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Post by G Hajimari on Jun 10, 2020 15:32:00 GMT -4
G watched Ray's actions. Ray's water close jumping out of the water and kicking Goliath who just stood there and didnt flinch. When the isopod realized he has been hit and didnt even feel it. He lowered his guard. G watched how Ray's concentration on the clone broke and the clone collapsed into a pool of water. Meanwhile Ray jumped back and fired some water blades at Goliath to keep himself distanced. And then seeing the nonexisting damage, he then made a barrier of water around Goliaths head. Limiting his view and then ring of water around his legs. Causing the summon to tip over, but the shockinly nimble tank managed to prevent the fall by catching himself with his claws and pushing himself up back
Once he said that he is done and uses trickery because he lacks power G nodded. "Ok Goliath, break free" he said and then the summon with ease broke free of the watery constraints as if they werent even there G then spoke to Ray "I can see promise. And now is the time to build your foundations. Your physical body needs to be training. When your body gets stronger, so does your Quirk. Repetitive training is the key. Training your body and training your quirk by using it"He then walked away and then picked up some simple weights for him. Nothing too heavy that he couldnt lift. And then he walked back to Ray, handing him over the weights. "Time to get that cardio pumping" G said. Sometimes the solutions were simple. Now that he saw how Ray worked, one he evaluated Ray. It was the time to cardio it up
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Jun 21, 2020 16:46:04 GMT -4
Ray cocked his brow at the goliath's effortless motion in breaking free from the water constraints. it showed just how far Ray had to go in order to become the hero he wanted to me. But G seemed pleased enough with the show. "oh. I should mention that my primary focus is defense. I'm better at taking a beating," he joked and then formed the water around him into a ten-meter barrier that was as thick as a thin layer of cement. He then formed it into a bubble barrier and surrounded himself with it. The bubble popped and water splashed back down. It wasn't the best quirk to show off with especially in combat as Ray's focus was on blocking and defending others.
"I can also heal," he said as G was getting the weights and used the water to give himself a small cut. The water from his body surrounded the wound and healed it before the blood could even escape the area. "I have to rely on tricks for offense cause it's not something I've really trained for." Hopefully something that he would get past. The weights made his arms slump at the shoulders.
"Alright. I'm ready. What's next!" He eyed the water next to them and hoped he didn't have to do anything with weights in there. But he would accept whatever guidance G had for him. After all he was here to improve and that included facing challenges.
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Post by G Hajimari on Jun 23, 2020 8:45:18 GMT -4
Ray mentioned how he is better at defence, aka at taking a beating. G put his hand to his chin and pondered about what he heard Ray say "Hmm" Primary focus of defence. Better at taking a beating. He may say that as a joke, but G gathered all the info he can. G observed the young lad make a bubble barrier. It soon popped and splashed down. He said he can heal as well. So he showed his quirk to G. The Gym Leader nodded at the show
Further more he has to rely on tricks for offence because he wasnt trained for that. "Listen, its good you know whats your specialization. But you must know what you want to improve. My suggestion is to improve offence, because there will come a time when you'll encounter a foe who is too smart for your tricks. Thats exactly why people say that 'tricks are for kids'. Adults overcome tricks. Being clever is good, but it is good to have another ace aside from cleverness. Power and cleverness can go hand in hand to end a battle quickly. You can always improve healing and defence too at any time you want. But my suggestion is offence, just so it can be on par with your other skills at first. You need to be balanced" G explained
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Jul 11, 2020 17:13:51 GMT -4
Ray took in all that G was saying. He knew at some point he needed to improve his offensive abilities, but had focused so much on defense he overlooked it. His focus was on improving his stamina for even more defense but maybe it was time for a change after all. The man spoke honestly and Ray looked over at the pool of the water as he listened. "Focus on offense huh," he asked himself. The thought was one that was still fairly new. He did have a few things he could do but never anything that would come close to equalling his defensive ability.
"Alright then." he thought of what he had to do just to knock that golem of balance and still did next to nothing to it. All that would have done would let him escape or delay the brute. At some point, he would have to face that raw power was what was needed.
"So where do you want to begin then?" He asked thinking about the training exercise G had originally planned and wondered if that was where they would stay or if he had other plans now. Ray still held onto the weights, his arms sagging a little now that he had held the weights for their talk and it was beginning to feel heavy.
