biotic_psychotic: (lips)
Jack ([personal profile] biotic_psychotic) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2019-02-14 12:02 am

The Park on Thursday

It was Thursday and it was Valentine's Day and since she had blown off class on Monday she was blowing off her office hours as well. She'd asked some of the sword boys to come to the park and show off for her and at least two had definitely agreed and one more might show his ass up if he got his lazy bum out of bed in time. She'd banged on a few doors on Floor Four and loudly announced where she was going and why as an invitation of sorts.

She'd hit up Kanan's warehouse and borrowed an armful of his practice swords both metal and bamboo by stuffing them into a duffel bag. For a value of 'borrowed' that meant she hadn't asked but she totally meant to return them before he noticed they were gone. Eh. He was going to be busy today anyway. An item in his warehouse made her snicker quite a bit but she wasn't mean enough to spoil that surprise so she left it alone.

A stop by the Perk to collect a party-sized container of coffee and some cups saw her with enough caffeine to share and then she was off to the park. The practice swords were set out. She parked her ass on a bench with her first coffee of the day and waited. Relaxing back against the bench and enjoying the weather and sunshine.

It was going to be a great day. She could just tell.

[Open! If you think you heard her this morning you definitely did and also open to anyone heading by or through the park. Sword boys gonna sword for her amusement and education.]
firstofitskind: (headtilt)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Though Liam did know how to fence, he was not what he would consider a 'sword boy' by any stretch of the imagination. So it was purely chance that had brought him to the park.

"Jack," he greeted with a nod. "What's going on?"
firstofitskind: (paying attention)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It does seem to be a popular choice," Liam agreed. "I fence," he added with a shrug, "but usually for sport, I don't make a habit of using a sword in regular combat."
firstofitskind: (got in a fight)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Foils or epees, yeah," Liam nodded. "I use a sabre, which has a bit more substance to it."
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"A fencing sabre's more like..." he glanced at the pile of practice swords, rummaging through it until he found one with a long, thin blade "This."

So... an actual edge that could be used for slicing, but still pretty light.
firstofitskind: (leaning back)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam shrugged. "It's good exercise." Even if he gave the holographic training program the digital equivalent of an aneurysm every time he practiced. "And believe it or not, it has come in handy a time or two in a real fight."
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Easier to sneak past most security systems."

Especially when you used a ceramic blade.
firstofitskind: (grin)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd make a crack about you seeing my point, but I try to avoid making bad jokes when surrounded by weapons," Liam grinned.

Not entirely true; he made terrible jokes around Verity all the time, but that was different.

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notallbluemonks: (Default)

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-14 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Liam! Start hitting people already before I fall asleep here!" Beau yelled at him. If watches were a thing in Exandria, she'd have been doing the exaggerated wrist tapping thing.
firstofitskind: (eyebrow of disbelief)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Beau! I'm just a hapless bystander here!" Liam shouted back. He was mostly just killing time; work was slow and he'd been banished from Verity's until later that evening.
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[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-14 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"See, man, that's why you should hit someone. Gives you your agency back," Beau said, nodding.
firstofitskind: (eyebrow of disbelief)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-14 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
“Compelling argument,” Liam mused. “You here to hit, too, then, or just heckle?”
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[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-15 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Mostly to be a pain in everyone's ass, but I'm always down to hit shit," Beau said, and cracked her knuckles for good measure.
firstofitskind: (i'm not giving you my shirt)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-15 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
"So, typical Thursday then," Liam said with a snicker.
notallbluemonks: (Staff Fighting 2)

[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-15 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Well, yes.

"Typical every day, more like," Beau scoffed, and flipped her staff, catching it behind her back with her other hand. "Want to see if I remember what we went over last week?"
firstofitskind: (amused)

[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-15 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure," Liam agreed, picking up the sabre he'd shown Jack earlier and nodding towards the pile of practice swords.
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[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-15 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, it's on," Beau declared as she darted over to the pile and started rummaging through it to find something as similar to the sabre as she could -- which, as it turned out, was not that similar, since what she ended up with was closer to an epee.

Spoiler alert: she did not remember as much from the previous week's lesson as she thought she did.
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-15 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Wrong sword," Liam informed her cheerfully. "Close, though."
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[personal profile] notallbluemonks 2019-02-15 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Beau glanced from the epee to Liam's saber and back, then sighed. "Close enough, right? It's got like a hilt and a pointy end, so like . . . it's fine, right?"
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[personal profile] firstofitskind 2019-02-15 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Liam shook his head. "What you've got there, the epee, is built for thrusting," not dirty. "This," he indicated the saber, tilted it to show the flat edge, "is meant for slashing. Different forms, different functions."

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