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kuropeco rolled 1 20-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 1:13 pm
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Xavier was, alas, still pathetic when it came to anything physical whatsoever - but he was determined to at least not be totally pathetic, even if he was just mostly pathetic. And not only that, but Hel's voice kept ringing obnoxiously in his ears, something about breaking out and being confident.
So, he was in the gym, looking terribly woebegone, but still there, at least a tiny bit determined to do something good with his day.
The voice that called to him as he stood there, somewhat awkwardly, was unfamiliar, but Xavier lifted his head and blinked, squinting in confusion at the ghoul. He was momentarily flustered, glancing behind him because clearly she must have been talking to someone else - but then he realized that she was, in fact, speaking to him, and Xavier sighed.
"Erm," he said, tapping his claws together. "Erm...yes...?"
It was kind of a question. "Yes," he said, a bit more firmly, or at least not as wobbly.
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Ephebe rolled 1 20-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 5:54 am
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"Great!" Leo gave him a thumbs up, slightly worried that she'd been too forward. He looked, well... not quite enthused, if she was any judge. "You don't have to spar if you don't want to," she said, forehead slightly wrinkled and smile worried, "I mean, I don't want to push you into it but it'd be cool if you wanted to, you know?"
The last thing she needed was a reputation for strong-arming creeple into fights, or the guilt of it, for that matter. It felt a bit like kicking a baby giant spider, this.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:29 pm
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Xavier waffled some more because, well, that was what he did, he waffled. But the ghoul was looking kindly at him, which just made him feel more guilty, and now he felt kind of like drooping into an Xavier-sized puddle on the floor and melting away.
"Erm," he said hastily. "N-no, no we're good, I don't mind at all."
He took a breath and tried to smile, which probably came out a little awkward.
"I'm okay, really."
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Ephebe rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:43 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:08 am
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He gave her another smile, this one a little bit stronger than his first. Xavier took a deep breath and tried to relax, tension easing away from his shoulders, and then gave the ghoul a small nod. Leo, he thought to himself, Leo, that's her name.
"I'm - I'm Xavier," he said, and then nodded again.
"Y-yes, please feel free to, erm...go ahead."
He awkwardly got into position, arms raised, claws curling together in some semblance of fists.
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Ephebe rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 8
Total: 16 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:13 am
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"Xavier - that's a cool name!" She gave him an encouraging thumbs up; he really looked like he could use some encouragement. She was feeling kind of bad about badgering him into a spar now, but she might hurt his feelings if she backed out. Maybe she could just like... start off slow?
Yeah, she'd start off slow.
"Okay then, if you're sure!"
Waiting until he was in position, she darted in to get into range, pulling back an arm and then punched him. Right in the mid-section. And a lot harder than she'd been planning to. "Oh jack, are you alright?! Sorry, that was a terrible start! I should've, um, been more careful. All this strength you know, it's hard to gauge sometimes," she laughed, a bit awkwardly. So much for starting off slow.
((Leo's HP: 40/40 Damage: 10))
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
8, 6
Total: 14 (2-16)
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 4:03 pm
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No one had ever told him that his name was cool. Xavier was slightly taken aback at the compliment, blinking rapidly and blushing a little, face tinging red. Slightly flustered, he said quickly, "T-thank you. I, erm, I like yours too." And it sounded a little pathetic in return, but, well, he was trying.
He was in position, but Leo came at him a lot harder than he had expected. Xavier let out a gasp and a wheeze, staggering backwards and clutching his chest, his heart in his throat.
"N-no," he managed to get out, stumbling back upright and waving a clawed hand. "No, don't w-worry about it, I p-promise I'm all right. I w-want to keep going, just...just keep d-doing what you w-were doing, a-all right? I p-promise I'm f-fine."
He wasn't technically fine, but Xavier gave her a reassuring smile anyway, even if it was a little tentative. He squared his shoulders and tried to figure out the best way to counterattack.
It came in the form of a quick, sharp strike across the ghoul's front, surprisingly strong.
hp: 30 / 40 dmg: 8
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Ephebe rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 1
Total: 3 (2-16)
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 3
Total: 5 (2-16)
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Ephebe rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 8
Total: 15 (2-16)
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Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:17 pm
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Leo couldn't help herself and laughed, mirthfully, for a good few seconds before holding up a hand in remorse; "ah sorry, sorry, I wasn't laughing at you specifically! It was more the two of us, starting off all awesomely and then each ending up taking rubbish swings at each other afterwards." Her smile was lopsided and warm, hoping he didn't take the laughter too badly. "I guess sometimes the fortune of battle is with you and sometimes it just isn't, right? Not that I'm discounting experience or skill or anything, of course!"
Maybe she wasn't the best at explaining herself. The Mare huffed, moving some locks of hair out of her face - "right, anyway, where were we?" Moving back into battle position, she gauged his readiness before coming at him with a high kick - well, high for her, anyway.
((Leo's HP: 32/40 Damage: 9))
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
6, 7
Total: 13 (2-16)
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Ephebe rolled 2 8-sided dice:
1, 6
Total: 7 (2-16)
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kuropeco rolled 2 8-sided dice:
5, 7
Total: 12 (2-16)
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:26 am
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He flushed, slightly embarrassed; but the ghoul was smiling at him in a way that suggested she wasn't angry or upset that he'd hit her so hard. It gave him a little boost of confidence, even if it wasn't much, some of the tension easing from Xavier's shoulders.
"T-thank you," he said, tilting his head away, and a few feathers flitted free of his hair. Leo's next punch grazed his side, a glancing blow, and he curled his claws, trying to catch her side.
"Y-you're, erm...doing w-well yourself."
An awkward compliment, but a compliment nonetheless.
hp: 20 / 40 dmg: 6
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