The Salle, Monday Evening

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Hiding out for a few days hadn't done her training any favors, so Tahiri decided to fix that problem and headed down in the evening with both her lightsaber and a remote. Putting a sign on the door to warn people of live (if low-level) fire, she set the remote to an intermediate setting, closed her eyes, and fell into the routine, deflecting stun blasts into the walls and ceiling with more frequency than she missed, though the occasional muttered curse slipped out when one of them got past her guard and left her shaking out a numbed arm or leg.

She was getting better, but she really could stand to improve more than that.

[OOC: Open, of course -- SP as I head home but around after that.]

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[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Kenshin couldn't read the sign, except for a few words here and there.

This resulted in some wide-eyed (if quiet) staring when he slipped into the salle.

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Tahiri, still a little off-balance from the last stun bolt that had clipped her leg, sent one more bolt into the floor and shut the remote down as quickly as she could when she sensed him entering the salle.

"Hey," she said over the hum of her lightsaber before she deactivated that too.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"Hey... That... What was that?" he asked.

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Tahiri tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear and looked at him quizzically. "Which what?"

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"The..." He frowned a little, and gestured. "Beams of light?"

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"Oh." Tahiri tried to walk off as much of the limp as possible on her way over to pick up the remote -- which she could have just summoned with the Force, yes, but there was the whole numb-leg issue anyway -- and show it to him. "Stun bolts. Um . . . beams of energy. They'll make you go nice and numb for a few minutes if they hit you, so the whole idea is to not let them. I was just practicing."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

He blinked.

"That's a really good idea. Can I try it?"

He had to have learned to dodge bullets somewhere.

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"I might have to start charging a rental fee for my remote," she said with a slight laugh. Though she might have misunderstood his intent somewhat. "Can you block the bolts with your sword?"

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"I... don't know," he says. "I was planning on dodging."

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"Oh," Tahiri said after a moment. "I wasn't thinking in terms of that. Sure, I mean, I don't see why not, I suppose."

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"Some of my enemies can attack almost as fast as I do," he explained. "And I don't get much chance to... practice."

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Tahiri nodded and turned the remote over in her hands. "Do you spar with any of the students? Would that help at all? And when you say fast, how fast do you mean?"

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head.

"I don't spar with anyone," he says quietly. "I tried once... We nearly killed each other."

Pause.

"When I say 'fast,' I mean very fast. My school emphasises speed and technique over brute force."

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"You're practicing with weapons that can kill. It's always dangerous," Tahiri pointed out; Tenel Ka was a constant reminder of that. "And I'm asking, because you'd be surprised how many people around here are fast. We Jedi have training in that, and Leto and Professor Atreides are really kriffing fast in their own way, and Ino, and I'm sure I'm missing a few."

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"Fiona," he replied. "She's fast, as well." Though not as fast as him. "But anyone who has some decent training, or talent should be fast."

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"There's only so much practicing against a remote will do," Tahiri said, "although you're welcome to use mine for that."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"It'll be enough, for now. I'd rather not practice against other people."

He'd rather not accidentally kill someone.