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[parodeity]

DAVE STRIDER

consider this your warning about stairs. itll just keep happening bro. im telling you man

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[He thinks to say "don't cheat on me and we'll be fine" but it's a fleeting thought, and Dave's Dave. Still, he's prepared this time and he immediately backs off to rotate, trying to step behind Dave to bring the hammer in for another swing.]

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[ john is one of the things he won't cheat on. dave slides his sword behind him without looking to try to block the hammer blow, which is unintentionally reminiscent of how he blocked strikes from behind in that memory. ]

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[The good thing about Zillyhoo is that there are weird hooks on the hammer itself, so he's twisting the weapon in his hand to try and dislodge the sword from Dave's hand, hooking a portion of the hammer on the blade and tugging.]

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[ he can just about handle john hitting his blade with a hammer but can't do it without a wince and some effort. john pulling his sword away is harder to dodge and dave lets go before darting after the blade when it flies. ]

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[He lets up then, a little concerned about the wincing and waiting for Dave to grab his sword again.]

Are you okay?

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Yep. One-one. [ he catches the sword easy enough. ] C'mon.

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Come at me? I need to work on my blocking.

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You're so needy??? [ but mid sentence he blurs and slams his blade at john's flank without warning.

dave will still stop before hitting if it comes to that ever. ]

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[Speed surprises him again and he's offguard, trying to block and immediately jumping to try and dodge. It probably doesn't work.]

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[ another flickering happy grin. ] Two to one.

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[He rolls his eyes and steps back again.] You have a speed advantage which is totally unfair. But yeah, two to one. Round four?

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Says the guy with a strength advantage?

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Not that it's helping me win here, but yes. [He narrows his eyes playfully.] Come on.

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That's 'cause I'm not dumb enough to give you a chance to pin me to the roof. You come on?

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Will you let me pin you to other stuff instead? [Ever-so-innocent.]

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Not if you can't beat me in a game like this.

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[An immediate dart forward with a swing. Don't taunt him like this :c]

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[ a laugh. look if john is going to make ever so innocent remarks sometimes he has to be prepared to have them tossed back at him?? dave circles to the side, relying on speed again to dodge the blow ]

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[He loops back in the opposite direction to try and land a hit from the other side then when Dave begins to dodge.]

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[ is john going to pull his punches if dave fails a block ever... ]

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He's going to try not to destroy his boyfriend at least, but for now he's just trying to land a hit.]

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[ romance...no luck this time but he probably has to cheat also in order to startle dave ]

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[Cheating is rude? Also Dave told him no aspects so he's literally working off of his strength advantage...and jumping. He doesn't quite have a high jump but there's fluidity with his weapon as he moves and jumps, bringing the hammer down again.]

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Give yourself a catch phrase and this'd feel like an arcade game. [ there are definitely non aspect ways to cheat...dave stays put until he dodges at the last second, apparently testing to see if john would hit or not ]

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[That gets him to stop at least and he's blinking in surprise. The hammer hovers over where Dave was but.]

What? Why?