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My new phone is a bit strange in that the customization seems to be limited compared to other phones. I can't seem to change the initial (home?) screen image, I can't seem to set any kind of background (not that it would be very visible most of the time), and I can't set a custom tone to use for incoming text notification. The last of these is the most baffling to me. Ultimately, though, I can't say I'm particularly bothered by it considering how little use I get out of phones now and I don't foresee that changing, even including my ability to use web content on the go.

Draft.

18581206 09:06:51

MW-S-2400

(continued)

"Very well, then." The dismissive tone in Charles's voice was accentuated by the heavy lidded stoic expression on his face. "Let me see yours, then. Go on."
Tazewell poitned the sword straight out from his waist and immediately reached his arms up to swing in the same way, and his attack looked nearly identical to that of Cook's.
"As expected. And yours, please." Charles didn't ask for Tazewell to make a second attack and quickly looked over to Massac. He expected to not need to see much more.
Massac's attack, though, was not a replication of the prior two swings; he raised the sword up to the same initial position, but quickly swung down directly from that central point. Charles nodded gently as he observed his wrists twist more with the thrust and saw the sweep of the blade carry further around after it reached the lowest point when it was closest to the ground.
"Do that again."
Massac couldn't help but to smile as he went through his attack motion again.
"Good, good." Charles stepped away and idly stepped a few paces in front of the three men as his mind raced over how much work was potentially ahead of him. In respect of physical size, they were indeed all definitely larger, and this would ultimately prove to be a liability for which he could only account for rather than train to correct. He saw them as all having a collective lack of sophistication, both from how they approached their attacks as well as how they were showing themselves to be uncomfortable in the fencing uniforms. Charles understood that these men weren't being trained for the purposes of participating in duels with other fencers, and the finer points of decorum would be lost on them if not impossible to instill. "So, it appears to me that in respect of your form, we will be starting from scratch. It also appears that your weapons are not entirely too heavy, as I didn't see any of you physically strain yourself to maximum capacity when you made your attacks. However, fencing is best suited for the lightest possible swords which you can wield. I want each of you to hold my épeé for a moment in your free hand as you hold your swords, and compare the weight. I hope you will instantly perceive a difference."
Cook held Charles's sword first and gently waved his wrists to move weapons freely in the air, and the épeé did seem to have half of the weight of his own sword. He nodded with a stiff bottom lip before passing the weapon off to his left so that the other two could feel it in their hands.
"Also, I want to draw attention to what Arthur did with his attack. You two put all of your energy into your arms as you made your swing, as if you were wielding an axe to fell a tree or split a rail." Charles extended his middle and ring finger to simultaneously point at Cook and Tazewell as he said this, though they were still comparing the weapon weights to focus on being indicated. "And I suppose that is to be expected for someone who simply picks a blade up and is asked to swing it without knowing what better to do. But there is far more to using your weapon than how much force you can dedicate to your arms. Arthur used his wrists to compel the sword and thus was able to conduct the motion with more speed and fluidity. With that said, your swiftness is still fully inadequate. I'll demonstrate. Arthur, please return my weapon to me."
Charles walked five paces away from the men after receiving his sword, then turned to right so that he faced the wall and could only see them in his periphery. He held his weapon in his left hand and kept it firmly erect and ready at his side.
"Arthur, I want you to attack me directly. Step forward and strike as you did before, and pause momentarily before doing so, so that you may surprise my reflexes. Do not hold back. I will defend myself."
"Full force? All right." Massac didn't think to argue or ask for clarification, as Charles was clearly serious in the request. He stepped forward to get in range, and set his initial position. The room was quiet enough to hear carriages pass by some street blocks away, as none were visible through the windows.
Massac cleared his mind and took two sharp breaths before he snapped his wrist firmly to thrust forward at Charles, who did not emit any kind of reflexive motion as the tip of the blade came near his body. His face remained staring directly at the wall, and neither Cook or Tazewell detected his eyes even as much as moving towards Massac as he lunged forward. Suddenly, as quickly as Cook blinked, Charles whisked his blade up to cause it to strike upwards towards Massac's sword, which forced the blade to move away from his body. As the blade slid past the épeé, Charles curled his hand gingerly to force the tip of it to point inwards towards the middle of Massac's body and was soon less than a handspan away from his throat.


