Roleplay:Main Forum/Training Arena/This is Nata Duel of the Fate(s)

Pre-RP
Benny: Humming to himself, Benny looks down towards the ducks. ''Wish I had some bread to feed them. The directors probably feed them or something. ''Hearing a loud clattering noise, he glances over to see a girl around his age with dark hair. As she comes closer, he notices the tears on her jacket. She looks injured, like she's been dragged through a hedge or been torn through climbing some kind of fence. Benny makes a mental note of this. She's likely to be slower than him, or at least clumsier. ''I'll be careful today. I want to make Laz proud, not end up as swiss cheese. ''Walking up to the girl, he smiles cheerfully. "Um hi, are you Aria?..." He scratches the side of his head, before offering her a handshake. "I can help with that, if you want..." Fumbling in his pockets, he hands her a chunk of ambrosia. "I'm Benny, son of Hebe. It's, um...nice to meet you..."

Aria: Crap, her opponent was here already, and he looked like such a nice person it made Aria feel even worse about making him wait in the middle of a deserted city as she ran about breaking things, mostly herself. The boy--Benny--introduced himself with much friendliness, though he seemed a little shy. (It was official. Aria had finally managed to make awkwardness contagious. Whoop-dee-freaking-doo.) Oooh, he had ambrosia, awesome! If Aria recalled correctly, Hebe kids were able to spontaneously generate ambrosia, which defied all matter conservation laws and definitely warranted further investigation (though basically everything else at camp also defied physical laws). She'd have to ask Benny about it sometime if she managed not to completely weird him out after this. "Oh, thanks!" Aria smiled, accepting the ambrosia. "Yep, I'm Aria, one of Astraeus' kids. Fantastic to meet you too, though I did hope that I'd be slightly more presentable while making a first impression," she remarked, inspecting the ambrosia chunk for any structural differences that might give it its incredible regeneration abilities.

Benny: Thankfully he's able to save some of the ambrosia. Although Hebe kids could generate it at will, he liked to carry some for emergencies and reduce the amount of energy he spent fixing himself up. His mentor Alex had taught him to always be on the lookout for ways to keep himself going for as long as possible. "It's no problem..." Benny giggles. "I actually got a chance to scout the arena, and see some ducks while I was at it. I wish I could summon some bread to feed them." He says, sticking his tongue out childishly. His battle senses go into overdrive, and his ADHD starts to kick in. The son of Hebe shakes a little, distracted by bird noises in the near distance. "I don't mind helping you train. I got loads of training back home." He shrugs. She seems really smart, her eyes intently focused on the ambrosia. He reminds himself to be wary. "C'mon, let's start. It'll feel awesome when you get into it!"

Aria: Aria looked away from the mysterious golden delicacy and towards the pond. "Aw, the ducks are pretty cute! Though feeding them bread actually isn't the best for them, since it's not very nutritional and pollutes the water if the ducks don't eat it. Here," she rummaged through her backpack with one hand while holding the ambrosia in the other. Taking out her lunchbox (food was always handy to have around), Aria removed a small container filled with brown rice. "This is somewhat more natural for ducks. If you want, we can feed them after our match is done!" she beamed. "Sure, let's go! Before we start, though, what are the rules we're using?" Aria asked, quickly consuming the ambrosia.

​Benny: His eyes light up as ducks are mentioned. “Yeah, that’s awesome. We’ll come back and feed them.” Benny grins eagerly. It’s nice to make a new friend, and Aria seems really nice. His nerves go away a little. At least she wouldn’t be mean. “Um….” Benny stops for a moment. He’s not really sure what rules to use. Lazarus and Alex trained him to fight in everyday situations. “I guess we could just use our weapons, and avoid vulnerable areas.” He points to the eyes and also taps certain points of the body which are more likely to take damage. “We can stop any-time, and I’ll heal us both up.”

The Fight
Benny: Benny’s sword manifests in his right hand, as his dinosaur bracelet's activated. He glances towards Aria, knowing that any blows he made could hurt her. Deciding to test the waters, he feints right to try and catch her off guard. Soon afterwards, he steps left to in a semi-circle to try and get behind her. He slams his elbow towards Aria’s side/back, hoping to make her stumble or knock any weapons, which she may have, out of her hands.

Aria: Dang, Benny started quickly! Aria had been watching her wounds start healing and didn't notice his sword approaching until it arced past her shoulder. Reflexively she jolted away from it... right where Benny's elbow was waiting. Wincing a bit, Aria tripped forward a few steps before wheeling around and refocusing on the fight. "Nice!" Aria called to him. Gotta pay attention, he knows what he's doing, she reckoned, materializing her plasma sword and gripping it with both hands. Swordfighting wasn't Aria's best skill area, but she very much needed to practice it, so she'd give this duel her best effort and aim to improve! After briefly pausing to think of the best course of action, Aria stepped back towards Benny and aimed a slice towards his legs in an attempt to push him backwards.

Benny: As Aria summons the plasma blade, the son of Hebe quickly takes advantage of his momentum and stumbles backwards, narrowly avoiding the fiery red blade. “Whoa, that’s cool….” Glancing behind him, Benny looks for an exit strategy. Spotting the fence which Aria scaled to gain access to the park, he judges that it’s his best chance of escape. He reaches into his pocket and throws some marbles towards her face, hoping she’d instinctively stumble back. Then he dashes towards the fence, as fast as his little legs can carry him, which (being a child of Hebe with slow aging), is pretty fast. It’s likely she’ll struggle to catch up with him, especially with a dangerous blade in both hands. “Run fast as you can, you can’t catch me, I’m the ginger-bread man…” Benny sticks his tongue out childishly, as he reaches the fence and begins to climb.

Aria: Suddenly marbles began flying at Aria's face. She swatted at them with her arms, praying to the gods that they weren't rigged to explode or catch on fire or something. Gah, now he was running away, and taunting her while he did so! "Dude, aren't you basically my age?" Aria laughed, dissipating her sword to save as much energy as possible. Running had never really been her forte, and simply following Benny around would just allow him to lead her into some sneaky pitfall before she could even quote Admiral Ackbar. Hmm... Five seconds later, a suitable plan came to mind. Taking one last look at Benny's fleeing form, Aria sprinted parallel to the fence for twenty yards before veering abruptly behind an abandoned apartment complex.

Benny: While Aria circumnavigates the 20 yard fence, Benny swiftly vaults over the fence and gains access to the abandoned apartment complex, which takes the form of a series of studio flats, united by a communal foyer. He squeezes through an extremely narrow side window.. To his knowledge, the daughter of Astraeus is hot on his heels and he has no time to lose. Getting an idea, he decides to raid a nearby handyman’s cupboard for supplies. He finds some electrical wire, a box of nails and some half-open paint cans. Hurriedly, he stuffs them into a bag and starts to set up basic trip-wires on the main doors and the stairs which lead towards the upstairs apartments. Years of practice and ambidexterity allow him to set them up pretty quickly, attaching the paint cans which are hoisted up and held in place by a knot. They're rigged to spill the contents of the paint cans, all over any intruders. ''Tyler would love this. ''An image of his crush, covered in bright acrylic pops into his head. Giggling, he looks around for a vantage point where he can hide and watch the surroundings for any sign of his opponent.

 OOC Discussions I started on the fight/double-posted, as I had written the post and then decided to split it into two halves. This allows us to seamlessly blend the pre-rp and the fight. As we agreed that I would go first, I assume this isn't a problem and thought I would keep a record c: (Fate)

Sounds good! :D (Nata)

What's all the "class = MsoNormal" and "p" "/p" for? (a coding-ly ignorant Nata)

It's for the heading (Fate)