Giovanna M. Bennet (burnwithlight) wrote,
@ 2011-05-09 12:22:00

Practice
Giovanna showed up at the room they'd arranged for Sengai. She'd leant him some recordings of news footage that helped illustrate key points in the mutant-human situation -- showing mutant monsters like the False God as well as the ignorant human mobs. Andrew wanted even-handedness; she could do even-handedness. She knocked.

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	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	And soon she's coming in close for the attack, stepping at an angle to strike from his side and go for his arm. Gio was younger, and slightly less specialized, but she was still good enough to play bodyguard for the heir of a Head of State. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	Sengai spins in order to get his arm out of range, bringing his knee up in an attempt to hit her midsection. His eyes flicker at her proximity, but so far so good. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	She barely avoids it, turning like a dancer herself to get behind him enough to strike at his lower back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Sengai doesn't have Giovanna's speed as even as turns to avoit the blow, it grazes him. The blow is not too painful, but enough to hurt. He keeps up his momentum by bending his knees down and extending his left leg in a sweep kick aimed at Giovanna's legs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	Gio scrambles back toward the wall, the glow slowly building her eyes as well. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	Sengai casts off the sah, there's no need for pretenses here. His eyes so far were mild in intensity. A small smirk beginning to form on his face. This was fun. He sped forward launching into a series of punches aimed at her arms. Giovanna may notice a reluctance to aim for her face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	She takes one blow to the arm, avoids the others. Through teeth clenched in discomfort, she mutters as she continues to dodge, "I've taken black eyes from a man before and survived, Sengai. Well, no. I took them from a grown male that walked on two legs. He was no man. But the point remains." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whoholdsthewhip
2011-05-09 05:58 pm UTC (link)

As he strikes he considers the idea. It wasn't just beacuse of the possible retaliation. He'd never fought a woman before. Even his father, at his angriest, would never strike his mother. As such he was unaccustomed to the idea of striking a woman. Still, he didn't want to insult her pride as a warrior. With reluctance, which slowed the blows a little, he began to integrate punches toward her face.

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	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	And Giovanna's able, therefore to catch one of his fists in her hands. She tries to keep the flickering bioelectricity out of her fingertips as much as possible as she tries to twist his arm and force him to turn, but there's a little of it nevertheless, and her own eyes are glowing like crazy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	With the increse in proximity, not to mmention her own power output, his own eyes increased in intensity. Her energy seemed to almost leap into his hand. He mentally tried to force it back, the blue energy halting midway up his arm. At the same time he brought his leg ut at her arm joint in an effort to dislodge his fist from her grip. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	As a dislocated arm would really put a damper on her work, she releases him as he connects "How's it feeling?" she asks as she repositions and goes to kick at the leg his weight is on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	She's quick, the blow hits. So instead of doging, as he goes down he rolls with itand goes for a battering-ram like tackle. The energy is past his elbow, but it's proceeding no further. "I'm managing for the moment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Good job on that." And she starts to go down with a 'Whumph,' but it's more of a 'Whu-' as she teleports to the other side of him. She still goes down, but it's on top of him, pinning him down. "I'm impressed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	Sengai makes it a point NOT to notice the woman on top of him. Another new experience he was not familiar with. He turned his head to the side so as not to notice antything too..stimulating. "Thank you. You were trained well yourself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you." And she scrambles up. She's used enough to training with boys, but that's no reason to stay on top of one. "You were dealing with a lot of energy there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes, more than I'm usually accustomed to." He lifts his hand, concentrates, and forces the blue energy down his arm and into his hand. The energy forms outward into the shape of a small ball. He tosses the ball into the air and catches it in his hand, similar to a game he'd played as a child. "I'd be lying if I said my head wasn't killing me however." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course." She fixes a couple of cups of water at the cooler, takes one and hands him one. "But more exposure to a variety of energy, and it could get easier. Here's hoping, anyway." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whoholdsthewhip
2011-05-09 06:51 pm UTC (link)

With no more energy to fuel it the ball disintegrates. Sengai picks up his sash, but doesn't put back on, he's too sweaty for that. He simply lays it across his shoulders.

"Thank you," he says as he takes the water and has a drink. With his throat no longer dry, he speaks. "One can wish."

Sengai is silent for a time before resuming. "I appreciate you and Mr. Summers taking me in and helping me. My father..it hurt his pride knowing he couldn't help me. It wasn't easy for him to send me here."

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	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	And once more, Giovanna hides well her opinion of what Suvik Senyaka can do with his pride, after what he's done. She knows well that it's not helpful to mention that someone's father is a madman. "Well, we're going to make sure you get as much help as reasonably possible." Pause. "What does your mother think?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

whoholdsthewhip
2011-05-09 07:04 pm UTC (link)

"My mother..has mixed feelings about it. She's human, and while obviously not bigoted, she's afraid that an overexposure among mutants will make me see her as a 'human' or 'flatscan' rather than my mother. At the same time, she knew I needed help." Sengai was attached to his mother. His father wasn't one to openly show affectation, as such most of the warm, tender moments of his life had been from her.

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burnwithlight
2011-05-09 07:13 pm UTC (link)

Giovanna blinks slightly. Suvik Senyaka, severly chastened by Magneto for his overenthusiastic murder of a human nurse taking care of mutant children, had married -- or at least, she supposed, raised a child with -- a human? She supposed one really couldn't help to whom one was attracted.

"Ah. Well, it's reasonable for her to be worried. But despite the reputation of mutant separatism, we'd never turn a man against his own mother just for the sake of doing so. And Andrew isn't even much of a separatist."

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whoholdsthewhip
2011-05-09 07:23 pm UTC (link)

"I gathered that from when we spoke." Sengai replied with a smile. He picked up on the slight shift of her body language when he mentioned his mother was human, but he chose not to pry. His father hadn't spared details of his past, so he could certainly understand. "She's a formidable woman, able to shout down father from time to time." He begins to chuckle. "I remember one time when I was young they were arguing about something. I don't remember what, but it was loud. Father has never struck her, no matter how angry he'd get. So abruptly leaves the the house for over an hour. Turns he'd picked a fight at the local tavern so he could work out his frustrations. Hehe."

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	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Gio manages a smile. "My parents don't argue out loud much. They prefer to handle it with each other in their minds so that it didn't disrupt the chain of command with my brother and me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	whoholdsthewhip 2011-05-09 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	Sengai laughs at that. "Can you imagine the kind of creative cursing that goes on that way? Especially if they don't have to worry about anyone listening."" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	burnwithlight 2011-05-09 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	"Most likely." Giovanna finishes her water and disposes of the cups when they're both done. "Andrew certainly keeps such talk interesting, too. He knows perhaps a dozen languages." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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