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[enarmor]

[ have a weak little laugh. ]

Well...






I suppose it will be funny to see him a dress.

[ ha......... ha. ]

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[sarcaskick]

Oh I'm sure someone will come along. Have a little faith!

[enarmor]

[ there is a brief moment where she just sort of just glowers at him skeptically...

but in the next she is putting on her infamous pyrrha nikos Smile (TM). ]

Will you and your team be attending as well?

[sarcaskick]

[ any glowering and/or smiling is met with the same even-toned maybe-genuine-maybe-smarmy attitude of his own that he literally always uses ]

That's the plan. We're all here for the festival after all, right?

[enarmor]

[ cheerfully nonchalant: ] Supposedly.

Though, I must admit, for a team to travel all the way to Vale and not even try in a simple sparring match...

[ she smiles a little more pleasantly. ]

It's very interesting.

[sarcaskick]

After seeing you wipe the floor with those other guys? I'm gonna be honest, I thought maybe you had them throw the match.

[ A shrug, perhaps a bit too exaggerated to be natural. It's almost like he doesn't give a fuck. ]

Didn't take long to figure out that was wrong, and I didn't really feel like getting torn a new one.

[enarmor]

Here I thought you'd merely realized the tactical advantage in holding back.

[sarcaskick]

Nahhhh... disguising my ability for the sake of one-upping someone in a fight? That's not my style.

[enarmor]

[ a faint twitch of her lips. ]

I think you mean strategy. But you'll excuse me if I continue to think otherwise.

[sarcaskick]

Far be it from me to tell such an esteemed champion how to think.

[enarmor]

[ if pyrrha were the type to bristle, she would. ]

You really shouldn't discredit yourself. You're a student of a renowned academy just as much as I am.

[sarcaskick]

Not good enough for Pumpkin Pete's, though.

[enarmor]

Your coloring wouldn't have worked well with it anyway.

[sarcaskick]

A skilled fighter and she has an artistic eye! Be still, my beating heart.

[enarmor]

[ she just gives him an odd look now. it's not as if she isn't aware of sarcasm — she just doesn't understand why it's happening. and so aggressively too.

had she managed to offend him somehow...? ]

You seem easily impressed.

[sarcaskick]

[ it may or may not be a relief for her to know that she's done nothing wrong, and that he's simply an asshole. ]

Or maybe you impress easily.

[enarmor]

I'm hardly the best.

[ a little bitterly quieter: ] I just happen to be the most known.

[sarcaskick]

From the look of things, Team Cardinal would certainly beg to differ.

[enarmor]

Team Cardinal suffers from a self-invested captain. [ never forget #savejaune2k14 ] They did well, and they could have done better.

[sarcaskick]

You mean that guy who pretty much brained his own teammate? Call it what it is - he's a meathead.

[enarmor]

[ she will not smile she will not smile she will not smile that would be rude ]

He's not my favorite person, no.

[sarcaskick]

A guy like that probably isn't even his own mother's favorite person.

[enarmor]

[ she clears her throat a little, lifting a hand to her mouth to smother that twitch of her lips. ]

Your fighting style is impressive. From what little I saw of it, anyway.

[sarcaskick]

Thanks. I work out.

[ it's hard to tell if he's being dismissive out of modesty or because he just already knows how good he is

but it's probably the latter ]

Doesn't seem to hold a candle to your defense, though! It felt like I couldn't touch you half the time.

[enarmor]

[ she just smiles pleasantly. ]

I enjoy a bit of training myself.

[ hers would be the former. ]

[sarcaskick]

I can tell.

[ A little smirk i know, surprise right, his head cocking to one side. ]

What for? Trying to move up from cereal boxes to your very own billboard?

[enarmor]

[ she just blinks at him. ]

To fight Grimm, of course.

[ that's why they all become hunters and huntresses.... DUHHHHh... ]

[sarcaskick]

[ ... sigh ]

Your shield arm might be great, but your sense of humor? Lacking.

[enarmor]

[ ... ]

Oh. Ahah. Sorry.

I'm sure it was a very funny joke.

[sarcaskick]

Absolutely! Worth at least two, maybe even three more ha's.

[enarmor]

I'll try to be on the lookout for more in the future.

[sarcaskick]

You'd better. A sensitive guy like me might get his feelings hurt next time.

[enarmor]

This is the part where I'm supposed to laugh really loudly, right?

[sarcaskick]

You're learning.

[ballisticfists]

[ Have a Yang sliding an arm around your shoulder, Pyrrha. ]

You know guys these days. Us ladies have to do all the work. But you know, if you want something you gotta be willing to fight for it.

[ Same age what? She's got a lot of big sister practice okay? ]

[enarmor]

[ she laughs a little weakly. ] Oh.. I don't know. In battle, a warrior should also know when it's a losing fight, right?

[ballisticfists]

There's knowing a losing fight, then there's giving up before you've fought.

[ C'mon. Man up, Ms. Nikos. ]

[enarmor]

[ she just smiles weakly. ]

Some battles aren't worth the risk of losing.

[ she's positive the loss of jaune as a friend would hurt much more than this. ]

[lotus_huntsman]

[One day Pyrrha. One day. In the meantime, have some pancakes to drown your sorrows.]

I managed to save the syrup this time around.

...Nora still drank half of it though.

[enarmor]

[ HEH... it's okay, pyrrha has her brave smile on. and is totally giving him a fairly impressed look. ]

Only half! That's quite the feat, Ren. [ she realizes the meaning behind the gesture, of course, prompting a much warmer smile. ]

Thank you.

[shining_beacon]

Miss Nikos.

[Awkward pause.]

There is still some hope for him, you know.

[enarmor]

—Professor Ozpin!

[ oh dear how embarrassing. she hadn't wanted to seem so preoccupied with. well. boy troubles. not when she should be focusing on the tournament and all. ]

I. Y-Yes, I think so too! His combat skills have improved significantly since Initiation.

[shining_beacon]

[Just have a wry smile.]

Do not give up on him. He holds you in high regard, possibly higher than Miss Schnee in his mind.

[He takes a sip of his coffee.]

[enarmor]

[ she hesitates. it would be rude to disagree with a figure of authority, wouldn't it? ]

...yes. We are of the same team. [ she'll just nod slowly. ]

[shining_beacon]

That's not what I meant.

[He pauses to take a sip of his coffee.]

Perhaps it would be advisable for you to... assert yourself a bit more in this situation.

[enarmor]

[ pyrrha just stares at the professor a little uncertainly. ]

Is this a... subject the professors at Beacon typically address...?

[shining_beacon]

Typically, no. However, mister Arc is something of a... special case.

[He takes a sip of coffee.]

...I suppose Jaune reminds me somewhat of myself.

[glitchinthesystem]

...Your friend is kind of a moron. Just sayin'.

[enarmor]

[ she frowns a little. he may well be a moron but he's her moron.

her.

friend! ]

That's a little harsh, don't you think?

[glitchinthesystem]

So, is being veeeeeeeeeeeeeery clueless.

[C'mon, Pyrrha.]