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[seventyfirst]

So listen up, people.

[ The friendliest address ever is brought to you by Johanna Mason, who looks a damn sight better than she did on arrival.

...Or, well. She's not bleeding any more, at any rate.

She offers a tight lipped smile that looks more like a grimace than anything else. She's not the friendliest person in the world, okay? ]

As much as I'm loving the holiday, getting out of practice has literally never boded well for me. I'm after some training partners, sparring, whatever - you just need to be good. [ She pauses for a moment before grinning slightly, actually a little amused. ] Really good. Anyway, takers, people who can point in the right direction, et cetera et cetera, let me know.

[ And with a brief wave that looks more like a salute than anything else, Johanna's out. ]

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[gayagenda]

Was it being good that made you a bloody mess when you arrived?

[She can't help it. Being extremely antagonistic is her nature.]

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[seventyfirst]

Well.

[ Sort of. In a way, but she doesn't really want to go into a 'hey kids, let me tell you about the rebellion in Panem' tangent, so instead she just responds in like. Snide remarks and snarky smiles are her favourite (in fact she actually prefers this sort of interaction to the friendly thing she's terrible at) ]

It was being that good that made me not dead, wasn't it?

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[crowover]

[Congrats, Johanna. You just said the magic words to summon a guy whose life is a constant search for strong people to spar.]

If you need a sparring partner, count me in.

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[seventyfirst]

Alright. [ Which is Johanna-speak for 'awesome, that'd be great!' since what is enthusiasm. ] What are you good at?

[tumbler]

At the risk of being, how do you say, pedantic, how good is good, eh?

[seventyfirst]

Well, can you hold your own in a fair fight?

[ ...and after a short pause. } Or an unfair one?

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[doggedly]

And is this going to be actual sparring, or is this going to be you getting physical after you've walked into people and accused them of getting in your way?

[hullo Johanna remember me??]

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[seventyfirst]

[ wow sirius so rude where's the love? ]

I was thinking more getting justifiably angry about people getting in my way, but some sparring on the side too.

[tigers]

[ are you his soulmate

you'd better be because he doesn't want moriarty as a soulmate ]

I'd wager you're on your way to having a taker, but just one mo before we sign the contract and seal the deal. Are you ruling out guns?

[seventyfirst]

[ either his soulmate or his worst nightmare only time will tell ]

I could really use a few, not like there's anything else to do around here. [ lol johanna get a job ] I'm not ruling them out, but I'm pretty rusty. Got a few tips to spare?

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[servesthehuman]

I know a form of martial arts, if you wish to spar that way.

[which honestly is a bit shocking considering that Owen looks boring as fuck.]

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[seventyfirst]

[ incredibly shocking, so don't mind if johanna just...narrows her eyes a fraction. still, considering she won a goddamn killing contest by pretending to be weaker and less threatening than she actually was, she's hardly one to judge... ]

And you...practice this form of martial arts?

[ ...much. ]

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[kidder]

Depends what it is you're wanting to train with. Hand to hand alone?

[[ ooc; just a note - so this is a lady dressed up as a dude, convincingly enough to fool a lot of pirates for a long time. so just letting you know, pronouns in this will all say her/she, but it should look and sound completely like a young man /o/ ]]

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[seventyfirst]

[[ooc: no worries, thanks for the heads up!]]

Hand to hand, weapons, I just need to keep training. I'll even take learning something new.

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[womanfromacre]

I take it the sparring partners you seek are of the combative variety and not, say, the verbal type. I'd say that's a wise approach to keep your skills honed, given how swiftly things can change around here.

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[seventyfirst]

I really don't have much problem finding the latter. People are so easily offended, honestly.

[ Or she deliberately provokes offense, but either or. ]

Change in what way, though? Is there a lot of fighting?

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[unkneaded]

You still want to fight?

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[seventyfirst]

You don't? I'm not getting caught out here just because it looks safer at first glance.

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[allbloodyhail]

Have I seen you around Thor House?

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[seventyfirst]

[ rude spike she's your next-bathroom neighbour ]

Not intentionally, I'm trying to avoid too much of that. Have you?

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[hedoesntrow]

Seems you've got plenty of takers, but if you need another I could use the practice.

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[seventyfirst]

I'm happy to overbook. Half of them probably won't last the week. [ You know, when they find out she's edging far to close to being unhinged, but that's better left unsaid right? ] What's your poison?

[trust_us]

I'd be willing to help.

[Petra isn't sure she should mention her 3DMG or if she should just assume the girl wants to fight hand-to-hand, but she probably has enough partners as it is.]

[seventyfirst]

The more the merrier. [ Or...more deadly. Both are accurate, to a certain extent. ] What's your strong point?

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[stormflies]

[Well, this could be fun.

Astrid grins, tossing her bangs from her face.]

Looks like we might have something in common.

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[seventyfirst]

Is that so? [ Admittedly, she's a little skeptical of everyone replying - honestly no one can be as entitled about strength as the Victors or maybe just johanna - but Astrid at least is one of the few who doesn't get a very visibly judging expression, opting for a slightly arched brow instead. ] How's your hand-to-hand?

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[oceanborne]

I want to train with you.

[No, Annie doesn't look nervous, that's ridiculous. She's determined, even if she knows she wouldn't last five seconds against Johanna.]

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[seventyfirst]

[ This...probably isn't a good idea. This is probably one of those things that she should verify with Finnick just in case this is a Bad Idea and she doesn't realise the full story.

Fortunately for Annie and unfortunately for Finnick, Johanna is really bad at thinking about long term consequences and as such she half-squints at Annie's image for a moment before throwing an amused grin her way. ]

So, you want to get in fighting form? [ She laughs, because she's an asshole, but she also nods because she's not that much of an asshole. ] Alright then. Let's do this.

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[unsparing]

[ Tess pops up on video. And points to herself.

No words, no nothing. She may have tilted her head and lifted a brow in a way that suggests: Me. ]

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[seventyfirst]

[ Wow Tess use your words.

Really though, Johanna's no fool and as much as the 'response' as such has her eyebrows raising in return, she's going to use her eyes too - and she can see quite clearly that Tess isn't some kind of pushover.

Perfect. ]

You know I'm going to need a vocal response of some kind at some point, right? [ Because she's no fool but she is a bit of an ass. ] Focus areas? Talents? Weapon knowledge?

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[hisstrength]

Training sounds good.

[And since she figures clarifying would need to happen eventually:]

Hand to hand or knives. I'm decent with guns too, but those don't really work for training with others, so.

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[seventyfirst]

[ Ah Tris, she likes you already. Quick on the uptake is always a selling point. ] Knives, huh? Not something I've touched on much. How patient are you?

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[madeforwalking]

You'd let strangers get close to you. With weapons.

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[seventyfirst]

I'd let them try, yes. That's the point.

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[iamaplague]

I'm guessing that you're quite a good fighter, so you'd probably beat the crap out of me. [Without his vampiric powers.]

But maybe you could ask at The Citadel? There's all kinds of fighters there.

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[seventyfirst]

Oh I don't know, we could always take a little rough and tumble to find out. [ Yes, it's..sort of flirting. But it's casual, complete with an amused smirk, and not really all that serious at all. ]

The Citadel, huh? Enlighten me, I haven't heard about this.

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[bloodypocket]

There seems to be an increasing number of people who are seeking the same way to pass the time. [In a way, he found it amusing.]

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[seventyfirst]

Well, there's not a whole lot else here that's catching my interest. Idle hands and all that, right?

[ that and she's still not convinced someone's not going to randomly murder her, but surely she doesn't need to say that. ]