[HELP MEEEEE he stops by the dojo every now and then to check on the various jocks that run rampant here, so he'll be swinging by TODAY!! AND LO, THERE'S A JOCK. Though not the jock he expected to run into.
There's a little blip of a squiggly emotion as he recalls Lavi's letter... And then another bit of concern as he feels the conflict in Kanda's vibes, mild as they are. It's understandable. Kate still killed him, even if she wasn't herself, in the same way that he killed Aerith.]
...Lavi mentioned that you like sparring in his letter. Have you found a partner yet?
[WE TRULY KILLED ALL OF THE JOCKS AND SENT THEM OVER HERE. THERE'S A FEW FIGHTERS STILL BUT NOT A SINGLE JOCK LEFT, EXCEPT MAYBE HAWKE. INCREDIBLE
But yes, Lucas in all his teacherly wisdom understands the complication... he can't not be at least a little mad at the way she'd killed him, even if he's well aware that it wasn't actually her, and that she wouldn't have stood a chance without resorting to the methods she did. He hates having his head messed with, and he values good, fair fights--he'd be over it by now if he'd merely lost a normal fight.
Still. He doesn't doubt that she's already drowning in her own guilt and misery, and he's not really a vengeful person anyway. Better to work out his tangled feelings on his own, here, so that he can interact with her again like nothing happened.
He makes a face at Lucas's words.]
That idiot talks too much. [There is no irritation in his emotions. But, to answer him--] I mostly practice alone, unless someone asks.
[He doesn't mind sparring with Iwatooshi, or Aqua, or Cloud, but he's allergic to admitting he wants things so he mostly just kind of hangs around and waits to see if they'll ask him while pretending like he's not doing that,,,]
[HELP I KNOW HAWKE TRULY LAST JOCK STANDING. This is fine probably........
But yeah! He would understand! Both as a teacher with teacherly wisdom and as a Catholic with Catholic Guilt. It's hard to be able to process through feelings when there's really no one to pin it on except a vague, nebulous cult. Even if they were able to reach them and take revenge, it's not the same as having one single person responsible for the ills that befall you. And that's not even getting into the particular method of death.
There's a tiny thread of amusement at the first thing he says, though. Then, a little bit of hesitation. Lavi had mentioned sparring, so he's sure that sparring is something Kanda might like to do. He can't read brackets and see that Kanda is a fckin hilarious dingdong, though, so this feels like a bit of a tentative guess.]
...Would you like to spar together, then...? I've been working on it a little more, lately.
[In the sense that he's working on sparring normally with other people and fighting without the intention to eviscerate.]
And yeah listen sometimes you're just an idiot not!teen okay... he's not even trying to be cool and edgy IT WOULD BE LESS STUPID IF HE WAS though admittedly more cringe
He pauses, his own emotions mildly surprised, since he hadn't clocked Lucas as someone who'd want to spar--but unfortunately Lavi's BLABBING is accurate and he's usually pretty open to a good match, so.]
...If you want. [He looks around the dojo.] Weapons, or no?
[NOT THE DELICATE TWINK BLOODLUST. He really is though he's so funny. you could have been playing someone cringe enough to compete with anna's characters......
That's so valid though. If he were in a better mood, he'd probably feel faintly amused by the surprise. As things are, there's just a thin smile as he steps into the dojo.]
Whichever you prefer. I have the most experience with a halberd, but I can use other weapons or fight without just as well.
[IT'S FINE IT'S FINE IT'S FINE THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK they can have a nice long fight YIPPIE!! Lucas has turbo stamina so they can just go for a couple of hours. Good work team.]
[THEIR MUTUAL TURBO STAMINA!!!! I feel like Lucas probably technically has more even though Kanda practices for eight fucking hours a day?? HATEFUL. It's fine though--either way, he won't drag Lucas through eight hours of sparring, so they're saved.
Once they're finished, he's quiet for a little while--but eventually:]
[Kanda's schedule is so stupid it exhausts me daily.]
Wasn't your island isolated or something?
[
Actually damn how old was this guy's dad when he had Lucas if everybody dies at 23. Kanda never thought about it too hard but he's realizing now that that's wild]
[Ask and find out........ye of stupid schedule...]
It is, yes. A long time ago, a drifter ended up on our island from a far-off nation... He brought books from another land with him that included physical strength training, which ended up in my family's hands.
[No he doesn't want to know your weird biology lore]
Oh.
[Well, that would explain it.
A nice and friendly person who is good at conversation would ask more questions, like "do you enjoy it" or "what other types of weapons" or literally anything else, but Kanda is fucking USELESS!!!! So even though there is still obvious curiosity in his emotions, he just leaves it at "oh"...
But if Lucas wants to keep talking... he'd listen... not that he's interested or anything.......]
Kanda is so fucking funny though. HE PICKS UP ON THE CURIOSITY SO HE'S LIKE ??? WHEN NOTHING FOLLOWS THE "OH". This man is literally just an unsocialized feral raccoon.]
...Are you... interested in hearing more about it? The book...? Or perhaps the techniques in it?
[HELP HE'S SO FUCKING FUNNY. NOT THE I'VE BEEN CAUGHT EMOTIONS. This man is a leetle baby.]
Oh! [...] Well, that's a shame, really, since I've been looking for someone who might be interested to hear about it. You wouldn't let me burden you even the slightest...?
[HELP STOP BEING LIKE THIS. Also it worked because he is a 9-year-old 35+ year old.]
