(someday he'll look back on this and laugh. probably.)

[flowrite]

Fiacre Lachance 5/11 near Viea Village

Um. Hi everyone! (my first real post on here!!) (/ω＼) Does anyone know of someone who teaches self-defense, or of a good gym or studio that offers self-defense classes? Must be non-judgmental. No... body shaming, any of that stuff. Asking for a friend, so it's very important! Please let me know. Thank you! ヾ(＾-＾)ノ

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[flowrite]

[It's a long class, but there's a lot to watch and a lot of knowledge to absorb (even if he's not getting to practice any of it firsthand), so the time passes much more quickly than Fai would have guessed. He stays quiet and out of the way, just observing, and when the class ends and students start to file out of the dojo he hangs back, mostly so as not to get in anyone's way.

He'd also like to thank Tatsuo for letting him watch the class, and possibly talk about joining, but the normally boisterous and outgoing blond is vastly out of his element here, so he'll just... hang back, and see what happens.]

[thisloveisjustice]

[As the students start filtering out, a couple hang back to chat with Tatsuo briefly, but they don't linger long. It's getting late and most of the students are eager to head home. After a few minutes, he's free to head over to where Fai is standing.]

Hey, glad you could make it!

[flowrite]

[...right. Because of course no one actually believed Fai when he said he was asking 'for a friend.' Fai sighs internally, puts on a smile, and gives Tatsuo a friendly little wave.]

Hey, of course! Being Majima's friend was a pretty good recommendation. You're really good at this stuff!

[thisloveisjustice]

[Wellllllll no not really. Sorry. As an instructor, he's actually heard that line quite a few times. No judgement though, sometimes it's hard asking for yourself.]

I've been studying here since I was a kid. Utsuki-sensei really helped me a lot growing up, so I help teach now to show my appreciation.

sorry for the slowness, i'm at a con >_>;

[flowrite]

That's really nice of you! You said there was this class and... karate, was it? So you do karate too?

pshhh it's fine. i hope you're having fun!

[thisloveisjustice]

[Tatsuo nods]

Yes. I teach the beginner adult class. Those classes focus more on basic techniques and katas, or practice patterns.

I very much did :)

[flowrite]

[He nods slowly and crosses his arms together, a bit of a defensive gesture even if he doesn't consciously mean it to be.]

I think this class is definitely more my speed. I don't need anything fancy, just... something to get away from someone, like what you were demonstrating earlier.

[thisloveisjustice]

Ah, you mean when I was having my butt handed to me by everyone. Yes, the basic point of this class is to help create muscle memory, so that if you ever find yourself in a difficult situation, your body will know what to do on its own.

[flowrite]

[He laughs aloud at the first part]

Yeah, something like that!

And yeah, I think that's pretty much what I need. I've been in some... bad situations before, and I'd rather not let it happen again. Especially with all of this going on with Retrospec and the creepy pictures and everything....

[thisloveisjustice]

[Tatsuo nods. If he'd seen the individual taking those damn photos, he'd have socked them. But it was like they were taken from thin air. And you can't punch thin air.]

It does rather make one want to keep a baseball bat beside the bed, doesn't it? Most of the people who take this class have the same reason. They got mugged walking home from work or they're getting bullied at school. I had one student last year who had recently gotten out of a bad relationship. We all want the same thing, to feel safe. And barring that we want to feel like we can at least look after ourselves.