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TDM #5

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The Lobby.
    When you open your eyes, there is quite a lot of beige to take in. The unassuming walls of the room you've found yourself in are barren save for a single motivational poster directly in your line of sight. An illuminated sign above an open door on the far wall reads 'lobby exit.'

    "Welcome," chimes a polite, synthesized voice. "I'm happy you're here." A moment later comes the clarity of the situation: you have died and so has the world you came from. "This is Amani, your new reality," continues The Peacekeeper. "Everything will be fine."

    At least you aren't the only one here, you'll soon find out, as others who are just as confused and concerned as you are mingling on the main hub's first floor. Hopefully, you find a familiar face among the crowd. If not, that's all right. You'll get to know quite a few people very well soon enough.
The Infirmary
    If you're one of the unlucky few whose death required a bit more intensive re-coding to maintain stability in the simulation, you'll instead awaken on a bed in the infirmary. Everything is strikingly white save for the occasional string of vines with lavender growing in bursts to help keep people calm. Whether or not it works seems to be on a case-by-case basis.

    While there is active medical staff, the voice of The Peacekeeper is also there to explain the situation in a more delicate manner to these individuals. It's already stressful enough having to have gone through such a violent death, after all!

    If characters want more questions answered, they'll need to speak to The Peacekeeper directly. But first, it will encourage socialization in the main hub and hopefully, you'll find someone you recognize to make taking things in a little easier.
WHAT
The fifth Amani TDM!
WHEN
June 24th, 2022
KINKS OF THE MONTH
★ Double Penetration
★ Orgasm Denial/Control
★ Somnophilia
★ Corruption
★ Squirting/Cumshots
WELCOME
Throughout the main hub where everyone congregates, a light chiming echoes through the first floor. "Hello, everyone," comes the synthetic voice from when you first arrived. "Please, watch your step since there's quite a few anomalies present. If you'd like, there is cake and some refreshments."

A small pause. "Oh, and! Don't forget to visit the new training grounds, music lounge, library, and onsen. Also, feel free to leave an offering for our resident deity of sleep at his shrine!"

TRICKY TRICKSTERS
About those aforementioned anomalies...

Was that utility pole always there in the middle of the main hub? How did your shoe - just the one - get out on the lawn? You could have sworn you saw them together last. Actually, they are together now if you check. Just what is going on? Trying to draw close to these out-of-place or extra objects will cause them to giggle, wiggle, and disappear in a puff of smoke. Instead of a pole, it's now a wayward chair or cart that wasn't there just a moment before. If one continues to follow this tricky trail, they'll be rewarded by discovering the culprit: a tanuki.



While they appear to be harmless, some of their tricks may get taken just a little bit too far. You may grab for your vibrator only for it to go up in smoke and cause frustration in more ways than one. Or, they'll lead some individuals right into danger's path and giggle all the while. If someone attempts to catch them, they'll be left with only a leaf to show for it and the tracks of these mythical creatures leading directly to the beach.

WHAT'S YOUR DTF STATUS?

If the main hub and its features don't appeal to you, that's perfectly fine. This is the perfect time to configure your Digitized Technical Friend or your DTF status. A DTF is similar to a dæmon from His Dark Materials in that it is connected to and a reflection of a character's soul. These DTFs take shape accordingly and are projections similar to the NPCs. Think of them as your own personal Clippy except less annoying. Hopefully.

Once that's set-up, there are other locations of the main hub to investigate! You can still find an instrument to play in the music lounge or check out the (algae-ridden) pool.

You can even visit The Peacekeeper themselves on the second floor. They're always happy to have visitors! They're also conveniently where you might place a complaint about that status of the main hub and its amenities. Even if you do complain, The Peacekeeper will encourage others to set off and find their own place to live out in the simulation.

Granted, the housing market in the afterlife isn't exactly robust. It doesn't help that every place you find has a leaky roof or broken window. No, unfortunately that will need to be fixed the peaceful way. If you'd like more lighting or even cozier clothes, simulation inhabitants are reminded that 'peaceful interactions' are very important!

It might be a good idea to stick close to someone you know, for now, since even the smallest amounts of intimacy might see subtle changes occurring where they're staying. Perhaps that broken window is now fixed, the grime and dust seem a little less, or the floor doesn't creak quite as loud.

