The Sleeper Awakens
You, in your own unbiased estimation, are a pretty damn fine swordswoman considering you woke up dead with no memories six days ago. That doesn't mean you could take on some asshole who'd been training with a sword since before he could walk in a straight up swordfight. You'll need to get in close to him, too close for a proper swordfight.
He's settling into a stance of his own, and your eyes dart to his feet.
He's gonna attack from the left, a thrust to the face. You felt that thought flash into your mind, just like the written test. Thanking whatever supernatural source of insight you had, you waited for the instructor to begin the match. With a shout, he did so.
You rushed forwards, raising your sword and batting away your opponent's thrust. He's too close to stop you from grabbing his wrist, or so you thought only to have him smash his knee into your stomach. You roll backwards, ducking out of the way of his retaliatory swing.
"Your tavern-brawl skills won't help you against a real swordswoman, Takamachi." He said, his face contorted into an ugly sneer. This guy had real skills - the close-combat skills you'd used to beat the two extortionists wouldn't be enough to carry you to victory here. So you looked inwards, towards the source of your unnatural insight, and you lean into the instincts you didn't even know you had. He swings at you again, and you parry it. You thrust forward, and are deflected.
Your eyes meet your opponent's as your blades clash once more. The sneer is gone, replaced only by an intense look of concentration. Then the moment passes, and your eyes refocus on what's important. He attacks again and again, driving you back. The edge of the mat draws near, and he's starting to push you back more and more with each attack. You swing wildly, forcing him back for a mere moment, and jump. You seem to almost glide on the air, sailing over his head, and landing in a roll on the other side of the mat.
You leap back up to your feet, and charge once more. Again, you know where he will strike at you. Again you deflect it. His knee comes sailing for you, and at the last moment you twist out of the way. Your hand grabs behind his knee, and you pull as hard as you can. He goes up into the air and down, but strikes at you with his sword.
You dodge, wind rushing past your ear as his sword goes by. He's back on his feet now, but disoriented for just a moment. You don't let him recover, and swing at his chest. He blocks, and yet another crack of wood smashing against wood rings out. Again you strike, pushing him back. Each time, you attacker harder and harder. His sword begins to chip, splinters flying as he's forced to edge of the mat. You strike, and as he stands his ground your blades clash. Wood against wood, you put all your effort into the blow and with a wordless cry, your strike smashes
through his blade and connects with his chest. Amidst a hail of splintered wood, he's sent flying backwards off the mat by the force of your strike.
In a moment of post battle euphoria, you extended your hand to your downed opponent. He grabs it, and you help him up. His face still shows his shock.
"I admit, Takamachi, I misjudged you. For that, you have my apologies." The noble said, before the two of you bowed and left the mat. You walk over to Chise, smiling. She hugs you, violently, and only after some time are you released.
"That was amazing, Kanade!" She says, after letting go of you.
"It wasn't half bad, yeah." You say, blushing slightly. You can tell people are watching you after that fight - most of them lasted less than a minute, as compared to your own's near ten minute running length. "Let's get out of here, yeah?" You ask her, and she nods. The two of you turn and leave the hall, following the directions of the instructors and older students, who were out in force. You ended up in a line in a corridor, for what you weren't sure of.
"Hey, do you know what we're lining up for?" The student in front of you asked.
"No idea." You say, and listen in to the chain of conversation making it's way towards you. After a short while, it becomes clear to you that this is the line to receive your grades, and your roommate (in that it was determined by the order you got your grades in). You turn to Chise, but before you could speak she's started too.
"Would you mind, I mean would you like to room with me?" She asked, blushing and stuttering like she had earlier.
"Sure, Red." You say, smiling reassuringly at her. The two of you while away the hour long wait in line with idle conversation, most of which boils down to Chise telling you what she knows about the Soul Society. You now had a vague idea of what it was, as a whole, though you didn't know any more about what Shinigami actually did, apart from fight nebulously defined monsters known as 'Hollows'.
The line had progressed to the point that you were now able to see the curved desk behind which the instructor handing out grades sat. A small machine seemed to print them on demand, which made you curious. Here, they had such technology despite the primitiveness of Rukongai?
Regardless, it was now your turn to receive your grades. You marched up to the desk, and stated your name. The instructor wordlessly handed it to you, then told you to wait for a moment. Chise was given hers, and then you were assigned a room - number 516-R2. You would later learn that the 'R2' stood for 'Residential Building Two'. You and Chise had qualified for the advanced class, though only you had passed all three tests. The two of you eventually managed to find your way to your room, and after an exhausting first day you opened it's door.
Inside, there were two beds, two closets and two desks. It was the nicest bedroom you - or Chise, for that matter - had ever seen. You flopped down on a bed, and though you had a vague inkling that it wasn't what some of your classmates might be used too, it still felt positively palatial.
You have classes starting tomorrow, but what other actions will you undertake during the first week? Choose two:
[x] Socialise:
[x] With Chise [Unlocks it as a free action]
[x] With students from Rukongai
[x] With students in general
[x] Investigate your supernatural insight
[x] Train on your own time:
[x] Hakuda
[x] Hoho Theory
[x] Kido Theory
[x] Zanjutsu
[x] Reiryoku Control
A/N: Character sheet should be up soon. Also, yes
@Trondason did solve the question.
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