Connie bows back, saluting Nanamo before settling into a combat stance.
The heavy armor of the Magitek Knight was one of the few aspects of the class that Connie had trouble adjusting to. She was far more used to wearing nothing but the clothes on her back and wielding a much, much larger sword than the one she was using now. As such, Nanamo's speed catches her off guard... but the practice foil just hits Connie's breastplate.
Now it was Connie's turn to be the teacher, for once. She lashes out at Nanamo with a broad horizontal slash, stepping forward to add momentum to her strike as she says, "The main advantage that the epee and rapier have over other categories of swords is their precision and accuracy. You get a much finer degree of control as to where your blade goes, but the tradeoff is that they have no piercing power. When dealing with a heavily armored opponent like myself, don't attack until you've sure you've got a proper opening to slip your blade between the chinks of their armor, or else you're leaving yourself open at best and breaking your weapon at worst. Good targets are generally the neck if you can reach it, the armpits, and the back of the knees."
Connie calmly circles around Nanamo as she instructs the lalafell, focusing on defense and parrying so as her opponent will have an easier time getting the lesson through her head. It was rather hard to listen when you were also dealing with a flurry of slices, stabs, and pommel-bashes. Connie had learned that from experience.
Re: Lavode - Red Mages
The heavy armor of the Magitek Knight was one of the few aspects of the class that Connie had trouble adjusting to. She was far more used to wearing nothing but the clothes on her back and wielding a much, much larger sword than the one she was using now. As such, Nanamo's speed catches her off guard... but the practice foil just hits Connie's breastplate.
Now it was Connie's turn to be the teacher, for once. She lashes out at Nanamo with a broad horizontal slash, stepping forward to add momentum to her strike as she says, "The main advantage that the epee and rapier have over other categories of swords is their precision and accuracy. You get a much finer degree of control as to where your blade goes, but the tradeoff is that they have no piercing power. When dealing with a heavily armored opponent like myself, don't attack until you've sure you've got a proper opening to slip your blade between the chinks of their armor, or else you're leaving yourself open at best and breaking your weapon at worst. Good targets are generally the neck if you can reach it, the armpits, and the back of the knees."
Connie calmly circles around Nanamo as she instructs the lalafell, focusing on defense and parrying so as her opponent will have an easier time getting the lesson through her head. It was rather hard to listen when you were also dealing with a flurry of slices, stabs, and pommel-bashes. Connie had learned that from experience.