[OOC] ImportantNobody Vs Vordak [Practice Match]

[ImportantNobody]

I'll probably post tomorrow.

[Vordak]

I don't think you've described the exact attack you wanted to. Hikaru has her right foot leading and Vos has his left foot leading, meaning that they would be standing toe-to-toe in front of eachother. Stepping to her right from this position would actually turn her blade away from any of Vos' bodyparts, the chest included.

[Vordak]

@ImportantNobody

[ImportantNobody]

I don't see how her sidestepping around to the right, his left, would angle her blade away from him unless he does something else with his knife. It sounds like he's tapping it on her inside so he could try to push it away but is just tapping it right now so her blade would definitely get a chance to at least start sliding directly his way as stated.

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[Vordak]

I don't see how her sidestepping around to the right, his left, would angle her blade away from him unless he does something else with his knife. It sounds like he's tapping it on her inside so he could try to push it away but is just tapping it right now so her blade would definitely get a chance to at least start sliding directly his way as stated.

@ImportantNobody

Let me explain: Vos has his left foot leading, meaning that his torso would be angled diagonally from his front-left to back-right, and if she steps to his left, the dagger being the pivot point, then her hilt moves to his left and point to the right, bringing the blade parallel to his torso.

Let me know if i misunderstood something.

[Vordak]

Don't mind jickmoss, he is just an advertisement spammer.

[ImportantNobody]

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Let me explain: Vos has his left foot leading, meaning that his torso would be angled diagonally from front-left to back-right, and if she steps to his left, the dagger being the pivot point, then her hilt moves to the left and point to the right, bringing the blade parallel to his torso.

@Vordak

I don't see why she'd force her right arm across her body to angle the sword like that instead of angling her right arm away from her body to make the point aim to the left around his knife as it slides along the inside. Perhaps the way you tapped your knife against it is what I'm improperly envisioning.

[Vordak]

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I don't see why she'd force her right arm across her body to angle the sword like that instead of angling her right arm away from her body to make the point aim to the left around his knife as it slides along the inside. Perhaps the way you tapped your knife against it is what I'm improperly envisioning.

@ImportantNobody

Well, i don't think either of us even mentioned Hikaru angling the blade with her hands. Just to clear this up - at what angle do you want her to strike? At a steep angle, or perpendicular to his chest?

[ImportantNobody]

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Well, i don't think either of us even mentioned Hikaru angling the blade with her hands. Just to clear this up - at what angle do you want her to strike? At a steep angle, or perpendicular to his chest?

@Vordak

I was thinking his knife was held mostly vertical with a slight inward angle due to you saying he'd move on her inward side should something happen, so that's the most convenient, I think, rather than blocking with te blade horizontally and the handle on his left side. Therefore, I planned on her stepping to the side to slide it past, moving her hand about even with her shoulder and the back of her hand facing upwards so that the blade is angled down as to the left, angled perpendicular to him.

[Vordak]

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I was thinking his knife was held mostly vertical with a slight inward angle due to you saying he'd move on her inward side should something happen, so that's the most convenient, I think, rather than blocking with te blade horizontally and the handle on his left side. Therefore, I planned on her stepping to the side to slide it past, moving her hand about even with her shoulder and the back of her hand facing upwards so that the blade is angled down as to the left, angled perpendicular to him.

@ImportantNobody

You've probably messed up the stances, as there is no way it could result in a perpendicular strike. They aren't in mirror stances, here both have the left or right foot leading - Hikaru has the right leading and Vos has the left.

[ImportantNobody]

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You've probably messed up the stances, as there is no way it could result in a perpendicular strike. They aren't in mirror stances, here both have the left or right foot leading - Hikaru has the right leading and Vos has the left.

@Vordak

Perhaps perpendicular is a bad term when I should say straight at him.

[Vordak]

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Perhaps perpendicular is a bad term when I should say straight at him.

@ImportantNobody

Well, yes. As i said, stepping to the side would bring her blade parallel to his chest. When she steps, to her right, she goes towards Vos' back, not his front.

[ImportantNobody]

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Well, yes. As i said, stepping to the side would bring her blade parallel to his chest. When she steps, to her right, she goes towards Vos' back, not his front.

@Vordak

Yes, that makes sense. Parallel I considered not in terms of his whole body, having to go straight towards his back or front, but instead based on how it impacts the skin rather than, say, glancing off the skin at an angle.

[Vordak]

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Yes, that makes sense. Parallel I considered not in terms of his whole body, having to go straight towards his back or front, but instead based on how it impacts the skin rather than, say, glancing off the skin at an angle.

@ImportantNobody

Perhaps you wanted Hikaru to step towards Vos' right, so that she would be directly in front of him?

[ImportantNobody]

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Perhaps you wanted Hikaru to step towards Vos' right, so that she would be directly in front of him?

@Vordak

She doesn't need to be in front of him to stab him and that would put her more in danger of his sword while if she's on his left, his right handed sword couldn't attack her very easily.

[Vordak]

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She doesn't need to be in front of him to stab him and that would put her more in danger of his sword while if she's on his left, his right handed sword couldn't attack her very easily.

@ImportantNobody

Ok. So what exactly is the attack she is performing? Sidestepping and then angling the blade for a stab towards his chest?

[ImportantNobody]

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Ok. So what exactly is the attack she is performing? Sidestepping and then angling the blade for a stab towards his chest?

@Vordak

Correct. Perhaps we need better descriptive skills.

[Vordak]

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Correct. Perhaps we need better descriptive skills.

@ImportantNobody

Alright, thanks for clearing it up. Now i'll make sure you'll regret doing so and demonstrate the endangering power of the main gauche!

[ImportantNobody]

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Alright, thanks for clearing it up. Now i'll make sure you'll regret doing so and demonstrate the endangering power of the main gauche!

@Vordak

She's never fought a gauche. Teach us both a lesson.

[ImportantNobody]

*throws a rock at Vordak

Wow. Looking back on her character sheet she originally used solid air as a defensive barrier, not her energy itself.