Blue water blue sky

[blueondeck]

[After spending so much time as either a woman or a snake, Joe is training again because he doesn't believe in time off, only time wasted]

Comments

[blueondeck]

[expected. I didn't really want to stab you anyway. pulling the arm back and them going for a cross slash]

[trollininthedeep]

[I do appreciate the not wanting to stab me part. That's always good. Catching your blade with the jagged part of mine and twisting it to throw you off balance]

[blueondeck]

[pulls his foot behind him and digs into try and right himself, twisting the saber inwards for defensive purposes.]

[trollininthedeep]

[Trying to hit an opening by slashing at your side]

[blueondeck]

[catching the blade just in time, but stumbling back a little and taking a knee as he pushes it away]

[trollininthedeep]

[Taking a step back so you can get your footing again.]

[blueondeck]

[standing back up and switching footing back to starting and moving saber back in place. Not going to take a break here, Moving into a flurry of slashes, watching his footing as he does]

[trollininthedeep]

[Definitely not skilled enough in straight swordplay to keep up so just stepping back and blocking when he can't dodge the strikes.]

[blueondeck]

[That's good to know. After a while I'll step back, ending the attack.]

[trollininthedeep]

[But I make up for my lack of knowledge with my ability to pick up big moves and use them. Like this one I learned from you. The one you learned from your senpai]

[blueondeck]

[I recognize the attack, and realistically I know how to counter it! However I'm far too surprised to do any such thing other than try to block it and get knocked down flat]

[trollininthedeep]

[Considering how well you were fighting, didn't know that was all it took to knock you down]

[blueondeck]

[It's less you and more WHAT YOU DID]

How?

[trollininthedeep]

How?

[blueondeck]

That move.

[trollininthedeep]

I saw you use it before.

[blueondeck]

You knew it after just seeing it once?

[trollininthedeep]

It has some similarities to my move so, it wasn't too hard for me to copy since I based it off what I already know.

[blueondeck]

[It's almost annoying that it's that simple for you.]

[trollininthedeep]

[You're still shaken up over this?]

You know, by that logic, you should be able to learn mine just as easily.

[blueondeck]

[I'M OVER IT]

... [Although that does make sense]

[trollininthedeep]

[I am now expecting you to hit me with it at any second]

[blueondeck]

[I'm not going to just hit you with a finisher for no reason]

How?

[trollininthedeep]

[Retaliation to me doing it to you? Looking around briefly and noticing a large rock nearby.]

I'll use it on that rock to show you. If you're that good, then that's likely all you need.

[blueondeck]

... Fine.

[I'd had to do harder, I guess]