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Aɴαĸιɴ Sĸywαlĸer ([personal profile] chosenfordarkness) wrote in [community profile] abraxaslogs2022-07-25 04:34 pm

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Who: Anakin Skywalker + various
When: late July thru August
Where: Thorne + The Horizon
What: catch-all for August

Warnings: none; will update as that changes

a_better_man: (deep thoughts)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-05 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
A button.

[Mat repeats it as much for his own sake as to show Anakin he's paying attention. A button, alright. He inspects the metallic cylinder, turning it over gently in his hands just to get a sense of it. Yes, there's the button. And he can see how to hold it properly.

Alright. It's just a magic sword, unlike anything he's ever seen before. This is perfectly fine.

It doesn't feel very heavy, nor does the weight increase when he presses down on the ignition button, the column of light snapping into appearance with a soft whir of sound.]


Huh...
a_better_man: (pleasant)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-05 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
I could do that...but I think it'd be much more fun to cut all sorts of different things. What can it cut through? I bet it could fell a tree like an axe...

[Mat is not, at his heart, inclined to martial pursuits. He's never had much interest in swordplay or pretending to be a soldier. Yes, he's sure Anakin's light blade is a fantastic weapon.

But he's also sure it slices through all manner of things like a hot knife through butter, and likely makes very worthwhile noises while doing so. That's far more interesting to him.

But he does like the little sparks and the buzzing sound, so he does knock the blade against Anakin's again. He wonders what it's like when the blade meets stone...]
a_better_man: (grinning)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-05 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
You and I both know I'm not about to beat you.

[That's a simple fact. Anakin has had all manner of training. Mat spent his life fucking around the woods. He's mostly just aiming to finish the damn course without embarrassing himself.]

But I give you credit for trying to motivate me. Well then, suppose we ought get to it.
a_better_man: (fuck me)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-05 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
What you'll give me is a few moments to study this monstrosity.

[Moving bits! Why are there moving bits? Mat's never done an actual obstacle course in his life. Shimmying under things and vaulting over them is all well and good, but when they're moving?

He needs to get a sense of it, how the bits move, their speed. That's just smart.]


This based on anything you did, when you were training? Or did you make it up?

[Either way, the advantage is Anakin's.]
a_better_man: (default)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-05 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
No, no...I'm just not fool enough to go tilting off into all that without watching it first.

[It's all just...timing, right? Knowing the time of things, and their speed. Surely there's a rhythm to it.

Mat is watching it, intently. He's surprisingly focused, though his fingers tap against one another and his mouth is moving silently as he counts beats. It's clear he's gearing himself up for it and intends to give it a serious go.

What's also clear is that he's going to have to utilize something other than his go-to magics. Theoretically - and practically, at least within the context of lessons - Mat can do more than simply freeze things. It's only that he's most proficient at that.]


This timed, or we racing?
a_better_man: (default)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-16 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mat rolls his eyes. If he weren't counting beats, he'd have offered a sarcastic 'oh thank you' to Anakin. But he can't lose his rhythm, not when he's just about got it. It's all just patterns, really. Find the pattern and stay in step with it.

Easy as falling off a log.

He knows damn well he's going to get knocked onto his arse.

Ah well. First time and all, no one ought be expecting much from him.

Knowing he can't put it off any longer, Mat crouches and takes a deep breath and then he's off, jumping the wide gap at the start easily and flinging himself into the course. It's not like he can die here...it'll be fine.]
a_better_man: (flirty)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-23 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Mat does manage alright. For a time. As he'd thought, it's rhythm and patterns and keeping time. He's good at jumping and clambering over things. And he's fast.

Then there's the...spinning thing. He understands what he's supposed to do. Dodge through it while it spins. But, as the colloquial phrase goes, fuck to that. He has a better idea, born of late night boredom and poking around for things to do with Hennessy. And Anakin had given utterly no rules or guidelines, simply 'get through it'.

Utilizing only the abilities he has in the regular world, Mat tries something. He emits his inky black mist, while moving, letting the laws of wind and air push it forward around the spinning mechanism.

