[closed]

[deontology]

Who: Sousei and Kratos aka the Deadpan Dad Duo and then Sousei and Souji aka Stop Making People Bleed On the Floor and a bonus Sousei and Tenka Make Bad Life Choices
When: IC: 1/13 | OOC: 6/1
Where: The Dojo
What: this is how bonding works
Rating/Warning: Just dummies being dumb here

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kratos;

[Sousei spends the majority of his time at the dojo (even more so now that there's so much noise and activity in his apartment) so it's really no surprise that he's generally there when other people come in to check it out.

Case in point: Kratos.

Even wrapped up in his basic sword exercises, Sousei couldn't miss that red hair, and so when he finally finishes his repetitions, he lowers his sword and tilts his head towards the visitor. He's not even quite out of breath yet, but then--he practices a lot.]

... I don't believe we ever exchanged names, though the circumstances probably explain enough about that.

souji;

[On the other hand, someone Sousei is always down to spar with these days is Okita Souji. The Shinsengumi captains are all wickedly skilled, and he has to fight hard to hold his own--which means that by the time they're finished beating on each other with those wooden practice swords, the both of them are black and blue.

Good job, guys.

Either way, Sousei seems satisfied, even as he pauses and frowns at his bokutou--there's some blood on it, and so he reaches for a cloth to clean it. They may go a little harder than is intended when it comes to this sort of thing.

And, quite frank and deadpan--]

Did we get blood on the floor? [wow he has so much concern for Souji's well-being]

tenka;

[It's...admittedly been really nice to be able to spar with Tenka again. It's been a really long time, but even so, they fell right back into the pattern easily. So they've gotten back into the swing of sparring, and of pushing each other to be better and better and better and--

Well, maybe that's why their spars are getting more and more intense.

Sousei doesn't want to lose to Tenka, after all, and he knows Tenka is the same way; they've always been like that, even as children, and now it's even worse if anything.

So this spar in particular has been incredibly intense, and Sousei knows immediately when he's overstepped--he doesn't have the time to correct it, and he knows Tenka's going to score a hit no matter what he does.]

Comments

[spes_phthisica]

[One thing that he can give this place, at least, is that he can actually find people who are willing to spar with him here. Even back home, that has never exactly been an easy task to accomplish.

Even more so when his body had grown more frail, and he hadn't been able to bring himself to strain his body in such a way, not when he'd thought about the kind of worry he might cause.

But here... well, his sickness isn't exactly gone, but it's much better, isn't it? And in a place like this, he can't afford not to practice, to allow himself to weaken. So personally he can see no downside to him and Sousei beating each other black and blue with sticks.

Now he smiles, still a bit sharp and dangerous, as he comes back to himself and the person he is outside of battle.]

I don't think I'm bleeding? I think I might have split your lip a bit, though? [Taking a hard thumping in the ribs as payment for that little stunt, but it had definitely been fun.]

[flamberge]

[coming to the dojo every once in a while to refine artes and general sword skills never hurts. only a fool allows their skills to grow rusty in times of peace, if these could even be considered that, and kratos isn't a fool when it comes to fighting.

today's dojo venture results in spotting a familiar face. despite the details of the night of their meeting being somewhat hazy, sousei's face is something not easily forgotten. the guy spared him from hangover hell (more or less...), hard to forget that.

kratos stands a distance away and silently watches the man's motions. not bad. not bad at all. they're definitely not that of an amateur. only once addressed does he approach, giving a small nod in greeting]

The circumstances were unusual ones. [and ones filled with a lot of booze.] Kratos Aurion.

[sunshrouded]

[For the past ten years, Tenka was never really matched in Otsu. Calling himself the 'strongest of Shiga' wasn't much of a bluff when he never had an issue taking down anyone that was in his way.

Sparring with Sousei again is something else entirely. Somehow they're as evenly matched as they ever were, if only because Sousei kept up a strict training regimen whereas Tenka grew complacent. Each day, he feels himself tested more and more as he tries to combat Sousei's speed with his own monstrous strength and today is no different. However this second, this instant, this fleeting moment is very different because Tenka didn't expect Sousei to make a mistake.

His exacting partner very rarely makes mistakes.

So the hit that was meant to carry Tenka's momentum, that carries far more strength than he ever intended, actually manages to connect with Sousei's abdomen and rather than a look of triumph, Tenka's expression quickly becomes one of concern.

(What is a guy who can break steel shackles to do?)

Wait. He didn't mean it.]