Oh — I wouldn't say that. It's ... I've just been doing what was asked of me.
[without being able to utilize her Soul Gem, she has only her healing magic and a bow to rely on. it's pretty much all Madoka has to offer, she thinks, since she has no other skills she's mastered yet.]
[she pauses.]
Um. Do you think you might have some time to work on training today?
[When she gets there, Jay will be on the beach doing stretches. He's probably cleared a little area of debris during sessions previous so they can practice, and he's in the middle of that area now.]
[Madoka, for her part, is holding the dagger in her hands as she walks over to him, and turning it over a bit like it's a foreign object. it's not the first time Jay's offered her instruction, of course, but fighting with a knife still seems incredibly unfamiliar to her. like there's still too much she has to remember — and there isn't exactly a lot of room for error when you're only a few feet away from your opponent.]
[however, if Madoka is anything at all, she's determined.]
Thanks again for training with me. I've ... been trying to practice, but I don't think I'm getting much better, to be honest.
[To tell the truth, he's not really sure how to give instruction--what he's learned of Oresoren martial technique doesn't translate that well to human fighting, and while hand-to-hand is hand-to-hand, using Solon's training methods on her doesn't bear thinking about. So they're both just muddling along, really.]
Just keep practicing the exercises I gave you. Did you want to start with that? [He motions to the dagger.]
[an improvement for her on this front is more the fact that she can move through the exercises easily without having to stop and think about them. which, to be fair, for a girl who has used nothing but a bow her entire fighting career, isn't the worst thing.]
[however, put her in an actual knife fight and she's still pretty much guaranteed to lose. she has a long way to go.]
Nines taught me a little bit about how to disarm an opponent when there's a major size difference. [because let's be real, Madoka will probably be a lot smaller than pretty much anyone she's up against.] Do you think that might work here, too?
[He may adjust her stance once or twice at the beginning, but otherwise she seems to have the exercises down, at least.]
Good.
Yes, compensating for a size difference is an important part of fighting. Do you remember how he showed you? You can position me however you like to demonstrate it.
[this still isn't really a situation that she would be much good at handling, judging by the way she hesitates before moving, like she has to think about what she needs to do. this must be why she's so determined to keep practicing.]
[Jay is close enough to her size that she doesn't have to too creative with using forces like gravity against him, right? maybe. she darts to the side, and, when she's pretty sure she at least has a few seconds of time to do so, she moves in, plants her free hand on his shoulder and just shoves. she doesn't want to actually knock him over (what if he fell on the knife? she'd feel terrible), she's just trying to throw him off balance long enough for her to make her next move.]
[she's so bad at this. if this were a real fight, what she just did would probably have gotten her hurt. but it's fine. she can heal, and it's not like getting shanked would pose a mortal threat to her (Madoka, that's a terrible line of thinking, stop that).]
[Yeah, he's noticing and making note of the hesitation, but this is about getting an idea of what she's supposed to be doing, so he doesn't try too hard to counter: he pushes back against her shove for a moment before letting go, allowing her to push him backwards.
Restraining his defensive instincts is actually really hard, but he manages.]
... I think it went something like — [now that she's successfully pushed him (rather, Jay's allowed her to push him), she sprints behind him and makes a grab for his arm, so she can pin it behind his back.]
— like that? I don't think I did it right, though.
[He blinks a couple times. Well. That was an attempt.]
I don't know what 9S showed you. But I think that's unlikely to work unless you're much faster than your opponent. Also, [He twists his arm against her grip, jerking his elbow out harshly--]
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Date: 2017-11-02 12:47 am (UTC)[without being able to utilize her Soul Gem, she has only her healing magic and a bow to rely on. it's pretty much all Madoka has to offer, she thinks, since she has no other skills she's mastered yet.]
[she pauses.]
Um. Do you think you might have some time to work on training today?
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Date: 2017-11-02 01:45 am (UTC)I do, in fact. Did you want to learn how to use that dagger? [He sounds amused.] If you're free, we can meet on the beach.
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Date: 2017-11-02 06:35 pm (UTC)I'm not too far away from the beach, so ... I'll see you in a few minutes?
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Date: 2017-11-02 06:54 pm (UTC)[When she gets there, Jay will be on the beach doing stretches. He's probably cleared a little area of debris during sessions previous so they can practice, and he's in the middle of that area now.]
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Date: 2017-11-02 11:06 pm (UTC)[however, if Madoka is anything at all, she's determined.]
Thanks again for training with me. I've ... been trying to practice, but I don't think I'm getting much better, to be honest.
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Date: 2017-11-04 12:49 am (UTC)[To tell the truth, he's not really sure how to give instruction--what he's learned of Oresoren martial technique doesn't translate that well to human fighting, and while hand-to-hand is hand-to-hand, using Solon's training methods on her doesn't bear thinking about. So they're both just muddling along, really.]
Just keep practicing the exercises I gave you. Did you want to start with that? [He motions to the dagger.]
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Date: 2017-11-05 01:11 pm (UTC)[an improvement for her on this front is more the fact that she can move through the exercises easily without having to stop and think about them. which, to be fair, for a girl who has used nothing but a bow her entire fighting career, isn't the worst thing.]
[however, put her in an actual knife fight and she's still pretty much guaranteed to lose. she has a long way to go.]
Nines taught me a little bit about how to disarm an opponent when there's a major size difference. [because let's be real, Madoka will probably be a lot smaller than pretty much anyone she's up against.] Do you think that might work here, too?
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Date: 2017-11-06 10:53 pm (UTC)Good.
Yes, compensating for a size difference is an important part of fighting. Do you remember how he showed you? You can position me however you like to demonstrate it.
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Date: 2017-11-07 03:34 am (UTC)[are you ready to get put into a chokehold by a tiny pink meguca, Jay.]
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Date: 2017-11-10 07:19 pm (UTC)All right.
[He'll come at her with his dagger, although he's moving more slowly than he usually would and telegraphing his movements.]
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Date: 2017-11-16 07:24 pm (UTC)[Jay is close enough to her size that she doesn't have to too creative with using forces like gravity against him, right? maybe. she darts to the side, and, when she's pretty sure she at least has a few seconds of time to do so, she moves in, plants her free hand on his shoulder and just shoves. she doesn't want to actually knock him over (what if he fell on the knife? she'd feel terrible), she's just trying to throw him off balance long enough for her to make her next move.]
[she's so bad at this. if this were a real fight, what she just did would probably have gotten her hurt. but it's fine. she can heal, and it's not like getting shanked would pose a mortal threat to her (Madoka, that's a terrible line of thinking, stop that).]
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Date: 2017-11-19 02:22 am (UTC)Restraining his defensive instincts is actually really hard, but he manages.]
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Date: 2017-11-22 12:47 am (UTC)— like that? I don't think I did it right, though.
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Date: 2017-11-29 07:34 pm (UTC)I don't know what 9S showed you. But I think that's unlikely to work unless you're much faster than your opponent. Also, [He twists his arm against her grip, jerking his elbow out harshly--]