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Post by G Hajimari on Jul 14, 2020 10:41:12 GMT -4
It was clear young Ray took in everything G was saying, seeing as he asked where to begin with. G explained "People say our body is a temple and that we should take care of it. So for starters you are working out with these light weights. The goal is not to get buff with a 6 pack. The goal is stamina, to improve your body under stress and to improve your ablity to do a tedious task over a certain amount of time. Quirks use our bodies energy, just like lifting weights does. We must improve your body energy at least a bit, so it has room and energy for anything that would be offencive quirk wise later." he said
He then started to walk away "Just a sec. By the way, whast your fav flavour?" he asked as he started to walk away. If Ray answered in time G would do as he says? Why? Because G stepped out for a moment to go to a vending machine to buy him some juice so he can hydrate. He got a bottle of water as well. But also juice in case he wanted juice. Eventually he came back to Ray and told him to "Take 5" oh and he also told him "Think fast" and tossed him a bottle of water.
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Jul 22, 2020 14:09:02 GMT -4
The body was a temple. Those were G's words to the young student. He reminded himself not to think about any sort of vanity from the fitness, he was here for stamina. Anything else was secondary, and he was glad that he was on the same page as his coach. "Yeah, my quirk does tend to dehydrate me if I use it too much." He understood that G wanted him to be able to improve his offense but the stamina training would no doubt help him all around and with his defensive side of things as well.
Ray nodded and began to curl the light weights he was left with. His arms were already tired from the combat with the golem but he pumped them up and down. "Oh, I guess grape is my favorite." He didn't venture out of water often. It was the sustaining force for his quirk but when he did, grape was always calling his name. His breathing was timed with every lift and curl.
He was standing alone, poolside now with just the weights. His mind focusing on curling as many times as he could. He remembered similar training from when he was with his father and added a squat into it as well. After a few his legs wobbled from the fatigue of the brief battle. "Phew"
"Alright," he happily sighed and let his arms hang loose with the weights when G returned. "Huh," he mumbled as he set down the weights gently. Looking up just in time to see the water bottle flying towards him.
"Thanks," he said quickly catching it before it bounced against his chest.
"I guess you've been doing this for awhile."
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Post by G Hajimari on Jul 25, 2020 16:57:57 GMT -4
He answered grape and that was what G got for him. Luckily the vending machine had grape. G insisted they get grape since he liked the flavour as well. It seems he and Ray are on the same page. So upon returning G told the boy to take a five minute break and tossed the drink to Ray, testing his reflexes.
Luckily, the youngster got it. And then he remarked how G did this for a while. The adult man shrugged "I guess you could say that. I just keep healthy. I dont go overboard to be a muscle bound bozo. And besides, with my Quirk, I dont really need to be muscle bound myself since my Quirk can do the job for me. I dont really need to be all that athletic, but for health sake, I do work out a bit. But most of my training goes to techniques. Martial art stuff. Not muscles. Just Quirk and martial art" G said
He then looked at his wristwatch to see the time, because once you're really into training or whatever activity you do, time flies. And G wanted to be on top of things. He doesnt look like it, but he's a schedule maniac. He's pretty pedantic about time
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Aug 9, 2020 0:27:26 GMT -4
Ray sat down with the drink. The cool refreshing grape drink was just what he needed. He plopped down on the edge of the pool. His legs still dangled in the water. His muscles ached, but he could already tell this training was going to be well worth it. He rolled his shoulders to loosen up before taking another drink.
"I practiced a little martial art back home too. What style do you use? And now that I think about it...what exactly is your quirk?" He was curious about what style the man practiced, seeing a window of opportunity to learn more from his coach. Further, he thought about the golem that G made and wondered what all he was capable of with it. "Making a golem seems helpful for martial arts practice."
When G looked down at his watch, Ray looked around the pool for a clock on the wall. He had been so caught up with training he forgot that time existed. And that he was a student with a curfew. He didn't think he could have been too late. He took a large gulp of the drink to finish it off and extended his hand for G's drink , if he was done with it so he could toss them both away. He didn't want to hold up his teacher if there was somewhere he had to be.
"Don't worry. As long as you give me a workout or a task to do, you can leave me to it. No worries about slacking on my end. Well...not much anyway," he added with a joking smirk.