Larger changes, however, will only come after demonstrating the more powerful peaceful interactions. If you want new hardwood floors or a fresh coat of paint on the walls, you're going to have to demonstrate how well you 'get along' with others against them first.

SUN'S OUT, GUNS OUT
"Hello, inhabitants," greets The Peacekeeper. "No doubt you've noticed the temperature gradually rising as my nature parameters adjust to summer weather." It has gotten a bit warmer these days, hasn't it? Although some may have not noticed, there is no doubt that others have been sensitive to the climbing heat. "To remedy any discomfort, I suggest you hit the beach! There are plenty of fun new features that I've been requested to implement by The Creators to help keep everyone content! We hope that you enjoy them!"


★ One of the aforementioned features will toggle automatically. All one needs to do is set foot on the sands of Taasunni and they'll be changed into the appropriate dress for a beach outing. Well, appropriate might be a bit of a stretch... This feature is, as mentioned, new and will be subject to some modifications. For now, inhabitants will have to deal with being put into something scandalous, ridiculous, or both!

The Peacekeeper promises to listen to feedback accordingly and modify everyone's outfits to something a bit less outlandish... eventually. In the meantime, why not flaunt what you've got and make the most of the simulated sun's rays on your skin?

★ If you'd rather preserve what little dignity you may have left, there are changing tents available to grab a towel that somehow covers up more than your swimwear probably did. Although some might be wary of tents after the picnic, these ones do not have aphrodisiac candles in them! But they do have a catch. These tents are translucent from the inside looking out like a one-way pane of glass.

Not to worry though! From the outside, no one can see in even if you can see them. In fact, there might be a subtle urge to see just how far you can take things within the walls of these tents while those outside are unawares; it might just scratch that itch for some exhibitionism without anyone actually watching.
HARMONIOUS HEARTS
DTFs will helpfully tell their owners that it is mating season for the heart jellies just off the shores of Taasunni. During the next couple of months, there will be an abundance of them floating idly in the cool waters of the sea. While their sting doesn't usually hurt, exactly, during this time there is a bit more risk to being zapped than just an enjoyable tingling sensation. It will burn but because their sting leaves a heart branded into one's skin temporarily.

Nothing will seem to relieve the dull pain on your own; however, the brand will draw others to you and serve as a target for their, ahem, affections. Bodily fluids from the most intimate of areas are about the only thing that will provide some relief and cause these heart-shaped brands to fade. Hopefully, you didn't get stung anywhere too embarrassing or difficult to come on!

Unfortunately, the other side effect of these stings is that the person with the brand won't be able to find relief - literal or sexual - until it's gone. Nothing will seem to bring them over that brink before their partner has "helped" get rid of the marking. Whether or not they do that quickly will be entirely up to them. The lack of control might be a bit unnerving but hopefully the eventual orgasm will be absolutely worth it.

CALLING TO ME
★ Throughout the simulation, as the sun dips low in the sky and stars begin to make their nightly debut, the sound of furin carrying on the breeze can be heard. It draws people to the beach and appears to sound from somewhere beyond sight passed ocean waves. It will make inhabitants feel a keen sense of longing that they can't quite explain. Whatever the case, they will want for more suddenly. Whether this is from their partner, their life, or just in general, the feeling won't be shaken so easily. Thankfully, the sound and feelings it evokes are only temporary. Just don't be surprised if that feeling of longing leads you to bite off more than you can chew in some way or another.

★ Observant inhabitants may notice that the island that spawned when the simulation expanded is now much closer to shore than before. It's also... moving? Although subtle and slow, it does appear to be inching ever closer to show throughout the day. It will make land during nightfall and reveal a giant turtle with palm trees and other tropical foliage growing off of its back.

"Sorry about the-" It's words are broken up by a loud yawn that will make anyone close suddenly very drowsy. "-tanuki. They decided to hitch a ride without me knowing." The turtle yawns again, causing another wave of grogginess to hit those talking to it. "I'll take them back when I give you all a ride to one of The Dead Ends. But until then... It was a long swim here. I'm going to just - aaawwwhhhh - take a short nap." That short nap will last two weeks. Inhabitants are free to climb aboard the turtle's back but it won't be stirring again anytime soon, unfortunately.

