saltwaterlungs: (Chinhand)
saltwaterlungs ([personal profile] saltwaterlungs) wrote in [personal profile] goodweather 2022-11-27 06:39 am (UTC)

God, no. No- we're all sabre fencers. What weapon you use changes the rules you fight by. Team fencing is like... we all have different things we're good at. There's a limited number of times you can switch teammates, and everyone usually has to pull their weight in order to get a win. Whoever's out on the field can't talk to the rest of the team, either, it's like... you prepare together, and then each one of you goes out solo.

[ Darcy flicks through the pictures. She knows what he's doing, but it's working anyway. ]

I'm fast and have good technique. Farah was good at strategy. Sabine's got amazing defense. And Luna's tricky. You can't switch out for every problem you encounter; just because someone else has a good guard doesn't mean they can switch me for Luna the second I struggle with it. Half the strategy is learning the other team beforehand, working out who they're going to send out when, and trying to counter it. As for my weapon; I only fence sabre. Epee and foils are bullshit. You can't parry them. Sabre is fast, aggressive, and rewards you for being the one attacking. Closer to an actual fight.

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