Because he's a Hero / Infinite Pride

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

_{(OoC: Standard Mad warnings apply)}


1) [VIDEO]

Alright you fucks! Since we make a pretty good team MAYBE I'll stick around a bit longer. I've got some people to look for and traveling around with you should make it a hell of a lot easier for me.

[He folds his arms and now has a discomforted look, struggling to say something before just spitting it out..]

Just one fucking thing.. someone mind telling me why the hell there's so many women on board fighting?!

[He honest to god looks completely freaked out by it. Like someone decided to blend a metroid and an invader together to see what happens.]

2) [ACTION]

HEY YOU FUCKS! BACK OFF! THE ARES GEAR DOESN'T NEED YOU GUNKING IT UP!

[Mad seems to be chasing off Mechanics from his machine.]

It'll fix itself so just go unfuck someone else's goddamn mech!

[Seriously, someone needs to teach this guy how to show respect.]

_{(OoC: Mad vs MarKus. Swear off. Go!)}

3) [ACTION]

[Mad is now in the gym, working out hard. From what you can tell while he's not ripped, he's certainly doing his best to make his way there from what toning you can see. He's either lifting weights, running as fast as he can on a treadmill or roughing up the punching bag with a series of vicious punches.]

[Comment? Tell him he's doing something wrong?]

4) [ACTION]

[Mad is lurking in the kitchen. Specifically where what's left of the cake is stored. He's looking around in a shifty and most definitely nervous manner as he digs around.]

Fucking girly cake... why the fuck does it have to taste so good- FUCK!

[And he noticed you.]

Comments

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[perfect-frost.livejournal.com]

Your left hook leaves something to be desired.

[When the hell did Ciel get there? She seems to have been watching for a while, and from the expression on her face, she finds his workout to be far more amusing than impressive.]

You have little form and no grace. You put too much movement into your punches. And I haven't seen a single kick from you this entire time.

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

..The fuck...What the fucking hell would YOU know about fighting?! And I don't need any fucking grace!!!

[At this Mad promptly punches the bag as hard as he can. Which was pretty hard.]

Listen you white haired bi-

[WHAM!]

GWAAH!

[And now Mad was on the ground. Owned by the very bag he struck.]

[perfect-frost.livejournal.com]

So rash.

[Ciel stalks across to where the bag is still swinging, and steadies it with the tips of her fingers. Once it's no longer swinging around like a pendulum, she looks down at the floored blonde.]

Now if you'd been smart, you would have followed that punch with a knee on the backswing. Very useful habit to get into, it stops momentum and is quite the bone breaker. Plus, it leaves you far less open than the punch by itself would.

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

I... I knew that shit... how the fucking hell do you know all that?

[He winces and glares at Ciel looking most agitated whilst rubbing his face.]

[perfect-frost.livejournal.com]

[She just gives him a chilling smile, and runs a finger along the bag. Her fingers push at it lightly, testing the object's weight.]

Are you really so naive? Or are you simply one of those idiotically chivalrous types who believe that a man's job is to fight and a woman's is to care for the home? In either case, let me show you something.

[A few more light prods, then she shrugs and slams an elbow into the bag with enough force to knock it well back. As it comes down, she meets the bag with a solid knee, stopping the momentum, only to kick it back into the air with a picture-perfect reverse kick. After a few more graceful strikes, she ends with a roundhouse kick that stops the bag in it's tracks, and actually splits one of the seams. As the pellets trickle out of the bag, she turns back to the floored man and shrugs.]

My point is, women are just as capable as men. No need to be so surprised that I'd know how to fight.

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

[Was pretty stunned here but then looks angry!.. or... tries to... he was a little offput by that display.]

If that's true then why haven't I seen more women fighting it out before I got here? Hell..Why haven't I even heard of very many heroes that are women?!

[Was clearly trying to cling to his world-view.]

[perfect-frost.livejournal.com]

Because most of us can't be bothered with titles like "hero". What good is a title, after all, especially one that brings such expectations with it? In the end, it's more trouble than its worth - besides. In a masculine society such as ours, do you really think the men in charge would let every woman who'd done something heroic be called a "hero"?

No, we're simply called soldiers; it's an easy enough title to give, especially since society gets to imagine that their soldiers are all men. [A playful smirk; apparently, she isn't terribly bothered by the facelessness of it all.]

[brokenaesop.livejournal.com]

You... you are fucking scary you know that?

[It wasn't what she said but the way she said it. Honestly though Ciel's actually giving him a little more insight to the world despite her demeanor.]

[perfect-frost.livejournal.com]

[She leans towards him a little, smiling a rather chilling smile.] Am I? Good. It wouldn't be of any use for me if you oh-so-masculine heroes thought I was just another pretty face.

[She turns then and walks back to the entrance of the gym, raising her hand in a farewell wave.] Remember to watch your tongue in the future, boy. Not every girl you meet will be satisfied to beat up a bag if you insult them.