( OPEN ) i'm sinking fast into the sea

[fortissimos]

Date & Time: All week!
Location: Music room, training facility.
Characters: Sayaka Miki/fortissimos & OPEN.
Summary: Blue loser blows things up and gets in the way of people. So, the usual.
Warnings: Suffering?? actually there might not be a lot of that this time SHOCKING.


a. ( training facility. )

[ Good mood or not, she never once stops pushing herself to the limit when it comes to training. Visitors might notice a tiny blue magical girl launching a pair of blades into one of the training dummies — they embed themselves deeply into the straw, only to explode a few seconds later.

The attack might have been a success, but Sayaka just looks frustrated. She looks around for anyone close enough to enlist, then calls out from her spot; mostly-destroyed dummy still smouldering behind her. ]

Uh, hey! You wanna give me a hand? [ She rubs the back of her head, inserting a fresh magazine into one of the (now bladeless) hilts. ] These things are okay, but... I need some practice defending, too.

b. ( music room. )

[ From the moment Sayaka realized the music room existed, it quickly became one of her regular haunts. For the most part, she stays out of the way; pouring over a book on music theory or quietly listening to those who can actually play.

Today is no different... except for the fact she's really, really tired after training. She's already smothering a yawn by the time she shows up, and after a few minutes, promptly passes out with a book on romantic era music over her face. At the very least, she's off to the side... until she also starts snoring, loud enough to disturb anyone else trying to play or read. ]

Comments

[drowns]

[Mitsuki notices that, the poorly-hidden excitement, and some of the frost melts from her eyes and makes her smile seem more genuine.

She looks through the book, eyebrows knitting together. It had been a long time since most of this, but she had grown up with music.] A great deal of it does...but I don't know if I'll be very good. [A sheepish grin.] You see, I grew up learning these songs, but I haven't practiced in a long time. Aha, I've been very neglectful...but I'll try my best.

Do you have a favorite?

[fortissimos]

[ Her first instinct is to stand and take the attack, her second is to dodge out of the way, but neither of those will help her get used to this. She stands her ground, focusing; a second after Kyouko initiates the attack, a crisscross of silver wires start to form in front of her, like strings from an instrument.

It's not a strong shield, not by a long shot — she isn't even sure if it'll block this attack — but it's a start. Trying something for the first time takes all her concentration, so there's no counterattack or movement otherwise. ]

[invocation]

[The shield isn't refined enough to block the attack completely, but it's enough to surprise Kyouko. The spearhead bounces off the first go, but then lunges again — it shrieks along the wires, so loudly that Kyouko winces at the noise.

A few of them snap, enough for Kyouko to get an opening, but she controls the blade, stops it before it can hit Sayaka in a vital area — her chest, or her throat.

The blade winds back, and the scorpion tail becomes a spear again, settles in Kyouko's hands.] Try it again. I'm gonna hit you harder, this time.

[There's no praise, not yet, but she's grinning.]

[fortissimos]

[ Sayaka flinches when the wires snap, but holds her ground. She's honestly expecting to be pummeled, so when the spear retreats, she glances up, just in time to hear Kyouko's words. ]

R, right! [ This time, she has some idea of what to expect. Her shield reforms, the wires stronger; with great concentration, she manages to summon swords, too, and waits for the inevitable moment when when the barrier gives way. ]

[invocation]

[The spear unwinds again, and rears up, this time to strike harder, as Kyouko had said. The attack is straightforward, easy to dodge, but there's a great deal of power in this particular blow, and the silver strings of Sayaka's barrier begin to give with a cacophonous scream of metal against metal. It was no wonder, Kyouko thought, that Sayaka's shield was even a loudmouth.

It was stronger though, if not by much, and eventually, Kyouko's blade breaks through. This time she doesn't pull back when it does, though — she wants to see what Sayaka will do.]

[fortissimos]

[ Sayaka doesn't have the time or focus to raise a second shield so quickly, but swords are a different matter. She's ready and waiting for Kyouko's spear to break through, and catches the tip between her blades; redirecting it up and over her shoulder.

It's not flawless, and if there's a counterattack, she probably won't have time to prepare for it. But for someone whose usual strategy is 'stand still and get pummeled', it's a start. ]