[It takes Porthos a bit to reply, as navigating around the network involves some serious trial and error even after Madame Chandler's lesson, but when he does finally contact Credence he's smiling broadly and attempting to appear... friendly? Approachable? He thinks he's doing pretty good at it.]
'ey there, I'm meant t'be teaching you some basic fighting skills as part of this skills exchange thing.
Oh, right, I'm Porthos du Vallon. [He remembers what Quentin had said about Credence being shy (and a sorcerer, which he's a bit more inclined to actually believe after spending some time in this place) and continues on warmly.]
Nothing too much, just an hour or so of learnin' 'ow to move around a bit, throw a solid punch, that sort of thing. Don't have t'go past that one hour if you don't want.
That's where all the strange machines for workin' up a sweat are, right? [He's about eighty percent sure he's right about that, but it's a strange room and a strange word.]
Yeah, that then! [He claps his hands together enthusiastically, though the camera doesn't catch it, since he's actually still peering into it from rather too close. The grin comes through, though. Up close and personal.] You free now? I can meet you there... pretty much any time. [Given he has absolutely no other demands on his time.]
[He almost asks if there's anything specific he should wear - he
sees people in the gym dressed differently, sometimes - but he realises
that this man won't know and he doesn't really have anything
anyway.]
I'll - meet you there.
[He at least shows up without his jacket or vest, just one of his
old and slightly frayed white shirts.]
Porthos doesn't bother to answer, though he does spend a moment fumbling with the damn communicator before he manages to turn it off. For his part, he shows up in the gym just a few minutes later fully outfitted in his normal gear, from studded leather doublet and heavy pauldron to swordbelt, pistol, and heavy, thigh-high boots.
"Credence!" He greets the boy with a smile, and while the scars might potentially make it sinister the deep dimples and easy warmth of it counter the effect neatly. "Good t'meet you, just gimme a minute here." And he starts to strip down for grappling; he wants all his gear here in case he needs it, but it's not needed for the lesson and he drapes his belts, with pistol, sword and main gauche, over the handiest piece of equipment with no real consideration for its purpose. It's followed in short order by his hat, his uniform pauldron, and his doublet. leaving him in just a loose and somewhat worn linen blouse and his leather trousers and boots.
"Now, d'you know anything 'bout fighting, or are we startin' off from scratch?"
"Yes, sir. That is - no - I don't know anything," Credence says, and then
adds reflexively: "Sorry."
He's watched the man strip off his outer layer with a little fascination;
he's never encountered anyone of Porthos' time period here, and it makes
him curious.
"Don't apologize," Porthos answers cheerfully enough. "It's not something t'be sorry for. Think of it this way, jus' means you don't 'ave any bad habits to unlearn, right?" And there is something to be said for that, though the idea of a grown man not having the first idea about how to fight is beyond strange to him.
For his part, Porthos doesn't really see all that much difference between how Credence is dressed and the vast majority of people he's seen aboard; they're all alien and strange, and apparently so far ahead of him that even the ones from... from Earth might as well be from entirely different planets as far as he can tell.
"C'mon this way, then." He leads the way out onto the largest section of open flooring, which not coincidentally happens to be covered in mats... and which Porthos pauses to shift his weight on experimentally. "What, d'they think we're made of glass or somethin', that we need padding t'fall down on?" he asks, bemused.
"I...I guess it's easier if you don't get hurt every time? If you're...just
practicing?" Credence suggests faintly. He's only ever been in here to
clean and fix the equipment.
"Well, there is somethin' t'be said for pain bein' a great motivator t'learn," he points out, eyebrows arching up. "But... this ain't meant t'be painful," he adds quickly, remembering his instructions. And while they might have been given by an inmate he chose to participate, so he'll abide by the remit he was given.
He looks around again and spots the heavy bags, which at least are somewhat familiar. "'ere, we'll start with this." He nods towards them and continues across the padded floor to where one of them hangs. "Teach you 'ow t'throw a proper punch, 'at'll hurt whoever you're hittin' an' not you, yeah?"
