06 - Just give me something to fight for

[ichoosefight]

[ Video ]

[ Steph is in the gym. From the look of her she's already gotten a bit of a workout, but she's raring to go for more. ]

I'm in the market for some sparring partners. I want to start training again. I'm pretty out of practice. I mean, three months ago I was training with Batman, so take that as you will, but I'm out of practice.

I don't have any of my own weapons, obviously, but if anybody wants to practice with weapons I'm sure I can get some from the supply closet. I'm talking serious training here, not just playing around.

So... if anybody wants to spar right now, you can see I'm in the gym. So bring it!

[ Private to Bruce Banner ]

[ This message is quieter, more serious. ]

I don't want to talk to therapists anymore. I don't like it, and I don't think it's helping me.

Comments

[fire_punk]

I bet you'll be good at that.

[ichoosefight]

We'll see.

[fire_punk]

It can't be harder than teaching someone to control weather. [He believes in you, Steph.]

[ichoosefight]

If that was supposed to be encouraging you really need to work on your cheerleading, too.

[fire_punk]

What? Lewis did teach me how. Before he told me I'm not allowed to do it alone until I finish college.

[ichoosefight]

That helps nothing.

[fire_punk]

Well, fighting has to be less complicated. So you can teach it.

[ichoosefight]

Spoken like someone who's never been trained to fight.

[fire_punk]

I wasn't.

[ichoosefight]

That's my point.

[fire_punk]

And you talk like you've never had to learn how to make it rain.

[ichoosefight]

I can think of three ways off the top of my head that I was taught to make it rain.

[fire_punk]

Rain water or something else? [He's a little suspicious about what she might mean. It could be anything.]

[ichoosefight]

Both.

[fire_punk]

Oh, yeah? What are they?

[ichoosefight]

Emergency sprinklers, exposed piping, and strip-tease.

[fire_punk]

Okay, I guess you could call those rain. But they're not rainstorms.

[ichoosefight]

I dunno, I think if I tried hard enough I could start a rainstorm with a strip-tease.

[fire_punk]

[He mock gags.] Ew, Steph! That's just gross!

[ichoosefight]

Ew? You're never gonna get laid with an attitude like that.

[ She is approximately 50% serious. ]

[fire_punk]

I don't want to think about a bunch of guys doing that! Especially not around you.

[ichoosefight]

Who said anything about a bunch of guys? Last I checked you're the only one of the ship with rainstorm powers.

[fire_punk]

[Steph. Please, say you didn't just go there. Please.]

What does that have to do with you doing a strip tease?

[ichoosefight]

[ Remember who you're talking to. ]

Think about it. I'm sure you'll figure it out eventually.

[ And then she gets to see your face. ]

[fire_punk]

[He doesn't have to think about it very long and his face shows his reaction. Steph, even when he watches porn, it's vanilla. You've just scarred him for life!]

Steph! That's just...! [Wrong, gross, sick... Take your pick. You get to pay for the bleach he'll be pouring on his brain to get rid of that image.]