Dusk to DuskMay 31, 2022 7:44:59 GMT -5
Souma
Don't work smart, OR hard. Work smart- THEN hard.
groupRock Shinobi
age 15 years old
birthday June 9th
rank Tokubetsu Jounin
occupation Ops Team Medic
Chuunin, Iwagakure Medical Corps
Taki was clearly puzzled by the comparison, so Souma pulled a section of cable taut in front of herself to show Taki. "Yes. You know what a saw is right? A strip of metal with jagged teeth pointing in one direction? The point of a saw is to cut deeper and deeper as it is dragged along something." She took the cable and wrapped it around one arm, and then pulled smoothly on the other side to show Taki how it circled around and around as it was pulled off. "Imagine that, but slicing deeper into the limb with every millimeter the cable moves."
She hoped it would be as clear as it was to her how easy it would be to remove limbs- or other, more vital appendages- easily with such a technique.
As ever, the nickname left the blue-haired girl's cheeks blushing and dimpled, and she nodded, unable to stop smiling as she came in for another try. Considering what Taki said, she pulsed Suiton chakra into the cable, making it even more flexible, and twisted a simple slip-knot into the cable's cord, designed to pull tight and stay tight until released- far more difficult to manage for anyone besides her without the ability to command the cable to move directly. "Right. I have to commit to it. It is like I was taught by my family," she stated simply.
"Taijutsu can smell your fear- if you are afraid of it, it will betray you the moment you weaken your grip on the reins." She nodded firmly. "Let us try again."
This time, she was ready to correct for Taki's movements, and committed to her own. Presuming she could land the initial cable well enough to snap it tight, she'd flow smoothly behind Taki and flick the other cable- WITHOUT a knot, lest she accidentally choke Taki- around her neck. "You know," Souma said, a little breathless. "I could use my shorter height to my advantage like this. Duck down, pull the target down against my shoulder?" That would leave their arm trapped, their throat choked, AND their back bent over her shoulder with their feet liable to slip out from under them.
"Don't work smart, or hard. Work smart, then hard."
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Threnody
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