Skill training: 4

[14:44] Jasper asks, "Well, have you ever meditated?"
[14:44] Jasper says, "It is raw mana, after all."
[14:44] Espa Morenno says, "I.. Don't have a teacher, but I found a young kid who dose have a teacher, he was sneaking me leassions."
[14:44] Espa Morenno says, "I meditate best, at the ocean.."
[14:44] Jasper asks, "A water girl, then?"
[14:45] Espa Morenno says, "No.. No, I never used water magic."
[14:45] Espa Morenno says, "I just love the sea."
[14:45] Jasper says, "Respectable quality. But sometimes, you won't be able to find peace at the sea."
[14:45] Jasper says, "So, today..."
[14:45] Espa Morenno says, "It's a good state of mind to be at: The ocean is my mana,"
[14:46] Espa Morenno says, "Anjd tide is the flow of my mana- highs and the lows."
[14:46] Espa Morenno says, "The current is my cricutry..."
[14:46] Jasper says, "Good anaolgy."
[14:46] Jasper says, "Now, use that."
[14:46] Espa Morenno says, "The goal is to make the currents flow in one directions, prefectly."
[14:46] Jasper says, "And let me see what you can do without..."
[14:46] Jasper says, "Losing concentration to your mana."
[14:46] Jasper asks, "Think you can do that?"
[14:46] Espa Morenno says, "I don't know if I can do it here.."
[14:46] Jasper says, "It'll be a practice."
[14:47] Espa Morenno says, "..Then, I'll need something else.."
[14:47] Jasper says, "If you can vision it well, and your mind, body, and spirit can mix well and with ease? Then you- sure, I can help you with it."
[14:47] Espa Morenno says, "Only other thing that makes me feel close to my mana is.. Affection.."
[14:47] Jasper asks, "Like a hug?"
[14:47] Espa Morenno asks, "I know we barely know each other.. But can I have a hug?"
[14:47] Jasper says, "...Hm."
[14:47] Jasper says, "Sure."
[14:50] Jasper wasn't a stranger to giving people a hug. When Jasper moved forward, he moved his hands to the side before finally letting them wrap around Espa without a single issue. The hands met with the small of her back with his right, and a left went to wrap around the shoulder before bringing them in.

Even though it was a simple way of giving someone a hug, Jasper went the extra distance. His left hand moved to the back of Espa's hair before the fingers went into the scalp, letting it drag against the grain and letting it move down slowly before going back up. The squeezed contined after.

"There, there... it's okay."

The hugging continued until he moved away from Espa, simply giving them a peck on the forehead. When the tanned skin and his lips met, it was a rather simple gesture of friendship more than anything else. With the affection being given, Jasper would close his eyes while letting his smile continue to go forth.

"Ready, Dear?"
(Jasper)

[15:23] To say it was a simple amount of affection would be underplaying it. The hug had made the extra step forward, being something a bit more intimate. But Espa wasn't opposed to this, rather it.. Helped her, after all it was the metaphor she was going to use~!

Love behaved in many regards the same as mana. The highs and lows of passion, the warmth and comfort of a loving embraced -when compared to the pain of a broken promise. These metaphors acted as the tool that Espa needed to achieved focus on her inner mana. Allowing herself to move into a state of mediation.

So as the hug moved forward, she'd interlock her own arms around Jasper, sealing them together while she brushed against him. Soon enough- it was over, ending with an impactful lil' kiss upon her forehead.

Dropping to the floor she'd sit herself crisscrossing her legs, while her eyes closed tightly. She went back to her special state of mind- the sea. But it was so difficult to findthe sea when the shore was no were near her physical being. So she needed to improvise.

The affection was going to be her instrument. Her focus moved to her Mana- the flow of it was it moving about uncontrollable through her body. She needed to weaponize it. She needed to pull forward her manan into controlled stream.

Love- when controlled, and directed in a pure form was exactly what she thought of.

She had only ever achieved this level of meditation twice before. But she knew where she needed to be. And so her mana would start to slow and then all together it would move in unified path through her body.

