Private Finished Spears and Shields

Sylvi

Sylvi readjusted her armor for what seemed to be dozenth time. It was a bit more ornate than her regular armor, even going as far as to include a gold and red cape, but this was her first fight in the arena. She wanted to look good when she won.

"Thank you for coming Hakon." She said, stretching. "Though, remind me again, why do I need your shield?" She asked, glancing over at where she had placed both her spear, and Hakons shield. Though she couldn't understand why he insisted she use it. She was more than capable of winning without his help.

@Saber

Sylvi

Sylvi raised an eyebrow when Hakon called the shield extra protection. She was a Valkyrie. Even without Hakon's shield she would be fine. It really felt like he was worrying over her too much.

"Hakon, look at me. I will not only be fine, I am going to win. With or without the shield." She said confidently. "But, if it will ease your concerns, I will agree to take it into the arena." She said with a sigh.

She'd blink when Hakon said he had decent seats. "I could see if I could get your seats upgraded. It would not be difficult." She said, not liking the idea of Hakon's seats being just decent. She wanted him to have a good view of the match, and she doubted decent would cut it.

Sylvi

Hakon had a point. Not that she would admit that to his face."But, using a unfamiliar weapon can easily be more of a hinderance than a boon. I would not expect you to have anywhere near my talent with a spear. Just as I would not expect to have your talent with a sword."

She joined him in the laugh, before pulling out a hairband that she had gotten during the secret santa gift exchange. "If you would be willing to." She said, handing it to Hakon, and turning her back to him to allow him better access to her hair.

"While you are doing that, would you like to know about my opponent?"

Sylvi

Sylvi rolled her eyes when Hakon tied her hair back. "I know it looks good, but thank you." She said, glancing at Hakon and rolling her eyes.. "I will never understand how you deal with that mop on your head." She'd flinch when he poked her hair.

She'd hum in thought when asked about her opponent. "Yes. Supposedly his name is Bob. He has 8 arms, 7 which hold a weapon. Each one different from the last." It was going to be a challenge for sure, but one Sylvi believed she could handle.

Once Hakon was done with her hair, she'd adjust everything one last time, before doing a flourish with her spear. "Right, how do I look?"

Sylvi

Sylvi just rolled her eyes and frowned when Hakon accused her of liking his hair. "Hmpf. Even if I did, that does not mean it is not a mess." She said, ruffling his hair even more.

She squinted when he called her opponent a video game boss. She wasn't quite sure what that was, but she had a rough idea from seeing a few advertisements around the islands. "I see, you will have to tell me about them after the match." She said, before smirking when Hakon told her she looked good, the vote of confidence was welcome as well. "Thank you. You should get to your seat though, I believe I am next."

As if on cue, she was called to the arena for the beginning of the match. She'd toss Hakon's shield on to her back as she did. She didn't think she would need it, but if she didn't Hakon wouldn't have let her hear the end of it. Hopefully it was a short match.

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It was not a short match.

Sylvi panted from exhaustion. She had been unable to get in close for much of the match due to the number of weapons and different angles that Bob could attack at. Her strategy going in had been one of overwhelming offense, needless to say it hadn't worked. For every bit of damage Sylvi dealt, it was returned 6 fold. It didn't help that she tried to go for flashy attacks rather then going The battle had quickly become a war of attrition. One that Sylvi would lose.

As loath as she was to do it, she was basically forced into using Hakon's shield to even the odds, and after a few attacks, she finally got the opening she was looking for, and got a hard earned victory.

Once the match was over, she'd do a victory lap, revealing in her first win, before leaving the Arena proper. Once she got the heaviest parts of her armor off, she set about trying to find Hakon, eventually spotting him. "Hakon! Did you see?! I won!" She beamed at him.