Chapter Three: Combat Training

[backinthsaddle]

Cole's managed to get signed up, last minute, for one of the self-defense courses at his college to use as a refresher, and to learn some new techniques. But for now, he plans to start passing along what he already knows, so long as he can figure out the best way to be a teacher.

He has the workout room outfitted with floor mats and cleared of machines so there's enough room to spar without tripping over or falling into things, and he has handwraps in case things stray into boxing type territory. But he's going to see what she seems more comfortable with first, then go from there.

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[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

"Sure," she says, and she stretches, so carefully, back out on the floor, moving gingerly.

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

"You okay?" He means physically, this time.

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Totally," she says, sort of nodding her head from her spot on the ground.

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

"You sure? This is a lot I'm throwing at you at once."

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

"Absolutely. I like to learn. And this is gonna greatly help me."

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but there's such a thing as overdoing it." He doesn't know yet that she doesn't quite know her limits or when it's important to stop, but part of him seems to pick up on it. "I'll show you a couple more holds and then we'll call it quits, okay?"

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

"No such thing," she says, fiddling with the wrapping around her wrist, plucking lightly at it. "I mean, if you wanna stop, that's okay. But I'm totally fine."

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

"A couple more holds and then we'll stop," he repeats, trying to sound authoritative. Then it's time to get down to the task at hand.

((not sure where to go after this?))

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

"Okay," she says, because she's very wont to just (mostly) blindly agree with authority at this point.

((You could go after what he's feeling, if it's any different than before Liam's little outburst, or we could call it a thread and start on the fourth chapter, and/or on Clark's?))

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

((I think we can call this a thread and do chapter four next, although it'll have to wait until tomorrow since it's about ten minutes from closing time anyway))

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

((Okay, that works for me. Are you up for Clarking it up tomorrow, too?))

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

((not sure yet, we may or may not be going to my brother's for a Doctor Who night tomorrow but idk how my availability is going to be))

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

((Okay. That works for me. I hope that whatever you do tomorrow it's awesome!))

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

((we're also having snowstorms and stuff, which is always fantastic and everything for driving to places with wifi. But I will try to be on at a reasonable time, whatever we do! And if we do go to my brother's, I may be able to be on AIM at least for a brief time))

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

((Oof, yikes. :((( I'll be gone for some amount of time in the afternoon for a writing workshop, but I'll be around in the evening, and I'd love to see you on AIM. I've missed you!))

[backinthsaddle.livejournal.com]

((if I'm on AIM it will likely be afternoon/early evening, so I hope I'll be able to catch you! I have some exciting things to tell you about a fanfic I'm writing, the first thing I've done in two years, so hopefully we can talk soon))

[victormakesart.livejournal.com]

((I'd love that!))