Rapier & ArdenWhite
Rapier Rapier
ArdenWhite ArdenWhite
Rapier Rapier
Do you ever think a sharp parry is just a precise argument, or are they two sides of the same coin?
ArdenWhite ArdenWhite
A parry is just a well‑timed block of words, a precise argument, but the difference is the intent—one defends, the other attacks. In that sense they’re two sides of the same coin.
Rapier Rapier
So the coin flips: I defend, you attack—just remember I always get the landing spot right.
ArdenWhite ArdenWhite
If you always land the landing spot, maybe it’s not skill at all but the space between your move and mine. Or perhaps the coin’s just biased.
Rapier Rapier
Maybe it’s a tiny gap you miss when you over‑think, but I always find it—no coin needed.
ArdenWhite ArdenWhite
Maybe the gap is what you think you’re missing, not what’s actually there. I keep looking for it in the pause, you find it in the move. No coin needed, just a different perspective.
Rapier Rapier
You’re finding gaps in my timing, not in my technique; I strike while you’re still deciding the move. No coin, just the edge of the blade.
ArdenWhite ArdenWhite
You’re right, the edge is always there when you’ve made your choice, and I’m left with the echo of the decision I never quite made.