[ Ryoma may not be good for much, but he is good for swords, damn it.
The dummy is not much of an opponent; Ryoma carries on through muscle memory and keen instinct alone for much of his 'bout' with the straw opponent. Hak's been good for keep him sharp, the man's tendency and skill with polearms plenty challenging even though the white-sheathed katana strapped to Ryoma's side does lightning, of all things... but the dummies are good for repetition's sake, and hey, if somebody learns a thing about how feet are supposed to go when you're swinging a big-ass steel implement, all the better.
Eventually Ryoma starts edging towards 'going to break something' from the previously safe territory of 'keeping pace for the sake of pace', so he backs away from the dummy and leaves its circle, measuring his breathing as he stretches out and tugs the tie from his hair so that he can put the tail back up properly. He notices, at this time, that he had an audience--it's that guy! Hey, grumpy buddy!
Have a half-wave and a chin-heavy nod as Ryoma gathers his hair and attempts to restrain it for the umpteenth time today. ]
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The dummy is not much of an opponent; Ryoma carries on through muscle memory and keen instinct alone for much of his 'bout' with the straw opponent. Hak's been good for keep him sharp, the man's tendency and skill with polearms plenty challenging even though the white-sheathed katana strapped to Ryoma's side does lightning, of all things... but the dummies are good for repetition's sake, and hey, if somebody learns a thing about how feet are supposed to go when you're swinging a big-ass steel implement, all the better.
Eventually Ryoma starts edging towards 'going to break something' from the previously safe territory of 'keeping pace for the sake of pace', so he backs away from the dummy and leaves its circle, measuring his breathing as he stretches out and tugs the tie from his hair so that he can put the tail back up properly. He notices, at this time, that he had an audience--it's that guy! Hey, grumpy buddy!
Have a half-wave and a chin-heavy nod as Ryoma gathers his hair and attempts to restrain it for the umpteenth time today. ]