The pirate that took a swing at her with his sword looked like a kid, not much younger than Gwen, but still younger than most of the other pirates that have surrounded her. And he's a quick little bugger, perfectly happy to take advantage of her continued attempts to quip as he advanced and attempts another attack.
"Yes." Yes, it was entirely necessary, taking the time to quip or rant will always leave you vulnerable to attacks, he'd learned that the hard way the first time he'd gotten into a real fight. How was he not supposed to take advantage of an opening?
This time using the rapier the way it was meant to be used Thad thrust the sword at her, trying to drive her further back as opposed to aiming to actually hit.
While he remembers what occurred with the Legion, the planted orders and dramatic shift in universe have messed with his sense of reality. It feels too much like the old simulations he'd run with Craydl, and the orders are far too easy for his mind to twist into instructions from the old AI. As far as he was aware this was all just another run of "training", and the people here were just virtual opponents, which makes him as dangerous as any of the other pirates on this ship.
Fortunately, while he's quick, his stance and his way of holding the rapier are all clumsy, as if he's never actually used a sword before. It wouldn't be too hard to take advantage of that.
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"Yes." Yes, it was entirely necessary, taking the time to quip or rant will always leave you vulnerable to attacks, he'd learned that the hard way the first time he'd gotten into a real fight. How was he not supposed to take advantage of an opening?
This time using the rapier the way it was meant to be used Thad thrust the sword at her, trying to drive her further back as opposed to aiming to actually hit.
While he remembers what occurred with the Legion, the planted orders and dramatic shift in universe have messed with his sense of reality. It feels too much like the old simulations he'd run with Craydl, and the orders are far too easy for his mind to twist into instructions from the old AI. As far as he was aware this was all just another run of "training", and the people here were just virtual opponents, which makes him as dangerous as any of the other pirates on this ship.
Fortunately, while he's quick, his stance and his way of holding the rapier are all clumsy, as if he's never actually used a sword before. It wouldn't be too hard to take advantage of that.