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[superoverachiever]

[Ava's message starts off friendly enough, posture casual and face neutral. She looks sort of like she's giving a school report.] Korra mentioned a while ago about taking over the dojo, and she and some other people have been providing combat lessons. It's good. You all should go if you need it.

But I need something more. I'm looking for training partners. [And here she turns more serious, hands on her hips and an intense look on her face.]

And I mean partners. I'm not really interested in training rookies, I'm looking for people who can hold their own. You have metahuman powers, you use them; if you don't, then we only hold back enough to make sure you don't break anything important. I've got and training in several different martial arts, but I've been slacking, and I'm sick of it, and I need to get back on track.

If anyone's up for it... [she pauses for a second there, because her teammates back home sure wouldn't have volunteered for training. But it's a wider audience she's pitching to, so maybe she'll find someone] If anyone's up for it, we'd mostly be figuring out workouts together, doing them together, and sparring.

[There's another few seconds of silence before she adds] If no one is interested, I'm still doing it by myself [and then off goes the feed.]

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[mythically]

How often would you like to spar?

_{( diana's looking at the console curiously. she's not in costume, but it's still pretty obvious from looking at her that she's a lady who keeps in fighting-form. )}

[superoverachiever]

Daily, if possible. I've gotta take a day off every once in a while to heal, but I wanna get in as much training as possible.

[mythically]

Very sensible.

You said you were trained in martial arts. Which ones?

[superoverachiever]

Ju-jitsu -- Japanese and Brazilian -- judo, kung fu, and I guess whatever it is Spider-Man and Power Man do. If you wanted to call that martial arts.

[mythically]

You sound like a worthy opponent.

[superoverachiever]

I'd like to hope so.

[mythically]

Would you like to prove it, then?

[superoverachiever]

Just say when.

[mythically]

( handwaves a time here!! )

I'll look forward to it.

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[spideyfanone]

Hey, nothing about having powers makes somebody a badass. Some of us are basically made of glass and fairy dust.

[He bruises easily, and he's come to grips with that.]

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[superoverachiever]

I guess that's true. If you're not in good shape, though, you should really be taking advantage of the other trainers at the dojo.

[spideyfanone]

[He is one of the trainers and the dojo. Potentially.]

I've been in all kinds of crazy fights. I just don't engage, 'cus I'll snap in half and blow away. Don't think I'd be cut out for sparring with someone whose powers are more naturally combat-oriented.

[superoverachiever]

I guess that's a start. If you can get around fast, at least it's good for recon.

[spideyfanone]

Civilian evac, extracting teammates, gankin' stuff...

[superoverachiever]

Yeah.

So you could probably show other people stuff about support roles, right?

[spideyfanone]

Yup. I specialize in not dying, cheating, and hiding behind the big guys.

[superoverachiever]

Well, that's something.

You should organize a support unit and find a commander.

[spideyfanone]

The spastic twerp special ops unit. I like it.

[superoverachiever]

You might wanna name it something more appealing...

[spideyfanone]

Hey, I'm engineering, not marketing.

[superoverachiever]

Excuses.

[spideyfanone]

Yeah, I'm good at them, too.

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[jailbreaks]

Not sure about the workout part, but I can help you with the sparring.

[He's a self-taught street fighter who's an ex-knight, so he knows he might not fit the bill she wants. However, he can't pass up an opportunity to train at the very least.]

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[superoverachiever]

That'd be something. How much experience do you have?

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[jailbreaks]

Learned how to sword fight as a kid, so I'd say I have a lot.

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[superoverachiever]

Cool. I'm not much for swords, but I do fight with claws sometimes.

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[jailbreaks]

Well, if you just want fists, I can do that too. I'm not really trained in any specific style, though.

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[superoverachiever]

I mean, if you want a wooden sword or something that's cool. I kinda have superpowers, so it's only fair.

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[iguanasolution]

[He doesn't know why he almost feels drawn to this kind of posts to the network. Maybe it's because he knows his father would be yelling at him to do it in his head if he were back at home.]

What about weapons? Could we use weapons?

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[superoverachiever]

Sure. I might not bother, but I don't mind.

Blunted ones, preferably.

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[iguanasolution]

I have a spear I could use, but I'm better with my bow and arrows.

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[superoverachiever]

Interesting. I could definitely try that. We'll need a pretty big open space, right?

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[iguanasolution]

I usually go near the head, or at the mountains.

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[superoverachiever]

Mountains sounds good to me.

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[iguanasolution]

When's a good time?

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[superoverachiever]

Whenever. You wanna set up a weekly date?

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[iguanasolution]

Sure. You got a work schedule or something?

[apologiesmyking]

[Kaldur recognizes this girl from months ago, but hasn't spoken to her in some time.]

I have agreed to be one of the trainers for the dojo, but I am more than willing to be a sparring partner as needed outside of its walls.

[superoverachiever]

[Oh hey. She remembers Kaldur. And remembers him seeing her when she was all kittened out last winter.] That'd be happy.

What kind of workout are you using outside of sparring?

[apologiesmyking]

[That is an odd question to ask.] I spend hours in the sea, but that is not a training that many here can...accompany me on. I also practice my control and reaction times as best I can on my own. Truly, the best way of training your combat skills is to fight against an opponent, whether a living or a simulated one.

[superoverachiever]

Yeah. I'm a strong swimmer, but not that strong.

Simulated opponent, huh? I don't think I have any of those lying around...

[apologiesmyking]

I do not believe that training robots are as easily found here as they were back in my world. Our options are somewhat restricted to what we can do in order to prepare ourselves. I still would not mind being a sparring partner for you.

[superoverachiever]

Nah. We had them at home, but even that it's not like you could buy them at the grocery store.

And that's great.