switch blade caresses and a brass knuckle kiss.

Anselm de le Poer · 02-20-2010, 11:33 PM

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It seemed as if she disagreed with his sentiment though he could not imagine why. Perhaps the righteous saw shame in turning tail and fleeing for their lives, but the survivalist saw only one thing: opportunity. Just remember that dead men can exact no revenge, he told her simply. It was all a matter of perspective. To him, giving it his all against impossible odds was no better than suicide. His mind could conceive few situations where such a death was justified--perhaps if he were to sustain a debilitating injury it'd be best to stick it out and take his opponent down with him.

Otherwise, if push came to shove, Anselm would always place himself first. Inferni was his home but his loyalties were with Gabriel above the clan itself; as for the membership base he found he abhorred as many as he cherished with a bunch of neutral indifference in between. It would certainly be inconvenient to uproot and carve a niche for himself in some other stretch of the vast North American wilderness, but he'd take that over death any day. If he didn't run there would be no chance to come back and take care of old business later... the young were always so ideal, but unfortunately life rarely favoured those who weren't willing to pull a few foul tricks.

But yeah, pretty much. With that, y'gotta fight dirty, he said. Obviously when they sparred such tactics were avoided, but he still felt it worthwhile to mention the techniques. If you can throw some sand in their eyes, do it. Hate to say it, but if it's a guy and you've got a clear shot at his junk, take it. Use psychology to your advantage; pretend you see somethin' crazy behind 'em and when they go to look, strike. You get the picture. 'n you've got to keep alert and use the environment to your advantage, y'know? Try to make sure they're the one fighting uphill; if you can lure 'em onto unstable or slippery terrain but maintain your own footing, perfect. If you find yourself unarmed, watch for random improvisational weapons lying around; a heavy rock, a thick stick, and so on.

He took a brief moment to pause and consider, then added: Hell, even if you're not at a disadvantage, watch for these things just in case your opponent wises up and tries to use 'em for himself. You've got to try and predict their next move; watch their eyes, especially. Better yet, try to envision several ways things could develop so you're prepared for any of 'em. Some of these skills were difficult to explain--they were best developed through actual experience. Still, knowing what to think about would be helpful on some level.. or so he hoped.

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