week 2

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[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

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[ebonyknight]

[She grunts with the effort. Pyyrha definitely is stronger than she looks.]

Then add another master to your list!

[Because nothing beats a Luminary Knight. She just keeps shoving.]

[tokencanadian]

You haven't earned that. Not just yet.

[She states, grunting as she tries to push back against Apollo. She's strong, but there's a definite size difference here. Pyrrha's getting pushed back, and it's not long before she can feel the wall behind her.]

[ebonyknight]

[She pushes Pyyrha hard against the wall, leaning in close as she tries to pin her against the wall.]

We'll see about that, won't we.

[tokencanadian]

[Her head bangs against the wall. Things are a bit shaky for the Champion Huntress for the moment, but she's keeping cool under the pressure.

She looks up at Apollo, seeing that intensity in her eyes as she tries to push back.]

We... will!

[ebonyknight]

[She snarls just for a moment before being pushed back just enough for Pyyrha to free herself. Do you take that chance?]

[tokencanadian]

[You bet she is. Using that new space, Pyrrha's going to pull back...

...And headbutt Apollo. It's a legitimate strategy, don't you know.]

[ebonyknight]

Oof!

[She's definitely stumbling back more from that. Then swinging blindly.]

[tokencanadian]

[Those punches manage to whiff Pyrrha and she's already stumbling. So, she goes on the offensive, taclking Apollo this time with her arms out.]

[ebonyknight]

[Congratulations, Pyyrha, you have taken down the giant! But not for long. She's holding onto Pyyrha and rolling on top of her.] I'm not going down yet--!

[tokencanadian]

[This is fine. She's kind of got Apollo's chest in her face, but it's fine. Maybe the unitards weren't such a good idea.

But again, Apollo's superior size wins out as Pyrrha's now pinned underneath her. Which isn't to say that she's not going to keep struggling.]

[ebonyknight]

[What if she just pushes down. At least she's not wearing her armor now.]

Do you give?

[tokencanadian]

[Then her chest is most definitely in Pyrrha's face. Again, it's fine.

Her question is met with further struggling, struggling that... slows, until finally Pyrrha is just laying there, looking up at her.]

Okay. I yield.

[ebonyknight]

[And Apollo gets up. What a perfect time for a low blow if you're up for that sort of thing, Pyyrha.]

[tokencanadian]

[Another person might have done it, but Pyrrha's a woman of her word, and she already said she yielded. Can't go back on that now.

She sits up, rubbing her shoulder and looking up at her.] You're a very good fighter.

[ebonyknight]

[Apollo is not below doing dishonorable things but she is a woman of her word, too. She even holds Pyyrha's arm and stands her up.

There's a shrug.]

The seven Luminary Knights are the strongest warriors in all of the skydoms, both physically and mentally. It's to be expected. [Apollo...] That said, you put up a damn good fight.

[tokencanadian]

[Oh la la, how chivalrous.]

Thank you. I've trained for quite some time to get to this point. [She beams with pride at that, actually.] The Luminary Knights. It sounds like an amazing task to be that strong. Being the strongest warrior... would be very inspiring.

[ebonyknight]

[She's a knight, duh.]

I'll admit that I only started training when I was a few years younger than you. [She can tell that Pyyrha probably was training for much longer than her. Give her a few more years and she'd probably surpass Apollo. Is she jealous? No. Strong opponents mean she has a better chance of getting stronger.] I will admit I only wished to be one to be able to travel between skydoms. They're the only ones that can do it by themselves.

[tokencanadian]

Well, I'm sure it was different for both of us. [She graduated from Sanctum Academy, and won four regional tournaments even before setting foot in Beacon. Her life was full of action for a while. Maybe, if she had all her powers, things would be different.]

The Skydoms? Are the amazing?

[ebonyknight]

That I don't doubt. [She was on a different career path before a decade ago.] Think of them as large kingdoms that usually are solitary by themselves, able to keep living by their sheer size that trade isn't needed. Travel between is very dangerous even for Luminary Knights and for civilians impossible in most cases.

[She shakes her head slightly.] Sometimes one's ambitions take them out of the realm of the ordinary.

[tokencanadian]

I agree, sometimes it feels like it's just destiny that leads you to things that are out of the ordinary.

[She dusts herself off, regarding Apollo with a worn smile.] Thank you for this. It was... rather nice, blowing off steam. I feel better.

[Not 100%. But better.]

[ebonyknight]

For good or for ill, that seems to be the case.

[Destiny is a funny thing like that. She'll accept it. There's a pause before she replies,] If you wish to do it again, don't hesitate. It's been a while since I've had a good tussle.

[That's a compliment you'll never get again.]

[tokencanadian]

[It works in mysterious ways, though Pyrrha's happen to follow her dream nevertheless. But regardless...]

I appreciate having a experienced fighter I can test myself with. [A simple smile. She likes ya, Apollo.]

[ebonyknight]

[Fate is fickle but fortune favors the bold. Or something like that. Yeah.]

If you weren't strong, I wouldn't offer another round. [She shrugs but... she's not exactly one for smiling. At least she probably approves?]

[tokencanadian]

[C'mon, Apollo you totally just bonded with someone, that's a good thing.]

I understand.

[ebonyknight]

[She only has One Friend. She doesn't need another! ... okay yeah bonding with people is good.]

Then... until next time.

[They'll have to spar after the trial. If you didn't do it, dummy.]