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[maiestas]

Whoa, this thing is weird, but I guess I'll give it a shot.

[Rin brushes back some of her hair in an attempt to look presentable to those who could see her. Although, she was unsure about the trinket in her hand, she tries her best to attempt to communicate to those who were here. Maybe she would see the people that she met along the way? Either way, right now, she's settled nicely in one of the inn rooms, with her usual, friendly smile.]

Hi all! My name is Rin. I'll keep this short -- but if you guys are interested in a sparring partner, let me know! I probably shouldn't spill my secrets so openly, but I work for a rebel group back home and used to train people during the war. I have experience with training, so if you need that, I'm open to it! As for sparring; I use my katana. There's some lightning magic that I use with my katana, but to keep the fight fair, I can, you know, not use that.

If anyone is interested, please get back to me!

[There's a pause, and a friendly hum.]

Oh yeah, if you want a meal, feel free to stop by my room at the inn.

Comments

[grappler]

I've been boxing forever.

[there's a pause as she's about to say who taught her, thinking of Vander. of him teaching her as much as she could learn from him.]

Someone I knew taught me when I was growing up.

[no one knows who Vander is here, anyway.]

[maiestas]

I'm not much of a boxer, but I'll be happy to learn from you, if you'd let me. I can handle myself in a fight, but it's not my specialty, if you get what I mean.

[How delightful. She'd love to learn if Vi would teach her.]

I was taught to fight at a young age, too... I guess that's what happens when it's an unsafe world, though.

[grappler]

Gotcha. I dunno that I'm going to be a great teacher, but why not? Not like there's much else to do around this dump so far.

[even though she comes from the legitimate dump, but details.

but she can definitely understand the unsafe world bit.]

Pretty much. You either gotta outrun the other guy, or beat 'em all up when shit hits the fan, or it'll blow back on you.

[maiestas]

I'm sure you'll be fine! But like you said, there really isn't much to do here, so the only thing I can think of to do is to learn... Or if I'm really bored, I'll just work out on the fields, but that sounds like too much work.

[Oh. Relatable... She laughs.]

Sounds like you've had your share of bullshit back home. It's pretty similar back home, too... Killed or be killed in the worst case scenario.

[grappler]

Yeah, field work isn't really my thing.

[anyway she'd probably work as little as possible, just out of spite.]

Kill or be killed seems to be a lot more common than it should be. What's your brand of bullshit?

[maiestas]

Me neither. I rather just beat people up or kill the beasts around the town.

[Relatable content...]

In the middle of a war right now. Lady is trying to kill off our species and absorb our powers for herself. Kind of lame, but it is what it is. What about you? What kind of stuff are you dealing with?

[grappler]

[Vi snorts, but then drags her hand down her face as she thinks about what's happening at home.]

Finally almost got peace. Someone I know decided to fuck it up and throw a bomb at the bigwigs. Sooo...that's probably out of the question.

[Just Someone She Knows, right...]

Came here before it blew up and stuff, though.

[maiestas]

There's always one person that has to ruin everything, isn't there?

[Rin has no idea that the person in question is Vi's little sister, but you know. It still rings true.]

Glad you weren't caught up in the blast for the time being. But... Who knows what will happen when we all go back home, eventually. Hopefully. Who knows.

[s h r u g]

I didn't get to catch your name, by the way. What can I call you?

[grappler]

[she rubs the back of her head, considering all that. but then when Rin asks her name, she figures she can at least answer that without stepping into any trauma landmines on her end.]

Vi's fine. You said you were Rin, right?

[maiestas]

It's nice to meet you, Vi.

[There's a pause, and she perks up a bit more.]

Yup, that's me! I look forward to learning from you... It'll be nice to be able to knock someone out if I can't use my sword or my magic, to be completely honest with you. But I appreciate that you're willing to teach me your ways.

[She's just a bundle of joy, to be honest.]

[grappler]

[she sure seems like a bundle of joy. Vi's not too sure she knows how to deal with it.]

A girl should know how to defend herself. Just let me know the time and place, and I'll be there.