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[genrouzan]

... Hypothetically speaking, if someone were to look into finding somewhere to y'know. Spar. Train. Keep the rust off their fighting skills in case we get something worse than a sewer full of giant vines trying to swat us like flies for the hell of it. That kind of thing. Is there anywhere around here that would fit that kind of criteria?

What're the chances of half of those Knights they've got posted around here sticking their noses where they aren't wanted? Most of the Knightly types I've come across aren't the type to just nod and let a bunch of people waving weapons around get on with their day without throwing a tantrum.

And if that's the case and the chances are high... whereabouts here are they least likely to go snooping?

Or take the longest to get to. I'm not picky.

[ Hypothetically speaking, of course. ]

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[badluckblues]

just put up a nice front of respectability like buwan's got and you're golden, i bet

heh, i'd also bet you a warning sign for violence is probably gonna get you the attention you don't want

[genrouzan]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I would expect. I want to avoid being generously offered the use of their training grounds, right under their noses.

And that's probably the exact sort of deal they'd end up suggesting.

[genrouzan]

Yeah, careful there. The oddly respectable ones are usually the worst kinds of people in most situations.

Unless they're oddly respectable, bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Hey, I'm just being honourable and keeping the public informed of any danger to their person. Like a good citizen, or whatever you want to call it.

[genrouzan]

Don't know what you're talking about. I'm just asking about setting up an under the radar training session for a friend.

[ fight club, fight cluB fight clUB, fight cLUB, fight CLUB FIGHT CLUB FIGHT CLUB!!! ]

[sometimespawnskillkings]

Maybe that’s part of why I was never good in real fights, and had stopped participating in them till I came here.

[Here, where he can’t lead a team who fights for him, where he has to do all his combat himself, where he has none of his former allies.]

[Where he wants to fight but can’t do the stuff he always used to do to win his battles.]

[killful]

Okay okay. You're just an accomplice. What a good friend you are!

If you need a trainer, just hit me up. I know I don't look it but I'm a pretty good teacher. But if it's gonna be under wraps... It's gotta have some rules, you know?

[ FIGHT CLUB FIGHT CLUB FIGHT CLUB FIGHT CLUB!!! ]

[genrouzan]

I try my best.

I'm thinking don't actually kill someone and try and avoid really bad injuries, because I sure don't have a wealth of healing magic I can tap into at whim, and that covers the major potential issues.

[zohvin]

I hope you're joking, because an attitude like that is dangerously reckless. If your training weapon is weighed the same as the one you use, it won't change how you swing it and you won't run the risk of killing or maiming your sparring partner.

[killful]

A nice friend and a good guy to boot! In some parts of the world, that's just basic human decency.

[ actually let him make this private because NPCs might see this and I don't know where Yuri posted this. Yan Qing's just making sure, okay. Also, he really wants this to happen. It's kind of important to him. ]

I'm thinking more about how to keep it hush-hush, you know? If you got a secret, I don't know, fight club, you wouldn't want anybody talking about it.

[troubadore]

Hello!

(So that's how that works. Okay, now that she's got that sorted out...)

If you are to be fighting a fair bit, spar or not, should you not also invest in befriending those who are gifted enough to alleviate your aches and pains?

(She doesn't sound half as annoying in text at least. She's got that going for her.)

[genrouzan]

And if you know what you're doing, you won't get hurt. I'm not looking for baby's first sparring sessions here.

[genrouzan]

And some people think that's optional.

[ Oh. Well. Look at someone who knows what he's doing go. ]

Genuinely? I just want to be able to fight and practice without getting zeroed in by people who think it's reckless, or aren't as confident in their fighting looking to be taught how.

But it seems like it's evolving already. Someone's already told me they run this sort of thing on Level 3, so maybe it's worth going down there and checking it out to see what I do and don't want it to be.

...

And if people don't talk about it, then how do you advertise it? Think about it really hard into the wind?

[genrouzan]

[ Give him a second here. That was to the point but somehow it's also A Lot. ]

...

You've got healing artes?

[ DID HE GET IT RIGHT? ]

[troubadore]

(She's surprisingly direct when it's text. Just wait until there's a meeting in-person or over voice chat...)

I have mastered the art of healing, yes. (Artes, art, same thing to her. She does make it look good.)

[killful]

I was thinking you could do calling cards, but sure! Telepathy works too.

What's the thing on Level 3? Think I'll give it a look myself. I don't care where I gotta fight as long as I do. My life kind of depends on it, but I'll stop that story there. :)

[ And he has experience with organizing crime himself, but that's not a fun fact he's keen on sharing. He also doesn't want to make Ritsuka cry when she finds out he's helping Yuri Pitt, which is the bigger issue to him, really. ]

[zohvin]

And if your sparring partner doesn't know what they're doing?

As I said, it's dangerously reckless. Have fun running from the Knights after you cut someone's arm off, moactan teel ktah.

[genrouzan]

[ Yeah okay but is she as good as Estelle, this is the important benchline that Yuri's working with here. Estellise-tier or bust. ]

So, cuts, bruises and the like. How are you with them?

[genrouzan]

If they don't know what they're doing, then I'm not going to fight them. And if they can fight but aren't willing or able to handle minor injuries then why are they fighting in the first place?

I'm not looking to sever any limbs, but even in a best case scenario in a fight you're gonna run into some bruising. At least.

[ It comes with the territory. ]

Sounds like an average day, honestly. Minus the arm severing.

[zohvin]

I never said I was concerned with minor injuries or bruising. This is about major accidents, and those can happen no matter how skilled you are.

It might not happen the first time you spar, or even the twentieth time, but eventually your luck runs out. The whole point of safety measures is to reduce that chance as much as you can. Otherwise, you aren't really in control, are you?

[genrouzan]

Unfortunately I'm not known for my telepathic skills. And calling cards leave a physical trail, whereas just telling someone doesn't.

Hm. He called it Buwan's place. I haven't looked around there enough yet, but it sounds like it's one of those kinda shady places with a fighting arena that the Knights either can't control or turn a blind eye to.

[ Hey, wow, he's a good guy. Don't be a rude dude. ]

[badluckblues]

hah believe me i know all about that. they're also the people with all the information.

ooorrr you could just walk up to the moon knights and ask them politely to arrest you for some BS reason

[killful]

You have a point... Anyway, this Buwan something or whatever sounds interesting! Let's go.

[badluckblues]

exactly. they know enough about me, i don't need the lunar scientwhatever copying down everything about how i fight, too

collectively we have shitloads of chroma, don't we? seems like we could just buy up a place

[genrouzan]

And in any situation. Like in an actual fight, against monsters or enemies, having made the conscious choice to take up a blade and deal with every consequence of deciding to do so.

If you're unhappy about it, you already know where the training gym is apparently. Enjoy your hundred sword swings if that's how you train best. Just keep it up, because who knows what'll come to life and start terrorising us next.

[ He's. Not being insincere, surprisingly. ]

[zohvin]

Yes, the difference is that you generally want your actual enemies to bleed.

Don't worry about me. I know how to prepare without being overconfident.