Keeping Up Training (Open to Miles and Edward) - Eternal City RP2024-03-29T00:37:57Zhttps://eternalcityrp.com/forum/topics/keeping-up-training-open-to-miles-and-edward?id=6610746%3ATopic%3A403418&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTaking the obvious hint for a…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2021-02-28:6610746:Comment:4252092021-02-28T23:12:04.414Z✓ Miles Evanshttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Miles
<p>Taking the obvious hint for a time to stop, Miles packs away all the training gear and happily dumps a bottle of water over his head to cool down. He looks over when he hears Edward speak, grinning some as he changes out his soaked shirt for a dry one. "You sold me with pie man. I never turn down good dessert." His eyes bunch some in the corners when he laughs, quickly slipping on his sneakers so that he can follow Edward out. "Two miles you said? That's not bad at all."</p>
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<p>Taking the obvious hint for a time to stop, Miles packs away all the training gear and happily dumps a bottle of water over his head to cool down. He looks over when he hears Edward speak, grinning some as he changes out his soaked shirt for a dry one. "You sold me with pie man. I never turn down good dessert." His eyes bunch some in the corners when he laughs, quickly slipping on his sneakers so that he can follow Edward out. "Two miles you said? That's not bad at all."</p>
<p>He misses his grandmother's homemade desserts, so the promise of fresh apple pie already has his stomach growling. It's been too long and those pies don't exactly ship well. "I'd imagine so. Chainmail isn't too awfully heavy though and hey, saves you from getting impaled." Always a bonus when one is fighting in a battle. He must say he prefers the kevlar of today though it's way more ergonomic. "Hey if this is a speed contest that's not exactly fair. Nephilim go normal speed, we're not racecars." Well he could fly it but that rather defeats the purpose and he'd rather not get spotted by half the city while racing through the streets. His laugh cuts it though as he sets off just behind Edward.</p>
<p>He can tell the Valkyr is holding himself back so that Miles can keep up, not that either of them comment on it. There's nothing Miles can do about that after all, he has to go a normal pace. "Yuck. Thanks for the warning. You've got me focused on pie anyway so no worries, I'll avoid the soup." Might get some coffee though. Coffee and pie sounds good together.</p> Edward stopped as he stepped…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2021-02-01:6610746:Comment:4243702021-02-01T11:09:08.135Z✓ Edward Starhawkhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/EdwardStarhawk
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward stopped as he stepped off the matt as he picked his satchel “ would you like to join me for a 2-mile run “ he smirked a little as he took out a running shirt “I have a delivery to pick up another side of the city it is a pretty decent route “ Edward refrained from mentioning what his delivery was as som didn’t approve of blood drinkers even though Edward had cut right down on his intake as he made his way towards the training room…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward stopped as he stepped off the matt as he picked his satchel “ would you like to join me for a 2-mile run “ he smirked a little as he took out a running shirt “I have a delivery to pick up another side of the city it is a pretty decent route “ Edward refrained from mentioning what his delivery was as som didn’t approve of blood drinkers even though Edward had cut right down on his intake as he made his way towards the training room doors.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“ she makes excellent Homemade apple” he pushed the doors open as he walked to his locker opening door as h reached in for a jacket swiftly putting it on “I will say for clothing of today a lot lighter than the chainmail I had to wear “ he closed the door with the familiar ding of his locker as he made his way outside as he began to stretch his muscles as he waited for his training partner “ there is about a mile of the flat surface before we get to where we are going whoever wins buys pie from the dessert shop on the corner “ he smirked as he set off at a moderate pace like he would if he was carrying chainmail shield and his weapons.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward made his way out of the manor grounds as he moved along the pavement weaving in and out of people taking the note of the time of day it was from recognizing the people that were familiar to the coffee shops before taking a sharp right into the park he waited for Miles as he jogged on the spot as he looked up at the sky knowing if his donor yammered on it would be nightfall before they left and he would be able to show the true speed of a Valkyr but his mind jumped as his thoughts turned to his honour and conscience would not allow him to as Miles caught up he headed down a dark path not many people would run down “ and big tip don’t eat the pumpkin soup I swear she puts gun powder in it “</span></p> Miles feels the punch connect…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-08-22:6610746:Comment:4134362020-08-22T14:25:51.441Z✓ Miles Evanshttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Miles
