Calligraphy Live

[artisticliberty]

Who: Fox and You, Maybe?
Where: Hotel lobby
When: Day 75, morning

[Good morning, friends!!!!1 A large blank mural is hanging on the wall of the lobby, with several pails of ink and some brushes nearby. Written atop it are the words:

"What do you love? What makes you smile? What are you grateful for?"

Fox is currently painting in one corner of the canvas, wearing this paint-splattered outfit (and kanzashi in his hair). It looks like you're invited to paint something on there yourself, if you like?

Side note: If your name is on this list, there's a good chance Fox will flag you down to give you your gift in person.]

Comments

[criminaljustice]

[as she's heading out: a text!]

Joker: hey
Joker: 1v1 me

[rollplayinghouse]

[she pauses outside the hotel to text him back]

Maki: What?

[criminaljustice]

Joker: fight me
Joker: physically
Joker: it's been pointed out to me that that's something i've been holding back in
Joker: and you said a long time ago you wanted me to not hold back, right?
Joker: so how about it?

[rollplayinghouse]

[...]

Maki: Sure, we can.
Maki: I've done fighting or sparring or that sort of thing with some other people. I'm still... kind of working on it, though.
Maki: Since I'm not used to fighting nonlethally.
Maki: So I might be holding back a bit. I don't want to actually hurt you.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: just don't go too easy
Joker: i might not have all the training you do
Joker: but i'm no pushover, either
Joker: plus one of the goals is to at least give you SOMETHING of a challenge
Joker: eventually

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: The problem is that if you give me too much of a challenge I might react automatically.
Maki: I might have killed Cardigan the first time we sparred here.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: i don't think i'll be that much of a challenge
Joker: but even if i am, it's not like i'd just let you kill me
Joker: i'll fight dirty to survive, if i have to
Joker: but i don't think i'll have to

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: You don't have to let me kill you for me to kill you.
Maki: I'm an assassin.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: i phrased that badly, lemme try again
Joker: i'm not going to get killed by you

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: Then let me try again.
Maki: You can't stop me.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: not yet

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: If I snap your neck, it's not like you'll have the time to work on it.

[...]

Maki: Sorry, I'm taking this too seriously. I'm sure it will be fine.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: it's probably bothering you more than it's bothering me, then
Joker: like i said: i don't think i'll register that much of a challenge for you
Joker: yet

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: Then let's try it.

[criminaljustice]

Joker: name a time and place

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: I was just about to head to the gym.
Maki: We could spar properly with mats and all that?

[criminaljustice]

Joker: sounds good for a first time
Joker: see you there

[rollplayinghouse]

Maki: Sure.

[she puts her phone in her pocket and continues on her way]

[criminaljustice]

[closest thing he has to an outfit he feels comfortable working out in is... actually his phantom thief outfit, so.

showing up in that.]

[rollplayinghouse]

[She keeps her workout outfit in a locker at the gym now, so she's changed into that by the time he arrives.]

Ready?

[criminaljustice]

As ready as I'm gonna be.

Mostly expecting to get my ass kicked, but hey. Something's better than nothing.

[rollplayinghouse]

As long as you know what you're getting into.

[she leads him to a large open room with wrestling mats laid out on the floor]

[criminaljustice]

Only that much. Beyond that, I'm probably more clueless than I'd like.

[how does fight assassins anyway? GUESS IT'S TIME FOR A CRASH COURSE.

stretching out his arms a bit as he follows]

[rollplayinghouse]

[How do assassins fight that isn't immediately lethal? There are learning experiences for everyone here.

She takes a position on one side of the mat.]

I'm good to go when you are.

[criminaljustice]

All right.

[GOING STRAIGHT FOR A STRAIGHT-ON PUNCH LIKE THE SHOUNEN IDIOT HE CAN BE]