2021.02.11: A New Student
| A New Student | |
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| Raise and Cerinthus spar at Prospect's New Hope Gym. | |
| IC Date | February 11. 2021 |
| IC Time | Early Evening |
| Players | Raise, Cerinthus |
| Location | New Hope MMA - Back Gym |
New Hope - Back Gym
Stepping inside from the apartment there is an L shaped bar to the left lining the wall. It has a gas grill, with appropriate venting system, and full-size fridge on the far side of the L from where you enter. There are eight barstools, four on each side of the L. There are three wooden patio tables set up in front of the bar with four chairs each.
Just past the tables is an MMA octagon ring with metal bleachers off to the righthand side. Behind the ring is a large padded practice floor that goes all the way to the left hand wall. Along this wall to the right there is a reinforced security door with a sign in red that reads "Emergency Exit"
On the far back wall, you can see through what looks like some type of reinforced plexiglass. The room inside appears to just be a concrete room with nothing in it. The door to this room is made from metal.
Contents:
Raise
Cerinthus entered the back of the gym and heard the sound of something moving. He noticed Raise a few feet away from him practicing some martial moves that easily impressed Cerinthus. He was must thinner and smaller than Raise and would blush at Raise's size if it was possible for a black man to blush. He walked closer, but stayed a few feet away and watched as he waited for Raise to finish.
Raise comes back to center putting both feet together and his hands together a fist into palm and he bows to the air before a smile spreads and he turns to Cerinthus, "Good evening Cerinthus. I am glad you decided to drop by. Welcome, would you care for something to drink or eat? Please make yourself at home here." he remains where he is but his taunt muscles start to relax as he unwinds from his practice.
Cerinthus smiles and gives a bow to Raise. "Thank you Raise, but I am fine. I actually came here to spar with you. I am not one for violence, but I do find tussling with individuals such as yourself...interesting. Besides, I am sure given your martial expertise I can learn a thing or two about staying on my toes." He said with a smile and casually looked around the gym.
Raise bows in return, "I would be happy to spar with you. I always make sure to let those I spar with know that I was born with congenital analgesia more frequently called CIP. What that means is that I have never felt pain before and though I can and have been knocked out or beaten in a fight more than I care admit it also means that I do not feel injuries during a spar until they are to a point that I lose consciousness. If you are ok with sparing with me knowing that I would be happy to oblige." he smiles warmly and motions to the octagon.
Cerinthus seemed intrigued and a bit concerned but nodded his head and replied, "That is quite an interesting birth defect...a blessing and a curse at the same time. But I have no issues sparring with you regardless. Besides, even if you could feel pain, you would feel none from me given I am by no means physically strong! Hehe." He said with a chuckle.
Raise smiles warmly and leads the way to the ring and holds the ropes open to make it easier for Cerinthus to climb in, "More a curse I can assure you but fear not I will heal you after if you need it." the giant gives a wink and a toothy grin.
Cerinthus climbs into the ring and nods his head at Raise. "Thank you! I am a novice of alchemy and First Aid and could create some healing salves if I get bruised to much. But if you have some knowledge of healing magic that would be quite helpful too!" He said as he stood in front of Raise and looked up at him with a smile. "I am sure you know many fighting styles and you will demonstrate all of the grappling, kicking, and punching techniques you have on me. I cannot wait to experience them and attempt to dodge them."
Cerinthus says, “To be fair, I did not bless myself with the energy of the planets and stars today so you can fight me on event terms."”
Raise climbs in after and bows, "I would not have minded if you had. To be fair I have Mastered over a dozen Martial Arts styles. And am a Master of the arts of Healing as well." he moves across the ring from you his kimono flowing smoothly as he takes a fighting stance, "When you are ready."
Raise circles for a moment and then leans forward with a direct punch to the torso. Though Cerinthus tries to dodge out of the way he is caught before getting clear but he does manage to roll with the punch absorbing some of the blow. Raise smiles wide, "Good, you do not move so bad. But you had to think about the action for too long. You must react in a fight, let your mind do what it knows it needs to do. If you think about what you need to do it will often be too late when it matters."
Cerinthus saw Riase move around as he tried to keep his eyes on him and was immediately caught by surprise when he saw Raise throw a punch to his chest. He gasped and tried to think of the best way to dodge. He went with rolling to the left away from the punch. His feet did not help him entirely as he felt the punch connect to his chest, but it surprisingly was not as deep as most of the force was redirected away from him as he was doding. He stepped a few inches away from Raise and grunted and bit and readied a pose. "Thinking is always important. Instinct will only get you so far!" he replied. Cerinthus loses one Health
Raise nods his agreement, "In magic you are correct. In a fight instinct and muscle memory are what you need to hone and rely on. You think about a fight before it begins and after it is over for if you think during the fight you will always be a moment behind the action. This time I will wait for you to attack. Come at me when you are ready."
