Teaching

[greyerrant]

Who: The Silent wolf and you (open)
Where: Capricorn ward
Summary: Garviel teaches people how to fight with guns, blades, hand to hand, and everything but silly personas pretty much.
Warnings: Manliness, possible combat, a lot of talking.
[Loken waits, a few spare blades and a few longarms and pistols in a fairly careless-looking pile beside him, holding his chainsword two-handed, almost challenging anyone to approach him and learn. He is 8 feet tall, and an imposing figure at the edge of the plains, just before the forest.]

Comments

[linefacingforever]

[Yeah, I have a persona that's suddenly very chatty.]

[Izanagi had no comment, and it was a good thing, because Yu might have actually gotten angry if he had.]

Sorry. I guess fighting against people is different from fighting against Shadows.

[greyerrant]

Of course. Every foe is different.

[linefacingforever]

Yeah... and Shadows aren't very smart...

[Yu lowered his sword, debating apologizing for wasting this man's time...]

Thou ist capable of much more than this. The truth is easily seen through thine eyes, if thou merely look for it.

[Yu let out a sigh, his grip on the sword tightening. No... he never gave up before, and now would be a bad time to start.]

Sorry... would you mind if we started a little slower?

[greyerrant]

You mean you want to go back and re-work your form? it appears you may need to.

[linefacingforever]

[Yu let out an exasperated noise.]

Yeah, I... never learned properly. I had to fight, so I picked up a weapon and fought.

[greyerrant]

We have a lot of work to do.

[linefacingforever]

[Yu inclined his head respectfully.]

Please teach me, sir.

[greyerrant]

Lets start with your stance. [ He walks over and shifts Yu's legs with movements of his hands, not asking permission, just altering how he stands. ]

[linefacingforever]

[Yu probably would be more bothered by this if he wasn't already used to men trying to grab at his legs. Damn you, Nyx.]

[Besides, this was important. Yu watched where he was putting his legs, frowning slightly as Izanagi let out a sound of approval. This was right? It felt so different from the usual.]

[...Izanagi, what the hell. How was he still alive after all those Shadow fights?!]

[greyerrant]

Now, hold that stance for 5 minutes. I'll count down with my chronometer.

[ Loken steps back, making Yu stand in the corrected stance for the full 5 minutes, watching him. ]

[linefacingforever]

[F-five minutes? He couldn't remember the last time he had to stand still in battle for five minutes. Yu didn't show his exasperation about this on his face, but man was he flipping tables in his head.]

But it's good practice.

[Izanagi, hush.]

[greyerrant]

4 minutes. [ Garviel continues to count down, watching him. ]

[linefacingforever]

[Bring, it, metal bro. Yu kept his perfect lineface up, refusing to back down from this challenge.]

[greyerrant]

3 minutes. [ The helm can stare longer than you can, mortal. ]

[linefacingforever]

[Wanna bet on that? He's the master of linefacing, man, and the piercing stare that went with it.]

[greyerrant]

2 minutes. [ He continues to try to find out just how long he can hold. ]

[linefacingforever]

[...legs you are not burning. C'mon, he's played basketball for Yasoinaba High all year. THIS IS NOTHING! BRING IT BURN, BRING IT!]

[...wow, his mental process was strange sometimes.]

[greyerrant]

One minute. [ He continues to watch the boy impassively, waiting. ]

[linefacingforever]

[Homerun stretch!]

Thou canst do this!

[...Izanagi, we need to talk about your old style speaking...]

[greyerrant]

[ Loken nods, once Yu holds it. ]

Rest for a moment.

[linefacingforever]

[Yu allowed himself to let out a relieved breath as he loosened up, shaking out his legs. Ow, man. Just ow.]

[greyerrant]

Now, begin again.

[linefacingforever]

[Again? What, he just had to keep... standing like this?]

Yes.

[...S I G H. Yu put himself back in the same position... sort of almost immediately.]

[greyerrant]

[ Walks around him during this time, saying. ]

Practice makes the master, and a strong foundation will allow you far better results later on.

[linefacingforever]

[Yu gave a nod of acknowledgement, keeping his attention on where his feet were, how his body was held, what part ached from his position, just so he could remember in the future. He never got a lesson in the basics, so he wasn't going to give up on this opportunity.]