[Closed] As the tides change, I move forwards

[dimidiampura]

Who: Kaneki (dimidiampura), Hide (scaryintuition), Judith (brbwalking), Shirasu (allfortheclan) & Lily (littlestbaskerville) [possibly others tba later?]
When: IC: 12/13-12/15 | OOC: 3/31-4/4
Where: The Gymnasium
What: Kaneki made a post asking for people to spar/train with him so there will be a lot of that in here.
Rating/Warning: Only a lot of fighting/sparring stuff? xD



[ Exhaling a breath he hadn't been holding, Kaneki had made his way to the gymnasium as he'd promised and dressed simply in a form-fitting black tanktop that did nothing to hide his physique and equally black shorts, and if that wasn't enough to make him stand out, his white hair or unusual black fingernails might. He really needed to do all of this to keep his mind off of this whole situation and how their world had ceased to exist, making it a lot harder for him and Touka to try and get by in Cerealia.

When it came to what ghouls ate, it was hard enough on him to get by but without other ghouls remotely to turn to in terms of food, it left bad ideas in his head. Mainly in that killing people or feeding off of them wouldn't be viewed lightly by any means.

Leaning his head back against the wall, Kaneki pointedly ignored the sounds of the other people at the gym

The hunger hadn't hit him yet but it was likely to and sooner than he would be expecting but for now he could keep it at bay with other thoughts and keeping his body in shape this way would help as well. In case something happened and he had to keep his friends safe and sound as he didn't want them to come into harm, plus learning the ways other people from other worlds fought would be beneficial in the overall long run.

All that was left now was for them to meet him here and he would stop thinking about these things that were probably unhealthy with how much they crossed his mind. ]





[ooc: Each character's going to have a top-level comment as you can see, so just respond to that with a general time that they come to spar with him [especially if it's been generally planned in his network post]. Just figure that it will go in order of each character posted and will take about an hour or so, or just have it at the next day/figure it out. I'll work with whatever you guys write :D ]

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[dimidiampura]

[ To him, it wasn't so much that Hide had to really keep up as Kaneki wasn't going to go full on with this. They had both finally reconnected here, which was odd in it's circumstances but it wasn't a thing Kaneki was about to protest about as he was able to spend time with Hide like this when before it seemed like it had been impossible.

He even feels like he smiles more genuinely these days compared to when he'd been at home before. Such is proven as in response to that little jab, he felt his lips quirk up and his expression was filled with slight, good natured amusement. ]

Yeah? Come on, then. I'll show you i'm not just a book worm, you know.

[ His tone surprised him, seeming almost playful and reminiscent of their old days. It truly felt nice to speak freely like this, engaging in something that was not a fight to the death but just between friends. ]

[scaryintuition]

[He enjoys seeing Kaneki smile. It had always been something rare and special, especially after his mother passed. Sure he might smile politely at people or laugh at Hide's jokes so he doesn't hurt his feelings. But Hide had always been able to tell his true smiles from his false ones.

And lately, he had noticed more genuine smiles and laughter. In some ways, it makes these moments here even better than their old days. Happier. More free.]

Yeah, I can see you've become a pretty confident person too.

[He sets the bag down off to the side and then goes to stand across from Kaneki.]

What are we doing first, sensei?

[dimidiampura]

[ Thinking about it now, it really was surprising how much happier and confident he had become since before his ghoul transformation had occurred. He'd come such a long way since then, and while he still was prone to an occasional forced smile, the real ones seemed to outweigh them the longer he stayed here.

Only as Hide brought it up did Kaneki's eyes widen just a touch before softening and his smile returned from before. ]

It's a nice change from the old me you knew, don't you think?

[ If he could get past the whole initial half-ghoul thing then perhaps part of this had done him good in building his confidence. He could speak and act more boldly than he ever had before and it didn't bother him as he wasn't nearly as worried about hurting people's feelings like he might have before. ]

Sensei? [ A note of surprise lingered in his tone just then, along with the similar expression before he chuckled a bit to himself. ] I never thought i'd see the day when you called me that.

Though as for what to start with... perhaps some defensive moves and then we'll move on to offensive after. Sound good?

[scaryintuition]

[It is a nice change. As much as he liked the Kaneki of old, he had been so unsure around people. Always trying to force a smile and make people feel comfortable even if he wasn't himself. Caring more about everyone else's well being than his own.

He wants nothing more than to see his friend happy. Genuinely happy. And comfortable speaking to other people and making friends. Hide knows they will always be best friends, nothing could change that. But he wants Kaneki to have other people he can rely on as well.

So he nods and hums in agreement.] Uh-huh.

Don't get too used to it. [His tone is serious but his following wink indicates that he's not.] I'll have you beat in no time.

Yeah. Let's go.