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.
findsrisks: (I found Banjou's book)

[personal profile] findsrisks 2014-02-14 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, I have a bunch of basic skills I could teach you. My job back home was kind of weird, so I picked up a lot of useful things while doing it."

Like how to tie a dozen different knots. And how to navigate city streets effectively. And how to rewire electronics.
findsrisks: (peeking in)

[personal profile] findsrisks 2014-02-15 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
"I was a prediction-breaker."

It takes her a moment to remember that not everyone uses that term for it, so after a short pause she explains herself. "Er, that's someone who can see the future, and they try to stop all the bad stuff from happening. They can't prevent every misfortune, but generally saving lives is the main goal. As you probably know, you pick up a lot of weird skills in that line of work, so I figured we could trade the skills we've picked up along the way."

The problem with this line of thought is that she is assuming that Zulf is a prediction-breaker, when he actually isn't.
findsrisks: (wide-eyed)

Re: yeah this is good

[personal profile] findsrisks 2014-02-15 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
That. Isn't really the reaction Nanaki had been expecting. At first she thinks she was wrong in her assumptions, but then she's not sure, since apparently it happened once? Maybe it's new to him, and hasn't happened again yet.

"Wait, so you're not a prediction-breaker? I thought you were, because of the whole 'stop the weapon' thing you guys did."

Knowing about a threat but not being able to explain how or why they know is one of the marks of someone who has future-sight. Maybe Nanaki was a bit too hasty.

She answers his question anyway, though. "Er, yeah, I know how to do that. I can teach you."