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Post by Doctor Nanjo M.D. on Sept 19, 2023 18:11:39 GMT
[Chapter 2 - Requested by Raphael]
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Post by Safy on Sept 19, 2023 21:27:27 GMT
Raphael was awkwardly hovering by the lake again, it seemed like she was mimicking something she saw. She was doing very awkward karate moves, with some atrocious form and very lopsidedly especially on her blind side. It was really an embarrassing sight to see.
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Post by Joker on Sept 19, 2023 21:54:43 GMT
Yu was once again heading to the lake to practice when he spotted Raphael there. He freezes, unsure if he should approach her or head somewhere else to train.
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Post by Safy on Sept 19, 2023 22:09:19 GMT
Raphael gave an awkward roundhouse kick, not really even sure if that’s something you do in karate, that knocked her off balance causing her to fall.
“Ah-“ she also happened to have turned around in that move, and saw Yutaro looking over. “AHHHHHHH…..” She covered her face, as if that would make her hidden. “Erm, Yutaro…! H-hey…..”
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Post by Joker on Sept 19, 2023 23:46:35 GMT
"U-Um, hey Raphael!" Yu said awkwardly. He waves to her which probably doesn't make the situation any less weird.
"W-What's up?"
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Post by Safy on Sept 20, 2023 0:09:46 GMT
Raph got up, feeling pretty dang embarrassed at such a poor showing. “E-erm well, I was just….” She fumbled through her words, “I was thinking, you know in this situation…..I should try to pick up some more skills, on the self defense side….” She laughed a bit too loudly, “Just in case….. anything happens…or anyone gets a bright idea to try and mess with me…..”
She bit the inside of her mouth and looked off to the side, “Well it’s not going great…. Guess I really would be an easy target….”
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Post by Joker on Sept 20, 2023 1:35:01 GMT
"That's not a bad idea." Yu admitted. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, we all have to start somewhere. If you'd like, maybe I could show you a few things...?"
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Post by Safy on Sept 20, 2023 3:21:05 GMT
“Of course it isn’t, I mean, not saying that everyone here can’t be trusted but…. Well….” She didn’t finish that sentence and moved on. “You will? Well, you seem like an expert. At least, more so than I am…. I’ll be happy to learn some things from you.” She rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly, “I actually used to be pretty athletic, until well…. After what happened I lost a lot of my coordination….I probably would’ve been a faster learner during that time but now well, it may take me a while to uh get it….”
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Post by Joker on Sept 20, 2023 22:11:55 GMT
"I-I don't know if I'm really an expert..." Yu said, his cheeks flushing a bit from embarrassment. "But I'd be happy to show you some stuff if you want to learn. And don't worry, we can go as slow as you need."
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Post by Safy on Sept 21, 2023 0:56:52 GMT
She shook her head, waving her arms in front of her face, “You give yourself too little credit-“ Her face turned red with embarrassment as well, “Well we don’t need to go too slow…. Maybe.” She coughed, and took an awkward stance, “Well uh…. You know what would be most helpful….. maybe throwing a punch?” She tried to and it looked wimpy as fuck. “I swore I read a few books on how to do this….. guess it’s lot different actually trying……”
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 2:06:27 GMT
"That's a good place to start." Yu nods. He makes a fist himself to show as an example to Raphael.
"First your thumb needs to be on the outside of your fist, between your first and second knuckles on your index and middle finger." He says, repeating information I copied from Google. "If it's not, you could hurt or break your thumb if you're not careful..."
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Post by Safy on Sept 21, 2023 2:18:14 GMT
She made a snapping motion with her finger while watching, “Right! Now I think I remember reading that….” She looked at her hand awkwardly, and moved her fingers with the fingers from her other burnt hand to make the fist, then examined Yu’s fist. “I think that’s right….” She tried to throw another punch, looking better but still fairly unconfident, and her feet were positioned awkwardly.
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 21:12:24 GMT
"Good, that looks right to me." Yu gives her a small smile. "But you want to make sure to position your feet like this..." He says, showing and explaining to her how her feet should be positioned, but Google has failed me here so I'll leave it to your imagination how this goes.
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Post by Safy on Sept 21, 2023 21:48:13 GMT
Raph fixed her footing, which her player remembered the stance for at least for Krav Maga so they were able to imagine it well. She gave Yutaro a thumbs up, and threw another punch, still uncomfortable looking, but also still getting better. “Hey, you’re a natural at this teaching stuff! At least I think so… I feel like I’m getting it well!” She smiled to herself, throwing another one, a bit more awkwardly as it was on her blind side. “Where did you learn karate at anyways? Or maybe a better question is why….”
