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we're getting a lot more inmates lately, now with some of us getting double bookings. seems like a really good time to start combat training/review. not sure who all has had even basic training, but i'd like to share what i know since fighting is one of the things i do best, and even on a simple level, self defense would be good. to avoid what happened with mr velvet. before he left us.

anyway, i've found and prepped a room down the hall from the pool. last door on the right. matted floors and walls. MWF at 8pm for an hour or so, based on the ship clock. we'll start with hand-to-hand and shift to simple weapons later on. if you've never fought before and aren't interested, i can separately prepare a defense-only regimen, but i'd have to know beforehand, so let me know.

best to wear your regular clothing too. yes, it's physical activity, and you'll definitely break a sweat, but i doubt the inmates are going to wait for you before attacking if they get the chance.


oh and if you're already familiar with fighting, then i could use a good sparring partner (or two). reading is fine, but i need my exercise.

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I'm good at keeping them

Though in fairness I don't think many people would tell you otherwise

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true
guess i was asking just to see what you'd say

i only have one arm
the other i have is a cybernetic prosthetic
i still did quite a bit of training before i got the prosthetic though, so i'm pretty familiar with combat and sparring with just the one

could do some tailored sessions for you, if you'd like
show you some of the tricks i learned to make up for the change in balance and movement force difference
assuming you aren't already familiar

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[Aki's first thought is makes sense, considering their first conversation. He'd been more surprised to see the man with two hands instead of just one.]

I'd appreciate it

I was given some basic lessons and I think I'd be able to handle most of the inmates one-on-one, [thanks, Future] but I don't have any actual field experience. I want to be sure I'm prepared for that.

But why the secret? It's well known that Rhys has a prosthetic

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( hoo...boy. )

it's something of a trademark where i'm from
of a notoriously deadly assassin

that's not who i am anymore

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What made you change?

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it wasn't a conscious change
because i was brainwashed
and now i'm not

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[Oh.]

Do you remember it?

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didn't originally
fragments
but i needed to know everything they made me do so
yeah
as much as anyone can remember anything

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I experienced something like that once. I don't know if I want to remember all of it.

I'm sorry