And perhaps neither will you! That sleepiness is downright contagious and will lead to inhabitants that had spoken to the turtle for any length of time falling into a deep slumber the next time they decide to lay down. Almost nothing will be able to wake them until the effect subsides. Although, if they seem more receptive to a bit of intimacy than anything... That's just a coincidence, surely!
SEXY STAMP CARD
If you're wondering about these 'peaceful interactions' that keep being mentioned or what the kinks of the month are for... Here's your answer! Upon arrival, all characters will receive a digital copy of their very own sexy stamp card.

Sexy Stamp Card
Issued by: The Peacekeeper
1 2 3 4
6 7 8 9


Completing peaceful interactions (i.e. kinks) will reward characters with stamps that they can turn in for re-gains and many other things! While the example one here is the standard issued card by The Peacekeeper, players are more than welcome to customize it how they see fit. Have fun with it! NOTES

★ Trying a new thing by centering the TDM prompts around the kinks of the month for new and old people to get those stamps before the mingle! Hopefully, you enjoy it!

★ The effects of all the influences can, as always, be as heavy or light as you'd like! It can be chalked up to differences in resistance, non-humanity or not, etc. etc.

★ The flora and fauna page will be updated. It's also still open for player suggestions! All you need to do now is link your check-in (or player claim) comment to make a submission!

★ Make sure to dunk your questions/feedback in the thread below!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST! The player cap has BEEN INCREASED TO 45 PLAYERS. We're at 41/45 right now.
NAVIGATION

F.A.Q.RULESCHARACTER CLAIMLOCATIONSMAIN NAVIGATION
fauxmarth: (wow rude)

Lucina, Fire Emblem: Awakening, ota

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
i. city

Dead...?

[she must be, because there's no way she could've dreamed something up as wild as this! there are structures and designs completely alien to the princess, and it's boggling enough to keep panic at bay as she tries her best to keep herself afloat in all this madness. after all, one minute you're riding out to the Ylissean border to meet friends on a restoration project, the next you're...here.

dead?

standing idle is not her style, so she is quick to move about, wandering the city and boggling at the oddities laid out before her. as many are often drawn to the familiar, so too is she keener to moving toward fortress battlements and castles that have that similar look to what she knows best. and--

is that...is that a training ground? all the more reason to investigate: showing up without Falchion at her hip has her anxious, so she'll make an effort to find it there! and if she hurries up, maybe the green bead on her tiara will stop talking to her? please??]


ii. forest

W-wait! Stop!!

[she's been chasing this gaggle tanuki for some time, out of the city and into the woods. why?

THAT'S HER SWORD THEY GOT THERE.

or so she thinks: only once she's managed to get the advantage of a dip in terrain to launch herself further, to lung and leap at the lot of them to grab her precious heirloom does it burst into puffs of smoke...and a leaf. the remainder of critters bank away, skittering southward toward the beach, leaving the princess in the dust with her leaf-prize.]


N...no way...

[her eyes can't help but begin to well up, face reddening as her frustration starts to boil over. she couldn't let herself cry in public, but out here in the wilderness? it's going to be a losing battle. so even as she's sitting up on her knees and dusting herself up, she hiccups back a few broken sniffles and sobs.

this isn't fair!]


[ooc notes: playing post-game! 18ish, roaming the lands as a single lady to help rebuild the country. mother: Sully. for smut, i have a m/f preference, but ota to everything else! ty for inviting me c: ]
indigodancer: (♡ oh I used to worry about the future)

i. city!

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-26 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Inigo keeps his training sharp - and visits the grounds frequently. usually to spar with Xander, Corrin, or any of the other familiar faces he has come to learn from frequenting the place. when he arrives at the grounds he expects nothing out of the ordinary, strutting into the arena as he does - only to drop his training sword and shriek in surprise at the familiar head of blue hair who has appeared in the grounds today. ]

AAAAAHHH! LUCINA-!?

[ A-AHEM. TIME TO TRY COMPOSE HIMSELF ... ]

Gods-! Sorry- I-! I can't believe you're here too! Not too long ago I saw Robin-- [ does this mean others are on the way?! ]

Pardon the outburst. I promise I'm happy to see you, sister! [ no, that's not a term of affection! congratulations, Lucina, Inigo is your brother in another timeline! while he is oblivious to this Lucina having Sully as her mother, the Lucina he remembers has Olivia as hers. why should he assume any different? gods, he's going to die from shock. RIP. ]
fauxmarth: (wow rude)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
-?!!

