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how could i ever forget // outside the morning was cool and wet

[It's not often Ajax finds himself getting his head slammed down onto the hood of a car, least of all a cop car. Usually it's him doing the slamming.

But today the young man finds himself denting the hood, the sound of metal caving in under his head ringing in his ears. Not exactly the ideal situation he was hoping for, but he figured sooner or later he'd have a run in with the cops due to the sensitive nature of his profession, but that doesn't mean he has to like how inconsiderate they are with him as they cuff him and throw him in the back of the paddy wagon. Not that he was considerate to them when he was discovered, as evidenced by the blood all over his clothing and knuckles from the fight he'd gotten into with them. How he managed to avoid getting shot is beyond him- plenty of shots were fired, but that hadn't stopped him from knocking a few of them out.

It's just too bad he'd been instructed that he couldn't kill anyone, or else he'd of gotten out of there without being caught.

The lights of the police station are bright, almost too bright from the contrast of how dark it was outside. Ajax squints as he's dragged inside, held tightly by two cops who hurry him through the station, but not fast enough that he doesn't catch a glimpse of the secretary behind the desk as they come in. Pretty, blonde, looking like she'd rather be anywhere else. Gorgeous eyes, ones that catch his attention almost immediately as he's being shoved towards the back, shining with a radiance that captures him instantly. His eyes lock with hers, feeling something silent yet powerful surge through him from this tiny, insignificant interaction. He doesn't even have a moment to think further on it, before he's so rudely interrupted.

Get moving.

The curt voice of the bigger cop on his right cuts through the moment, anger welling up in Ajax's chest and something dark stirs in his core. If he wasn't cuffed and being restrained, he'd turn that guy's face into a new work of art, something so abstract some insane art collector would gladly pay millions for it.

No sooner had Ajax been ushered in, he disappears from sight as he's taken back into an interrogation room, the mysterious blonde no longer in his sights, now getting shoved into a corner of a room.]

What's with this? Don't you even have the courtesy of giving me a chair to sit in, at least?

[From outside of the room, muffled noises of a scuffle as the cops lay into Ajax can be heard, the loudest of which is a thud of a body slamming into a wall, accompanied by a groan from the ginger kid. Though little do any of them know, their real problems haven't arrived just yet, waking from their slumber right outside of the city...]

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[ First Hanabi and now, her new friend? What did goldfish ever do to him???? His taunts work like a charm. Yoimiya stands there flabbergasted, puffing her cheeks out at him, and looking offended for a few moments. She briefly turns her attention to the fish and proceeds to talk to it some more......... ]

Don't let him get to you, I'll protect your honor! In the meantime, you take your time figuring things out and when you're ready, get him when he least expects it and make this guy pay for disrespecting you.

[ Because clearly, the goldfish is super offended by Ajax's taunt as it... swims around in the air, looking adorable with its bright flickering flame. That's the face of a fish that got its feelings hurt. Clearly.

Not willing to take this sitting down, Yoimiya gets easily baited into his taunt and begins the spar by rushing at him. With both fists in the air, she attempts to swing at his unarmored arm with her right hand. ]

This is for Hanabi!

[Well, how he ended up with a girl who talks to fish like they understand her, he doesn't know...but that's what he's got. At least it's pretty cute to get her all worked up like that. He'll keep annoying her like this until the end of time if she'll let him. ^^

Ajax's eyes easily follow Yoimiya's movement, laughing as he pivots his right side out of the way to keep his left arm and side facing her, dodging her attack.]

You can do better than that, can't you? Wildly swinging at me like that isn't going to do much of anything. Here, let me give you somewhere to hit.

[He opens up his solar plexus right to her- grinning at her as if she has no chance of hitting it. He's got a feeling Yoimiya's never been in a fist fight before...]

[ This guy... first he disrespects her fish and now, her fighting stance??? Tbf, his assumption of her skills is correct, this girl has never been in a fist fight but that's not about to stop her, especially not when he's taunting her like a brat.

As expected, he dodges like a pro. His quick maneuver is a little frustrating but nothing compares to the annoyance of him blatantly taunting her with his solar plexus wide open. ]

Are you normally like this around girls? Bratty, annoying, and full of hot air?

[ Instead of going for the obvious trap he has set for her, she takes her leg and gives his ankles a good swipe to try and throw him off his rhythm. ]

Hey!!!

