Fight Club

[notapilot]

It's that time again. Sam puts up the notice on the board and leaves flyers with Bar (as well as asking her politely to translate for anyone who asks).

Fight Club Outback tonight:
Rules are simple
1-Fight friendly; this is for testing skills not grudges
2-Be honest with skills and abilities
3-Break off the fight if it's getting serious
4-Square areas are for sparing with weapons
5-Circle areas are for sparing hand to hand
6-Any area (square or circle) that also has a triangle is for teaching

There are enchanted/high tech weapons available for use that will heal when they strike. (Weird, yes, but I've tested them so I know it's true.)
Security and Infirmary staff are present, but please try not to need us. This is for fun and not grudges.

[OOC: See this backroom post for OOC rules. Feel free to contact me via DM if you have questions or concerns.]

Comments

[starrydome]

"Oh,"Elrond replies. "Well, then you did very well, Cal. You didn't let me disturb you at all," petting the dog while he praises her.
"Is that what the vest signifies? That she is - a service dog?"

He says it carefully, the way you do when presented with an unfamiliar concept.

[notapilot]

Cal barks softly and wags her tail, loving the praise and attention. Her manner is much more open and friendly than when she was wearing the vest.

"Yes. In her case, she's learning to watch out for how the person she's caring for reacts to things. She'll be a fine therapy dog to help those who've faced traumatic events that still cause panic or the like. The idea is that she'll then be able to comfort or pulls the person to a safe place, away from what ever triggered the panic."

[starrydome]

Elrond looks up at him with a smile and then back down at the dog.
"I have known animals to do so," he says. "But I have never met one trained for it. Is it very common, in your world?"

[notapilot]

"This application is. They've been helpful to blind people or deaf people in navigating the world, but the idea use using them for comfort is more recent. It's becoming more common as people learn to accept mental difficult to the same degree as physical ones."

[starrydome]

Elrond nods slowly,still petting the dog.
"Yes," he says. "The wounds of the soul may hurt as much as those of the body, Moreso even as they are hidden and slow to heal."

[notapilot]

Cal is loving the pets and is well behaved. She doesn't crawl over Elrond as some younger dogs might and she also still keeps an eye on Sam.

"And unfortunately, at least in my world, they are not always taken as seriously. I guess if you can't see it, it isn't real to some people."

"I'm afraid I can't remember if we've met before. I'm Sam Wilson and you already know Cal, but it's short for Caledonia."

[starrydome]

"Well met then, Sam Wilson and Caledonia," Elrond says.
"My name is Elrond Half-Elven."

He looks - and sounds - as if greeting a dog the same way as he is greeting its owner is quite normal.

[notapilot]

Sam rolls with it, this is Milliways after all, though now that he's spent some time with the half-elf, he seems familiar.

"I think we met before. Well, we didn't exchange names but I ran a Happy Hour with Girl Scout cookies."

[starrydome]

"Yes, I remember those," Elrond replies.
"Very sweet, to my palate at least."

He smiles.

"Should I let you and Caledonia get back to work?"