[closed] "getting three gorgeous men to protect you during training is impressive..."

[gotyourbach]

Who: kaede akamatsu (gotyourbach), qrow branwen (blodsvorr), goro akechi (grakraka), gundam tanaka (gundamned), ryuji sakamoto (ryuji)

Where: the dojo!

When: pre-Candlenights log

What: Nervous about taking a weapons class for the first time, Kaede invited several of her friends to come with her. Like, half of them are there for entirely different reasons, though.

Content Warning: Ryuji is a vulgar boy, also Akechi is here? So who knows, really. Possible spoilers for DRV3 I guess.

[Welcome to the dojo! While this particular room might be soundproofed from the outside, the inside is anything but restful and contemplative. The high ceilings and slightly-springy mats reflect the sound back inside, the crack of wood against wood and metal against metal as others train inside really creating the atmosphere that this is a place to learn how to fight. Or wallflower. Or watch out for weird perverts. Hey, whatever you're here for!]

Comments

[blodsvorr]

[Ignoring that nonsense off the top, he realizes that Gundam is making an effort here. So, okay. Qrow has to try to figure out the rest. The kid is genuinely skilled in combat. He's... worried about controlling that, maybe? That sounds like what he's saying. Okay. Qrow will work from that idea and adjust as they go.]

Alright, got it. [...he thinks.] I'm not exactly a fan of see meaningless deaths myself, so sure, we can avoid anything serious. Is going at it less seriously off the table?

[gundamned]

[Gundam's only ever gotten into a fight once. That he can recall. And he won! ...but he's not entirely sure it's a good reference point for that question.]

My preferred technique is not at my disposal. [Again: hamsters.] So perhaps my inexperience with this weapon shall be your salvation. Yet if you are afraid, I see no reason to wield my full power.

[He's watched enough anime to be a familiar with how a staff can be utilized in theory...]

[blodsvorr]

If you wanna go at me at half-power, sure. Whatever works for you, kiddo.

[Qrow's Aura is up, so he is pretty sure Gundam cannot kill him. Even with God and Anime on his side.]

[gundamned]

[Gundam spins his staff around in his hand, it looks cool, before striking a pose.]

Swords, spears, and halberds weighing thousands of pounds each have failed to impress! You shall not be able to stand against me nor the fated weapon of the monkey king himself! Come! Let us lift the curtain for a bloody spectacle!

[Your turn.]

[blodsvorr]

[Well at least Gundam is confirming he has decent dexterity. Qrow is... super amused by this, but he shifts position. He extends one hand—the one with the rings and the wrist band. The other, he shoves into his pockets.]

Nah, I wouldn't make you bleed.

[He gestures the universal "come at me bro" gesture, intending to use just that one arm to deflect. Harbinger can come out only if it's needed.]

1/2

[gundamned]

Hm.

[...that's a good line.]

2/2

[gundamned]

So be it.

[Gundam runs at him; leaning forwards with his arms straight back. It's a little hard for him to judge the distance the pole can reach since he's never actually used one before-- but he's never been one to get close to anyone in any scenario.

He swings for Qrow and there's a considerable amount of force behind it. He's quite a bit stronger than he appears, but there's nothing supernatural about the attack in the slightest.

Better than your average teenager though.]

Re: 2/2

[blodsvorr]

[A shift of his foot, and Qrow takes it on the arm. He doesn't move, and his Aura takes all damage, but he can still feel from the impact how hard Gundam is hitting. It lets him assess where Gundam is at, at least at "half-power" or whatever.

He grins.]

Not a bad start. What's your follow-up?

1/2

[gundamned]

[Gundam frowns, like he's insulted that Qrow thinks it's fine to just take a hit without even trying to strike him back. He's the Supreme Overlord of Ice? Gundam Tanaka, history's greatest monster!

The most cursed existence! Feared by all mankind!]

2/2

[gundamned]

Don't goad me, mortal.

