redcladidealist | 17th Combo

Entry tags:

#video,
*ace,
*colette,
*death the kid,
*hungary,
*jade curtiss,
*karkat,
*kyou sohma,
*riku,
*tifa,
*vriska,
*yamamoto takeshi,
guardian,
saving the world,
this's why eridan can't have nice things,
training,
won't let you die

17th Combo - [Video]

There! I-

[Locked from Eridan]

-did it! Good. That'll keep him from listening in on this. Thanks, Genis. I owe you one.

[Yup, somebody begged his best friend to show him how to lock. That done, he turns his attention on the Dreamberry - and Somarium in general by extension. His expression is very serious, and perhaps a little chagrined.]

Hey, everyone. I... kind of need some help. I need to get stronger, so I need to train, but I also need help learning how to fight magic users. [He makes a face.] Especially magic users that can fly.

[No, he's not talking about anyone in specific. What makes you think that?]

Does anyone want to spar? Or have any advice?

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...Weird. So how exactly do you use it?

Most people can't, unless they have elven blood or they have an Exsphere like this. [Lloyd holds up his left hand, showing the gemlike stone embedded on the back. It's not actually part of his glove, though it might look like it from a casual glance.] It's kind of hard to explain how to use it. I kind of just... feel it. And when I can feel it, I can move it. Then I can use it for stuff.

[...Lloyd wouldn't really make a very good teacher.]

[...nope. no he wouldn't.]

Hm...interesting. Well I definitely don't have anything like that. Will that a problem?

[Lloyd thinks about that for a moment, then shakes his head.]

Nah. I'll just make sure not to use any techniques. I probably need that kind of practice, too.

[Actually, he probably needs that just as much as anything else. Somewhere in the back of his head, he can practically hear Kratos lecturing about how strength is useless without skill.]

So, when's a good time for you?

Honestly, I wouldn't mind. It would be a nice exercise for me, too.

But anytime is fine with me. Just name the time and place and I'll be there.

[like five hours later, but he'll get there.]

How about in a couple of hours? And since we won't use any magic or techniques, we could go to this dojo someone said I could use. It's the Sohma Dojo, in the third district.

[Hey, that's okay. With the wonders of Dreamberry technology in Lloyd's hands, he can always call Ace when he starts getting bored waiting! Starting ten minutes after they're supposed to meet up~]

The Sohma Dojo? Okay!

[he'll start heading there....now. at least even Ace knows that he needs a head start so he can find the place.

[When it gets to be about the time they said they'd meet, Lloyd heads through the city to find the dojo in question.

...he probably should have thought to find it before they had to meet. Didn't take into account trying to figure out where it was. Oops. That's going to cost him at least fifteen minutes.

How late is Ace going to be?]

[probably a half hour.

he passed it a few times without realizing it.]

[Lloyd had been armed and prepared with an apology for arriving late to their meeting, but hey, new place he's never been, he's sure Ace will understand. When he'd been the first to arrive, though...

Well, that makes that apology unnecessary. Lloyd blinks and looks around to make sure Ace isn't there, then settles himself in to wait.

And wait.

The minutes crawl by.

Ugh, so bored.

Ten extremely dull minutes later, Lloyd flips open the Dreamberry again.]

Hey, Ace! Did you get lost?

[and answering!]

You know...haha, I think I might have.

[Wow, he'd been right? He'd only meant the question half-seriously, more as an excuse to call Ace to find out what was up. But if Ace is lost...]

Want me to come find you?

No, I think I'm close...but here, do these buildings seem familiar to you?

[holds up the screen and let's just say he's like one block down.]

Oh, yeah, hey, I saw that building behind you on my way here! You're really close! I think you're just down the street.

Oh, really?

All right, I should be there soon then.

[and he hangs up and miraculously doesn't go the wrong way. so he's entering the dojo and waving.]

Haha, sorry about that.

Hey, Ace!

[Lloyd waves and grins back.]

Nah, don't worry about it. I was a little late getting here, too. I probably should have given myself some extra time to figure out where I was going.

So, are you ready? I think the main room's over here.

I'm ready whenever you are. [and he looks a little too happy about this.]

Though it's probably best if you lead.

[because it is very possible he could still get lost. and end up in the wrong room.]

[That last comment earns a blink, but Lloyd just decides not to ask. Instead, he nods and leads the way to a fairly spacious, empty room. Once inside, Lloyd stretches, then draws both his swords.]

We're just training, not dueling, right? Do you want to put any limits on this, or just keep going until we decide to stop?

[unsheathing his sword.]

I don't need any limits, but I'll hold back if you need me to since we're only training.

Yeah, same here.

[They'll have to figure out where they stand against each other before they can really decide if one of them needs to hold back.

He falls into position. He's ready whenever Ace is.]

All right then...here I go!

[and with probably more speed than Lloyd probably expected, Ace was suddenly rushing at him, the blade flashing as he brought down in a downward slash.]

[Definitely more than he was expecting. Lloyd's eyes widen in surprise and he barely has time to bring both his swords up to block. The harsh clash of steel on steel rings through the air, then Lloyd is struggling to hold Ace's sword back. If he can just... shift the weight to one sword...

There!

Freeing one sword, he brings it around to slash at Ace from the side.]

[whoa, that's kind of close!

seeing Lloyd free one sword, Ace expected he would use it to attack him. he had little choice but to swerve around, his blade sliding off one to parry the other before jumping back.

but he was still smiling—in fact he looked like he was enjoying this quite a lot.]

[His attack might not have succeeded, but there's a grin on Lloyd's face, too. He's enjoying this challenge, having someone he can test himself against without anything riding on it. Ace is good. He can tell that even after just that one short exchange. How good is another question, but the only way to find that out is to try another attack.

He presses forward, going on the offensive this time. One sword swings across from the side, trying to catch Ace in an awkward position to defend. His other follows in its wake from the same direction, ready to take advantage if Ace occupies his sword with fending off the first.]

[though Ace had to block the blade, it was more of a quick deflection and step back as he swiftly brought the sword up to parry the other. not only was Ace known for his strength, but also for his fast reflexes.]

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