- Joined
- Jan 27, 2011
It certainly wasn't easy for the Swede to have to restrain himself any more than he already did; even with the limiters his brother had put in place, his raw physical power was nothing to sneeze at. And to those that saw him, they could see that he was actually holding himself back quite well despite his obvious desire to cut loose. A good part of the time was spent being a punching bag for the other juniors to work on their striking and technique; needless to say, even though he was reining it all in, the other disciples were (justifiably) wary of being anywhere near him.
As he made his way out of the dressing room, he found Katsumi waiting for him only to ask if he would attending archery practice today. "But of course! Someone's gotta show you all how it's done!" he joked; the two of them then proceeded somewhat silently to Otame-sensei's own dojo, where the other students were also just getting ready for their practice today.
"Ah, Miss Sango. And Mister Skallagrim, welcome back." the elderly man stated quite happily, adding "I heard through the grapevine that you had family troubles. I hope everything is well; I'll admit it's troubling to have you vanish so suddenly like that. It must have been quite important."
"If only you knew." said the Swede in his head, replying verbally "Yeah...My older brother got himself mixed up in some nasty business. Had to do what I could to get him unstuck. Wasn't a particularly fun process." Then again, Njord was hardly a fan of chess to begin with; he could play well enough, but he was by no means an expert. But they wouldn't know that, nor would he tell them.
"I don't suppose there are still tryouts happening?" Njord then asked with a sheepish grin on his face. Otame-sensei shook his head mildly, "I'm sorry to say that all the spots for the teams this year have been filled if you were interested in trying out. We could still use helpers for setting up targets and the like, however, if you're wanting to find a way to contribute." the teacher proferred, confirming what Katsumi had told him earlier. Njord himself nodded in reply, stating "I think I can do that." Something that made the teacher smile and say, "Very good, now go on you two. It's about we get started."
As he made his way out of the dressing room, he found Katsumi waiting for him only to ask if he would attending archery practice today. "But of course! Someone's gotta show you all how it's done!" he joked; the two of them then proceeded somewhat silently to Otame-sensei's own dojo, where the other students were also just getting ready for their practice today.
"Ah, Miss Sango. And Mister Skallagrim, welcome back." the elderly man stated quite happily, adding "I heard through the grapevine that you had family troubles. I hope everything is well; I'll admit it's troubling to have you vanish so suddenly like that. It must have been quite important."
"If only you knew." said the Swede in his head, replying verbally "Yeah...My older brother got himself mixed up in some nasty business. Had to do what I could to get him unstuck. Wasn't a particularly fun process." Then again, Njord was hardly a fan of chess to begin with; he could play well enough, but he was by no means an expert. But they wouldn't know that, nor would he tell them.
"I don't suppose there are still tryouts happening?" Njord then asked with a sheepish grin on his face. Otame-sensei shook his head mildly, "I'm sorry to say that all the spots for the teams this year have been filled if you were interested in trying out. We could still use helpers for setting up targets and the like, however, if you're wanting to find a way to contribute." the teacher proferred, confirming what Katsumi had told him earlier. Njord himself nodded in reply, stating "I think I can do that." Something that made the teacher smile and say, "Very good, now go on you two. It's about we get started."