[He has to drag his feet back against the dirt floor as he quickly dodges another attack from Yoimiya. That was close, going after his ankles like that! What a mean girl.]

I just like a little fighting talk is all, hahaha. What, you don't like it?

[And to prove her point, he sticks his tongue right at her, making the silliest face he can while he lets her take another swing at him.]

[ Darn, she almost got him with that sneak attack. But it's fine, she keeps swiping at his ankles. She might not come out the winner but if she can get him to land on his butt, that's a victory in her book. ]

Oh, I don't mind fighting tall in the slightest, especially if it means I get to wipe that smug smirk off your face.

[ and just to see what happens, she raises her fist to aim for his open chest... only to reach over and pinch his nose. ]

[He continues to scootch backwards at every swipe of his ankles, until he finally feels his back hit the wall behind him. Whoops, guess he was too busy taunting her to realize that he'd gotten so close to the wall. That means when she goes in to hit him, he's only got a limited amount of places he can go, but-

-turns out she was just going for his nose anyway. He closes his eyes the second he realizes her hand is slowing down not to hit him, but pinch his nose between her fingers. Playfully, he tries to blow out some air through it, but of course to no avail as it's closed shut- forcing his eyes to open with amusement.]

Your fiery disposition truly matches your powers, Yoimiya.

[No wonder it was so easy to like her, so easy to fall into bed with her under the influence of their marks...she's kind of great.]

Want me to teach you how to really come at your opponents? I think you'd do well with a class or two under your belt.

[ Might not have been the punch out she was hoping for but Yoimiya is satisfied knowing she backed this brat into a corner and gave him the nose pinching he deserves. That one was for Hanabi! Grinning from ear to ear, she sticks her tongue out at him as he futility blows air from his nose. She sits on her tip toes, moving her hand from his face to smush his hair. That one is for her new goldfish friend. ]

Oh? Does this mean I'll learn how to kick your butt underneath your training?

[ Well, there's only one answer this firey girl can give. ]

Absolutely! Wouldn't hurt to learn extra methods of defending myself when I can't summon the bow.

[ Summoning a bright, purple bow in a crowded street just screams trouble. ]

Edited (Pressed send too early) 2024-10-28 20:42 (UTC)

[With his hair tousled now and his nose pinched, he smiles in amusement back at her, loving how she rises to meet the challenge he's presented. She thinks she can kick his butt...he finds that endearing, and he's happy that she wants to learn. It's like someone expressing interest in one's favorite hobby- something you don't take for granted and hope they come to love as much as you do.]

That's a good attitude. With that, hopefully there will be times where you don't need to rely on that bow to defeat your enemies.

[Pushing himself off the wall now, he ponders on what to teach Yoimiya first. Probably some basic stances and how to throw a punch without breaking your wrist sort of things.]

It won't be easy, and if you're ready, we can start now. I can't really train properly with you if you don't know much about combat anyway, and there's no telling if the monsters after us will be even more powerful than the ones we've dealt with before.

I'm ready as ever! This might sound a little embarrassing but you're right, I don't know much about fighting. So, starting off with the basics sounds like the best way to go about it.

[ Yoimiya sends a glance over at her new firey fish pal swimming around in the air. After some nodding and a yeah muttered under her breath, she turns her full attention to Ajax. ]

Goldfish friend says she'd like to learn to fight as well.

[ There's a lot to unpack here. How does she know the fish's gender? Why is she under the impression it wants to fight? Who knows. Yoimiya is a breed of her own. ]

[Ajax's eyes flick over to the goldfish...he still doesn't get how she thinks she understands them, fire-based or organic. Part of him wants to ask, but part of him thinks that whatever answer he gets is going to be as unhinged and weird as he imagines it would be. Maybe it's best to leave that one alone, for now.]

Alright...I'm not really sure what I can teach her, but I can teach someone with arms and legs. Let her know to just pay attention and interpret it in her own way.

[It's a her then?????]

Here, go ahead and stand in a sturdy position, as sturdy as you think. I'll show you why your stance isn't as sturdy as you think it is.

[ It's a her!

At least he isn't making of her this time, looks like he's finally coming around on goldfish. Yoimiya excitedly looks over at her friend, nodding her head and motioning for the fish to follow her lead. And it does! By swimming over in the most adorable manner. ]

Okay! I'm not sure I know what I'm doing. Hmm... how is this?

