Questing, sparring, training, living [closed log catch-all]

[youwillbeunequaled]

Who: Tonbokiri, Yaoyorozu, Arisato, Emma, Cairngorm, Ochako, Midoriya
What: Questing, sparring, training, living (not in that particular order.)
When: March 22 to April 8-ish (Dates in top threads)
Where: Tonbokiri's place in Flavo (Unless otherwise noted)
Warning: Violence in the training/sparring threads.

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[*I prefer prose, especially for action-based threads like sparring. But if you want to do action brackets instead, please reply in that format and I'll follow.]

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[youwillbeunequaled]

Chuckling, pleased at her youthful enthusiasm, he puts down his spear and the rough wooden pole meant for sparring with that he'd also brought. "I'm only a little early, I think, but I'm glad I am. Let us stretch together while we speak of the rules of our spar.

"Truth be told, I heard from Yaoyorozu-dono what a 'quirk' is. Although you have a superpower, I wish to warn you, my spear has legendary cutting prowess, and I am very strong." Not a boast, but a statement of fact. "I will respect if you believe your power is enough to defend against me, but I will use the sparring weapon."

[thriftea]

Ah, yes—back to stretching she goes, although her eyes linger on the spear laying nearby. She's seen Momo use a staff before, but not many heroes wield actual weapons. It's a little strange to see one in the wild, honestly.

"That's fine with me! My quirk isn't good for defense, and I haven't fought with many people who use weapons. I've only really learned how to dodge a knife." That's cooler than it sounds, honestly, but she presses forward with a little shrug. "I'm glad that Yaomomo told you about quirks, though. Do you want me to tell you about mine? Or do you want it to be a surprise?"

[youwillbeunequaled]

Tonbokiri's eyebrow lifts in surprise, but he chuckles lightly.

"Thank you for the offer. I should find out what it is for myself, though. In a true battle, your enemy does not reveal all their strengths beforehand, do they. Habits formed in practice become habits in actual fights."

Indeed, she's already told him more than enough, in that pressing the offensive and just the fact he's wielding a weapon are advantages to him.

But she has one large unknown advantage in return.

"What shall we count as winning the bout, then? A touch? The other person saying they give?"

[thriftea]

That sounds exactly like something Aizawa-sensei would say! Ochako immediately feels a twinge of embarrassment, because, while she recognizes that Tonbokiri is trying to help her, she was hoping that this sparring session would be an opportunity to impress him. Hmm. She promptly sinks down into a new stretch, hoping that he doesn't see the slight color in her cheeks.

"A touch works. It's hard to miss when that happens!" Well, it's hard to miss it when a touch is all you need to send someone floating into the air. She pauses for a moment. "But... just to make sure—I can use my quirk, right?"

[youwillbeunequaled]

He nods- that's true. Well, except perhaps when one is wearing heavy armour, but as they are now, it should not be a problem.
Not noticing anything unusual, he joins her in the next stretch and nods again to her question.

"Of course! I do not know what to expect, but I am looking forward to seeing what you can do. Although the abilities of us touken danshi would be considered supernatural as well, I suspect that the power of your 'quirk' is entirely unusual to me. At least, going by the one I have seen so far."

[thriftea]

Does he have a special ability of his own? The question is on the tip of her tongue, but the lesson he just gave her is still fresh on her mind... and so the chances of him answering are low, she knows. She just continues focusing on holding her position for the appropriate amount of time.

"Yaomomo's quirk is amazing, isn't it? I guess she helped you with something? She's been trying to help as many people as she can."

She's still sunk down into her stretch, but he should be able to hear the smile in her voice. There's no doubt that Ochako cares for each and every one of her wonderful friends.

[youwillbeunequaled]

"Yes, she is a very kind and talented person. She was able to make a saddle for Mikuniguro, which we both appreciate very much." There is a smile in return for the one he can hear in her voice. The quality of the people that one keeps around them says a lot about a person.

Finishing with stretches at last, it is time for action.

Taking up the sparring pole Tonbokiri gives it a few twirls to get used to its weight and balance. After walking the distance of five large paces he turns back around to face her.

"Let us begin, then! May we have a good bout." He nods his head towards her and sets his stance. He will allow her the first move, but intends to press the offensive as much as he can. If she has no weapon it will be very difficult for her to touch him, so he will press one of his advantages to see how she reacts.