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[deadliestviper]

[Nothing strange here: when the feed clicks on Beatrix is in the gym, bokken in one hand. She turns the hilt over in her hand as she speaks, as if getting a feel for the practice weapon. She's still covering one eye with a patch but the cuts on her arms and chest from the Creed encounter are fading into purple scars, and despite the injuries she looks none the worse for wear -- even cheerful.]

How many of you use swords back home?

They're favored in my world among certain classes. Carried with at least one sidearm, of course, because there's no sense in sacrificing range for elegance. Contrary to popular belief you can live by the gun and the sword, but it's usually only career killers who do.

Not since Lakeside have we had a good swashbuckle, and I want to remedy that. For any inmate who wants to spar, I've got access to practice weapons. For any warden, come on: let's play with sharp things.

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> sabres and katana

[routemistress]

[That's kind of adorable, and it makes Iris smile as she hands one over. They have been decently looked after, but Iris has never been the kind of weapon fangirl Bea is.]

'Course, sweetheart. I 'ad 'em made when I were working undercover in Lithuania, just before the wars kicked off.

> sabres and katana

[deadliestviper]

[They've obviously been taken care of, which is why Bea is careful not to touch the blade and takes the sword reverently by the hilt.]

Nice grip. [Turning, she tests the weight and takes a low practice swing, the way she would if fighting from atop a horse.] Did you ever fight there?

> sabres and katana

[routemistress]

[Iris is anything but reverent with them herself, much as she appreciates them for good craftsmanship, good tools.]

Not a lot; not like front lines or owt, you know. I were out there to knock over an etheric transmitter some Osirian joker'd set up. That's the problem with being the seed planet for vast intergalactic empires, Bea love, some people can't keep their fingers in their own timelines.

> sabres and katana

[deadliestviper]

[Well used, well loved, well taken care of. They'll take their toll on a sword but there's no other way to treat them.]

What's an Osirian? [And that second part makes her arch an eyebrow and look up at Iris in amused disbelief.] Is that so?