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[gyve]

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CHARACTER NAME

KALADIN STORMBLESSED

CIVILIAN NAME

CALVIN WERO

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REVELATION

HOUSING NUMBER

009

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[gyve]

No I've already got one

( DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME BABY BOY )

I'll teach you how to better wield a spear

You teach me how to better wield a sword

1/2

[fessus]

[ Okay brag about it why don't you, GOD ]

Oh

2/2

[fessus]

Well you said it yourself, we're teammates

So sure. I'm not gonna go easy on you though

[gyve]

I'd be disappointed if you did

You said you started with daggers
Was there a reason for it or were you partial to them

[fessus]

Well idk if I wanna disappoint you when you're already this intense in a good mood

Nah it's just the first thing I got. Plus it was easy to practice outside a training hall if I just wanted to get a feel for weapons. Then I graduated to a wooden sword because why accidentally hurt myself when my trainer could do it on purpose 🙄

Let me guess you had a spear right away bc you were tall enough

[ Love you Gladio...... ]

[gyve]

Who says I'm in a good mood

( how dare you baka, etc. )

I'll have you know I didn't hold a spear until I was 15
Before that I trained occasionally with a quarterstaff
It's this long wooden pole

( ... )

I hope you know I'm carrying on because I don't want to acknowledge your bad joke

When was it you started
With the daggers and then the sword
Were you very young

[fessus]

Hold the questions for a sec

Is the bad joke me saying you're ridiculously tall so you could use a ridiculously long weapon really easily bc that's 100% real and 0% trolling

[gyve]

It's a bad joke because I wasn't allowed to use other weapons
That's not important

What is important is that there are short spears

( big bitch energy )

1/2

[fessus]

[ Oh. Is that a sore spot? Normally he might not think so, but Kaladin stands firm in the face of push back. Damn it, now he just has more to ask– ]

Guess I got stuck with the normal sized spears

[ Then again, he hasn't seen Kaladin's. What if it's even bigger... ]

Anyway ig I was 7 or 8 when I started training, but half of that was just form and defense

2/2

[fessus]

So

Why just spears

[gyve]

The spear is a dark eyed weapon
We're allowed to carry more but never swords
Men with my eye colour aren't able to wield them
It's considered heretical
Or was
I'm not sure where the line is anymore
But I would've envied you at 7 or 8

Your trainer was smart to teach you form and defence first
You should already know that the strength of your offence is rooted in your familiarity with the fundamentals
This is what I'll train you in
Basic and advanced spear kata

[fessus]

[ Nothing could prepare him for this answer. His best assumption was that a limitation in weapons had been a financial concern, or perhaps the preference of an overbearing parent who wanted to see him carry on their way of fighting. But... a societal limitation? Based on eye color?

Suddenly, a conversation that feels like it happened weeks ago for Noctis begins to make sense. ]

That's why you got quiet when I said I fight with swords, at the shrine

Bc my eyes are blue?

[gyve]

Yes

( even if he wanted to lie to noctis, he couldn't. but he's honest, because he is—if nothing else—enduringly himself. )

I'm aware you're not from my world
Its caste system doesn't apply to you

It still spills out sometimes

And you'll still help me improve my skill with a sword because you agreed to
That's what matters here
Don't back out

[fessus]

[ Strangely, it's not the first words he hones in on. Maybe it's because Noctis himself is from a world that isn't Earth, but it's easier to accept that Kaladin would have a hard time adapting.

It's the last words that leave an impression. ]

Back out? Like hell I would, there's no way I'd go easy or ditch bc of that

We're gonna start with fundamentals, just like you said for spears

And then I'm gonna do all I can to kick your ass with both of them, and you better try twice as hard back

1/2

[gyve]

[gyve]

Fine
If you want it like that I won't go easy on you

Bring it on Noctis

[fessus]

Yeah?

Pretty bold when I've got a serious headstart. If you underestimate me based on size or the fact that I've been nice to you you're gonna regret it

[gyve]

Being underestimated is a serious advantage in battle
Don't waste it

I'm going to test you and then I'll adjust to you
If you overwhelm me I'll only be proud of that

[fessus]

It's only an advantage if you're actually doing it

[ ... ]

You're doing it rn aren't you

[gyve]

I'm uncertain how our skills will measure up
We're from different worlds and we trained in different styles with different weapons
If that's an underestimation then yes I'm underestimating you

Do you think I'll be able to match up

[fessus]

I think that's just you avoiding the question, knowing we're different isn't telling me if you think you're different better, different worse, or different neutral

Here I'll show you

I think you'll be way better with a spear but I don't think you'll match up if we throw in everything else

[gyve]

Am I supposed to read your mind
What do you want from me

I think you'll be adequate with a spear and I think you'll be better than me with a sword and daggers
I focused for a long time on polearms and throwing knives
Only in recent months have I focused on swords hammers shields
Whatever I need at the time
I'm no expert

Versatility is important in combat I'm trying to round out my skill set
So if you throw in everything else then so be it

[fessus]

"Adequate" huh

Then it's on me to change your mind. Bc everything else you're saying? I agree with. If we're stuck here I'm gonna take smth from it

Maybe that's versatility idk

But I'm not leaving here just being "adequate"

[gyve]

That's what I thought you'd say

One of our comrades has difficult choices to make in his world
As do I
He said that here we have time to decide what to do

So it seems being transported to this city has its merits
Versatility is using what you have at your disposal to accomplish a task
A readiness to adjust to new conditions
We're already primed to succeed
That's why I believe you'll pick up the kata easily if you dedicate yourself to them

Why do you fight Noctis

1/2

[fessus]

Good to know I'm predictable already

[ A largely harmless comment that could be a joke if not for how fast it comes. Instead it's the first reflexive barb as his defenses rise, not in response to Kaladin but absolutely in response to where the conversation is heading. ]

I fight bc I'm supposed to