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[Today, Leon is practically living in one of the battle dome rooms. How many times now had he put off actual combat practice? There had been a few distractions here and there, but he had to admit to himself that a good majority of the time was spent tinkering with symbols and gems in his lab.
When was the last time there had been a large draft? Four months ago? Was that the last time he had swung his sword around for any good reason for more than a few minutes? His lack of practice shows in his awkward test swings. Even with a practice simulation to fight, he's quickly tiring. Claude would probably laugh at the mistakes he was making.
Leon huffs and moves on to Symbology practice, switching from the Claude's Silvance to his own Heraldry blade. Even within the barrier and with the lower augmentation of his sword, he's able to quickly form ice needles and arc black sabers across the room. When he switches to one of his Symbology tomes, he increases his range and covers the walls in a thick layer of ice. And then shatters the ice with a decisive flick of one hand.
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Later on, towards the mid-afternoon, Leon trudges over to the plaza to go looking for something to eat. First the bakery to check out the pastries for the day, then the coffee shop to order something cold, and then over to the grocery store to grab something for the inevitable midnight munchies.]
When was the last time there had been a large draft? Four months ago? Was that the last time he had swung his sword around for any good reason for more than a few minutes? His lack of practice shows in his awkward test swings. Even with a practice simulation to fight, he's quickly tiring. Claude would probably laugh at the mistakes he was making.
Leon huffs and moves on to Symbology practice, switching from the Claude's Silvance to his own Heraldry blade. Even within the barrier and with the lower augmentation of his sword, he's able to quickly form ice needles and arc black sabers across the room. When he switches to one of his Symbology tomes, he increases his range and covers the walls in a thick layer of ice. And then shatters the ice with a decisive flick of one hand.
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Later on, towards the mid-afternoon, Leon trudges over to the plaza to go looking for something to eat. First the bakery to check out the pastries for the day, then the coffee shop to order something cold, and then over to the grocery store to grab something for the inevitable midnight munchies.]
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He smiles a little at Fayt's question, shrugging his shoulders.]
I haven't practiced in awhile, so I thought I'd get in here for once.
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Yeah. I'm not much of a hand with a sword, but I've had to adapt, being here. I'm usually using tomes.
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And most of the people I know use symbology with other objects as a focus if they don't just use their hands. I use it with my sword when the situation calls for it, Nel's got her symbology tattoos and daggers, Sophia's got her rod....
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But it has its uses.
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[He flips the book around and opens it, pointing it away from them as a spear of ice juts out from the opened book.]
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So you can apply it directly to the area of the book itself without ruining the symbol?
[He would have thought with the paper, direct invocation of offensive spells on it's surface might get a little tricky, but apparently not.]
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[He allows the ice to fade before shutting the book, slipping it back into his bag.]
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Right... that kind of symbology wouldn't work here.
[Summoning spirits was far beyond what he would ever be capable of, so he'd glossed over it a bit. He offers a bit of a grin, musing quietly to himself.]
I don't think I ever asked in detail just what you can do, but I'm not surprised you can pull off something like that.
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Hey, if I'm still known in your time, I better be pretty darn impressive now, right? My natural affinities are towards water and dark symbols, so summoning and portals are natural extensions from there.
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[He's more curious now than ever, though....]
Hey, you up for another round in the sim room? I was planning to practice some symbology myself.
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[It was an exciting prospect, getting to see what someone from Earth's future could do with the Symbology that he was hoping to make more prevalent throughout the planet.]
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If Sophia ever got to hear about this, she'd probably have a fit. Not for the first time, he wishes his childhood friend was here with him.] You ready, or do you need more time to catch your breath?
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I'll be fine; you've gotten my interest. You want to put something into the simulator so we can get started?
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At least with a simulation we don't have to deal with the heat, right?
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Is that some place off of Earth?
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It's the desert ruins I told you about before. They're on the second planet of the Elicoor system.
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Ah, that's right. The one right next to the kingdom filled with water?
[Now he's even more interested, watching Fayt as he works.]
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After you.
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[But he was speculating into politics more than he really wanted to.
He returns Fayt's smile, glancing at his bag once more before stepping closer to the door to look inside. The simulator's ability to create entire environments was impressive, and he tells himself that he should dabble with its configurations a little more, now that he was visiting the battle dome again.]
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It really was amazing what this thing could do. The harsh, dry desert stretched out before them, rocky outcroppings and distant oasis along with sparse bits of desert vegetation dotting the expanse far into the visible distance. Behind rested the Mosel Ruins themselves, Fayt having decided that the ruins themselves were a bit more interesting than the cave at the other end of this stretch of desert.
He figured as long as they didn't go to the center of the ruins, it was fine to include them as an option along with the desert itself. No telling what they'd find there, simulation or not. This thing had already proven itself to be eerily accurate, having data from Styx of all places.]
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So what brought you through this place? Necessity because you had to travel between countries?
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