#47 - Culture Clash of ES Events

[inthecenterfold]

[[The writing comes slowly and every few words come out a little shaky]]

I'll say this much: I actually like the outfit this time.

But that still doesn't excuse the lollipops.

This better as heck go away by my birthday, or I'm gonna find a couple of you jerks to beat senseless and send to the shadow realm ... into the next life ... you get the idea.

These headaches aren't going away. Can Medical fix those?

[[OOC: Smoke is now decked out in classic studded leather courtesy of Rob Halford of Judas Priest with fringed leather jacket included]]

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QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ Flame wasn't surprised by the sudden manifestation of his weapon. She did watch with interest, though, because something about it was different than she was used to, though she couldn't quite say how. Of much more interest to her was the unusual weapon he carried. She studied it with a practiced eye and a slight smile lingering on her face. ]

A little sharpening wouldn't go amiss, but you take good care of it. What do you call it?

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

Just a staff or stick* really- Hold up... you're not surprised that I just summon it like this?

[ Only very few people in Smoke's time in Edensphere had ever NOT been shocked by his weapon suddenly appearing out of thin air.]

[[OOC: Smoke refers to his weapon as a shakujou, as opposed to its more formal name, which translates roughly as staff or stick.]]

QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

It's not just a staff. [ Her tone is fond; she likes the weapon. To his question, however, she pauses, and blinks. ]

Should I be? Not everyone can do that, I know, but it's possible...

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

Well, no, but everyone else looks at me funny when I bring it out even with a warning.

And I dunno what else to call it. [ He unlatches the crescent blade from the top of the weapon and pulls it out a little to show the chain. ] You got any better names for this kinda thing?

QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She chuckles a little. ] Like they've never seen magic before? How odd.

Oh, a chain! Even more versatile, then. [ She considers his question. ] I don't have a name for it, no. I mostly deal in swords and bows.

QL

[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

Or just not magic weapons. Or something like that.

[ He spins the crescent blade around - away from her - by holding onto the chain just below the crescent. ]

I'm still trying to think of other ways I can use it, but I figure sharpening the blades couldn't hurt.

QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She watches him spin it, again with that look of academic interest. Not her job to figure out how to use these things, sure, but they're still fascinating to see in motion. ]

I think it would be a very effective weapon. And even better sharpened, of course. Do you want to wait, or pick it up later?

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

It has been a pretty effective weapon. Just not very good against crystal golems. Blades bounce off rock, apparently. [ He rolls his eyes in a 'go figure, but what can you do?' sort of way.]

[ Then he sighs, but notices that Flame is really interested in the weapon in a way. ]

I'll wait. I'd kinda like to see what all you can do.

QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She rolls her eyes and reaches for it. Sharpening wouldn't take too long. ]

Of course blades bounce off rock. That's probably why you have some nicks here.

[ There's a whetstone in the shop, of course. This is the kind of thing to do by hand. ]

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

You know of anything better? I mean, it's rock. [ He's not irritated at her - more just the idea of crystal golems in general being so tough to kill. ]

[ All the same, he watches her work. ]

QL

[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She shakes her head. ] Try not to fight rock. I don't really know what else you would do. Something with water, perhaps.

[ She finds the whetstone and the other necessary tools and gets to work. It's clearly a familiar action to her, well-practiced, but she's still quite professional about it. Maybe the scraping sound would bother most people, but she doesn't seem to care. ]

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

Something with water? You mean like a magic spell? I think the weapon's about all I got.

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[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She nods to his clarification without looking up. ]

I thought it might be. But surely you don't always fight alone?

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

No, not always, but everyone I do fight with is pretty much the same as me.

[ The way she said it did make him realize she had a point. If there were people who used magic that he fought alongside, it would make fighting the golems easier. Like when Lea- Axel used fire on them. ]

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[forgotmyforge.livejournal.com]

[ She took the sword off the wheel and held it up, examining the blade in the light. Quickly, she pressed her thumb to the blade and ran her thumb down the edge, checking to see if it would catch just a little - that was probably optimal sharpness for combat, where you didn't have to slice hairs or cut paper. She smiled, satisfied, to see that her judgment seemed right. ]

Well, now they'll have someone with a nicely sharpened weapon at their side.

[ She handed it to him. ]

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

[ It was really cool to watch, so the smile when she handed his weapon back included a bit of admiration. ]

At least now I know where to come back to if I end up beating up rocks again.