"Ahh, I know you really want to talk to me, but I'm a pretty busy guy, you know. I guess you'll just have to leave a message so I can get back to you later, hm?"
I guess that'll depend on how you fare, don't you think? It'll be no fun if there's not a challenge.
[though maybe if they actually spar, his memory will be jogged. he's done so good at trying to push aside a lot of his feelings and experiences from haven that it doesn't immediately occur to him that they've met on more than one occasion.
not that it matters, since she clearly has no recollection of it either, and souji wouldn't dare mention it. so maybe it's for the better that a lot of time has passed and enough of his bad memories have been shoved aside to make this awkward. funny how the brain works, that conversation wouldn't bring that familiarity to the forefront—but if he gets a feel for her fighting style, that definitely would.]
[there they are, the slight shreds of familiarity. but they only flash in his head for a brief moment before he jumps back into a more proper stance.]
As long as you don't expect me to go easy on you, I think we can call it fair. [he'll take the offer, but he won't treat her differently in a fight just because she's a woman. the only strength he'll hold back would be his rasetsu abilities... for obvious reasons.]
I don't believe in easy. [ It's all she offers, eyebrows raised, expression politely expectant. He's welcome to strike first, but if he doesn't, she'll be happy to get this started. ]
Good, good! Then I look forward to seeing what you can do.
[he likes the sound of that, even if it... again, seems to ring familiar. it's more fun for souji when he doesn't have to hold back though, so he does make the move to strike first, thrusting his sword forward.]
[ And Judith's already bringing her spear up to meet it, catching the blade against the handle before she shoves back and twirls it forward for a quick slash at his chest. ]
[she's fast and swift, and if not for that expert training and inhuman reflex, she definitely would have made the first strike. but souji jumps back and swings his sword to the side in an effort to deflect the blade of that spear from piercing him.
either way, it's a pretty close call, and a solid indication that he definitely can't let his guard down.]
[ No, letting his guard down would definitely be a bad idea. But his reflexes are sharp-- surprisingly so, admittedly, and when he deflects the blade, Judith swings the spear around, shifting her grip to strike at him with the blunt end.
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[well, that changes things.]
If you were looking for someone to spar with, you could have just said so.
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[ Always so sassy, this one. ]
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[though maybe if they actually spar, his memory will be jogged. he's done so good at trying to push aside a lot of his feelings and experiences from haven that it doesn't immediately occur to him that they've met on more than one occasion.
not that it matters, since she clearly has no recollection of it either, and souji wouldn't dare mention it. so maybe it's for the better that a lot of time has passed and enough of his bad memories have been shoved aside to make this awkward. funny how the brain works, that conversation wouldn't bring that familiarity to the forefront—but if he gets a feel for her fighting style, that definitely would.]
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[ IS SHE PULLING OUT HER SPEAR, of course she is, of course. Where she keeps it, no one truly knows. ]
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As long as you don't expect me to go easy on you, I think we can call it fair. [he'll take the offer, but he won't treat her differently in a fight just because she's a woman. the only strength he'll hold back would be his rasetsu abilities... for obvious reasons.]
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[he likes the sound of that, even if it... again, seems to ring familiar. it's more fun for souji when he doesn't have to hold back though, so he does make the move to strike first, thrusting his sword forward.]
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either way, it's a pretty close call, and a solid indication that he definitely can't let his guard down.]
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Hey, it still hurts. ]