( stepping towards some of the weapons near the wall— and also away from those long swinging arms malkus pls— akiranunlatches a long knife, looking it over... and weighing it in his hand. )
It's never too late to learn, right? ( he means you. he's quite sure malkus is probably older than he is. one more glance at the blade he chose seems to see the thief satisfied, effortlessly tossing it upwards and catching it again at the handle. )
[ He was only thirty three! But in his world, that was pushin' it. Medieval ages had dudes kicking it in their 20's. Malkus considered himself pretty experienced. But not so much that he couldn't learn some new skills. ]
But one's never too old to learn to defend themselves. Let's see! Shouldn't be too different from my lancet. Bit larger.
we can fast forward to a post-spar after this, if you like! up to you!!
[ Malkus nodded and started off with quite a lot of pulled back tenacity. Though, when it became immediately obvious that Akira was much more capable than he seemed, the doctor ceased his reserved nature. He hadn't trained in a very long time, but his movements had an element of animalistic survival, gained from living in the plagued wilds.
After a period of play-fighting, shortened for time's sake, Malkus was much more winded than his partner might be. ]
I- hoh- Ehm- H-Hold, I yield-
[ He wanted to speak further, but opted to put a hand on his chest to catch his breath. ]
( akira was actually pleasantly surprised at the doctor's tenacity. coming from a place where it sounded like survival was the top priority, perhaps he should have guessed that malkus would be versed in combat— which is why he didn't hold back as the match went on.
as soon as the white flag was waved, the school-aged boy stopped mid-swing, settling back into a relaxes position with a grin, and straightening his glasses. )
Not bad, Malkus. Are you sure you weren't practising before I got here?
H-Hah! Maybe it's just the experience giving me an edge. I've seen a thing or two, where I'm from.
[ He laughed as he stretched his arms. While he didn't really need a proper weapon, given his claws, he browsed the wall once more. Malkus would certainly be keeping the gauntlets, at least. ]
( based on that glimpse of malkus' world... akira is sure that he has. examining the knife that he'd picked out again, he flips it once or twice more as he thinks. )
Why the sudden interest, though? The monsters have you worried or something?
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malkus pls— akiranunlatches a long knife, looking it over... and weighing it in his hand. )It's never too late to learn, right? ( he means you. he's quite sure malkus is probably older than he is. one more glance at the blade he chose seems to see the thief satisfied, effortlessly tossing it upwards and catching it again at the handle. )
Care to try them out?
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[ He was only thirty three! But in his world, that was pushin' it. Medieval ages had dudes kicking it in their 20's. Malkus considered himself pretty experienced. But not so much that he couldn't learn some new skills. ]
But one's never too old to learn to defend themselves. Let's see! Shouldn't be too different from my lancet. Bit larger.
we can fast forward to a post-spar after this, if you like! up to you!!
In that case, let's not go easy on one another, all right?
If that works!
After a period of play-fighting, shortened for time's sake, Malkus was much more winded than his partner might be. ]
I- hoh- Ehm- H-Hold, I yield-
[ He wanted to speak further, but opted to put a hand on his chest to catch his breath. ]
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as soon as the white flag was waved, the school-aged boy stopped mid-swing, settling back into a relaxes position with a grin, and straightening his glasses. )
Not bad, Malkus. Are you sure you weren't practising before I got here?
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[ He laughed as he stretched his arms. While he didn't really need a proper weapon, given his claws, he browsed the wall once more. Malkus would certainly be keeping the gauntlets, at least. ]
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examining the knife that he'd picked out again, he flips it once or twice more as he thinks. )
Why the sudden interest, though? The monsters have you worried or something?