[Open] Now Her Hand Is Raised

[judgemewhole]

WHO: James Norrington and You
WHAT: James is completing his assignment for Forces, OR hey how effective is a broken bottle in a fight anyways?
WHEN: Mid-Justinian
WHERE: The Gallows - Training Grounds
NOTES: Warnings for possible violence? James is seriously trying out everything.

It's not unlike James Norrington to be out in the training yard, working on his sword and shield work. It is, after all, what won him such acclaim at the Tourney, and he practices daily to keep up those 'world-renowned' skills up to snuff.

Today, though ... today is a different sort of day. Today, James has got the equivalent of a pile of junk before him, and is, if you can believe it, using it to attack the dummies on the far end. Right now he's got a broken wine bottle and seeing just how far he could stick it into the dummy's artery. There was a chain, some sticks, some sand ... he really was just trying out everything as a weapon. Including a frying pan.

Maker knew he was going to get on-lookers, but for as ridiculous as the scene was, he was taking it completely seriously.

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[hearher]

Carlos looks down at his feet and then spaces them apart a bit so that he has a more solid foundation. "Like this?" he asks. He's used to having a stance to cast elemental spells, not to cause physical damage.

[judgemewhole]

"Yes, exactly that. Well done, Carlos." He took a moment and went to lightly knock against the staff. "See how that feels? How you are using your body and your stick to cushion the impact?"

[hearher]

Carlos nods at that. "I can feel that, yeah. It's basically all the way down to my toes. Weird."

[judgemewhole]

"It is all about force and mass. You are the mass, the sword down on you is the force. If you are the stronger mass, you can stop the sword from moving." He smiled, leaning back with his own staff once more.

[hearher]

For a moment, Carlos just looks at him, kind of enjoying the way he looks when he's teaching and relaxed. It's all very handsome. Then he realizes that's what he's thinking and clears his throat. "So... uh... should we try a few more?"

[judgemewhole]

James pauses, and then smiles once more, "Do you really want to?"

[hearher]

Carlos nods and grins. "Let me get the hang of it!" he says. Then he gets back into the stance.

He focuses then on continuing to train. He basically keeps working until his arms are too tired to continue.