Thank you very much. I'll begin with the the form training then, if you don't mind?
[im not coming up with the contents of these books but he will indulge kanda in conversing about martial arts forms from the pre-1800s and also various different weapons and weapons forms and such YIPPIE.]
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There's a little blip of a squiggly emotion as he recalls Lavi's letter... And then another bit of concern as he feels the conflict in Kanda's vibes, mild as they are. It's understandable. Kate still killed him, even if she wasn't herself, in the same way that he killed Aerith.]
...Lavi mentioned that you like sparring in his letter. Have you found a partner yet?
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But yes, Lucas in all his teacherly wisdom understands the complication... he can't not be at least a little mad at the way she'd killed him, even if he's well aware that it wasn't actually her, and that she wouldn't have stood a chance without resorting to the methods she did. He hates having his head messed with, and he values good, fair fights--he'd be over it by now if he'd merely lost a normal fight.
Still. He doesn't doubt that she's already drowning in her own guilt and misery, and he's not really a vengeful person anyway. Better to work out his tangled feelings on his own, here, so that he can interact with her again like nothing happened.
He makes a face at Lucas's words.]
That idiot talks too much. [There is no irritation in his emotions. But, to answer him--] I mostly practice alone, unless someone asks.
[He doesn't mind sparring with Iwatooshi, or Aqua, or Cloud, but he's allergic to admitting he wants things so he mostly just kind of hangs around and waits to see if they'll ask him while pretending like he's not doing that,,,]
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But yeah! He would understand! Both as a teacher with teacherly wisdom and as a Catholic with Catholic Guilt. It's hard to be able to process through feelings when there's really no one to pin it on except a vague, nebulous cult. Even if they were able to reach them and take revenge, it's not the same as having one single person responsible for the ills that befall you. And that's not even getting into the particular method of death.
There's a tiny thread of amusement at the first thing he says, though. Then, a little bit of hesitation. Lavi had mentioned sparring, so he's sure that sparring is something Kanda might like to do. He can't read brackets and see that Kanda is a fckin hilarious dingdong, though, so this feels like a bit of a tentative guess.]
...Would you like to spar together, then...? I've been working on it a little more, lately.
[In the sense that he's working on sparring normally with other people and fighting without the intention to eviscerate.]
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And yeah listen sometimes you're just an idiot not!teen okay... he's not even trying to be cool and edgy IT WOULD BE LESS STUPID IF HE WAS though admittedly more cringe
He pauses, his own emotions mildly surprised, since he hadn't clocked Lucas as someone who'd want to spar--but unfortunately Lavi's BLABBING is accurate and he's usually pretty open to a good match, so.]
...If you want. [He looks around the dojo.] Weapons, or no?
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That's so valid though. If he were in a better mood, he'd probably feel faintly amused by the surprise. As things are, there's just a thin smile as he steps into the dojo.]
Whichever you prefer. I have the most experience with a halberd, but I can use other weapons or fight without just as well.
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He's fine with hand-to-hand, but he's already got Mugen out, so he nods.]
That's fine.
[He doesn't have a ton of experience fighting against halberds, but Lucas isn't a real enemy, so it's fine.]
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Alright. Then... [He'll go to pluck one of the practice halberds off of the wall...] Shall we begin?
[He holds his weapon elegantly but with the sort of stance and grip that a trained fighter from a youngass age would have.]
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I DON'T WANT TO WRITE OUT A FIGHT they can just go for as long as Lucas wants to or like a couple of hours]
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Once they're finished, he's quiet for a little while--but eventually:]
You're trained.
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Lucas is already moving to put the halberd back, though, but he glances back toward Kanda at the statement. A little pause, and then:]
My family has trained in foreign techniques for generations. My father taught me from a young age.
[Hilariously their shit is Japanese-style martial arts so maybe Kanda can recognize it.]
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Wasn't your island isolated or something?
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Actually damn how old was this guy's dad when he had Lucas if everybody dies at 23. Kanda never thought about it too hard but he's realizing now that that's wild]
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It is, yes. A long time ago, a drifter ended up on our island from a far-off nation... He brought books from another land with him that included physical strength training, which ended up in my family's hands.
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Oh.
[Well, that would explain it.
A nice and friendly person who is good at conversation would ask more questions, like "do you enjoy it" or "what other types of weapons" or literally anything else, but Kanda is fucking USELESS!!!! So even though there is still obvious curiosity in his emotions, he just leaves it at "oh"...
But if Lucas wants to keep talking... he'd listen... not that he's interested or anything.......]
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Kanda is so fucking funny though. HE PICKS UP ON THE CURIOSITY SO HE'S LIKE ??? WHEN NOTHING FOLLOWS THE "OH". This man is literally just an unsocialized feral raccoon.]
...Are you... interested in hearing more about it? The book...? Or perhaps the techniques in it?
[HE'S TRYING HIS BEST HERE.]
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THE EMOTION IS "I'VE BEEN CAUGHT"]
No. I don't care.
[OKAY]
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Oh! [...] Well, that's a shame, really, since I've been looking for someone who might be interested to hear about it. You wouldn't let me burden you even the slightest...?
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...............]
Fine.
[Why did that work]
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Thank you very much. I'll begin with the the form training then, if you don't mind?
[im not coming up with the contents of these books but he will indulge kanda in conversing about martial arts forms from the pre-1800s and also various different weapons and weapons forms and such YIPPIE.]