Catch-All for Minato

[specialdog]

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[specialdog]

I guess it kind of depends on the level.

If someone is mean to me, that's just kind of a given... [ Uh? What an attitude to have, but okay. Moving on. ] But if someone hurt me, I wouldn't want anyone who cared about me to treat that person very kindly.

[compendiem]

Has anybody here hurt you?

[specialdog]

No, it was just an example.

[compendiem]

Good. I didn't want to have to destroy somebody.

[ He goes back to whisking his eggs. ]

[specialdog]

[ She laughs. ]

I'm supposed to be protecting you, silly.

[ Since when?? ]

[compendiem]

[ Yeah, since when?? and good job???? ]

Nobody's been mean to me.

[ Like. They have, but it was justified meanness and so Akane doesn't have to do anything. ]

[specialdog]

If they were, I'd fight them for you.

[ She probably wouldn't, but she's teasing! It's fine. ]

[compendiem]

Right, you were learning how to fight, weren't you? You're pretty confident by now?

[specialdog]

Not at all. Swords are still really heavy, and it's hard to move fast enough.

[compendiem]

What kind of sword are you using? Something like a nailbat is pretty heavy and slow, but maybe you would do better with knives.

[specialdog]

Valvatorez-san helped me pick it out. It's... Light? [ she doesn't really know anything about swords. ]

I think knives would be easier to handle, but then I'd have to be even closer up.

[compendiem]

Knives are lighter than swords, and you can always throw them to keep people at a distance. If anybody tries to throw one at you, and can catch it. They're pretty versatile.

[specialdog]

It sounds easier to learn to swing a sword around than to aim throwing knives...

[compendiem]

It's pretty simple. Hard part is knowing how to hold it. Then you just sort of-

[ mimes throwing a dart or something, maybe don't copy Minato's technique, but it works for him ]

I could teach you sometime.

[specialdog]

Sure! It's a date.

[ but, uh. ]

How come you even know how to do stuff like that?

[compendiem]

Yeah, we'll make a date of it.

[ romantic ]

It was back a couple weeks ago, when I was trying to gather apples for Swift Wind... They were too high for me to reach, but I had the knives Hisoka gave me. To practice throwing and catching. Apples were target practice.

[ Minato believes in efficiency ]

[specialdog]

It sounds like you're just a fast learner. I don't know if I can keep up.

[compendiem]

It's fine to work at your own pace. I'll be there to teach you.

[specialdog]

[ card i hate you ]

You'd better be.

[compendiem]

[ He'll be there... in spirit...
She can keep his knives after tomorrow and make him proud stabbing somebody ): ]

Mm. I'll be there. Forever and always.