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles feels the punch connect with his arm but he does a good job at keeping it off his face, maintaining his grip on the baton as Edward backs off in the corner. Boxing huh? Something he’s quite good at. “It’s a lot of fun. Been one of my favorites for a long time. I don’t think anyone’s forgotten that movie though.” He still hears it referenced all the time at least.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the change up he shifts into his own…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles feels the punch connect with his arm but he does a good job at keeping it off his face, maintaining his grip on the baton as Edward backs off in the corner. Boxing huh? Something he’s quite good at. “It’s a lot of fun. Been one of my favorites for a long time. I don’t think anyone’s forgotten that movie though.” He still hears it referenced all the time at least.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the change up he shifts into his own boxing stance, keeping himself solid. Boxing doesn’t allow kicks or holds after all. “Sounds like a lot of trouble when you could just kill someone with your hands if needed.” His raised brow only drops when he moves in, moving pretty fast but the real danger comes from his swings. He’s punching at Edward in a series of short, fast jabs but in this case Miles does have a reach advantage. It’s pretty obvious in the way he moves that this is something he’s trained in all his life. “Oh, sure. Not certain how good a teacher I’ll be but I don’t mind showing you some stuff.”</span></p> Edward chuckled as he moved …tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-08-12:6610746:Comment:4128782020-08-12T21:43:09.097Z✓ Edward Starhawkhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/EdwardStarhawk
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward chuckled as he moved a swift motion aiming to disarm his opponent as he heard the connecting metal hit his bottom as he followed with a right-handed punch hoping to make contact with his opponent before stepping back to his corner as he raised his hands to his face in a boxing stance as he smirked “I did see a few boxing matches during the 1900’s “ he began to move around in a defensive stance “ and be aware many people forget the…</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward chuckled as he moved a swift motion aiming to disarm his opponent as he heard the connecting metal hit his bottom as he followed with a right-handed punch hoping to make contact with his opponent before stepping back to his corner as he raised his hands to his face in a boxing stance as he smirked “I did see a few boxing matches during the 1900’s “ he began to move around in a defensive stance “ and be aware many people forget the classics” he chuckled </span></i></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">My day you went nowhere without a blade by your side even to bathe “ he moved his arms a little as he waited for his opponent to move as he studied his movements alternating his stance every now and again " maybe you could teach me arts of the orient some times always good to learn new things " he tilted his head</span></i></p> Miles quickly dodges to the s…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-07-24:6610746:Comment:4110222020-07-24T14:19:50.925Z✓ Miles Evanshttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Miles
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles quickly dodges to the side when he notices Edward trying to pull the same trick he’d pulled earlier but he remains backed off until he regains his feet. Being quite used to sparring and how different it is to an actual fight, he’s definitely going easy. Had this been his sister, who he’d trained with all his life, he wouldn’t be pulling punches but considering this is their first time training together he figures it’s better to not punch the guy full…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles quickly dodges to the side when he notices Edward trying to pull the same trick he’d pulled earlier but he remains backed off until he regains his feet. Being quite used to sparring and how different it is to an actual fight, he’s definitely going easy. Had this been his sister, who he’d trained with all his life, he wouldn’t be pulling punches but considering this is their first time training together he figures it’s better to not punch the guy full force. He raises an eyebrow and chuckles some as Edward switches hands with the baton. “Nice Princess Bride reference.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The valkyr is fast, that’s for sure, but the baton itself isn’t very dangerous. Between his own baton and also his forearm, he’s able to block all the incoming strikes until finally with the last one Miles leans into the block, grabbing hold of the baton and shoving the valkyr backwards with his other hand. “The aim may be to disarm you, but it isn’t to hurt you.” He watches as he gets things straight on his end, waiting to see what he intends to do next. “People rely too much on their weapons. They forget they have other things when they have a weapon in their hand.”</span></p> Edward fell backwards as he f…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-07-15:6610746:Comment:4106892020-07-15T19:17:43.187Z✓ Edward Starhawkhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/EdwardStarhawk
