He pushes back with his defence; it's aggressive, and she likes it already.
There's something different about the way he moves, though, even as she blocks his return strike. Like he's not trying to beat her, but figure her out. Her skin prickles, a little uncomfortable. Maybe that's the whole point of the exercise, but Jim would prefer to think that you can't learn everything there is to know about her from hitting her with a stick.
She's supposed to have moved beyond that.
Jim steps in closer, pushing him harder, mostly just to see what he'll do to respond. She prefers close-quarters combat; if the stick exists as an extension of herself, it's because she likes throwing her everything into a fight.
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Date: 2013-08-15 10:53 am (UTC)There's something different about the way he moves, though, even as she blocks his return strike. Like he's not trying to beat her, but figure her out. Her skin prickles, a little uncomfortable. Maybe that's the whole point of the exercise, but Jim would prefer to think that you can't learn everything there is to know about her from hitting her with a stick.
She's supposed to have moved beyond that.
Jim steps in closer, pushing him harder, mostly just to see what he'll do to respond. She prefers close-quarters combat; if the stick exists as an extension of herself, it's because she likes throwing her everything into a fight.