The Gym, Wednesday Evening

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Teddy was waiting for John to show up so they could start with the training. He really hoped this wouldn't turn out like the time he got Setsuna to agree to help him. Being forgotten sucked.



The gym is open for your gym-y needs.

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[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John totally spent the evening with Rosette doing warrior nun sects things

JOhn showed up and changed into some gym shorts and a ratty T-shirt.

"So. What do you feel up to today?" He started warmup exercises.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

And by Rosette he of course meant his lovebot, Termy the Terminator.

Teddy bounced on his toes. "Whatever you want, you're the boss."

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John did not rig Termy with an innie instead of the outie.

"Alright. Well, I do n't want to get involved in weapons yet. Unless you want to try taking a swing at me with a barbell bar. So. Hand to hand. Fisticuffs. The time honored art of the bar brawl."

John made a silly "Put 'em up, put 'em uuup" gesture and waited for Ted to attack.

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"Okay." Teddy raised his fists, trying to copy John's stance. He feinted with a left hook before going to punch John's stomach, making sure to hold back enough so if he did manage to hit him, he wouldn't do too much damage.

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John deflected it to the side and tagged Ted in the ear, and backed away.

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Teddy took a step back, waiting for John to try and attack him this time.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn went in for a leg sweep. Easy to dodge. And ready to ounter the dodge with a suckerpunch.

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Teddy jumped to avoid the leg sweep, but wasn't fast enough to get out of the way of the punch. He raised his arm to block as best he could.

He lashed out with his other arm to try and strike John on the shoulder. Bad angle.

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John leaned into the punch and took it on the shoulder. Or, rather, John shouldered Ted in the wrist. And followed up with a knee in the torso.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Ow, getting kneed in the stomach was never fun. Teddy winced and was knocked back slightly. He stretched an an arm to encircle John's head for a headlock.

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John ducked, clrearly getting freaked out by extendo-arm Ted. And so tried to bumsrush him into the heavy back. Kinda gently.

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Teddy frowned and took at better stance, being about as mobile as a large building. John would have a better chance if he used a energy weapon.

He pushed back against John, not hard enough to send him flying into the wall, but hard enough.

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John did not fly. Or glide. It was more of a slide.

"Good. So. You've got super strength, super stretchy, and you're trying to beat up a normal human. What tactics do you want to use? Are you trying to incapacitate? Kill? Disable to move past?"

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"We don't kill," Teddy replied, his voice becoming rough with emotion.

He waited a moment before speaking again. "Incapacitate or disarm."

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"And how far are you willing to go? BReaking a pinkie finger? Stubbing someone's toe? Cracking a few ribs? Dislocating a shoulder?"

"You also have to factor in if you're dealing with crazy superpowers or dealing with mere mortals."

John started the Tai Chi forms.

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"With normal people, injuring them as little as possible. With others like me..." Teddy paused. "They don't hold back, so I guess I can't either."

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John stopped. "Good. It's important to know who and when to beat the shit out of someone. Or something. So have you had any official training on how to subdue someone? JOint locks, holds, methods?"

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Teddy shook his head. "They refused to train us. Said we were too young." The last part was spoken with a sneer.

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"Oh, bullshit. I've been trained since I could walk. You just need to figure out what you can do and what you can't do."

"So where do you see yourself, Teddster? Leader of an army? Hermit in a cave? Politician? Businessman? Mercenary?"

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"I want to..." Teddy trailed off because saying 'be a hero' sounded too pretentious. "I want to help people."

"But the way things have been going so far, a few of those other options sound more likely."

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"The cave and merc? Yeah. Both of those sound good to me. But you gotta get your own cave. Can't have mine."

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Teddy snorted. "I won't touch your cave, I promise."