The Salle, Sunday Afternoon

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia was still full of excess energy, and while Roy had been a lot of fun, attempting to seduce her roommate was just wrong. So she'd decided to do a two birds, one stone thing, and work off some of that energy in the salle. She'd told Blackagar in Macro-Tactics that she didn't know much about hand-to-hand combat. Her skills with a blaster weren't in question, but if she was ever disarmed or in close quarters, she needed to know more about defending herself. So she was punching away at a target dummy.

If it could laugh at her, it probably would.


[Expecting one, but open salle is open.]

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[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

He continued walking around Leia until he was in front of her again. Then he reached out and shoved her backward to see if she'd go down.

[likes_scoundrels]

She wasn't entirely expecting that and staggered backwards at the shove, but managed to catch herself so that she didn't completely fall down. "You could've warned me," she said crossly. That wasn't the point, Leia.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Why would I have done that?" Max asked, looking slightly amused at the suggestion.

[likes_scoundrels]

In response she resumed her stance, getting more of her weight on her back, grateful she had good reflexes and hadn't ended up embarrassing herself by falling on her butt. "Try that again," she challenged.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

Max quirked an eyebrow, but then shoved at her again.

[likes_scoundrels]

My, what big strong hands you have, Max.

But she didn't let that distract her. She knew she had little chance at keeping her balance with someone as big as Max, so she darted backwards instead to avoid the push.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Better," Max nodded. "That's why keeping your weight back is important."

[likes_scoundrels]

"I understand," Leia said. "But all the balance in the world isn't going to help me much against someone as big as you. I need to keep out of your reach."

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"True. Good ideas on how to do that?" Max asked.

[likes_scoundrels]

"Run like hell," Leia said. "But what do I do if it's too late to run?"

Like if she was trapped in a cell and someone was coming in with an interrogation droid, Dad.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"What's your first instinct?" Max wanted to know what he had to un-teach her before they got to the teaching bits.

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia dropped her gaze lower down Max's body and grinned. "Hit him where it really hurts," she said.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Go for it." Like Max was actually going to let that land...

[likes_scoundrels]

Well, if he insisted.

Leia moved forward, aiming a kick at Max's groin.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

Max twisted his hips, turning to take the kick on his thigh instead. In the same movement he stepped toward her, crowding into her space while all her weight was on one leg.

[likes_scoundrels]

She couldn't exactly hop back easily, and the only way to keep her balance would have been to grab a hold of Max. She wasn't about to do that, so she fell backwards instead, landing hard on the mat on her butt.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Hitting someone in a weak spot is a good idea," Max said as he loomed over her. "But you usually want to hit somewhere that they won't reflexively block." It was hard to catch a guy in the crotch. Most of them had learned to avoid that.

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia picked herself back up. "All right, that makes sense," she said. "So where should I hit someone like you?"

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"When someone's got a height advantage, you generally want to take shots at the legs." Max reached down to tap his knee. "Knees are especially good targets. Especially if someone has their weight planted on one leg."

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia decided while he was bent and touching his knee might be a good chance to actually knock him down. So before he could straighten again, she lashed out at his knee.

This was probably a bad plan.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

That depended. Did getting your ankle caught mid-kick count as a bad plan? Max sighed. "Not a bad idea, but even if that had landed you didn't plant yourself properly. I barely would have felt that."

[likes_scoundrels]

Being tiny sometimes sucked.

Leia balanced on one leg, the other still in Max's hands. "So what do I do right now?" she grinned.

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"You don't really have a lot of options at this point," Max pointed out. "If you're fighting someone bigger than you and they take away your mobility, that's almost always the end."

[likes_scoundrels]

"I won't just give up," Leia said, shaking her head. "Not if there's the slightest chance I can escape. If I get caught, a lot of people could die."

[furious-maximus.livejournal.com]

"Then your best bet is to wait until you've got mobility again. At some point I'll probably let go of you, if only because this isn't the most convenient way of holding someone."