[Gundam shifts his hands on the staff, using Qrow's arm like a fulcrum to swing the bottom of it up into him.]

[blodsvorr]

[Qrow shifts his forward foot up to stop it before it can get momentum, then grabs the top end of Gundam's staff above his own arm and pulls it towards himself, aiming to reverse the swing that Gundam sent his way.

He's not fighting to hurt him, and he's not fighting to show off. All this is is an assessment of what Gundam can do.]

[gundamned]

[The optics of beating an unarmed old man with a stick just don't appeal to an Overlord. Qrow is clearly unbothered by... literally anything he's attempted so far. Perhaps there was some validity to Qrow's claims of teaching prowess. Alternately Gundam looks incredibly bothered, almost bordering on panicked when Qrow's hand is on his weapon. It's too close for comfort and even more concerning to him than the reverse swing coming his way.

Gundam barely evades when it swings back up. When it's almost horizontal, he gives it a pointed and forceful shove forwards, to force Qrow back and regain some distance between them. ]

[blodsvorr]

[Huh. Is that panic over the reversal of the move or something else? Qrow isn't sure. Qrow slips to the side, which means he is once more closer (it's not deliberate, it's just fighting) and he sweeps a leg. He'll grab Gundam's arm to stop the fall if he can't react in time—he's not going to have him hit the floor like that—but he wants to see how Gundam does there or if he can use the staff to control his opponent's position more.]

1/...3..............?

[gundamned]

[Gundam was really threw everything into that panicked shove. When Qrow side steps it and sweeps his leg out from under him, Gundam definitely reacts.]

GCK--!! [It reacts in that... his entire body goes rigid from the contact, he can't regain his footing and he is starting to fall.

It was only a momentary touch though so-- so!! As long as he's not touched again--!!]

2/3

[gundamned]

[Getting knocked off balance and hitting the floor isn't ideal. It's embarrassing probably, but the floor is relatively padded. He could rebound in some way. Or pretend to be felled and then launch a dramatic counter attack. Perhaps

And then Gundam sees Qrow's hand coming for his arm to stop him from falling and there's absolutely no masking the absolute terror on his face at the prospect of Qrow actually getting his grip around him.

Whatever plan Gundam decided upon before he hit the floor falls to the wayside, using his staff to smack Qrow's hand away from touching him like it's an act of pure desperation.]

3/3

[gundamned]

[Hitting the floor with as little finesse as possible? Gundam welcomes it to the alternative.

He really wishes Qrow had just used a weapon. Any weapon. Anything that kept him a safe distance away and meant that he himself wasn't making physical contact.]

Did you not listen to me when I said I do not yearn for meaningless deaths, fool?!

I can not be touched without the most dire consequences!

[blodsvorr]

[Holy shit. Qrow freezes, and he stares. This isn't something he has ever encountered when training kids at Signal. This is—this is something else. Gundam is on the floor and panicked and somehow, somehow, that's better than being caught by Qrow. Touched by Qrow.

Qrow steps back. He holds up his hands, to show that he won't touch Gundam. And he wonders what would make a kid abhor touch so much. There are so many answers, and none of them are good.

I can not be touched without the most dire consequences!

To Qrow's ears, it sounds like a child saying he's cursed.]

I had no idea. I'm sorry, kid. I won't try it again.

[gundamned]

...I.

[Gundam pulls himself up off the ground, looking uncomfortable. Explaining it to Qrow in away he wouldn't get frustrated with seems difficult and he's falling short on his attempts to meet Qrow half way.

Maybe, even if he doesn't feel good about leaving it as such, this is enough for today.]

For now. I must create a barrier to repel you for a while.

[blodsvorr]

Sure thing.

[He takes another step back, showing Gundam he can have the space he needs. But he's still frowning, because this hurts—not personally. But pain that Gundam has experienced whatever it is that makes him put up a barrier this way.]

Let me know when it's good.

[And until then, Gundam can have all the space he needs.]