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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:06 pm
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It wasn't that Jamie was out to become the next Bunny Marciano or George Bunman. If all he learned was how to better manage his new abilities through actually testing them out, and not how to pull off any fancy boxing moves, that was okay. Asking Alg was so much easier than reaching out to a professional trainer or something like that. Safer, too, considering how quickly he'd be outed if hit a civvy a little too hard.
"I, um," Jamie hesitated, looking vaguely at his hands, "don't really know the extent of it. I'm just really strong now." How else could he explain it? "Like... I can lift the couch all the way off the floor like it's nothing."
He looked up at Alg and didn't say anything, but a quick-shot message would reverberate in his mind regardless: I could lift you, too. It was kind of accidental.
iloveyouDIE Jamie has the instant-instant message power too LOL
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:09 am
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It was impossible to tell from appearances alone, and Jamie didn't actually know just yet, but he had the durability thing (mostly) covered. Quick regenerating muscles, impossibly strong bones... it would take practice to learn his body's actual limits, but that's what he was here for, right? Still, he swallowed hard. Jamie was always a bit of a worrier.
"I... I'm sure it'll be fine," he said through lightly clenched teeth. It helped to reassure himself. Just keep it together, Delacroix.
"I'm ready whenever you are." Eyeballing the gym pads, he tipped his head gently to the side. "What should I do first?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:29 pm
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"Well first.." Alg produced a pair of padded fighting gloves and approached Jamie and motioned for his hands, "Put these on just in case." He tugged them onto Jamie and fastened them.
Alg then took out one of the beaten old gym pads and fastened it to a pole. That could be repaired if it ended up broken and Alg was prepared for that. He couldn't, if it came to it, fix his own broken arms.
It was an old style, sturdy, iron light pole.
"Ok. Punch that before you punch me." And he would watch his form, make sure he wasn't doing anything that would hurt himself, and move ahead from there.
"I boxed in college, I may have mentioned," Alg motioned to the pole, "and after the world changed found out I've been coaching a young man at the gym as well."
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:59 am
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There wouldn't be much to find right with Jamie's form or lack thereof. He'd kicked and scratched, but never really punched anyone before, not the right way. Staring at the gloves, he looked like a fish out of water.
"Yeah, I remember you mentioning," he said as he readied his stance. Sort of. "I hope you don't mind coaching me, too." A nervous laugh later and he'd taken a swing at the well protected pole.
Funnily enough, it didn't seem like it did much.
"Um..." he muttered, sounding embarrassed. Fear of messing up had him holding back like crazy, but without waiting for feedback, he tried again. This time the pole made a loud, uncomfortable creaking sound and it shook, the force obviously much stronger.
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:04 pm
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It felt awkward holding the pose Alg had maneuvered him into and it showed. Everything about him was stiff, worse than when he'd been stance-less, but Jamie tried to tell himself it wasn't like it would be this way forever. Once he got it down, it would end up second nature, right? If he stuck with it, he knew it would be better for his own comfort in the long run.
"Okay," he said, slow and drawn out like he was debating something except he was actually just hesitating. "I'll try."
With a deep, contemplative breath, Jamie swung at the pole as hard as he could and boy he felt the impact like a wave up through his entire arm. This time the pole didn't just creak, it notably bent, quivering like it might break in half at any moment.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:38 pm
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Hands squeezed together, shoulders hunched up and in, Jamie looked embarrassed. This had been the entire point of their exercise, seeing what he could do, but he'd honestly never meant to half-destroy something, especially not public property that would wind up effecting the real world, too. He hesitated to speak, but finally answered, trying to ignore the burn of his cheeks.
"I... didn't think I was, but... i-it's kind of a weird stance and stuff, so-" he swayed on his feet, "-I dunno, maybe just a little? I can try again if you want."
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:23 am
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"I understand.." Alg nodded, "It's going to take some work but you may need to constantly keep it at the forefront of your mind. The restraint."
Alg held out his hands and looked at them, "My hands. The power that makes them warm and soothing?" Jamie was familiar, even if he'd never spoken of it, "It's more than that. I can make anyone feel any emotion I want. It's especially difficult to keep my own from seeping through." That went for both the good and bad feelings.
"So there's been considerable practice in restraining my emotions from my touch," Alg glanced back up, "And it remains a constant effort, though now it's minor. You should get used to it until you're not thinking about it anymore." But it would, probably, make it all the harder to really unleash the restraint should it be needed.
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