[Flashback/Ishkaral's Home] To Seek a Master (Ishkaral)

[Eridanus]

It was reckless attack, sure, and one that Eridanus would definitely not attempt in a real life-and-death battle. But this was training between old buddies, and of course it would be the best time for experimentation. He saw the Akalak's eyes widen for a moment and something inside him cheered for causing surprise. The cheering part of him died down almost immediately when Ishkaral reacted reflexively in response to his attack. Things did not look good. In mid-air and with momentum of the initial jump carrying him forward, there was little room for adjusting and he collided straight into the path of martial artist's counter-attack. "Oof!" WIth a grunt, he felt the wind knocked out of him as he collapsed on the floor in front of Ishkaral, trying to regain his bearings. "I yield, I yield" He murmured to no one in particular, waving his hand randomly above him. After a moment, he recovered his breath and, grimacing, pulled himself up. "That was a pretty badass ya got there ol' buddy." He patted the Akalak on his shoulder. "Betcha my flyin' kick got ya by surprise, ain't it?" Eri gave a flippant laugh that is all too characteristic of his nonchalant and carefree attitude of his Vantha personality.

[Ishkaral]

" It sure did, mate. I had a blast by the way, feel free to come back anytime for some training...Or you know, you could always become a student and we could train on a regular. I also have other things I could teach you...if you can keep it to yourself and if you want to learn a bit of magic. If not, please forget I ever mentioned it. "

He talked fast while still being rather out of breath yet pumped from the sparring.

" Ugh, that strike you gave me on my thigh will leave a mark soon. You definitely got talent and it'd be an honor to teach you, as an equal ofcourse. "

And with that said, Ishkaral gave a pat on Eridanus' arm and waited for his answer before he'd take off.

Suddenly Eshacro made a quick coup-d'etat on the Akalak's body and said:
" You did well, but you can do better and you know it. Next time I'll be your opponent! I'll be waiting. "

Ishkaral merely smiled and sat back inside the Akalak's green vessel, he hadn't seen Eshacro this excited in a while. He must've enjoyed the spar aswell and is probably eager for a pupil as much as Ishkaral.

Ishkaral had to laugh at the confusion the sudden change of personality must create for Eridanus if he didn't know about the Akalak's race secret.

[Eridanus]

Eridanus did a double-take. That was pretty weird of Ishkaral. Could it be, that his old friend had a double personality just as he himself had? It was more pronounced, however, for the Ethaefal's dual personalities tend to be more or less different takes on the same soul, with each personality being well aware and respecting each other, taking a backseat whenever their turn is up. It was like the difference between a stage actor's character personality and his real personality, and it was his manner of dealing with his daily metamorphosis. He was sure other Ethaefal had other ways of dealing with it, but he had not met any other of his kin yet and he was beginning to wonder if he was the only one that ended up here. Still, he tried not to dwell on this and get all depressed, for a greater challenge awaits! He decided not to pursue the matter, for what are friends for if they do not even leave a buddy space to have his own quirks? "I'll be back tomorrow or something. Thanks for the spar, I'm going to have to get a few more hour's sleep or something after that blow to the head. I do believe I'm stilll seein' stars floatin' around." He snorted and waved at the Akalak. Tomorow would be a great day.

And so ends this thread.

[Bedlam]

Thread Completed!

Ishkaral

Experience:
3 Unarmed

Eridanus

Experience:
3 Unarmed

Notes:

Eridanus, it kind of throws me off balance when he’s thinking in terms of calculations, care and ‘I am above mortal whimsy’ attitude, and then says something like,
"I'm all ready, ol' buddy. A lil' stretchin' and we're all ready to rock." It kind of ruins my ability to take your character seriously at all. Just thought I should let you know that.

I’m not entirely sure what it was about this thread, but the fighting felt . . . disjointed. I’m not sure it was awkward phrasing or Eridanus mimicking street fighter or what, it just read really awkwardly. Watch out for that.