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Post by Hot Rod on Feb 14, 2024 23:57:09 GMT
"Yeah, no problem" Hot Rod said, receding his sword into his arm.
He raised his fists up in a boxing stance.
"Alright. Like I said, don't be afraid to fight dirty. If the enemy cheats, cheat back"
Hot Rod threw a few punches at Clem being careful not to go all out. He didn't wanna freak her out again.
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Post by Clematis on Feb 17, 2024 1:37:28 GMT
Clematis smiled as Hot Rod agreed to her request, giggling softly as she placed her chakrams back into their housings within the wheels just behind her shoulders. It was a good sign that she was feeling a little more optimistic about this whole training exercise, and that had all been her boyfriend's doing. All he had to do was help make her feel more comfortable and work with her just as she'd done for him.
While not entirely graceful, Clematis put up her fists to somewhat mirror the red mech's as he took a swing. The femme leaned back to the right to barely dodge the attack, shielding herself from the next couple punches by blocking with her arms. Grunting from the force of it all, she did her best to process Hot Rod's advice along with what he'd said earlier. Just because she didn't want to fight didn't mean the enemy wouldn't, and then there were those who would do anything to gain the upper hand. The last thing she wanted was to be a burden to the team, and while she could just imagine she was protecting Hot Rod in this mock battle.. it was a little harder to do so when she was actually fighting Hot Rod himself.
Taking a chance the azure and lilac femme threw a punch the red mech's way. Not too strong but definitely a mediocre one at best; The kind that left one wide open.
At least she was trying if nothing else.
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Post by Hot Rod on Feb 17, 2024 3:13:07 GMT
Clem was actually doing pretty good so far. She had good form and post. Hot Rod was impressed.
But of course she was still learning and that came with a few newbie mistakes.
At one point she left herself wide opened.
Hot Rod proceeded to take that opening and grab Clem, flipping her over him and landing on her back.
"Got you." Hot Rod said teasingly.
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Post by Clematis on Feb 17, 2024 15:23:49 GMT
Clematis' optics widened, yelping in surprise as Hot Rod caught her off guard. She hadn't expected him to grab her much less flip her over him. The azure and lilac femme landed with a thud, initially stunned from the suddenness of it all.. but then her boyfriend just had to tease her like that.
And she laughed.
"That you do, Roddy~." Smiling brightly, she got back up on her pedes. "You know.. that actually did make me think of something. How do you get out of a grapple?" The last time she'd been grappled was when the jailbreak had happened. Not only was Starscream 'using' her as a shield, but her servos had been locked behind her too. The size difference alone would've made it difficult on it's own, so she was genuinely curious if Hot Rod had a trick up his sleeve. "I mean.. If I were by myself with an enemy and you couldn't get to me right away."
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Post by Hot Rod on Feb 17, 2024 18:39:29 GMT
Hot Rod put his chin in his hands and thought about it.
"Well. I know a few ways."
Hot Rod gently got behind Clematis and locked her in a grapple.
"Method One, Go limp, and you'll slip right out!"
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Post by Clematis on Feb 17, 2024 20:57:46 GMT
Clematis' optics followed Hot Rod as he moved behind her, laughing a bit as he grappled her. It was like a big hug from behind with him, but she knew that he was trying to teach her how to break out of a grapple so she had to take it somewhat seriously. Still, she playfully struggled in his grasp just a little to test his strength.
"Really? That's.. all I have to do?" Going limp just felt so simple and easy. There was no possible way that'd actually work, right? "I dunno though. I'm not sure I really want to escape from your arms though.~" Clematis couldn't help but tease as she squirmed a little more. It was just so much fun to tease her boyfriend back for all the times he teased her and managed to surprise her with his advances. It was really nice to have someone that she felt that she could do that with, but alas she knew that training had to come first. "Alright, alright. I'll actually do it now."
It still felt so strange to her as the azure and lilac femme worked to allow herself to go limp. Getting her body to do it was easy, but it was another to trick the legs into wanting to do the same since they were still holding her up. Once she slid her pedes out far enough in front of her, she slowly felt herself starting to slide right out of Hot Rod's grasp. "Whoa!"
And without warning she slipped just enough to just freefall right onto the floor beneath her.
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Post by Hot Rod on Feb 17, 2024 22:15:11 GMT
Hot Rod's face turned a bit redder.
"Well. I'm not sure I want you to escape either, but training and all" he teased back.
Hot Rod felt a surge of pride as Clematis did the trick perfectly.
"Nice job Clem. Of course, the Decepticons will probably have a tighter grip than that."
He helped her up, "Other useful tricks involve shooting them in the foot but I think it's probably best if we don't practice that one quite yet..."
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Post by Clematis on Feb 28, 2024 2:28:02 GMT
Without hesitation Clematis took Hot Rod's servo as he helped her back up to her pedes, smiling sheepishly. "Thank you~."
Still he did have a point. Any Con, or anyone really, subduing her would likely have have a much tighter grip on her and that wasn't even accounting for the fact that they might have a weapon. The slip and slide technique wasn't a bad idea in the least considering it could catch one off guard, but it also meant that she'd need to move much faster than the aggressive party in order to escape. Sometimes it paid to be one of the shorter Autobots, but at the same time it did have it's inconveniences. The azure and lilac femme nervously chuckled at her boyfriend's other suggestion, knowing full well why he was saying it would be best not to practice such a technique. "Yeah, I would rather not shoot you anywhere? Still, that's something to keep in mind if one's servos are free enough to do that. Last time I found myself in a bind, my servos were cuffed behind me too so that wouldn't have even been an option then."