[Lucina's heart leaps to her throat as the shriek catches her off-guard; she whirls on her heel to face the source, her wide eyes widening all the more to see--]

Inigo!

[her mouth hangs open, and she'd surely exclaim more were Inigo not in the process of spilling so much word spaghetti. that's fine, she's more keen to hastening to close the distance, her arms lifting to reach over to either grab hold of his arms or embrace him outright, but she's frozen in place the beat after she's able to process his babbling. here, Robin here, saw Robin, happy yes, sister...

...eh?!]


Si-sister? [her eyes wince a bit, but she recovers quickly, stepping up to plant a hand on his shoulder.] Please watch your words, Inigo. I'm relieved to see you, of course! But...so confused. So very confused. Inigo...tell me you've made sense of all of...of this!
indigodancer: (♡ so I've got to hang out all my hang-up)

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-26 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he claps his hand down over hers. what? they're siblings, to him. this is normal! he would fall apart like wet spaghetti if any woman apart from Lucina grabbed him in this way. ]

Yes? Did I stutter? [ HE ABSOLUTELY STUTTERED ] I said 'sister'. S-i-s-t-e-r. Helloooooo? Ring a bell? Don't tell me you hit your head on arrival and gave yourself amnesia!

[ if it wasn't clear, not a single part of him took her confusion as genuine. ]

Now, tell me what you need making sense of and I shall assist. I take it you haven't been here very long?
fauxmarth: (you're out of your element donny)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[she suddenly retracts her hand back to herself, her brow furrowing with a clear show of unease - and not the usual unease she's conditioned to fix him with when he opens his mouth on the regular!

...right. just set things as normal as you can, Lucina.

assertive:]
We're not siblings, Inigo. Please stop fooling around, I'm trying to be serious here! I was told I was dead! And this whole place is absurd! Some kind of...fell magic is at play that we need to overcome.
indigodancer: (pic#15772519)

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ when she retracts and issues her statement, he feels a pang in his chest at the prospect. what the hell? he'll handle the death thing in a moment, but this was his priority right now. ]

I am right, and you are wrong!

[ he makes a disgruntled huff, and steps towards her, using his hands to comb his hair out of his face. ]

Look into my eyes, Lucina. What do you see?

[ right there, in his left eye, is the brand of the exalt - mirroring the one in her right eye. ]
fauxmarth: (u better be prepared to fight buddy)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[what...?!]

That... That cannot be... [but there it is, clear as day! the Ylissean brand... she steps away, bewildered, struggling to puzzle this out right on-the-spot.]

Wait. [she holds up her hand in a stop gesture to cut off any further dialogue before pointing at him.] Mother's name. What is it?

[the brand was infallible enough, but this final test to confirm whether or not this Inigo was fake...!]
indigodancer: (♡ spar)

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-27 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he furrows his brow. he thought this would be proof enough! but without any hesitation, he tells her. ]

Mother's name is Olivia. Pink haired, a dancer like I am, married to Chrom. Our father.
fauxmarth: (u wanna frickin GO)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-27 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[the second she hears the wrong name, Lucina takes a full step back, her mouth taut. she shakes her head, letting him give his answer uninterrupted, though it's clear she's already made up her mind.]

No. No, that's wrong. Whoever's cast this spell, that...Peacekeeper or whoever it is, they've got this all wrong. The Inigo I know is the son of a village hero and that dancer. My mother is the Bull reborn, Sully, the Exalt's consort!
indigodancer: (♡ off these bad times I'm going through)

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-28 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ his eyes widen with horror and go glassy when he hears this. ]

...

[ what was he supposed to even think of this information? how was this possible? if Sully was Lucina's mother then - that implies there was no separation or divorce. Inigo clenches his fist in anger. he doesn't even know who he was angry at, though. he just couldn't believe it, he was face to face with someone who he loved and cared for his entire life who now felt like a complete stranger to him. ]

Well. That's that, then. [ Inigo can't hide the scowl on his face. ] I guess you and I branch out from entirely different realities.
fauxmarth: (wow rude)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-29 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Lucina herself is grimacing, trying to latch onto exactly what she ought to be putting blame for this happening.]

