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[proudlywehailed]

Who: Orion
Broadcast: Voice
Action: Iskaulit, gym.
When: 3/11

[it seems it's question hour again. this seems to be orion's favorite way to do things.]

What do you miss most about your home world?

Comments

[proudlywehailed]

.. Yeah. My friend circle's expanded some, here.

[takeabow]

Weird, huh? I kind of never get used to it.

[proudlywehailed]

I know what you mean. Any bright, happy ones on your side all of a sudden?

[takeabow]

Yeah, actually. They just come out of the woodwork sometimes.

But don't worry, lots of screwed up ones too.

[proudlywehailed]

Ah, the balance finds itself. I guess I've got that going on, too.

[though he appears to be the fucked up friend in most of these cases.]

At least they make for good sparring partners.

[takeabow]

Lots of issues to work out?

[ thinking a moment ]

I should practice more.

[proudlywehailed]

Doesn't everybody?

If you want help from a professional, you can find me on the Iskaulit.

[takeabow]

When? I'm free now.

[proudlywehailed]

And I'm in the gym now. So, I guess now works.

voice > action

[takeabow]

I'll shuttle over, then.

[ and she does! it takes a few minutes but she shows up, hair in a tight braid coiled into a low bun. she peeks her head in, looking around ]

[proudlywehailed]

[and she'll find orion at one of the punching bags, likely making anyone who looks into the gym glad they're not on the receiving end of those punches. he's a big guy, and nobody wants to take a beating from a metal arm.

[he sees her, though, and stops, reaching out to steady the bag.]

Hey.

[takeabow]

Hey.

What'd it ever do to you?

[ nodding to the punching bag ]

[proudlywehailed]

Looked at me funny.

[he grabs his towel to wipe down his face and hands. he doesn't wanna be grody if someone's gotta touch him, even if it's to punch.]

You said you've practiced before, how much?

[takeabow]

I've been in some... situations. But only a small amount of actual hand to hand training. I'm an archer.

[proudlywehailed]

Archery, huh? Never been my strongsuit. Real pain to be up against, though.

[he puts his hands on his hips, sizing her up a bit.]

You look like you could drop a decent-sized opponent, though.

[takeabow]

That's the idea, yes. If Tyrion comes through with a bow for me, I can see what he can do for you, if you want to learn.

And... thanks. I've been told that I'm obnoxiously relentless.

[proudlywehailed]

I might have to take you up on that.

Relentless is good. Sometimes being the last one standing is dependent on being the last one to stand back up.

[he nods, and then he grins.]

So. Let's see what you've got. Whenever you're ready, just come at me. And don't worry about hurting me--even if you do, I heal fast.

[takeabow]

[ LITTLE DOES HE KNOW ]

...I'll tell you my sob story sometime...

[ she squares up though when he invites her to ]

I don't heal fast.

[ but she attacks! it's... fierce but uncontrolled and amateur. She has moments, but it's a survivor's technique, not a trained one ]

[proudlywehailed]

[he takes what she says there seriously; he doesn't want to hurt her, and he knows from her attacks that he very well could. he deflects most hits, ducks and dodges others, and she gets a hit in here and there, but what she ends up hitting just feels solid. scarily. this man is built like a brick wall.

[when he's ready to give feedback, based on the (very few) swings he does make back at her, he'll take a few big steps back when she's between attacks and hold his hands up.]

Alright, alright, before you tenderize me, I feel like we need to go over some things.

[he does seem impressed, though. damn, girl, you really don't stop.]

[takeabow]

[ she knows he's humoring her but she also knows that if she really does want to learn, she has to show him how bad she is. she doesn't love it, but here we are.

when he steps back she's shaking her hand a little ]

What are you made of?

[proudlywehailed]

Science.

[beats him.]

You've got some good foundation. Instinct's there, the drive is there. You just need to learn technique, and the logic behind what you're doing. Make each hit count, and you won't have to scare your opponents by persevering better than they can.

[he's going to get in stance, at an angle, with one foot a ways behind the other.]

Stand like this.

[takeabow]

[ mimics his stance, watching him seriously. she's keyed in ]

[proudlywehailed]

Alright, when you go to punch someone, you want to be standing like this. Your whole body is gonna follow through with it. It gives it more power and accuracy, while making it harder to hurt yourself and also protecting your face.

[he steps up to her.]

Lemme see how you hold your fist when you're fighting.

[he's watching for the angle of her wrist, and where she puts her thumb and knuckles.]

[takeabow]

[ it's not a terrible fist but there are some adjustments that could be made, and pretty low set ]

I more of a scrabbler, I guess.

[proudlywehailed]

Yeah, you are. But I'm gonna turn you into a freight train, don't worry.

[he reaches out and positions her thumb to curl around her index finger, laying across it and touching her middle finger, both between the first and second knuckles. then he holds his hand up to show her the angle it should be at.]

You want the impact to be supported by your forearm, so you need to keep it straight. You should be hitting with the base of your fingers, between the second and third knuckles on your index and middle fingers. Some people keep those two knuckles extended a little. It helps you make sure that's what you're hitting with, so if it feels natural, I'd recommend it. You're less likely to get hurt that way.