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[convene]

Hello.

My name is Naruhodo Ryunosuke. I'm still relatively new to this so please forgive me if I make any mistakes. I'm looking for someone who could teach me how to use a katana. I've been lucky enough that I have the weapon but I have no idea how to wield it properly. After recent events, I think it would best to learn how to use it.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Comments

[entreats]

It depends on what you see as a disadvantage.

Yes, it might mean that it'd be harder for you to fight threats here, since you don't have any special powers. But it's not like everyone's blood powers manifest as some sort of fighting ability either, so in that case you aren't lagging behind all that much.

And at least you didn't have to freak out at seeing your blood an extremely weird colour.

[convene]

True enough, I suppose.
I'm mostly nervous about fighting.
I don't think I can run and hide forever when something comes up.

I can only imagine what that could have been like.
I mean I'm still surprised, but it is relatively normal comparatively.
What is your blood type, if you don't mind me asking?

[entreats]

Darkblood. Contrary to its name, it just glitters.

[ Then again, Ange so very much prefers saying the word 'darkblood' over 'glitterblood', thank you very much.. ]

I think mine just enhances my natural powers though, rather than giving me any new ones. It really seems to vary from person to person. I know people who already had powers, but instead got different ones after arriving here due to our weird blood. Others, like you, don't seem to receive any powers at all.

I wonder if there's any rhyme or reason to it.

[convene]

Huh, I wasn't aware that blood could glitter.
I suppose anything is possible here.

There may not be any rhyme or reason to it. I would think that if there were someone would have figured out a pattern by now. Or at least I would hope so.
I haven't been here long enough to puzzle it out myself.
Are the different powers they received at least similar to ones they had back home or something entirely different?

[entreats]

[ See, this is something she appreciates. Ryunosuke may seem a little.. naive to her in some ways, but he does seem to be willing to consider things more deeply, like he's doing right now. ]

That also seems to vary.

My own powers are related to the ones I already had, but my girlfriend has entirely different powers compared to what she had back in her world. So it's not just like we gain the type of blood that suits things or abilities that were already present inside of us from the start.

[convene]

That's both fascinating and strange!
I wonder if there has been a poll of some sort of Sleeper's abilities and whether or not they relate to abilities they had at home.
Or if anyone has done much research into the different blood types that show any sort of correlation to ability versus blood type.
It would be interesting to see how it would all relate to the different blood types.

[entreats]

I don't think there has been so far.

[ Not that Ange noticed, anyway. But she will be the first to admit that she doesn't pay attention to every single message here on this network, considering she isn't the most social person around.. ]

So.. you know. If you're looking for a fun side project while learning how to swordfight, I guess there's something for you right there.

[convene]

I'll consider it, then.
I'm not sure what sort of answer I would be looking for.
Nor how I would compile the data. If I figure that out well, I suppose I'll make an inquiry.