SOMBRETA - THE ESTATE - LOW FLOORS
Mar 12, 2014 6:17:58 GMT -8
Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Mar 12, 2014 6:17:58 GMT -8
(ORIGINALLY...)
Courtney wasn't paying attention to which person was approaching though she was surely aware of the approach. When she noticed it was Sophie, she seemed slightly shocked, before settling back into her distant state.
Well, that wasn't very useful or pleasant.
Meanwhile, this convo was going on...
arrivals, but didn't move to greet them personally.
Eli nodded to her.
He only waited a moment for her to get up, if she was deadset on solitude,
whadyagonna do. He tried to arrange his shirt to be less cleavage-y and
approached the group.
Courtney wasn't paying attention to which person was approaching though she was surely aware of the approach. When she noticed it was Sophie, she seemed slightly shocked, before settling back into her distant state.
Courtney-
"Nothing... Just don't feel like talking."
Well, that wasn't very useful or pleasant.
Meanwhile, this convo was going on...
Sophie joined them, time passed with blathering and such, then...
Vitus-
"Right. Sure enough. Well. OK."
Francesca-
"Vitus. Isn't being well-read
supposed to sharpen the wit?"
Florence-
"That type of wit works best in writing. I'm certain
Ophelia Lane wasn't so eloquent off the cuff."
Vitus-
"Quite."
Courtney had a quiet, emotional response to the new
Demetri-
"Good evening everybody, I believe you've met."
Sophie-
"Hey guys."
Trevor thought the trio of gents looked spiffy, if a bit clone-ish.
Ru-
"Hello."
arrivals, but didn't move to greet them personally.
Courtney-
"Ru, Cameron..."
Eli nodded to her.
Eli-
"Let's go say hi..."
He only waited a moment for her to get up, if she was deadset on solitude,
whadyagonna do. He tried to arrange his shirt to be less cleavage-y and
approached the group.
Eli-
"Hey! Ru, Cam... Looking slick. Are the boxing
champs gonna show us the way of the warrior?"
Ru-
"Oh, yes, martial arts, Demetri is good at that.
He's quite a cool guy. He'd be the best of super-
heros if...he had that incliniation."
Cameron- Demetri-
"Boxing champs?" "It was Eli, right? The boxing champs
he's referring to are Francesca and myself.
we may yet teach you some things, but for
tonight it's all Vitus..."
Vitus-
"That's right. It will be someone else's turn tomorrow night, right?"
Francesca-
"What if you turn out to be like, the
number one sensei of the universe?"
Florence-
"..."
Vitus-
"Anyways... Hello, young fellows."
Cameron-
"Yeah, man. Eli, the less said
about the slick the better."
Eli-
"So if we're training to fight, who gets to get bopped in the domepiece--"
He glanced to Sophie briefly.
"Aheh, but yeah... what's our poison? Kickboxing? Song Fist? Kohonese limb twisting?
Antearctan wrestling? Oh man, I got a stage persona waiting if we're doing that one."
Demetri-
"Pageantry has always been important to the cultural side of martial arts.
How you choose to express that is personal. We can teach you the physical
techniques. Learn them well enough, and you can transcend labels."
Francesca-
"Or just label it MMA. Anyhow, best way to practice is in the daytime.
That way when you're fighting at night, everything is amazingly easy."
Demetri-
"Weren't you just grousing about daytime training the other night?"
Francesca-
"Yeah, it's not like I want to do that every day..."
Eli-
"Ugh, like swimming with a backpack of concrete blocks...
Maybe we should learn to swim first... just a suggestion."
Demetri-
"It isn't so unreasonable. Sparring needn't be terribly dangerous,
though it's most instructive when fewer holds are barred. And the
daytime practice... As you become more skilled in the use of your
vampire body over time, you can force yourself to keep going,
even through the impairment."
Francesca-
"Don't do Vitus's job for him. That's nerdy, dude."
Eli-
"You guys know best, but we'll need better costumes
if you want us to have real fighting spirit. Like, at least
some cool embroidered jackets or something."
Ru-
"What's wrong with talking about the daylight
training? Demetri, we can become better in daylight,
but not as strong as we are at night? Or not as strong
as we were as humans?"
Francesca-
"Neeeeeeeerrrrrds..."
Demetri-
"Sorry, Ru. I can't do it. I'm losing
all of my 'coolness' by the minute..."