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[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

[Private]

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Another HiME here. Why is she looking for Kanzaki-senpai? She really sounded like she was ready to kill him. There's something I missed even while I was there. Something important, isn't it?

...It's not important anymore. The Festival can't repeat itself here. I hope things remain calm, for Takumi's sake. None of us asked to be part of such horror, but he especially...deserves a normal life.

It's not my business. I won't make it my business.

[ written even smaller, then quickly crossed out as if she's changed her mind ]

Add Kuga Natsuki to the watch li Not my business.

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[Takumi]

Your sisters' friend is here, Takumi. But please don't meet with her without my company. Just like with the president, I have my reasons.

And don't think I can't tell that you're up to something. Where have you been?

[/Takumi]

[ written formally, but anyone who knows akira somewhat decently should be able to recognize the handwriting ]

I know that people are taken from here all the time, even if they can't control when they leave. I'm often hearing people debate back and forth on methods they could try.

But my question is this: How does one ensure that they never leave?

Comments

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

[ a pause to think, pen tapping ]

I haven't really drawn out everything. I graduated high school, so onto university from there. Continue with boxing. [ ...stuff... live happily ever after knowing they at least prevented humanity from dying ]

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

Boxing? That's unusual.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

Why's that?

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

I've never met anyone who liked that sport.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

That's a shame. It's a great, competitive sport. The mindset in the ring and even out of it-- it's fantastic, really.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

Really. It doesn't seem graceful to me at all. Blunt force gets you nowhere.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

It's not about blunt force at all. That's a common misconception.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

Correct me then.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

The goal isn't to beat the other guy to a bloody pulp. It's all about challenging our senses and capacities and training your body so you're capable of defending yourself, like any other contact sport. You build keener senses and your reaction timing gets better each time while you learn good eye, hand, and feet co-ordination. As well as the basics such as good dieting, rigorous exercising, discipline and not thinking solely of the person on the other side of the ring as your opponent, but yourself as your greatest.

People learn karate everyday but you don't hear people calling that a "barbaric sport".

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

I didn't say I had a problem with fighting. But no matter what you say...boxing is just so ungraceful.

Maybe you're better suited than an average person, but against a real martial artist, I'm sure you'd lose.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

So called "sports" like wrestling is ungraceful.

I wouldn't lose to a martial artist. Depending on the person, I'd say they're both equal if we're talking normal humans.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

What do you gauge as 'normal' around here?

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

No powers, whatsoever. No healing, super strength, flight, super senses... that.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

Have you been able to back up your claim, then? By fighting with a different kind of martial artist.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

I've never had the honor. [ not going to bring up the whole shadows, persona and fighting a fucking robot once ]

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

It's just talk until I hear otherwise, then.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

Are you a martial artist?

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

[ long pause ]

I took lessons at my school, is all.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

Been in a real match?

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

[ if she had a sense of humor she'd laugh ]

Nothing serious.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

[ ah, inexperienced fighter ]

I see.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

Still better than you, I'm sure!

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

I don't think so.

[setsubousuru.livejournal.com]

If you insist.

[brbfisting.livejournal.com]

If you ever want to spar, I'm game.