good morning to zuko only! hahahaha!
( trying to get in his good favor so he doesn't have to stand still for hours for his ... sixth (6) commissioned statue. 💧 )
You're gonna inflate my ego to an irreparable degree , y'know that .ᐣ
〔 Truth be told , receiving compliments from her felt . . . different , than compliments from others . He'll unpack that later . 〕
I can just tell . Besides , I'm happy to see you too .
〝 Squad Eleven , huh .ᐣ How utterly non - specific . 〞 He teased , cracking a smile of his own .
His front - facing arm shifted , fingertips gliding through the air before pointing in Kenpachi's direction . Concurrently , a stream of flowing water emerged from ━━
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“ Kenpachi Zaraki. Captain of Squad Eleven. And you , hopefully , will be worth my time. ”
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The tip of his sword is quickly pointed at the Waterbender. Signifying their start to this session.
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━━ shard after shard of ice from the ring he'd created moments prior . To gauge his opponent's reaction capability , he had multiple targets : his legs , his torso , and the hand that held his sword .
It would be foolish , rushing in on an opponent wielding a ━━
━━ around his front , open palm hovering near the opening of the waterskin settled upon his back . The other arm rested slightly higher , that palm open as well . It was probably a strange stance for one unfamiliar with the art of waterbending .
〝 You got a name .ᐣ 〞
〝 Yeah , I offer my deepest apologies , but I'm not giving you a death match . 〞 He stated , rather matter - of - factly .
Truth be told , he had guessed this was a fight he wouldn't win should things turn fatal . So the early - set precedent of just sparring did ━━
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He sighs , his jagged blade being placed upon his shoulder. Yachiru hopping off his shoulders to go get a seat at a better distance.
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“ Sparring , yeah sure. Not my cup of tea but , I’ll take anything I can get. ”
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━━ good to ease his concerns .
〝 I can tell you have plenty more experience than me on the battlefield . Perhaps I could learn a thing or two from you . 〞
His frame shifted , twisting so his shoulder faced Kenpachi . All while the front - facing arm coiled ━━
‘ Pretty one ’ .ᐣ Is that my official title now .ᐣ
〔 The waterbender snickered , eyes shifting to catch a glimpse of her moving tail . Cute . . . 〕
You seem happy to see me regardless .
━━ was hardly subtle . For someone as seemingly battle - hungry as Kenpachi , it was a much safer assumption that it was an intentional display of power rather than a lack of proper care .
Something to be cautious of .
〝 I assume typical sparring rules apply .ᐣ 〞
〝 I believe you conflated 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 with ‘ 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 ’ . Though now I get the aching suspicion that you won't drop this until I give you a fight . Am I right .ᐣ 〞
Even from the ten , maybe fifteen feet of distance he had , the wear of his opponent's blade ━━
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You say you’re * S͟T͟R͟O͟N͟G͟ , * 𝓡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫.
But words can be spoken by anyone.
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They mean very little. So if you
say it , why don’t you 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐓 .ᐣ
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━━ that's where I live . Originally , I'm from the Northern Water Tribe . But , y'know , circumstances change . I wanted to try living on my own . It's a place where all benders and non - benders come together to live in peace .
. . . Sorry , I rambled a bit .
Pfft , yeah , I noticed . There are much fewer hats where I'm from , it would seem .
〔 In a similar manner , he clasped his own hands together . Perhaps one of his many responses to nerves in conversation was to mimic the other participant . 〕
Republic City , ━━
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ㅤㅤ[ STARTER FOR : @FlowingHunter ]
ㅤHands clasped together, Qifrey put on a bright smile to show interest.
ㅤ" So, tell me more about where you're from! It appears to be vastly different than here. "
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