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Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 2:26 pm**

Spin. Thrust. Sweep low. Sweep high. Overhead spin.

Because not every situation called for a bow and he still didn't trust himself with a blade, Chase decided to practice with a retractable bo staff he found in the Point's stash of non-lethal weapons. He had trained with one but the Lotus preferred more lethal weapons. Even with his powers making it feel natural, it was clear he was rusty.

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Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:33 pm**

Of course somebody training their martial skills attracted Nailah's attention and she quietly lands off to the side to wait for bit of a natural break in Chase's routine.

"Need a sparring partner?"

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:44 pm**

After a downward strike, he paused and looked her way.

"Against a precog? Color me intrigued," he smirked, "Got something you can use? The weapons room has more if not."

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:57 pm**

"Got all the weapons I need right here." she says with a cocky smirk as she raises her hands, fingers curled into claws.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:48 pm**

"Suit yourself," he answered, taking a fighting stance before nodding a 'your move' gesture.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:02 pm**

Nailah charges at Chase, dropping into a slide just before she comes into range of his staff and trying to slip past it to come back up with a shoulder-tackle.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:18 pm**

Chase's martial arts training allowed him to turn out of the way and come back around to sweep the staff at her legs, aiming to catch her off-balance. Then again, precognative cat-bird.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:21 pm**

It's hard to tell when exactly she's using her precognition. It certainly doesn't seem to protect her from having her leg swept out from under her, falling backwards and catching herself with one hand on the ground.

But then she lets her elbow buckle to go into a roll that carries her behind Chase and her leg kicks up to try and hit his midsection.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:31 pm**

Unable to avoid the hit, he moved with the blow to reduce the impact. He used the momentum to whirl around and strike at her.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:16 pm**

Now she's definitely using precog-bullshit, right? She still has one hand on the ground when Chase swings his staff around and she catches it in one hand. And instead of trying to block it moves her hand with it, jumping up from the ground, flipping herself upside down over the staff, landing on both feet on the other side of the attack with a surprised grin on her face like she's not entirely sure how she did that herself.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:30 pm**

Chase let out an appreciative whistle.

"Okay, that was impressive," he said... even as he fluidly continued the spin into a sweep kick.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:44 pm**

"Right?" Nailah is too impressed (and surprised?) by her own awesomeness to react to the kick and she's swept off her feet, landing on her back and wings with a thud.

At least it seems to knock some sense back into her and she rolls to the side to avoid a follow-up and get some room to get back on her feet.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:16 pm**

Chase took a couple of steps back and said, "The first thing they drilled into me, besides obedience, so maybe the second thing, was to never let my guard down in a fight. A single distraction can be the difference between life and death."

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:30 pm**

"Not even to brag? That's harsh."

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:49 pm**

"Especially not to brag," he said, "But then they were all about suppressing the self."

He idly twirled the staff, moving it from one hand to the other and back again.

Posted: **Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:59 pm**

"It's... efficient. But yeah, prolly not very concerned with fun, huh."

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:18 am**

"Not in the least," he answered, suddenly lunging forward with a strike at her side.

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:57 am**

She tries to get the back of her hand under the incoming staff to redirect it upwards, which works, but at the same time has the weapon bounce off her elbow in the process, which probably hurt more than just taking it on to the stomach.

"Ffffffudge on a stick!" she 'curses' even as she spins around to deliver a punch to Chase's chest with her left hand.

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:59 pm**

With a swift motion, he retracted the staff and turned just in time to trap her arm with his free one and re-extended the staff which he used to give her a light bop on the head.

""Well you almost got me."

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:42 pm**

"Almost." she grins. And then she sinks the claws of her trapped hand into the back of Chase's shoulder. His clothes take the worst of it but she definitely breaks skin and would need to just yank on her arm to leave much worse marks.

Posted: **Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:03 pm**

"Forgot about the claws," he winced, "I must be slipping."

He released her arm and stepped back.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:24 pm**

After a second or so Nailah too let's go and takes a small step back, rubbing her elbow and suddenly looking a little sheepishly. "Sorry 'bout that..."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:49 pm**

"Don't worry about it. It doesn't hurt all that much. One benefit of my time with the Lotus is of a high pain tolerance."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:53 pm**

"Man, I'd kill for that." she says before thinking that sentence through even a tiny bit.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:57 pm**

"It's not worth it," he said, retreating into himself a little, "Trust me."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:59 pm**

"Oh! Oh shoot... I am so sorry! I didn't... I didn't mean it like that..."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:05 pm**

"I know you didn't," he responded a little sadly, "You just... stirred up some things."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:07 pm**

"Hey, that wasn't you, right? They were pulling your strings and messing with your head."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:12 pm**

"Yeah... I know. Still, part of me will always feel responsible. I let them in."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:28 pm**

"And now you use that training for good!"

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:42 pm**

"It's the least I can do to make up for what I was made to do. Or maybe just to sleep at night."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:03 pm**

Nailah nods awkwardly, not sure what to say to that.

"THat's... well... you gotta do what makes you feel right, yeah?"

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:11 pm**

"Is... that why you go out to fight crime alone?" he asked curiously.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:40 pm**

"Well I wasn't alone when I started but... yeah! It's... I dunno, it's exciting and it's for a good cause."

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:05 pm**

"I suppose that's no worse than my reason to fight," he smiled softly.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:13 pm**

"Maybe a little bit." she chuckles awkwardly.

Posted: **Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:19 pm**

"Nah. I wouldn't say that. It's good you're not doing it to make up for something."

Posted: **Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:00 am**

"I'm doing it to make up for being bored." she chuckles, trying to lighten the mood a bit.

Posted: **Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:43 am**

"Po-tay-to, po-tah-to," he smirked.

Posted: **Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:47 pm**

"I mean... no. But I appreciate it." she laughs.

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