[hr][center][i][H3][color=00ffff]Shieldmaiden[/color][/h3]Victoria van Dyne[/i][hr][b][Color=00ffff]Location:[/color][/b] Foam sword fighting
[B][Color=00ffff]Skills: [/color][/b]None used[/center][hr] Victoria was happy the situation seemed to defuse, even if the matter of perspective remained unresolved. She supposed it was good enough that Zari knew not to pull any punches in an actual fight, and that she could humor her roommate with doing things her way this once, in the name of making an acquaintance. [Color=00ffff]"Yeah, no kidding. I finally got into a flight oriented class this year. I mean I guess it's good to first get us to learn to fight on our feet before teaching us to go airborne, but it feels like throwing away a massive advantage. I wonder who'll end up teaching the class? I hope it's not Phony Stark."[/color] Vicky frowned.

She also remembered she instigated this spar for another reason... initially. Time to see if she could get the truth out of this woman. [Color=00ffff]"So, I see Mr. Eyeball, and did I also hear about Mr. Jaws? No space for robo-girls on your crew?"[/color] she asked, wondering how blunt was too blunt, although her logic circuits were not throwing out any VEIL warnings just yet. [i]Come oooon, I can't actually ask you if you know I am a robot, help me out here![/i] Said circuits also reminded her of an earlier note she made though: [Color=00ffff]"Oh, if you need tools and a bench to finish the other guy, I have an entire workshop here. I'll show you later!"[/color] 

That all said, as far as the fight went, she was fighting herself more than her opponent at the moment. Zari landed another blow on her seemingly effortlessly, while Vicky felt like she was moving through molten glass, her reactions slowed down due to inexperience. [Color=00ffff]"I did not think holding back was going to be this hard. Every instinct I have is screaming at me to exploit every opening. Having to think about an action rather than just doing it by feeling stinks, it's like being in freshman year again."[/color] she shook her head, as if the motion could help clear her head or deactivate the mannerisms she learned in combat class for, well, all her life up until now. Still, the change in approach seemed to work somewhat - Zari only reached her arms this time, not her body. [i]Theory is good, improve the execution... as much as you can in ten minutes.[/i] This time, she tried to fake an downwards diagonal slash from her left, only to change it to an upwards strike at the last moment.