Behind the Dorms, Tuesday Afternoon

[puppy_fair]

"Hey, guys," said Zack once people seemed more or less assembled for today's reserves meeting. "Since we're working on getting involved in some more in-depth exercises in the future, I thought that maybe keeping it simple today would be for the best. You more or less know one another by now, I think, but do you know how the other people here in

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Pair off and Spar!

[puppy_fair]

... Pretty self-explanatory. Just keep in mind that we're not going for concussions, here. We're going for light contact, to get a feel for how your partner moves, or, alternatively, how you move. This stuff will probably come in handy in future exercises. Feel free to critique your partner's form.

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[flowering_mind]

And down from the tree she came to look for a partner. Even if she did make a face at the restrictions.

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[ostianbelle]

Asuna set out stretching and prepared herself. She also made a mental note to watch her strength it wouldn't do to send someone flying accidentally.

(SP warning! But I'll ping as soon as I'm back!)

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[sorella_vecchia]

Triela glanced over at the girl she didn't recognize. She cocked her head slightly.

Could be interesting.

[SP warning of my own, but maybe that'll work out?]

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[ostianbelle]

"Hi," Asuna said, seeing the girl. "You want to pair up?"

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[sorella_vecchia]

"Sure," Triela nodded. "Do you have experience with this sort of thing?"

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[ostianbelle]

"I've had some training since I was a kid but only took it seriously recently." Fighting demons would do that to you. "How about you?"

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[sorella_vecchia]

"I'm still relatively new to hand-to-hand stuff. I've only been working on it for a couple of years now." She'd spent the time before that focused on guns. She still preferred those anyway.

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[ostianbelle]

Asuna took a fighting stance, "Let's try it out then!"

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[sorella_vecchia]

"Anything unusual I should be aware about? Old injuries? Places not to hit?" As she spoke, Triela also slipped into a fighting stance. She realized that she hadn't spent nearly enough time practicing since she'd taken to wearing three-inch heels, and her balance was off.

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[ostianbelle]

Asuna paused, thinking. "I'm a little stronger than normal people but I'll be holding back."

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[sorella_vecchia]

"If it's just a bit stronger, then don't feel like you have to. I'm significantly more durable than most people." Triela, of course, would be holding back a bit, too. It would be bad to hurt the newbie.

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[ostianbelle]

"Oh. Okay," Asuna was a little skeptical then shrugged. "Okay, let's try this."

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[sorella_vecchia]

Triela settled herself and nodded. "Ready?"

Then, without waiting for a response, she lunged forward with a punch.

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[ostianbelle]

Asuna turned away from the punch and extended her arm intending to hit Triela on the shoulder.

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[sorella_vecchia]

With a twist of her hips Triela brought her other arm up to block the punch, pushing Asuna's fist out of line. "Not bad," she decided, taking a long step back to give herself space for another attack.