Week 2

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[Other than the reappearance of the Overseer, there's no real change in the routine. PAL still makes the morning and night time announcements through the PIP on each Champion's arm, and still the Champion unitards are freshly laundered and re-hung each morning in their closets.

No other floors unlock, but Cece and Kip will still be appearing randomly to chit-chat.

All you know is... something has to change soon.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[everylittlesecret]

[A dumb one.

Trusts her... Not something she expected to hear from this yakuza. It bolsters her enough to want to try it. So she stands and takes the gardening gloves off, wiping her hand idly on her clothes before nodding. She takes a deep breath and holds up her hand.]

Don't panic. [Said more for herself than Nishitani. There's a flicker, and then a flame that envelopes her hand with a steady orange and yellow flame. Taking a few more deep breaths, the flames dance around till they are settled in her index finger and thumb. From there she screws up her face in concentration to force the flame to become smaller.

End result? It looks like she's holding the flame like you would with a lighter. The fire is now a steady blue color, so very hot.] H-Hurry please.

[buddyoldpal]

That's soo fuckin' rad, Nari-chan.

[ He holds up the cigarette to the flame, lighting it and setting it to his lips once its all set. He takes a deep drag and is polite enough to blow the smoke away from Nari. See, he likes you. ]

Ah, that's the stuff. Been too fuckin' long. Yer a lifesaver, Nari-chan.

[everylittlesecret]

[As soon as he's got the cigarette lit, she lets the flame go out, shaking her hand out. She does her best to hide the little wince of pain that comes with this. Wow her hand is sore.]

Don't mention it. May as well do something useful with having my powers a little more unlocked.

[buddyoldpal]

's real nice, I tell ya what. How's it feel havin' those powers, anyhow?

[ Think you can hide your wince from the eyes of a Yakuza, Nari? ]

It hurt?

[everylittlesecret]

Not really. Well, a little. I don't usually concentrate any of it on one single point of my body. It's easier to let it just be more... spread out? It doesn't hurt to light my hand up, since it's several points. Does... that make sense?

[buddyoldpal]

Mmm, I think I getcha. Takes a different kind of muscles ta make precise strokes over just flailin' a knife around. If ya don't practice, ya end up hurtin' yerself.

[ It's not a... perfect metaphor. ]

[everylittlesecret]

And I've never had a reason to practice. I was trying to hide my abilities, not learn to use them.

[buddyoldpal]

[ He nods. That makes sense... but is also lame as hell. Not her fault, of course. ]

Well, shit, if ya ever need anybody ta practice with, hit me up, Nari-chan. I can take a little more damage than a lotta our "friends" here.

[ He winks. It. It wasn't supposed to be suggestive, but now it is. Thanks, Nishitani. ]

[everylittlesecret]

[Oh my fuck, that wink. Really?]

Sounds to me like you're suggesting I learn to use it in a combat type way.

[buddyoldpal]

[ He's just like this, I'm sorry. ]

That's the best way I know, girlie! But ya don't gotta fight me.

[ He shrugs. He can guess why she wouldn't want to... but still... ]

Y'know, unless ya want to.

[ He wants her to....... ]

[everylittlesecret]

.... combat training might be a good idea in this place...

[But not just against Nishitani. Maybe someone else can help her, too.]

[buddyoldpal]

Last thing ya want is ta get caught off-guard and end up gettin' Rule 7'd.

[ Yeah, maybe don't fight the guy who gets off on fighting, that sounds like a safe bet? ]

[everylittlesecret]

I don't know much, so I think I might have to go from the basics. Not everyone fights like you and my sister.

[She'll take her chances.]

[buddyoldpal]

[ Famous last words, Nari. ]

Ah, yer sister's the fighter, huh? I might be able ta show ya a few moves but I ain't exactly a pro teacher or anythin'. Ya seem pretty smart, I'm sure ya'd catch on quick.

[everylittlesecret]

We don't really have a reason to learn to fight, but mom taught her. [Dad chose Nari for more intellectual pursuits.] But I think even if you're not a pro, it's better than nothing.

[buddyoldpal]

Shoulda taught ya both, ya gotta protect yerself before ya protect anybody else!

[ Is this not the yakuza way? ]

Awright, I can show ya thing or two, least enough ta getcha outta jam if it comes ta that.

[everylittlesecret]

My sister isn't exactly that smart. She was never interested in what my dad did, but she... I don't know what she learned from my mom, but I swear, some of my bullies were terrified of me after she was done with them.

[Torture was involved but Nari doesn't know that.]

Thanks. That'd be great.

[buddyoldpal]

Sounds like a fuckin' problem solver.

[ His kind of problem solver, maybe?? No way. ]

First of all, ya gotta learn the basics. Ya know where ta hit a dude if he fucks with ya, yeah?