[Voice / Action]

[digger]

Um... I want to ask anybody who knows how to fight...

How do you pick a weapon? I mean... how do you know what suits you best? Do you try them until you figure it out, or do you let someone pick for you? And what if you-

...nevermind...


[Simon's going to be chilling out around the stairs at the entrance of community building 7, a sheathed sword tucked against his shoulder, holding an unsealed envelope and gazing at either it or the snow. He's bundled up for the cold, at least, but he doesn't seem bothered by it for once.

Every now and then he'll pull out the letter inside the envelope, read it, and cup his hands around the Core Drill at his neck, focused and intense. Nothing seems to happen though, so he'll quickly give up and go back to whatever he was doing before. As always, Boota is with him, though he's probably buried in the snow by the stairs or wandering around a bit.

Bother him?]

Comments

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

Train in different styles with different weapons. Use the most comfortable one. [He would know.]

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...I guess there's no fast way to get strong, huh.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

'Course not. If you want something, you have to work for it.

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

I just want to get strong enough to protect people, so waiting is... [Kind of dangerous.]

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is. [A long pause] You trust them, right?

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Of course! More than anyone...

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

Then don't you trust them to... You know... [Urgh, is he really giving an inspirational speech to some stranger?]

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...What, protect themselves? [With Kamina around? With his "never retreat" policy? Ha. Hahaha. Ha. No.] It's... not really that kind of trust...

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

No? You don't think they can take care of themselves until you're prepared?

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I'm worried that they'll get themselves into a fight they can't handle... or wait for me to back them up when I can't do it.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

... So you're not even gonna try. [His voice is dripping with contempt. Yeah, he could understand worry or fear, but letting that stop you? Just giving up like that? Jale can't stand that.]

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Ah- no, no! [Wow, he sounds mad.] If I don't try at all, I definitely won't be any help to them. I'm just worried, that's all...

voice; /kicks icon fail

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

Because standing around "worried" really gets things done.

voice; I hate when that happens

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I'm not just standing around... I'm trying to get advice.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

It'll still comes down to you and your choices. What are you going to do?

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I... I'm going to learn how to fight. Any way I can, I will.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

[Well, it's a start.]

Hm. Start with the basics. Once you can do them without thinking, move onto the next part.

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I'll do that.

Thanks for your help.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

Sure. If you need a sparring partner, just ask for Jale. I need to keep in shape anyways.

voice;

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Jale... okay. And I'm Simon.

voice;

[shrikestrikes.livejournal.com]

[This is the part where he's supposed to say "it's nice to meet you"... But Jale's never been one for words. Or manners really. Don't hold it against the guy if he just grunts something in acknowledgment and closes his journal.]