[ you could try to kill him with that sword but you and i both know xl would have him disarmed in about fifteen seconds
anyway he does not seem bothered by this at all. in fact, it's all rather trusting! he's practically skipping down the stairs on their way down to the courtyard, delighted by the prospect of a little martial steam to blow off.
he settles in an open area of the courtyard, and drops into his usual fighting stance - very relaxed, and loose, that gleam of joy still in his eyes. ]
[Before starting, Rin is going to leave his sword with Rinkou. He'll set it down by her and she meows as she sits on it.]
Take care of it, you hear?
[And then he's up and pulling off the coat of his suit, which along with the tie is discarded on the ground near Rinkou. He stretches his arms as he looks to Xie Lian. Now he's ready for a fight.
Rin looks confident, at least? He feels comfortable in a fight.]
Yeah, I'm ready.
[He's not as fast as he would be with his demon strength and speed, but he's still fast for a human. After a few moments of stretching, he squares up and then runs right at Xie Lian, aiming a punch at his chest. It's a testing punch, trying to feel out Xie Lian and how good of a fighter he is.]
[ cute!!! san lang comes over, shifting forms from qilin to ferret, and drops down next to rinko to watch, sitting like a little ferret gentleman.
xie lian himself smiles, as rin approaches - the picture of perfect calm and delight. he just loves this sort of stuff, so he treats it with utter respect, treats rin as the most serious of opponents. something in his golden eyes sharpens when he runs, shifting from giddy like a kid in the candy store to a respectful opponent, and -
xie lian moves so fast. he has no enhancement to his abilities beyond what was hard earned, and the majority of xie lian's martial abilities have absolutely nothing to do with his spiritual energy. more than quickly, though, he is simply graceful.
his dodge out of the way is more of a pivot on the ball of his foot, as the punch sails wide. he doesn't strike back yet, because he's feeling out rin, too, and instead changes his weight to the other foot, lightly, moving instead to bring up his wrist to block if another punch comes. all the while, that gleam of genuine joy never leaves his face. ]
Rin is quick to turn around once his punch goes wide, not wanting to keep his back exposed. His arms are up in a defensive position too, as he expects Xie Lian to follow up his dodge with a punch of his own. Rin's much more used to dirty fighting like that. But nothing comes, and then he sees that Xie Lian looks ready to defend again rather than attack. He also sees just how much fun Xie Lian is having too, and the joy is mirrored in Rin's face as well. Dumb punchy boys love to fite.
It's going to be a challenge, but Rin should have expected that. He doesn't hold a candle to a martial god, not even when they've both lost their supernatural powers. There's only so much experience you can have in 16 years, after all. But this is just for fun, and Rin doesn't mind losing if he has fun along the way.
He does want to draw Xie Lian out and see just how strong he is, though. Which is why he goes in like he's about to punch with his right fist, but with the last step before getting close he shifts his weight and goes in with his left fist instead, trying to catch Xie Lian unaware of the change.]
[ 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. ]
[Thank you for not caving in Rin's face, he doesn't have his fast healing right now.
Not that Rin would have been hit in the face anyway. As soon as his punch is dodged, he ducks down under Xie Lian's arm, tucking into a roll off to the left side, and he springs out of it ready to grab at whatever part of Xie Lian he can.
Is he going for a suplex? If he can get his arms around Xie Lian's waist he will be, yes.]
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Date: 2021-10-10 02:30 am (UTC)No, I was just thinking. I suppose you wouldn't want to come meditate? [ that's a little teasing. rin reminds xie lian of feng xin, sometimes. ]
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Date: 2021-10-10 02:34 am (UTC)I mean, I can try? I can't promise I'll be any good at it though. I've never been able to sit still for long.
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Date: 2021-10-10 02:53 am (UTC)Then, this will be very difficult. [ he laughs. ] I understand that feeling too, though. Do you have any ideas as to what to do, then?
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Date: 2021-10-10 03:11 am (UTC)But now doesn't seem like the time for that.
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Date: 2021-10-10 03:21 am (UTC)he perks up. ]
Sparring, you mean? With weapons, or martial skills...?
