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<blockquote data-quote="Nephis" data-source="post: 9257501" data-attributes="member: 20459"><p><em><strong>PA'AVU</strong> holds the bladeling's stare for a long moment and allows amusement to grow in her generally stoic face. Then, she grins ... with <strong>all </strong>of her teeth. "And so we will retire to another venue so that your humiliating martial defeat at the hands of a superior opponent will be less ... public." For a very brief, delicious moment, Rietka's eyes widen enough that the goliath imagines she can actually see the pitch black pupils within the purple black irises. Then, the bladeling wardenguard acknowledges the scoring hit with a nod. (1)</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p><em><em><smash cut to Danger Chamber of Psicrafter's Guild></em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>At Rietka's disparaging sniff, Pa'avu's mind sweeps her back to her childhood where memories of skirmishes with children and mentors dance and scrape against each other: memories of spiderbites, near-drownings during wrestling matches in the cool spring under the view of mountains, trees and trees and trees - racing to climb up them, leaping across to tackle each other out of them, tearing limbs off them to ... tear limbs off each other. These memories fade into harsher battles - all out in the magnificence of the natural world - where her light and her skills both shine sharpest and brightest. She can almost taste the sand on her tongue as it cut at her <strong>and </strong>empowered her. Nostalgia brings a soft smile to her lips, a fact noticed with consternation by her opponent. Seeing this brings Pa'avu out of her revery, and she says simply, <em>"Outside, that's the proper place for battle," apparently feeling she is agreeing with the bladeling's unstated views ... as perhaps she is. "With these," the goliath says, holding up her "tiara," "we can at least pretend to be outdoors and feel less like we are doing battle in this overcrowded den." This last is said with a grin.(2)</em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Pa'avu's grin is echoed by the calvaryman, who asks, somewhat sheepishly,</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>His words bring Pa'avu's focus away from her challenger, and the goliath cocks her head to one side, studying him with consideration. Then she grins again. Gesturing with her chin to the polearms leaning on one of the walls, she says, "v'chi'etsu*, you look like you can handle one of those. That should give you back the advantage of horses!" She slaps both of her opponents on the back, causing them to stumble for a moment before catching their balance, then rubs her hands together with glee. "Let's do this!"(3)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>* Grandpa or old man (affectionately) in Giantish</em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>(1) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Intimidate check to reign in Rietka's ego: r11+13=24 vs Moderate DC 20. Success.</p><p></p><p>(2) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Nature check to recall skirmishes and battles out in the open - a much better locale for a duel - in order to establish a commonality and sympathy with Rietka: r8+13=21 vs Moderate DC 20. Success.</p><p></p><p>(3) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Athletics check to assess the ability of Yazdan to keep up with them in the skirmish/duel: r15+16=31 vs Moderate DC 20. Success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nephis, post: 9257501, member: 20459"] [I][B]PA'AVU[/B] holds the bladeling's stare for a long moment and allows amusement to grow in her generally stoic face. Then, she grins ... with [B]all [/B]of her teeth. "And so we will retire to another venue so that your humiliating martial defeat at the hands of a superior opponent will be less ... public." For a very brief, delicious moment, Rietka's eyes widen enough that the goliath imagines she can actually see the pitch black pupils within the purple black irises. Then, the bladeling wardenguard acknowledges the scoring hit with a nod. (1)[/I] [HR][/HR] [I][I]<smash cut to Danger Chamber of Psicrafter's Guild>[/I] At Rietka's disparaging sniff, Pa'avu's mind sweeps her back to her childhood where memories of skirmishes with children and mentors dance and scrape against each other: memories of spiderbites, near-drownings during wrestling matches in the cool spring under the view of mountains, trees and trees and trees - racing to climb up them, leaping across to tackle each other out of them, tearing limbs off them to ... tear limbs off each other. These memories fade into harsher battles - all out in the magnificence of the natural world - where her light and her skills both shine sharpest and brightest. She can almost taste the sand on her tongue as it cut at her [B]and [/B]empowered her. Nostalgia brings a soft smile to her lips, a fact noticed with consternation by her opponent. Seeing this brings Pa'avu out of her revery, and she says simply, [I]"Outside, that's the proper place for battle," apparently feeling she is agreeing with the bladeling's unstated views ... as perhaps she is. "With these," the goliath says, holding up her "tiara," "we can at least pretend to be outdoors and feel less like we are doing battle in this overcrowded den." This last is said with a grin.(2)[/I] Pa'avu's grin is echoed by the calvaryman, who asks, somewhat sheepishly,[/I] [I]His words bring Pa'avu's focus away from her challenger, and the goliath cocks her head to one side, studying him with consideration. Then she grins again. Gesturing with her chin to the polearms leaning on one of the walls, she says, "v'chi'etsu*, you look like you can handle one of those. That should give you back the advantage of horses!" She slaps both of her opponents on the back, causing them to stumble for a moment before catching their balance, then rubs her hands together with glee. "Let's do this!"(3) * Grandpa or old man (affectionately) in Giantish[/I] [HR][/HR] (1) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Intimidate check to reign in Rietka's ego: r11+13=24 vs Moderate DC 20. Success. (2) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Nature check to recall skirmishes and battles out in the open - a much better locale for a duel - in order to establish a commonality and sympathy with Rietka: r8+13=21 vs Moderate DC 20. Success. (3) Pa'avu makes a Primary Skill Athletics check to assess the ability of Yazdan to keep up with them in the skirmish/duel: r15+16=31 vs Moderate DC 20. Success. [/QUOTE]
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