[Action] Event - I don't need wings to fly

[rebellingheart]

[Only a little shaken up from the crash emergency landing, it had still taken Rinoa a little while to get ready. Fact is she'd had to junction first, Shiva seeming an ironic but appropriate choice considering just how cold it was already getting. The choice to junction ice magic to Elem-def-J had been an easy one  at least. After that it didn't

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[haha_steelguard]

[From the dormitory entrance, Snow stares in patent surprise, and earns for this a blow to the chest from the Gayla he'd been holding with one hand and punching with the other. He casts a Ruin straight in its face, punches it till it stops moving, then tosses it aside to call out to the girl with the gunblade]

Hey! Do you know a woman named Lightning?

[rebellingheart]

[Dispatching a grat with a careful swing, Rinoa looks up as someone calls out to her.]

Lightning? [She thinks about this, almost getting whipped by a Grat in the process. Startled, she takes the grat out with her blaster edge, since it's still the weapon she's most familiar with and the action comes more or less by instinct now.]

I think there was someone with a name like that, but I didn't know her really. I think she went home a while ago though?

[haha_steelguard]

{Snow nearly trips over a Bite Bug, which he irritably kicks away]

She was here? And she went home?

[He lifts his hands in a 'you gotta be kidding gesture', with a smile that's really the only reaction he can bear to have right now]

That's nuts!

Time compression is weirder than I thought... Anyway, if you knew her at all, you'll know it's a compliment that you reminded me of her!

[rebellingheart]

I think so? I'm sorry, I really don't remember if she was here or not, though the name does sound familiar.

[She works her way over to the stranger though, understanding his frustration.]

She's a friend of yours? I'm sorry I don't have anything more certain to tell you. There might be someone else who knows better though.

You're telling me. We never would have guessed that time compression would have such far reaching effects like this!

[She smiles, though it's tinged with sadness.]

If I reminded you of a friend, then of course it's a compliment, right?

[dragon_savior]

You've taken to a sword like a fish to water.

[He smirked, approaching her since there wasn't any immediate danger.]

I have to say, I'm proud you've come this far with a sword. Never thought I'd make a good teacher.

[rebellingheart]

If I'm any good at all it's thanks to the fact that you're a really good teacher, Ryu.

[She smiled at Ryu and then carefully lowered her gunblade for the moment.]

I thought you said you'd already taught someone else? Either way, it doesn't change the fact that you're a great teacher. You've been a big help.

[dragon_savior]

I did, but I neglected to mention what happened to him. The entire ordeal is a story for another time, though. Don't worry, he's still alive. I trained him when I was a kid.

[He blushes a little at the compliment.]

You're welcome.

[rebellingheart]

[That's... rather disconcerting.]

Well, if he's alive you can't have done that bad, right? [Leave it to her to look on the bright side in all of that.]

I mean it, you've been a big help. So you've got nothing to worry about your teacher qualifications are in the clear.

[lostmyhyperion]

A gunblade? Not the type of weapon I'd come to expect from you.

[Seifer has his own out, maybe looking to come rescue Rinoa if given that chance because he really finds it difficult to perceive her using one effectively. Or maybe he's just surprised she's managed one.]

Do you need me to save your behind?

I must have confused this as a notif for the other thread. Oops! ;;

[rebellingheart]

I told you that I've got some new things that'd surprise even you, didn't I?

[She's certainly not on his level yet by any means, but taking care of a bunch of Grats and Bite Bugs isn't too big of a stretch. Though it does start to wear her out after a while. A Gunblade is quite a bit heavier than any Blaster Edge after all and requires quite a bit more physically too.]

I didn't realize how hard it was to use. You and Squall both make it look so easy! [She makes a rueful face at the blade in her hands the before moving in on another monster.]

Save me? [Let's face it, they both knew she didn't need saving at least not this time for once.] You can save my arms? I'm not sure I'll be able to move tomorrow at this rate.

don't worry about it D:

[lostmyhyperion]

[He can't help but manage a smirk at that.]

Yes you did. I guess I should be impressed that you've managed so far without stabbing yourself or something.

If your arms fall off, I'll carry those back, but you can drag yourself.

<3

[rebellingheart]

I'm in the intermediate bladed weapon's class, you know. Is it really that surprising that I haven't managed to cut off anything yet? Any chance of doing that was back during the class that introduces all the weapons after all. I've been getting help after class hours too. I haven't had time do anything fun lately because I've been doing so much work!

[She pouts a little at this, but it's clear that it doesn't bother her that much otherwise she wouldn't be doing all of this to begin with. After all if she really wanted to, it wasn't likely that her father would out and out turn her away after all. So her determination to become a fully independent SeeD is actually pretty serious.]

Drag myself back? Why would I have to do that? My legs are just fine so can't I walk?

[zeroth_card]

[It's taking some time - and the impromptu pitching of quite a few others - but Minato figures it won't take long until the fiends learn not to get in the path from the dormitory to the infirmary.

He notices Rinoa taking on a pack of Grats and Bite Bugs with her gunblade, and doing a good job for someone who was still a novice back when they had that class. Readying his own gunblade, he slashes a nearby bug to pitching in.]

I see you've been practicing.

[rebellingheart]

Minato, hi! [She'd stop and wave normally, but there's entirely too many monsters around for that sort of social habit. So instead, Rinoa just adjusts her attack pattern to let him take care of the ones closest to where he is.]

Thanks. I've been training overtime ever since that class. Ryu's been helping me. It hasn't left me much spare time though. [Which is totally going to change, she's missed having an actual social life. All she's been doing is school, study, and training lately and that's so boring!]

[zeroth_card]

[Minato takes out another bug that rushes at him. Honestly, the only advantage this group has is numbers - and those numbers are about to dwindle.]

There hasn't been a lot of spare time lately. Good thing we got winter break, huh?

[He raises his gunblade to block a swung tendril from a grat. Not the best place to start a conversation, really.]

[rebellingheart]

[They're not the hardest monsters to fight and even when they do hit it's not like it really hurts. A t-rexaur though, that's another matter entirely. Even after all she's been through lately, she still wouldn't want to have to go up against one of those alone.]

I'm looking forward to having some time to just relax and catch up with everyone.

[It probably isn't, but really, what other choice did they have? It's not like it's a hard fight or anything. Rinoa also has the perk that a good part of her training has been on the grats and bugs of the training center so it really is more or less an ingrained habit by now.]

[fierybluebird]

Gotten some private tutoring with that thing I see.

Unless you were always a natural, eh?

How did I miss this? D: /kicks inbox

[rebellingheart]

A natural? I wish! [Dealing with the final grat from the group, she stretches a little and waves at Marco.] Ryu's been helping me extra outside of class. I've been super busy!

Ahhh no problem got migraines /is late

[fierybluebird]

Oh? Hm. He must be a huge help, eh.

Re: Ahhh no problem got migraines /is late

[rebellingheart]

[Rinoa nods, her expression clearly showing just how much she valued all the work Ryu has been helping her with lately.]

He's a huge help and a really good friend too.