Skill issue

[shonenjump]

Show Your Skills

Usually, a show-off wins points with nobody, but this meme's the exception. We want to see what cool things you can do!

rules

1. You guessed no blank comments? Ding, ding, ding, full credit! What you'll do is describe your character's show-and-tell skill/link an example/etc. in your top level.

2. Take a bow as people give you applause.

3. That's one outcome, anyway.

Comments

Paul Atreides | Dune

[desertpowered]

I'll show off some of my combat training. Or Mentat training, whichever you like.

Galatea | DCAU

[pygmalionsclone]

[Watch that row of trees over there. Watch as it's cut down by what looks like red laser beams coming out of her eyes. Someone should put out that fire where all the trees used to be.]

[ladyofgotham]

[ Did she build something that looks like a massive scifi gun but is, in fact, a high intensity fire extinguisher? Yes. Yes she did. ]

I hope one of your super powers involves forestry.

Deuce Spade | Twisted Wonderland |

[bet_thelimit]

[You gave him an opportunity to show off his sick drifting skills on a blastcycle without getting in trouble with the cops or with the college, he's gonna take it.]

Ranma Saotome | Ranma 1/2 | OTA

[catsgothistongue]

[This is the perfect opportunity to show off some of his skills at martial arts. Alternatively, he could also show off his cooking skills.]

Alfred Pennyworth, The Batman; cross-canon pref

[thebatmansbatman]

[There's an expansive sampling of Alfred's impressive cooking sitting on an immaculately-made table with a tasteful centerpiece.]

Well, what are you waiting for? Chop chop, eat up before it gets cold. Dessert is in the freezer, I'll bring it out when you're ready.

[If your character is a lady, he'll even pull out a chair for her! :D]

[sirintegra]

(she's missed having a butler...)

My, my, everything looks quite delicious.

Re: Alfred Pennyworth, The Batman; cross-canon pref

[spacetogrow]

[is not going to turn down free food; is an adolescent, which is a type Alfred may well be familiar with]

Thank you, sir. It looks amazing.

[fuckinabucket]

[ Hold on, tiny science lady needs a few moments to process. ]

Fuck in a bucket [ under her breath; at least she sounds impressed? ]

I... I don't think I've seen to much food in one place since the war. Is this all for us? Are you sure this is legal? [ her tone dips into friendly teasing towards the end, as the shock wears off and she begins to regain her composure. And he pulls out her chair, too! She's absolutely not blushing. ]

Oh, please, you really don't need to do that. I may look and act like a lady but it's all actually a clever illusion

ezra bridger | star wars | ota

[lothal]

Uh... this, I guess.

[EIGHT FOOT VERTICAL LEAP aka the only thing he could think of quickly to do with the Force.]

esil — original — ota

[themaidensays]

[ Rather than showing off her own skills with weaponry, she is going to show off her horse's skills. She did train him, after all, an all-black stallion. He can stomp and rear on command, kick his front legs. It looks impressive, but it's very useful on a battlefield, too. ]

[kensei]

It takes a considerable amount of horsemanship to make any of them to tricks, like some sort of dog. [It's a compliment he swears.]

[aaureate]

That won't mean much if someone manages to put a blade through your horse during a battle.

[ Said with a practical, neutral tone as she assesses the animal. ]

What about you? [ She gestures toward her. ] Can you fight?

Yato | Noragami

[intertwinedfates]

[Instead of taking the easy and expected route of showing off his battle prowess, Yato has decided to set up a loom and exhibit his skills as a tailor.

There's even a sign that says "Omamori Amulets Blessed By A God: ¥5" in case anybody wants to make a donation.]

takeshi sendo || hajime no ippo

[supersmash]

[ you would think this would be a time for him to show off his boxing skills (and his equipment is in fact off to the side, as though this was his intent) but instead there are about a dozen stray cats in front of him in a semi-circle. ]

Alright guys, let's pick up the pace! No slacking off! Lookin' at you, Momo.

[ a tan-colored stray meows back sharply. ]

'Atta girl. Here we go! Right! Left! Right! Left!

[ on cue, the cats swat the air, back and forth, with the appropriate paws.

is this a skill?? ]

Re: takeshi sendo || hajime no ippo

[spacetogrow]

Did you train them, or can you talk to them and ask them to work with you?

[yoloni]

That's adorable! How didja get them to do that?

Archer | Fate/

[wroughten_iron]

[He has one praiseworthy skill and it's cooking.

Dead-eyed, he's prepared several plates of lightly garnished chicken musakhan rolls and rice pilaf with freshly squeezed lemonade... just for quick demonstration.

The swords? Nobody cares about those.]

[devilishkouhai]

NOMNOMNOMONMNOMOMN!!!!! [ Chipmunk face with her bowl empty looking at him - ] MORE ~ ☆ !!!!!!!

John Doe/The Joker | Telltale Batman

[pathofvigilante]

Sure, I'll show off my Awesome Hero Skills inspired by Batman! Not too shabby, right?

[ladyofgotham]

[ Batgirl grabs a Jokerrang off the ground almost casually, though her gaze doesn't leave him for a second. It's safe enough to twirl it in her fingers; she built these gloves to endure far worse. ]

The craftsmanship isn't bad. [ She almost wants to compliment the design, which is deeply bizarre. ] But you realise heroes tend to avoid jagged edges for a reason, right?

Sally Boyle | We Happy Few

[fuckinabucket]

Oh do check my Menu for all kinds of useful chemical concoctions. I've also got a cure for that nasty mushroom plague going around; shit end of that stick is it's only got a tiny window of effectiveness.

I can also play Cat Burglar when it suits me and I have, for the record, disbanded no less than two cults. A lady must be adaptable in many situations, after all.

[keytar_solo]

But cults can be fun.

Cirrus || Ghost

[keytar_solo]

[Guess who is playing her solo? Come listen to her jam on that keytar. Once she's done with one song she's going to continue with other Ghost songs.]

Raine Sunstar | dhampir/werecat oc | ota

[catarmy]

[They're just a cat(?), but... there's an elaborate line of old, dirty (some cracked) drinking glasses.

[Watch them knock one over with a tiny paw and send the rest of them tipping over like dominoes, in a spiral pattern. The noise of them all clinking together (and many of them breaking) is quite the cacophony.

[They look proud of themself, back straight and head held high. But, then, there's a little hum of magic coming from the floor, and, tapping their paw to the glyphs that appear near their feet, the glasses all right themselves again. Their tail flicks, ears forward, and they mew pointedly at the nearest person they see.]

Yuugi Hoshiguma | Touhou | OTA

[yoloni]

[ See that literal tree trunk Yuugi's got slung over her shoulder? With a wide, fanged grin, she takes it in a two-handed grip and SNAPS it over both shoulders. Each of the two newly made logs then get tossed into the air and, after floating a bit, she spinkicks one after the other off into the distance.

Without bothering to land and still floating she shifts to a crosslegged sit and brandishes a sake dish, which she sips from. ]

Whaddya think?