Slicing And Dicing [Closed]

[northswainbraid]

WHO: Agrias Oaks (northswainbraid) and Haruhi Suzumiya (theobliviousgod)
WHAT: The braided one teaches the moe-loving one how to wield a blade
WHERE: The beach
WHEN: The day before the Queen's announcement about monies

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[northswainbraid]

Agrias backed up a few steps, a bit dumbfounded at the size of the blade Haruhi had found and how wildly she was pointing it everywhere. The knight puta fist to her mouth, cleared her throat, and began talking.

"First things first. I am going to teach you basic terminology. Study these terms well so that future lessons go well."

She picked up her pen, licked it quickly out of habit, and began to draw some diagrams in Haruhi's journal on a free page.





"This is basic knowledge all sword wielders must learn. Just as you must know your own body and your own mind, you must know your own weapon. It will be your constant ally and you should treat it as such." She then reached into her pocket and threw a small rag to Haruhi. "Take this. It is a spare rag I have for cleaning my sword. Keeping a blade clean and sharp is most essential." Agrias cleared her throat again, not terribly used to educational lectures.

"Now then, since you have no experience, I am going to recommend you use both hands to lift your sword. Your dominant hand should go on top of the hilt's grip and your less dominant hand below it. You should have looked over your sword before you got here. Is it single edged or are both edges sharp? How sharp is the point? If the sword is single edged, you can use the sides of the blade, also called the flat, or the un-sharpened edge for bashing and striking. The point shall be used for penetrating attacks, with the sharp edge up. The sharp edge should face down during slashing maneuvers."

Agrias drew her blade and got into a basic offensive position.

"Go ahead and strike your blade against mine for a while. You will not hurt me - you are too weak yet for that. Do not worry. Just strike."