Lifting her hands she'd experiences the feeling of energy seeping through her as her manan started the conversion processes of pure energy. Her body would start to lightly glow!

(Espa Morenno)

[15:29] Jasper was impressed with how the way that Espa was capable of using love as a sign for magic. The way that the mana was starting to overflow out of here and show a perfect blue form was rather impressive. It was akin to the sea, how blue it was and the way that the mana was raising and flowing was something akin to that of a river.

It was wonderful, the circuits of her were probably working in overtime. When it came to Jasper, the ambiguous teen just used the simple needs of emotion and the will to protect others a way to use the holy magic to a new degree. Even going further with it to use it as a way of damaging others without applying any lethal blows. It was really adorable how he did it.

However, energy and holy were two separate forms of magic. As one called forth on the will to protect and the stars, Espa was able to utilize her own raw mana to make it this much more potent. It was beautiful to watch, almost like her.

"It's so good, and it seemsthat you just need the emotions to work with you. Emotions are something that basic magi are capable of doing. It's because of that, that Magi were so useful in combat. They just use that emotion to go further."

"All you have to do now, Espa, is just be able to use it in battle. To master the aura that was there and make sure that you can keep it up. Remember when I said it was important to breathe? It applies here."

Jasper moved forth, patting them on the head, only going further to let a chuckle escape from him;

"Stand, show me what you can do, yeah?"
(Jasper)

[15:35] Espa was in a balanced state, the tipping-even-flow of her mana as it passed through her- radiating around her in a hue of blue. It was a delicate situation, and so when he spoke to her it was difficult to listen, to keep a balance on her inner focus, along with what she had to say..

But she would maintain it.

The next step- as requested by Jasper was for her to stand up, and so she'd try and lift herself while keeping her body stable.. It was a terrible grind, her figure straining as she started to sweat. The amount of energy being produced by her was immense, and barely under control, one mistake would be utterly painful.

But she stands.

That alone was a big step for the girl!
(Espa Morenno)

[16:39] "Good, you can stand. I'm actually proud of you. It also keeps staying there regardless."

"Let's call that state, the flow state; the state of where your energy is at it's peak and never changing."

Just as Jasper said that, Jasper focused his energy to the point that a little bit of a golden hue comes across. Around his body was tiny little fragments of this holy light that takes over both his fists and legs before finally coming together as a simple shroud.

"When you're at the point that you're free to do this without having to concentrate, you can say that you've mastered it. But for now, you just need to practice throwing your punches and your kicks."

"Getting harder, and faster with every single one, until it just comes out with a flow and not with force."

Jasper lets the shroud vanish as he lets himself come down to the floor, simply looking at them. His eyes looking up and down for a few instances of time before he finally closes his eyes and lets a content sigh come through.

It wasn't often that he even taught people, but it was best to show them how it could workout without putting too much strain. Even if he were to try something, it wouldn't come out properly. There was a trail that they had to go through, so if anything, the first punch and kicks were the most crucial.

"Give me one hundred punches and kicks."
(Jasper)

[16:47] "I.. Understand.." Espa replies as she took a shaky step towards Jasper. Her eyes were dilated- and her figure looked strained. Cutting into her current she'd take her mana and start to convert it into energy.. It was poorly done, and painful... Btu the drain this was having on her- she needed to siphon some energy.

Standing just before Jasper, Espa would whimper.. " I can.. Do this." As she pulled back her fist and sent it forward, attempting to strike Jasper- She was weak, and while she was overflowing with energy- it was basically a barely contained self-explosion.

One fist followed by the next she'd strike out at Jasper.

the wind would grace the two of them kicking up Espa's hair.

"I.. It's so difficult.."

It was unclear if any of her attacks were reinforced by her magika use, so it was safe to say she wasn't properly using it..
(Espa Morenno)

[16:50] The punches and kicks came across, and by the time that they met their mark, Jasper can see how slow that it was. When the punches came, Jasper lifted a hand to capture and let them release. When the kicks came, Jasper raised a knee. He repeated it constantly until either they were not capable of just doing it anymore or until he decided to strike.