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward fell backwards as he felt a blow to the back of his leg as he fell his mentor’s words “even if your falling you can be just as dangerous “ as he fell Edward struck hard at the back of Miles’s legs hoping to make contact as he moved forward getting to his feet again as he chuckled “I just remembered something “ he smirked a little “ I'm a left-handed swordsman “ Edward switched the baton into his left hand as he brought the baton to his face…</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward fell backwards as he felt a blow to the back of his leg as he fell his mentor’s words “even if your falling you can be just as dangerous “ as he fell Edward struck hard at the back of Miles’s legs hoping to make contact as he moved forward getting to his feet again as he chuckled “I just remembered something “ he smirked a little “ I'm a left-handed swordsman “ Edward switched the baton into his left hand as he brought the baton to his face before waving it to his side “.</span></i></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward charged at miles as baton made contact with miles as he aimed at different angles striking swiftly as he stepped back “ I thought the aim was to disarm me “ he chuckled as he moved around the matt looking at possible angles as he placed his baton to the ground “ a weapon is only as good as the wielder.</span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles extends the baton, giving it a couple short swings to test its weight and how it handles before settling into a stance. He gives Edward a short nod to confirm and takes a moment to analyze things. His opponent wouldn’t be much stronger, nephilim are quite strong, but he is far faster. That leaves him with the rather unique problem of having to figure out a way to strike without Ed just responding immediately, valkyr reflexes being quite troublesome. He…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles extends the baton, giving it a couple short swings to test its weight and how it handles before settling into a stance. He gives Edward a short nod to confirm and takes a moment to analyze things. His opponent wouldn’t be much stronger, nephilim are quite strong, but he is far faster. That leaves him with the rather unique problem of having to figure out a way to strike without Ed just responding immediately, valkyr reflexes being quite troublesome. He watches his footwork as he circles and moves, searching for any patterns or hesitations to his movements, purple eyes focused as he does. Then, in the middle of one of Edward’s strides, Miles moves forward. He feints a strike first, then takes advantage of him not being quite as well balanced to attempt to knock him over with a well timed shove.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He chuckles a little at the way Edward describes his old trainer, smiling as it brings him back to training with his father. “Sounds about right. Fighting multiple opponents works differently than fighting one on one. That’s why it’s always good to have someone to watch your back.” His father would do much the same, always one to prepare Miles for whoever might be out to hurt him or the family. “Uh, I wouldn’t say that. My dad was smart but he wasn’t really the proverb type. More the ‘Watch your back or it’ll end up with a knife in it’ type. He wanted to make sure I was prepared for the types of things that like to target nephilim.” He gives a short shrug before shifting back into a more defensive stance, motioning quietly for Edward to come at him this time.</span></p> Edward opened the batton as…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-06-13:6610746:Comment:4086002020-06-13T20:36:50.416Z✓ Edward Starhawkhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/EdwardStarhawk
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward opened the batton as he began to try a few moves with his new weapon t was much chunkier than a broadsword it was like have a mace the pole without the spokey ball at the end “ would you care to be the attacker first “ Edward smirks es ge flipped the batton around as the metal people rested against his left forearm as he began to move it in a slow circular motion as he began to circle the matt occasionally movie in and out of the…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Edward opened the batton as he began to try a few moves with his new weapon t was much chunkier than a broadsword it was like have a mace the pole without the spokey ball at the end “ would you care to be the attacker first “ Edward smirks es ge flipped the batton around as the metal people rested against his left forearm as he began to move it in a slow circular motion as he began to circle the matt occasionally movie in and out of the centre of the matt</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My mentor trained me on one of those machines “ he chuckled as he watched Miles “ if you dodged the shield and the sword he would deliberately hit you on the back of your head with a weapon and state in a battle everyone is against you never let down your guard” Edward unintentionally began to mimic what his mentor would do stroking his beard “I'm guessing you were given a lot of fortune cookies pr Chinese proverbs “ Edward raised his free hand as he prepares for his friends move</span></p> Miles nods toward Edward, giv…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-05-19:6610746:Comment:4072592020-05-19T13:23:40.184Z✓ Miles Evanshttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/Miles
