Teach me

[pippilongsockings]

TEACH ME!

➼ Use the subject line to tell us about something your character wants to learn.

➼ Lucky you, there's no shortage of multiversal talent that can show a person how to do just about everything!

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Martial arts. Mechanical engineering. Animal biology. Material engineering. Shapeshifting.

[changeyourself]

All of them are related to that last one... For martial arts, I especially want to learn the type that mimics animals. I think the principles will be useful for different shapes.

...Of course, an experienced shapeshifter would be useful to learn from.

How to cook. How to love the correct amount. How to kill.

[cafeultra]

Any of those would do.

[One of those is a normal request...]

[changeyourself]

...Did you randomise the order of these to look less suspicious?

[ Love too much. Kill love. Eat love. That's what he's thinking, while stroking his chin thoughtfully. ]

[cafeultra]

It's meant to be in order of most to least likely to be a necessary skill. But... okay, maybe a little of what you said, too.

Damn, called out.

[changeyourself]

Hmm. Well, I'm a decent cook and can handle myself, but I'm so darn loveable I'm not sure I should help.

[ Thoughtful chin stroking intensifies! ]

[cafeultra]

Hey, you don't have to. I'm pretty hopeless in the kitchen anyway, you wouldn't be the first to try and fail.

[changeyourself]

Hmm. That makes it sound more fun to try.

How useless are we talking?

[cafeultra]

I didn't mean to make it sound like a challenge.

Like, 'struggles to try an egg' useless. I put all of my culinary skill into making beverages. If you're a coffee or tea guy, I got you.

[changeyourself]

Look at me and gauge my relationship with coffee.

[ He's got the bags under his eyes, the stubble, the Garfield expression... ]

But, intentional or not, that's an interesting challenge. Trade you lessons for drinks?

[cafeultra]

I might have guessed, but I also don't like to assume. So, let me guess... are you a black coffee guy?

'Cause that's not gonna be a whole lot of effort on my part in this deal, even if I do have the gourmet shit.

[changeyourself]

[ He holds out a hand and wobbles it in a 'sort of' gesture. ]

It's good, but I like variety most of all. I try not to have anything the same way twice in a row.

[cafeultra]

Ah, you'll keep me on my toes. I like that. A lot of my regulars order the same thing every day.

[No judgement, of course. They pay her bills. But she does live for variety.]

Alright, then. At least even if you fail you still get free coffee.

[changeyourself]

It's a deal then. Yamada.

[ He holds a hand out to shake, as a deal sealer more than an introduction. ]

I'll try not to teach you wrong deliberately to get more coffee.

[cafeultra]

Deal. Becca.

[She'll gladly seal the deal with a handshake, grinning.]

That'd be pretty clever, actually. I think I'd kind of respect the effort.

How to de-stress. Or how to delegate.

[legalelite]

[Either one makes sense since both of them are connected.]

How to cook. Arial dancing (bars, silks, rings).

[getoffmystage]

The latter -- I've always found it fascinating and I adore all forms of dance. But I know it calls for a great deal of strength and dedication to pull off well.

The former -- I mean the intricacies. I can manage the simple things to be passable enough not to starve when on the road and camping. But baking? Executing whole recipes? Making things beautiful? It takes talent.

[oprorsk_sode]

I work as a pole dancer and know some silks.

[getoffmystage]

If you are making a living from it, then I imagine you've already mastered a great deal.

[oprorsk_sode]

If you're good, the tips are better than the pay.

[getoffmystage]

I suppose I didn't consider tipping as part of the equation.

[oprorsk_sode]

Pay rate is often on looks and audition. That gets you the time and day you work, but you can get a lot of tips if you know how to convince the people in the bar to give you money.

[getoffmystage]

Oh, I think I see now.

[ Like when people toss coin when you perform at a Tavern. Though usually that is the main form of payment, in his experience. So in this situation, you get both? ]

How did you begin to learn?

[oprorsk_sode]

It's getting a good place too.

Necessity. [And Mikkel didn't want to think too much about that.] I had to take care of my cousin.

[getoffmystage]

That certainly explains the why. [ Said delicately, because he hadn't meant that, since it could be obtrusive. ] I meant what you started with, in learning.

[oprorsk_sode]

Oh. [Mikkel is glad that he misunderstood.]

Usually you start with skills on the ground to get used to the shoes. The girls also had me work on lifting my body weight with just my arms.

[getoffmystage]

Shoes?

[oprorsk_sode]

[Mikkel took his bag off his shoulder and dug out his shoes he would be wearing tonight.]

Like these.

[getoffmystage]

[ Oh, and he immediately loves them. He lives in heels. More platform than he is accustomed to, but that's just a challenge. ]

Perfection. And you dance in these?

[oprorsk_sode]

Yes and gymnastics.

I was going to go practice. Do you want to join me?

[getoffmystage]

[ His expression brightens, in the instant afterward considering his schedule before committing to an answer. ]

I would love to!

[oprorsk_sode]

Sure.

[Mikkel would take him to the strip club he was working at to practice on the pole.]

What's your name?

[getoffmystage]

[ Oh right. He didn't even think about that. ]

Donatien. You?

[oprorsk_sode]

Mikkel, but at work I'm a girl named Mikki.

[Whatever it took for work.]

What size shoes do you wear? One of the other girls might have a pair you can borrow.

How to parkour

[pineapplegifter]

It would cone in handy in my line of work, also flips are cool.