catchall; valerie

[ohthehumanities]

this one is more for you lisa than for val tbh

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[huntressinred]

[ she is running on a treadmill! quite fast, actually. like, really fast. like, sustained sprinting pace. When she spots Kaveh, she lowers the speed to a more casual jog. ]

Hey.

...I haven't seen you here yet.

[ohthehumanities]

[There she go

But he sets the sword down, shrugging out of his Ikea coat as he surveys the interior.]

I've only been once or twice. It just... felt like the right thing to do, today.

[The right way to honor Buzen.]

[huntressinred]

...I didn't know you had a sword. Or could use one.

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh grunts, making a bit of a face.]

This one's not mine. I got it last week, after the four of us came back. [CYOA rewards do be out here.] Normally I use the one Nahida got, but it's a lot of strain on my wrists when I can't use Mehrak and my Vision to help wield it.

[huntressinred]

[ y'all got mf swords????? ]

...but this one is easier? Lighter?

[ohthehumanities]

[Swords AND trauma, a 2 for 1 special]

Shorter and lighter. Normally I use a claymore.

[huntressinred]

I have no idea what that is.

[ohthehumanities]

A bigger sword.

[huntressinred]

Oh.

...and you have to use your toolbox and your "Vision" to use it?

[ohthehumanities]

Well, no. I can use it by itself if I want to. This one too. [He lifts the sword he has and gives it a swing; if Valerie's familiar with swordfighting at all, she can tell that he's trained, but even if she isn't, he seems confident and comfortable.] But I find it easier and more efficient to use all the tools at my disposal. I don't really enjoy fighting as a hobby.

[It's not that he doesn't see the appeal objectively, but he's a scholar and an artist. Most of the manual labor he does is engineering and building, not hunting down bandits in the desert.]

[huntressinred]

[ huh. good for him. Valerie doesn't know shit about swords, but he seems comfortable enough with it. she is a little confused by his last statement though. ]

Then...why bring it here?

[ohthehumanities]

[He tilts his head slightly.]

What do you mean?

[huntressinred]

Why bring it here to practice fighting if you don't like fighting?

...but you did say you were honoring Buzen, so...

[ lol i really did forget kaveh established why in like the v first tag right after my last tag but then by the time i remembered it was too late so here we are now ]

[ohthehumanities]

[HELP it's fine, we are all frazzled both oocly and also icly on this day.]

Mm. I thought about doing it outside, but I don't want to accidentally hit someone.

[In case someone happens to like, drift aura past him at the wrong time or something.]

[huntressinred]

[ imagine if we killed off schedule bc kaveh clotheslined someone in half with a sword while they were just out for a nice jog ]

But ruining gym equipment's alright?

[ her vibes clearly indicate that this is a joke. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[I personally dream of the day we get an accidental mid-week death]

If they want me to respect my surroundings, I expect an apology from that security guard at the museum first. [He's joking too but also let it go Kaveh]