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles nods toward Edward, giving him a rather impressed look. “We trained in several weapons when I was younger, but it’s been a while since I used most of them. I mostly do marksmanship now but I know my way around a knife and brass knuckles too.” Back when he was young his family trained him in archery and several other things, but shooting guns was always what he was best at. He had an excellent eye and aim even when he was young. He can’t help but laugh as…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles nods toward Edward, giving him a rather impressed look. “We trained in several weapons when I was younger, but it’s been a while since I used most of them. I mostly do marksmanship now but I know my way around a knife and brass knuckles too.” Back when he was young his family trained him in archery and several other things, but shooting guns was always what he was best at. He had an excellent eye and aim even when he was young. He can’t help but laugh as Edward recounts the story about the dhampir he fought, shaking his head a little because he can just picture accidentally stabbing himself with knives when he was younger. “Well, while I wouldn’t encourage going around and picking fights with the dhampir around here, if you ever do get in a fight with one, call me. I’ll bring popcorn and a chair.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miles takes the last swallow of his water and tosses it into the trash nearby before he answers. “A mix of oriental and American martial arts. Yeah, if you don’t mind I’m sure I can find some room for it somewhere. I could use something in the apartment so that I don’t have to keep busting the gym’s equipment.” He gets up and stretches after he finishes, looking down at Edward with a slightly raised eyebrow. “I’m a lot younger than you Ed. I stay in pretty regular contact with my family back home, went back for Christmas even. They know nothing about this particular responsibility of mine and I prefer to keep it that way so I just never mention it. Do you not check in?” So long as there’s no talk about the Guard no one really cares that he keeps in touch with his family. In fact it’s better this way as it keeps his admittedly nosy sister from snooping around too much. He chuckles at the shift in conversation, reaching out and taking the baton and nodding. “Sure thing. Though I’ll warn you, disarming is one of the things I’m best at.” He still remembers the look on his dad’s face years ago when he’d managed to take his gun and chamber a round one handed.</span></p> Edward chuckled as he thought…tag:eternalcityrp.com,2020-05-18:6610746:Comment:4071482020-05-18T15:56:01.725Z✓ Edward Starhawkhttps://eternalcityrp.com/profile/EdwardStarhawk
<p style="text-align: center;">Edward chuckled as he thought about his skill " Archery, broad sword shield maul and believe it or not gauntlets were also weapons " as he drew an imaginary line of what he was talking about " above the knuckles there was a sharpened plate. So when a gauntlet punched someone. It also scratched or stabbed someone: he smiled gently as he took a swig of his drink as he thought about Miles question " I guess I encountered one in the 1900s. She had a spear and…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Edward chuckled as he thought about his skill " Archery, broad sword shield maul and believe it or not gauntlets were also weapons " as he drew an imaginary line of what he was talking about " above the knuckles there was a sharpened plate. So when a gauntlet punched someone. It also scratched or stabbed someone: he smiled gently as he took a swig of his drink as he thought about Miles question " I guess I encountered one in the 1900s. She had a spear and throwing knifes " Edward thought for a moment " excellent with a spear. terrible with throwing knives hit her self with one before the rest hitting everything else</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">" you said you trained in oriental arts? Edward turned his head to Miles as he thought" I have a spare training buddy if you want it helps you think about defence while attacking I found it helpful when I was alone. Kept me focused on found it very helpful after I last left home for the second time " he sighed as he thought how his father let their landfall to evil after he had perished " have you ever thought about returning home to find out about your kin and how they are now " he took another swig before getting to his feet as he pulled out two buttons " weapon disarming up for it? Edward passed over an unopened police Barton.</p>
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