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Post by Joker on Sept 21, 2023 22:05:54 GMT
"I-If I'm really that good at teaching, it's only because I had a good teacher." Yu says sounding totally cliché, as he returns the thumbs up.
"My grandfather taught me. The part of town we live in isn't really the best, so he taught me for self-defense."
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Post by Safy on Sept 21, 2023 22:17:55 GMT
She stopped suddenly, and put a hand to her chin, “Oh? I guess that was the most logical reason to learn self defense. In my small town everyone knows everyone so I suppose with such ‘community’ it is hard to give each other too much issues….at least normally….” She used heavy sarcasm on the term community as her tone went bitter talking about her town. “Anyways, I never had to learn such skills.” She snapped her fingers, “Must’ve been a pretty rough neighborhood you’re from then I wouldn’t have guessed…..I know there are a fair share of those in Cali too…..”
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Post by Joker on Sept 22, 2023 2:32:31 GMT
“A small town like that sounds really nice, actually. Compared to where I live at least.” Yu admits. “Thankfully I didn’t have to use his teachings too much.”
“But by the sound of things, I’m guessing you didn’t like it where you live?”
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Post by Safy on Sept 22, 2023 3:21:14 GMT
She laughed, “is that so? I’m sure you could handle yourself anyways though, despite how you might seem, I can tell you have some fight in you.” She threw an awkward punch to accentuate what she said, then immediately felt awkward and put her hands by her side, a bit too stiff.
“Uh…. Let’s just say, a small town is nice…. But has it’s downsides like being in everyone’s business…. Like say if a certain rumor got around that tanked your reputation to the point your whole town wanted nothing to do with you even your foster families you were stuck with….” Her tone became more and more bitter as she went on, glaring at any camera nearby, “Honestly I can’t think of a single person in that shithole that isn’t loving this situation I’m in right now, hell they’re probably the main fucking audience, especially that dentist that tried to drill into my tooth under the guise of needed treatment just because he didn’t like me…fuck you Jerry.”
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Post by Joker on Sept 22, 2023 21:10:24 GMT
"I guess it's like that old saying. The grass is always greener, or something like that." Yu replies.
"I've been a victim of negative rumors myself, so I'm sorry to hear you had to go through it too. A-Although by the sound of things, it's bit worse in your situation... I won't pry, but I'm here for you if you want to talk about it."
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Post by Safy on Sept 22, 2023 23:28:52 GMT
“Erm is that so ?” She lifted an eyebrow, “I mean now I kind of want to pry….I mean, I just can’t imagine anyone disliking you or spreading rumors about you.”
She then sighed, “I don’t need any pity, though the more I think about the situation the more frustrating it is. But I never had the heart to leave my town since I still need to find some information there- well at least until now when I joined this show…..” she scratched the back of her head awkwardly.
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Post by Joker on Sept 23, 2023 16:31:55 GMT
"I can tell you, if you want. I don't really mind talking about it." Yu replies.
"O-Oh! I wasn't trying to pity you or anything. Sorry if it came across that way." He apologizes. "Um... If you don't mind me asking, what kind of information were you looking for?"
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Post by Safy on Sept 24, 2023 1:00:14 GMT
Seeing as this was going to be a conversation, she took out a cigarette and started smoking, gesturing to him with her hand, “You first, I actually do want to hear about it. Actually, I always found you pretty interesting Yu, I want to learn more about you. Then I’ll return the favor.”
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Post by Joker on Sept 24, 2023 17:20:11 GMT
"I'm, uh, really not that interesting..." Yu says, as he sheepishly rubs the back of his neck.
"A-Anyways..." He continues. "I got in a fight once. I didn't start it, but it was to defend a younger girl from being harassed by some guy. Once word of the fight got out and start to spread, more misinformation spread about it as well. Me and the girl tried to clear up the rumors, but unfortunately for me I already had a bit of a history as a 'troublemaker' since I skipped school a lot. No one wanted to believe the truth, and as a result people pretty much avoid me." Yu sighs, sounding a bit sad.
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Post by Safy on Sept 25, 2023 2:02:53 GMT
“Nonsense! You plenty are.”
