Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-24617443-20170624224213/@comment-29264888-20170628060226

Since we're not including third parties (I assume), I won't speak further on it.

As for Sanuye's dust capabilities, the 2/10 stat wasn't chosen because she lacks the ability or skill with dust. She's definitely skilled with utlizing dust, it's just that she's currently not creatively-skilled or can use it to a large-scale as with certain others. Also, she doesn't have to defend against an enormous scaling inferno, as she only has to defend or evade against what is needed that will protect her from damage.

As for the fighting styles, Sanuye carries a primary and a secondary which are both blades. This means that she has skill with a single sword as well as being able to duel wield should the time come to it. Though Egil may have the range advantage with his gun, her agility is capable enough to overcome that with the fact that she can fire projectiles and create shields with her semblance to intercept it.

As for your saying that she's at a disadvantage because of his various forms of fighting, this simply means that she hasn't studied enough about the current situation. If there ever is something new about her enemy and she doesn't have much knowledge or references to recognize and understand it, she'll retreat and loop back to the testing and gauging. Sooner or later, Egil will reveal everything to her, giving her the capability to make effective actions. She's a studious person, so it won't take too long to gain the knowledge. If Egil decides to not reveal everything, then it means he'll hold back, giving Sanuye a better chance to win. Plus, Sanuye isn't the type to skirmish with her opponents for too long, so any openings she has will be harder to exploit. She is capable of prolonged battles like Egil, and although not as long as him, she can endure a considerable amount of damage and time.

Now to the semblance, I have to say again that experience alone isn't going to put her in a major disadvantage. Sanuye may be able to do something that Egil has never thought or seen before, which could surprise him; just the same way that Egil can surprise Sanuye with something she hasn't learned yet. Humans never stop learning (excluding the ability to learn as that's something totally different), meaning there is no limit to the possibilities that could happen, so there's always the chance of something unexpected from either side.

While it is true that Egil has a near absolute defense with his semblance, especially from the fact that it simply requires thought and positioning to create its glyphs, it still requires the creation of the glyphs. What I'm trying to say is that we have to factor in Egil's cast time and cost as well as if his glyphs can appear fast enough to stop Sanuye's attacks. Though Egil may be able to match Sanuye's physical speed with his reactions, it should be possible for her swing faster than his glyphs can pop up if she utilizes her semblance, even if it comes up within a split second. And in Sanuye's page, I said that her semblance is an accumulation of power released into a strike, which implies that she can hit much harder and faster than intended. If I read Egil's semblance correctly, the strength and cost behind the glyphs are based on size, time and durability. So if Sanuye hits hard, it requires Egil to provide more aura to block it. If she attacks with a wide ranged attack, it costs more to create a bigger glyph. And since her semblance can accumulate multiple attacks into a single strike which can spread upon impact, it requires him to provide more aura for more coverage, durability and time. Egil probably won't be phazed as much by normal attacks, but Sanuye's semblance won't make her attacks normal. It could be possible for Sanuye drain him out before she drains out herself.

And also remember that Sanuye's semblance will strain her at 30 max powered semblance attacks. This doesn't mean she is limited to 30 semblance attacks. If she's not using max power, she can last notably longer. And even if she hits her safe line, it doesn't mean she can't continue to use her semblance, as it only puts strain on her, not restrict her abilities.

In addition to this, since we aren't including third parties, we don't have much initial information about each other. This can be played into Sanuye's advantage as Egil can possibly overcompensate or undercompensate his semblance for the first few of her attacks, meaning he will likely either take a hit or waste aura. Though Egil may know what fighter she is, he won't know how her strenght and skill until they clash a few times.

Following this, this could also mean that Sanuye can have an element of surprise as well. Going back to the accumulation of power with Sanuye's semblance, she can expel that power in a different direction to create sudden misdirection or feints. For example, if Sanuye swings at Egil's upper body and he activates a glyph to deflect it, Sanuye overwrite her initial action by expelling the power towards herself instead of at him to cause her to swing suddenly towards his lower body instead. Rather than Egil deflecting her attacks, she would redirect it herself somewhere else within a blink of the eye or faster. It could even be more than what Egil's mind can process.

There is another thing that I have to mention about Egil's semblance. It says that it can only deflect physical objects. However aura is more or likely, if not fully, pure energy, thus not affected by something that only affects kinetics. This would mean that it is possible for Egil to block her weapons, but it won't block the power and attacks of the semblance. If it could block everything, it would also mean he could block incorporeal things such as light and air. If Sanuye could trap him to the point where he would be forced to make an omni-directional barrier, he would suffocate himself in the end.

Since I'm just going chronologically, I'm going to say again that yes, she can dodge Egil's projectiles. Though it will require a little more effort, it's possible for Sanuye to evade them without having to waste much, even if it has a large area of effect. And when it comes to Egil's own surprises, it may or may not catch her off guard if she didn't realize it in the first place, but it will only for the first time. After that, it will be much easier for her to predict and won't work on her again.

For Egil's other applications, Sanuye can overcome them. Placing a glyph in front of her path will slow her down, the first few times, she will only adjust over time to easily evade them when they appear. It won't restrict her in the long end. In counter to the spring boards, she can also expel the stored power of her semblance to redirect herself before Egil can do it himself. So even if she is sent flying, she can take control again at any time.

Again, experience will not be the factor that outclasses her. Experience doesn't fully translate to better mastery. It doesn't matter how many times you fought or experienced something, if you understood what you needed to learn the first time and can put it into action, it won't matter if you did it longer or many more times.

If Egil escalates the fight, Sanuye will only adapt and escalate as well.