14697/Cat Training

Cat Training
Date of Scene:	09 February 2023
Location:	Training Hall - Batcave
Synopsis:	Bruce Wanye tries to estimate where Ivory is fighting level wise, and manages to get them doen to instincts.
Cast of Characters:	Ivory, Batman, Catwoman

---

Ivory has posed:
It has been a few days or such, about a week, in which Ivory had been a guest at wayne manor. Days talking and such, but also learning a couple secrets, sharing some smaller ones back. Like the presence of the training hall, or the fact that while Ivory can stand in a fight, their training is anything but formalized. A school of hard knocks, guts and a lot of dirty tricks combined with instincts and knowing how to go tooth and nail on someone. Instincts that take over in a literal flurry of blows.

Batman has posed:
The day had come and Bruce had decided it was time to show Ivory the training room, and perhaps give them some of that formal training they'd been lacking thus far, leading them in he smiles and gestures around the room. "So what do you think kitten? Want to get started on your training? Learn how to combine dirty tricks and guts with formal martial arts experience?"

Ivory has posed:
"It's big and smells of leather." Ivory replied, stretching a few moments before testing the ground with the tips of their feet. "Or you mean the idea of not fighting as you fight bullies? Well, so far, kicking shins, busting groins and going for the eyes has worked well enough so I could keep skinheads off my back, but you never know when you actually need it.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne laughs and pulls them close for a moment. "That'll work against the untrained thug sure! But against a trained opponent like myself perhaps not so much." He teases letting Ivory go before stepping back and kicking off his shoes. "So show me whatcha got." He says making a come at me motion with his hand.

Ivory has posed:
Once let go, Ivory slips back, the feet seeking purchase and a good stand. "Ok, you want me to do this, so don't regret it later." For a moment and a breath, the eyes close, then the white haired one catapults themselves forward, the right fist seeking to slam into his chest, extended forward, while the left trails behind.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smirks and nods his head. "Oh don't worry kitten you won't harm me." He says chuckling as he centers himself. Their leaping punches almost catch him off guard but Bruce is trained in the martial ways spotting what's coming, he bobs and weaves out of the way attempting to grab Ivory's arm and hip toss them.

Ivory has posed:
The right hand wasn't the main attack though, as the moment it was grabbed the arm went limp and they twisted the body to smack the trailing left hand into the solarplexus of Bruce, joined by a lifting of the knee.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne oofs at the shot to the solar plexus but drives a hand down blocking the knee. He responds with a headbutt as he chuckles. "Not bad kitten, not bad at all, but you have a lot to learn my student." He teases throwing a knee of his own at them.

Ivory has posed:
Grumbling as they tumble back, Ivory wipes their lips with the back of the right hand, then grimaces a moment as they stretch the right wrist a moment. "Well, I landed a hit. On the goddang Batman. That counts," they quip, once more stretching for a few moments before they dance in again, seemingly trying to get a low kick against the shin in, but actually aiming to get the calf hooked behind the knee so they could try to tumble the larger and more bulky Bruce with a shove of the shoulder.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smiles and nods his head. "Well yes it counts, I won't say it doesnt." He smiles lifting his leg over the attempted leg sweep, once lowered back on the ground he responds throwing a round house kick at Ivory.

Ivory has posed:
Taking a flight to the back, Ivory rolls on impact, barely staying down a moment as the movement goes right into kicking after Bruce as they swing back to their feet. It's not elegant or effective, but it's a strike.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne laughs taking a step or two back. "Nicely done but not enough kitten." He teases them as he moves from the kick before rushing in close throwing a punch with the left hand before following it up with an elbow from the right arm."

Ivory has posed:
Instead of taking a chance to block the strikes, Ivory lets themselves drop backwards at the assault, barely escaping the elbow punch but raise their foot in the fall, attempting a hit in the crown jewels.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne seeing what she's attempting a few seconds to late he does avoid the actual hit to the jewels instead taking it to the thigh an intake of breath due to the stinging pain. He responds with a series of Axe heel kicks coming down at them.

Ivory has posed:
Curling up to brace the impact, Ivory grunts as the foot hits them several times, before they bring up an arm to try to catch the foot, dragging at it to get their teeth in position to bite.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne grins feeling them catch his foot repositioning himself to attempt to place the other foot upon their throat.

Ivory has posed:
With the one foot trying to step on the throat and the other assaulted by Ivory's teeth, it's a grumbling stalemate for a moment before the white headed tries to roll out of the way, grumbling and chuffing. "Neck's unfair!"

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle has been plotting and planning, and lurking about a lot these days as she regains bits and pieces of her lost memories. Not enough to really piece anything together without help from Harley, but enough that she's definitely planning *something*.

And then there is Wayne Manor, truly a maze, a maze of a place which Bruce is frightfully trusting with his secrets. Which suits her just fine, not that she plans to betray him, but this place could be useful to her too.

