redhairedknight | Mission 30 [Video]

[To put it bluntly, the holiday season in Luceti rarely helps Erza's mood. It doesn't take her long to shop for presents, so a lot of her time outside of her standard routine is spent in her apartment. She can hardly believe it's almost been three years since she arrived in Luceti, and even if she had forgotten that some of her friends from the Fairy Tail guild had been taken home in the past two years around Christmas (which she hadn't), the pictures scattered around the room (which generally inspired her) served as a reminder of that fact. For the moment, the pictures aren't helping her mood - the feeling will pass, but for now, she turns to the journal.]

Is anyone up for sparring? I usually feel like my skills get rusty around this time of year, and I find that training with actual people works better than simulations. Or if someone needs help with putting up decorations, getting a tree to their house, or something like that, I'd be willing to offer my assistance. [She might as well offer - she doesn't do smaller-scale missions all that often, but even though the fate of the world doesn't hinge upon their completion (not that it stops her from treating the situation as though that's the case), it still feels good to help people however she can.]

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I'd prefer the barracks, if that's all right with you. [Though she finds the Battle Dome useful for training on her own, she only knows how to use the basic functions, which makes it harder for her to set it up for sparring with others.]

I shall meet you there in, say, half an hour? It will give me time to find a pair of blunted blades. I would hate to cut a woman I've only just met on accident, after all.

All right. [She could probably take any damage suffered in training, but if he feels it's necessary, she won't argue.] My name is Erza Scarlet, by the way. And you are?

Zevran Arainai, Zev to my friends. It is a pleasure to meet you, my lady Scarlet.

Nice to meet you too, Zevran - I'll see you there.

[Zev flips the journal close and spends a short amount of time rifling through his collection of blades until he finds two short swords of his preferred length and balance that were not yet sharpened. Perfect. Strapping into simple training leathers and setting this on his back, he makes his way to the barracks to await the crimson lady.]

[Erza will already be there, practising on one of the training dummies. It's not a particularly long walk from her apartment to the barracks, and the fact that she can summon weapons or armour to her location helps to speed things up.]

Good - you're here early. [She recognizes him from the picture in the journal - it helps that he's fairly distinctive.] Do you need to warm up first, or are you ready to get started?

It is impolite to keep a lady waiting.

[Even one with swords. Especially one with swords. Zev dips into a quick bow out of habit and rolls out his shoulders, the jog over and time spent testing the weight and balance of these blades would be enough for a quick spar, he should think. He unsheathes his blades and gives them one last experimental twirl before offering her a nod.]

I am ready whenever you are.

Mission 30 [Video]

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