[OPEN] May Catch-All

[haveaflare]

Who: Dion and you!
Status: Open
Where: Various locations
What: Open and Closed General and MANTA prompts
Warnings: None as of yet, will update as needed

Shellton | Eltrut | "Movable Type" Bookshop - OTA
[While there are many things to see and do throughout the wide world of Escordvi, Dion has started small and has started by taking time for leisure, something he rarely had time for in Valisthea, and so he was browsing shelves, surprisingly vast ones, in a bookshop off the main market. Mostly, the tall blond is keeping himself to the non-fiction section, amazed at the sheer number of titles spanning the shelves. It would seem printing was a thing here, as the typewriter which initiated him suggested, and he's rarely seen so many books collected in one place.

So much knowledge is collected here he hardly knows where to begin, and so he might turn to a fellow browser, leaning slightly so as to keep his voice low.]

Begging your pardon, of course, could you perchance suggest a title? I've no idea where to begin.

Eltrut | A Clearing Outside Shellton | OTA
[He's received a word of warning from Jill regarding the potential potency of Bahamut, which only serves to further reinforce the caution Benedikta instilled in him, and so in an effort to assure he's prepared to aid those here in whatever capacity he is able, Dion has found a suitable clearing outside the port in order to acclimate to the way his Aether pools in this place.

The prince is clad in his mithril armor for no other reason than it serves the purpose of protection and doesn't force him to spend doubloons he'd rather keep for food, and sets about moving through warm-up drills first: simple polearm forms designed to get his muscles loose and to work out the stiffness from his joints he always experiences in association with the Crystal's curse that's slowly turning all Bearers and Dominants to stone.

He'll welcome the company, and is more than game to spar with anyone looking to hone their skills or keep themselves sharp. He'll offer an amicable smile when he pauses in his rhythm, inclining his head.]

Well met. Are you looking to sharpen or observe?

[wildcard]
(OOC: feel free to throw whatever scene you'd like at me! If you'd like a specific prompt, feel free to drop me a line on plurk at vikael or on discord at vikael, but I'm pretty flexible and can fall in with whatever you're feeling!

MANTA prompts are in their own thread below)

Comments

[haveaflare]

I don't recall you asking for one, Phoenix.

[He pauses, though, raising an eyebrow.]

Do you need a break?

[phoenixdominant]

[Even with the full governement-eikon name. Joshua smirks a little.]

Not just yet- but with how strict you are, I suspect it won't be long before that becomes necessary, Bahamut.

[He'll get out of breath soon anyway...! But for now, he's lunging at Dion again to attack as swiftly as he thinks he can manage. His form is decent and his posture is strong. He only lacks strength and endurance.]

[haveaflare]

[He smiles, then, probably the broadest Joshua has seen on his face since his arrival here, and he chuckles, adjusting the grip on his lance.]

Very well, Phoenix. You have your instructions.

[phoenixdominant]

[Do not blind him with that broad smile...]

Again.

[Joshua won't let it distract him! He'll start again, coming at Dion with another collection of swings and slashes, trying to aim for Dion's open side when he can or to deflect Dion's long reach. It'll be difficult, of course! Weapons clash and Joshua finds himself pleasantly out of breath but he continues on.]

[haveaflare]

[There is a point where Joshua almost gets the better of him, where a need to pivot quickly arises and he makes an approving sound.]

Better, Joshua!

[But he also notes the other Dominant's lack of wind and steps back, lowering his lance.]

It bears improvement, but you've earned your rest. It was never a formal session.

[He steps to the side, where a small pack is resting against a rock, and retrieves a water skin, taking a deep pull from it himself before closing it and tossing it casually toward Joshua.]

[phoenixdominant]

[Thank the gods for the break in the impromptu lesson. Joshua lets his stance go slack.]

Please bear with me, it has been some time since I last trained with such ... intensity. I had nearly forgotten the strain it places on both muscles and lungs.

[Give him a minute!! Joshua needs better cardio!!

He'll catch the water skin and also help himself to a good drink.]

Thank you...

[haveaflare]

[He nods at the thanks, laughing, and it might be a bit at Joshua's expense, but this is comradery, companionship! It's a start is what it is, and a hint of what they could have been, had fate and one terrible woman not intervened.]

I would submit you have never trained with such intensity, but that can be changed.

[phoenixdominant]

[Fine, take your laughs where you can, Dion!! ... He's earned them. In all honesty, the sound makes Joshua's heart warm, even if it is at his expense.

He stands, giving a bit of a stretch with his arms behind his head.]

I'll admit it, no, I haven't. Not even Clive gave me this much grief.

[Because Clive was very soft with his training, actually. A soft big brother.]

[haveaflare]

Not even Clive.

[Dion chuckles at that as well, moving to rest near Joshua, not that he really needed one.]

He is your brother and you are only recently reunited after much strife and he thought you dead. I wager his ministrations are not over-coarse.

[phoenixdominant]

[Joshua smirks.]

Mayhap. Or mayhap it's naught but the simple truth. I've never cared for being told what to do, least of all by my brother.

[He's the stubborn Rosfield, after all. But it is true, and Joshua is only joking. His brother was and is very easy on Joshua's training.]

[haveaflare]

[In contrast, Dion considers it an honor to follow the orders of honorable men, which is its own sort of folly, when those men prove false.]

Never? No matter the source?

[There's a teasing quality to his voice when he asks, though the implication isn't made plain.]

[phoenixdominant]

[Joshua's smile stays in place although, he tilts his head to the side curiously as if he's considering.]

Since I have adhered to your guidance thus far ... I find it much more acceptable when it comes from you.

[haveaflare]

[An amused tilt to his eyebrow as he stifles a smile of his own, instead placing a hand over his breast, bowing slightly.]

I am deeply honored and shall endeavor to continue earning the right.