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[justicereigns]

Nice of them to leave my jacket. [AWKWARD PAUSE. The voice coming from Smoker's journal account is not his usual. Or from a male at all.]

What's with my voice?! [That just squeaks there in high-pitched worry.]

Ah hell... I have boobs.

Fuck you Malnosso.

[He... she rather, clears her voice.]

S-Smoker is back... [That's a bit hesitant.] Ikki, he... he might need help. Jitte and kickboxing lessons will return to normal, sorry everyone about the delay. Could I have a headcount of everyone still wishing to take them? I might need to reorganize his schedules.

[The last part is muffled as he starts to shut the journal.]

Damn it! These jeans are way too big! Now what?!

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[justicereigns]

No opportunities to get stronger.

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[lostinmyway]

[Grune considers that for a little bit. With her, getting stronger isn't a matter of practice but of remembering what she can already do. But she knows that Walter spends a lot of time training, and Fenimore goes to her lessons with Suki, the same way Stella did. And Norma is looking for new eres to learn.

So, at the very least, she understands the concept. But:] Don't you have anyone to train with?

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[justicereigns]

[He flushes a little, glancing into that coffee... and clears his her throat.]

Jitte, yes. Other things are harder to work out however. [It was a decision he reached while kidnapped, but it was insanely tricky to approach. And Smoker is not a people person :|]

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[lostinmyway]

Other things?

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[justicereigns]

Devil fruit, haki. In my world, to slow down for even a second is to fall behind. Being away so long is a setback. And for those two things I don't have someone to train against.

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[lostinmyway]

[She thinks about that for a bit. She doesn't know what either of those things are. Later, she could ask some of her friends, like Ginia or Helios. They're both very smart, after all.

For now, though:] We could train together. Maybe it would help a little.

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[justicereigns]

[Side glance.]

You think so?

[Fufufu... he will soon have an army of jitte wielders to take on all those pirates :>]

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[lostinmyway]

Oh, yes, I'm sure it will.

[Except she means she'll use her magic to train with him, not learn the jitte....]

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[justicereigns]

[He's starting to realize she never mentioned interest in weapons or kickboxing before...]

What do you use?

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[lostinmyway]

I use eres. [Beat.] Oh, and my urn.

[Smile!]

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[justicereigns]

How? In what way I mean?

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[lostinmyway]

Oh, I just think hard, and then my eres happen.

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[justicereigns]

I guess I'll have to see it in action, since I'm not sure how it's comparable to haki or devil fruit.

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[lostinmyway]

All right. [She has no idea, either.]

I wonder when we should have our first practice.

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[justicereigns]

I guess since it's not something hampered by my size, we could probably try it now, if you don't mind going to the barracks for room.

Or later if you prefer.

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[lostinmyway]

Why don't we go when you finish your coffee?

[She...kinda forgot to get tea, whoops.]

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[justicereigns]

Sure, all right. [Drinks his coffee. Mmmmm coffee.....]

Have you sparred anyone else in Luceti before?

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[lostinmyway]

Hmm.... I wonder.

[Nope. But she's gotten into a surprising number of fights.]

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[justicereigns]

Grune, I appreciate the thought, but I really wouldn't want to hurt you.

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[lostinmyway]

Oh, I'm sure you wouldn't do that.

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[justicereigns]

Not on purpose.

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[lostinmyway]

I think it will be all right. We can just be very careful, that's all. I'll make sure I don't hurt you, too.