[not an AU: sword lessons]

[fate_ality]

[made because me and Lazlo feel really guilty about raping people's posts with our gay :( PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO COME BUG US HERE THOUGH]

Ah, you want to start now? Just let me put my bow and quiver away then.

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[toforgivedivine]

Yeah, now is a good time.

[fate_ality]

Right then, just a moment.

[organizes his stuff into a corner.]

Where will we be practising?

[toforgivedivine]

There's a bunch of posts a little farther into the woods. I think some of the martial-arts types use them sometimes, but right now no one is, so we can.

[fate_ality]

Martial arts, huh?

[toforgivedivine]

There's a lot of that type in camp.

Right, you can start practicing with this. The blade is dull, but other than that it handles the same as a regular sword.

*HANDING IT OVER woo*

[fate_ality]

I haven't met any yet.

[h-handling the sword not WELL but at least it looks like he's learnt how to not stab himself with it :|]

[toforgivedivine]

I haven't spoken to any, but I've seen them around.

. . . Here, hold it more like this.

*fixing your grip*

[fate_ality]

You can tell by seeing them?

R-right.

[holding it a bit better 8D a bit.]

[toforgivedivine]

Well, I saw one of them practicing. It was kind of a no-brainer.

If you hold it like that, you're going to cut your arm open. *fixes moree*

[fate_ality]

Ahhh.

I would not cut-- fine. But it's easier to hold it with two hands. [demonstrates]

[toforgivedivine]

Well, that's easier at first, I guess, but one-handed gets easier after a certain point . . .

Well, try swinging at this post, and we'll see what needs adjusting.

[fate_ality]

I guess I'm too used for using both my hands with a weapon, after all.

[and swings it like a bo-staff AKA ALL WRONG b-but not horrible just. Wrong for the weapon.]

[toforgivedivine]

. . . Evidently!

You're swinging it like a bludgeoning weapon. It's a slicing weapon, so it's more like-- *sup in your personal space and TOUCHING YOU but totally doing it to fix your swing |D*

[fate_ality]

[asfhdskjfhdkjfhksd j-just let's you touch and stands kinda stiffly]

[toforgivedivine]

*totally oblivious~*

And if you do it a little more like this-- and relax a bit-- you'll get a better swing.

[fate_ality]

A-a better swing. Right. Like this?

[swings it! -and accidently pulls his shoulder!]
Adfaskjff-- O-ow.