fuckthemancers: (ask-zulf) (This is the most scared of my hands)
Zulf ([personal profile] fuckthemancers) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2014-02-04 12:30 pm

Day 155

Who: Zulf and you
Open: Open
When: Day 155
Where: The training hall
What: Zulf tries to remember an old street thief skill from his childhood, along with some weapon practice.
Format: Any
Warnings: Nothing comes to mind

As he had said plenty of times before, Zulf is not a fighter. Certainly he knows enough survival skills to last out on the Skyway for some time- he's managed before after all. However, that's more in evading and hiding. When it comes to actual weaponry... Well, he's not exactly combat ready. He can avoid shooting or cutting himself and that's it. That won't do much good if he plans to keep on going out onto the Skyway like this- with Colin's Observatory expedition and his plans with Zayna.

If you pass by the training hall today, depending on the time of day, you'll find Zulf training on one of tw things. For the occasion, he's dressed down with just a simple button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a plain lavender skirt.

In the morning, he seems to be doing what looks like evasion practice. There seems to be something he's aiming for although it's hard to tell what. The movements are sharp and almost jerky before Zulf takes a step back with a frown and a shake of his head. This goes on for a couple of hours... But if your character is nearby, they might hear a triumphant shout. In the training hall, there might for some reason be some faint gray... dust? Hanging in the air.

Come afternoon, and it's weapons training. Or, rather, Zulf has both a Fanged Repeater and a War Machete and he's doing a lot of awkward staring at both. It's the look of a man who isn't entirely comfortable with guns or large sharp blades. Still, he'll at least... give the Fanged Repeater a shot. Anyone watching him while he's doing target practice can probably tell right away that he's very slow to get his aim just right. The machete?

...Despite a certain kid's compliments, Zulf just keeps staring at it. No seriously how.
blackblooded: (ragnarok and dull)

[personal profile] blackblooded 2014-02-07 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Crona steps in close, possibly uncomfortably close, bringing the sword up behind Zulf's back so he can't back away. At the same time, the slash hits, thudding into Crona's shoulder like it's hitting a wall, splitting skin but not getting any further than the first layer of capillaries. A few drops of black blood will cling to Zulf's blade when be pulls it away, but the injury isn't much more than a scratch, and from Crona's expression, the meister doesn't even feel it.

"Well...?"
blackblooded: (that way)

[personal profile] blackblooded 2014-02-08 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"You don't have to be loud to kill people." Zulf's foot slams into Crona's legs, and that gets a wince of pin, but no real opportunity to escape.

"Now you're dead. Try again." The sword goes down, and Crona steps back. "Block this time, don't just run away."

Another jab at Zulf's chest.
blackblooded: (that way)

[personal profile] blackblooded 2014-02-09 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
And it's Crona's turn to step back, twisting away from the slash.

"You see where their sword is. Then you put your sword in the way."

There is a distinct possibility that Crona is not an ideal teacher.

"You don't block to stop them, that wouldn't work. You get hurt like that. When you block, you just want to make their sword go a different direction."