tampered | [ log ; ongoing ]

When; January 25th, early in the morning~
Rating; PG
Characters; Emil Castagnier [

emiltastic ] & Leon Magnus [

roseofseingald ]
Summary; A simple training session takes a little awkward turn...
Log;

[ It's one of their morning sessions again. Emil isn't a big fan of waking up really early but he'd been pretty good about making it in time to train with Leon like this for the past few weeks. He didn't always show up of course... there were days when there was a curse or he was suddenly in Ratatosk Mode and then training just didn't happen. Leon's been nothing but nice though, or at least Emil liked to think that because Leon never really says anything much.

He glances up at Leon then and looks down again, aware that hey, he'd just been thinking about Leon! Wasn't that embarrassing? He twisted his wrist a bit, making sure that he was used to the weight of his weapon. Up, down. Remember not to hold it with two hands or Leon will yell at you again. Try to get quick attacks - quicker than Leon could get them anyway... and just be good.

He wonders if he was ever going to beat Leon without going into Ratatosk Mode... and sighs. He frowns then and looks back up at Leon. ]

I'm ready now.

[ And he goes into a sort of defensive stance... something like that. He isn't really sure if he should attack first or if he's supposed to defend... ]

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[Sliding into a defensive stance, both of his swords unsheathed as he eyes Emil, watching for any small movements that might let him know if Emil was coming at him. But he didn't seem to be moving.]

What are you waiting for, then? Come at me.

[ That seems to surprise Emil a bit and he blushes a bit when he realizes that, um, he'd somehow ended up spacing out while wondering if Leon was going to attack before him if he should. ]

R-right!

[ And he nods once and his other hand reaches for the hilt- Whoa, whoa, he doesn't even sneak a peak to see if Leon would disapprove of that and instead makes sure to take that hand away quickly. He takes a deep breath and then makes for Leon. ]

Yaaaa--!

[ Here comes a slaaaash...! ]

[If he'd snuck a glance, he would have received a look of disapproval.

And Leon was for the attack, of course. And parried it easily, shifting his heel ever so slightly to propel himself into an attack of his own.]

Your stance is still too open!

[ Emil all but shrieks as he automatically parries... with both hands... and fails to do little else. ]

I'm sorry! I- I'll try again...!

[ Siiiigh. ]

Emil! It's a one-handed sword, quit forgetting that!

[Leaping back to gather his stance again after the attack.]

You should have attacked me again right after you blocked. You're still just standing there whenever you get attacked without retaliating.

Now try again.

I'm sorry-

[ Emil steps away, consciously... ]

It's just that...

[ He glances at Leon- okay, maybe now's not the good time to be babbling. Though, to be honest, it was just really strange to fight seriously...

He shakes his head. ]

O-okay.

[ He tries again: slasssh... side slassssh- and he kind of mentally stops himself when thinks he could cut too close-- ]

[Leon frowns. He's not having any of this half-assed training. He wants Emil to genuinely try to attack him, because otherwise he won't learn anything.

He blocks the slashes anyway, jumping back for a moment before lunging forward for an attack of his own. And it's no simply swing of the sword. No, it's definitely charged with an arte.]

You're too timid! Dragon Glare!

[ The attack takes Emil by surprise, but it isn't really enough to take him completely off guard... not really, anyway, until a familiar sharp pain hits him in the end and Leon is briefly replaced by the image of Richter killing him- ]

[ He yells, clutching at his head before stepping back, away from Leon.. ]

[Definitely not expecting that. His eyes widen for a moment before he lowers his swords, expression obviously a little puzzled.]

What the hell is wrong with you-? This isn't any different from what I've done before.

[ It takes a while for the memory to subside, but when it does, Emil stares at the ground for a moment, mumbling... ]

That again...

[ And then he realizes Leon is still there-- ]

I- I'm sorry. It was just...

'That again'? What do you mean?

[Sheathing his swords because, obviously, this training session is over. Something's going on with Emil, and he's going to find out what. Not that he cares or anything.]

[ Emil sighs- well, it wasn't like he hadn't been dreaming about that here and then. After Yuri killed him- he'd had them too, pretty frequently... but then Marta came and- ]

Um. It's just... it's a strange memory.

Surely you're not just going to leave it at that. That was an alarming reaction.

Y-yeah. I guess it was...

[ He sighs.... It should be okay, anyway... right? ]

It's just a strange memory where... Richter's killing me.

[ He frowns a bit because saying that out loud just brings up that Aster bit again- ]

It's just a memory, really... I guess.

...If it were a memory, wouldn't you have been dead upon entering the City?

[Frowing, folding his arms over his chest now that his weapons are put away.]

Weren't you warm before Yuri- before he killed you?

Yes! I was warm...

[ And now he isn't. :( ]

I'm not... I don't know really. I guess it really was just a memory. I mean- I don't think Richter would have killed me... or Aster... in the first place.

Aster?

[Arching a brow and leaning against a nearby tree as he waits for an explanation.]

If it's a memory for you, then that means you remember dying. Which would mean that you were already dead. It doesn't add up.

Maybe it means Aster didn't really die... or... I'm not Aster...

[ Emil sighs- and then shakes his head. ]

There's no use thinking about that though, I mean...

Why not? It's as good a time as any to think about it. It's important if it affects you in a fight.

[ Oh, Leon, the voice of reason. Emil fanboys you so much now- ][ Look down... ]

I guess I was just reminded. Maybe.

Which is what makes it important.

How often do you see it?

[ Emil thinks here- maybe... not too often - er. It was more often after the incident with Yuri but - ]

Not a lot like this... I usually dream about it.

[ Looks straight at Leon. ]

It really doesn't bother me normally- not really. And I guess it really is just something that I'll figure out down the line.

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