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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:49 pm
"Your showing your age, Josh,” Hana commented after that early 2020s inclusion comment. If anyone felt the need to clarify themselves like they were from that time… well, no point in getting into that now.
Hana raised an eyebrow at his request, and nodded. A quarter of the speed? So... slow down? Okay. Hana took a moment to think, prepare, and then moved in exactly like she had done the las time, but doing her best to get the perfect percentage of "slower" down, like he requested. She... was over thinking it.
Hana raised an eyebrow at his request, and nodded. A quarter of the speed? So... slow down? Okay. Hana took a moment to think, prepare, and then moved in exactly like she had done the las time, but doing her best to get the perfect percentage of "slower" down, like he requested. She... was over thinking it.
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Mon Oct 14, 2024 7:54 pm
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Tue Oct 15, 2024 1:49 am
Hana was guided through some small differences between fighting hollows and men. She could barely note the differences, but assumed she would catch on the more she trained. It was likely a process as fickle as playing the violin or ballet. One wrong angle and the entire performance could be completely ruined.
When Josh brought him up, Hana’s expression hardened. He was making good points. To fight a kido user, she needed to really understand kido more than she does now, but who could actually help her? Who would help her?
"Lieutenant Mizu Morikawa of the Kido Corps was willing to guide me in kido before, but I have not spoken with her for a while. Do you know anyone that would take the time to do that, especially with the state of the Soul Society?"
When Josh brought him up, Hana’s expression hardened. He was making good points. To fight a kido user, she needed to really understand kido more than she does now, but who could actually help her? Who would help her?
"Lieutenant Mizu Morikawa of the Kido Corps was willing to guide me in kido before, but I have not spoken with her for a while. Do you know anyone that would take the time to do that, especially with the state of the Soul Society?"
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:31 am
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:27 am
Hana had wandered the Seireitei before, asking random people if they wouldn't mind helping her, so she could do that again. It was how she met Tento and Mizu in the first place. Besides, one thing Josh said made Hana realize something: people aren't going to be interested in training others right now, they'll be interested in training themselves. It would be a better idea to push for intense sparing or real matches and see if she could win against anyone.
“Enough of all that,” Hana suddenly waved her hand as if she was tired of the conversation. “We came out here to train, did we not? We have wasted enough time.” Hana took her stance and faced Josh with a cold ferocity in her eyes.
“Enough of all that,” Hana suddenly waved her hand as if she was tired of the conversation. “We came out here to train, did we not? We have wasted enough time.” Hana took her stance and faced Josh with a cold ferocity in her eyes.
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Thu Oct 17, 2024 2:26 am
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:42 am
Hana was ready and focused, so when he suddenly lashed out, the fact that she was able to bring her own blade up to block the incoming attack might have been a surprise. However, like she had shown in previous spars, when she focused this hard, there was something in her eyes that was different. Her stance, perfect. Her block, right on time, but her awareness? Only on Joshua. She saw nothing of the world around her. The environment they were in could have been completely erased from her mind, and that was what she was seeing. She focused so hard on fighting, on getting the technique down right, that she failed understanding the battlefield, something that could be a deadly mistake.
"Fine, any advice you give will be helpful this time?" Hana asked, a spiteful question to be sure, but it was still Hana. There was much more to sassing Josh like this, and it wasn't just anger. She was hurt, and a questions of his faith in her capabilities lingered at the back of her mind. 'Was that why he didn't teach me the right way?' she asked herself. 'I will prove him wrong!'
Once the strike was blocked, Hana stepped in to close more distance between them, the back of her blade, swung down the length of Josh's torso. If she hit, he wouldn't have been cut, but she might have caused a bit of damage. The serious, almost robotic expression she had might have been evidence of how hard she was focusing, but it was also hinting toward letting go and fighting at her fullest.
"Fine, any advice you give will be helpful this time?" Hana asked, a spiteful question to be sure, but it was still Hana. There was much more to sassing Josh like this, and it wasn't just anger. She was hurt, and a questions of his faith in her capabilities lingered at the back of her mind. 'Was that why he didn't teach me the right way?' she asked herself. 'I will prove him wrong!'
Once the strike was blocked, Hana stepped in to close more distance between them, the back of her blade, swung down the length of Josh's torso. If she hit, he wouldn't have been cut, but she might have caused a bit of damage. The serious, almost robotic expression she had might have been evidence of how hard she was focusing, but it was also hinting toward letting go and fighting at her fullest.
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:29 pm
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:40 am
Hana would do her best to remember what he said throughout their spar, but her focus was on not getting hit. She needed real experience, and to avoid getting hurt. As he came in, she watched his blade go lower than she was used to. Most people attacked at higher levels. She hurried to the side, stumbling a bit as she tried and immediately failed to shunpo away as he attacked at a lower level. She was clearly not used to it and ended up falling down just in time to avoid it.
Rushing back to her feet, she almost fell again, but was able to catch herself. She took her stance again, trying not to think too much about how pathetic she looked falling like that, but it was written all over her face. Instead of allowing any talk, she stepped in and attempted another attack, still using the back of her blade. It was a wide arc, but accurately aiming for Josh's right shoulder.
Rushing back to her feet, she almost fell again, but was able to catch herself. She took her stance again, trying not to think too much about how pathetic she looked falling like that, but it was written all over her face. Instead of allowing any talk, she stepped in and attempted another attack, still using the back of her blade. It was a wide arc, but accurately aiming for Josh's right shoulder.
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Re: Forged In Guilt, Part 1 [Hana/Josh]
Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:58 am
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