[ But she already knows. She knows there's potential there. Sure, she hasn't bothered to tell him that — humility a good pupil makes — but there's a lot to be said for stubborn and scrappy when it comes to a fight for survival. Kid has spirit. You can't teach that shit.
He'd be easy prey for a schoolyard bully as it is right now, but it's nothing some practice won't fix. ]
Alright — [ She lets him shove at her, bracing so that the force only makes her sway backward a little — kid's going to need to put on a bit of muscle too, if that skinny teenage frame can manage it — and grabbing him by the wrists, she casually twists and throws him bodily to the ground. ] Good enough. You have a long fucking way to go, but it's not hopeless.
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He'd be easy prey for a schoolyard bully as it is right now, but it's nothing some practice won't fix. ]
Alright — [ She lets him shove at her, bracing so that the force only makes her sway backward a little — kid's going to need to put on a bit of muscle too, if that skinny teenage frame can manage it — and grabbing him by the wrists, she casually twists and throws him bodily to the ground. ] Good enough. You have a long fucking way to go, but it's not hopeless.