Tale as Old As Time [Finished]

[yamikuronue]

Lance darts a glance toward the door to the dining room. "Out back then, let's settle this."

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian nodded. "Fine by me. Should be enough space that our guests shouldn't get involved. About time the kid here figured out that no one's going to tolerate his tantrums anymore."

Morden gave than an...interesting look. "I can only imagine the sorts of clients that would require that sort of training. You must have a very interesting life, Ms Shallen."

[accalia]

".... if you will not be dissuaded from this course... at least outside you would be less of an inconvenience to the guests... In that case this one will assist Siegfried in preparing the rooms necessary. Please try not to bruise or break anything too bad."

more laughter, bright and cheerful, erupts from Julie, much in the way a puppy will bark for joy.

Julie: please, Call me Julie, I am not one to stand on ceremony. As for the training 'tis not for the job, but for personal reasons. Such a talent would be a shame to waste.

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried sidles toward the side door, unobtrusively, as Lance smirks. "About time the old man realized he's past his prime, you mean." Lance starts moving for the back door, cracking his knuckles.

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian chuckled "Right...kid, you really gotta stop dreaming." He gave a slight nod to Echo as he headed after Lance. This...THIS he knew how to handle. Sure, there were some less subtle things he could do, but he was VERY well versed in this sort of communication.

Morden nodded. "I can see that. You never know when language and research experience will come in handy."

[yamikuronue]

Lance heads for a small courtyard, one with a dead patch in the  middle where there used to be a rosebush: a nice, open space, with tile flooring to mark off where's in-bounds. "This'll do?" he asks, stretching a bit.

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian looked around. "Seems fine." He cracks his neck. "You really think this will work out for you?"

[yamikuronue]

Lance nods, the smirk still present on his face. "I'm not a boy anymore."

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian sighed as he moved a few feet in front of Lance. "Couldn't tell from how you act." He stretched for a few moments. "I really hoping you don't expect some sort of cake walk because I've been indesposed for a couple of years

[yamikuronue]

"Nah, I'll win because I've been working hard while you've been sitting on your ass." With that, he lunges forward, hoping to catch his uncle off guard with his newly-heightened speed and tackle him -- a trick that usually works well with petty thieves who aren't expect him to rush them.

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian wasn't about to fall for something like that. And even if you were moving faster than you'd expect, it was easy to tell where you're trying to end up. He swung down with a right where Lance's head would have to  pass through.

[yamikuronue]

Lance ducks into a roll, coming up behind his uncle -- and with claws where his nails were. Excitement wars with fear as he both enjoys the idea of facing someone halfway competent and worries about his ability to control himself; for the moment, excitement wins out, as he presses the attack from behind, putting his claws to good use.

[CalamityJade]

Obsidian cursed as he actually lost track of Lance for a moment. He didn't have the time to tell what was going on, but he wasn't about to take a stray shot at this point. He drove his fist into his open palm before shouting. "Lapis!" The claws cut through his shirt and...scraped off his back? There were also intricatly glowing lines tracing from where his 'skin' was now exposed. Obsidian quickly turned as he tried to backhand Lance from the attack, the same glow visible from the end of his shirt sleeves.

[yamikuronue]

Lance staggers sideways -- whatever he'd expected, it wasn't that. "The hell?" he growls, his voice deepening some due to the change.

[accalia]

https://what.thedailywtf.com/uid/1727">@cloak15 said:

Morden nodded. "I can see that. You never know when language and research experience will come in handy.

Julie: oh? Sie in Dinge wie Sprache plantschen?*

* Google Translate: oh? do you dabble in such things as language?

Echo follows Siegfried towards the servants quarters to clear some rooms for their guests