| two. text. 4th dec. i'm standing though you're kicking me.

[meatbrained]

Hey.
Can anyone teach me to fight? Against the monsters, I mean.

( he's become quite aware, in the last couple of months, that the ability to clock another guy his age is not the same as standing up to zombies or demons. and while anyone can swing an axe in an emergency, Matt would like to be able to do something.

something more than be scared. )

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[circumitus]

you have any prior combat experience?

[meatbrained]

I took a few boxing lessons when I was younger. Nothing else.

( learned about as much about fighting as any average kid might. )

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[hasitsthorns]

I can teach you the styles I know.

One is more self-defense without hurting the target and the other is for kicking ass and taking names.

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[meatbrained]

Really? That'd be great. Thanks!

( he'll take both of those, if this place insists on fucking with the people here as much as it does bringing monsters. )

[whichend]

Have you visited the armory?

[meatbrained]

Yeah, actually. After the zombies.

[fuckthechicken]

cant tell if your only words on the screen"
dont know if you have any potetnial at all

( > video )

[meatbrained]

( alright then. have one mostly unremarkable, but at least fit looking, teenage boy on screen. )

This help?

[muscovy]

I can teach you how to fight bigger things with daggers.

[Because, let's face it, everything is bigger than him.]

[meatbrained]

Yeah? That'd be useful.

( not everything's bigger than him, but there's plenty that is. plenty that could be, if the last random infestation of monsters is anything to go by. )

[funnybird]

turn tail an fly the other way


haha o wait

[meatbrained]

Not quite what I'm looking for.

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[thechoiceisyours]

We're pretty limited on bullets and, you know, guns in general, but I could still teach you to shoot if you want. Works against most of the monsters.

[With some exceptions, of course, but generally bullets are effective against what's here. So far, anyway.]

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[meatbrained]

( of all the life skills he'd hoped to contain to video games, shooting? kind of one of them.

(see: his mother's lectures on if he ever came home with a gun.) )

Anything helps. Thanks, Chris.

[64th]

Looks like you have plenty of offers. It's more than just fighting, though. You have to work on strength and endurance, which is hard without a gym here. I've been training people my whole life, though, so If you need a buddy I'm your woman.

[meatbrained]

I've been working out where I can here. Mostly jogging, if you wanna join me?

( the makeshift weights he's been using for strength training are a little embarrassing to show to anyone, honestly. )

[glacius]

[Though Glacius doesn't access the network as often as others do, he's been attempting to dig into anything that could distract him... and this request is different enough from the usual chatter to catch his attention. It seems to be for a good cause, but he's not about to put someone through the rigorous steps of trainer without knowing a little bit about them, first.]

Possibly. I'd like to know more about what you drives you, though. Fighting the monsters is all well and good, but it does not say much about your motives. Do you fight simply to fight? To test your strength against the dangerous creatures that often invade this city? Are you seeking revenge, or is there something... greater, perhaps, that urges you to act?

[meatbrained]

( huh, he hadn't thought about explaining that. )

I want to make sure my friends and me are safe, if something happens again.

( honestly, he isn't exactly looking to go fight in the caves or anything, but things keep ending up in the house. things he's so not equipped to fight as he is now. )

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[pellameno]

Have you found anyone willing to teach a beginner?

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[meatbrained]

I've had a few offers, yeah.

( and wow, he's not a total beginner. he's fit and has taken a couple of boxing lessons. it's totally fine. )

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[edibles]

No.

( She means don't do it )

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[meatbrained]

( he gets that. )

Yes.

This keeps happening, Beth. I've gotta protect you guys.

[prestonian]

Do you want to use your fists, or a weapon?

[meatbrained]

I don't think my fists are gonna do much.

( not against the kind of monsters that they just had, anyway. )

[benumbing]

i doubt you need another teacher, but you should know that there's other ways of surviving. and other ways of being useful.

[meatbrained]

I know. But they're not helpful when things break into the house.

[wendigoner]

be careful okay? /:
those things are terrifying.

[meatbrained]

I will be.

( or at least, he'll go down fighting to keep everyone else safe. )

text. (a million years late i'm sorry.)

[gymnast]

Have you found anyone to teach you yet? And are you looking for a specific type of fighting, or just something general?

text. (totally fine!!)

[meatbrained]

A few people, but more's always better, right?

Did you find a good bow?

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[skelebro]

you consider that maybe fighting ain't as necessary as you think?

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[meatbrained]

I wish it wasn't.

( seriously, the UD house is a breeding ground for random monsters. :| )