video; un: eisner

[hegemonwings]

Name: Byleth Eisner
Date: 5/10
Format: video

[ a dark-haired young woman in glasses and dark local fashion sits in front of the camera. she can't be older than 21, surely. anyway, byleth's been here for over a month and she's only posting to the network now. ]

I'm Byleth Eisner. I've met some of you already. I suppose you would call this an... interest check? [ she takes off her glasses, hanging them from the neckline of her shirt. ] Most of my recent work before coming here was in commanding my Emperor's army, but I'm an experienced teacher as well. Armed and unarmed combat, archery, strategy and tactics, riding, magic... rhetoric and composition. [ was that last one a joke? it's impossible to tell. her face gives no hints one way or another. ]

The Coven trains witches in magic, but that only does so much good. I'd like to work towards establishing a school where the Mirrorbound without martial skills can learn them. As it is, the Wilde is too dangerous for too many of us, and ad-hoc lessons aren't enough. [ she waves a hand. ] This is all... hypothetical, right now. But if this sounds something you'd like to either help with or learn from, please, let me know. In the meantime, I'm open to teaching one-on-one.

[ she seems to consider something, briefly, before: ]

... Also, firearms are new to me. I'm familiar with powder explosives, and I've seen cannons, but if anyone might help me to understand the use and maintenance of guns, I would appreciate it.

[ byleth pauses again. ]

That's all. [ and off it goes. nailed it? ]

[ ooc: open to fourth wall people! ]

Comments

Video; un: photo.omi

[pastregrets]

I can't say I know much, but I'm sturdy and a little bit of a former scrapper, so to speak...? [Sheepish.] Ah, and I was a wrestling enthusiast when I was a kid, and I keep in pretty good shape, do sports, that kind of thing. That may not sound like much, but what I mean is I'm sturdy, if you need anyone for, mm, I guess unarmed sparring? I think with a little more formal education on weapon techniques, I'd be more than okay with them, too, since I have experience with stage fighting.

[hegemonwings]

[ wrestling enthusiast...? she's not sure what to make of that. wrestling to her is literally just classical sport wrestling, which isn't the most thrilling sport out there. medieval fantasy world problems. ]

That sounds workable. [ she nods, a bit of warmth in her tone. ] I don't think a strict divide between student and instructor is necessary. If you feel capable enough to lead a class in a specialty, that doesn't mean you can't participate in other classes.

[ hm. ]

You have a theater background?

holy heck i just found this in my inbox i'm so sorry

[pastregrets]

[She ought to try some pro wrestling. The sport of men, or whatever! It's really all fake, he knows.]

I do! I'm an actor back home. Well, in addition to being a college student. Most of the stage fighting I've done has been guns and unarmed, but I'm interested in everything under the sun, really. I figure if I try enough things, I'll find something that sticks.

its fine 2020 has been the WORST

[hegemonwings]

[ some of her students definitely would've been into that. she would've gone wild for it if she knew about it. ]

Two of the elite commanders I led directly started at the opera, before they picked up their military commissions. I'm not sure how the skills carry over... but I imagine they must, somehow. [ she cracks a little smile, though. ] And that's a good attitude to take.