Punch it Out

by **Null** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:38 pm

"Highly recommended. Maybe I'll open up a spa or something to do just that."

He walked over to the machine Aiden was using, and whistled, slowly. "Heck of a punch you've got there."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:13 pm

"The Genoshan military would likely be your first customer," Aiden said watching Will. "Best in the last several Praetorian classes in pure physical strength. Not the Praetorian record, but perhaps it will be later in my career."

by **Null** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:20 pm

"Pure physical strength, ey?

You gonna stand there and let a Praetorian outshine an X-Man?" Will said, turning towards Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:27 pm

"We were just talking?" She quirks a brow.

by **Null** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:29 pm

"Hm. Interesting," Will said, with a small smirk.

"Let me see what I can do on this thing, if you wouldn't mind, Aiden?"

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:58 pm

Aiden quirked an eyebrow at the competitiveness, but also didn't mind the idea that much.

"Feel free," Aiden said moving out of the way.

by **Null** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:08 pm

Will nodded, appreciatively, and then took his place in front of the super strength equipment.

His ready stance wasn't anything like Aiden's -- it was much more straightforwardly boxing influenced, elbows tight in to his body, fists in front of his face.

He bobbed and weaved a bit, throwing out some tentative jabs at the machine -- jabs light enough not to register on the super-strength calibrated instrument.

Then, lightning-quick, he pivoted on one foot, and swung a right cross. As he did, his arm swelled up mightily, muscles ballooning out to Liefeldian proportions in mid-swing. His left side shrank in proportion, creating added momentum behind the punch as the rapid shift of weight altered his center of gravity.

The punch landed with a solid thud, as the readout hit 60%. Just as quickly, Will's arm came back to normal size as he entered a defensive stance once again.

"Looks like they feed you boys better down there than they do up here," Will laughed.

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:37 pm

"The benefit in living in a land of plenty perhaps just more sunshine," Aiden smiled. "Are you a shifter or is that some type of body manipulation?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:39 pm

"He's holding back. He could've made it steel."

by **Null** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:42 pm

"A shifter, indeed. Body's composed of metamorphic clay; I have a certain degree of control over it's shape and composition."

Will shot a look at Sam. "Sure, I could have made it steel, but that's not really a fair comparison, is it? He didn't hit the machine with a steel battering ram."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:36 am

"...very sporting of you, aye?"

by **Null** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:21 am

"She doesn't think particularly highly of me," Will explained to Aiden, "because she's spent too much time with my doppelganger. Ah well; I shall survive somehow, I imagine."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:39 pm

"I could throw a tank at it instead of punching it," Aiden smiled. "You have a twin or something of the sort then?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:22 pm

"He's been subdivided, after a fashion."

by **Null** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:28 pm

"Like I said; I'm mostly clay. Sometimes, when you mold and re-mold clay, you get tough, nasty bits that drag everything down. Those got split off and removed, so I'm back to full fighting force. I doubt he could hit a 10 on that machine, to be quite honest."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:52 pm

"So before you were being quite... literal about ridding yourself of your uncertainty," Aiden said, "Your other isn't much of a fighter due to the split then?"

by **Null** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:17 pm

"He's not really much of anything if you ask me. Ah well; I suppose not everyone can be in the upper crust."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:28 pm

"Just imagine if all of a person's swagger wound up in a single being. Now imagine the lack thereof."

by **Null** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:41 pm

"Confidence. It's a virtue," Will grinned.

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:19 pm

"Your other must have a singularly difficult existence then," Aiden said, "Without any of those things I'd be adrift and constantly uncertain."

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:36 pm

"Eh, he'll be fine," Will said, a bit dismissively. "He's got people to look after him, and they'll figure out what he wants eventually, I'd imagine. Just gotta do a couple tweaks on our situation, and things will probably end up cruising smoothly in the future.

Or not. Whatever. The school will handle it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:42 pm

"They each seem to have what the other hates about himself, so recombining them hasn't been an option."

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:51 pm

"Well, of course not. Would you like to be combined with..." Will looked around the room, looking for an example, "uh...oh, let's say Miriam? Or your water bottle here?" he said, picking it up and shaking it.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:51 pm

"I'm already a combination of contradictions."

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:56 pm

"You know, that's entirely fair.

And how is that working out for you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:14 pm

"I'd be... less, if I tried to remove any of them."

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:16 pm

"Or maybe you'd just be less conflicted about what to do all of the time.

Anyway, I didn't mean to interrupt you guys flirting over here -- my apologies," he snickered.

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:32 pm

"You'd make a good Praetorian with your confidence," Aiden said looking at Will. "Or at very least a good Genoshan."

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:38 pm

"Well, I thank you, but I bleed the yellow and blue.

It's actually a really serious medical condition, and I probably should get that checked out sometime."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:41 pm

Aiden chuckled.

"Though some Praetors might think you have too much of a sense of humor," Aiden smiled.

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:42 pm

"Some praetors probably need their sticks forcefully removed from their ass.

Nice to see that not all you Genoshans are like that, though. I've met a few in my time that...well."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:50 pm

"Want to murder you all and any nearby humans then bathe in vat of your blood?" Aiden asked.

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:53 pm

"I was thinking spent enough time admiring themselves naked in front of the mirror that they eventually die of starvation, but that, too."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:32 pm

"Oh, that's just absurd."

"They'd put on their uniform first," Sam smirks.

by **Null** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:45 pm

"Well, maybe their uniform top," Will conceded. "Function over form and all that jazz.

Anyhoo. Hit me up some time, Aiden, and we can see how a Praetor holds up in a spar against a captain of the X-Men, mano-a-mano. No tricks involved.

...A minimal amount of tricks involved."

by **Aiden Mitchell** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:41 pm

"I have a feeling you are mostly tricks," Aiden smiled. "I look forward to our match."

by **Null** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:03 am

"If you want tricks fight the other one. Might be a decent warm-up," Will waved, as he left.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:05 am

"...why would he want to fight the other one?"

by **Null** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:12 am

"Dude gets off on being a punching bag. You should ask him, sometime," Will waved.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:21 pm

Sam sighs as Will leaves.

"Together, they're a friend of mine. Apart? It's... complicated."

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