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You're the saddest bunch I've ever met

Jul 05, 2009 22:20

Characters: Seraph (shining_bind) and Red (ihavetwodads)
Date/Time: July 5th, late afternoon
Location: The Park
Rating: PG-13 for MANLY VIOLENCE
Summary: Red requested a training session in swordsmanship from Seraph, and that's what he's going to get. There will probably be some pinging here.

( But you can bet before we're through/Mister, I'll make a man out of you )

~tales of symphonia: lloyd (red), ~tales of symphonia: kratos (seraph)

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shining_bind July 6 2009, 04:21:37 UTC

He had to hold back the beginnings of a faint smile as he saw Red approach and begin practicing on his own. It showed that he had decent determination, not leaving immediately. It also gave Seraph a moment to watch his form, the way he wielded the blades while under the impression that he was alone. There was raw skill there... it would just take sharpening ( ... )

ihavetwodads July 6 2009, 04:51:25 UTC

Seraph's voice, once again, came out of nowhere. Red was right in the middle of an attack when he heard it, and it made him fumble right out of that, the momentum of the swing taking him down to his knees. His cheeks turned pink as he looked to his right, where Seraph was walking towards him. When did he arrive?

Despite the humiliation, Red listened. He grew even more flustered over the fact that Seraph was pointing out more flaws instead of giving compliments. He had been alone, for goodness sake, it wasn't like he was giving it his all. Not really. At least he was "doing well ( ... )

shining_bind July 6 2009, 05:15:08 UTC

"Stances and balance can win or lose a fight," he stated simply. "If you are out of balance, your opponent will take advantage of this."

At the question of him being a target, Seraph nodded. "Exactly." His sword was lifted in front of him, weight shifted evenly between his feet. "And... As with all idioms, the figurative subjects have little to do with the intended message." After a moment he decided that trying to explain figures of speech would just distract the boy, and he shook his head. There was no need for it.

Right now, he wished to test Red's skill and see his general attack pattern- after all, all the good advice in the world was nothing if the user wasn't comfortable in it, and if they didn't make it their own. Bracing his shoulders in a defensive way, he spoke again.

"Your strikes should be precise and controlled. Come in to attack. I will be prepared."

ihavetwodads July 6 2009, 06:15:43 UTC

"Oh..." Red dug his feet into the ground, trying to find a solid, yet comfortable position, and kept his swords ready at his sides. This stance seemed to strike a chord within him, and so he stayed that way.

His head tilted at Seraph's explanation. He had no idea what 'idioms' and 'figurative' was supposed to mean, but instead of asking, he simply nodded slowly. He could pick out other things so that the sentence made sense, and besides... It would probably be better to just smile and nod as if he knew what Seraph was talking about most of the time anyway. Unless he were just really curious.

Attacking Seraph... The moment of truth, then. Red rolled his shoulders and let out a deep breath, and then pointed one of his swords at Seraph. "Alright, here I come!"

With that announcement out of the way, Red launched from his place and quickly closed the distance between Seraph and himself, swords behind him to aid his trek. If there was one thing he learned in his time training to himself, it was that speed was definitely on his ( ... )

shining_bind July 12 2009, 07:04:24 UTC

Red had speed. That was the first thing he noted. He shifted his position slightly to absorb the first blow with his blade, before turning to brush the next to the side, redirecting it's movement for less reverberations of metal-on-metal with the solid contact of the blows. He shifted his stance for the third blow, taking the both, before immediately shifting to a counter attack ( ... )

ihavetwodads July 12 2009, 07:16:39 UTC

Red saw that first strike coming and prepared himself... but Seraph had faked the attacked, and he wasn't expecting the next one. Although he was able to put strength behind his defense, it was at the last second, and so he had to take a couple of steps to the side to regain his footing. Seraph was powerful. Where Red had speed, the other man definitely had strength.

He may have been caught off-guard, but he was prepared for another onslaught. His grip on his swords tightened, and he was just about to swing his sword when Seraph began to give him advice. The way he talked, it was as if he really wanted Red to go all out against him. He frowned and, in the world's dumbest move in a sparring match, he averted his eyes.

"But I'm not trying to hit you, Seraph. This is just a spar, right?"

shining_bind July 12 2009, 07:39:45 UTC

As soon as red looked away, he moved quickly forward, bringing his sword up and stopping just short of an actual blow to Red's chest and neck. "Do not look away, Red." he said sternly ( ... )

ihavetwodads July 12 2009, 09:59:09 UTC

"Whoa!" Red exclaimed as the sword stopped mere millimeters away from his body. He leaned himself away, holding his own weapons out uselessly in an instinctive effort to defend himself. Don't look away? If he didn't learn that before, he certainly knew now. "Y-Yeah. Got it." He nodded and took two steps back, away from the blade.

He paused as Seraph took it away and hid it away. They were... done? Slowly, Red lowered his guard and sheathed his swords. A part of him was disappointed, and yet the other half was relieved. It was a short session, and yet he learned a lot just from that. Seraph was a good teacher.

"Large and thick-skinned... huh." Red muttered to himself as he frowned and gazed down at the ground. Something was familiar about that phrase. It was that sensation of nostalgia, the feeling of knowing that something was there... something unreachable. It was distant, much more so than the other times he felt it, but still there ( ... )

YAY DAY OFF FROM WORK. shining_bind July 23 2009, 07:58:38 UTC

"..." Well, that wouldn't do. Red was obviously still thinking about their previous lesson and the things he had been told. He would probably need more time to absorb that information, rather than moving along to the next. had his blade been out, Seraph would have simply disarmed him.. but forthe moment, he simply shook his head ( ... )

Re: YAY DAY OFF FROM WORK. ihavetwodads July 23 2009, 08:25:43 UTC

At that, Red was about to retort that he wasn't distracted - hell, he could keep going all night if he had to! He wanted to learn! But at the same time... He felt that the basics were enough. If he really wanted to get better, he'd have to develop his own skills and his own methods of fighting, not just copy Seraph's ways. With that, he nodded and also took a step back ( ... )

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