground. Guy had seemed a little surprised, so an explanation was probably good to give. "But, thanks. I'll have to remember not to check the basement."

But... hmm. Finding new areas. True, there was probably some sort of boss to find somewhere in the Landel's corridors, but if they weren't finding anything, maybe they needed a fresh sort of perspective. Ashton thought about that for a moment, then looked up at Guy mid-pushup, slowly raising his hand to point at one of the courtyard walls.

"Well, do you know what's behind those walls?" Guy probably knew, right? "They don't look like they have wire or anything on them, so do you think someone could go over?"

[razing_phoenix]

When Ashton mentioned that blunt weapons weren't something he was used to, Guy nodded in empathy. He felt the same way. While swing something around using brute strength was something anyone could get the hang of, he didn't have any more skill with it than that. Sword-fighting he had trained to do, which was why he'd gotten his hands on something sharp as soon as possible.

"Claude should have one for you, so just make sure to ask him about it," he said with another nod. He then watched as Ashton started to get onto the grass and do some exercises. It was definitely a good idea to stay in tip-top physical shape in this place, so it wasn't like Guy could judge the man for that. Since it felt sort of strange to be talking to Ashton while still standing, Guy sat himself down and started to stretch his hands out toward his toes. It wasn't too intensive, but it was better than nothing.

Glad to hear that he'd successfully kept Ashton away from the basement, even without being able to give details, he then glanced over to the walls as the man pointed them out. "Hmm," he murmured to himself as he stopped stretching for a moment, "I can't say I've gone that way myself yet, but people definitely do it. It's probably dangerous, but there aren't many places here that aren't," he pointed out.

He and Claude had thought of going that way last night, but had ultimately decided against it. Guy was sure he'd end up focusing his attentions to the outside eventually, but it hadn't been a priority thus far. Ashton certainly sounded interested, though, and that was good. It was always smart to have something concrete to focus on in this place -- it kept morale up.