Which he did; Jasper moved his dominant left hand to their chest, forcing them back ever so slightly before taking a step forward. His right hand coming across to grip at the wrist and pull it to wrap around Jasper's shoulder before a sudden tackle to the ground commenced;

Just as they lowered, Jasper would look over at them before offering the hand to pick them up once again with a coy remark;

"I know it hurts, but it will hurt more if you just keep taking blows and give blows with no merit. When you strike, let it flow. When you punch, make sure it's with a force to be reckoned with rather than something so simple and easy to read."

"Your fists and your feet are the strongest things on your body, Espa. You can do it."

Encouraging words, entirely.
(Jasper)

[17:01] In a flurry of moments all her offensives attacks would fail, as the boy took her hands- blocking, and striding them easily to the side. Espa felt disheartened by this- as she tossed a few harder hit, but to no avail.

She'd walk right into masterfully played counter attack.

Espa found herself pinned.

She had give some struggle, trying to push him away, or squirm from His hold. But just like her attacks she couldn't put up much of a fight.

Looking up at him she'd whimper.. As he stood on top of her figure!

"I... I'll.. I'll try."

Espa takes his hand, pulling herself up. Moving back she'd throw herself into a offensive stance- her right foot forward, and her left angled slightly to the back to allow her to thrust forward.

Concentrating her mana into both of her hands she'd close her eyes- focusing on herself, as the sea that she saw herself being.

Pressing her weight on her back foot she'd leverage herself and push straight towards Jasper. Her mana flowed quickly to ether of her fist, infusing them with her energy. They'd glow blue- a far more brightly blue then the rest of her body.

Aiming her fist she'd strike towards Jasper chest with her Mana-doused hands.
(Espa Morenno)

[17:16] With the other fist coming forth, Jasper was more than capable of seeing what they were going to do and how it happened. However, what he saw was something that he didn't expect. It was as if Espa was able to unite body and soul to make that fist a more blue color and aim it directly at him.

Jasper clutched the hand entirely, however, the bone that was made would snap entirely from the hand and a crunch was heard. A sense of pain was there, but it wasn't enough to make him have to claim surrender.

In fact, that only made him smile, they were able to do damage and concentrate it further;

"Good, very good..."

Another hand came across to grip the wrist and pull it over his shoulder, taking Espa off their feet and planting them down on the ground properly on their back. Afterwards, a single fist came across that was aimed directly at the face with his own golden light coming across.

That fist was closing in, only to stop half way upon meeting and letting the aura just 'swoosh' her face. It was strong enough to make the hairs go to the side as he smiled.

"Focus on your technique, dear."

It may cost you your life, one day.
(Jasper)

[17:21] Esp'a second offensive proved to be a bit better, but still not good enough, as she closed in and her fist came to meet him- he'd block it with his hand, and while she seemed to cause pain, it was not the intended destination for her fist..

This took her off guard as her second attack failed, Espa was easily pulled over flinging Espa over his shoulder and straight onto the ground with a not-so-gentle crash.

Her eyes would open wide as his fist flew toward her face- onto to stop.. She'd let out a whimper, closing her eyes. Her cheeks flustered red as she was pinned down again.

"I'll.. I'll work on it." She'd promise, as she opened her eyes once more, looking up to him.
(Espa Morenno)

[17:25] "A break, yeah?"

Jasper simply tugs them up off the floor, helping them to stand up straight and a single bead of sweat coming from the ambiguous' males head. As fun as it was to spar, the damage to the hand was enough for him to call it quits.

Jasper was impressed. The way that Espa was capable of utilizing the very basics were more than enough to merit a simple pat on the forehead for her. When Jasper did it, the feeling of rejuvenating magic as well as some soft warm feelings came through. It was good enough to at least restore some vitae.

"If you keep practicing you'll get much, much better. It just takes some time and some work, but you can do it," Jasper said as he moved his hands to the side and taking off the top, letting the crop-top show as he used his shirt to wipe some of the sweat.

