[ he's got a strange double-standard for names; he's considering her correction. in the meanwhile: ]
Nothing with swords or other outlandish weaponry. [ he doesn't think he could carry that sort of stuff around all the time. and he hasn't given a whole lot of consideration to what self-defense he'd like to learn, but he'll name a few of the most effective he's heard of: ] Jiu-jitsu, aikido, or Wing Chun.
[No swords already eliminates a lot of people that Lili knows - who happen to be samurai or actually swords themselves. So when he says those names of styles that she's absolutely never heard of before, she's going to pause.]
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[ he's got a strange double-standard for names; he's considering her correction. in the meanwhile: ]
Nothing with swords or other outlandish weaponry. [ he doesn't think he could carry that sort of stuff around all the time. and he hasn't given a whole lot of consideration to what self-defense he'd like to learn, but he'll name a few of the most effective he's heard of: ] Jiu-jitsu, aikido, or Wing Chun.
[ likely not all three ]
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Are those hand to hand?
In that case, you might as well ask Rock Lee.
[would you be ready for that, Marco]
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[ LILI.... okay, it really is His Bad for assuming she was an absolute expert. ]
But "Rock Lee", huh? What's he like—? [ read: is he as prickly as you, lili ]
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Loud. Exuberant. Friendly. Forward. Annoying.
[ . . . . ]
But he'll eagerly take on a student. Don't waste his time.
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[ as unpleasant as some of those adjectives sound, he's confident it's doable!! ]
Wouldn't dream of it. [ for real; he's not a fan of doing things half-assed. ] Thanks for the name, I'd say.
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But she's just going to wave a hand dismissively, even if that flusters her a bit.]
Don't thank me. Just don't be a liability.
[cold as fuck]