Somehow, she finds her way to the training grounds in the Bat Cave, and what better way to get in shape for her next big heist than to get in some training first? She slips in through the shadows, dressed in black leggings and a matching crop top, watching quietly from the sidelines for now, saying little, observing more.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smirks at Ivory and raises a brow. "Neither is biting. But here's a lesson I'm sure you've learned already." He says offering his hand to help them up. "Life ain't fair, fights ain't fair, even with expert skills and proper training still we need to take any advantage we can right?" Bruce of course knows Selina is there now after all years of formalized ninja training, investigations and knowing Selina's foot steps it's almost impossible for her to sneak in or up to or on him. Though the same can be said for her with him. "So you Try dirty tricks but get upset when someone else employs them, interesting."

Ivory has posed:
Getting back to the feet, Ivory nods, dusting off some of the dirt gathered from rolling on the floor. "Lethal ones. Biting tendons kills noone, but crushing the neck?" Chuffing again, they wipe with the back of their hand over their lips to clean them of some grime, returning to a basic poise. Inhale, exhale...

With a push forward, they catapult forward once more, seeking to land a quick jab at Bruce's left side while, but instead of connecting, Ivory seems to melt in a cloud of mist for a heartbeat, clumping together as they pass the fighter's body on the right. Yet instead of ending as cat, they expand back to human solidity, trying a clawed swipe at the back of Bruce's right side.

Catwoman has posed:
"Life is hardly fair, my dear.." Selina murmurs as she steps out of the shadows, emerald eyes focused upon the white cat. "Sometimes you gotta fight dirty with dirty." she smirks, clenching and unclenching her long, clawlike nails. Oh yes, she is no stranger to dirty fighting as Bruce knows only too well..

For a moment, her dark gaze wanders towards his face, towards the scar she once gave him years ago, that never truly went away..A permanent reminder that cats aren't always well-behaved, nor predictable. Especially this kitty.

As Ivory lunges at Bruce to counter attack however, she quickly turns to watch them, a small smile flickering on her features. "Mm, nice one. You're pretty quick on your feet." And with that shapeshifting power, doubly so. It could give them an edge in a real battle..

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smiles as he looks over to Selina looking her over. "Looking great as always my dear." He says before looking back to Ivory. "Ah hasn't anyone told you, the bat doesn't kill?" He asks looking Ivory over watching them thoroughly and carefully his body tense and ready for action.

The lunge has him chortle as he watches Ivory go over his right he smirks. "Telegraphed kiddo." He says as he throws a back round house in sync with Ivory's attempted clawing.

Ivory has posed:
Grunting as the foot connects, the clawed hand of Ivory impacts on the leg, quickly joined by the second, bent fingers trying to embed in the flesh under the skin. Someone got real claw. Half inch cat claws, trying to keep the foot lodged in the lower belly, where it connected. "You weigh what... 110 kilos of muscle or something? You know what that does to a daintly throat when a foot brings down the weight because your other looses purchase?"

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle smirks and nods to Bruce. "Of course love, couldn't pass up an opportunity to watch you working out.." she licks her lips as she says that, looking over his muscular form with faint hunger in her eyes. Shaking her head, she focuses on the fight, studying both contenders with interest.

"Of course, my Dark Knight *does* like to play by the rules, even if they're his own version of the rules. He'll scare you to death, but alas, he's above killing even the most vilest scum.." she snorts a bit at that, shaking her head. Apparently Selina isn't completely above killing certain fiends who deserve it.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne grunts and looks down at Ivory. "Only...if I allow it to." He growls an elbow comes down at the back of Ivory's head smirking at Selina. "Well now you look dressed for a work out to love." He says with a laugh. "Ivory to kill requires my intent, I can do it, I choose not to. I need you to understand there are people out there who will, and don't stop until they have."

Ivory has posed:
Ivory chuffs, shaking the head that spins, but not letting the flawed fingers slip, eyes somewhat unfocussed, but then narrowing. "Accidents kill too." they note, suddenly letting the fingers go with a push down, following up with a clawd swipe at the torso.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle frowns at a thought, clenching her fists and shakes her head. "There are those who DO deserve to be killed, however, but I suppose you'd never forgive me if I did it, would you, Bruce?" she smirks as she watches him thoughtfully, running a finger over her lips and shrugs. "I'm content to watch you sweat it out for now..But, perhaps later we can have our own little training session, hmm?" She grins and nods to Ivory. "Good one."

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smirks and shakes his head. "Accidents kill if one isn't careful, or doesn't know what they're doing." He responds flipping over Ivory their claws do connect a bit hell they draw a little blood but as Bruce lands he aims a downward kick at the back of their knees. "There always those we may feel deserve to be killed more than kept alive Selina, and depending on the severity of their crime I may even be able to forgive you killing a person whom you feel deserves it." He smirks back. "When do I ever say no to you Selina?"

