Week 3 - Monday - Mitsuru

[finalguard]

[ Boa's had his own Beyblade for a while and people have probably seen him around with it plenty in the last week, but today he's finally obtained what feels like the holy grail for this godforsaken summer camp - a second set of bey and launcher.

Boa had severely underestimated just how much it is worth to live in a world with other bladers.

But now! Now!

Now probably nothing much would change because nobody here could be such a prodigy at Beyblading... but if there's anyone....

Boa's been meaning to properly demonstrate what he means to Mitsuru anyway.

Let's see if he can find him in Cabin 2. ]

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[killtheanimals]

[Another nod.]

Alright then.

[And, eyes narrowing into something decidedly more determined, he'll repeat those words, his tone rather serious - though not exactly loud.]

3, 2, 1, Go shoot!

[And off it goes, skidding to the sides.]

[finalguard]

[ That's... Boa has to focus in order to not miss his shoot, because seeing this kind of determination in Mitsuru, when he's only introduced the other to the sport for the sake of killing time... that's... It's nice. Really nice. ]

3, 2, 1, GO SHOOT!

[ Boa's volume is definitely louder as he goes in sync with Mitsuru. Bahamut goes in even left spin circles around the stadium for now. It's speed seems to be measuring to try and catch Ragnaruk despite the more uneven movements...? ]

[killtheanimals]

[Boa are you ok

The Ragnaruk skids somewhat more erratically thanks to the tip, but eventually moves to the center. But will it be able to balance there without running into Bahamut-?!]

[finalguard]

[ The beys collide a few times before that but nothing knocks either's spin down significantly.

When Ragnaruk takes the center, Bahamut follows soon after and attacks a few times but it only slows Ragnaruk's spin a little. ]

... sorry to say, but that won't be enough.

[ And with that Bahamut hits Ragnaruk another time and then uses the recoil of that to climb up the slope of the stadium. When it comes back down with renewed force, it seems to glow again...?

Mitsuru, do you have the kiai to connect to your bey and counter on the spot....? ]

[killtheanimals]

[He...

Absolutely doesn't, because this is his first match and his enthusiasm for the game is good but not nearly enough. Instead, he simply frowns, willing the Ragnaruk to stay firm, but...]

[finalguard]

[ Well, that's too bad, because... ]

Go, Bahamut! Final Crash!

[ And there's a strong hit coming at Ragnaruk and it is shoved away from the center, up the slope and.... out of the stadium, landing somewhere by Mitsuru's feet. ]

Over Finish, 1 point for Bahamut.

[killtheanimals]

[Aaaaand there it goes. He's smiling as he picks it up again.]

A predictable end. [And setting it back in the launcher...] Was that another special move?

[finalguard]

A variation of the other one. It works similarly, but it relies on the motion force created by the slope of the stadium so it's more offensive overall.

[ And he may or may not just have wanted to show them both off simply because he can... ]

But that's only 1 point, the match isn't decided yet.

[killtheanimals]

[If he is getting the impression whatsoever that Boa's showing off, he gives no signs of it... probably because he's busy staring down the stadium, studying it.]

That would make sense. Momentum seems to be half the battle.

[Especially for stamina types like the one he has. Hmm...]

[finalguard]

That's why the launch is the most important part of the battle. You anticipate what your opponent is going to do as well as the type of their bey and you try to lay the foundation for a good counterstrategy.

Physical training is definitely a huge part of pulling off a strong launch, but you can't win by brawn alone at all.


[ Which is to say, Beyblading is more interesting and complicated than people in camp give it credit for and Boa loves it for many many reasons. ]

[killtheanimals]

That strength still needs to be tempered though, doesn't it?

[To keep it within the stadium, he'd assume.]

What do you do to control that?

[Not that it matters too much for him, he's definitely not physically powerful. Glass canon and all that.]