Entirely...? So, you mean...the same way our rushing back through time to undo the Grimleal's crimes altered the future, there's some other splinter in time that bore two different Ylisses? With different Lucinas and Inigos?

[this is getting a bit too much for her goth-jock brain.]
indigodancer: credit: livebites (♡ past life)

[personal profile] indigodancer 2022-06-29 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess there must be.

[ his words carry a bitter weight to them, Inigo could feel a crushing sense of sadness over this misunderstanding. he missed his sister. Lucina didn't know this about him - but he had been through yet another timeline shift and ended up in a new kingdom entirely. he loved it there but always dreamt of the day he could see his family again, and while it has happened in part, it's not in the way he was expecting.

he huffs in annoyance. yes, he had the emotional range of a toddler. it was no one's fault, this is just how it is. but he's still disappointed. and very childish about the ordeal. ]


Now I'm curious on what you remember of me as not your brother. Who was my father where you're from?
fauxmarth: (Default)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-07-01 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[her expression loses some of the harsher edges of her unease, waning to a more thoughtful frown as she crosses her arms. multiple realities, multiple timelines...it has to be true, given her own history... but that doesn't mean it has to feel quite right up-front! compound that with the whole..............whatever-this-is............

despite the want to chide him for getting so huffy that's just inherent to her, sibling or not, she instead purses her lips and gives the question genuine consideration.]


...Like I said, the village hero. His name was Donnel.

[enjoy knowing your potatofarmer roots in another reality, sir.]

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bestswordmaster: (postskip I have questions)

i. city!!

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-06-26 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ever since he first requested the training grounds, Felix has spent a majority of his free time there - and considering almost all of his time is free time around here, well. Suffice it to say that at any given time, if anyone is looking for him, that's where they go first.

So he's already there when Lucina arrives, practicing a few of the new techniques he's learned from the otherworldly swordsmen on a training dummy. Back at Garreg Mach, someone else entering the training hall while he was there was no reason for him to stop what he was doing or even acknowledge their presence. Here, though, the variety and average skill of the sparring partners he's found are impressive, so as long as whoever shows up doesn't interrupt or annoy him, he usually at least gives them a glance.

Today, he finishes up the series of strikes he's in the middle of before he pauses and turns to look. He tilts his head, upon seeing her - Felix has never been good at reading people in social situations, but here? His sharp eyes and intuition can tell already that she carries herself like a warrior, like a woman who should have a sword at her hip, though she's unarmed at the moment. Unsurprising, since he doesn't recognize her, which suggests she might be new here. She's dressed in a more familiar style of clothes than many of the otherworlders here, too, and he can't help wondering if she might actually be from Fodlan...hmm. He looks her over, and then moves to the rack of training swords to select one that seems appropriate for her size and build. Sure, she could be a lancer or an archer or something, but the way she moves feels too familiar to him for that.]


Look sharp.

[That's the only warning he gives before he tosses her the practice sword. It's partially a test - he wants to see what kind of instincts and reflexes she's got. What kind of reaction she'll have.]
fauxmarth: (Default)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[her eyes haven't caught the sword rack yet, but a body's movement in her peripheral prompts her to halt and quickly look over - just in time to catch not only the warning, but the sword chucked her way. bristling, her arm snaps out so she can snatch the hilt, freezing in place thereafter. this partly obscures the stranger ahead of her, so all Lucina sees is a dark-haired man from the waist up - plenty to know he's no one she knows.

after a beat, her eyes flick to the sword, her mouth pursing into a frown. this isn't Falchion, but there is some comfort in having a weapon in her hand again - a bit of normalcy in this mad dream.

refocusing on the stranger:]
I'm looking for a specific blade. A relic of my house. Where would I find such a thing stored?
bestswordmaster: (postskip ugh)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-06-26 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Felix's mouth twitches up into a slight, pleased smile, seeing her snatch the weapon out of the air so adroitly and hold it like it belongs in her hand. Pleased with her, and pleased that he was right about her.

His brows lift at the question.]


A relic blade? Only two relic swords exist, that I know of - the Sword of the Creator, and Blutgang. And both of their rightful wielders are already here. ...all three of them, actually. In which case, I must assume your house and its relic are from a world other than my own.

[Then he shakes his head with a quiet, aggravated groan.]

They're not stored anywhere, unfortunately. You'll need to satisfy the Peacekeeper's requirements and put in a request for it to recreate your blade. I did the same for mine.

