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Jerome nodded in response and glanced back out to the sea. He always found himself looking back to the sea in awe. Although, couldn't help but let his thoughts wander to Reva. That girl just sparked curiosity in him.
Reva headed into his quarters and sighed, pulling the first book he found into her hands and walking back out. There was more light on the deck to read and she took up a spot on top of a barrel near the door, starting to read about the adventures someone had made up and written down in the book. She couldn’t say it wasn’t fascinating though.
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Alro had quietly snuck up towards Jerome and had nudged him. "You seem to be distracted today especially cap, what is it? He had asked in a hushed but soft tone. "Oh it's nothing lad, I just think that it will definitely be a intriguing experience for when we dock on land, as you can see." Jerome motioned to Reva ever so careful she wouldn't notice. "Ah, I see."
She crisscrossed her legs and positioned her elbows on her knees, the book resting on her legs while her fingers slowly flipped the pages. It was a good tale, with plenty of adventure to keep her mind busy, unlike the books she was forced to read to learn. Her eyes never left the pages and any voices on the ship were just background noise for her reading. Jerome was the least of her worries as well and she didn’t even glance in his direction once.
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To Jerome, Reva looked out of place compared to the other crewmates aboard the ship. Unlike the other pirates, she would rather read when bored than party and drink all night. It wasn't something he was used to seeing, it was different to say the least. He looked away back to the sea and Alro raised an eyebrow towards him with a look of curiosity.
Even though she liked the story, sitting in ole place for old after a while and she shifted about, taking advantage of how close the barrel was to the wall. With only a few glances, she had flipped onto her back and kicked her legs up agains the wall, laying upside down and reading as well. It may have looked uncomfortable to anyone who glanced over, but it was actually strangely comfy, her back arching over the rim of the barrel so it didn’t dig into her back.
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Boredom soon crept up to Jerome and he sat down leaning against a mast closing his eyes. Taking in the quiet sea noises and the every once in a while yells from another crewmate, he was soon asleep. No one bothered with him and kept on with whatever their own business was. Alro simply sat across from him just sitting there, not knowing what to do with his boredom.
Reva decided after a few more minutes of reading to be done for the day, closing the book with a snap after marking the page. She looked around from her perch upside down before sitting up right, once again bored and with nothing to do.
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Wanting to just about anything out of boredom, Alro jumped up and starting pacing around the deck. He hoped they would be somehow docking sooner than when Jerome told him they would be. Picking up one of the cutlasses that were around the deck, he started swinging it around, making sure no one walked near him.
She scanned the deck for anything to do, eyes drifting up to the crow’s nest and maybe climbing it before she noticed Alro. A smile tugged at her lips and she hopped off the barrel, making her way towards him and calling out, “You up for a little sparing? I’ll go easy on you.” Her hand rested on her sword at her side, waiting for his response patiently.
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Swinging around to face Reva he grinned with a little look of excitement. No one would ever accept to spar with Alro, with such the young lad he was. Gripping the handle of the cutlass in his hand he nodded and grinned once more. "I'm up for it, this should be fun."
“I’ll go easy on you, no actual damage,” She replied with a growing grin, pulling out her own cutlass and standing several feet away from him. Sparing with anyone was fun, even if she had to hold back her skills or fight for her life against even more experienced pirates. “I don’t think Jerome would like it if I put his first mate in the infirmary.”
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Alro shrugged still wearing his sweet grin. "I'd think he would have been more upset of the fact that he wasn't awake to see me beat, he is the one who taught me how to fight let alone just simply spar. Don't go to easy on me." He started walking around in a circle, circling around her. Signifying that he was ready to start.
Reva rolled her shoulders and motioned for him to attack first, “Oh don’t worry, I won’t go too easy on you, but I’m also not looking to hurt you in any way.” She spun her cutlass and her demeanor changed, making her light and springy on her feet and her eyes follow his movements carefully. Already she felt the rush of excitement she got from sparing.
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With adrenaline already rushing through his veins, Alro studied Reva, trying to see if there were any weak spots he could go for. Failing to find any, he decided to at least see where his advantages lay. She looked to be pretty quick, but he was also smaller than her making it easier to get away quicker. Eyeing her stance he moved forward and swung his cutlass quickly towards her not using any tatic.
She blocked the hit easily, her sword in her left hand and protecting her left side of her body more than her right. Reva didn’t have many weaknesses, but once they were found, you had a much higher chance of at least coming out of a duel in a truce. A small grin settled onto her lips and she swiped at his legs, careful to use the blunt edge of the blade so if she did hit him it wouldn’t cut.
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(Just so you know, i'm terrible at writing fight scenes ;-;)
Moving quick and staying sharp on his feet, he moved fast enough to dodge her hit at his legs. He needed to think this time before just throwing himself in this time around. Taking notice of hose she seemed to protect the left side of herself than the right, he swiftly moved to the left and went for her left arm avoiding her cutlass in hand.
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Her eyes narrowed slightly in concentration and she twisted away from him blade, slightly unsteady on her feet as she went for a slash across his chest and arm. This was getting fun. Even though she was holding back and giving Alro a chance to practice, she was still trying and giving him a goal to work towards.
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Watching as she unsteadily went to slash him across the chest and arm, he blocked her easily enough and slightly pushed her sword back. If there was one good thing Jerome taught Alro, it was to always watch your opponent and use what you could to your advantage. Running fast enough behind her he swiped at her left leg.
Reva grinned and let him push her sword back, barely making it out of the way of his sword as he went for her left leg. While he was still behind her, she shot her sword out and went for his waist and stomach, almost taunting him as she started to him nonchalantly.
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Also jumped back yet still earning a small cut to the stomach. It wasn't bad but it still stung like hell. He looked back at her at her, annoyed of the taunting. Once more he swiped at her left leg, however this time he tried to trip her to ease her into a fall.
She cursed internally when she saw she actually hit him and might have done some damage but she didn't think about it too much. Still, it made her falter and when he went for her leg, he hit it right on and tripped her as well, causing her to fall onto her back and push away the wonder of just how much damage he did to her leg.
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Looking down at her he tilted his head. He thought of offering her a hand to help her up, but decided not too. If there was one thing he knew, it was never help the opponent. They could use that to their advantage. Not knowing Reva too well was good enough reason. Staying in a ready stance, he waited to see if she was to get up and continue this.
“Smart boy,” She said, jumping to her feet with a nod. Her back hurt from the fall but she readied her sword and attacked again, slashing at both his arms and legs. He hadn’t helped her up, which was a smart decision on his part, and she would’ve used it against him anyway.
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Alro swung back at her cutlass with his own trying to hit it out of her hands and block it from hitting him. "You have to be if you don't want to lose." He said trying to keep from being swung at more than he wanted. Getting tired was one of the things he didn't want to happen so quickly.
Reva was clearly having fun as their blades clashed and she fought against his blade. She wasn't going at her full power, but she was still trying, "That's true, you also have to be relentless in your attacks and know your strategy." She wanted to help Alro and help him become even better at fighting and defending himself.
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Alro knew she was trying to help him become better at his fighting skills, he appreciated it. "I've found that observing the other opponent is one of the best skills when in a fight." He once again swung hard at her blade, clashing with it, hoping that it would be knocked from her hands.
"That's true as well, if you can find their weaknesses, you can take them down in half the time." She gritted her teeth and let her sword clash against his, pushing back against it to try to get him to be off balance. Reva had completely forgotten about the rest of the ship as they duled, focused on the circle of the deck they fought on and ignoring everything around them.
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(Omg, i've completely forgotten about this oh gosh i'm sorry ;-;)
