Holy shit it feels good to be back.
Unfortunately a combination of Real Life and the winter has kept me away from the blades for far too long. The evenings are getting longer and staying dry so now our informal sessions are starting up again. As I've mentioned, this is a scattered interest. Popular worldwide but it's a bugger finding a local group. Running a formal group means you have to hire a hall and make sure you've got the insurance and all of that. Not that much of a problem if you have enough people to cover the costs of the hall and storage (trust me, carrying 2 sets of swords is enough without the masks and padding). I live in a city, having a place with a garden big enough to hold a lesson is a minor miracle, indoors? out of the question.
If I wanted to spend £40 a week on a hobby that leaves me breathless and feeling a bit sick, I'd smoke cloves. So, until my lottery winnings come in, we're reliant on weather.
This break has lead me to ask one question. King's Cross is now a fully functioning international train station- How can one tourist with a pull suitcase the size of my book pocket take up more space than me with a sodding huge bag of swords? OK two... why can't I stab them?
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You CAN stab them*, dammit - isn't that what we're training to do??
ReplyDelete*provided they** test zombie-positive, of course.
**and I think we could make a good case for full ZMA***, on prima facie evidence****.
***zombie test administration
*ahem*
****Why 'tourist' = 'zombie'
- often stands around, mouth agape
- doesn't seem to know where to go
- highly offensive clothing and odour
- speaks in unintelligable often gutteral tones
- often accompanied by moaning packmembers
- a poor concept of respecting personal space
- looks rabid and bites you on the leg*****
*****although, in fairness, that was a quadruped member of the pack, and not necessarily characteristic of the biped 'tourist'.
Speak for yourself- I'm in training for when I fall through a rift in time and end up insulting some noble by accidentally sleeping with his mistresses.
ReplyDeleteI have a problem with your suggestion about evidence for testing. Firstly- if you've defended yourself against a zombie, you should have a decapitated body or three at your feet. In which case, the results of the ZTA become moot- We know there is no zombie plague yet... unless you doctor the samples. Which brings a lot of problems- you'll probably become patient zero and the last thing we want is a trained swordsman with the Rage virus.