"'e said 'e wanted you t'have some fun," is the best answer Porthos can offer, though he has to admit the kid doesn't look like he thinks this is much fun. Maybe he just needs to get into it first. "An' hey, it's never a bad idea to 'ave some idea how to defend yourself, never know when it'll come in 'andy, right?" Have another dimpled smile, Credence, he's doing his best here.
As hardwired as he is to go for the worst possible conclusion, he thinks:
Quentin thinks he'll lose his magic. He'll do something wrong and Alec will
take it away and then he'll be helpless.
"Right," he says, doing the best he can to sound agreeable. "So - what do I
have to do?"
"Well, 'ow 'bout we try an' give you the skills to keep that from happenin' again, then?" he offers cheerfully enough, though he's still trying to wrap his head around the idea of a grown man who's never thrown a punch. "First thing you gotta know is 'ow to make a proper fist, or the only one you'll be doin' any damage to is yourself.
"So 'ere, hold your hand out, an' then close it like this." He demonstrates with his own hand, extended palm down, and then folds all his fingers in before folding his thumb across the bottom of them all.
"Exactly, there you go, lad. Now, I want you t'aim at this spot, right 'ere." He touches his fingers lightly to a spot directly opposite Credence's face on the bag. "An' give it a good, hard hit, like this." And he demonstrates with a quick, sharp jab to the bag that sets it rocking.
Not many do, including his fellow Musketeers, so he's neither surprised nor bothered by the lack. "Good job," he encourages, because he can see Credence actually did try, and there's no point criticizing a failing the boy can't do anything about in the moment.
"You feel 'ow it came not just from your arm, but from your shoulders an' back?" He touches Credence's shoulder to reinforce his words. "Gave you more power'n if you'd used just your arm, an' you'll get even more if you get your hips into it too."
"Yes - he's still - this way," she says hurriedly, pulling him through the
door and down a short hallway into the next. Eggsy's lying on a slab,
bleeding copiously from a scalpel cut across his brow. They're in a morgue,
essentially, surrounded by huge steel drawers for cadaver storage.
"It's not as bad as it looks," she promises, "head wounds are always - "
But she's still fumbling for pads and surgical glue to seal it up.
"Why would you do this?" she asks him, wide-eyed. "He's not - Why would you
make him look like a roach?"
She's clearly not understanding the breadth of this.
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Date: 2018-01-09 08:44 am (UTC)'ey there, I'm meant t'be teaching you some basic fighting skills as part of this skills exchange thing.
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Date: 2018-01-09 08:51 am (UTC)Oh.
[Quentin why this]
Um, my name is Credence.
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Date: 2018-01-11 08:04 am (UTC)Nothing too much, just an hour or so of learnin' 'ow to move around a bit, throw a solid punch, that sort of thing. Don't have t'go past that one hour if you don't want.
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Date: 2018-01-11 08:08 am (UTC)We should, um - the gymnasium?
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Date: 2018-01-11 08:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-01-11 09:32 am (UTC)Yes, sir.
[oh good, someone who has no clue about anything either!]
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Date: 2018-01-11 09:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-01-11 09:52 am (UTC)Yes, sir, I'm free now.
[He almost asks if there's anything specific he should wear - he sees people in the gym dressed differently, sometimes - but he realises that this man won't know and he doesn't really have anything anyway.]
I'll - meet you there.
[He at least shows up without his jacket or vest, just one of his old and slightly frayed white shirts.]
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Date: 2018-01-11 11:50 am (UTC)"Credence!" He greets the boy with a smile, and while the scars might potentially make it sinister the deep dimples and easy warmth of it counter the effect neatly. "Good t'meet you, just gimme a minute here." And he starts to strip down for grappling; he wants all his gear here in case he needs it, but it's not needed for the lesson and he drapes his belts, with pistol, sword and main gauche, over the handiest piece of equipment with no real consideration for its purpose. It's followed in short order by his hat, his uniform pauldron, and his doublet. leaving him in just a loose and somewhat worn linen blouse and his leather trousers and boots.
