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[That's a teenaged girl with blue hair and blue eyes on the screen. It's her first time doing video but also like, she felt this would be better done with face to face instead of text or voice.

So just getting straight to it, she clears her throat and asks.]

I'm hoping to find someone who is willing to ah... Train with knives? I can pay you with moonlacing, if money is an issue.

I just wish to have someone to practice with, and I don't feel like pestering my roommate either.

[And that's it, done as if asking about knife fights is perfectly normal.]

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[Look, she is saying Mercury-san but things are being all properly translated. Maybe if the sparring goes well she'll switch him to Mercury-kun instead.]

I don't know of any good spots for sparring, and I'm still somewhat new here, so if you'd like to pick a spot you can. If not I'll figure out a place?

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[Mercury probably doesn't deserve any honorifics because there ain't an honorable bone in his body especially his legs]

nah i've done enough fighting around here to know some good spots

i'll pick one by tomorrow morning and send you the address

how much room do you need?

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Okay then.

And not much, I don't have access to my powers in this place so enough room to do basic knife maneuvers is fine.

[sarcaskick]

wait

this place took your powers away?

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It seems so, but it's more like... The source of my powers isn't in this world?

I have been looking at alternatives though.

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[That's... a lot less concerning. Okay. He just didn't want to have to think about history repeating itself in any way.]

okay

so just for MY reference

how strong are you

i mean it would be pretty lame if i threw one kick and knocked your ribs out

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[Thankfully she's been here long enough to have adjusted to not having her powers, but she does want to brush up on the normal knife fighting skills.]

Oh hm... I guess since I don't have my powers, I'm as strong as a teenaged girl? But you don't need to worry.

I've died before, so I can handle some pain.

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[As strong as a teenaged girl. Now granted, in Remnant that didn't necessarily mean much - he'd fought some pretty strong teenage girls, after all. But those were warriors, or at least warriors-in-training. If she's just saying she's as strong as a normal teenage girl...

Is he really going to go through with an invitation to what he's pretty sure will be him just beating a girl up?]

well fingers crossed it's not a replay, then

i really hate having to hold back

[ not an honorable bone ]

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Oh please, don't feel like you need to hold back for my sake.

I'd like to see what I can and can't handle in my current state, Mister Mercury.

[Honestly she doesn't care, like the worse that could happen is she dies. And that's something she's dealt with before so no biggie.]

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then here's to a very educational day, my stabby friend

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Heh, I haven't stabbed anyone yet. But yes, here's to.