Catch-All

[lunarchivist]

WHO: Dan Heng and anyone!
WHAT: general catch-all
WHERE: out and about
WHEN: this month, likely indefinite
WARNINGS: violence?? He's offering combat training ig. Possibly recent Honkai Star Rail spoilers...?



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Ah don't strain your brain over it too hard! It's all good and fun~

[blastedass]

[He's never been one to hide his strength, showing it off in threats and intimidation right from the start. The weak and stupid he can scare off means he only has to deal with those worth challenging. Dan Heng had shown (and told) a number of his own abilities early on. They piqued Bakugo's interest.

Unaware of the other man's internal questioning, he's finishing his warm ups and getting ready for a quick beat down. This guy may have his attention, but he's only got one or two moves to keep it. If he's nothing but flash and magic, Bakugo's going to trash him without mercy. Hopefully he gives as good as he presents himself...

He's learned not to underestimate someone purely on their physical appearance. Doesn't mean he'll treat him differently.]

Baka. If you can't fight without your weapon or your skills, you're screwing yourself.

[That said, the idea of getting some training in spearmanship is sorely tempting. He's used a sword via three other Outsiders teaching him, but beyond some childish "watch me spin this stick" practice, Bakugo's not done much with pole-arms.]

Show me a few pointers with the spear. I don't wanna learn that when you're wiped out.

[That'd be some lame lessons...]

That's my secret...I'm always overthinking (lmao)

[lunarchivist]

[((Hey thank you for the rp sparring guide that was HUGELY helpful and I am keeping it for future reference!!! I really appreciate it!!)) ]

[Understandable. Why waste time fighting what you can easily scare off with some well timed threat displays? And yelling. Can't forget the yelling when Bakugo's involved.

Dan Heng has hidden his abilities for most of his life. Having past life war crimes on your shoulders, exile, and an immortal madman hunting you across the cosmos will do that to a guy. But he's faced alot of it, and many of those factors don't apply here. He also can't afford to hide away what might save them and others in a world as broken as this...the acceptance and even interest on Bakugo's part has been...encouraging, honestly.

Everyone on the Express had vastly different fighting styles, and Dan Heng was the guard. He didn't really spar.

Ah well. Bring it on. ]

...I just said I can though. Just not as well. [Dan Heng tilts his head a little.] Cloud Piercer has always been with me. I've not really had to go without. [It's different when you can just...make a whole spear appear out of thin air. It's not like you can cut that ability or the cloudhymn off completely, right? Not like that's exactly what he's going to be dealing with on their upcoming mission...cough. ] I would...appreciate some pointers after we spar.

[Dan Heng does relax a little at being asked about something he knows, at least as far as muscle memory.]

I can do that. Here. [Dan Heng tosses the wooden polearm stand in to Bakugo with no further warning so he can get another one. A test of your reflexes-] Let's start with the stance, like so... [As confused as Dan Heng was on the title sōjutsu, it turns out to be remarkably similar. Because apparently fantasy space China does pull some influences from Japan too or something. I'm pulling from this if a visual helps, not as fast or as fancy of course but. It's there.

Regardless, they're going to get the stance right before proceeding.]

Is it better than underthinking?

[blastedass]

[ooc: No prob! Glad it helped. Someone gave me a reference too, so passing the favor along, haha.]

[That's Bakugo's thoughts. His time and effort are precious and aren't to be wasted on bullshit that won't help him improve or advance in his life goals. Yelling's part of it. He's an aggressive jerk.

... How the hell could a guard on a train carrying important smart people NOT BE SPARRING?! You'd want said guard to be the strongest person in the damn room! HE'S A GUARD!! Time to see what this guy can do.]

Che! I'll fix that. [Yeah, he heard him. But he's reiterating that belief before they get started.] You don't have to call it out to fight, dammit! [So the "ever-present skill/weapon" isn't an excuse for training how to battle without it!

Bakugo could say the same thing about his Quirk, but when there are people out there with ways to nullify or deactivate a person's Quirk (his own homeroom teacher has a Quirk that can do just that) heroes who turn into vulnerable ducks as soon as their Quirk is gone are pathetic. He says the same thing about villains, so it applies to heroes as well. And people in Neo Tokyo in the same vein. He cracks his knuckles in the opposite palm.] I'll run you ragged.

[Tough guy talk. They can get to sparring after the spearmanship lessons though. Bakugo catches the polearm without a problem (reflexes are top notch) and looks down at it. He shifts his grip to the middle. Yeah, a few times as a kid he swing a pole (stick) around and pretended it was an impressive bo staff. Whatever. He shoves that aside and focuses on Dan Heng. Red eyes take in the dragon's stance for a second or two before he moves into a mirrored image.] All right.

[... he moves his hands, putting his left further back on the pole and his right slightly above dead center. There.]