[SE] [Training] the one you don't see comin'

JACK

It does make sense, Jack raising his eyebrows pointedly at Murphy as he's left standing, bemused at Nova's apology. To the small man's credit, he quickly recovers and lets out a sharp whistle to the next opponent who had intended to step into the circle with him, and the ranks gently close behind them to the sound of fresh cheers and bets being placed. In the meantime, Jack leads Nova away to a small, empty patch of shoreline where he can teach her how not to get punched to death.

"Fist fightin' ain't anythin' like usin' magic," he tells her - forgive him the obvious, "but for the likes of you 'n' me, you can use both when you need to." With fairly devastating results, he might add. That being said, though...

"You ever thrown a punch before?" Jack asks with a raise of his eyebrows, relaxing his shoulders and straightening up as he sifts through glitter and static thought for any prior experience. The couple of glasses of rum he's had make all of this easier, but let it be said that he can see quite a bit of potential in the hybrid as well, especially because of her cheery, devil-may-care exterior. "If not, start with me."

Gesturing for her to swing at him, Jack remains still, relaxed and unassuming opposite Nova.

when I look at something, I see it for what it could be
when I look at something, I see how it ends

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