Fencing Club - Danger Shop, Monday After Classes

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Edmund sent word out during Monday (and there was a note on the Salle door) that the club session would be held in the Danger Shop. The room was set up like a carnival ground, complete with Ferris wheel, a mirror maze and the other standard attractions you'd find there. Sharp simulations of their swords were waiting for them when they arrived.

Edmund had his own sword at his hip. "You've been training well in a controlled setting. More often than not though, you'll have to draw your sword with little notice in the strangest of circumstances. In about thirty seconds, we're going to be attacked by clowns with swords. I did say strangest," he pointed out. "It's all a simulation, but practice as if it's life and death." Life and death with clowns, yes. "The simulation is programmed to give you an opponent matched to your abilities to ensure a fair fight." Except Zayne's opponent, who was a notch better than him. "Fifteen seconds." At ten, he drew his own sword. "Spread out."

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Re: CLOWN ATTACK!

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Zayne felt that he had something of an advantage here. He had a lightsaber. The clown he would be facing only had his level of competency AND a sword. And that's when he saw his clown approach. With a lightsaber.

Both Zayne and the clown turned their sabers on, the clown charging forward with a small honk every time his oversized shoes hit the pavement. Zayne settled into a defensive stance and prepared for the attack. The clown slashed high, then low, forcing Zayne to take a step back with each block. The clown seemed a little faster than Zayne expected, which really caught him by surprise.

Zayne used his relative agility (the clown was good, but Zayne didn't have to worry about big shoes or pants that were comedically oversized and held up with suspenders and what was probably a hula hoop in the waistband) to get him into a good position for a couple attacks, but for the most part, the clown's onslaught continued.

This continued, the clown gradually pushing Zayne back until he was backed up to the Test Your Strength game. The clown took one last good hack at Zayne, knocking him to the ground and sending Zayne's lightsaber into the air.

The clown approached Zayne with his lightsaber extended, offering Zayne the chance to surrender. And that's when the sound of a lightsaber slicing through metal could be heard. A second later, the bell that had been at the top of the game came crashing down on the clown's head, knocking him out.

Zayne stood up and looked up. Sure enough, it looked like the bell had been sliced off by his thrown saber. Weird how that worked out....