James Buchanan Barnes (
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09.01 - telepathtic broadcast
[Well, Bucky’s reached his limit. As if the calm in T’Challa’s palace wasn’t already nerve-wracking enough, he’s now on a veritable life-long vacation by comparison, and there’s no training facility in the damn base. Shadow boxing only gets you so far. He doesn’t like drawing publicity, but he’s running out of options, and he knows better than to ask the obvious suspects, especially since variety is good and bolsters adaptation on the fly.]
«Don’t suppose there are any fighters around?»
«Name's Barnes. James Barnes. I’m looking for consistent sparring partners. One hour sessions minimum. No weapons, just straight hand-to-hand and close quarters. Willing to taper strikes and throws as needed, but it’s straight sparring and not a lesson.»
«If you're interested, let me know.»
«Don’t suppose there are any fighters around?»
«Name's Barnes. James Barnes. I’m looking for consistent sparring partners. One hour sessions minimum. No weapons, just straight hand-to-hand and close quarters. Willing to taper strikes and throws as needed, but it’s straight sparring and not a lesson.»
«If you're interested, let me know.»
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«Don’t want you to go easy though.» [’Cause of the arm. Well, lack of one.]
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«Whenever is best for you.» [Because he never wants to make Steve feel obligated. But,] «Feelin’ a bit stifled today.»
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If we're not formally trained, is that an issue?
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«I think you faired pretty well without it before. Can’t see why it’d matter so much now, so long as you aren’t chucking display boards at me or using that web of yours.»
[A beat.]
«You weren’t around when it happened, but I’m short the metal arm now.» [Mentioned for posterity because no one else has ever reacted so positively to it.]
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[ don't be a dick. though nothing beats the jet bridge steve just casually dropped on him. anyway.
the news about the arm makes him pause. a cold feeling tinged with worry could be felt on his end. ]
Are you okay?
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«I’ve been through worse, don’t worry. Just figured you should know if we were gonna test your mettle again.»
[Ha. Get it? Mettle? Metal? No? It’s fine; it’s not one of his best.]
«You’re honestly not bad for your age.» [Not that he knows exacts, but Bucky can estimate his age from the way he talks. The kid’s easily more limber than Steve was at that age, though Steve was always more of a brawler rather than a strategist when it came to direct combat.] «Never did catch your name proper though.»
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so despite eve's concerns: ]
I'm available. Trained in hand-to-hand combat though I specialise more in evading and deflecting blows. [ being a scout meant going forward no matter what, after all. ]
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[Changing it up between sparring partners is good too.]
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[ the military engineers were certainly confident of her body being able to sustain damage. let's see if it holds up or not without them always buffing out the slightest dent or scuff she got on her person. ] Adaline. Nice to meet, Barnes.
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«Will do. Good to meet you, Adaline. You got a preferred time of the day and week? I was thinking weekly sessions, but I know people have plans, so I don’t mind bimonthly. Deciding now means we can stick to it, though obviously if things come up, we can work around them.»
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[ By coming here. ]
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[He’s one of the best, after all. It could help.]
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Name's Killua. I've been thinking that I wanted some exercise.
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«You got a preferred time you’d wanna make that regular, Killua?»
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Give me a venue and a time and I'll meet you there.
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«Those free rooms will do for now, though I plan on eventually setting up something better. Sunday evenings fair for you?» [Just gauging before he picks an actual time.]
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tone-deafness in text is real; sorry :(
don't worry! it could definitely have been taken that way aurally too c:
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«Oh? You a fighter too?» [He wants to say soldier, but that’s maybe not true of most fighters.] «Seems to be a shortage around here. Real damn shame.»
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You're the first I've seen to ask for hand to hand sparring. It'd be a shame to pass this chance up.
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