[ She get into fighting position, holdig up both of her fists like she's about ready to throw hands. The fish is right there with her, holding up her.... fins. ]

[Ajax waits for the both of them to take their stances, doing his best to keep a straight face at Yoimiya's stance and wondering how on earth a fire familiar can put up its fins as its fists. Yep...this'll take some work.]

Okay, try not to fall over, now.

[With both hands, armored and non-armored, he gives Yoimiya a healthy shove right against her shoulders, to test and see how good her stance actually is.

He doesn't touch the fish...not sure how to help the fish with this one...]

[ Oof, that's quite the shove! Enough to cause her to let out a hefty oof as she just barely manages to stand her ground. She might not have his years of experience in combat, but she's at least capable of keeping her feet planted to the floor.

But the push from the armored arm sure is something. Yoimiya feels herself cascading on the back of her heels, but thankfully, all her years of running around like a wild maniac have granted some extra dexterity when it comes to balancing. With her fists unclenched and her arms waving in the air, she stops herself short of falling over. ]

Oh, hey! I didn't fall over.

[ But she did drop her fighting stance. :c ]

Haha, you almost did. Let's make a few adjustments...

[Ajax taps the inside of Yoimiya's foot to get her to slide her leg out a bit, squaring up her stance.]

Your legs were just a little too narrow. Keeping yourself square like this and dropping your back foot back a few more inches will ensure nothing'll ever knock you over. There.

[And once Yoimiya's adjusted, he'll shove her again- surely with much better results!]

[ Gotta make sure her leg position isn't too narrow and drop her back foot... got it! Who would have thought there are a lot of steps to keeping a good balance? Yoimiya adjusts her body to Ajax's instructions, sliding her leg out and keeping her feet cemented to the ground. Once he shoves, she takes his lesson to heart and drops her back foot to push against his force.

And would you know it... she's successful! Her eyes light up at the realization that she didn't even come close to falling and she kept her fists up in the air. Surely she can start kicking some serious butt now! ]

That made a huge difference! I didn't even have to flail my arms around.

[ The goldfish does a cute little flip in the air! Happy as a clam that her master accomplished such an incredible feat ]

Goodness, Ajax! You sure are knowledgeable about this kinda thing.

You could say I know my way around a fight.

[The smile he gives her is revealing- he's been in a lot of fights, beaten up a lot of people and been beaten up in turn. But regardless, he's proud of his prowess in combat either way, no matter what his win/loss ratio is.]

I suppose it would do to get you some gloves, huh? This kind of training might not help much against those monsters coming after us, but it certainly doesn't hurt. Doing some agility training for you would be right in line with helping you use your bow, too.

[He ruffles her hair, nodding and acknowledging that she did a good job adjusting her stance to give herself a more steady stance.]

Now, show me how you'd punch me, but don't hit me hard- and keep you fist in contact with my chest. Don't retract it so I can see what it looks like.

[ Considering he walked into the police station all beat up, she had a feeling this man had been in his fair share of fights. It takes guts to stand up to police officers, and she has no doubt he did everything he could in a two versus one. And with the nature of his dangerous occupation, it wouldn't be a surprise if he had to duke it out to whisk those unfortunate people branded with the mark away.

It's scary to think about what Ajax is truly capable of but thankfully, he truly is on her side. His hands which have the power to do terrible things are instead, sweeping her her worries away with his soft touch. She leans in to bask in the warmth of his palm, feeling proud and eating up the silent compliment. But now, it's time for her to show him the power her tiny body holds. ]

You got it!

[ Yoimiya takes a step back with her fists curled, focusing on the spot in the center of his chest. She brings her arm back and swiftly throws a punch, hitting him with minimal force so as to not hurt him. ]

How's that? I might not be as experienced as you but let's just say, I've punched a few people who definitely deserve it.

[Just like a pet seeking some much wanted pats to the head, Yoimiya leans into his hand like a cute little cat or dog. That's going to be the end of him one day, but at least when she sets her stance again and punches him, he can get back to concentrating on what they're here for in the first place.

Her hand punches his chest, and he gently takes her fist into his hand, not moving it but examining it while she puffs out her chest with pride at the fact she's punched someone before.]

Not bad, but you definitely would have broken your wrist on my chest if you'd of punched with all your strength. Look, see how the top of your hand isn't in a straight line with your wrist?

[He shows her what he means, letting her look at her own posture.]

You've got no support. I'm willing to bet your wrist hurt a little after you punched those people, didn't it?

