[ Alright, no Roeder. At least not for now. He and Inej have a tentative trust, or something approaching it, and he doesn't want to break that. It makes sense to keep it to them for now—she's still new here and doesn't know who would wish her ill.
They'll get her to a place where she can actively defend herself and see where that puts them. Maybe she'll open up a bit more in the meantime. Kaz isn't asking her to be friends with everyone but at least she'll figure out who she can put a modicum of trust into.
Or who she can tolerate, anyway. Fully trusting anyone in the Barrel is a big ask. ]
Alright. Try that palm strike again, but keep your fingers curled into your hand. Makes it less uncomfortable to flex your hand back enough for that angle.
[ He spends the next hour or so having her repeat motions, sometimes having her hit the bag and sometimes not, mostly to save her hand until she gets used to it. In between, he gives her a few more spots to aim for: kidneys, knees or ankles if she's going to kick, and basically anywhere on the face but especially the eyes.
And of course, if all else fails, kneeing them in the groin. ]
If you remember at least two of those in the middle of a fight, it'll help. [ Not that he doubts her memory. But trying to keep one's head when someone is actively swinging at you is a different story. ]
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Date: 2020-12-27 07:56 pm (UTC)They'll get her to a place where she can actively defend herself and see where that puts them. Maybe she'll open up a bit more in the meantime. Kaz isn't asking her to be friends with everyone but at least she'll figure out who she can put a modicum of trust into.
Or who she can tolerate, anyway. Fully trusting anyone in the Barrel is a big ask. ]
Alright. Try that palm strike again, but keep your fingers curled into your hand. Makes it less uncomfortable to flex your hand back enough for that angle.
[ He spends the next hour or so having her repeat motions, sometimes having her hit the bag and sometimes not, mostly to save her hand until she gets used to it. In between, he gives her a few more spots to aim for: kidneys, knees or ankles if she's going to kick, and basically anywhere on the face but especially the eyes.
And of course, if all else fails, kneeing them in the groin. ]
If you remember at least two of those in the middle of a fight, it'll help. [ Not that he doubts her memory. But trying to keep one's head when someone is actively swinging at you is a different story. ]