[He rests his hand briefly on the pommel of the Zoltan sword at his belt.]
fauxmarth: (we can discuss any matter of thing)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-26 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[the more he talks, the more troubled Lucina's expression grows. she doesn't have enough knowledge of her world to refute him, but matters of "worlds other than her own" is still... well...even for a time traveler, there's still a lot to take in!

after her eyes flick a quick glance at the unfamiliar hilt at his hip, she fixes her scrutinizing stare back on his face.]


...Who are you? What halidom are you from?
bestswordmaster: (postskip contemplative)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-06-27 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[That stare of hers is a little unnerving; it feels like a silent demand for eye contact. He avoids it by habit, folding his arms. ]

Felix Fraldarius. And I don't know what you mean by 'halidom.' I'm from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. I suspect you've never heard of it.

[Great. Another newcomer he's going to have to explain things to. He wishes she would quit asking questions and just spar him instead...]
fauxmarth: (wow rude)

[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-27 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[her expression tightens, not recognizing any such name. but then, there was a world beyond Ylisse's borders, far over the sea, and only one empire she'd known of it. still...

she huffs, her frustrating trying to bubble over; the best she can do is step back, giving a harsh swing of the blade to rest at her side.]


No. Not there, not here...not...any of this!
bestswordmaster: (postskip proud)

[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-06-28 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Now that's a more familiar sort of reaction. His head tilts a bit as he regards her again.]

You seem quite comfortable with a blade in your hand - as I thought. Such frustrations are easier for me to handle when I can channel them into my training. Perhaps the same is true of you. Care for a spar?
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[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-06-29 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[that gets a somewhat incredulous squint, her impulse to action jumping to assume he was trying to suggest she just dismiss her concerns. but no - no, that's not what he's saying at all, is it? actually, he's speaking more her language than she realizes.

she hesitates, but doesn't seem ready to turn away from the offer.]


...Would you mind explaining a bit of how things work here along the way, then? Maybe I'll be more inclined to believe it all from another swordsman, as opposed to...some ominous voice and a cat poster.
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[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-06-30 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Felix huffs a half-chuckle at that and then sighs.]

Very well, if I must. On the condition that I find you a worthy opponent; I'm not here to waste my time with amateurs. But I suspect that won't be an issue with you.

[He lifts his wooden training sword, taking up his ready stance with a certain understated eagerness.] Ready.
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[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-07-01 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
[she squints. waste his time? what about hers, huh?

well. he just needs convincing, right? so convince him, Lucina!

her eyes remain narrowed as she sizes up his stance, herself stepping forward to bring herself to an appropriate distance, considering her options. with how this day is going, with all that's hanging on her mind right now...she just goes with what comes naturally in the moment.

what comes naturally in the moment is, after lunging in and taking a few testing strikes to consider his own speed and response before suddenly roaring and baring down on his defensive positioning to...y'know.

bust the swords. his sword, her sword...all swords? who knows. she does this. she's the bane of all wooden training equipment.]
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[personal profile] bestswordmaster 2022-07-06 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Felix starts off the same way - watching her carefully, noting her stance, her footwork, her technique. All impressive so far, he thinks; he hasn't seen much, but he doesn't need to. Her speed is comparable to his, which is also impressive. Not even Byleth can say as much.

--and then suddenly she's charging headlong at him like the boar on a bad day, and he prepares to do what he does with Dimitri: meet her blow but leap back on impact, using her momentum to propel himself into a better position. It works because Dimitri's generally aiming to hit him.

This woman isn't, which he doesn't realize until it's too late to change his tactics.

He swears aloud and ends up simply stumbling back from her as both their swords crack and splinter in their hands.]


What the hell was that for?

[But then he tilts his head, even as he's tossing aside the blade and taking up a brawler's stance instead.]

Hmph. Perhaps you believe I'll be at a disadvantage in an unarmed fight. If so, I assure you, you're mistaken.
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[personal profile] fauxmarth 2022-07-07 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
.........

[Lucina remains frozen in place from where she'd struck, her face getting redder and redder with shame. as he moves to just go with this new flow, she shrinks up a bit, shoulders drawing up as she lowers the busted sword.]

M...My apologies... I'm not very good with...wooden training equipment... It always seems to break so easily...

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