Training with Quentyn

[basic_powers]

Being an unpowered super-hero raises a certain level of paranoia, and Beauford is no exemption from this trope. It's a twisting path to get to 328, buried as it amid the rooms of Milliways. If he weren't certain enough of Quentin's loyalty to his word, this wouldn't even be happening.

The main room itself is clear of all furniture, and looks more like a gym that someone took to the extreme survivalist prepartion symposium. There's a few weapons displayed in cases embedded in the walls.

Hopefully, someone's going to learn from this. "What was the last weapon someone came at you with? We'll start there and work around it."

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[heatherandsteel]

Quentin spends his time in a knowe that's famously known for how easy it is to get lost in it, this isn't too hard and reminded him of Shadowed Hills, "Outside of training, a spear."

[basic_powers]

Right.

Beauford's just going to go to a case and spin through the spear selections (good gods what business does he have with this kind of variety and sheer quanity of... you know what, better not ask) until he's pulling out four bone-tipped homemade spears. These he can replace easily if they break. "Grab one, then I want you to come at me with one when I reach that triangle I painted on the floor. I figure once you know how to attack with a weapon, you're going to know how to defeat it."

[heatherandsteel]

It reminds him of the Shadowed Hills' armory though it seems with a far greater variety.

Quentin easily grabs the spear and tests the grip as he waits for Beauford to reach the spot, "That makes sense."

[basic_powers]

"Part sense, part practical experience." Beauford admits, pulling off the top layers of shirts and throwing them in a ball to the side as he strides to the triangle.

Once he's at the triangle, the casual ease just drops away like a bad glamour. "Go."

It's like a very pointy version of dodgeball.

[heatherandsteel]

When he arrived, Quentin was in the clothing he wears for sword practice, tunic and hose with some light padding.

As he approaches, he considers Beauford before trying to stab quickly into vital places such as armpit and stomach.

[basic_powers]

Smart boy aiming for the vitals first.

Smarter would be knowing that his trainer would slip those first strikes easily. "Good start, keep at it and get creative."

At one point he's guiding the point of that spear over his shoulder. "The stuff I'm doing is a bit harder with multiple opponents like the ones you described."

[heatherandsteel]

He watches how Beauford's moving and thinks about the Duke's swordfighting, Toby's knives and Raj's claws.

Then he starts to try and anticipate the attacks, looking for the openings, he doesn't expect there to be any but he's going to act like they are there, "Yes and I didn't have a bladed weapon against them, that would have worked better."

[basic_powers]

"Well you know, there's always the option of taking theirs." To demonstrate...well, that next stab is going to have Beauford grabbing the spear near where the bone-point is attached and using his body and gravity to leverage the spear away from Quentin.

[heatherandsteel]

When Beauford starts to leverage the spear away, Quentin braces himself and starts to lean back then tries a quick kick at Beauford's shin, "I see."

[basic_powers]

GOOD BOY. Gold Star for Quentin.

"Granted, easier said than done... good job...Don't forget this makes a good slashing weapon...Almost got the femoral artery there."

[heatherandsteel]

"I will, I'm good with those,"

He has the training for swords and is working on knives but Toby isn't always that good at teaching.

[basic_powers]

"Good...." The sparring goes on for another 15 minutes before Beauford decides it's time for a break.

..Oh lord he should really come up with better warning that he's going to climb that spear to start going for the face than just a cackle.

There's going to be a fist held just a millimeter from Quentin's face before he breaks away again.

[heatherandsteel]

The cackle is terrifying and combined with the move means that Quentin is breathing hard, "Oak and Ash."

[basic_powers]

"I think it's time for a drink break." Beauford's not breathing quite as hard as Quentin, but he's certainly worked up a good sweat doing this. "Question....do you want to me to arm myself with a spear or move on to another weapon after this?"

[heatherandsteel]

"Yes, what other weapons do you have or maybe what don't you have?"

Its truly like an armory in here and he wants to learn more about them but worried about why they're in Beauford's room.

[basic_powers]

"I don't have magical weapons in here, or anything energy-based. This is just a training room of mine." Beauford answers, making a beeline for a minifridge/freezer combination unit and cracking it open to browse what's inside. A few fruit-juice ice cubes into a bottle of cold water and everything is good. "Good question on the what I don't have in here."

Quentin will find a bottle being thrown his way after a second or two.

"I had to rebuild the inventory after the original room got demolished in a Bar-wide disaster... Like those kopesh," He's gesturing at curved and hooked bronze blades hanging in a case. "I have some other training rooms for the other weapons, just because some of them don't get along with each other."

[heatherandsteel]

He nods as he grabs the drink and walks over,

"It makes me think of the Duchy's armory but with more types. Are those sorts of disasters common?"

[basic_powers]

"Oh hell no, and if someone decided to try and make em common, I think they would find the entire bar howling for their entrails on a platter." As it stood.... Ray never realized what he did until after, and no one else realized that the reason the barriers failed was due to him monkeying with hyperspace inside of the bubble that keeps everything safe.

"Tell you what...pick out all of the weapons you're not familiar with...take photos with your cellphone. That'll be your homework for when you're not training."

[heatherandsteel]

"Good, I'd be worried if they didn't," Quentin grins at the assignment, "I can do that."

[basic_powers]

"Good, you start studying those weapons, and I'll start training you in some of them."

Mean time there's still more training to be done. "We've still got two and a half hours of training to fill today, so... my earlier question still stands. Spar with spears or go for something else?"

[heatherandsteel]

"I'd like to do more with the spear and then go onto something else. Something smaller like knives, I need more practice with them."

[basic_powers]

"Knives are good...we'll work on sneaking and blinding opponents sometime as well."

[heatherandsteel]

"I have some spells that are all about sneaking,"

He's getting better at them too but he needs to learn more.