"Raz...? oh!" Kel rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, nodding in recognition. "Actually... Jiao told me to come talk to you, but with everything..." Volcanoes and new governments, his run-in with Nate and trying to find a home, his few forays into the Hanged Man had never seemed to be when its owner was around. "I'm... it's good to finally meet you," he finished, a little awkwardly but with a hesitant smile.
He wasn't too disappointed that she didn't want to train him, not when she offered other suggestions and he considered them thoughtfully. His speed and grace could definitely use some polishing so he nodded decisively after a moment. "Footwork. I guess we could spar with our hands behind our backs, and only use kicks? Or... or one of us can practice dodging while the other throws things at them and then switch? Or anything you have in mind," he added with a slight wince, knowing his own ideas weren't very good and vowing to try and think of exercises that could be used in the future if it ever came up again, so he wasn't caught so unprepared.
He wasn't too disappointed that she didn't want to train him, not when she offered other suggestions and he considered them thoughtfully. His speed and grace could definitely use some polishing so he nodded decisively after a moment. "Footwork. I guess we could spar with our hands behind our backs, and only use kicks? Or... or one of us can practice dodging while the other throws things at them and then switch? Or anything you have in mind," he added with a slight wince, knowing his own ideas weren't very good and vowing to try and think of exercises that could be used in the future if it ever came up again, so he wasn't caught so unprepared.