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Date: 2021-10-10 03:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-10 06:26 pm (UTC)practically sparkling. ]
I would love that!
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Date: 2021-10-10 08:34 pm (UTC)Let's do hand-to-hand just to be safe, yeah? A few bruises is better than some stab marks.
[He. Has the stance of a street brawler who wasn't formally trained but instead learned everything he knows from getting into fights all the time.]
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Date: 2021-10-10 11:30 pm (UTC)Of course! Let me drop off Fang Xin at my room - and then lets head to the courtyard, yes? So there's space!
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Date: 2021-10-10 11:39 pm (UTC)[Rin will be keeping his sword with him though. Because he's totally about to murde XL RIP to god
no not really, he's just smiling as he goes along. A fight seems like a good way to blow off some steam at the very least.]
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Date: 2021-10-10 11:58 pm (UTC)anyway he does not seem bothered by this at all. in fact, it's all rather trusting! he's practically skipping down the stairs on their way down to the courtyard, delighted by the prospect of a little martial steam to blow off.
he settles in an open area of the courtyard, and drops into his usual fighting stance - very relaxed, and loose, that gleam of joy still in his eyes. ]
Whenever you're ready.
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Date: 2021-10-11 12:37 am (UTC)Take care of it, you hear?
[And then he's up and pulling off the coat of his suit, which along with the tie is discarded on the ground near Rinkou. He stretches his arms as he looks to Xie Lian. Now he's ready for a fight.
Rin looks confident, at least? He feels comfortable in a fight.]
Yeah, I'm ready.
[He's not as fast as he would be with his demon strength and speed, but he's still fast for a human. After a few moments of stretching, he squares up and then runs right at Xie Lian, aiming a punch at his chest. It's a testing punch, trying to feel out Xie Lian and how good of a fighter he is.]
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Date: 2021-10-11 12:57 am (UTC)xie lian himself smiles, as rin approaches - the picture of perfect calm and delight. he just loves this sort of stuff, so he treats it with utter respect, treats rin as the most serious of opponents. something in his golden eyes sharpens when he runs, shifting from giddy like a kid in the candy store to a respectful opponent, and -
xie lian moves so fast. he has no enhancement to his abilities beyond what was hard earned, and the majority of xie lian's martial abilities have absolutely nothing to do with his spiritual energy. more than quickly, though, he is simply graceful.
his dodge out of the way is more of a pivot on the ball of his foot, as the punch sails wide. he doesn't strike back yet, because he's feeling out rin, too, and instead changes his weight to the other foot, lightly, moving instead to bring up his wrist to block if another punch comes. all the while, that gleam of genuine joy never leaves his face. ]
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Date: 2021-10-11 01:32 am (UTC)Rin is quick to turn around once his punch goes wide, not wanting to keep his back exposed. His arms are up in a defensive position too, as he expects Xie Lian to follow up his dodge with a punch of his own. Rin's much more used to dirty fighting like that. But nothing comes, and then he sees that Xie Lian looks ready to defend again rather than attack. He also sees just how much fun Xie Lian is having too, and the joy is mirrored in Rin's face as well. Dumb punchy boys love to fite.
It's going to be a challenge, but Rin should have expected that. He doesn't hold a candle to a martial god, not even when they've both lost their supernatural powers. There's only so much experience you can have in 16 years, after all. But this is just for fun, and Rin doesn't mind losing if he has fun along the way.
He does want to draw Xie Lian out and see just how strong he is, though. Which is why he goes in like he's about to punch with his right fist, but with the last step before getting close he shifts his weight and goes in with his left fist instead, trying to catch Xie Lian unaware of the change.]
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Date: 2021-10-11 02:40 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2021-10-11 10:18 pm (UTC)Not that Rin would have been hit in the face anyway. As soon as his punch is dodged, he ducks down under Xie Lian's arm, tucking into a roll off to the left side, and he springs out of it ready to grab at whatever part of Xie Lian he can.
Is he going for a suplex? If he can get his arms around Xie Lian's waist he will be, yes.]