Raise circles you in a defensive pose and when you throw your punch the large man moves down low with ease and grace allowing your punch to go above his arm and with a twist he wraps your arm up and swivels his hips to launch you to the mat on the other side where you land prone.
Cerinthus smirked and then threw his punch at Raise. The large man was also quite agile it seemed and he saw him duck effortlessly. He then gasped as his arm was grabbed and he lifted up and threw over him and on to the other side of the mat with a thud. He grunted and was not feeling his whole world spinning. He groaned and rolled around in a daze.
Raise steps back and waits for you to again regain your senses, "Learning the arts martial do not need to be about aggressive actions. There are several form that have no aggressive moves at all but focus on complete self defense by using the opponents momentum against them.
Cerinthus regains his senses and gets back up and stands before Raise again and smirks. "Of I have read about the gentle martial art styles. But is still violence and causing harm in some way. No matter, come at me! Show me your strength while I attempted to dodge." He said with a very cocky grin. This was quite usualy for him, but Raise would not have know that.
Cerinthus Cerinthus sees Raise gets down on his feed and just before he spins, Cerinthus jumps back as far as he can to avoid a leg sweep. He gasped and breathed heavily and replied, "Wow, you are nimble for a big guy! That one almost got me! He he." He said chuckle
Raise sweeps around regaining a standing position just as fast as he went down for the sweep, he has a wide smile, "You move well. With a little practice I think you have great potential." he continues to circle in a defensive stance.
Raise goes for another sweep but loses his footing slightly as he swings his leg around slowing his momentum and his angle of attack so his extended leg is short of his intended contact point. He sweeps back up to his circling defensive position just as quickly as the last time.
Cerinthus was going to react, but seemed to have a slow reaction time as thought about his next move. But fortunately, Raise's sweep seemed to not connect and he smiled. "Lucked favored me this time I see!"
Raise waits for the punch and reaches out and pushes your torso as he twists out of the way of your punch knocking you off balance and once again to the mat. You start to realize that the mats padding is pretty soft.
Cerinthus once again ended up on his bum on the mat with a grunt as he was twisted and turned around with ease. He groaned again and attempted to get up once more. "You are going easy on me. I thank you for your concern, but I want to see your strength! Come on!" He said in a very cocky voice. He made another pose.
Raise moves with lightning quick grace and grabs you tight though he seems to get hung up in the voluminous kimono he is wearing and it makes it so he is not able to immediately bring his full strength to bear though his hold on you is secure for the moment.
Cerinthus was immediately caught off guard by Raise's fast speed. He grabbed tight and was as he yelped out. "Uck! You lummox!" he shouted at Raise and struggled to get free.
Cerinthus was picked up and thrown by the big man and landed on the mat. He took no damage from the throw, but it did daze him quite a bit as he groaned. Raise was indeed quite the fighter for a mystic.
Raise lifts you up and tosses you back to the mat again though you manage to land in a way that absorbs the impact of the landing somewhat though the the suprize of being thrown to the ground is still a little disorientating.
Cerinthus thought
Cerinthus gets back up and makes another composed pose and replied, "Again! I still have more fight in me!"
Raise smiles wide and nods, "I like your spirit."
Cerinthus says, “Thank you!"”
Raise stands firm when you throw your punch and brings his forearms up to block your punch. When you connect you feel like you just punched a brick wall but the damage is minimal.
Cerinthus attempted to punch Raise and it connects! But to his large forearms and when struck, it felt like a brick wall and this made Cerinthus quickly move his hand away to avoid taking too much damage. "Ow! It is like hitting a wall! I like that!" He said with a big grin.
Cerinthus Cerinthus lands on the ground again and and groans. He gets back up shortly afterwards and smiles as he replies, "I shall concede here! I have learned enough I think to get an understanding of how best to improve my footwork I think."
Raise spins the opposite way of his last two leg sweep attempts and connects this time tumbling Cerinthus to the mat once again. "You are still thinking about what you are going to do too much. You must simply react when you are fighting or you will be acting second instead of at the same time.
Cerinthus scoffs and then replies, "I cannot stop thinking! But I will see if I can possible rely more on my gut feeling and see if that helps!" he said. "Perhaps next time I should give myself an advantage magically speaking. That may encourage you to show your strength on me some more." He said with a smile.
Raise nods with a smile, "This area back here is so we can do just that so I do encourage you to use whatever magic you would be using in a real fight so long as that will not cause your opponent injury you are not prepared to heal. So yes please do do that next time. I think for a beginner you show great heart and have potential. Fighting is more of a mental game than it is a brute force game."
