[ sophie laughs as she's forced to move with unnatural speed to counter the attack, leaping backward as she does. then she immediately drives forward again with a series of quick slashes that will be difficult to deflect with such a large blade. ]
[Diluc brings his blade to meet the blows, but she's too fast, and now he does find himself ceding ground in order to avoid her blade.]
You're better.
[It's a compliment and an excited admission. She's fast, and strong, and Diluc certainly doesn't mind being bested by someone who outmatches him. It means the chance to learn, to improve his own skills.]
[ since he's clearly enjoying the challenge, she keeps coming, moving from side to side to exploit any sudden openings in his guard. sophie isn't going to stop until she actually scores a hit, but will land it with a sudden twist so that the flat of the weapon connects and not the honed edge, though she won't blunt the force of it in any way. ]
[Definitely faster, and Diluc gets an odd sense that this isn't her pushed to her limit at all.
Diluc keeps up with the onslaught for the most part until he doesn't. The blade impacts his side, blunt side but still quite the hit. A quiet off and he steps back, sword still lifted.]
Good hit.
[It'll bruise, but that's how sparring goes. It feels good.]
[ not even close to her limit; she's only just over the edge of skilled human ability. but it's not fun if there's no balance, and she's here to match skills. not checking her hit is a sign of respect--he has the skills to take a blow.
when he steps back she does as well, clearly signaling a pause. ]
Well fought. Do you want to continue as we are or change things up? If you can manage that much speed and precision with a heavy blade, you must be quite fast without.
[ sophie's blade vanishes as though it had never been, leaving her with empty hands loosely held at her sides. her stance this time is completely different, her weight more on the balls of her feet than centered and her knees slightly bent, one foot a bit in front of the other in a way that turns her so she's not quite facing him. ]
All right, let's see how you move when you don't have to counterbalance your weapon. Don't check your strikes, not committing changes how you move just as much here as with a sword.
[ she bounces a few times, waiting for him to come at her. ]
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You're quite good.
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You're better.
[It's a compliment and an excited admission. She's fast, and strong, and Diluc certainly doesn't mind being bested by someone who outmatches him. It means the chance to learn, to improve his own skills.]
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[ since he's clearly enjoying the challenge, she keeps coming, moving from side to side to exploit any sudden openings in his guard. sophie isn't going to stop until she actually scores a hit, but will land it with a sudden twist so that the flat of the weapon connects and not the honed edge, though she won't blunt the force of it in any way. ]
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Diluc keeps up with the onslaught for the most part until he doesn't. The blade impacts his side, blunt side but still quite the hit. A quiet off and he steps back, sword still lifted.]
Good hit.
[It'll bruise, but that's how sparring goes. It feels good.]
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when he steps back she does as well, clearly signaling a pause. ]
Well fought. Do you want to continue as we are or change things up? If you can manage that much speed and precision with a heavy blade, you must be quite fast without.
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[He can admit that at least. He smiles though, pleased.] Should we try hand to hand?
[Diluc is fully aware that he is going to have his ass handed to him in hand to hand combat, but that's an area he very much wants to improve on.]
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[ sophie's blade vanishes as though it had never been, leaving her with empty hands loosely held at her sides. her stance this time is completely different, her weight more on the balls of her feet than centered and her knees slightly bent, one foot a bit in front of the other in a way that turns her so she's not quite facing him. ]
All right, let's see how you move when you don't have to counterbalance your weapon. Don't check your strikes, not committing changes how you move just as much here as with a sword.
[ she bounces a few times, waiting for him to come at her. ]