With a swing here and a twirl there

Subject: With a swing here and a twirl there Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:33 am

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With a swing here and a twirl there Anima_11

& some Cyrus Bran (cuz #YOLO)
---District 9---Female---16---

Anima had finished learning the different holds and the different ways she could break them and try to get free. That was useful knowledge for her because she wasn't the biggest tribute and now if someone tried to overpower her she would be ready for it with her means of escape. Being held down meant certain death if she let it happen, though Anima Reaver was not one to just lie down and let death take her. At least it wasn't going to go down like a piece of cake, she would go down with every inch of her resisting just like she did all her life.

Anima walked over towards the weapons as the instructor told her too and helped her to pick out a sword to use, though it seemed to still be unbalanced in her hand. She swung it around a few times but didn't necessarily like the feel of it in her hands. Anima, felt confident enough though if she had a sword she would at least be able to swing it and most likely hit somebody with it. Next was a knife, which she preferred the feel of in the palm of her hand as it was lightweight and quick and matched her fighting style far more then a sword. She practiced with it a few times trying to familiarize herself with everything in front of her.

There was a lack of Cyrus from her life in those few hours, which was a nice treat. He seemed to be caught up back at the wrestling part of this station and was getting his ass handed to him by the trainers so to speak. Honestly the only thing this kid had going for him was his charm and ability to make friends wherever he met. The District 9 pair was odd that way, one was focused and excelled in the different stations they went to but was sorely lacking in some of the more social aspects that had been introduced; while the other failed miserably even when it came to running but he sure had no problems making people like him with his friendly demeanor. Truly opposites were these two and it was extremely obvious when people approached them.

In her hand now was a martial arts suited sickle that was pretty easy to use and lightweight. It packed more of a punch then the knife and was more maneuverable then the long blade of the sword she had used earlier. She actually didn't mind using it at all and it actually kind of fit with her district and all, being from District 9 meant that everyone was pretty much grain harvesters and so of course the main tool used to do such was an obvious choice. But it wasn't the weapon though, not the one that just seemed to fit perfectly with her. After a few times twirling the handle in her hand was when she spied the ball with the chain attached to it hiding amongst the weapons, almost as if it was being hidden from view. She walked towards it and as she did she dropped off the sickle on the nearest weapons rack, slowly approaching the coiled up chain and ball attached to it. "That's called a meteor hammer. It's a peculiar weapon, one that can be used for a few different things but mainly allows its wielder to keep a distance from their attackers."

Anima's face broke out into a smile as her hand clasped against the cold chain that was coiled up as the trainer spoke to her about the weapon in front of her. A face that one had not really seen out of her this entire time it literally lit up as she looked at this bizarre yet appealing weapon in front of her. Her childish delight came to a halt though as the familiar hand soon appeared on her shoulder and that voice echoed into her ears. "Careful not to show too much. You never know who is watching." Cyrus' general words of concern frustrated Anima as she looked around and saw absolutely anyone paying attention to them in that moment. She rolled her eyes and kept her composure even though she really just wanted to snap at her district partner. Was he really suggesting that she not take the time to learn how to use a weapon while she was here? Was she to just sit back and watch as others learn and she just hope that observing would be just as good as real world practice? It took all she had to just look up at him and shake her head in frustration instead of just yelling.

"I don't really care if anyone watches me, nor do I really care what they think. And I also don't really care what you think either, if I wanted your opinion I would have asked you for it. Now let me get back to learning how to kill things with this weapon, ok?" She turned her back to him again and held onto the chain as she prepared to do just that, learn. Anima went over a few of the basic maneuvers and learned a few different techniques in using the weapon called the meteor hammer. After a while of just practicing and enough time for her to feel like she had at least accomplished something she decided to take a break and move on to another station or maybe get some food. While she left not feeling like she had totally mastered using the weapon she was definitely proficient with it and knew how to use it. Plus there would hopefully be more time to practice...with the right help that is.