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[emanation]

will make this pretty later

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[roundandaround]

Yeah! Not as much as other people. I had a really slow start. But I'm trying to make up for it now.

[emanation]

Well, I could try and help as well if you'd want? I'm obviously behind with the magic or whatever the powers are here, but when it comes to the physical side I could try and teach you a thing or two.

[roundandaround]

I think I'm doing pretty good, but sparring sounds like fun to see where we're at! When did you wanna do that?

[emanation]

I mean I don't have a job yet, so I guess it depends when you're free?

[roundandaround]

Sure! Hm... how about at the Summer Guild tomorrow? I should be done training after lunch, so I can come back and use my guild pass so we can use the training rooms in there.

[emanation]

That works for me. Is there anything you need me to bring for you?

[roundandaround]

Hm... I don't think so? We have training weapons and stuff there.

[emanation]

Oh, that's a good point. What weapon do you usually use? Mine's probably pretty different.

[roundandaround]

A sword usually, but Neechan's started training me with a scythe too, like she uses! What's yours?

[emanation]

A sword is a pretty good starter weapon honestly. Though a scythe? They're pretty difficult to use. My friend uses one, I could probably do okay with it, but it isn't really the type of weapon you can just uh... exchange? Me? { he points to himself, before grinning at her. } I use a chain whip.

{ why does he look so proud }

[roundandaround]

Whoa, really? I've never seen someone with that before in real life! You look really happy with it.

[emanation]

It takes quite a lot of training to use it well. But I've been using it for years now.

[roundandaround]

That's cool! Now I really wanna see you use something like that. I bet it's good against monsters and stuff.

[emanation]

It was back home, as I could use it to restrain them while we completed the rite. We'll see how it fares here though.

[roundandaround]

Eh? Rite? Like some ritual thingy?

[emanation]

Yeah, exactly. By doing that we can send them back to their home. It's safer than just killing them, as where I'm from if they forced a contract on a human it'd... well it'd kill the human as well. That's pretty depressing though, sorry.

[roundandaround]

Eh? Contract? I mean, I've seen that on TV and stuff, but not in real life... at least not the kind that kills you.

[emanation]

It's imposed. Most of the time the human doesn't agree to it. { he gives her a small sad smile. } That's why we have to be careful--why chains are better than a sword when fighting them.

[roundandaround]

Huh... That sounds like a lot. A contract you don't agree to isn't even a contract, I'm pretty sure. I'm not an expert on it, though.

[emanation]

Not in the sense you're thinking of, no. But this is one made in blood. It was never about being in writing in the way you'd think.

[roundandaround]

I don't get that either. But at least our monsters don't do that. None of the ones I've seen, anyway.

[emanation]

Then that's a relief. We won't have to be quite so careful. I'm not even sure I could exorcise them back to Gehenna either if they aren't from there originally.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, usually people just chase off monsters... or kill them. A lot, actually. Either for food or because they're dangerous, like the Darkness-corrupted stuff that's strong against everything but season magic.

[emanation]

Sounds like I really need to get started on learning how that works then. Since you've been here a while, is there somewhere that has guides or something on where to begin? I'm guessing the guild?

[roundandaround]

Yeah, the guilds and the Welcome Centre! Those are both really good for that kinda thing. The Welcome Centre was founded to help people get used to the world.