[it's not every day Batman of all people wanders your halls! one ought to notice it right away, given the lighting and his...well, himness. but Lucina's a bit preoccupied.
it's not a conventional spar he'll see -- instead, a girl and her...shadow? well, a configuration of a shadow generated by the equipment in the room, mirroring her. or is she mirroring it? it's hard to tell, for Lucina is working very hard to keep in tandem with the posture and speed at which positions change. Falchion, her sword and heirloom, is held level while she holds position on her toes.
after a couple beats, she moves through a series of strikes, racing against the counters her make against her, trying to get ahead of it and--]
RAHH!
[cleave it in two.
there's a faint ding from a distant counter somewhere in the room as she relaxes, letting out her breath. it's only when she's straightening up, wiping her forehead, that she turns and glimpses the dark figure at the door. she double-takes before startling, eyes big.]
Oh-! Goodness...! [she thought he was a figment of her imagination at first! chasing shadows all afternoon and all...]
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it's not a conventional spar he'll see -- instead, a girl and her...shadow? well, a configuration of a shadow generated by the equipment in the room, mirroring her. or is she mirroring it? it's hard to tell, for Lucina is working very hard to keep in tandem with the posture and speed at which positions change. Falchion, her sword and heirloom, is held level while she holds position on her toes.
after a couple beats, she moves through a series of strikes, racing against the counters her make against her, trying to get ahead of it and--]
RAHH!
[cleave it in two.
there's a faint ding from a distant counter somewhere in the room as she relaxes, letting out her breath. it's only when she's straightening up, wiping her forehead, that she turns and glimpses the dark figure at the door. she double-takes before startling, eyes big.]
Oh-! Goodness...! [she thought he was a figment of her imagination at first! chasing shadows all afternoon and all...]
How...how long have you been standing there?