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Post by G Hajimari on Aug 9, 2020 15:16:44 GMT -4
Once Ray sat down, he relaxed a bit. But he asked G a few questions. G thought that he could be honest with the boy, so he shrugged as he answered "The martial art I mostly use is Kapu Kuialua. It is an ancient Hawaiian martial art based on bone breaking, joint locks, throws, pressure point manipulation, strikes, usage of various weapons and battlefield strategy. I use that and mix it with street fighting. And I created my own martial art Aggressive Street Skills. Or A.S.S for short. But I dont really teach that anyone. Thats my own thing and I dont want anyone to use my style against me. So I teach other people the generic martial arts like Judo and Karate. Textbook crap that they can use to defend themselves." G said as he explained the matter of martial arts. He excelled in a bone breaking martial art. Really agressive fighting style that he does not want to teach to people. He doesnt wanna out himself as a Vigilante with his unique signature fighting style. Thats why he teaches generic stuff But then another question came. Quirk "Golem?" he looked around and then back at Ray "You must mean my Spirit Animal. Goliath. He's an isopod that controls water. I can also summon a praying mantis that flies around and slices stuff. So I guess Im more of a bug guy. My Spirit Animals are bugs. I love bugs" he explained and kept the quirk section short. He omitted some stuff. Ray didnt need to know every detail.
Ray reassured G that he aint no slacker. G just smiled and nodded "Dont mind me. Im just a bit of a pedantic when it comes to time. We're still good on it"
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Aug 31, 2020 1:04:49 GMT -4
Ray winced as the man went on about the gruesomeness of all the bone-breaking that went into his custom style. "I see. Well, that works for me. Your style seems a bit too aggressive for me. Different strokes for different folks after all. I'll stick to the generics." he happily agreed to the less aggressive side of things. The idea of snapping people's bones was a shivering idea. He put a hand to his chin and looked toward the coach. An inquisitive glint in his eyes. "But I do wonder...Why give something a name. If you never intend to share it?" He asked as the very act of giving something a name gave it life and meaning. By the sounds of it, G had some strong opinions about the various martial arts styles in the world. "Does that mean you came from Hawaii?" If G wanted to avert the topic away, Ray asked a seemingly unrelated question to martial arts.
"Spirit animal? I've never heard or seen of a quirk like that. Seems really versatile." He gave a smile at G's light-hearted attitude toward his own quirk and love of insects. "I see. It must have been an odd process for you to discover the quirk and all the animals."
Ray finished his drink with a gulp as G answered the questions. "Oh. Wonderful. Cause I also wanted to talk to you about the job by the pool. The receptionist mentioned an opening?" He looked around the pool and could see himself spending a lot of time here. A perfect place to get in shape and train his quirk. The single luckiest thing that's happened to him since he came here.
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Post by G Hajimari on Sept 4, 2020 11:12:14 GMT -4
He laughed "Yeah, as if I'd teach you that. You're too young to know da wae" G jokingly and seriously told him. He wouldnt teach his own custom martial art style even if he asked nicely. He already had the priviledge knowing he had a custom martial art style to begin with. Others were not privvy to that information. The boy asked, why give it a name if he was not gonna teach it to anyone. G shrugged "Cuz every martial art has a name." it was a simple answer. Simple and honest
He then asked if G came from Hawaii, G nodded "Yep. Im not Japanese by any means. My parents moved here and thus I live here. At first I wanted to work and earn money to fly back to Hawaii because I didnt like it here. But then I made my wife and was convinced to stay. Japan finally has something going for it" It was a thing he hasnt thought about in forever. And it wasnt something he wanted to think about. The days when he was a sadder man.
Later they talked about quirk stuff aka 'Golem' which was Goliath. G explained his quirk in a simplistic way. Ray smiled and said how versatile it is. "Yeah, I think they created the Summon category because of me. My Quirk was classified at first as an emitter. But I guess that didnt work on paper or was confusing, so it was changed to summon and well, after that Summon type became a thing" G explained as before quirks were just emitter, transformation and mutation. Summon wasnt a thing years ago.
After that they talked about a job. G raised an eyebrow "Oh? You interested in working here?" he asked curiously and slightly mischeviously. This was a pleasant surprise to G.
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Oct 18, 2020 13:58:43 GMT -4
Ray cocked his brow. Now he WAS interested in what G's style was. But asking wouldn't get him anywhere. He'd just have to see it in person and piece together the tidbits for himself. An exciting little side endeavor. "Then I'll just have to make my own style one of these days," he joked back.
"Well I suppose that's true isn't it," he laughed at G's remark about all martial arts having a name. In the end martial artist were simple people most of the time it seemed. But that was the charm of it all.
"Ah. So love kept you here," he nodded, although he wasn't old enough to have the life experience of love and what it would change in a persons life, he knew the power of companionship. And he knew the desires of the heart held a lot of sway over a person. "How long have you been here then?"
"Created the summon category," Ray leaned in toward the man more. But he had me make one?Ray thought and the intricate nature of quirks swirled in his mind. What could the connection be between emitter and summoner?
