17th Combo - [Video]

[redcladidealist]

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?

Comments

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

My best advice is to run.

[redcladidealist]

I'm not going to run away! What if someone's life is depending on me?

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Oh, my apologies, I should have been more specific. I meant avoid the spell by running from the target area.

Although running away from the fight is, perhaps, even more sensible. In fact, why not take that 'someone' away with you as well?

[redcladidealist]

...oh. I- I knew that!

[He flushes just a little. Damn it, now he feels like an idiot. The flush doesn't last long though before he's frowning again.]

What if you can't? I need to be able to protect someone if I can't take them with me.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

That would depend on why you can't take them away. Brute force is hardly going to help against someone who can fly and use magic at the same time. You'll have to use cunning.

...Which might be a problem for you, unfortunately.

[redcladidealist]

H-hey! What's that supposed to mean?! I can be cunning!

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Well, it certainly doesn't seem that way, considering the point of your video is to ask for help to get physically stronger by training.

[redcladidealist]

I wasn't just asking about getting physically stronger. I want to learn strategy, too!

[Not helping your argument, Lloyd~]

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Oh? Well, I suppose it's never too late to start using your brain. It's a muscle too, you know. Perhaps you should consider exercising it as much as you do for your other muscles.

So, what is the situation? A helpless damsel being held captive, needing a noble hero to rescue her from the big bad flying magic-user?

[redcladidealist]

[Suspicious and somewhat skeptical.] Your brain is a muscle? How do you exercise something that's stuck inside your head?

Something like that. [Someone missed the sarcasm there.] A flying magic user was threatening one of my friends. The problem is that she's his friend, too, so she probably wouldn't run or let someone take her away. I wouldn't, if I was in her place. So I had to stop him before he could find her.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

By using it. Which you clearly aren't.

I'm not quite sure I follow. Your friend is friendly with the person who's threatening her? If she's fine with it, perhaps it isn't your place to meddle. [Getting involved with couples who like violence is such a hassle.]

[redcladidealist]

HEY! I am too! If I wasn't thinking, then I wouldn't even be asking for help in the first place!

I think she just doesn't realize how much of a threat he is. He said he was going to kill her!

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Whatever you say. [SHRUG.]

Have you tried speaking with her yet? It would take someone possessed of remarkable [idiocy] loyalty to have absolutely no response against a death threat. Unless you're the one who's completely misinterpreting the situation.

[redcladidealist]

[Just going to give him a scowl and let that part drop.]

She says she can deal with Eridan and that I shouldn't worry. I still want to be prepared in case it comes up again.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

[Eridan, huh. Jade files that name away for later.] And since the police haven't received any reports of a violent murder, would I be correct in assuming she's fine right now? How long ago was the death threat made?

[redcladidealist]

[Oh, did Lloyd just put Eridan on a police force member's radar? O o p s.]

About a month, I think. He said he didn't mean it when I talked to him again, but I'm not sure that I believe him. He sure sounded like he meant it when we fought. Kanaya's still okay, though. At least, she was a few days ago.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

So why choose to bring it up right now?

[redcladidealist]

Because now I'm healed enough that I can practice. I couldn't when I had broken ribs.

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

Did Eridan attack you instead?

...Rather, did you attack him? [Oh boys, always prancing around being all macho.]

[redcladidealist]

H-hey, I had good reason to attack him! I told you he was threatening my friend!

[That's a flustered, defensive yes, Jade. He did attack Eridan.]

[uncute-one.livejournal.com]

[Jade finds that he always has a greater urge to facepalm when faced with Lloyd.]

Be that as it may, the best way to respond to a death threat is certainly not to make Eridan even more angry. Honestly. And you didn't think to make sure you can win before challenging him to a duel, or whatever it is that boys do to defend the honour of their beloved damsel?

[redcladidealist]

[Yeah, Lloyd's pretty good at making people want to do that.

A bit of embarrassed red begins to flush his cheeks. Because Jade... Jade has a point. And he's saying it in a way that's making Lloyd feel like an idiot. Not that he won't try to continue to defend himself.]

It wasn't her honor, it was her life. I didn't know how much time I had! What if he attacked her as soon as I left?