[ 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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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. ]