[ In a flash, Yoimiya goes from looking proud of herself to stupefied by his assessment. Her eyes grow as wide as saucers at his advice, she shifts her gaze down, and lo and behold, he's absolutely right, her wrist is curved and not at all straight. If she was seriously trying to punch him... gods, she doesn't even want to think about breaking her wrist. ]

Whoah... how did you know?!

[ Maybe she should be a bit concerned about his vast knowledge in fighting but, that will be a problem for future Yoimiya. More importantly, she's impressed that he knows her so well.

Never mind that this girl is an open book but DETAILS. She can't believe he also correctly guessed that her hands hurt after she delivered her JUSTICE PUNCH to the people who deserved it. ]

That's exactly what happened! I felt great about punching them and I don't regret it. [ yoimiya pls ] but... I do recall that my wrist felt like it kind of stung a little. Will straightening my punch really lessen some damage?

[It's hard not to laugh at her astonishment. He won't go into the details of how exactly he knew, because it was all too obvious to him. It's not like these things are just something one inherently knows unless they've been trained or they fight a lot and have had to learn on their own.]

Of course! Using your own skeletal structure to your advantage will always be in your benefit. It's still going to hurt to punch someone, no matter what, but at least the chance of you really hurting yourself will go down quite a bit. Here.

[With her hand still in his, he moves her fist down so that the top of her hand lines up with her wrist.]

Punch like that, and it'll be much more solid. You'll have to practice to get used to positioning it like such, but once you get it, you'll be fighting with a much more advantageous technique. Why don't you punch me in my chest again? For real this time.

[ Who knew there's a lot to consider when throwing hands with someone? And here, Yoimiya thought that she could just swing her fist at someone and call it a day. Thankfully, Ajax is here to steer her to the right path of beating people up the ~*proper*~ way.

With his guidance in the back of her mind, Yoimiya pays close attention to how he positions her hand. After studying it for a bit, she takes a deep breath, balls up her fist, focusing on perfecting her form. In one swift motion, she delivers a powerful, unbent punch in line with her wrist. ]

Was that any better?

[ The little goldfish has been trying to mimic Yoimiya as much as she can but it's difficult to knock someone's lights out with tiny fins. :c So instead, she whips her tail back and forth. One blow from this small thing could take out a whole army. Totally. ]

Edited 2024-11-08 03:27 (UTC)

[As Yoimiya works out how to properly align her fist with her wrist, Ajax takes a strong stance to take the full force of her Yoipunch. He's pretty sure he can take it, especially with the flow of dark energy currently running through his body, but you never know. She might come at him with some special power that suddenly rises up within her, so it's best to be prepared.

That power doesn't manifest, but the punch is solid and hits him right in the chest. There's a loud fwumph as her fist hits him, but he doesn't move an inch even if he can feel the sting of her blow. RIP to normal people who are on the end of Yoimiya's JUSTICE PUNCH.]

Much better! I'm sure your wrist feels pretty good. You landed a direct hit, there.

[No comment on the fish...he'll let the tiny fish figure it out.]

[ Success! It's a simple punch without any hidden powers but she feels accomplished with the solid connection to his chest without any minimal damage to her wrist. Happy day! Justice punch has been served. ]

You're right, that made a huge difference! I hardly felt a thing.

[ and now, Yoimiya feels even more powerful just from this short lesson. Watch out world! ]

Do you think I'll be able to throw people if we keep this up?

[He only laughs a little apprehensively at Yoimiya's sudden confidence and ambitions. Taking a bit of a leap there, lady!]

...Let's focus on some of the basics first before we jump into that kind of thing.

[Yoimiya plz]

We can work on throwing people as soon as you learn a few more basics, and maybe put a little more muscle on those biceps~

[Ajax teases her by reaching and squeezing the inside of her arm a little, with the non-armored hand of course ^^]

Okay! I promise I'll work hard to beef up a little. [ she really wants to throw ppl... ] I have a little bit of muscles that need work. Here, I'll show ya!

[ She giggles as he squeezes her arm. Ajax definitely did not ask for this but in true Yoimiya fashion, she starts flexing in a variety of poses, pumping her 'muscles' as if she's some sort of bodybuilder. And yes, the fish is also flexing alongside her master, strutting her fins that clearly have so much muscle packed into them!!!

These two clearly share a single brain cell. ]

Before I wow you with my muscles. [ Yoimiya pls why are you like this??? ] Is there anything else you think I need to learn?

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