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"Well, most of you are looking refreshingly back to your original shapes," Ghanima said crisply. "I hope many of you enjoyed your second or third childhoods, and many congratulations on not managing to kill each other with the nerf toys last week."

"Being back to normal means no ball pit this week," Tyler added. "I know. I'm crushed, too. Welcome to Fight Club. Rules are posted over there, and if this is your first week sign in and let us know what your level is."

"Like last time, we'll both be around keeping an eye on things, and I'll be over by the beginner mats for the first bit," Ghanima stated. "Now, you and you. You two. And you two too." She turned to Tyler, smiling brightly. "Care to pick the last victims?"

"You know the way to my heart, Ghanima," Tyler joshed, and looked over the group for a long moment. "You, hiding in the back, and you by the padding. And both of you. And that makes five sets. Go forth and punch."

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Turtle grinned a little at the response. "No fair," she commented lightly, settling into a mock-up of her own stance, which was really just copying hers. "That's my move. But okay."

And then she paused, waiting, as if to at least add some element of surprise to it before she darted in quickly, pulled back her leg, and went for the shin. It was the only move (other than circumnavigating in speech and deals) where she seemed to gain some grace, but Miss Atreides said she'd dodge, so she didn't bother holding back, because then it wasn't her fault if she actually did get her.

Ghanima waited until the last moment, watching Turtle's stance and follow-through before twisting to the side just a hair and sliding out of danger.

"Very good," she approved. "You have an excellent sense of balance, and that will be very useful. We can pair that kick of yours with a few different hits, and you'll have a good base to start from."

Turtle, fists curled, followed the kick into the air with a slight stomp. Part of her expected Miss Atreides to dodge, true, but that didn't mean part of Turtle wasn't still hoping...

A missed kick was always a disappointment, no matter how much you expected it, and she let that moment happen before giving a firm nod. "That's what I'm hoping for. Kicking will only get you so far."

Oh, this one was a fighter! Ghanima hid her grin as she nodded.

"We'll give you a mean hook-punch, then," she responded. "Take a proper boxing stance: put both legs parallel to your shoulders, then bring your most dominant foot half a step back and slightly bend your knees. Both hands lined up a bit outside of your eyes and a few inches away from your face." Ghanima demonstrated, watching to see if Turtle would mimic her.

"Then you twist your body towards your dominant side, rotating your front foot as if you are squishing a bug. The spin will put more power behind the punch. Just be careful not to swing too far or too wildly, or you open yourself up to an attack to the face."

Turtle was mimicking Miss Atreides with the utmost attention, riveted as she tried to copy ever precise detail, no matter how awkward or foolish or nervous she felt. Her lower lip caught between her teeth again as she followed. Twist your body toward dominant side, rotate front foot like squishing a buuuuuuuug (or Doug Hoo's faaaace!). She executed it slowly, clearly practicing the feel of it before putting more oomph into it.

"Like this?"

"Very like that," she agreed, nodding as she demonstrated again. "You've got a good advantage in your size and gender; not many people are going to expect a pretty young girl to slug them in the jaw."

Turtle couldn't help snort a little as she tried it again, a little more involved this time. "So I've got an advantage because they're blind, too?" she asked, grinning. "But I like that. Ronan slugged me in the face two weeks ago; it'd be nice to know how I could have been the one to slug him first."

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