For a brief moment the femme hummed to herself thoughtfully. There was a temptation to do something, and she couldn't resist the urge as she suddenly leapt forward to hug Hot Rod. "But now.. it looks like I've got you~. Hee hee!"
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Post by Hot Rod on Mar 3, 2024 4:19:05 GMT
Hot Rod gave a mock grunt as Clematis hugged him.
"Gah! You got me!" Hot Rod laughed.
"Take this foul Decepticon!" Hot Rod proceeded to grab Clem's waist and flip her over in a Suplex move. He made sure she landed gently on the ground though.
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Post by Clematis on Mar 13, 2024 2:03:34 GMT
"Whoa!"
Clematis shouted in surprise as Hot Rod suplexed her, stunned for a moment before laughing joyfully. This little play roughhousing they were doing was actually kinda fun, especially because neither of them were getting hurt. It was almost like a pillow fight in a way, only this was a bit more fun than that. The azure and lilac femme rolled away, but not before grabbing her boyfriend's servo to tug him down to the ground as well. "I'm so glad you talked me into this now." She giggled a bit, resting on the ground as she looked up at the ceiling. She really did enjoy all the time she spent with Hot Rod, and she hoped that they'd always have fun like this whether it be a date or just a small training exercise like this.
"Say.. when we're done here did you want to come over to my habsuite? Maybe wind down and find a movie to watch? I've got plenty of rust sticks we could snack on and some energon goodies." Clematis felt it'd be a nice way to spend more time together, but she didn't have anything else planned for the day either. She didn't have to immediately rush to go to work, and she wanted to spend more time with Hot Rod if he was free.
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Post by Hot Rod on Mar 15, 2024 18:14:07 GMT
Hot Rod thought about Clem's offer. It was important to sharpen her fighting skills but at the same time, a movie did sound good...
"You know what? Alright." Hot Rod agreed, "But don't let yourself get sloppy. We still have a lot to practice going forward.".
He stood up and offered a hand to help Clem get up. "So, what movie you wanna watch? Lion King? Cars? Spider-Man Homecoming?"
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Post by Clematis on Mar 18, 2024 23:43:08 GMT
Clematis couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't mean that we had to stop training now~. Just a plan for afterwards."
But then Hot Rod had to go and give her a choice between three movies. It was a wise choice of Hot Rod's not to include Tangled in that line-up of movie night options because Clematis without a doubt would have picked it. Again. She couldn't help it that it was her favorite movie and that she saw some resemblances between herself and Raps. The animated series that she'd already watched three times over hadn't helped either. Still, she did have to make a decision as she hummed to herself. Lion King was sad but cute at the same time, and admittedly she didn't know much about Cars. Spider-Man was at least something she was familiar with, though didn't know much about outside of being friendly to his neighbors. "I dunno. Maybe Spider-Man? I think that could be fun, and if there's time later maybe Cars."
The azure and lilac femme took her boyfriend's hand as he helped her back up to her pedes again, smiling at him brightly. "Although before we decide if we're done with training for the day, can I see you take down those holograms? I wanna see how fast you are compared to me."
She totally wasn't just asking so she could watch him show off.
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Post by Hot Rod on Mar 20, 2024 2:45:38 GMT
Hot Rod smirked.
"Wanna see the expert in action huh?" Hot Rod brought out one of his photon pistols and twirled it around his finger. "No problem."
Hot Rod set the course up and he began to dip dive and dodge through the holograms firing at them all. It was little wonder why he was the champion racer on Cybertron if he was this fast in robot mode.
Hot Rod far out did Clematis's time and he turned to her once he was finished. "So? How was that?" he asked leaning against a post.
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Post by Clematis on Mar 25, 2024 1:32:19 GMT
Clematis stood back, servos folded neatly in front of her as she watched Hot Rod start up the simulation once more. She wasn't entirely sure what she was expecting aside from him being fast, but to actually watch him in action tearing through those holograms with his blaster like it was nothing? It was amazing! She couldn't help but watch in awe at her boyfriend's level of skill, completely impressed with it all.
She almost wanted to ask him to do it again.
"Hmmm.. I'm not sure~." Clematis spoke teasingly, walking up to Hot Rod and kissing him on the cheek. "I think it was a little too fast for me to see everything. Maybe I should watch you again?" The femme couldn't keep a straight face, giggling as she bounced on her pedes. Now she was in a playful mood after their little play fight. "Seriously though, you were amazing. So fast and able to shoot down the enemies so quickly. No wonder they wanted to have you as part of the task force, and even though I can't say I like fighting.. I'm glad to have you here teaching me things. Maybe I could teach you some basic first aid or something in return."
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Post by Hot Rod on Apr 6, 2024 3:19:12 GMT
Hot Rod chuckled. "I thought this was supposed to be about training YOU." he pointed out.
He did seem intrigued by Clem's offer to teach him some first aid work.
Hot Rod thought about it.
"...I don't know Clem."He admitted. "I'm a fighter. Always have been. I don't know if medical work is my thing. Please don't take that the wrong way. I'll think about it."
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