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I need to speak with one of the Malnosso.

[Today, Asch is all over the place. First to the plaza, to check the item bazaar for a few things; next, to the north edge of the village, above the houses, his favourite spot to ~~blow shit up~~ practice his fonic artes; finally, to the opposite edge, sword practice against the targets inside the barracks. He's gotten so restless since Luke's disappearance and he needs to stay on the move to avoid going crazy.

Feel free to bother him at any of those locations or even en route; he could use some socializing.]

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Nothing. [Cloud grips his shirt, then pushes himself back to his feet and shakes the tenseness out of his arm by drawing the sword in a quick, readying arc in front of himself. It hurt, but not as much as his pride.

Damn you Yazoo, you son of a bitch.] Let's keep going.

[And Asch knows bullshit when he sees it - he lies on a daily basis and he lives with Guy, for crying out loud - but if Cloud wants to beat himself up, it's his call. So he shrugs, raising his sword again and prepping himself for round 2.]

[Needless to say, round 2 is going to go only somewhat better than round 1. Cloud is frazzled and distracted by thoughts of the fight with Yazoo, everything he'd done wrong -and everything he couldn't change- and it isn't long before Asch slips past his guard and gets another hit in.

Cloud doesn't fall this time, though; he just gets more aggressive. And more reckless.]

[Contrary to Cloud's mixed up mind, Asch is focusing only on the battle, which is probably why he's doing better than Cloud- aside from the whole experience-with-a-smaller-blade thing :| He backs off a little when Cloud starts to push harder, switching from offense to defense and letting the other man work out his aggression. He's not taking any chances, not with that strength of his.]

[Which is probably a good idea, but eventually Cloud gets frustrated and cracks. He steps back, snaps the sword to the side and almost growls,] Stop it! Are you going to teach me or run me in circles all day?

[Well, that's a good enough start, he supposes. Could go with less bitching, though.] Have you even been paying any attention to my movements at all?

Wh- No. Why would I? You didn't tell me to. [Cloud's only goal when he gets into a battle is to hit things until they stop moving. The only one he's ever really had to watch was Sephiroth, or the Remnants. ...and he'd never been particularly good at it.]

I can't just show you how to use a shorter sword and have you instantly know how it's done. That's what practicing is for. Adjusting to the change in style. [You know, kind of like what they were doing already.] Or would you rather I have you stand around doing drills for three hours at a time?

[If it means I wouldn't have to deal with your attitude...]

So then all I have to do is take this with me and practice with anybody.

[....] If you want your movements to stay as wasteful and ineffective as they are now, fine.

I don't want to learn to fight like you. [Cloud goes to retrieve the broadsword against the wall.] And I'm sure there's someone else's time I can waste that'll tell me what I'm supposed to be doing beforehand.

Why the hell did you ask for my help when you don't even want to listen in the first place!?

I have been listening. You just haven't been talking. Don't expect me to know what to look for and then talk down to me because I haven't been.

And don't expect to learn how to do something within fifteen minutes of starting.

[Cloud ignores that -fifteen minutes no, but he can at least find someone that doesn't chip away at his patience just by being an insufferable ass- and takes both swords with him. He should probably heal up the scratch when he gets home and trash this shirt.]

[Oh thank god, he's leaving, now he can actually get back to his own training. Asch makes a mental note to never try that again.]

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[Action] we don't want no attitude, goat-eyes

[Action] baaaaaahhhh you're a terrible student anyway

[Action] oh hey Yuri when did you get here

[Action] shut up be grateful he has eyes