Ugh. Whatever.

The normal fights might be more Ellyn's idea of a good time - beating up Gideon with skeletons and all that. 

Yeah, she's a lot better at bones. Piloting her parents is good practice for increasing how many constructs she can do at once, too.

And Gideon needs more practice with multiple opponents - not just Aiglamene. 

Ellyn can make that happen.

Promises, promises. 

Did Gideon know Ellyn can make an entire skeleton from a knuckle in under half a second? Because she can.

Did Ellyn know Gideon can have her sword out of its sheathe and cross a good chunk of the distance between them in under half a second? 

- Because she can. 

That is why one starts building a bone wall first.

Not quite fast enough to keep Gideon all the way away. 

No, but enough time for her to get more skeletons out of the ribs she wears on her person. And the ones behind her are catching up too.

Now this is a fight. 

(One where Gideon is a bit laser focused on getting in close with Ellyn, even at the cost of her own bodily integrity. Grappling's always been her best bet, and she has a point to prove, now.)

Yeah, that's the last thing she wants. Ellyn will take every opportunity to keep space from Gideon while drowning her in bones.

She's using her two-hander, and she knows constructs, and - more importantly here - she knows Ellyn's constructs. 

Or: Gideon smash. 

...She is going to have to find some private time to learn new tricks.

Right now, she's getting a demonstration of Gideon's point about the value of proficiency in martial arts! Specifically the 'grappling' subcategory. 

She's already given this one up.

"Don't give up," she scolds, absolutely not letting Ellyn up yet from where Gideon has her pinned. "What would you do if I was a real enemy and I was trying to kidnap you?"

"Bite you."

"You'd need to get your mouth in contact with skin, and I've got four limbs to your one mouth." She squeezes her legs where she has them wrapped what should be awkwardly (but is actually more like 'fucking obnoxious') around Ellyn's lower half. "Grappling's all about control - biting and scratching only work if I flinch." 

Ellyn spits in her face.

She doesn't flinch.

"Y'know, size and strength don't even matter than much." She rolls them a little, showing off exactly how much control she has of the pin. "And it's not just grappling - you always throw bones at me until you drop."

"Stop trying to hurt me, Ellyn, and start trying to control me."

"Get off me, Gideon," she says in a commanding tone.

Giggle! "Nice try."

She does not get off Ellyn. She does, however, use the arm that's not wrapped around Ellyn's neck to grab one of Ellyn's hands and guide it to Gideon's shoulder - to where her shirt is bunched up enough for extra fabric. "Grab me here - and here - try to twist with your core, wait for me to be over you, get your shins facing the ground - then make like a roly-poly as sharp as you can, get your knees together and your mouth just about kissing them - try to get your feet on the ground, push off if you can - "