ooc: maybe a spar?

Come down, come down sweet reverence

As she was planning to head up to Boreas to avoid the coming of Auster's winter Jynn figured she ought to at least visit Sparrow and crew before she did. Just to see how everything was going. Of course the trick would be avoiding the more… unsavory characters like Pyralis. She hadn't said anything about the sour encounter to Sparrow and still debated whether she should or not.

As Jynn approached the border with the beach she let out a call just to alert Sparrow she was there. She knew the pirates didn't really have a border like most normal packs but she still felt it was polite, or perhaps not polite but safer. No doubt there were pirates about looking for an excuse to brawl.

Ajax didn't think much of patrolling borders, or busy work in general to be honest. He kept his den tidy(ish) and didn't cause too much trouble for the adults, so as far as he was concerned no one had any reason to complain. He was a good boy, a sweet boy, so when he heard the call at the border he didn't get his fur all puffed up and stiff. If anything he saw it as a chance to meet someone new, to make his day a little brighter and separate if from the rest. Make it count, in one way or another. With his oversized fox tail flopping behind him, he skidded to a stop at the border, spraying dark sand this way and that. They were a weird looking wolf, all leg and little else. Cool. "Ohh I like your orange." He declared, standing as tall as his puppy form would allow. All gangly and still growing, mutations not settling in quite right, like he needed more time in the oven."Hey. Can you fight like a wolf can?" It felt like a very important question to ask, a theory to test out.

Come down, come down sweet reverence

Jynn was soon greeted by a pirate and to her delight it was a tiny little pirate. She was immediately struck by how the pups coat pattern reminded her of Sparrow, but no that had to be a coincidence. Sparrow didn't strike her as the type to go out and have pups though maybe that was because she assumed Sparrow was a lesbian and how else would she end up with pups?

"Ohh I like your orange."

"Thank you, I like your horns. My name is Jynn, who are you?" The boy asked if she could fight like a wolf and she grinned and nodded before ducking into a play bow. "You bet I can, wanna spar?" She was always up for a little activity and this would be a unique experience. She'd never fought someone so much smaller than herself before. Best be careful though. She didn't want to seriously hurt the boy and get a whooping from the mother.

She liked his horns? They were neat, weren't they? Short and stubby, sometimes made his headache a little, but were still good enough to poke things with. His fluffy tail wagged faster at her compliment, his chest puffing up with pride as he squeezed his eyes closed in a happy little squint. Sweeter than toffee, he bent down and mimicked her little play bow, adding in a boyish, squeaky snarl for good measure. "'Mm Ajax!"" He supplied to her easily enough, agreeable and good. Like all little boys should be. He didn't need to be asked twice to spar, it was one of his very bestest fave thing to do! "Yeah yeah!" Springing up from his bow, Ajax raised a front paw to slap at-or rather boop, really- her nose. She was quite tall and far up, he really had to reach further than he thought, but that was okay! His hind legs were strong, he probably wouldn't fall over! Maybe!

Ajax vs Jynn for spar
Round 1/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Companion 1: Red fox with narwhal horn, Male - Battle
Companion 2: White duck, Female - Flying
*Companion 3: White duck, Male - Flying
Mutation 1: Cat claws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Tail blade - Offensive
Mutation 3: Horns - Defensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Intermediate Hunter

Come down, come down sweet reverence

Jynn resisted the urge to giggle at the boy's adorable, squeaky little growl. She didn't want to make him feel embarassed. Best he felt fierce so they could have a good spar. He introduced himself as Ajax and soon the spar began. Ajax sprang forward, a precious bunny hop as a paw reached for her face. She jerked her head up as the paw missed. While she didn't want to go to hard on him she didn't want to make it super easy either. With an excited yip she reached out her right front paw, trying to scoop it under his front legs and sweep them out from under him. She'd see what she could do without her jaws for now. It was definitely a new way to spar and really got her mind working.

Jynn vs Ajax for Spar
Round 1/2
Age: Over 1 Year
Size: Large
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Bladed forearm bracers
Defensive Battle Accessory: Spiked helmet
Companion 1: Ethiopian wolf, Male - Battle - Boosted
Companion 2: Jaguar, Female - Battle - Boosted
Skills: Master Navigator & Master Fighter
Specialty: Weaponsmaster

His paw swatted at empty air and he let out a muttered darn beneath his breath. He'd pictured it perfectly in his mind, figured he knew exactly how it would work out, but nope! He'd missed, it hadn't gone to plan at all! Ah well. His ears flicked forward, attention grabbed by Jynn's gleeful yip as she launched an attack of her own, all swift and agile, wolf enough for Ajax to sort of get where she was coming from. To not feel completely at odds or out of his element with this newcomer. She reached out for him, paw knocking into his front left leg and- he began to wobble. All ungainly and unsure, like all his practice running around and clambering over stuff had been for nothing. Like he was leaving the den for the first time again, legs wobbly like deer limbs. Hoping to drag her down with him-so if nothing else they could roll around in the sand, and both be not so orange together- he reached out with his right leg as he fell, hoping to hook around her leg and trip her as well. Maybe? It worked well enough for her, so why not him?

Ajax vs Jynn for spar
Round 2/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Companion 1: Red fox with narwhal horn, Male - Battle
Companion 2: White duck, Female - Flying
*Companion 3: White duck, Male - Flying
Mutation 1: Cat claws - Offensive
Mutation 2: Tail blade - Offensive
Mutation 3: Horns - Defensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Intermediate Hunter

Come down, come down sweet reverence

Jynn's paw sweep connected, knocking out the front legs from underneath the boy but he clearly wasn't going donw without a fight for she felt his paws kick out and snag her right paw just as it was about to reconnect with the earth. She stumbled forward, tail waving as she sought to control her fall, aiming instead to wrap her arms around the boy and let her side slam into the ground as it would. Hopefully she could get hold and pin him, thus declaring victory. She made sure to pin her tail as she fell just in case he kicked out. Shed been kicked in the gut by an opponent before and had no desire to repeat the experience, not if she could help it anyway.

Jynn vs Ajax for Spar
Round 2/2
Age: Over 1 Year
Size: Large
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Bladed forearm bracers
Defensive Battle Accessory: Spiked helmet
Companion 1: Ethiopian wolf, Male - Battle - Boosted
Companion 2: Jaguar, Female - Battle - Boosted
Skills: Master Navigator & Master Fighter
Specialty: Weaponsmaster

And the winner is...

JYNN

AJAX must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: Ajax: Attack Roll: 71 Defense Roll: 96 Agility Roll: 42 Perception Roll: 38 Total: 247 Attack[71] + 45% Bonus[31.95]: 102.95 Defense[96] + 10% Bonus[9.60]: 105.60 Agility[42] + 5% Bonus[2.10]: 44.10 Perception[38] + 20% Bonus[7.60]: 45.60 Total[298.25] + -20% Bonus[-59.65]: 238.60 Jynn: Attack Roll: 91 Defense Roll: 57 Agility Roll: 74 Perception Roll: 85 Total: 307 Attack[91] + 70% Bonus[63.70]: 154.70 Defense[57] + 15% Bonus[8.55]: 65.55 Agility[74] + 30% Bonus[22.20]: 96.20 Perception[85] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 85.00 Total[401.45] + 25% Bonus[100.36]: 501.81