Heaven's BBS ☆ Audio

[minogame]

Posted: September 3
From: Urashima Kotetsu

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Do you think swords are boring? Someone told me that. I don't think its true. ( He sounds a little annoyed too but not too much. It's more like a kid whining than anything else. ) You know, there are a lot of different kinds of swords and that's really interesting!

For example, I use a wakizashi. It's short so it can't reach very far but that means I can move a lot easier in small places. I have to work harder to get close to my opponent but if I can do it and their weapon is too big, they won't be able to hit me very well. I think it's fun to see how close I can get.

I've also seen a sword that was a thousand years old! I think it was magic too but I don't know. Isn't that cool? There are a lot of different types of swords and even more styles so it's fun to learn about them.

( There's a bit of silence. He's thinking about what he just said. It's really cool, right? And not boring at all? )

Hey! Does anyone want to practice with me? It'll be fun. I'm pretty sharp, heh heh heh~

( And quietly, at the very end, there's a mutter, )

It'll be more fun than practicing math... ... Aaaah! I didn't mean to say that...!

Comments

Audio

[trapperkeeper]

Dude, of course swords are cool. They're swords.

[Seriously who could possibly think otherwise?]

And almost anything is more fun than math. Why would you wanna practice that?

audio

[minogame]

I think so too!

( swords are very cool )

And hmmm~ It's important? Someone else told me that.

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[trapperkeeper]

It's not that important. I barely know anything about math, and I'm fine.

[That statement reveals a lot about how Lann thinks. Or rather, doesn't think.]

[Text from: Lucina]

[challengesfate]

who said swords were boring
swordsmanship is a very good discipline to study and train in and the swords themselves are very important to how you fight
i dont know much about the particular makes of swords but my cousin is very knowledgeable about them and other weapons as well
it is anything but boring

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[minogame]

Someone!

( He isn't going to name names because he's not like that but... )

They're really cool! I'm really cool! Other weapons are really cool too but swords are my favorite.

[Text]

[challengesfate]

i agree
and since i know what you mean by cool in this sense i can say it too
swords really are cool

un: Caster; text

[futhark]

Woah, I had no idea that would stay with you for so long.

But I agree with you, training sounds much more fun than math.

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[minogame]

( THE OFFENDER APPEARS )

It's not. ( It is. ) I just remembered it because I was going to practice.

Do you train too?

[futhark]

Now that I have time I could probably return to that routine.

Just, you know, not with a sword.

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[replicatedform]

No, I don't. Otherwise, it'd be weird because I'm a swordsman.

Everyone can have their own opinions about swords. Even if you feel annoyed by it anyway.

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[minogame]

I know that.

( That people can have their opinions. )

That's why I was just asking what everyone else thought.

But you're a swordsman too?

[freezetheheavens]

I don't mind sparring with you.

[He's gotta keep in shape, after all.

Though a longsword against a wakizashi will be fun.]

[minogame]

Yeah!

( He's cheering. )

Do you want to tell me what you're like? Or do you want it to be a surprise?

(Audio)

[stonebird]

Swords are useful tools. Without them, we would need to rely on knives or bows in my world. (A not impossible scenario, but it would be complicated.) There should be many in Heaven who admire your...wakizashi?

(She is careful with that last word, sounding it out.)

[minogame]

Bows and knives are good too... but I guess it's more difficult if that's all you have.

( Knives are even shorter than he is and arrows have their own disadvantages--range, limited use, a narrow target, higher skill... )

Is there nothing else in your world? What about spears? Or are they not very popular?

[artificialrose]

It seems to take a lot of skill to use a sword without hurting yourself... I've only been learning how to use a staff, so I don't think I could help you with practice.

Still, I think you're onto something with different kinds of swords. It's one of a lot of things that sounds simple- a sharp and long piece of metal with a handle for you to hold. But even off the top of my head and what I've seen at Bishamon's temple, it's amazing how differently people have made that concept all over...

I imagine you could learn a lot about a person by the kind of sword they had, if you were knowledgeable about that kind of thing.

[minogame]

Mm! It looks really easy but you have to practice a lot to really be good. If you're not careful, you can hurt other people too.

( For all of his talk about having fun, he really is a serious sword spirit, okay. )

But I think because it's so simple, anyone can learn if they practice with the right person. Have you ever thought about learning how to use a sword?

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[clothes_make_the_man]

I don't know how to use them myself, but I wouldn't say swords are boring at all. I've seen what a skilled warrior can do with one, and it's very impressive.

[minogame]

Mm~! It's really cool what they can do, right? I don't think I'm bad but I want to get better so I can protect Nari.

[boneofsword]

Everything depends on what kind of weapon you're used to. Given that the majority here are sword users others may consider it a bit unfair.

[he has a good guess just who the offender was.]

[minogame]

( His guess is correct. )

Aah! You're right! It really depends on what you're used to. I used to lose a lot when I practiced with regular swords. Then I got the one I have now and started practicing and I'm a lot better now!

from: Obi

[yasei]

I'll practice with you!

But swords are not boring at all. Knives are easier to hide than swords are, though, and it's easier to carry more of them. A thousand year old sword is so old, it must be really well crafted to not break after that much time.

[ Now, please sate his curiosity. ]

How short is a wakizashi? What do those look like?

[minogame]

Yeah?!

( EXCITING!!! It's always good to have more practice partners especially when he's on a quest to find people who won't send him flying into the air across the room... Or with some other worst than average injury. Seriously, why can't anyone here chill? )

Mmm, that's right. Wakizashi were really good for indoor fights because they're smaller but they're too big too hide so they're maybe not as good at hiding as knives... It's, hmm...

( He's trying to think. )

They can be between 30 and 60 centimeters, maybe? ( He's about right. ) Some of them are closer to katana size and those are called ō-wakizashi. The smaller ones are called kō-wakizashi-- that's what I am.

( "Am" not "have." )

Video

[koukai_kirai]

Slacking off with your other studies?

[Hijikata's on the veranda of his dojo; it looks like he's having a smoke break from his own training.]

I usually use a longer sword if I'm fighting in the open, but it's worth knowing how to make the best of a wakizashi's strengths in closer quarters. A swordsman who isn't adaptable is going to run into trouble sooner or later.

[minogame]

No!

( he sounds really defensive. But he's nodding along, agreeing completely with Hijikata. )

You're a samurai, right? ( The dojo, being Hachiman, the sword... It's easy to guess. ) So you must have a wakizashi too.