The first rule of fight club is everyone is talking about fight club

[lonered]

WHO: Akira & Keith, Estelle & Keith, Nanjo & Keith
WHERE: Various places around town
WHEN: Various times in April
WHAT: Fighting!!! Training, teaching, sparring.
WARNINGS: Friendly violence? Yeah let’s go with that.



—> Akira & Keith
—> Estelle & Keith
—> Nanjo & Keith

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[theshowsover]

[He shakes his head. No fist fights for Akira! But he's fought plenty before...]

I've used knives before. And I'm pretty nimble. [A pause, while he considers.]

I... try not to let people know I'm good at knife fighting. [He doesn't quite look Keith in the eyes, hoping he assumes his caginess is because it's really not the sort of thing a normal high school student should be good at.]

[lonered]

I guess it's not exactly something that comes across as reassuring.

[He draws his own dagger from where it's sheathed against his back, holding it out.] I'm not terrible at it. Sword is more efficient, for me anyway.

[More slicing. And he won't question why Akira would want to keep that a secret any further.]

Want to show me what you've got?

[theshowsover]

[Grateful that Keith doesn't press further, he nods, pulling his own knives from under his hoodie.]

Alright.

[And with that, he comes running at Keith, aiming to slash at his arm.]

[lonered]

[There's a flash of a grin as Keith slips into a defensive stance, and he's ready for the slash this time. He's quick -- he has to be. Most of his battles are with aliens significantly bigger and stronger than he is. He gets by on being fast, agile, creative.

So Keith leans and twists, bringing his own blade around in an arc, tossing it from one hand to the other so that he can swing it in a short slash aimed for Akira.]

[theshowsover]

[Akira is also fast and agile, for some of the same reasons. Most shadows are much bigger than a human, but size alone isn't enough. If you can aim for a shadow's weak spot and hit it, then you can take anything down (with a little magic to help).

So he rolls his body back to try to avoid avoid the slash, admiring the way the blade flipped easily from one of Keith's hands to the other. He is here to learn, after all.

A quick turn, and he's coming at Keith again.]