[voice] A time to start over

[attheclocktower]

[She probably should have done this a lot sooner but... to tell the truth it's taken this long for the wound of Reno's departure to not be too raw. But now some of the edge is fading, and she needs to be practical. She's never going to get better like this.]

Up until recently I was training with someone how to fight, but... he's gone now. So... I was wondering, is there anybody who can help me train? I can fight hand-to-hand, and also I can... I've never found anything like it anywhere else, but I think it's most like a sword in other worlds. I'm trying to learn to fight with it a little differently too, so... I might not be as good, but I want to to get better.

[Meaning her bad hand is useless for pretty much anything still, and she hasn't had much chance to practice one-handed keyblade wielding]

Anyway, thanks.

[She pauses, then adds]

Oh... Shion, if I find anybody, do you want to come as well? [Er...] I'll ask you if I see you too.

Comments

[Voice]

[relinquishing]

[Say what?]

Keyblade...

Well, alright. You said it's sort of like a sword, right? What does it look like?

[Voice]

[attheclocktower]

Like a giant key.

[Helpful]

It's... not exactly normal though.

Re: [Voice]

[relinquishing]

[Understatement of the day, Xion.]

...

Well... wow, yeah, a giant key for a weapon? I don't think a lot of people would think that's normal.

Where in the world did you find something like that?

[Voice]

[attheclocktower]

[Oh boy, this is toeing the line of uncomfortable territory]

I didn't exactly find it. I just... have it. I always have.

[Almost as early as she can remember. And then she lost it. And then she got it back again. But details.]

Keyblades... they aren't just something you can find. They're really special, even in my world.

[Voice]

[relinquishing]

Ahh... I see.

[Just trying to wrap his head around the idea even though there's people that fight with brooms and lollipops in his world, but details.]

And it works just like a sword, pretty much? Or do you do other things with it?

[Voice]

[attheclocktower]

Well... it can lock and unlock things. It might do other things too, that I don't know about.

[Such as Keyblade Gliders but Aqua never got to teach her about that.]

But mostly I use it to fight.

[Voice]

[relinquishing]

Huh. I guess you should expect that much from a key... it certainly sounds different.

[Not exactly the smoothest thing he's ever said, but the mental picture is almost impossible to create without raising an eyebrow.]

But alright... alright, if it's pretty much your weapon, then I'd definitely be interested to see how you use it.

Would you be up for a sparring session sometime soon?

[Voice]

[attheclocktower]

Yeah!

[Well, it's kind of why she made this post]

Um... do you know some of the good floors for it? Or places you usually practice?

[She does, but if he doesn't then she's more than happy to tell him]

[Voice]

[relinquishing]

Well... normally I'll just spar on the forest levels if I'm by myself. But if there's two of us, an open space would probably be better.

How about one of the meadows? [Preferably the one that Guy already knows is safe.] Unless you want some monsters to practice against, of course.