first swing ϟ video

[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.

[tumbler]

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

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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]

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

[seventyfirst]

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

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

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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.

[tumbler]

I must say, from experience, I prefer the latter option.

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[crowover]

I practice martial arts. Hand to hand mostly.

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[doggedly]

[this is a pigtail pulling sort of love ok]

How cute. If you go outside and wander around a bit, you might just bump into candidates for the former. The latter is going to take a bit more work, I think.

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[seventyfirst]

[ clearly it has to be sirius' pigtails because like hell would johanna be seen like that ]

Really? Because I've had offers already, so I think I'm doing okay for the latter.

[ oh snap ]

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[seventyfirst]

That works. That definitely works. I've had more experience with weapons, but I don't exactly want any skills getting rusty.

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[doggedly]

[to be fair he does have longer hair...]

Yeah? But you don't know that they're any good. I mean, they're saying they're good, but anyone could say anything. Right?

[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]

You sound like the right kind of person, then.

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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]

[ exactly. so johanna obviously...wins somehow ]

They're not going to last long if they're not good, are they?

[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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[crowover]

Well, I'll be happy to help with that. And I need partners too if I wanna keep up.

[He's good but he would so not mind getting the crap beaten out of him.]

You're in Thor, right? I think I've seen you around.

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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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[doggedly]

But then you've wasted your time with them. Seems to me like you ought to hold auditions.

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[servesthehuman]

I do. I regularly practiced judo back home and, during periods of normality at least, I regularly practice it here.

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[seventyfirst]

You think so? [ ...that's actually a good idea. damn. ] Well if it cuts down on wasted time. It's not the worst idea. Wouldn't want to accidentally hurt anyone.

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[doggedly]

[See, Johanna, he's not just a pretty face!]

Exactly. 'Course, you'll need help with judging.