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fbi_forever in dizzy_land

Booth's stepping out of his comfort zone

Apr 22, 2008 17:09

((Closed-ish RP. For Booth and either Percy or Barbossa. TBA. Later, others who are good with swords, perhaps?))

Booth was bored again, and he had heard there was a shooting range but had gotten lost a few times in finding it and decided it was time for something else.

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booth, rp, percy

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yousir_mesir April 22 2008, 22:38:00 UTC

((Adventureland - means dear Percival to brighten up your day. :D ))

Percy was suffering from a monstrous headache when he heard the hubbub outside his home. A man couldn't even sit in the dark around these parts without being accosted by all sorts of noise to make the ear throb and the head pound. All he wanted was to be left alone, honestly and truly.

Instead he ventured outside to see what was going on, and to perhaps lay into whomever was disturbing his rest. He poked his head outside the door of the giftshop and frowned when he saw a man around his own age toying with a wooden sword. "Od's fish!" he cursed loudly. "What the devil do you think you're doing?"

fbi_forever April 22 2008, 23:05:21 UTC

Booth immediately dropped the sword he was holding when he heard someone. "Uhh..." he stated eloquently as he turned towards the voice to apologize. After thinking for a moment on just who he disturbed, he bowed, (this he assumed was polite) "Just, teaching myself to fight," Booth said, quite sure of himself. It's not like the wooden pirate was his---was it?

yousir_mesir April 22 2008, 23:18:08 UTC

Despite the fact that he wasn't fully dress - horribly inappropriate, Percy was just about bewildered enough to step out of his home to investigate. "Why would you need to learn, sir?" he asked, trying to blink the sun out of his pained vision.

fbi_forever April 22 2008, 23:48:49 UTC

"Because, I don't know how," Booth replied, scratching the back of his head. "And it seems better than using a gun---since there are kids around," he explained, not sure how this man would reply.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 00:17:02 UTC

"With a sword, or do you mean in general that you do not know how to fight?" Percy scratched his chin and tried to smooth out his hair, which was uncommonly messy and not at all attractive. "And again, why? Are you expecting to find yourself in a fight?"

Percy put his hands on his hips and looked from the wooden sword to the man, then to the sword again.

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 00:30:15 UTC

"With a sword," Booth assured him, "Quite good otherwise, believe me," he smiled, his hands on his belt loops. "Well, no, not really--just, had some trouble lately, with my partner. Just, don't want to jinx it. Best be prepared with any weapon, and swords," Booth gestured with his hand, "Tend to be around here," The man seemed to look over my appearance, wooden sword and all.

"I just---I need to protect her," Booth said simply and to the point.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 00:42:32 UTC

Percy listened and let his mouth morph into a small smile. Well. His intent was noble, was it not? Protecting a friend was always something near and dear to Percy's heart. Suddenly, quite suddenly, his head didn't hurt nearly as terribly.

"Sink me, you're not going to get far holding your weapon like that! Won't do, chap, won't do. Someone will slice your nose before you can even take a step." He tsked and walked towards the man. "Percy Blakeney. Who might you be?"

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 00:59:44 UTC

Booth waited for a moment before he saw a smile appear on the man's face. He couldn't help but be relieved.

"Oh--they, they will? My nose?" Booth thought aloud, not really sure what to do. Shifting the sword around in his hand he smiled as the man walked towards him. Was he tsking? Booth let that go, he was helping. "Seeley Booth, pleasure to meet you, Percy Blakeney," the name sounded so familiar bur he couldn't seem to place it.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 01:06:56 UTC

Percy bowed; not a deep bow, for his head hurt, but still a respectful one at that. "Seeley Booth. Yes, a pleasure, sir." The man was staring but Percy wasn't phased. He was thinking about how he could help the man - it was such a noble cause, and he did love to serve.

He held out his hand and nodded towards the wooden sword. "May I?" he inquired with a smile.

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 01:16:45 UTC

Booth shook himself out of it and nodded, "Oh, by all means," hr offered, handing the sword over to him. There was something else about him that seemed familiar, but as an agent he was clearly hiding something. Pushing that feeling aside he made sure to watch intently.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 01:29:54 UTC

Once the sword was clasped in his palm, and it was a sorry excuse for a sword at that, he weighed it between his hands. Percy stepped forward and stood with one foot positioned in front and the other in the back, extending a bent arm out towards Booth. "First, sir, it is imperative that you learn how to stand. One foot in front, the other in the back, or else you'll never be able to move when you fence."

He waited for the man to give him a sign that he followed what Percy was trying to show him. "You must be able to move," he said again, crossing one leg in front as he stepped to the side.

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 01:37:23 UTC

"One foot in front, right," Booth repeated, studying his feet before doing the same with his own feet. Booth nodded at Percy once he got his feet in the right position.

Booth tested it out, moving one leg back and forth to test it out before Percy went on.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 01:47:39 UTC

"La!" Percy cried, smiling brightly as Booth followed his lead. He waved his hand and continued to cross one foot in front of the other, holding his arm steadily out towards the taller man. "Always keep your eyes on your target," he said, then smirked to himself after the fact. "When you can, that is."

"Sink me, let's pretend our dear wooden fellow is my opponent!" Percy started to laugh.

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 02:08:51 UTC

To say Percy had some, eccentric habits would be putting it lightly in his eyes and he did his best not to crack up. He seemed to be enjoying himself as well so he went with it. "Glad to see somethings are the same when using a sword," he replied. He was glad to know somethings didn't change.

"Alrighty, wooden fellow," he repeated, grinning at said wooden fellow.

yousir_mesir April 23 2008, 02:20:21 UTC

He continued to chuckle when Booth address his "opponent". Fine man, fine man indeed, if not entirely odd. "This man has insulted my honour! Should I allow him to grossly abuse the Blakeney name? I think not!" He brought the wooden rapier down in a swift motion, making it swish through the air. Such a pretty sound.

He stepped forward and "stabbed" the wooden man in the chest, retreating backwards as though his opponent made a lunge for him.

fbi_forever April 23 2008, 02:29:55 UTC

He was talking to it now---it was talking to him. Booth decided it was better to let it go as he saw Percy jab at the wooden figure.

Booth moved to mimic him, trying to do as he did in a smaller scale. The man was amazing, he just went at it. Slow, but for my benefit.

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