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The Gym; Wednesday Morning, during Third Period.

As Setsuna waited for Ami, she circled around her practise blades in a wide variety of arcs and circles with her previously injured arm. Felt so incredible to use that arm again without pain.

And, as usual when Setsuna started idly going through minor forms like that, they worked quickly into moves more extravvagant, building up until she was completely lost in her work, oblivious to almost anything else.

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Ami arrived at the Gym ready for the lesson. Her morning final had gone well and she felt prepared for the second one later on. Seeing Setsuna, she stood to the side, watching.

Setsuna had gotten to the point where she was throwing flip in with her steps, grand sweeping arcs that helped her lithe body around. She finished one complicated string of movements with something like a slide, landing her in a deep crouch a few feet in front of Ami. Her eyes snapped up as if toward whatever unseen enemy she was fighting in her head; it was a that point that she saw the other girl, blinked as though surprised, and then turned a little pink as she straightened. "

Ami had been looking on appreciatively and smiled when the other girl noticed her. "Got to stop doing what?" she asked and then nodded //"Yes"//

The blush deepened. //"That,"// Setsuna said. //"Getting here early, doing my forms, getting much too into them...Feels really good with the shoulder better, though..."//

//"Why would you want to stop doing it? Isn't it how you keep being good at it?"// Ami grinned and bounced in place.

//"Well, yes,"// Setsuna said, //"but I tend to get lost in in."//

With all their lessons recently on theory, Setsuna hoped she wouldn't have to say anything further for Ami to see her point. She nodded toward the rack of practise swords. //"Grab one and we'll get started?"//

She didn't, and Ami did not feel the need to point out that it was pretty to watch. She went to the rack, and picked out the sword she had used the previous time.

//"What is the plan?"//

//"Very simple, today,"// Setsuna explained. //"I'll teach you a few basic attacks, and then we'll try to put them to use in a spar. Sound good to you?"//

//"Sounds good."// Ami rolled her neck to make sure it was relaxed and got into a standard balanced pose, waiting for instructions.

Setsuna started in on instructing Ami through several different ~~completely handwavey due to mun's own lack of technical knowledge, hum hum~~ attacks, most of them being Setsuna explaining them first, then demonstrating, followed by leading Ami through them, and then having her try them on her own. After they'd gone successfully (successfully enough, anyway) through several, Setsuna asked, //"Comfortable enough to give a few of them a try?"//

//"Technically yes. Mentally... we will see i guess."// Ami said, not at all sure she was actually capable of attacking anyone.

Setsuna nodded and, with the typical arc of her sword, settled back into a prepratory stanse, waiting for Ami to do the same. //"I shall attack first to get us started, when you're ready, and we'll see where it goes from there."//

Ami nodded, and matched Setsuna's pose.

Setsuna took a moment's pause to consider how she wanted this to play out, before springing forward, cutting her sword across herself to attempt to slash downward, on a diagonal, for Ami's right shoulder.

Ami instantly snapped into her trance-like state and defended, blocking the slash.

Setsuna noticed the snap, which she really could have done without for their purposes, but she'd worry about it later. The block, however, had been what she was hoping for and, as their practise blades collided, she pressed heavily into Ami, with the intention of leaving her no other choice but to fight back if she wanted out of the grapple.

Ami pressed back, pushing Setsuna's blade away. She was not however using anything she had just learned mere minutes ago. With one sharp movement she pushed with a lot more strength then she looked like she had and then jumped back, waiting for another attack.

Good defense, yes, and nice use of hidden strength, which was something Setsuna herself depended on a lot, but not what she was aiming for. Drawing in a deep breath, Setsuna settled back into her preperatory stanse, sword ready to block, and looked over at where Ami stood.

//"Your turn,"// she said.

Ami's consciousness drifted back to the now. Shaking her head slightly to clear it, she tried to execute one of the attacks Setsuna had showed her. Try was the operative term. She stopped short of actually attacking, though she did go through the motions.

Oh, kayyy....

Setsuna blinked a little at the halted attack; after a brief, fleeting pause of almost confusion, Setsuna quickly responded to the lack of follow-through with a swing at Ami's waist, hoping to get her with a firm, though not too hard hit.

Ami tried to block, but failed. And thus ended up on her side on the ground.

It was a good thing Setsuna was holding her sword with both hands, otherwise she would have facepalmed. Instead, though, she shifted her grip to just one hand, and offered the other out to Ami.

//"You're not going to hurt me, you know. Even if you did, trust me, I can take it. Don't be afraid to hit me, Ami-chan."//

Ami took the offered hand, blushing slightly and stood up.

//"I know. In my head."//

The second Ami was on her feet, Setsuna let go of her hand, executed a turning pivot away from the other girl that allowed her to bring her sword sharply against against Ami's back.

Ami spun to block, struck against Setsuna's sword in the process and jumped back.

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