approaching total completion // battle training

[rainier]

"[color=#6bbab3]Wha-What is th-, is that?" She demanded suddenly. Bén dán. That was, what, the third time Bai Shi had said it? Initially, Amparo had been gracious enough to assume it was nothing, but three times isn't nothing, and she didn't like it. Still, at Bai Shi's next instruction, the little cat meandered about until she found a stick she could hold (which sat closer to the 'twig' end of the spectrum, in all honesty). I don't see how this shit'll help me. Yeah, yeah, whatever, found objects being of use in combat and all, but she preferred to use what she was born with. Still, she held the stick tightly and swallowed down her growing embarrassment over it.

Ready? Huh? Was she? No! This is stupid and I hate it already and I hate you! But that'd be especially hard to voice around her stick so she settled with giving the fox a stern, angry glare that melted away in shock when they demonstrated their elemental ability on that tree. Amparo spat her stick out. "[color=#3babb6]Wh-Wha-What the hell!" She pressed her body flat and scooted backwards. "[color=#6babb3]Cou-ould you," This was a game changer, and now Amparo's mental perception of Bai Shi was updated (particularly their threat level). "[color=#6babb3]Try to, to, to b-be any lo-louder?" She finished dryly, downplaying her alarm as sarcasm.