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David Song

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no, not with you, I know that wouldn't work on you! [Unfortunately.] I mean with other opponents!

any man who can see a cute girl under buckets of sweat clearly has superior wisdom and I never should've doubted you, sensei (๑•ω•)و✧

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Just be careful on who you do that to if you do end up doing that. Might work too well.

Why thank you, I'd like to think I've gotten wiser over the years considering who I usually end up taking care of.

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isn't that a good thing? Then I can take advantage of them and kick their butts ♪

wisdom? From Yoon-sung? (๑ゝڡ◕๑)

I kid, I know he's super smart~ Just don't learn his bad habits!

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Look I need to make sure you don't have too much power, that's all.

Hard to believe, I know. But a stopped clock is right at least twice in a day. And don't worry, I'm usually the one trying to wrangle his bad habits into submission!

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さすがデヴィットさん ( ・◇・)! your iron-clad will is admirable

also

are you worried I'll start kicking your butt during sessions? (◕‿◕✿)

i'm actually impressed that i was able to translate that without looking it up, gj self

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That's probably the nicest way someone's said I'm stubborn.

Also I'll never tell. That'd ruin the whole thing.

\(>w<)/ yay!

[complementing]

hey stubbornness can be a good thing! At least I think so, stubborn as I am~

booooo

fine, that just means I have to work twice as hard and start kicking your butt asap (๑•ω•)و✧

[negativism]

True, considering how stubborn you are in trying to get a consistent takedown rate on yours truly.

So that's your motivation, huh. I see.

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oh

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oh my god

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OH MY GOD WHO TOLD YOU????

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seriously just delete me from your contacts

done!

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actually I'm gonna delete you from mine and then go dig a hole in the ground and never come up out of it goodbye David thanks for the lessons

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Hey
hold on

Minako it's fine! I'm just teasing!

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I mean

yeah, Faolan told me about the text but
honestly I think it's cute

even if it's not something you want to have taken out of context

1/4

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Faolan whyyyyyyyyyyy I told him not to tell you, I feel so betrayed

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okay even I thought I was being silly, it's not like I could really catch up to how many times you've won our matches anytime soon, you know??

I'm still learning

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so if you really think it's cute





I'm sorry

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I'm

not trying to be cute, I swear




I want to earn your respect as a fighter, David

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I'm not trying to be condescending on this, Minako, I promise. I do respect you as a fighter, and I'm actually really, really glad you're taking it seriously.

Though
is it honestly so wrong for me to find it endearing too?

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since you've said all that, I guess not, no

I'm sorry for misunderstanding, that was kind of a kneejerk reaction...

because I mean I actually really was happy when you said I was cute in general!

I just don't want you to misunderstand why I'm taking lessons with you

I want to impress you but not

seem like I'm grandstanding or anything??

or that I'm taking advantage of your time

or you

I don't want you to see me as this girl who needs coddling or special treatment because I'm "cute", that's the exact opposite of why I wanted to start kickboxing with you in the first place

and I don't want you to see me as someone just running her mouth and thinking she's all that either, when I make those jokes

that's just me being silly and pumping myself up to do better

though I guess I'm kind of doing it now

running my mouth, I mean

I'm rambling

right, stopping now

[negativism]

[ It takes him a few minutes to process this before he takes a deep breath. Well. No turning back on this one. ]

Hey.

it's fine, really

I don't think any of those things

you're strong, smart, funny
I would've cut off lessons if I ever thought you were just in it to take advantage of me or my time
and if I've ever come off as overbearing in lessons, it's




it's because I get stupid protective of people I like
and not just because of my job as a bodyguard
I want to make sure people don't get hurt

[complementing]

[She's staring so intently at her phone, anxiously waiting for his reply that things are still okay between them, that she jumps when it finally comes.]

no!!

I don't think you're overbearing at all

and even if you were, that's a part of who you are, and part of why I want to learn from you

to be able to protect the people important to me, too

if it means that I'm on your list of people you like, then all the better, I think!

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it's fine if you say I am, I won't be any harder on you if you say so

but if you're sure

and I mean it on that. my whole job revolves around protecting someone but it's the only part of my work life I want to bleed over into my personal one. because I do want to do that for more people than just my boss

though, real talk?

this is probably the first time I've felt like this in a while.

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[Minako's heartbeat picks up upon reading that, her face darkening in a blush even as she tells herself very sternly to stop it, right now.]

I guess I kind of unwittingly signed you up for that with me, the night I asked you to escort me to my car

sorry?