The Park, Friday Afternoon

[uncertain_dume]

Really, at this point, nobody ought to be surprised to find Kanan in the park on a Friday afternoon, running through forms with his lightsaber. If he did this any more regularly, he'd probably have to consider registering the park as a place of employment or something.

... Could somebody actually do that? Maybe he could offer self-defense classes here when the weather was good. Or when the weather was bad, for that matter. No pain, no gain, after all.

Anyway. Kanan. In the park. Lightsaber forms. With his actual lightsaber blade ignited, and the usual practice sword set to the side, waiting for his student.

There was a bit of a chill in the air. It wasn't unwelcome, today.

[OOC: Open park!]

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[uncertain_dume]

"You can start calling me whatever you like once I start telling you all the body parts you'll have lost whenever I land a hit," Kanan promised, slipping back into his smirk. "Ready position?"

[intotheout]

"Body parts," Tip repeated, as she pulled out her practice sword and settled into position. "Why am I doing this again?"

Oh right, this was still less appalling than a Boov gun.

[uncertain_dume]

"Clearly," Kanan said, "I bullied you into it." He gave a short, professional sort of nod, tucking one hand behind his back and holding the training sword in a somewhat altered ready position with the other. "Begin."

When it came to sword work, it was all business.

[intotheout]

Uh uh, Kanan, hang on here. "Wait, what the hell is that?" Tip asked, straightening slightly from her stance. "Why do you look like you're in a fancy fencing YouTube?"

[uncertain_dume]

"I know what about half of that meant," Kanan noted, raising an eyebrow. He held that stance. "Are you going to call a time-out to critique an actual opponent on their form of choice if they're coming after you out there?"

[intotheout]

"No, but I'm pretty sure an actual opponent won't be trying to teach me things."

[uncertain_dume]

"And I've changed how I hold my sword. Does that mean you've learned any less?"

He was going to just keep patiently holding that pose until Tip did something. He could be there for a while.

[intotheout]

"Well, I haven't learned why you changed how you're holding your sword," Tip pointed out.

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan could continue being a brat, tell her he was doing it because he felt like it. Or he could just shrug his shoulders and say, "It's a constraint. Not that I can't use a weapon one-handed, but my strength lies more in another form. You start giving me a run for my money, I'll use both hands."

[intotheout]

That was a far better choice. This way, she was far less likely to continue giving him shit.

"Okay. But after I'm totally showing you the fancy fencing youtubes."

[uncertain_dume]

See? Kanan was capable of learning!

"Works for me," he decided, and then he lifted his chin. "Now, are you ready?"