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[dragon_blossom]

[ Marina's sitting on her bed, laptop on her crossed legs, making the video a little wobbly. The wall behind her has some popular band poster or another - she rotates the spot above her bed fairly often - and she looks relaxed. More than she usually does when Numbers stuff is involved, at least.

She drums her fingers on the laptop. ]

Anyone here have a sword?

[ Very serious about this. ]

Other me had a sword, and Anais has a sword here, and other her had a sword back there. I figure I can get an echopulsething if I like, grab a real sword? Or learn how to use it? I'm not just crazy thinking that, right?

[ Actually looking for Echoes is new for her too. ]

So, I guess what I'm saying is, if anyone would like to help? Um, promise I won't, like, get myself hurt either, okay? Thanks. You're great.

At least you guys with swords.

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[dragon_blossom]

Do I have to ask the Precures to kill you if I die here? I totally could do that.

[ Marina just straight up dumps the swords, looking through them. ]

[mysteltinn]

Hey! Be careful with those!!

[Blink blink]

Precures? What are those? Is it your gang, are you in a gang Marina?!

[Images to Max Payne style revenge murders with Owen as the broken but bloodthirsy protagonist run through his head]

[dragon_blossom]

They're those... froofy magical girl chicks. [ The ones with the. Super strength. And dresses. ]

But they've got badass powers so the froof is forgivable.

[ Picking up a rapierish one. ]

[mysteltinn]

...you have a magical girl gang at your beck and call?

[This changes the flavor of his revenge fantasy a bit. It is much more colorful now, GTA meets Madoka shit is getting real]

[dragon_blossom]

Don't I fuckin' wish? No, I'm just friends with like, two of the whole gang.

I'm gonna start calling them a gang though, thanks.

[ Heheheh Lily's gonna love that. ]

[mysteltinn]

Shit is getting too anime for me, let's just do this. Since this is your ballgame, you wanna start?

[dragon_blossom]

More anime than I can handle.

[ Sort of just. Awkward. Sword holding. ]

So I probably won't give you a concussion, right?

[mysteltinn]

Proooobably? I've gotten hit by some big people and haven't had one yet?

...well not from a boffer anyways.

[dragon_blossom]

...then I guess we'll get out of this without brain damage, at least.

[mysteltinn]

Most likely!

[With that said he smirks, and without warning charges. After all, he probably has to spook her for her echo-instincts to kick in, right?]

[dragon_blossom]

[ Marina launches her ultimate attack - screaming and swinging wildly at Owen's head. ]

[mysteltinn]

[He barely blocks the barrage of attacks with his arm- and fuck that hurts oh god]

H-hey! -twap- No above the shoulders, no below the -twaptwap- belt! Calm your roll!!

[dragon_blossom]

[ Calming, Marina pauses after a few wild swings, and stares straight at Owen. ]

...so those are the rules?

[mysteltinn]

I THOUGHT THAT WAS KINDA A GIVEN, YEAH!

[dragon_blossom]

What the hell do I know about your nerd games!?

[mysteltinn]

This has more to do with, ya know, common decency, then rules.

[dragon_blossom]

You already said we won't get concussions.

[mysteltinn]

Yeah, but it'd still hurt!

...and I don't gotta explain why no below the belt, right?

[dragon_blossom]

I'll save that for if you really offend me then.

[ She steps back, waving her sword around. ]

[mysteltinn]

Okay! Gonna come at you again, so try and hit me!

[This time less surprise, so hopefully less screaming and flailing]

[dragon_blossom]

[ Definitely less screaming and flailing, though now it's just some awkward, hesitant swings to try and get around Owen's weapon. ]

[mysteltinn]

[While Owen certainly has no REAL skills, he does have a bit more experience hitting things with foam covered pipes, so she's really not hard to block.

He finally tries giving her a firm hit to the arm, just to get an idea of how hard he can or can't go. Regardless of his boasts he doesn't wanna be a jerk]

Come on! Be aggressive! Your past self wouldn't worry about attacking, right?

[dragon_blossom]

[ Marina's defenses are quite frankly pretty bad, and she frowns as he whacks her on the arm.

Huffing, she steps back, and lunges in with a thrust - ]

Like thi....s?

[ And then her eyes snap wide open... ]

[mysteltinn]

[She hits him right in the chest, hard, and he huffs to catch his lost breath, clutching at the spot. The cushioning of the weapon means at worst it's a bruise, thankfully]

Yeah, there ya g-... whoa, you okay?

[dragon_blossom]

[ Marina shakes her head, and steps back, holding her sword out. ]

...yeah. Just got a funny feeling.

Sure got you though.