And then he freezes it solid.]


I think I'm doing just fine!
a_better_man: (grinning)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-28 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
...Mist is full of water. Water freezes. All I can do reliably is make mist and freeze shit. I'm not getting my ass knocked out by that mad thing so I made my mist and froze it.

[Mat doesn't think it's that impressive. Creative, certainly, but it's just taking two things and putting them together. Literally the only two things he's confident with doing.

But still. There's that little sense of pride and satisfaction that comes sometimes in the moment. He hadthought cleverly. He's surprised Anakin. And more importantly he'd impressed Anakin, who's far more skilled and experienced at these things than him. That's something.

That's really something.]


Anyhow, no point in finishing now, as I'm just going to keep doing that, thereby defeating the whole point. But I do think I've earned myself a magic Horizon sword.
a_better_man: (pleasant)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-28 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Mat's just going to take the win and not argue. Yes, yes, it may just be the start but at the moment it is all that he can reliably do. But he's gaining control, that's what's important.

And he's won the fancy magic light sword. It doesn't matter that he doesn't know how to use a blade, it's the joy of winning. Particularly when he hadn't had high hopes - neither he nor Anakin had thought he stood much chance.]


Thank you, good sir! And now...if I may exert some control over your domain, I think we both deserve a break. And I know just how we ought to relax.

[As the space has been cleared with the vanishing of the obstacle course, Mat replaces it with a picturesque tiled pool of steaming violet colored water and a tray of refreshing drinks at its edge.]
a_better_man: (pleasant)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-08-29 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Water can be any color we like, here.

[Mat just offers a grin. He'll never tire of the limitless potential of the Horizon, and all the ways he can make things unique.]

Now come on, let's have ourselves a nice soak. Magic always makes me feel drained and sore. Even here.

[Wasting no further time, he strips down and settles himself in the warm, pleasantly scented water. It's the perfect temperature, just enough to soothe agitated muscles without being uncomfortable.

He turns another grin to Anakin, eyes bright. In Mat's opinion, the other fellow is terrible at simply taking it easy and enjoying life. He's far too tense far too often. It's a damned shame, really. Poor man probably has tension aches on the regular. But Mat can do something about all of that.]


And just as you are my tutor in the ways of mystic powers, I am your guide to relaxing and enjoying life. So you're joining me. You can tell me more about the sort of things you can do with your own magic.
a_better_man: (pleasant)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-09-02 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
This? Anakin, this is the bare minimum when it comes to relaxing. And you, my friend...you are full of tensions. You need to release more steam more often. Trust me, it's bad for your health not to.

[And Mat has seen it before. All that tension kept inside, letting it simmer and build...it's not good. Mires the mind and all that. But this is a step in the right direction!]

Give me the chance, I'll make a proper hedonist out of you! But...ah, I don't know. Seems like you can do all different sorts of stuff with it. Is that hard? Making it do different things?

[His only context is the channeling he does himself, which he has found is very difficult to do different things with.]
a_better_man: (deep thoughts)

[personal profile] a_better_man 2022-09-05 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
That much power....

[Mat shakes his head and takes a drink. Light! It's just like channeling, just like the Aes Sedai. Or what they were, before the White Tower did everything possible to try and regulate and rein in all that magical ability. Even Anakin, in his litany, admits how dangerous it is.]

I sometimes wonder if anyone ought have that much power. It doesn't seem right. Even the best of folks...feels like that much power, it'd be too easy to use it wrong. Back home there's so many rules Aes Sedai have to live by, so many oaths they have to take. And it only does so much good...

[A sigh. He hasn't seen anything like that here, no binding oaths to keep the mages in line. Or maybe it's just not something that's common knowledge. He's never asked.

But there are far more interesting and pleasant things to discuss.]


And I am right about you and all your tensions. And holding all that power doesn't help, just adds to your sense of stress and responsibility. To be quite honest with you, my dear friend, you need to fuck. Badly. A good casual fuck'll set you right.

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