showmanship — avaris. vs judith. [blitz]

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showmanship — avaris. vs judith. [blitz] Sept 20, 2020 7:05:46 GMT -5

Post by napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ. on Sept 20, 2020 7:05:46 GMT -5

Avaris shows up fashionably late.

But it isn’t his fault, really — it just took some precious minutes to make his lips all cherry-pink and some precious minutes to slick his hair back with thick, fragrant oil and some more precious minutes to pick out the right raiment for combat and before he knows it, all those precious minutes have shockingly! added up to a half an hour.

But, who cares?

The spring in his lithe steps as he saunters in makes it known that he clearly doesn’t. No show can open its red curtains if it’s star was missing and Avaris is on every advertising poster. He has made sure of that.

“Heyyy!” He looks up from his trimmed nails at Judith and the gathered crowd with a glimmer in his eyes and that trademark Avaris Hill smile that doesn’t betray the unease he feels at the sight of her. “My apologizes for a tin-eey bit late, everyone! It's just, perfect ...” he sighs, “isn't easy,” and then laughs.

If Avaris was given the chance to choose his opponent, Judith would be at the very bottom of his list. Labeled as butterfly girl, Judith Lancer’s fish out of the water reputation is renowned and so is her love for beautifully-winged creatures. Strange she is, and as Avaris reaches for a nearby sword, he hopes she’s strange enough to let him win. Why wouldn’t she, anyway? Avaris’ presence is a beautiful fish-net cast to catch special favors.

He has made sure of that, too.

“Okay, cute, um, so here's two ground rules for us to follow. First rule: not the face, okay?” He gestures at his most prized possession: his face. Not the face, never the face. “And second rule: let’s have fun together!” He springs onward dramatically, forces kindness into his perfect smile, “it’s just a fun match between two dear friends, nothing personal,” and hopes Judith trips on her shoelaces as he brings the tip of his sword up at her in a skyward arc.

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~~1030 -- Severed Left Forearm at Elbow -- 9.5 damage (Sword)~~

The sword digs deep and Avaris' smile widens. “Oops!”

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showmanship — avaris. vs judith. [blitz] Sept 22, 2020 14:54:30 GMT -5

Post by pearl mcclain d4 [ryan] on Sept 22, 2020 14:54:30 GMT -5

She was told very simply that there would be a tournament planned for the coming days.

She wasnt ready persay, seeing as she was spending most of her time focusing on the studies before. However, how could the weird girl who spent most of her time trying to keep herself afloat alone in an abyss that she aspired herself actually do anything else, but be ready?

She wasnt a monster after all, brave and courageous, but not at all infallible.

She got word that her opponent would be Avaris Hill and she couldnt help but smirk. Of course it would be him. The primp and proper who had very little care in the world. People didnt think that Judith paid attention, but she did, and she always would. Because at the end of the day, those small details is what put her a step above the rest. She could plan for the worst and still achieve the best results.

She took a deep breath as the day passed and then before she knew it, she was now staring down an empty court. Avaris had not been here, but instead of complaining, she held her stance and stared off into the clouds. She knew he would have to be here soon? Right?

It would be the smart thing to think.

And then she heard the door swing wide open.

He made comments, but if Judith was honest with herself, she couldnt quite care about them. He was talkative, and she was not. She would rather use her actions any time of the week.

Though the perfect isnt easy comment almost made her roll her eyes.

She picked up the sword and waited in the background until he was done speaking. She didnt have much to add, especially since he proved to the pampered powder puff that Judith thought he was.

What didnt expect was the slice laid onto her arm. She felt the blood pool from her arm, but she wasnt going to let that stop her. She had to admit that she was not desensitized to the pain. He apologized, and she couldnt even be bothered to mention anything. "Mhmm." she sounded, full of snark and attitude but also a bit of whimsy in that audible sound.

He had to have known that she was not afraid of him.

She stepped back for a moment and assessed their surroundings before looking at her wound and taking her hand and picking up some of the blood on her hand. She then proceeded to smear it on her sword. She then looked at Avaris and smirked before charging forward and swinging her sword in one fluid motion.

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showmanship — avaris. vs judith. [blitz] Sept 25, 2020 13:04:24 GMT -5

Post by napoleon, d2m ₊⊹ 🐁 ɢʀɪғғɪɴ. on Sept 25, 2020 13:04:24 GMT -5

“No, no, no—NO!”

Avaris squirms. It’s the disgust that rushes into his body at that moment that tugs him back, almost as a jerk reflex would, away from the path of her sword. But from the momentum alone, a few stray droplets catch onto his shirt, and his features twist, a pretty rose to a thing full of thorns, an easy smile to a deep-set scowl.

Avaris knows that it has happened a moment too late, and all in the course of a few seconds, the charm returns, the facade drawn up again, his face going from a grimace to that Romeo grin. He laughs. “If you wanted to play dirty, maybe you should’ve told me beforehand.”

It was at the tender age of nine that Avaris Hill learned that what you presented yourself as mattered. During the days back home, when he was dressed in worn clothes with dirt under his fingernails, no one spared him a glance, no one offered him a stare. It was only after he’d schooled himself on elegance, bought himself a few sharp attires, and became the famed Romeo that everyone’s eyes were pulled to him.

Avaris knows reputation matters. If Judith Lancer wins by hacking at him with her blood-stained sword, he’s aware of what her reputation will be, aware of what he can twist it to become. With that knowledge clutched like a second sword, Avaris Hill readies the blade, bares his teeth at her in another smile, and swings.

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1068 -- Shallow Cut on Left Calf -- 3.5 damage (Sword)

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showmanship — avaris. vs judith. [blitz] Sept 25, 2020 14:14:09 GMT -5

Post by pearl mcclain d4 [ryan] on Sept 25, 2020 14:14:09 GMT -5

Watching his face go from one to another made Judith smile a wicked smile. Sure, she had missed, but she had sliced in other places that mattered even more than just an appearance cut. She had known things about a lot of the students here, and Avaris wasnt any different. He wanted to be the best, and he would do anything... anything to keep his reputation flawless.

So it was the right move for Judith to smear her blood all over that blade, because then she could really see the face that Avaris was hiding behind all of that cockiness. She could fight the person that she really wanted to see, not the front that most of the students put up in this place. She had always been the brave one, the one that would not let anything stop her from doing something, and she had a feeling that reputation did proceed her. However, she was sure that a couple other things had as well. The fact that she was obsessed with butterflies. The fact that some people thought that she was much more behind than the rest of them.

Well, she wasnt. She was just biding her time and studying others as they walked and talked. She learned how to avoid most of them anyway, because at the end of the day, she just wasnt interested. If they wanted to make fun of her, then so be it. She would show them where it really mattered.

However, a miss was not going to do, and Avaris had made it clear that he was here to win. "Like you would bother to listen anyway." she said with a small laugh, the blade felt a little heavier in her hand as she looked down at the cut down on her leg. She looked up and then simply shrugged. She would have to go through a whole lot worse to actually feel anything.

Instead she looked at Avaris and closed the gap. "Sorry. You cant be perfect all the time pretty boy." she could feel her temper rise a little, but she controlled it as much as she could.

She would use it to strike.