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Post by celestialwishes on Jul 3, 2023 3:09:49 GMT
Claude stretched his arms out as he looked around the outside training area. There were plenty of things to do for anyone who wanted to train on their powers, what had drawn his eye was the many target boards on the field or on walls. Sure, many people could use them for anything from fire powers to even strength but at the moment, the field was empty therefore they were meant for him to use. He hadn't really gotten a good solo session with his archery since coming here, He hadn't really counted the giant rock monster that he had Namine had taken down as that was a team effort.
He needed this time to just be himself. Maybe it was just the pent up feeling of being cooped up at school without a real mission that sent him out here.
or it was your uncle calling to check on your progress.
This was not something that he wanted to think about. His uncle always seemed to be checking in on his "progress" today had just been another day where he had asked Claude about if he would be making the papers and helping the Reigan name grow bigger. 'Not everything is about fame, its nice and all but..' he shook his head. He set the set of arrows down and set one in the quiver before taking a deep breath and focusing on the farthest target away, humming a song under his breath as he took the shot.
Won't you stay with me my darling
When the walls start burning down
down, down
The release of the arrow sent a breeze near his ear that felt so pleasant that he did enjoy watching the arrow sail through the air towards the target
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jul 3, 2023 21:53:18 GMT
Utena was grateful for the good weather today. It meant she could actually get some training done in the fresh air. The inside of the gym could feel a little stuffy at times. She had her sword in hand, intending to go hard against some of the training dummies set up. She thought she saw one near some targets, but blinked and realized that it was actually a person with a bow and arrow. Curious, she got a little closer. It looked like the guy had some experience with it. He pulled an arrow back without too much effort, although he did pause for a long moment, humming under his breath before releasing the arrow. Utena's head whipped as she watched it fly towards the target. Would it hit the bulls-eye?
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Post by celestialwishes on Jul 4, 2023 3:48:02 GMT
The twang of the string on the quiver always felt satisfying to his ears as his green eyes followed the arrow as it buried itself in the center of the target, his new gift was something that many had questioned him on. How could he enjoy archery if his gift made it impossible to lose? That wasn't entirely true but Claude had never corrected them. Archery was just something that settled him. Besides, a stationary target was easier to use said gift than a moving one.
He turned his gaze to pull another arrow out when he noticed someone watching. He was sure that he had seen her before. Her hair was something he wouldn't forget, considering it was pink as bubble gum. "Hope I am not hogging up the gym for you," he said with a coy smile.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jul 6, 2023 0:56:36 GMT
It didn't take long for the archer to notice Utena. He looked familiar, he was probably in a few of her classes, but she was blanking out on his name. "Oh no, you're good," she said. "I just got curious." The guy was obviously good. The arrow had hit the target dead center. "You're a good shot," she complimented. "Not many people use a bow and arrow." When it came to range weapons, most preferred guns or lasers. But arrows could be deadly in their own way. Utena had seen some blow up a target from a mile away or sent volts of electricity through whatever they hit.
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Post by celestialwishes on Jul 10, 2023 3:35:29 GMT
Claude gave a small smirk and a bow as if pleased by the compliment. His green eyes sparkled in mischief and delight. "Thanks, and what can I say, I am a man of many talents." He had considered it, there were a lot of weapons that could have worked with his gift. Someone had suggested guns while on the field but there were quite few problems with that. One of them being that the feel of them felt wrong.
"I kind of just stuck with the bow and arrow since I took in archery back before my gift came to light." he stated before turning to the unused arrows.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jul 13, 2023 0:27:40 GMT
"Oh are you now?" Utena said with a laugh. Although she was curious about what else this guy could do. She only used a sword right now, but who knew? Maybe later down the line, she'd learn to use something else. Having skills in multiple ways of fighting could be useful. "And is your gift in archery alone, or do you have something else up your sleeve?" she asked.
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Post by celestialwishes on Jul 16, 2023 3:01:55 GMT
Claude smirked slightly, "Ah, my gift is only in archery, I think. its enhanced accuracy, I suppose it could work with any other weapon but I really prefer the arrow. Other than that, I suppose I dabble in pranks from time to time, they are pretty good, if you know how to do it." He didn't want to mention that he was good at tactics in general but he had come to learn a lot from Mr. Constantine and the other teachers, though he wouldn't tell them that to their faces.
"Though, that's just between you and me." he said. "Name's Claude Von Reigan at your service."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jul 17, 2023 1:46:00 GMT
Enhanced accuracy, huh? That was kind of interesting. The power alone wasn't enough to make you a formidable opponent, you still had to learn to fight in some way. Utena's power was much the same. Healing fast from injuries could only get her so far. She wasn't about to deflect any bullets or cut a monster's head off with it. The boy also mentioned pulling pranks from time to time, which got Utena curious. "What kind of pranks are we talking about?" she asked. She knew some were harmless and funny, others just used it as an excuse to be mean. The boy introduced himself as Claude and she replied "Utena Tenjou. Nice to meet you."
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Post by celestialwishes on Aug 16, 2023 3:10:24 GMT
Utena Tenjou? That last name sounded familiar..he was sure he had heard it before. There were quite a lot of heroes at the school, so maybe he had met her before? No. He would have remembered that. Maybe she had a sibling? That had to be the only reasonable explanation for this. His smile grew big at the inquiry about pranks. If there was one thing that Claude loved to talk about, it was his schemes and pranks.
"Oh, nothing too serious really." he shrugged his shoulders. "I always try to make sure my pranks never really hurt anyone, well besides their pride." Claude had learned the hard way when he was young when one of his pranks went wrong, luckily no one had been seriously hurt but it did make Claude think through his pranks. " I am sure you've heard the one about the salt in Professor Constantine's coffee before, though there was the one time I replaced it with decaf too."
No one was safe from his pranks even professors. "A lot of them are kind of things that most wouldn't notice at first, hidden plain sight if you will."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Aug 17, 2023 0:01:40 GMT
Claude didn't seem like the type to pull malicious pranks anyway, but Utena was still a little relieved to hear him say it. His bit about putting salt in Constantine's coffee made her laugh though. "Oh wow, I bet he was super pissed off," she said. "I'm surprised the guy drinks coffee. Half the time, he seems like he spent the previous night partying or something." There were rumors that he was a drunk, or maybe did drugs, but Utena wasn't sure if that was true. Her dad had been into some heavy stuff and she felt like could tell if someone was whacked out on drugs. "So it pays to be observant," she commented. She liked to think she was, although her sister would argue that she rushed into things without thinking if she was mad.
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