"Now, d'you know anything 'bout fighting, or are we startin' off from scratch?"
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Date: 2018-01-11 12:39 pm (UTC)"Yes, sir. That is - no - I don't know anything," Credence says, and then adds reflexively: "Sorry."
He's watched the man strip off his outer layer with a little fascination; he's never encountered anyone of Porthos' time period here, and it makes him curious.
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Date: 2018-01-12 08:29 am (UTC)For his part, Porthos doesn't really see all that much difference between how Credence is dressed and the vast majority of people he's seen aboard; they're all alien and strange, and apparently so far ahead of him that even the ones from... from Earth might as well be from entirely different planets as far as he can tell.
"C'mon this way, then." He leads the way out onto the largest section of open flooring, which not coincidentally happens to be covered in mats... and which Porthos pauses to shift his weight on experimentally. "What, d'they think we're made of glass or somethin', that we need padding t'fall down on?" he asks, bemused.
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Date: 2018-01-12 08:47 am (UTC)"I...I guess it's easier if you don't get hurt every time? If you're...just practicing?" Credence suggests faintly. He's only ever been in here to clean and fix the equipment.
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Date: 2018-01-12 09:02 am (UTC)He looks around again and spots the heavy bags, which at least are somewhat familiar. "'ere, we'll start with this." He nods towards them and continues across the padded floor to where one of them hangs. "Teach you 'ow t'throw a proper punch, 'at'll hurt whoever you're hittin' an' not you, yeah?"
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Date: 2018-01-12 10:27 am (UTC)"....okay."
He still has some very obvious reservations about this.
"...did Quentin say why he wanted you to teach me?"
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Date: 2018-01-13 09:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-01-13 09:50 am (UTC)As hardwired as he is to go for the worst possible conclusion, he thinks: Quentin thinks he'll lose his magic. He'll do something wrong and Alec will take it away and then he'll be helpless.
"Right," he says, doing the best he can to sound agreeable. "So - what do I have to do?"
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Date: 2018-01-13 10:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-01-13 10:20 am (UTC)He shakes his head. "No, sir, never. I've been punched," he adds, like that might be helpful.
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Date: 2018-01-13 10:30 am (UTC)"So 'ere, hold your hand out, an' then close it like this." He demonstrates with his own hand, extended palm down, and then folds all his fingers in before folding his thumb across the bottom of them all.
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Date: 2018-01-13 10:46 am (UTC)Credence does precisely that, hand curling into a tight fist just as shown.
"Like this?"
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Date: 2018-01-13 10:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-01-13 10:54 am (UTC)"Okay."
He tries, and he puts his back into it as best he can, but he has nowhere near Porthos' upper body strength and it shows.
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Date: 2018-01-17 08:34 am (UTC)"You feel 'ow it came not just from your arm, but from your shoulders an' back?" He touches Credence's shoulder to reinforce his words. "Gave you more power'n if you'd used just your arm, an' you'll get even more if you get your hips into it too."
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Date: 2018-01-17 10:18 am (UTC)Credence startles slightly at the contact. He didn't quite see it coming and he's got years more experience of touch hurting than not.
"I - I don't know how to do that."
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Date: 2018-01-11 01:11 pm (UTC)"Yes - he's still - this way," she says hurriedly, pulling him through the door and down a short hallway into the next. Eggsy's lying on a slab, bleeding copiously from a scalpel cut across his brow. They're in a morgue, essentially, surrounded by huge steel drawers for cadaver storage.
"It's not as bad as it looks," she promises, "head wounds are always - "
But she's still fumbling for pads and surgical glue to seal it up.
"Why would you do this?" she asks him, wide-eyed. "He's not - Why would you make him look like a roach?"
She's clearly not understanding the breadth of this.