The Park on Thursday

[biotic_psychotic]

It was Thursday and it was Valentine's Day and since she had blown off class on Monday she was blowing off her office hours as well. She'd asked some of the sword boys to come to the park and show off for her and at least two had definitely agreed and one more might show his ass up if he got his lazy bum out of bed in time. She'd banged on a few doors on Floor Four and loudly announced where she was going and why as an invitation of sorts.

She'd hit up Kanan's warehouse and borrowed an armful of his practice swords both metal and bamboo by stuffing them into a duffel bag. For a value of 'borrowed' that meant she hadn't asked but she totally meant to return them before he noticed they were gone. Eh. He was going to be busy today anyway. An item in his warehouse made her snicker quite a bit but she wasn't mean enough to spoil that surprise so she left it alone.

A stop by the Perk to collect a party-sized container of coffee and some cups saw her with enough caffeine to share and then she was off to the park. The practice swords were set out. She parked her ass on a bench with her first coffee of the day and waited. Relaxing back against the bench and enjoying the weather and sunshine.

It was going to be a great day. She could just tell.

[Open! If you think you heard her this morning you definitely did and also open to anyone heading by or through the park. Sword boys gonna sword for her amusement and education.]

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[mages_suck]

Fenris showed up in his armor and with his blade on his back. Jack was at least distinctive. He'd seen her at the drunk & bored club.

"I don't think we've been introduced," he said, walking up to her, "I'm Fenris. Fjord's roommate."

[biotic_psychotic]

"Hey," Jack lifted her chin in a nod of greeting, "Jack. Thanks for coming."

[mages_suck]

Fenris nodded politely. "Fjord should be here soon," he advised, "He had an errand to run, I think."

[2_old_for_this]

Peter wasn't sure if he was invited, but if he wasn't, he could politely bow out. He'd heard the door-banging all the way from his apartment, though, so he'd shown up with his sword. Why not?

"Hi, Jack." He waved at her. "I heard something about swords?"

[biotic_psychotic]

"Hi Peter," Jack greeted, "Yeah, swords. I asked Fjord to show me some shit and invite his roommate, and I dialed Kaidan the fuck in but who knows if that asshole's even out of bed yet. The more the merrier. Seems a pretty common weapon on the island so I wanna see the different styles. Kanan's teaching Kaidan but that style is not at all my style. Too calm. Too.. " A flail of a hand. "..defense."

[2_old_for_this]

Peter nodded. "My own style is mostly a mix of anything I've picked up over the years. Byzantine at its base, but all sorts of influences."

He shifted the sword to one hand and reached into the bag he was carrying with the other. "Also, I come bearing strawberries." He held out a long-stemmed strawberry to her. "They were a present, but..." He shrugged.

[mages_suck]

"Peter," Fenris greeted, "Are you having a good holiday?"

The holiday still made no sense to him. Still.

[2_old_for_this]

Peter sighed. "More or less. After I got Seivarden's cat to stop tearing all over the place. Catnip, really?"

[notallbluemonks]

Beau had actually been out of her apartment by the time Jack came by to yell through her door, so it was purely by accident that she happened to come across the group gathering in the park, after she'd had her breakfast.

It looked like there was going to be some fighting going on, so she had to stick around for a minute at least to see what was going on.

[biotic_psychotic]

"Beau," Jack greeted her, "How the fuck are you? Come to watch the boys fight?"

[notallbluemonks]

"Is that what's going on?" Beau looked slightly disappointed; she'd been hoping for some kind of free for all scrap. "Not really my kind of scenery, but whatever, I don't have anything else going on."

[built_fjord_tough]

Fjord had said he'd be here, and it wasn't as though he had anywhere better to be. Back at the hotel looking in bemusement at his flowers?

Not really his style.

And so, here with his sword was going to be the location of choice for the day.

"Still a weird fuckin' holiday," he was mumbling to himself as he arrived.

[biotic_psychotic]

Jack smirked at him. "Yup. Thanks for the flower, Fjord. I'm keeping it. Purple's nice. I can buy my own damn beer."

[built_fjord_tough]

"Figured I'd leave people the option," Fjord replied with a little grin. "Honestly, I don't know what the hell I'm going to do with any of the ones that come back to me tomorrow as it is. Leave them at the bar, I suppose."

Or serve them in the beer like a garnish?

Hey, it had seemed like the thing to do at the time, okay? And now he had more flowers to his name than he knew what to do with.

"Thanks yourself. Never seen a rose quite like that one before."

Incidentally, there weren't many roses out at sea.

[notallbluemonks]

"FJORD. COME ON, MAN, GET TO THE HITTING SHIT ALREADY!"

That was about the best greeting you were getting from Beau today, Fjord, sorry not sorry.

[built_fjord_tough]

Eh, Fjord would survive.

"I'M FUCKIN' GETTIN' TO IT."

It was fine, Beau. He could dish it out as it came, anyway.

[mages_suck]

Fenris smirked at his roommate. "About time you showed up."

[built_fjord_tough]

"Hey, I can't help it if I find myself with a boat full of liquor to appreciate," Fjord smirked back.

... He had not spent his morning drinking, no. But it made for a good counter-argument.

[firstofitskind]

Though Liam did know how to fence, he was not what he would consider a 'sword boy' by any stretch of the imagination. So it was purely chance that had brought him to the park.

"Jack," he greeted with a nod. "What's going on?"

[biotic_psychotic]

Jack looked over her shoulder and offered him a quick smile. "I'm too fucking bored for life so I asked the sword boys to come do their shit for me so I can see different types. The stuff Kanan does is too.."

Wave of a hand. ".. Calm. Seems like a lot of people have 'em. The fuckin' swords, I mean. Always interested in picking up some new weapon skills."

[firstofitskind]

"It does seem to be a popular choice," Liam agreed. "I fence," he added with a shrug, "but usually for sport, I don't make a habit of using a sword in regular combat."

[notallbluemonks]

"Liam! Start hitting people already before I fall asleep here!" Beau yelled at him. If watches were a thing in Exandria, she'd have been doing the exaggerated wrist tapping thing.

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan showed up a little late. He'd stopped by the warehouse to pick up practice swords - and check on his pineapple - but Jack had beaten him there and already had them.

He walked up and palmed the top of her head for a moment. "Hey."

[biotic_psychotic]

"Finally! You lazy fuck, go pick up a sword and do your thing," Jack greeted him cheerfully while she swatted at his hand on her head.

[firstofitskind]

Oh look, a familiar face that was at least slightly less likely to just outright heckle him.

Liam gave Kaidan a smile and a little wave, hands still clad in a pair of fingerless gloves, the kind he'd been wearing all damned week.