Salle [after workshops]

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin needed to let off some steam, so he snagged the remotes and his wipeboard from his room and headed down to the salle.

Pulling both lightsabers from the weapons lock-up, he scrawled Live Fire Workout in Progress. KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING. on the board, stuck it to the door and closed it behind him.

Then took off his outer robe overdramatically, flipped the four remotes to life and ignited both lightsabers. Working out was better than sitting in his room and thinking.

[OOC: Open if anyone wants to watch the Jedi in his last lightsaber workout before leaving Fandom. *sniffle*]

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

After she closed the library, Rory headed down to the salle with the intent of just looking at some of the swords she could practice with once she was a little better with her practice epee.

She bit her lip when she saw the sign, then smiled, recognizing the writing, and knocked.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin reached into the Force to pause the remotes. "Come in," he called, wiping sweat from his face.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory stuck her head in. "Busy?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Not that busy," Anakin replied with a smile, turning the lightsabers off. "What do you need?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Just stopping by to watch. I was going to check out the actual swords and stuff, but this is more interesting. I can leave if I'll be distracting, though," Rory replied, blushing.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Not at all," Anakin said, walking over. "Don't I owe you a lightsaber lesson?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Only if I won't set myself on fire," Rory said.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin blinked. "I don't see any lava pits nearby, so I think you're okay." He handed her the extra lightsaber and stood up straighter, unconsciously imitating Obi-Wan. "Your lightsaber is your life," he began, then grinned. "Except not for you. The hilt is heavy but when you ignite the blade--" he pointed to the button that would do that "--the blade won't add any additional weight to the weapon. It might take some getting used to."

He stood well out of the range. "Light it up," he said with a small smile.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory bit her lip, holding the lightsaber away from her, and ignited it.

"Ooooooooooooh."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Careful," Anakin cautioned. "That blade can cut through just about anything." He walked closer, then lit his own lightsaber. "We'll start slow," he said, moving into the first position from Form I, lightsaber held high and pointed at the floor at a 45 degree angle. "This is very defensive," he said. "You can block almost anything with a few quick moves."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory carefully lifted the lightsaber to mimic what he was doing, and dropped into the same stance. "Okay," she said quietly.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin twirled his lightsaber in his right hand. "Good," he said. He moved very slowly through a sequence of parries. "Shii-Cho--that's what this form is called--is focused primarily on disarming your opponent, normally by destroying their weapon. This is what younglings are taught before they become Padawans, so it's very defensive."

He repeated the sequence just as slowly, his movements fluid. "Now do what I did."

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

Tim saw the sign and sighed. He'd wanted to get a chance to practice with his own sword, but it looked like he'd have to wait.

He didn't feel like possibly arguing with Anakin again, so he sat down outside the door, leaning against the wall.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter headed down to the salle after 'freeing' Willow from Xander's evil twin. Seeing the white board on the door, he knocked carefully, glad to run into Anakin again before the other boy left.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

After Rory had left Anakin had gone back to working with the remotes. He turned them off again. "Come in!" he called.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter pushed the door open slowly. "Good evening, Anakin. Am I interrupting too much?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin smiled. "Not at all. Just trying to work through some things." He bit his lip. "Don't want to be too behind the curve when I get home, either."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"That's understandable," Peter said. "Though you certainly didn't look out of practice with I was able to watch you spar a month or so ago. When are you leaving?"

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"A week from today," Anakin said quietly, looking at the floor. He shook his head sharply. "But that's a whole seven days away. Concentrate on now, right?" He smiled. "How's your own sword work coming? I don't think I've gotten a chance to see you really cut loose."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Seven days can be a long time," Peter agreed. "It comes along. I keep worrying that I'm backsliding though as there's no one I can work with. Lots of people learning swordwork though which makes me happy. I need to get to know Alanna, I think."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin nodded. "That's why I brought the remotes back," he said. "No one to spar with directly." He smiled. "Alanna's good. So's Hamlet. He started the Fencing Club last year."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"There was a Fencing Club?" Peter asked. He grinned. "I'm learning something new every day. I suppose I thought there wasn't because there wasn't a live steel area." He nodded. "Setsuna's very good too, but our styles are so very different, sparring is less than productive."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"From what I remember, Hamlet and Alanna had pretty similar styles," Anakin replied. He grinned. "Neither of which I was particular used to, of course."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Strange that," Peter said. "Can't imagine a reason why your weapons styles are different." He smiled mischieviously. "Alanna has a - I don't know what she calls it - but in Earth terms, it'd be a Western style like mine. Mine rather a mishmash of things that work. I was taught by centaurs - creatures that are half-human and half-horse - so I got to learn how to adapt to human requirements quickly enough."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I've combined a couple of different styles myself," Anakin said. "It drives the lightsaber instructors insane." He grinned. "Especially when I beat them."