[ Has this been Michel's most glorious match? No, but he's not particularly flustered; he's not actually much for PVP. Not that he would say that aloud, because making excuses like that would only be more embarrassing. It's fine that Oria is hard to hit, because while he's dodging, he's not getting too far from Michel's range. One more solid attack with a Steam Gunner's flimsy defense and HP ought to do it...
Is the following sequence punishment for his hubris? Probably. Michel pushes himself in a lunge to close the distance, and his foot slips (2), sending him right into the lackluster Thorn Shot. The haptic feedback of the damage is provocation enough that he decides: if Oria can block a sword with his pistol, surely Michel can mitigate Triple Doom's piercing by blocking with his sword.
It's flawless.
The first shot is deflected smoothly (15). The second hits (4), and in the moment of surprise at his own failure, Michel's grip on the sword loosens. What a good thing Fragment doesn't actually disarm him for a non-disarming move? The last shot (1) hits the sword, well within Michel's hitbox, dealing both piercing damage to him and smacking the flat of Michel's blade directly into his stupid face and knocking him on his ass. ]
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Is the following sequence punishment for his hubris? Probably. Michel pushes himself in a lunge to close the distance, and his foot slips (2), sending him right into the lackluster Thorn Shot. The haptic feedback of the damage is provocation enough that he decides: if Oria can block a sword with his pistol, surely Michel can mitigate Triple Doom's piercing by blocking with his sword.
It's flawless.
The first shot is deflected smoothly (15). The second hits (4), and in the moment of surprise at his own failure, Michel's grip on the sword loosens. What a good thing Fragment doesn't actually disarm him for a non-disarming move? The last shot (1) hits the sword, well within Michel's hitbox, dealing both piercing damage to him and smacking the flat of Michel's blade directly into his stupid face and knocking him on his ass. ]