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yinsukin:
Roman
Roman raised a finger to answer the question, but paused just as it was came up to eye level. It was at this moment the powerless averagely built man realized he made a terrible mistake. This old dude retorted in a tone that sounded like a war vet ready to throw down with a petty teenage convenience store mugger. "Last defeat." That echoed in his mind. The way he saw it he had three options.
1) Apologize and back off
2) Double down like a dumbass
3) DO NUMBER 1 FOOL
"I want to get strong so I can kick someone's ass," he responded honestly. "Why the hell would you concentrate on defeat?"
SHUT.... THE FUCK..... UP! he screamed in his mind. He was going to die today.
YOLF:
Yusho
Yusho raised an eyebrow and regarded the young man bottom to top, then noisly stifled a laugh behind his hand. "... Ah, that right?! So you weren't bugging me for no reason!"
The seasoned martial artist stepped within an inch of him and smacked his back lightly enough that his average frame wouldn't topple. Like he thought, there wasn't much of anything there yet. "You see..." He began, speaking not with pride but experience. "The thing is, no matter how strong you get, there's no guarantee you won't meet someone stronger. Then you have to be realistic. There's a crucial difference between fixating on defeat, and reflecting on what you're going to do about it."
"My name is Yusho, a humble former monk." He set his mouth into a thin curve. "Are you going to tell me whose ass you want to knock into the dirt?"
yinsukin:
Roman
Just as Roman could feel his heartbeat blast its way out of his ribcage, he felt a hand slam into his back. Staggering a bit, he looked up as he listened to the older man's surprisingly jovial words. Despite the tone there was weight to the way he spoke, the kind that made a small man like himself feel pressed into the dirt, even while standing with his back straight and head held high.
At least i'm not going to get into a fight...
"But that's depressing," he said, slumping his shoulders. "You saying no matter how strong I get, i'll always get my ass kicked? Now I almost don't want to tell you. Truth be told, its a girl I just met. She was so beautiful... and powerful. She said she started from a place even weaker than I am now. I want to be special like that too. I want power like that too."
For a split second, he smiled as he said, "Then I want to grind that pretty face of hers into the dirt."
YOLF:
Yusho
Yusho made a face like he was chewing on something particularly mistifying. At first, his expression was contemplative, but it shifted to awkward as he punctuated that final note. "I don't quite get those tastes, but I hope the miss you have in mind is of one mind with you."
Before he continued, he clapped the younger man on the shoulder and began to lead him into the park. "Chance and luck aren't anything to get depressed about. And there isn't anything wrong with starting from admiration, if you're going to pursue strength at all."
"Now then, what's your name?"
yinsukin:
Roman
"The name's Roman," he said, trying to make that sound as confident as possible. It sort of worked.
Roman wasn't entirely sure what that face was. Truth be told that man's expressions were far beyond what he could read at the moment. At the very least, he seemed... not mad?
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