It's over like a comic book

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WHO: Yang, Open
WHERE: A deserted beach in Heropa
WHEN: Oct 28th
WHAT: Yang sometimes has anger management issues. This is one of those times.
WARNINGS: Shouldn't be any, but I'll change it if they develop.


[Between the crap being spewed by the media, the sudden loss of her partner, and her complete inability to do anything about any of it, Yang feels like wrecking something. But without the usual Grimm around, the best she can do is to go someplace secluded and take her anger out on nature.

So early morning on the twenty-eighth finds her pounding her fists against boulders on a hard-to-reach portion of beach, relatively sure she won't be disturbed by anyone normal.

As she keeps going, fire begins to build beneath her fists. Wait long enough, and you may see her whole body light up in flame, briefly glassing the sand beneath her. At that point she stops and drops on her butt away from the glass, staring at the flexing of her fingers.]

...looks like I'm goin' it alone again.

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[ She shakes her head. Startled, sure, but Annie sees no need to accept an apology for accidental frightenings that didn't happen. ]

You startled me, that's all. Is that the only thing you have to worry about when sparring, or is there something else?

[ Kaneki and his super strength comes to mind, among several others. Reiner is a good sort of go-to for difficult cases, with his own skillset here. It's one question, followed by a second one, as she looks back to the glass yet again. Interesting form for a temper to take. ]

Feeling any better?

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Usually just the strength thing. But even if there wasn't that, no way I'm callin' someone up this early.

[The admittance is made, and followed with a slight grunt as she moves to her feet, bending momentarily to run her fingers along the edge of the glass.]

And yeah, for the most part. Sometimes you just gotta hit something, you know?

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Not so much. Though that might be because the times I do want to hit something I'm already in process of doing so.

[ Eren had always made it easy - they were in hand to hand combat practice when he'd rub her the wrong way. The rest of the time, she wasn't a physically motivated person. Not to harm, at least. (Take down and sit on when proving a point? Sure.) ]

... In an approved way, that is. As for the other, you're not wrong. People really don't seem to be early morning risers around here.

[ ... people also don't generally run before school or commute to Heropa extra early to spar with someone else before running, but keeping busy serves a purpose. It also allows for unexpected encounters such as these. ]

Finding anyone half awake capable of dealing with extraordinary strength might be limited to Reiner Braun, or perhaps Ken Kaneki.

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Not the 'violent impulses' kinda gal, huh? I can respect that.

[But being the kind of person who operates (most of the time, at least) on the estimation that her fists can help her get through anything, Yang doesn't much see the merit. She can appreciate anyone who can do it though, and Annie receives a slight, respectful nod for the fact.]

...they friends of yours?

[And she does note the names for future reference, but... well. She's not going to call up some strangers out of nowhere, even if the other blonde thinks they might be good candidates.]

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[ Annie nods her head once, thinking that by now, friends is the easiest word, and true in spirit with Reiner since they'd both begun trying. ]

Mm, yes. Reiner and I have both been here since the end of April. Ken's the only one from his world at the moment.

[ One of those going it alone, as it were. ]

They can both handle hard hits, and Ken was looking for sparring partners who could handle super strength in turn. Not that I know if you can or can't... the one doesn't mean you also have a high resistance to damage. ... If you don't mind the invasive question, is your fire at all emotionally driven?

[ Annie asks as a means of piecing together a trend she had started noticing with Lunatic, one she hasn't been able to follow up on with other element users due to a lack of exposure or knowledge. She turns a curious look on Yang, but keeps expectation off her face. Being invasive meant being aware that you were rightly able to be shut down, and she's conscious of watching for people's boundaries. Makes more sense in the long run. ]

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It's good to have somebody around... must suck to be Ken though.

[It's something she can commiserate with though, at least now. Though then again, she's assuming he wants someone from his world here. For all she knows, he doesn't- but she likes to think that no one would like to be alone in a strange place.]

Yeah... yeah I can take it. Maybe I'll look him up then, if we can both benefit from it.

[Though she'd hate to hurt anyone, a good brawl and the bruises and aches that sprang from it were a good way to keep her mind occupied. Annie's last question gives her pause, and she purses her lips, thoughtful.]

I guess kinda? Like it's easiest to bring up here if I'm really mad, you know? That might just be really strong emotions in general though.

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[ She does think Ken's lonely, but it's not a matter of her saying so or not. It's his business in the end, and pointing out a commonality isn't helpful at the end of the day.

She's interested in these powers that do seem linked to emotion in some way or another. Annie has to wonder if more people have a similar connection than they realize - it may not always be straightforward.

Regardless, her curiosity and interest is genuine. She leans forward, bracing her hands on her thighs. ]

I wonder how you could even test that.

[ "Strong emotions" run a full course of them, though examining Yang as she tilts her head to the side, Annie believes there's a good chance Yang is among those more in tune with how she feels. Finding extremes to feel through might be less difficult, if she's in the habit of embracing what she feels in a given moment. ]