Backdated to Earlier in April

[swordofajerk]

[So. Sword going at it with a training dummy is not that uncommon. In the month or so he's been here, he's pretty much seen beating the shit out of a dummy for a few hours a day.

This is a bit Much, though. He's been at it since breakfast, stopped for a quick lunch, and went right back to training. It's now nearly dinner, and he hasn't stopped since.

There may be a Problem.]

Comments

[discutio]

...You should at least consider drinking some water.

[the Mom Friend hears you going at it, buddy]

I can have something light prepared momentarily if you’re hungry.

[emberserker]

[Problem, Wolfsbane sees no problem. Or rather, the only problem she sees is Sword's existence. She walks in and immediately transforms, but doesn't attack.]

Oh, so you constantly say it's a problem when I do it, but you're just so composed you're no issue to everyone.

[swordofajerk]

I've been drinking water.

[See all the water bottles, Phoenix? And see how he's not commenting on the "if you're hungry"?]

[swordofajerk]

[Sword almost doesn't respond to her.

And then he starts to say something.

And then he just goes right back to ignoring her, because sorry Wolfsbane he hates you and has better things to do.]

[emberserker]

Don't you ignore me!

[An ice shard goes flying straight at the dummy.]

What I want to know is what your issue with me is and why you blow everything up into a disaster when I exist in your direction! It isn't as if I took what was important to you!

[swordofajerk]

[Well, the ice shard does get him to stop ignoring her, even as he goes to get a new dummy.]

I've told you what my issues with you are, but I'll be a little more blunt about it, I guess. You're reckless and an asshole.

[emberserker]

Oh, I am? You're constantly saying I'm reckless, even though I've never hit you or anybody else, and it isn't as if you're easy to get along with either. I so much as roll my eyes at somebody and you turn it into an entire production!

[swordofajerk]

I haven't destroyed countless training dummies and I don't go on like I'm the best fighter we have. Nor do I give my opinion on matters that don't concern me. You're reckless, an asshole, and I don't like you. Are we done here?

[discutio]

[...no he doesn’t, sword.]

Very well. However, my second point still stands.

[emberserker]

It concerns me because you're always either acting like I don't exist or pointing out every little problem you've got with me! I say I'm good because I'm right. You should understand that much.

[swordofajerk]

[Honestly, he probably just forgets that Phoenix is blind.]

I'm fine.

[swordofajerk]

Would you rather I constantly insult you and pick fights, because that's just a waste of energy, like this whole conversation. Like pretty much every conversation you've ever started with me. Why do you care so much that I don't like you?

[discutio]

Are you? Working yourself to exhaustion won’t do you any good, you realize. At worst it’s likely to render your training pointless if you cause yourself harm in the long run.

[swordofajerk]

I know, and I know what I'm doing. The first memory I had was training constantly, and how to tell when I'm overdoing it.

[The question is how much is he paying attention to that?]

[emberserker]

Why do I care? Wouldn't you, if someone kept insisting that you weren't needed? I was born for this, and you show up and try to ruin everything.

[swordofajerk]

If someone thought I wasn't needed and it bothered me that much, I would be doing everything I could to prove them wrong, not picking fights and throwing a tantrum like a spoiled little brat.

[emberserker]

I've been doing that, and you don't care. You're the one who's picking fights. Everything at the meeting only happened because you decided to snap at me over the smallest thing. I didn't even care about the kiss, I cared about you making me out as a brat.

[discutio]

And are you overdoing it?

[phoenix, luckily enough, can see bullshit]

[swordofajerk]

If you didn't care about the kiss, why react to it in the first place? Just like how I don't care about you, so most of the time I just ignore you. It's that simple.

[swordofajerk]

[A long pause.]

I don't think so, but you'll probably disagree.

[emberserker]

You will. You're all going to when I'm the one who gets us through Purgatory because you're too busy thinking you're the gods' gift.

[swordofajerk]

You're confusing me for you. Are we done here?

[discutio]

An excellent observation, and a correct one.

[emberserker]

What, you're just going to keep on as you have been? Ugh, I shouldn't expect anything else from you. At least you make sense, because all you ever do is say you hate me and want me to go away!

[swordofajerk]

So was that an offer to get me food, or simply telling me you're getting me food?