[video]

[littlecousin]

[Nita's at an anonymous cafe console, chin propped on one hand with a cup of something steaming at her elbow.]

Something occurred to me during all that rioting. A lot of us are from civilizations that don't really do sword fighting anymore, right? But that and arrows are pretty much all they've got here. If anyone wants to learn how to use a sword--or a knife or a staff or whatever--I can teach you. I come from a civilization that still does a lot of sword fighting.

[That sounds more dry than boastful. Atlanteans are warlike douchebags who enjoy a bit of stabbing each other over disputes, and that's not Nita's scene. She pauses for a second before giving fair warning:]

But, uh, it's hard to learn? Not like with guns. You're going to have to practice a lot to get tolerable, never mind good. So don't say I didn't warn you.

Comments

audio

[agentdork]

Okay, okay, I'll bite. What's the laughter for?

audio

[littlecousin]

I'm bulletproof.

[And fairly laser-resistant, at least long enough to take the gun away from whoever's lasering her.]

audio

[agentdork]

...Doesn't that kind of make you swordproof too?

audio

[littlecousin]

Depends what it's made of and if it's magic or not.

[There are a lot more magic swords kicking around than magic guns, for some reason.]

audio

[agentdork]

...Wait, magic does that? The, uh, stabby thing.

Why don't they just enchant guns and win all around?

audio

[littlecousin]

[Because comic books idk.]

I dunno.

audio

[agentdork]

...Huh.

Well, lucky they don't, I guess.

audio

[littlecousin]

Sorcerers kinda don't like taking the easy way out of things? So I bet a lot of them would refuse to enchant a gun.

[Whoops got her thinking, York.]

audio

[agentdork]

....Can't say I know a lot of 'em, so I'll let you be the expert there.

audio

[littlecousin]

I wish Dr. Strange were here.

[If the Sorcerer Supreme can't get them out, they are so screwed.]

Re: audio

[agentdork]

You all don't go subtle with the nicknames, huh.

audio

[littlecousin]

What? No, that's his real name.

[~comics~]

audio

[agentdork]

...His real name isn't like...Bob, or Steve or something?

audio

[littlecousin]

Stephen is his first name. Dr Stephen Strange.

[She doesn't get why you're having a problem with this.]

audio

[agentdork]

...Huh.

[ THIS IS SO WEIRD. ]

audio

[littlecousin]

You're named after a state.

audio

[agentdork]

Well, no, that's my call sign. The guy that thought those up wasn't too original.

audio

[littlecousin]

Are you sure? You coulda introduced yourself by your name here, if you wanted, but you told everyone you were York.

[She is making a roundabout point about choosing names.]

audio

[agentdork]

I-- yeah, I mean, I coulda. But no one has called me that in years.

audio

[littlecousin]

[Ha, HER POINT.]

"Namorita Prentiss" isn't my "real" name, either, but it might as well be.

audio

[agentdork]

...You mind me askin' your real name?

audio

[littlecousin]

[She makes a noise that kinda sounds like a dolphin, then gives a startled laugh.]

...Wow, that sounds weird out of water.

audio

[agentdork]

....Just gonna go with the original one, I think. I don't wanna mangle yours.

audio

[littlecousin]

Ha, even my family calls me Nita above water.

[Sometimes below, too.]

audio

[agentdork]

It suits you.