ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ㅤㅤㅤ 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟑𝟑. ᅠ ᅠ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ the old gestral reattaches his pack and picks his bell up off the floor, furry head dipping in a firm nod. ㅤㅤ“ it is I who should be excited. I look forward to seeing your handiwork. ” ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ the large gestral grunts in answer, bell lowered to rest in the grass between them, “ the perimeter is clear and there are no nevrons skulking about. it's boring. ” ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ 𝑴onoco stops and stares, painted mask betraying naught of his inner thoughts. then comes a near imperceptible nod. ㅤㅤ“ yes. pass me a cup. ” ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ she'd practice better against a real opponent. stabbing at the air is useless when there's a perfectly good gestral standing 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ ... does it count if he throws 𝑽erso's foot .ᐣ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ hm. fair. 𝑽erso's feet are in significantly worse condition. 𝑴onoco's are beautiful and polished. she should be glad to have them thrown at her. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ or it would be incredibly effective practice, forcing her to overcome her shock and fear of feet. what if they encounter a nevron that throws feet .ᐣ will she freeze and submit to death .ᐣ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ ... don't know. if there are nevrons that are all hands, there must be ones that are all feet. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ ( has the complete opposite reaction to the idea of a nevron consisting of feet ) ㅤㅤ ah yes. effective. your disgust will destroy the nevron on the spot. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ ( 𝑴onoco pauses, bell tolling once as the bottom of his staff sinks into the ground. a long beat of silence passes, mask angled like he's trying really hard to remember ) 𝑽𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰 gave me my first foot. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤ ( 𝑴onoco doesn't seem at all offended. he hums lowly. ) ㅤㅤㅤ hmm. yes, I suppose he was. ㅤㅤ ( okay. cryptic. ) ㅤㅤㅤthis is distracting from our true purpose here. would you care for a duel .ᐣ ㅤ