( It's a good feeling when you're the one that's delivered the first blow. It makes you feel like you're starting the fight off on the right foot and all that's left is to find the flow of battle and keep up from there. He can't get too comfortable, though! Dotanuki will surely recover-- and indeed, he does-- and that's why he needs to stay on top of his game right now.
If there's one thing he has over Dotanuki, it's speed. He knows he can move faster and he knows he can strike faster at the cost of having a shorter reach. He could pull back now, put space between them, and seek out a higher ground, or he could move in for the strike when he has an opening--
At least, he had an opening. A feint in response to a feint, huh? )
Waugh! Hey, hey! ( He sounds like he was caught off guard but he isn't complaining, just expressing his surprise the way he tends to. He's an expressive spirit.
The attack comes right at him and he knows he won't be able to avoid it, not without putting himself wide open for a second, more dangerous attack. The most he can do is try to minimize it, turning his body again to avoid the worst of the attack. Blade cuts through cloth and cuts skin. It isn't a deep cut but it's one all the same. ) My turn!
( They're pretty close now, aren't they? Close enough for Mutsu to try a vertical slash this ti-- nah, just kidding, he's giving Dotanuki a good, hard kick right in the knee cap right now and is going to retreat over to that bench. Come after him. )
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If there's one thing he has over Dotanuki, it's speed. He knows he can move faster and he knows he can strike faster at the cost of having a shorter reach. He could pull back now, put space between them, and seek out a higher ground, or he could move in for the strike when he has an opening--
At least, he had an opening. A feint in response to a feint, huh? )
Waugh! Hey, hey! ( He sounds like he was caught off guard but he isn't complaining, just expressing his surprise the way he tends to. He's an expressive spirit.
The attack comes right at him and he knows he won't be able to avoid it, not without putting himself wide open for a second, more dangerous attack. The most he can do is try to minimize it, turning his body again to avoid the worst of the attack. Blade cuts through cloth and cuts skin. It isn't a deep cut but it's one all the same. ) My turn!
( They're pretty close now, aren't they? Close enough for Mutsu to try a vertical slash this ti-- nah, just kidding, he's giving Dotanuki a good, hard kick right in the knee cap right now and is going to retreat over to that bench. Come after him. )