"That's impressive that they had to create a whole category for you. Are there many summoner heroes or students?"
The pool looked refreshing as they continued their talk. G reaffirmed Ray's interests in working. The young student took in the sight of the gym. The water shined and he ran his hand through it. His quirk gave him a unique connection to the flow of water.
"Yeah.I could use the experience and extra cash. Plus I could sneak in some training as well. Not to mention as a water quirk user it'd be easy for me to help people if they were in danger."
"So what do ya think? Have yourself a new martial arts student and an employee?"
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Post by G Hajimari on Oct 19, 2020 13:10:21 GMT -4
Sure he joked, but nevertheless G nodded "Hell, I encourage it. You learn martial arts and find something that suits you. I'd say martial arts and fighting style is like a glob of clay you get. You get a glob of clay and then you shape it the way you want and the way it fits you. And any excess you have or dont like, you cut it off before it hardens. In a way its like sculpting. Thats whats it like getting a fighting style. Just less artsy and more aggressive and punchy.... or kicky" G said The two conversed and Ray laughed, well its true! Every martial arts has a name. The two talked more and G explained why he remained in Japan. Granted Ray was young to know whats love like. Granted granted, most kids were and coincidentally, G gets along with youngsters better due to his... immature personality. Ray asked how long as G been here. G said "Long enough"
And then they talked about Quirks. G explained how his Quirk was categorized as a Emitter at first, before they eventually changed it to summon. He was the earliest summon quirk sighting. It was a strange sight, because he knows he used to look for people who had a Quirk like him. But now, there they are. They exist.
Ray spoke how impressive that was and asked are there many summoner heroes or students. G thought and then shrugged "Dunno. Professionally I'd say no. I dont think we have many or any hero summoners. And I especially dunno anything about hero students as Im no UA teacher" he answers
G asked if he was interested in work and Ray said he was! "Oh? Well thats nice, we can arrange a meeting for a job interview. You can submit your CV at the reception and well... we can arrange something" he said
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Post by Ray Haixiao on Nov 12, 2020 19:51:27 GMT -4
“Sounds like a plan then. I’ll learn the basics from you and sculpt it into my own,” Ray said. A laugh escaped him at the final statements, “I do love a good kick. Kung-Fu is full of them. It’s tricky sometimes not to rely so much on my quirk for combat and try and blend my quirk in with martial arts. I don’t want to get lazy and become too dependent on it.” He held the water bottle in his hands. Thoughts of the combat training and how he had managed threw it. He found himself thinking about it more than he cared to. He needed a new experience to build upon. One of the reasons he was excited to be here.
He nodded at the older man’s simple response on how long he had lived here. Ray guessed that’s just the type of things adults say when they think wistfully about their time. “That old already huh,” he joked back once more.
Ray rested back on his hands. ‘No UA teacher,’ he thought, repeating that line in his head. “If you haven’t been affiliated with the school, how did you manage to get a place like this? With people able to use their quirks and such.” He didn’t think about if the question would be too probing, but he assumed given what they did here, he probably got asked that a lot. He made a fist in enthusiasm, “Alright then. I guess I’ll get to work on that CV. Haven’t had to tackle one of those yet.”
"I already had a conversation with the lady at the front desk too. She seems nice. Should I just drop it back off to her? I think she wanted to see me to talk about possible dates for the interview." He looked around at the gym already feeling at home. People dove in to the pool and in the distance quirk users still finetuned their craft.
"I bet your golem acts as a good sparring buddy. If nothing else a body to practice technique on."
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Post by G Hajimari on Nov 14, 2020 12:20:44 GMT -4
G chuckled "Old? More like nostalgic for home home" he said and then shrugged. After that Ray asked how come he can do quirk stuff at Gym, if he's not affiliated with UA. G once again answered "When there's a will, there's a way" it was a jokey answer, but better then the beaurocratic BS they had to go through. He doubted Ray wanted to hear some boring paperwork and legal answers. Hopefully Ray got that as a cue that the real answer is a whole lot more boring. Ray then said how he will work on the CV and how he hasnt had to tackle one of those yet. G chuckled and said "Well, there's a first time for everything", he heard Ray said how he had a conversation with the lady already and he was glad to hear Ray say that she was nice. G nodded when he asked should Ray drop his CV to her. It was a yes. Ray said how he thinks she wanted to see him to talk about possible dates for the interview. "Thats good" G said. He looked when Ray said that his 'golem' acts like a good sparring buddy. G nodded "Yeah, I guess he does. Havent thought of it honestly"
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