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Nakajima Atsushi ([personal profile] tigerpoet) wrote in [community profile] starsand2022-06-25 04:10 pm

sparring with an audience

[If you're passing by the detective agency's office today, you might get to see a fight. Fauna, a familiar sight to most around Starsand, and Atsushi - no, the other one. The other other one.

Atsushi's grinning as they battle, so there's probably no bad blood involved… then again, with these two, it's hard to tell, especially with Fauna's mask covering any expression she might make.

Atsushi is a straightforward fighter, and his strikes with his sword are powerful. He doesn't dodge much, but he takes Fauna's fire and ice attacks head-on and keeps going strong. His attacks are almost reckless, the aggressive style of someone who knows he can tank any hit his opponent deals him and can fix any injuries later, trading openings in his own form for damage dealt to his opponent.

Fauna's fighting style, in contrast to her normal, headstrong nature, is quite methodical- First, blasts of fire and ice, scarring the battlefield to restrict her opponent's movements. Then a form change to her owl form, a bombardment of high-speed knives as she flies around to create openings. Then, when she's finally restricted and worn her opponent down, she strikes- Her lion form comes in swinging, intending to end it in a single, electric blow.

The battle ends in a draw, with Atsushi's sword at Fauna's neck and Fauna's sword at his heart. There's plenty of time afterwards to catch either of the two in conversation, if you've stuck around to watch.]
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[personal profile] mothornly 2022-06-27 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
To protect the people I care about, of course!

[...]

But like I said, don't overdo it! If you want to get stronger, that's fine, but you can't pay the price for strength! Otherwise you'll get sick, or collapse, or not even be able to beat them, because you did too much!
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[personal profile] nightwild 2022-06-28 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
... That makes sense. You still don't need to match up to me, though.

[She shrugs.]

I'm not going to defeat a goddess if I don't push myself.
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[personal profile] mothornly 2022-06-28 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
-- a goddess?! W-Why are you going to defeat a goddess?
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[personal profile] nightwild 2022-06-28 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Revenge. She used me for years. I'm not going to just take that.