airlocked cmo post

[nightcure]

for between and during rounds and all kinds of junk!
r3s can use this for space pirate shenanigans

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[scourgingstars]

If you insist.

[While Ardyn and Gladiolus Amicitia had at most an inch or two of height difference between them, it was like comparing an imperial battle mech to an airship. Both had their own array of weaponry but the former was, above all else, faster.]

[Even without warping, Ardyn was quicker on his feet than he looked; the distance between them was closed almost immediately, sword brought sharply in from the left in a harsh swing with nothing held back. Noctis wasn't Xander; they more than likely knew each other's combat styles as well as they knew their own and for obvious reasons. So there was no need to gauge strength or determine reaction time, simply test if either had changed in the slightest since Insomnia.]

[nightcure]

[ It's... familiar, weirdly enough. Their fight had been so long ago, and it had only been that once. That one time, and he'd learned a hell of a lot about Ardyn through his fighting style. Just as Ardyn likely learned quite a bit about Noctis from his own. His reaction is a little delayed--

(he's out of practice, of course; how long has it been since he had a sword in his hand that wasn't made of light and heat?)

--but he hasn't forgotten. Noctis blocks, then goes in to push Ardyn back, to give himself a little breathing room. ]

[scourgingstars]

[They were to a point both out of practice. Even if his open stance and reckless style was exactly the same as ever, Ardyn was far more human in his motions and reaction time. He actually bothered to guard himself now, knowing he couldn't exactly regenerate from even something as comparatively minor as a strike from a blade.]

[He backed off when Noctis countered, sword held loosely in his hand and waiting for a follow-up.]

You've slowed down.

[nightcure]

[ He jumps back a small distance, and Noctis rolls his shoulders. Ardyn's right--he's slowed down, and it's pretty frustrating. Still... that's what this is for, right? Getting back into form. ]

You really that surprised?

[scourgingstars]

Not at all. I only thought it worth pointing out for your own benefit.

[He twirled the sword easily, falling back into something vaguely resembling an actual stance.]

Shall we try again?