12-06-2019, 12:57 AM
Perhaps Abathur should be offended that Kaz saw fit to match him against a blind old dog.
He wasn't offended, of course - he knew better than to underestimate anyone, especially since sight wasn't that integral of a sense to dogs (compared to smell and hearing, at least). He was, however, uneasy at fighting a blind man who may not want to involve himself. The canine's flippancy on the matter suggested some willingness to fight, but he truly did not want to come off as the kind of person who relished in fighting disadvantaged opponents, even if he wasn't exactly combat savvy.
The spider grunted, seeing the old canine nod, and turned to talk to Miller about some sort of alternate spar, but was prevented from saying anything by the instructor's pitch telling the old man to get up. Well then. It seemed he was going to be sparring against Perseus after all. So be it, he mused internally, shifting his weight so that he could pull string from his abdomen using two hind legs. "Subject Perseus." He grumbled out, both to indicate that he was willing to begin the bout, and to hide the sound of the silk being pulled out. Since Perseus was blind, he would abuse that as much as possible, but he wouldn't underestimate the male's hearing - even something as silent as a thread of silk being moved may be able to be heard, and he wanted as many tactical advantages as possible.
He wasn't offended, of course - he knew better than to underestimate anyone, especially since sight wasn't that integral of a sense to dogs (compared to smell and hearing, at least). He was, however, uneasy at fighting a blind man who may not want to involve himself. The canine's flippancy on the matter suggested some willingness to fight, but he truly did not want to come off as the kind of person who relished in fighting disadvantaged opponents, even if he wasn't exactly combat savvy.
The spider grunted, seeing the old canine nod, and turned to talk to Miller about some sort of alternate spar, but was prevented from saying anything by the instructor's pitch telling the old man to get up. Well then. It seemed he was going to be sparring against Perseus after all. So be it, he mused internally, shifting his weight so that he could pull string from his abdomen using two hind legs. "Subject Perseus." He grumbled out, both to indicate that he was willing to begin the bout, and to hide the sound of the silk being pulled out. Since Perseus was blind, he would abuse that as much as possible, but he wouldn't underestimate the male's hearing - even something as silent as a thread of silk being moved may be able to be heard, and he wanted as many tactical advantages as possible.
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