She listened to his story with great care, then nodded, looking like she was in deep thought. “So people avoided you after learning about the fight? It seemed like a pretty noble thing to do. So my intuition was right, you are a good dude.” She took a long drag from her cigarette, “Well, did you remain friends with the girl at least? What was the misinformation about?” Her inner private investigator was already wanting more details.
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Post by Joker on Sept 25, 2023 2:30:04 GMT
“T-Thanks.” Yu gives a small smile.
“Well, we’re kind of friends. Her name’s Midori. I’m a few years older than her, so she kind of looks up to me like an older brother.” He continues. “The misinformation was basically making me out to be the bad guy. Saying I’m the one who started the fight, that I was the one who harassing Midori, stuff like that… I don’t regret it, though. Sure it sucks what happened to me, but I wouldn’t go back and change it even if I could. I don’t need friends my own age when I have her and my ‘fan club’.”
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Post by Safy on Sept 25, 2023 2:48:34 GMT
She looked down with a blank expression, and crossed her arms. “So typical of people to turn a situation around and make the person they want out to be the bad guy.” She hissed, while putting the cigarette back to her mouth, “Well, you shouldn’t regret it, you did a good thing there, and it seems like she really appreciates it.” She lifted an eyebrow, “Now I’m even more curious, ‘fan club’ you say?” She shrugged, “I DEFINITELY can’t imagine having one of those.”
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Post by Joker on Sept 25, 2023 21:39:08 GMT
"Um, I'm probably making it sound like a bigger thing than it actually is. After I helped Midori out, she told her younger brothers about me. And they both started looking up to me too." Yu explains. "They told some of their friends as well, and before I knew it I became a role model to these kids. Now they hang out at my family's bakery and I help them with their problems and stuff. It's nice having them around, but it's a little too much for me at times..."
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Post by Safy on Sept 25, 2023 22:36:54 GMT
“Awwww, that is very cute.” She smiled, “They couldn’t have picked a better role model.”
She took her cigarette out of mouth, “I just can’t imagine…. That sort of thing. Kids naturally avoid me, I am sure that is something I can’t do anything to change.” She sighed.
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Post by Joker on Sept 26, 2023 0:05:26 GMT
"I'm not really sure how good of one I am, but thank you..." Yu blushes a little at Raphael's comment.
"I-I'm sure it's something you can change if you want to! I know we haven't talked too much, but you seem like a very kind person, Raphael. Kids would definitely be able to see that."
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Post by Safy on Sept 26, 2023 3:03:21 GMT
Raphael frowned, and smoked her cigarette, thinking to herself for a moment, before turning back to Yutaro, “I am glad…you think so. Though they usually see something else before they see that.” She gave a defeated laugh, “I know that I don’t…. look like other people. Though, it also doesn’t help…. My reputation back home.”
She suddenly stomped out her cigarette, probably the first time she hasn’t actually finished one. “Thank you Yutaro, for telling me about yourself. Now I can see the kind of person you are,” She smiled to him.
“I promised to return in kind. You wanted to know what I am looking for? Well, up until right before high school, I lived a very normal life, was pretty athletic, and considered popular among my friends, and well liked. Though, one day, well….. the incident happened……” Her face darkened, and she bit her lip, “I watched my parents….. they tried really hard to get me out of the house…..I watched them just melt…as I was wheeled out of the house in critical condition……” She put a hand to her arm, and moved on quickly, “After that…. The rumors started…. People saying I was responsible….. honestly it might’ve not snowballed as much if I didn’t have to go to a psych ward soon after…. Due to my mental issues and issues I was having with my foster family. During my weeks there the rumor spread through the whole town, and my reputation tanked. Not just at school, everyone hated me, as I’ve said before, I mean both my parents were civil servants a police captain and a nurse…. There wasn’t anywhere to go without glaring judgmental eyes even from my own foster families I was passed around, that wasn’t the library I would spend all my time at. Ha….I was never even adopted and the system just dumped me out on the street with no where to go when I aged out. If I wasn’t able to utilize the investigation skills my mother had taught me before she passed, I probably would’ve been homeless. Even with their hatred of me, no one can deny my investigative skills and problem solving. I can get clients, but no one would work at my firm with me…..”
She put a hand to her chin, as her tone shifted to a more harden one, “You don’t need to hear all that, but it’s important to know, because my main goal now and reason for being here in the first place is to find the bastard that killed my parents, did this to me, and ruined my life. He was never caught, and I need more resources at my disposal to cast a wider net. I thought when I was offered to come on this show it would be a good opportunity to acquire those things…..”
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