11881/Unique training opportunity

Unique training opportunity
Date of Scene:	31 July 2020
Location:	Grand Central Park
Synopsis:	James and Tasmia get some training in.
Cast of Characters:	Warpath, Shadow Lass

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Warpath has posed:
     Pulling up into the park with a late model F250, black on black, Jimmy parks it and gets out. Leaving the keys in the car for most people would seem stupid. The sight of and size of him is enough to make most people think twice.

     Jimmy grabs a bag from the back of the truck and walks out into an open space. He starts to stretch out some, taking a shirt off to reveal a tank top that almost looks painted on. Quiet appeals to him and the park away from the main city is worth the drive time.

Shadow Lass has posed:
Shady comes almost after him. She, too, prefers quiet, and with a nod of her head, she begins to warm up. For a time, the two of them are silent, until..

"What should we do? I suggest we try working up. Do you agree?"

Warpath has posed:
     Once he feels warmed up and limber he glances towards you. There is a nod and he replies,"You were going to teach me a few things. By all means teach. You lead and I follow."

     One thing about him. For a teacher he's pretty easy at slipping into the student role. A practical tactician knows when there is something that can be added to his bag of tricks.

Shadow Lass has posed:
"First," she begins, "I need to assess your skills."

While she says, a blindfold is put around her eyes. "You will fight me. Both of us will choose our weapons. For this, I won't be availing my full available strength." You get the impression she doesn't mean physical strength. "Yes? Begin."

She holds up her hands, both with a weapon. The rest are on the ground.

Warpath has posed:
     Raising his brow thoughtfully, Jimmy finally shrugs and gets prepared to start the training. No sense in taking up weapons if she doesn't either. He's a dangerous warrior and he's faced legitimate demons in his life so this won't be easy for either of them.

     Mindful to go near full speed, but not throw full strength punches because even if she does evade three out of four, the fourth one at full strength can potentially kill. Of course that makes him a little slow and slightly off his game, but there's nothing for that.

Shadow Lass has posed:
The start, they are feeling themselves.

"I can feel you holding back. Why?"

They were long from the initial forays. He was good. Already she was using advanced patterns, and had to protect herself. She was pleased.

Warpath has posed:
     When she questions his hesitance he disengages and back away,"Remove your blind fold a moment." he replies finally and turns to reach down and pick up something out of the bag. It is a heavy piece of concrete, probably a piece of a foundation of a house or similar.

Shadow Lass has posed:
She does, watching carefully. Her blind fold carefully opened and resting on her neck.

Warpath has posed:
     Now lots of Kung Fu guys break concrete by hitting it or kicking it. Instead, in a move that would make the strongest of strong men wince, he uses just his hand and arm to crush the concrete into powder displaying a level of strength that could stand against the Juggernaut for a time.

     Is he Hulk strong or could he stand against Marko for very long? No. However there is a clear indication the kind of power that is in him, part of his mutation,"I am very wary training full speed and strength." he comments finally.

Shadow Lass has posed:
This time she doesn't use a blindfold, it just is black. Blacker than black. And where she placed the blackness, a terrible sense of deprivation begins. She reached out and makes some charges then rips a tree about it's roots.

And then, she lifts a darkness, putting back the light.

Warpath has posed:
     He watches thoughtfully and nods in approval,"You are very strong. Are you as durable as you are strong?" he asks you seriously. He wants to train and he doesn't want to have to take her back to the mansion since he can't possibly take her to a normal hospital.

Shadow Lass has posed:
"I think.." Shady begins, then stops. Was she? She was strong, certainly as strong as anyone on her planet. In the Legion, she wasn't the strongest, but in the top five. "I believe I am. But, to train, I do not use my powers. Does this help?"

Warpath has posed:
     He shakes his head and sighs,"Not really. I don't want to accidentally hurt you. Not even accidentally. I don't think you can safely practice with your power either." he suggests,"We need something a little more controlled to train, but we don't have that."

Shadow Lass has posed:
"I have.. one place. But, I have to think about it. I suppose the same goes for you." She didn't expect he tried around normal people.

Warpath has posed:
     He reaches into the bag and takes out ao bandana,"I haven't practiced blind fighting for a while and clearly you are adept at it." he comments. It takes a moment to make a good, effective blind fold and he adds,"If that is acceptable to you?"

Shadow Lass has posed:
She grins. "Yes. I am adept at this. Tell you what, I am deficient in hand to hand with my eyes open." Really, there was almost no time when this was a problem, but she had seen mixed martial arts, she wanted to.

Warpath has posed:
     He nods and sets the blindfold aside as he replies,"Ok. We can train hand to hand without the blind folds. That isn't an issue." He stretches a little more and asks,"It is good to learn things you aren't as capable at."

Shadow Lass has posed:
"Indeed. My instinct is to close my eyes." She gives a grin. "How did you manage to train me, when I was to train you?"

Shady gathers her things, assuming for now they were done. "My whole life preparing to take on the Shadow's Champion role. And this since, to keep my training, or die. I don't imagine a grave at the end of my life, in least not from old age."

Warpath has posed:
     "I am a teacher." he replies with a shrug,"It just happens." The grim statement about the grave causes him to raise his brow,"You shouldn't think that way. It will effect the way you function. My brother died very young because he was too obessed with the idea of being better than the rest no matter what."

Shadow Lass has posed:
"How?" Shady wants to know. "I am the Shadow Champion of the people. More, now that I've gone to the Legion. It's not sad, it's reality. If I didn't die, who would be the new Champion? Always, it should be someone in their prime of life. I accepted that."