[ There's a shimmer of pale gold shot through with fire opal as Korone summons a shield — a semi-transparent flat disc that wheels around her seemingly by itself, blocking strikes from her opponent's lashing tail and toothy tentacles ]
Why do tentacles have teeth, geez! [ Dodge, block, dodge, smack! Her staff connects with enough force to fling the beast back through a tree. It's not going to stay down for long, but that's fine; it gives her the second she needs to swap her staff for one of her feather swords. ]
[ BACK TO IT ]
Your top three favorite hot drinks: go. [ The beast's mad, and it only gets madder, shrieking in pain and anger when she parries a tentacle and pivots, severing it cleanly with a swing of her blade. ]
Whoa, wait! Candy cane matcha, for real?! - Oops! [ A tailwhip takes her legs out from under her, but it's fine, she catches herself in a handstand and springs back out of range ]
It's good! Don't have to add anything to it really.
[He gives a low whistle seeing that before a thumbs up. But he's also decided he's tired of these tails. Leo lets himself start to fall before getting a portal under him, coming out of one about twenty feet up and landing in another just to get himself around the backside of his beast to slide the tail with all the force he can from the manufactured fall. The thing cries out in pain as its tails fall off from the base.]
like holy heck he would be a genuinely scary opponent to face in any kind of serious match. amazing. ]
So did you - [ her beast lunges and so does she — except it slams face-first into an invisible wall, thank you shield powers, while she flips up and over, severing the second tentacle with a flick of her sword. the beast crashes to the ground, dazed ]
[His own's tails are gone, one leg messed up but it's still trying to swipe at him. He sighs. Okay, he's really tired and would like to just have a CONVERSATION with his FRIEND.
Leo tosses his sword towards the beast, flicking himself in a flash of blue to the back of its neck and sinks the blade in at the base of its skull. It lets out a cry that bows into a whine before its weight falls face first into the ground.]
You should definitely try it if there's any here though.
[ Hers hasn't managed to get its shit together just yet. She eyes it, wary, featherblade at the ready, but she'd really prefer to not kill it if possible. ]
I'll put it at the top of my list of things to look out for. You're not hurt or anything, right? [ Flicks a glance his way, assessing. ]
[Leo's been trying... Trying to get over his inclination to not kill since this place is... The way it is. But if they can use some of this meat in the future, there's no point in wasting it. Once he's sure his is down, he just leans on his sword hilt.]
It got me good in the shin with that tail strike, but I think — oh no, really? [ There's a rumbling (if still distinctly dizzy-sounding) growl from the beast. It gets its paws up under itself, pushing up. ]
[ Adjusts her grip on the blade, giving it a twirl. ]
… But I don't think it's gonna cause a problem. Unlike this guy.
[ She lets it lunge for her. Barely bothers dodging. It's a well-timed sidestep and a pivot, her blade flashing out, and when the beast falls again it's with a cut throat. Eugh. She hops back a few feet with a shudder, that's a lot of blood. ]
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Why do tentacles have teeth, geez! [ Dodge, block, dodge, smack! Her staff connects with enough force to fling the beast back through a tree. It's not going to stay down for long, but that's fine; it gives her the second she needs to swap her staff for one of her feather swords. ]
[ BACK TO IT ]
Your top three favorite hot drinks: go. [ The beast's mad, and it only gets madder, shrieking in pain and anger when she parries a tentacle and pivots, severing it cleanly with a swing of her blade. ]
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[Dodging that tail swipe with a flip off the thing's back, landing and taking a strike at its leg.]
Oh! There's this candy cane matcha that's really good? [Swiping his katana at its shoulder.]
And then coffee, of course.
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I've got to try that, it sounds yummy.
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[He gives a low whistle seeing that before a thumbs up. But he's also decided he's tired of these tails. Leo lets himself start to fall before getting a portal under him, coming out of one about twenty feet up and landing in another just to get himself around the backside of his beast to slide the tail with all the force he can from the manufactured fall. The thing cries out in pain as its tails fall off from the base.]
Seriously, definitely try it if you can find any.
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like holy heck he would be a genuinely scary opponent to face in any kind of serious match. amazing. ]
So did you - [ her beast lunges and so does she — except it slams face-first into an invisible wall, thank you shield powers, while she flips up and over, severing the second tentacle with a flick of her sword. the beast crashes to the ground, dazed ]
So did you try that here or back home?
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[His own's tails are gone, one leg messed up but it's still trying to swipe at him. He sighs. Okay, he's really tired and would like to just have a CONVERSATION with his FRIEND.
Leo tosses his sword towards the beast, flicking himself in a flash of blue to the back of its neck and sinks the blade in at the base of its skull. It lets out a cry that bows into a whine before its weight falls face first into the ground.]
You should definitely try it if there's any here though.
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I'll put it at the top of my list of things to look out for. You're not hurt or anything, right? [ Flicks a glance his way, assessing. ]
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Nope! All gucci in the coochie here. You?
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[ Adjusts her grip on the blade, giving it a twirl. ]
… But I don't think it's gonna cause a problem. Unlike this guy.
[ She lets it lunge for her. Barely bothers dodging. It's a well-timed sidestep and a pivot, her blade flashing out, and when the beast falls again it's with a cut throat. Eugh. She hops back a few feet with a shudder, that's a lot of blood. ]
Ughhh.