i'm bigger than my body [open & closed]

[tanker]

who: John Proudtar + Shigeru Miyata, Minsu Oh, Cisco Ramon, and anyone
what: Catch-all
when: throughout march
where: various places, mainly the perimeter guard training grounds
warnings: none that I can think of! Will update if necessary



i. meditate (open to all)

[ Since putting his training offers out on the Quarantine network, John has been putting up dates and times and locations for 'classes' - he hates calling them as such, but if the shoe fits.

There's nothing special about the spot he's chosen - it's by the river, shadowed by some trees, pleasant and quiet. John's sitting straight on the ground, cross-legged, as he waits for any 'student' who might be interested in learning about meditation. He's prepared to fight stereotypes, remembering Lorna's reaction the first time she saw him practicing, how surprised she'd been, how long she'd teased him for it after.

John waits, until a few people are seated in front of him, before he says anything. ]

Before we start, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. The goal here is to get some tools for you to center yourself if you ever feel like control, or your sense of self is slipping. Meditation is what we make it out to be - contrary to popular belief, it isn't about sitting on a rock for days at a time, humming to yourself, although you're welcome to do that, if it works for you.

[ John smiles. This should be fun. ]

We're going to start much smaller, here.

ii. combat (open to all)

[ Come one, come all, whoever is interested in trying to test themselves against that mutant who can't get hurt. He'll take your punches and will try to give pointers wherever he can - he is, after all, an ex-Marine himself, and has seen combat situation more than once.

Depending on who's here to train and who's interested in helping, there are several stations set up in the Perimeter Guards training grounds - one, large and further away than the rest, for those who want to try out their powers but might struggle with control, or simply have a huge range. One for hand-to-hand combat, with dummies and training equipment strewn around. One for swordfighting - the weapons are blunt. John's walking around between the different stations, helping out wherever he can, and learning, himself - he's never held a sword before, after all.

Come and train, fight, help out, or whatever else you want to do! ]

iii. wildcard

[ Closed starters in comments! Find me at ellievolia if you want a specific starter, or just hmu with anything, I'm happy with basically anything. ]

Comments

[tanker]

Yeah, it's nice.

[ It's unerringly sincere, John smiling through his words. He would ask what Minsu actually looks like, but it's obvious that he wants to keep this form, this face, as the one everyone knows him as, and John is not going to disrespect that.

He can't help but wonder - if Clarice, if Shatter, if any of the Mutants he knows that can't hide - if they could change their appearance, would they? ]

I can't imagine you would, [ John replies with a laugh. Then, with a lift of his chin. ] What about you? You got someone special to feed, here?

[foxtrots]

[minsu looks relieved. it's not like he's had complaints or stares. his face looks like the kind that most people are used to seeing. it's just...nice.]

Not here, but at home. [which is why he was surprised but happy to hear that john's someone is here. minsu keeps smiling, because sage is his hope and strength to do so until he can get back to him, but it's obvious that he misses him.] He would be here. Coffee is his favorite thing. It's why I like this job.

[tanker]

[ John's smile is soft. ]

Can I ask - why are you here, if he's not?

[foxtrots]

Ah.

[it's a fair question. minsu tries to keep his smile, but there's something guilty in the downcast of his eyes.]

Some of my family didn't want me to change, they said I'd never make it. They definitely wouldn't want me to be with him, not when he helped keep me strong. I started worrying that they might try to hurt him if they found out, so I decided to go to them first.

[to talk, to do more than talk if he had to. minsu didn't want them starting their life together with that hanging over his head.]

I was so worried, and miserable without him. [he shrugs.] Then I was here. I guess I needed to go someplace to think about how stupid I was.

[tanker]

[ John frowns. He isn't sure he understands, exactly, what happened. There are gaps in the story, of course, but John doesn't know Minsu well enough to fill them out. ]

Did you... hurt your family? To protect him?

[foxtrots]

I didn't.

[he didn't make it back to korea. and maybe he would've tried talking to them first - two hundred years is a lot time and things could've changed between them.

but there's still one thing that he does know.]

I would have. For him, I would have. [minsu drops his head again.] Sorry.

[he's not completely sure why he's apologizing. probably because he thinks it might disappoint john to hear that, and he's already someone that minsu doesn't want to disappoint.]

[tanker]

[ John shakes his head, standing up to get closer. ]

Hey, you don't have to apologize.

[ His voice is soft, but sincere, the inflections rich and his eyes unwavering. ]

Love is powerful, and if he makes you a better person, if you feel better around him than anywhere else... I can't say I'd blame anyone for wanting to protect that.