"Take what you will from this little exercise, and if you ever want to train again, let me know, yeah?"

"You have some talent, and the more you practice your energy, the more useful you'll be for the Duran family. Just make sure that you're consistent with the training or you'll fall off."

Jasper moved closer, nearly face to face;

"You don't want to fall behind, yeah?"
(Jasper)

[17:30] Espa comes back to her feet as she let her mana go- letting herself revert back to a more natural state.. She'd instantly feel the exhaustion hit her as she stumbled forward a bit- nearly losing her feting. This was her third time practicing her skill- and it was.. Well, Easy. Far more easier to maintain her energetic state.

But it was still painful, and despite it being that much easier, it was still la mountain to climb.

"Thank you, Truly.. you're help.. It's so appreciated, I want to return the favor," She'd nod, warping her hands behind her back as Jasper came closer to her, their faces so utterly close.

"I.. I won't fall behind.."

"How do you know.. I work for the Durans..?"


(Espa Morenno)

[17:31] Jasper says, "You said so yourself, dear."
[17:31] Espa Morenno says, "I.. I don't remember.."
[17:31] Espa Morenno asks, "Anyways!.. Do you have to go?"
[17:32] Jasper says, "I don't have to, we can take a break if you want."
[17:33] Espa Morenno says, "Okay.."
[17:33] Espa Morenno says, "Thank you.."
[17:34] Espa Morenno says, "Do you.. do you want money? I can pay you."
[17:35] Jasper says, "No need."
[17:35] Jasper says, "Cute, but no, you don't have to."
[17:37] Espa Morenno says, "It feels wrong to not give you something."
[17:37] Jasper asks, "Do you feel like you need to pay me? Honestly?"
[17:37] Espa Morenno says, "I do."
[17:37] Jasper says, "Well, pay me in letting me get to know you later, then."
[17:38] Jasper says, "That'll pay off a lot of... 'debt'."
[17:40] Espa Morenno says, "O-oh.."
[17:40] Espa blushes, looking away.
(Espa Morenno)

[17:40] Espa Morenno says, "Of course.."
[17:41] Espa Morenno says, "Do you want to go..? I think I'm doen for today.."
[17:41] Jasper says, "Sure, sure."
[17:41] Jasper asks, "Also, why don't you wear pants?"
[17:42] Espa Morenno says, "I like my shorts.."
[17:42] Espa Morenno says, "Do you not like them/"
[17:42] Jasper says, "They're fine. Hi Berri."
[17:42] Jasper says, "Espa, Berri - Berri, Espa."
[17:43] Berrios Falstaff says, "Hello."
[17:44] Jasper asks, "What's the good news, Berri?"
[17:44] Berrios Falstaff says, "There is none."
[17:44] Berrios sniffles a little.
(Berrios Falstaff)

[17:45] Espa Morenno says, "Hello, Hello."
[17:45] Jasper asks, "...you sick?"
[17:45] Berrios Falstaff says, "I watched a man die, today."
[17:45] Jasper says, "Who..."
[17:45] Jasper asks, "Who died?"
[17:45] Berrios Falstaff says, "Soma lei Duran. To that man, Elevans."
[17:45] Jasper says, "..."
[17:46] Jasper asks, "...Soma died...?"
[17:46] Berrios Falstaff says, "We arrived too late to do anything."
[17:47] Jasper says, "...wasn't he... a-.."
[17:47] Jasper says, "Poor Sophie..."
[17:47] Berrios Falstaff says, "Yes."
[17:47] Espa Morenno says, "Wait."
[17:47] Jasper says, "..."
[17:47] Espa Morenno asks, "..Soma?"
[17:47] Espa Morenno says, "..My.. My Lord."
[17:47] Jasper says, "...No way..."
[17:47] Jasper says, "He was so young.."
[17:47] Espa was off! clearly struggling to hold herself together as she ran to the manor!
(Espa Morenno)