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[soggypastry]

[Private Text to: Hope and Vanille; locked]

You two doing alright?

[Private Text to: Talim; PGC Filter]

I'll be in Mahogany tonight. Are you and Ironhide still in town?

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[Anonymous Text; unfiltered]

When you've been in this world long enough to see and do everything it has to offer, what's left? How do you spend the rest of your time here when there's nothing left to do?

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[paladinlost]

[Cecil can't do text, anonymous or not, but he sure can answer that question.]

I find that learning trades and crafts you'd not have the time to pursue at home is a good way to stave off boredom. The problematic part would be finding one that interests you, of course.

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[soggypastry]

[For Lightning's part, she smiles but keeps to text. Same old Cecil.]

And if the only thing that interests you is combat, which this world frowns on? What would you suggest in its place?

[paladinlost]

This world dislikes human combat, but it has its share of martial artists. It mudt be possible to take formal lesson or offer to give them, depending on your ability. Informal sparring with sturdy tree branches also works, as long as you can find an opponent you trust.

[Goodness, he hasn't tried that since the Warrior of Light left. It's been too long since he had a good fight.]

[soggypastry]

You say that like there's a lot of people left here who know how to fight at all. Teaching a few how to use a sword and then sparring with them isn't the same as coming in with years of combat experience, you know. Unfair fights don't do anyone any good at this point.

[Not when it's meant to be friendly sparring, and not a fight for the right to exist...or, you know, to not end up in a Center all night.]

[paladinlost]

New warriors arrive here reasonably often. Surely there are a few that could offer us a good spar.

[He pauses for a few moments.]

...Besides, at this point the possibility that those who start training now will have the time to become talented before they leave is not to be ignored.

[soggypastry]

So long as they last longer than three months, anyway. It takes time for anyone to learn how to actually a sword. Even a fake one.

[If she was on video, she'd sigh here. As it is, she continues after a second.]

Though I guess that's something to do. Make a list of people who know how to spar so we can all stay in shape.

[paladinlost]

Finding volunteers should not be too difficult, considering the numbers of arrivals that complain about missing weapons. And even if few manifest themselves, you can certainly add me to that list, should you be interested.

[soggypastry]

You sure? If you've been here a long time, you may end up on the floor a few times while you get the hang of it again. Do you really want to put yourself through that?

[paladinlost]

The dust on the floor and I are old friends, dating back to my first few days of military training. Seeing it from up close once more is hardly a problem.

[It's better than not training at all, anyway.]