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| Supnitle | Apr 2 2018, 04:15 PM Post #1 |
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"Balance is key. You must be able to stay as strong as a dam, but move as smooth as water. Water always wins out, in the end. Stand firm, but limber." "Uh... Oliviera-san, I have no idea what you just said." "Try to stay steady, but still be able to duck out of the way of things. Maybe trip under someone's fist, or something." "Right..." Right, left. Step back, forward leap, jab, straight, snap-kick. Ryuunosuke moved like a blur in front of the training dummy, moving quick, flowing smoothly, as he switched between blows but striking in firm, powerful stances. His mind felt empty as he moved, focusing solely on his movements in the moment. The stinging in his muscles eventually slowed him to a stop. Ryuunosuke collapsed against the training dummy to catch his breath, and the moment he stopped moving, the thoughts started up again. Hurt and pain, doubt and self loathing, slithered its way into his consciousness. He closed his eyes, audibly groaning. He'd been training all morning. Due to his recent suspension, he had a lot more free time, and his therapist had told him to take a week off at first -- just focus on things that kept him calm and happy to regain his equilibrium. The task was much more difficult than he expected: it felt like all of his usual hobbies were tainted, his lousy mindset dragging him back into the cesspool every time he stopped to think, even. Frustrated, Ryuunosuke flopped onto the floor. He pulled out his phone and checked the time. He hadn't realized how long he'd been training; school had gotten out a little while ago, already. |
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| RickenbackersAllTheWay | Apr 8 2018, 03:31 AM Post #2 |
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Left cut kick, left snap kick, quick hop, one-two with the roundhouse kicks, followed with a machine gun burst of left and right roundhouses to the body. Normally, Charles would've tossed a few hooks and overhands, but he had Chae-Lin's Tae Kwon Do combos coming back to him in muscle memory. Never in his life had he ever been kicked faster than he could punch. The heavy bag shook and thundered as his shots peppered the bag, his legs bounding off the floor and off the bag in rapid succession. He was still too Muay Thai to kick as fast as Chae, but the extra power in his strikes was recompense enough. Leaping back, the fighting teenager hopped back into a Tae Kwon Do stance about to attack, until Charles heard something hit the floor. He looked around to see the silhouette of someone falling down. "Someone else in here?" said the youth. |
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| Supnitle | Apr 9 2018, 04:26 PM Post #3 |
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Ryuunosuke looked over. His eyes widened in surprise. "Oliviera-san?" Apparently, he'd been so into the training and so stuck in his own mind that he hadn't even noticed his old friend enter the training center. Ryuunosuke staggered up to his feet and walked over. He hadn't seen Charles for a while - while Ryuunosuke was at school, he'd pass Charles in the hallways every now and again, but that wasn't the case now after the suspension. He raised a hand in greeting. "I didn't see you come in. How're you?" |
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| RickenbackersAllTheWay | May 3 2018, 09:58 AM Post #4 |
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"I was here in my corner before you got here, I didn't notice you either." said Charles, taking his earbuds out of his ear. It was nice to see Ryuu again since the time they went to Momo's restaraunt. The few times they saw each other in school, Charles had always something else pressing him. Either seeing Torako in the halls or trying to get caught back up with schoolwork, he never felt like he had time these days. He took a breath and composed himself. Not the time to get anxious. He jogged over to his friend. "I've been good. What've you been up to lately? I haven't seen much of you in ages, bro." |
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| Supnitle | Jun 4 2018, 01:54 AM Post #5 |
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"Ah, yeah..." Ryuunosuke chuckled uncomfortably, bringing a hand up to rub his neck. "I, uh..." He was tempted, for more than just a moment, to lie and say he'd just been busy. But, Ryuunosuke figured, there had been enough lying going around. Maybe Charles could help him, even. "... I got suspended for a month," Ryuunosuke muttered sheepishly. |
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| RickenbackersAllTheWay | Jun 4 2018, 04:05 PM Post #6 |
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Charles raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Seriously? How, man? It must've been a setup or something." said the youth, taken back. This dude of all people got suspended? How did that happen? This dude wouldn't even hurt a fly. Even Torako and him avoided suspension on the regular. "I'm sorry that happened dude. Month suspensions are like pulling teeth." |
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| Supnitle | Jun 24 2018, 10:03 PM Post #7 |
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Ryuunosuke continued looking at the floor, a habit he'd tried many times to kick. "It, uh... no, I did something bad." He scratched the back of his head. "We really haven't talked in a while, huh, Oliviera-san?" He glanced up at his friend. "It's... kind of a long story. Can I tell you what happened?" Once Charles agreed, Ryuunosuke took a deep breath and started to tell his old friend about everything that had happened. Samumrakami Road and Building, his induction into Nana's gang, the ideals she had taught him before her death; his persona changing, his return to Nagashima, everyone he'd met; the incident with Kitano, what he'd done, why he'd done it, and the aftermath of it all. "... so, I turned myself in," Ryuunosuke finished. "And... uh. We're here now, I guess. That's everything." |
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| RickenbackersAllTheWay | Jun 26 2018, 09:40 PM Post #8 |
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Charles bit his tongue, swallowing lumps as Ryuu told his story. The grief, the getting lost, the following advice and trying to set things right. The followup of the consequences. Like him and Enrique and everyone. "That's a heavy burden to bear, Ryuu. I'm glad they only suspended you after all of that. I remember when I was younger, I did something like that after my big bro died. I was really lost without him but he fucked up a lot of things before he went out. I think I get you and Nana a lil more." said Charles, remarking with his own experience. "How do you feel about everything? Do you feel like you've been setting things right?" Once again, Wukong was silent. Lately, when people had mentioned their problems, Wukong seemed to disappear, especially when they reminded Charles of his own. The lack of input was a nice change, but he was starting to miss the monkey at this point. "Kaede said it was too romantic to describe Nana as a samurai doing her duty. But she taught Ryuu a lot of values stronger than mine. She did good for him, so she had some good to her." |
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| Supnitle | Jul 4 2018, 05:07 PM Post #9 |
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Ryuunosuke was silent for a moment, not meeting Charles's eyes. Slowly, he shook his head. "No. Not really." He crossed his arms, letting out a low sigh. "The school tried to have me apologize to Kitano directly, but from what I understand, she didn't want anything to do with it. I heard she dropped out recently, too. That's my fault, and I won't get the chance to make amends. Not that I even know how I could..." As Ryuunosuke spoke, his voice didn't tremble or crack, but he just sounded tired - so, so tired. "And in my head, I don't... I don't know. I feel so unsure about... everything." |
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| RickenbackersAllTheWay | Jul 4 2018, 07:17 PM Post #10 |
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Charles felt a lot of Ryuu's words go to the pit of his stomach. "I get how that shit feels bro. Knowing you fucked up and wanting to fix shit, but no one wants to give you that chance. It's fucking bullshit bro." said the youth, pensively. "I was just in Hong Kong, trying to settle a lot of shit with some old friends and family but as life goes, it went haywire." He nodded his head as the boy spoke, listening deeply to his words. "Of course you feel unsure. What choices you have are pretty unclear right now, especially after all the shit you just went through, Nana and all. I was where you're at right now when I was twelve, thirteen. My best friend's Enrique's sister OD'd off some bad drugs and we jumped the dealer after. We thought that was the right thing to do and the way to settle things, but it made things pop off." said the youth, reflecting back. All of the trouble he caused followed him from Vancouver all the way to Hong Kong. Only recently had he just gotten out of Ryuu's rut himself. "I'm trying to figure out answers for that question too, lil homie." |
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