Over-Savory Victory

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[ Our post begins with a video. A video that shows Elda Marker, in all of her 5', tight-muscled but thin glory wearing a... gaudy belt. A championship belt? The text on it marks it as being a championship belt for Recollé Ninja Warrior. Was that one of the official prizes, or did she commission this from somewhere herself...? Who even knows man, but she takes it off, bringing it up to the camera and then says something to the effect of, ]

< Thank you, thank you! I just wanted to show this off a little! >

[ ... In French. Why French? Who knows. But after that she picks up whatever she's using for the camera and re-focuses it on the complete Gamer Set she got from that prize (for the purposes of playing the one year Last Fantasy sub she got. ]

I wish I knew more about what to do with this stuff though.

[ That part is back to English, and then the video ends. Below there, she then shifts to text to go along with that. ]

So I was studying Japanese this morning and all of a sudden, I fluently understand everything I'm looking at? And then start speaking, and I know what all to say. Probably curtesy of Retrospec, but that's one of the most convenient changes I've gotten yet! I can't show it off though, because I don't actually know how to type it. That's a weird gap for them to give me, isn't it?

Anyone willing to tutor me on that? Does it need a special keyboard? Promise I'm not trying to be insulting. I may be bragging a littlethough (mostly about the Ninja Warrior win from last month though, I think I can be permitted riding high on it). At least I'm not asking you about fruit costumes!

Comments

[scythegun]

Just because you won a championship doesn't mean your word is law, you know!

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You could run it against me, or we could set up a new course...

[scythegun]

I'll pass, thanks! ☆

[matchbreaker]

You're backing down form the challenge?!

[scythegun]

Absolutely! I know I wouldn't win!

[matchbreaker]

Wow, you have no faith in your abilities at all?

[scythegun]

I have faith in my ability to fight, not to run through an obstacle course!

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Why *fighting*?!

[scythegun]

It's what I'm good at! ☆

[matchbreaker]

Is that really something to say so proudly?

[scythegun]

Why wouldn't it be? It was very useful when we were dealing with those monsters!

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And that was an oddity! Everyday life doesn't reward people saying their best trait is fighting, you know!

[scythegun]

Oh no, I absolutely agree with you there! But our lives are hardly normal now with Retrospec involved, so I think it's a good thing to have, just in case!

[matchbreaker]

I can't deny that, and that frustrates me all the more.

I've still not gotten any fighting skills, so "she" must not be a fighter.

[scythegun]

I can offer to teach you a few things, if you're willing to learn how to use certain weapons.

[matchbreaker]

Maybe.

Honestly, just this idea that I probably should learn weapons is unsettling to me.

What weapons?

[scythegun]

No, I understand. If you don't want to learn, I won't take offense at all.

I primarily use scythes, swords, and crossbows, though my weapon can become a rifle as well.

[his weapon is so stupid.]

[matchbreaker]

Retrospec gave you a weapon that is all of those at once...? How does that even work?

[scythegun]

Well, not all at once! That would be a little ridiculous!

[like it isn't ridiculous as it is...???]

[matchbreaker]

I'm pretty sure one at a time is still weird.

[scythegun]

I suppose so, but they certainly came in handy when there were all those monsters running around!

[matchbreaker]

I'm not sure any of those weapons suit me even. Can you see me using a sword?

[scythegun]

I'm trying to imagine it and admittedly getting nothing. The offer still stands though, if you ever change your mind.

[matchbreaker]

Learning to shoot a crossbow or a gun might not be the worst idea, even if that still makes me hesitant.

... My hang ups do seem silly when compared to the monsters and the like.

[scythegun]

What are your hangups about it, exactly?