voice, @TARANTO

[heavyhitter]

So we got a buncha old fashioned guys who are used to swinging around swords all the time and stuff, right? It seems like it, I can't go 20 feet without tripping over someone that's never seen a minipad before. God, would it kill that rift stuff to start taking more people from the modern era?

Anyway, point is I need one of you guys — or, hell, a buncha you guys — to start teaching. I've got some students in mind, foremost being me, because the training room here doesn't cut it if you've never even seen a fucking sword before. And if anyone else sucks at medieval stuff too lemme know, we'll make it a whole party.

Achilles and Koltira, you guys are my top medieval guys that know what you're doing, don't you fucking ignore this.

[ a beat ]

Also, I've got this little super strength issue where I might break any weapons I try and use, so... there's that, too. Still working on that obstacle. Any ideas, lemme know.


[ ooc: here's a planning post for teaching stuff!! ]

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[heavyhitter]

[ oh. that's. actually kind of a nice sentiment. She's at least marginally aware of who Pallas Athena is, she's seen the statues. She's quiet for a second, considering, then: ]

What do I say back to that?

[ In his customs, in his world, whatever. ]

[heelies]

You need only offer your thanks.

[heavyhitter]

Oh. [ feels a little... paltry, next to his speech, but: ] Thanks.

[ or is she supposed to say that in like 80 more words than that? shit. ]

[heelies]

[Her words, while far from grand, serve their purpose, and thus for all the frustration which had gripped his heart and all the uncertainty which lingers in its wake, he feels tentatively at peace.]

Have you now set aside your fury? For so too is Pallas Athena known for her even temper, and her heart which stirs to rage only for the most just of causes.

[heavyhitter]

Yeah, I'm not pissed anymore. [ There's a smile in this, which is a novel new thing in the context of Achilles. ] But I'm not really known for my even temper, so — nice thought, but I bet I'll yell at you again about something. It's fine, I'll get over it pretty quick too.

[heelies]

I must admit that such a temperament we have in common, you and I.

[There exists a whole poem, 15,000 lines long, describing what happens one time when he gets mad.]

Thus I shall try to remember that just as certain matters spark so easily the flame of anger within my breast, so too are there matters which lights your fury thus.

[heavyhitter]

Yeah, I think we definitely got that in common.

[ She'd like to think it's a regional thing, even if she wasn't actually born on Earth, but with all the time between them maybe she can't blame that. But maybe she can, which is kind of an awesome thought. ]

Anyway, thanks for the offer. I'm gonna take you up on it, and maybe we'll manage to not get pissed and kill each other.