*Dante wakes up on Tox's ship for the 30th time in a row. A month... A whole freakin month has gone by, and she hasn't been the same. But something about today is different. Dabte stretches her shoulders and her neck and for a moment just smiles. She was done. She had finially healed all the way.*
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Tox: *sipping coffee and humming a little tune. He walks down the hallway to Dante's room to check on her. She'd been here for a while, but he enjoyed the company. It reminded him of... Happier times. As he passed the training gym, strange and familiar sounds drifted to him. He turned and walked in, leaning on the doorframe to watch as Dante went to work fighting some extra training droids he'd left in here in case he was ever in s bad mood.*
Dante: *doesnt notice him and fights the training drones. Quickly and efficiently ripping one in half before using each half as a club to beat the other bots to death*
Tox:*when she's finished. Gives a slow clap, making sure not to spill my coffee.*
Very nice. But you could've done it Better.
Dante: excuse me?
Tox: You've got good basics, don't get me wrong, but even I can tell you're holding back a lot. How do you think that'll come across to an actual opponent, not a training bot?
Dante: I know I hold back. If I don't-
Tox: What? People get hurt? Dante, that's the whole point of fighting. To hurt the other guy enough that he doesn't want to fight anymore.
Dante: I can't do that to my sister!
Tox: and why not? I didn't say you had to kill her, but obviously you've got to give it more than what you gave it last time?
Dante: You don't get it!
Tox: *suddenly very serious and angry* No actually I DO get it! I've had to fight the ones I love before! And you know what? I did exactly what you're doing right now! I didn't fight my hardest to beat them, to stop them, AND IT DESTROYED HER! Choosing not to fight sometimes, Dante, is even worse that choosing to fight.
*he begins to walk out of the room*
Dante: I'm sorry....
Tox: It's fine.
Dante:Could you teach me.
Tox: *freezes* what?
Dante: *could you teach me how to fight like that... No bars held, nothing held back. I've never fought like that, and I don't know how.
Tox:... *looks into Dante's eyes and has a brief flashback to another girl with black hair who asked him to train her.*
... Alright... We'll start now.
