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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 17:57:39 GMT -5
Archon, elated by the good news of being a future father, was in good enough a mood to try going out to the training grounds. Dressed in his typical summer wear and carrying a rake sword in his sheath, he looked ready to have a good, fun match... Not that he'd be able to just find one right away. Nobody seemed to be around.
Walking out into the middle of the shockingly empty training grounds, Archon noted that the fact that it was nearly dusk at this point might have provoked a lot of departure on the regular trainers' parts. Who would look for a match at a time like this?
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 14, 2008 18:07:25 GMT -5
*Dantin walked out of the barracks, he had had stuff to do and had just finished it and was on the way back to his house/fortress. He glanced over at the training grounds and spotted Archon, seemingly just standing there all by himself. Dantin eagerly changed his direction and headed over towards Archon.* "Hey Archon! What are you doing just standing in the middle of the training grounds?"
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 18:09:29 GMT -5
"Looking for a spar, but nobody cares about that... Dantin, great news... I'm gonna be a dad!" Archon put on one of the widest grins he'd ever had in his life. Now that he was getting used to the idea, it was less daunting and more uplifting. Maybe Dantin would think he was joking, though. I just wanted to spar...
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 14, 2008 18:54:24 GMT -5
*Dantin smiled as well.* "Well, that's great!" *He then immidiatly had a thought which reduced his happiness for Archon quite a bit.* "This... this isn't going to make things different between us, is it?" *He surely hoped not...*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 19:00:09 GMT -5
"Absolutely not," Archon responded, his grin not waning in the slightest. Thankfully, Amathyst had a house of her own to keep any young in. It'd do well to shelter them from his regular life. "But I'm still going to have someone to carry on my name... I mean, at this point, I'm wondering if I should get a last name just to validate having a kid. ...I mean, Amathyst has a last name..."
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 14, 2008 19:25:23 GMT -5
"Well, not everybeast has to have a last name, you know? Linx just became Linx Exotic not to long ago. Me, I've never really thought about it, having a last name, I mean." *He had never had one and had never really cared.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 19:32:45 GMT -5
"Well, of course you don't have one... You don't have much of a family, though, do you?" Archon was going to be a father soon. It would be strange if his child only had one last name to pick from. "I mean... I'm gonna be a dad. It'd be weird. I mean, a kid but no last name? What's the kid's last name if I have no weight on it? Silversword-blank?"
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 14, 2008 19:44:56 GMT -5
*Dantin crossed his arms and frowned slightly, Archon had unknowingly hit upon a bit of a soft spot.* "Well, I used to have a family and I seemed to, and still do, get along just fine without a last name."
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 19:50:22 GMT -5
"Well... Yeah... So did I," Archon replied a bit awkwardly. It looked like a subject change was in order, just to keep the conversation away from any more brick walls. "In any case, I'm here to spar now, in good enough a mood to withstand some loss and risk the awful fate of winning. What do you say we do a little match, Dantin?"
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 14, 2008 20:04:59 GMT -5
*Dantin immidiatly brightened up but just as quickly un-brightened.* "Well, I'd love to except that for once in my life, I don't have my sword with me... I think this actually is a first. I usually have it with me all the time.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 14, 2008 20:07:21 GMT -5
"Well... Where is it?" Archon glanced to the barracks. It looked like the armory had already been locked for the night, and he didn't want to have to go pester Linx for the key. That would just take too long. "If it's in the barracks... That could work, right? Just run over and get it?"
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 15, 2008 10:36:05 GMT -5
*Dantin raised an eyebrow.* "Why would it be in the barracks? It's most likely back at the house." *He wouldn't just leave it anywhere, especially just laying around the barracks.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 15, 2008 10:41:09 GMT -5
"Because just because you have a house doesn't mean you lose your room in the barracks," Archon explained tiredly. It looked like they'd have to... Try something else. "Well... If it's back at the house... You want to go get it?" It looked like it could take a while, and at that point it'd just be easier to have their skirmish in the back yard than up at the training grounds.
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Post by Dantin 'n' Kade on Apr 15, 2008 12:00:34 GMT -5
*Dantin shrugged nonchelantly, he didn't really care whether they sparred or not.* "Sure, whatever you want." *He said and started off, expecting Archon to follow.*
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Post by Linx Exotic on Apr 15, 2008 12:11:19 GMT -5
Archon did follow, letting Dantin lead the way to the fort gates. Perhaps he could slip some conversation in. "Well... Sparring is, uh, good, but... You heard they're revamping the training system? Expect regular drills and training sessions, they want us elite."
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