Song session was excellent today. I wonder if it has to do with the large mug of coffee which I drank earlier in the day. Perhaps that would give me an excuse of having some jitters to blame for some of the new records giving me highly increased miss counts. Otherwise, it's not like most of the new records were exceptionally large increases, but it is a much better outcome than the alternative. I think I'm safe to not play Destiny Sword for a few weeks.

Lunar Beat. Extra Mode. Double play. "@" denotes Random chart modifier. All songs are of highest difficulty type unless specified.
First line, by column; song title, EX score percentage and letter grade rank, EX score value and pass/fail, judgment readout (just great, great, good, bad poor), highest combo reached, note count of chart under Extra Mode, original note count of chart, percentage increase of Extra Mode notes over original note count, timestamp.
Second line, by column; pass count / play count, EX score percentage difference from record, EX score value difference from record, judgment readout difference from record (if current play is new record), highest combo reached difference from record (if current play is new record), timestamp of old record (if currentl play is new record).

Code:

			EX% & Rank	EX.p/f	pg.gr.gd.bd.pr		combo	nc	onc	%+nc 	date
革命 @			36.33 D		1018.F	336.346.446.58.336	0081	1401			2013-09-19T01:04:01:676Z
0/5			07.56-		0212-

over the clouds mix @	72.06 A		1548.P	599.350.95.9.42		0232	1074	0561	091.44	2013-09-19T01:07:08:771Z
8/9			00.23+		0005+	1-7+14+6-15-		0023+				2013-03-27T01:52:54:181Z

let snow paint me @	80.43 AA	1155.P	474.207.29.2.10		0307	0718	0559	028.44	2013-09-19T01:11:23:299Z
7/7			02.23+		0032+	16+0·10-3-3-		0078+				2013-07-20T23:45:42:573Z

blue mirage @		41.61 D		1657.F	562.533.490.153.615	0132	1991	1509	031.94	2013-09-19T01:15:40:299Z
0/4			01.58+		0063+	24+15+4+12+8+		0005+				2012-10-30T23:49:42:653Z

destiny sword @		53.81 C		1663.F	601.461.305.67.274	0123	1545			2013-09-19T01:18:46:451Z
0/12			01.00-		0031-

blame @			58.62 B		1686.F	598.490.234.41.217	0075	1438	1105	030.15	2013-09-19T01:21:40:163Z
0/7			01.53+		0044+	2-48+29-1-11-		0006+				2012-06-17T00:16:02:560Z

おおきなこえで @		72.48 A		1760.P	678.404.99.13.54	0142	1214	0611	098.69	2013-09-19T01:25:13:319Z
6/8			01.40+		0034+	19+4-12-3-8-		0133-				2013-05-24T04:41:23:464Z

grid knight @		43.01 D		2040.F	696.648.534.199.788	0045	2371	1396	069.84	2013-09-19T01:28:58:123Z
0/9			00.75+		0036+	15+6+13-60+158+		0001-				2012-10-02T22:58:29:931Z

ピアノ協奏曲第１番蠍火@	45.76 C		1685.F	570.545.363.128.581	0144	1841	1730	006.41	2013-09-19T01:32:26:523Z
0/6			03.17+		0103+	2+99+126-32+123+	0074-				2012-04-04T01:44:59:673Z

evo66 @			71.65 A		1433.P	537.359.96.3.18		0477	1000			2013-09-19T01:36:26:283Z
4/4			02.15-		0043-

symptom @		45.25 C		1957.F	719.519.429.214.772	0150	2162	1698	027.32	2013-09-19T01:41:40:675Z
0/8			01.85+		0080+	51+22-67-58+111+	0042+				2012-08-08T00:44:30:025Z

back into light mix @	41.74 D		2062.F	689.684.579.221.729	0051	2470			2013-09-19T01:46:57:243Z
0/9			00.60-		0030-

http			28.49 E		1896.F	629.638.951.463.1504	0034	3327	1631	103.98	2013-09-19T01:52:35:955Z
0/5			00.93+		0062+	50+38-47-73+165+	0006+				2013-08-23T00:12:54:240Z

風仁雷仁 @		57.08 B		1491.F	537.417.195.69.243	0147	1306	0918	042.26	2013-09-19T01:57:56:083Z
0/6			00.77+		0020+	25-70+30-8-17+		0049+				2012-05-21T01:26:12:624Z

rainbow flyer @		55.40 C		1486.F	496.494.245.26.180	0145	1341			2013-09-19T02:03:25:514Z
0/11			03.76-		0101-