[ he pauses as he pulls out his phone, looking over wolfwood's profile. and maybe just buying time to formulate his question, which he does ask calmly. ]
Looks like we've got a lot of healing overall. I'd say it's a good thing under normal circumstances, but.
[ Too many cooks in the kitchen. Too many healers in the murdergame!! ]
You might wanna do that when you've got time, as someone who doesn't know how to fight. You may as well have every weapon in your arsenal in that case.
I'm not all down with all of this magicky shit, but I know how to defend myself outside of that. I'll get more familiar with the psychs over time.
[ the way we said no more strip check by having 749273 healers ]
There's only so many time to practice them.
[ and the reality is he may need to save that time for thursday night to survive. he doesn't think he needs to say it aloud to this guy, though. ]
So knowing how to fight without psychs is valuable. [ people like Wolfwood have an edge. especially considering the disquietude that passes over haru's expression. ] I don't want to learn. But there must be something that could help my team survive. [ a weapon he could familiarize himself with. anything. ]
[ Wolfwood justified... the one game where I play a character who's very anti-strip... we are ALL anti-strip...
Will it matter if Haru has the energy to use it, but doesn't know how? Well, Wolfwood isn't the psych expert. ]
Yeah, 'course. We can't rely on temporary powers forever, 'cause you don't know when it'll suddenly go away without warning. That's why we can't get too reliant on the healing stuff either. The day it disappears and we're used to cutting and stabbing ourselves for tests [ this is a read on trial ] is the day we run into big trouble.
he frowns, like he's clearly about to defend gerard for accidentally stabbing himself in the leg, because that's his teammate, but the question distracts him. ]
...I guess. [ yes ] I don't want my team to have to protect me, either.
Why fight for anything else? [ it's all about survival for him and his own. ]
[ He thinks it's commendable enough to want to protect someone else -- to have something to protect at all. It's better than the selfish lot who want to know so they can harm.
Also some fish definitely have bloodlust, has Haru ever seen a betta? ]
I'd be shocked if it awakened something like that in you.
That depends on your style. You think you have good hand-eye coordination?
Being a sports guy, I'm sure you've got muscles, but swingin' around a huge sword takes a different kind of strength.
[ One that he's not sure Haru's cool lean swimmer muscles will be able to handle appropriately. Terminator vision, just full assessment of his twunk body. ]
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Wasn't exactly feelin' like floating around in awful-smelling water.
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[ he knows the chlorine is a lot, unfortunately. ]
I don't mind teaching you. I could learn something from you in exchange.
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What kinda skills you think you'd like to learn from me?
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Do you know anything about fighting?
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Plenty enough to survive. Could easily teach you how to shoot a gun, but I make do with hand-to-hand.
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...Most people are unarmed here, I think. [ hand to hand is most of what they have to work with unless they're making swords out of fire ]
Someone suggested I learn to defend myself anyway.
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Swordsman could make a blade out of his psych. There's gonna be a lot more than just hands to throw. You got a handle on yours?
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The one I can use the most is healing. I've tried out barriers. [ ... ] I haven't practiced my teammates' powers. If that's what you mean.
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[ Too many cooks in the kitchen. Too many healers in the murdergame!! ]
You might wanna do that when you've got time, as someone who doesn't know how to fight. You may as well have every weapon in your arsenal in that case.
I'm not all down with all of this magicky shit, but I know how to defend myself outside of that. I'll get more familiar with the psychs over time.
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There's only so many time to practice them.
[ and the reality is he may need to save that time for thursday night to survive. he doesn't think he needs to say it aloud to this guy, though. ]
So knowing how to fight without psychs is valuable. [ people like Wolfwood have an edge. especially considering the disquietude that passes over haru's expression. ] I don't want to learn. But there must be something that could help my team survive. [ a weapon he could familiarize himself with. anything. ]
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Will it matter if Haru has the energy to use it, but doesn't know how? Well, Wolfwood isn't the psych expert. ]
Yeah, 'course. We can't rely on temporary powers forever, 'cause you don't know when it'll suddenly go away without warning. That's why we can't get too reliant on the healing stuff either. The day it disappears and we're used to cutting and stabbing ourselves for tests [ this is a read on trial ] is the day we run into big trouble.
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You're thinking about how to protect others, huh?
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he frowns, like he's clearly about to defend gerard for accidentally stabbing himself in the leg, because that's his teammate, but the question distracts him. ]
...I guess. [ yes ] I don't want my team to have to protect me, either.
Why fight for anything else? [ it's all about survival for him and his own. ]
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He's looking down at Haru, clearly assessing him... but after a moment, he scoffs a bit, glancing away. ]
Why else, hm. You got more guts than I first took you for.
Fine, I can show you how to defend yourself -- and someone else if it comes down to it.
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he's a little surprised that wolfwood would agree so readily, but obviously, he can't complain.
maybe his first impression was a little off, too. ]
...Thanks. [ he points to the shadowy gladiators below ] Don't expect me to be like that, though.
[ he doesn't have any bloodlust, he's just a fish ]
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Also some fish definitely have bloodlust, has Haru ever seen a betta? ]
I'd be shocked if it awakened something like that in you.
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he watches a lion bat a gladiator's weapon away with one huge paw. ]
Good. [ ... ] Is it easier to use—something like that. Or... that.
[ he points between someone with a sword, and a person fighting at range. ]
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Being a sports guy, I'm sure you've got muscles, but swingin' around a huge sword takes a different kind of strength.
[ One that he's not sure Haru's cool lean swimmer muscles will be able to handle appropriately. Terminator vision, just full assessment of his twunk body. ]