09.01 - telepathtic broadcast

[lefthandfree]

[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.»

Comments

[lefthandfree]

[Now, that’s the enthusiasm Bucky likes.]

«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.»

[vigilantims]

Not strictly. I do use a sword or axe, but hand to hand combat is part of my technique. Nothing feels better than getting a good punch in during a fight. [ yuri please ]

You're the first I've seen to ask for hand to hand sparring. It'd be a shame to pass this chance up.

[lefthandfree]

[Sword or axe... Well. That’s. It’s something. Yes. He catalogs the information.]

«I can’t say I’m surprised to hear I’m the first. There are—» [Too many damn kids.] «—a lot of young people that seem inexperienced with combat.»

[vigilantims]

There are capable fighters around but many of them seem to not really be into the whole sparring thing. Shame really.

[lefthandfree]

«Huh. Yeah, that’s a damn shame. Wouldn’t have been able to guess that upfront.» [But the information is good to know for the future.]

«Not so good to get out of practice, but at least we’re willing to do it, right, uh... What's your name?»

[vigilantims]

Yuri. The last thing I'd want it to get out of practice for being in some underwater base. Practicing underwater only does so much for keeping up with land movement.