[ he's trying to get a handle on rin's style, here - so he doesn't seem to mind playing defensively at all. xie lian returns that smile in the brief moment that rin turns, and there's approval on his face. ]
Very good! [ this genuine exclamation comes with the fake out - xie lian ducks the right, right arm coming up to block the left punch, and he's delighted with the skill of the move, because it does take more exertion for him to dodge it. unexpected! clever. rin reminds him of someone, just for a second, a fighty, scrawny soldier he once met on the battlefield.
he seems to take the hint of attacking, though, and this time, retaliates with a counter. light on his feet, xie lian will take the brief moment of opening offered to aim an upwards punch from his left arm, pulling the strength so he doesn't like, cave rin's face in - this isn't a real fight, after all - but still aiming to make a good sparring contact.
fun, this is very fun. he loves this kind of stuff, just lives for it. ]
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Very good! [ this genuine exclamation comes with the fake out - xie lian ducks the right, right arm coming up to block the left punch, and he's delighted with the skill of the move, because it does take more exertion for him to dodge it. unexpected! clever. rin reminds him of someone, just for a second, a fighty, scrawny soldier he once met on the battlefield.
he seems to take the hint of attacking, though, and this time, retaliates with a counter. light on his feet, xie lian will take the brief moment of opening offered to aim an upwards punch from his left arm, pulling the strength so he doesn't like, cave rin's face in - this isn't a real fight, after all - but still aiming to make a good sparring contact.
fun, this is very fun. he loves this kind of stuff, just lives for it. ]