[Airi watches Sasha, and...damn, if she's not impressed. The first things that are out of her mouth, though, once they're both at the top:]
You suck with a sword. You're barely even striking with it, and your blocks really suck.
[...but they're damn near even on speed. And Airi can't move with that kind of grace - she's fast, yes, but Sasha flows. The dance training's obvious.]
You need something even lighter - hell, maybe even a knife or a dagger. It's obvious that you dance, moving like that - I'm fast, yeah, and I know fighting, but you've got the advantage of knowing how to move your body. Learn to work with it and you could be untouchable.
[...what is all this figuring out how to arm her? Dammit, Dad. Stop that.]
Yeah. You're not me. And yeah, I could've just marched right out of here, but I wasn't gonna do it without trying to prove myself first. I'm not just some weak, dumb kid.
And yeah, we all saw the little girl goddess. I should've said 'done it twice'.
[Airi's just as fast climbing back down the wall, though she jumps the last couple of feet off of it, landing safely on both her feet. And despite herself, she calls after Sasha.]
Don't sell yourself short, Sasha! You're actually pretty good, you know, for 'just a dancer from California', and you could be even better. You'd really be an idiot if you didn't realize that and take advantage of it.
oh *hell* yes.
You suck with a sword. You're barely even striking with it, and your blocks really suck.
[...but they're damn near even on speed. And Airi can't move with that kind of grace - she's fast, yes, but Sasha flows. The dance training's obvious.]
You need something even lighter - hell, maybe even a knife or a dagger. It's obvious that you dance, moving like that - I'm fast, yeah, and I know fighting, but you've got the advantage of knowing how to move your body. Learn to work with it and you could be untouchable.
[...what is all this figuring out how to arm her? Dammit, Dad. Stop that.]
Yeah. You're not me. And yeah, I could've just marched right out of here, but I wasn't gonna do it without trying to prove myself first. I'm not just some weak, dumb kid.
And yeah, we all saw the little girl goddess. I should've said 'done it twice'.
[Airi's just as fast climbing back down the wall, though she jumps the last couple of feet off of it, landing safely on both her feet. And despite herself, she calls after Sasha.]
Don't sell yourself short, Sasha! You're actually pretty good, you know, for 'just a dancer from California', and you could be even better. You'd really be an idiot if you didn't realize that and take advantage of it.