Post by Irina Davayte on Jan 1, 2024 20:20:30 GMT -5
”I didn't think that. I grew up with two older brothers, remember? A little trash talk is right in my wheelhouse.” Of course, with the brothers, she'd dished it right back, and so maybe she just needed to more consistently respond in kind to Kazura. A very straightforward communicator, Irina hadn't really used sarcasm or the like with anyone she'd worked with or been friends with lately. That, she supposed, could be a natural result of hanging out too much with other engineers. She had some guesses about what was causing Kazura’s cloudy mood – probably the same old thing with the dark apparition that wouldn't let him sleep – but she’d still let the game start without pressing.
Irina, unfazed by the point scored by the opposing team, headed back to the center of the rink gracefully. Although the bots were clearly at least a bit quicker than either of the two humans, slowing them down a bit wasn't on Irina’s radar; she would let the game play out for a bit before evaluating how it was going. Plus, it turned out that Kazura could skate, at least a little, so there was no need to go back to the drawing board. Anyway, unless they were getting absolutely decimated to the point where they couldn't even try, she and Kazura would still get in the training they were looking for. Of course, Irina loved to win, but the way she saw it, they could win in two different ways: one, by scoring more points in the hockey game, and two, by having made such great Hockey-Bots that they could beat them in the game. That, itself, would be impressive.
She looked back to Kazura to evaluate how well he was stopping, which she knew was a difficult skill for beginners. If he appeared to be struggling, she'd offer some tips. He wouldn't want to stop by using the rail on the side of the rink, although that's probably what she would suggest if her was a little kid, so she'd instead focus on making sure he was angling his skates correctly and shifting his weight for stopping. Kazura tended to pick things up very quickly, so Irina wouldn't bother to offer to pause the game and practice something less complicated, although she'd be happy to do so if that was requested.
Although more prepared for the robot’s reaction speed this time, Irina still didn't quite get to the puck before it did, and the robot hit it to its teammate. This time, Irina intercepted the puck, but instead of taking the offensive herself, she called ”Ready?” and passed the puck to Kazura, towards the robots’ goal. There was a little distance between him and the robots, so he'd have a little time to get things under control before they tried to take the puck. Irina stayed a bit back, in a more defensive position.
Irina, unfazed by the point scored by the opposing team, headed back to the center of the rink gracefully. Although the bots were clearly at least a bit quicker than either of the two humans, slowing them down a bit wasn't on Irina’s radar; she would let the game play out for a bit before evaluating how it was going. Plus, it turned out that Kazura could skate, at least a little, so there was no need to go back to the drawing board. Anyway, unless they were getting absolutely decimated to the point where they couldn't even try, she and Kazura would still get in the training they were looking for. Of course, Irina loved to win, but the way she saw it, they could win in two different ways: one, by scoring more points in the hockey game, and two, by having made such great Hockey-Bots that they could beat them in the game. That, itself, would be impressive.
She looked back to Kazura to evaluate how well he was stopping, which she knew was a difficult skill for beginners. If he appeared to be struggling, she'd offer some tips. He wouldn't want to stop by using the rail on the side of the rink, although that's probably what she would suggest if her was a little kid, so she'd instead focus on making sure he was angling his skates correctly and shifting his weight for stopping. Kazura tended to pick things up very quickly, so Irina wouldn't bother to offer to pause the game and practice something less complicated, although she'd be happy to do so if that was requested.
Although more prepared for the robot’s reaction speed this time, Irina still didn't quite get to the puck before it did, and the robot hit it to its teammate. This time, Irina intercepted the puck, but instead of taking the offensive herself, she called ”Ready?” and passed the puck to Kazura, towards the robots’ goal. There was a little distance between him and the robots, so he'd have a little time to get things under control before they tried to take the puck. Irina stayed a bit back, in a more defensive position.