Ivory has posed:
Swept off the feet, Ivory slides over the ground, claws digging at the mats and leaving a tear as they stop. When the head comes back up, the eyes focus on Bruce, staring, the eyes narrowed to slits before they throw themselves forward once more, the clawed fingers going for a high swipe, the body turning further while the second hand tries a lower one. No attempts to dodge...

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle smirks, shaking her head. "Sometimes you're far too forgiving, Bruce. Don't let your personal feelings cloud your judgement." it's a mild warning but an odd one perhaps. "Let's hope things never come to that." she chuckles at his last response and shrugs, "Oh but we do enjoy our little games, don't we, Bruce?"

She narrows her eyes upon Ivory again, studying the fight, quite content to be the distraction in the corner as the session progresses. "You're fighting blindly, Ivory, you need to use more strategy, less rushing in to things, especially with someone like Bruce. Mind over matter." she offers.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smiles back at Selina. "I may be forgiving but I'm also vengeance, there's a limit to my forgiveness. You and Harley are special cases." He shrugs and smiles back. "Yes the Bat and Cat games are rather entertaining."

He blocks first the high allowing the low to find purchase before gripping their arms and tossing. "Don't fight...with your emotions, anger, fear, they'll blind you, and make you easy prey for your opponent. Never use your emotions to fight you'll always lose."

Ivory has posed:
Emotions? Something did change since Bruce kicked the short and light one over the mat last. As they tumble through the air, there's none of those emotions on the face, instead quite precisely turning to land on the feet, once more trying to gain purchase on Bruce, swiping rapidly, but not the most precise. There's no sign of human fear or anger, at least not the telltale signs for them. The lips are parted, exposing teeth, a chuffing growl escaping from between the sharp canines as they try a double sided swipe with the clawed fingers, and even as pushed back pretty much jump back up to swipe again to try and get purchase on the shoulders in an attempt to get Bruce backwards to the mat.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle bites her lip at Bat's response. "Hmm, let's hope it's all fun and not for real, next time. But I dont think we can go back to being enemies anymore."

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smiles and moves around dancing back and forth bobbing and weaving. "Alright Ivory, calm down its....just training and sparring." He says as he tries to get a grip on their wrists. "Chill Im not trying to hurt you." He pants sliding behind them eventually as he attempts to wrap his arms around their mid section.

Ivory has posed:
There's nigh no slowdown, the grip to the wrists answered with a try to break them free, but as he attempts to get them into a squeeze, elbows come back to try and fight free enough to slither free, the body turning mist and cat in two heartbeats. Like lightning, the white furball darts to the padded wall and then up with claws, ending high and pressing back against the wall, ears folded back.

Catwoman has posed:
Selina Kyle seems intrigued by the training session, although as she glances at her watch, she is reminded of a prior appointment. With a frown she pushes off from the wall nodding to the two of them. "Well, I'd love to stay, but I have some business to attend to." she waves. "See you two later." and with a twirl she is gone.

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne takes those elbows allowing them to find purchase when Ivory is clinging to the wall, he looks at them concern etched across those features. "Ivory, it's OK kitten we're done training. Come on down let's get you a drink and a hot bath to relax shall we?" His voice soft, tender and reassuring.

Ivory has posed:
Ears tucked up, the small cat - because they had shifted after all - is trying its best to get into a covered spot, a crevice away to calm down... Fight or Flight. The ultimate instinct...

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne walks over and gently grabs Ivory pulling them off if they allow giving soft gentle strokes. "It's OK sweet kitten, no danger I promise." He says softly.

Ivory has posed:
As the hands try to grab for the cat, it paws after the hand, hissing as the cat tries to scare Bruce away from touching. Not in a mood to be touched...

Only when he retreats, and then some good ten minutes later, Ivory creeps back out of the little corner and shifts back, shaking and shivering. "Sorry... I... lost control. Happens if... I am really getting nowhere in a physical."

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne smiles and approaches Ivory pulling them in for a close and tight hug. "It's OK Kitten, I told you I'll take care of you and love you and I meant it. If you don't want to train anymore we don't ever have to again, ok? Let's get you some food, something to drink and a hot bath shall we?"

Ivory has posed:
Puching back a little at the sudden hug, they shake the head a moment. "Not now... I mean... Its not a good time to stress training after that... it's... draining..." they mutter, then nod at the duggestions. "Something caloric and greasy?"

Batman has posed:
Bruce Wayne laughs and shakes his head. "It was just meant to be reassuring, not trying to you know." He offers his hand to Ivory leading them out whether they take his hand or not. "I can have Alfred whip us up some greasy bacon chilli cheese burgers and fries maybe a couple of cokes?" He says glancing at Ivory.

Ivory has posed:
"Sounds like a plan...." Ivory remarks as their steps lead up stairs and elevators to the mansion...