IC contact post for Mask or Menace

[timecapture]

Hey! This is Max. Sorry I can't pick up right now; I'm probably snapping pictures of cute animals or something. Leave a message! Or text.

Comments

[timecapture]

Do you know anyone who can teach me? I'm REALLY against violence, but I can use it to protect myself.

[khajidont]

Well

I'm not exactly a professional, but I could teach you the basics? If you don't want to hurt anyone you probably won't need to know more than just the basics anyway

[timecapture]

Okay.

Fair warning, though? I'm a total klutz.

[khajidont]

That's okay. The guy who taught me specialized in helping small weak people defend themselves

[khajidont]

His words, not mine!

Though his words might have actually been a little meaner

[timecapture]

Who taught you?

[khajidont]

A friend of mine has been teaching me here

But the guy who taught me originally is someone who served in the same war as my Dad

[timecapture]

Any chance he might be willing to teach me, too? I've seen you move, Jaime. It's frightening, but also amazing.

Wowser. Sounds like you've had lots of practice.

[khajidont]

I could always ask but I'm not sure if he's really into teaching people he doesn't know. He's only been teaching me as a personal favor. We lived together for a really long time

[That, and Kaidan is so, so awkward.]

And... thanks I think? I don't think I'd call what I do amazing. You should see what some other people here are capable of. My self defense training is just normal person stuff

[timecapture]

I understand. Sorry if I'm being really pushy or anything. I'm not trying to be.

Well, I think it's amazing. You saved me, remember?

[khajidont]

You're not! I think maybe you can start off with taking lessons or I can teach you and then you can go from there? I'm only going to be able to teach you the basics anyway

And I guess so. It wasn't fair to you though. You were taken totally off guard

[timecapture]

I'd like that. Thanks.

I've never even thrown a punch in my life.

[khajidont]

I'm glad you've never had to. But you had to have gone into the area with all the fires to help right?

[timecapture]

Of course I did.

[khajidont]

Kinda figured you did

Okay so here's the deal. You're new here so you probably haven't been filled in yet but we get attacked. A lot. A lot of people aren't happy about imports being here and the ones that are think we're the government's weapons

That leads to a lot of people trying out what you just saw. If there's something fishy like a fire and an explosion you'd better believe people will be there trying to take a swing at you. Or worse

[timecapture]

You mean this is normal?

[khajidont]

I know it shouldn't be. It's really messed up.

But it is anyway. Last Halloween there was a pretty big attack and that's why I wound up asking my friend for self defense lessons in the first place

[timecapture]

So now you're passing it on. It makes sense.

[khajidont]

Yep. Doesn't look like it most of the time but the country we're in is at war

Hopefully you won't need to pass it along too

[timecapture]

War sucks.

I sure hope not. I'm pretty sure I'd just be terrible at it.

[khajidont]

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Especially if you're going to be running towards the bombs

[timecapture]

I will. I can't just leave people to get hurt, especially if I know I can do something about it.

[khajidont]

Have you always been like this?

[timecapture]

Actually, that's sort of new.

[khajidont]

Yeah? What started it anyway?