spar log!

[garmr]

Who: guts berserk and... you?
What: SWORDS PRACTICE!! SPARRING!!! PUNCH FRIENDSHIP?
Where: Training Area
When: After the sheetcake bonanza, during training time
Warnings/Notes: semi-open! Basically just a place to keep all the planned sparring threads together. Just hit me up if you'd like to do something.

(( Feel free to use the prompt below or have them be in a general training scenario - I will run with it! ))

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[somnioergosum]

Ronan pushed himself up onto his feet. He finally let himself rub his ribs. It didn't feel too sore. Time would tell if it left a bruise or not.

"None. I just got it." Just made it but Ronan wasn't about to admit to that yet. Who'd believe him?

Well, O.K. A giant guy with an iron arm might, which was honestly more reason not to say anything.

[garmr]

"You have some good fighting instincts, but you put all your bets on the first strike. It leaves you open to counter attacks."

Did Ronan want some free advice? Well, he's getting it anyway!

"If you're doin' something like that, you'd better make sure you don't miss."

[somnioergosum]

If this were anything but fighting and he hadn't already realized he needed to seriously beef up his combat skills, Ronan would've told Guts to fuck off with that advice. Luckily, this was the one area Ronan was willing to shut up and listen. Time would tell how long that lasted.

"No kidding," Ronan said dryly. "It's not as easy as it looks." Who would have thought there was more to it than 'pointy end goes into the other man?' "I'm guessing there's no secret trick to make sure I stab someone first, is there?"

[garmr]

"You lay the groundwork down every day."

That's it. That's the only trick he knows.

Even Guts will come here to swing his sword however many hundreds of times in a row to keep it all committed to memory. At this point its just habit, but it took quite a bit of consistent effort.

"Do you want to learn?"

[somnioergosum]

Ronan was a fool, but not a big enough one to say no to that. Aside from the whole "everyone's trying to kill you" thing... it's a sword. How cool would it be to learn to actually use one?

He cracked his knuckles. "Is that an offer?" He tried not to sound too eager at that.

[garmr]

Don't push it Ronan!!!

"I can spar with you and show you how to train yourself. It's up to you to do the rest."

He won't be getting chased down here, Guts will be able to tell if he's been doing his homework when they fight.

[somnioergosum]

Don't tell him what to do!

"I'm good with that. I'm not gonna ask you to hold my hand." In his experience, learning was similar whatever you did. Whether it was learning to throw a punch or playing an uilleann pipe-- or using a sword, apparently-- someone showed you the ropes. You took it from there.