week 2

[stagemanagers]

WEEK 2
[It's been...

One week since you woke up here
Met your house manager and said "We’re angry"
Five days since he laughed at you saying
"Write me some letters and you’ll never see me"
Three days since the mirror room
You realized there’s more the Opera House wouldn't tell you
Yesterday you'd bonded more
But it'll still be two days till you get your motive


Welcome to week 2, performers.]

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[ooc: happy week 2, everyone! Don't forget to submit your AC and your regains! Regain rolls are done Sunday and Tuesday nights.]

Comments

[reassuranceandrevolution]

It's a lot to process. I have a feeling the emotional exhaustion was part of his scheme

[Sigyn looks back at the faux carnage]

If you'd rather, you can join me. Physical activity can been a type of meditation.

[isawallflower]

Oooh, I don't think...getting all sweaty before Steve and Christine's sleepover is a good...idea...

[ ...But also, she does love physical activity. ]

Aw, what the heck, I can shower. Sure.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Sigyn smiles. It's a bit more harsh than usual]

You know how to throw a punch?

[She moves back towards the dummy]

[isawallflower]

[ That's fine! Riley's smile in return is a bit too practiced to be genuine. ]

Uhhh. Not at a person...

[ Karate was yet another hobby she tried that didn't take. ]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

No time like the present to learn.

[Sigyn sets up a second dummy next to the first and gets into position]

Here, you want to keep your wrist straight and your thumb tucked down so you don't hurt yourself. Strike with the first two knuckles. [She demonstrates on her dummy going slower than she was when Riley came in]

[isawallflower]

[ Riley inches forward and tries to mimic the position. ]

Why with the first two knuckles? What if you accidentally strike with all your knuckles?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Good. Try to rotate your hips to help put some momentum in it.

[Sigyn demonstrates]

The others will end up making contact. If you focus making contact with those knuckles it keeps your wrist in a better position.

[isawallflower]

[ Mimicking her movements. If there's one thing Riley's pretty good at, it's following along with physical activity. ]

Oh! So, it's to prevent injury? Okay. That makes sense. Like, uh, like this?

[ A slow approximation of a punch, not making contact with anything. ]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

You're a fast learner. Try against the dummy. [Sigyn demonstrates again, still at a slower pace, but this time actually connecting with the dummy.]

Doesn't have to be hard, go at your own pace.

[isawallflower]

[ She flashes a quick smile. ] I wouldn't be a very good athlete if I couldn't follow a demonstration, now, right?

[ A slow breath, and then she, at the same slow pace, starts punching the dummy. Not really aiming anywhere? Just like, the chest. ]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Excellent. If you're ever in a real fight think to hit softer areas, like the cheek or stomach. Harder targets like the chest will hurt you more than them.

[isawallflower]

[ She adjusts for that, speeding up a little. ]

What if someone's taller or bigger than me? They'd take a lot more to go down, right?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

That's true. If you hit them just under the ribs it should at least stun them. Remember, your goal in a fight is to get away, not to beat the other person down. If you can incapacitate them long enough to run, do it.

[isawallflower]

Even if they could chase me?

[ Where would the ribs be on a mannequin? Riley punches at the approximation. Huh, this is...actually kind of nice, why didn't she ever try boxing? ]

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Then you hit them again. Breaking their nose is always a good way to distract someone.

[isawallflower]

How do you break someone's nose?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Shove the heel of your palm upward, so it connects like this. [She turns sideways and demonstrates the positioning on her own nose.]

[isawallflower]

[ She tries to at least mimic the movement. ]

Do I need to have a lot of force behind it?

[reassuranceandrevolution]

Depends how sturdy they are. I tend to err on the side of more force.

[isawallflower]

Is there such a thing as too much? I...don't really have a metric for this.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

I mean, hard enough and you can jam a piece of bone into their brain.

[She sounds way too nonchalant about this]

But that takes a lot of force.

[isawallflower]

[ And she pauses. ]

Oh. Like. Ohh. Yeah, I don't...think I could do that.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

You might be surprised what you can do in the heat of things.

[isawallflower]

...I'll have to...be careful, I guess. I don't...really want to...you know. Kill anyone.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

You won't. [Sigyn gives the first real smile she's shown all day] You're a good person, Riley. You'll know when the time comes how much force to use.