UN: Lazuli

[hotter_twin]

I suppose I came here at the tail end of a semester, but that's fine, it lets me see how exactly teaching seems to work around here. Since I'm more familiar with... more hands-on demonstrations than anything else.

But I should introduce myself, you can just call be Eighteen. Next semester I'll be teaching something called Ki Control, which is something anyone can honestly take. If nothing else, it'll at least get you more centered with your connection to your body. But there's other applications for it as well, myself along with my husband and a group we run with use it for fighting where necessary.

Other than that, I'm around if you have any questions or just need someone to watch over an activity of whatever nature since I'm really not doing much.

For that matter, if I disappear off campus for a couple of days, it's simply to travel home for a bit. Since my husband and daughter are still back home for now.

Comments

UN: FinalBossy

[descolation]

For now? Do you mean they might come here later?

[hotter_twin]

It's possible, things have been quieter than we're used to them being at home. And my husband has far more experience in fighting and dealing with ki than I do.

[descolation]

Ohhh! Okay! That makes sense. And you can use ki to fight?

[hotter_twin]

You absolutely can from enhancing your attacks, flight, energy blasts... Really, it depends on how creative you can get with it.

[descolation]

In that case, Desco REALLY wants to take your class. It seems like a great opportunity for her to get stronger!

UN: AZURESTRIKER

[shockingblue]

Ki Control? Is that like some sort of magical control technique? Would it work for people with Flames?

[hotter_twin]

Honestly, it's not magical at all. Ki is something that's been around and is in every person, something like your life force, it's just a question of if you're able to control and manipulate it. So, in short, yes it can absolutely work for people with Flames as it's something entirely separate from this magical business.

It's also known in other cultures as qi, or chi, and many other names, though those two are the most common other names.

[shockingblue]

[Gunvolt read over Eighteen's reply several times, trying to wrap his head around that. It seemed sensible, in principle; considering how much magic could vary, couldn't it stand to reason that there were other powers that worked differently and also inherent to humankind too? Sure, he'd heard a little about chi in passing over the years, but it was never explored as a serious principle in his experience.

...And if it was useful for anyone, what could it hurt to learn about?]

Sounds like it could be really useful. What's studying it going to be like?

[hotter_twin]

[It's something she's used to hearing about time and time again, but that's also due to the people she hangs around.]

A good chunk of it is probably going to be dedicated to finding and controlling it and little methods. Because things... tend to not go very well if you rush into techniques with it without having proper control on it.

I kind of have an unfair advantage with it, so I've had to learn the limits of it for normal humans.

[shockingblue]

So it's one of those patience, discipline, slow-burn sort of things?

Did you just have a knack for it? Like a natural talent or something?

[hotter_twin]

Something like that, yeah. It can be sped up, but there's been very little cases for doing such a thing and the ones that that was done to... had a natural aptitude.

Not really? Given what I... am... my energy is a little different from ki, but it's the same principle in how it works. That and I've been teaching this methodology with my husband, who's known it far longer than I have, for a good while.

[moonlitdancer]

I'm a mostly physical fighter, so this seems like a very useful class for me. I would be glad to attend.

[hotter_twin]

Please do, the majority of the people I know who use it are physical fighters.

... Honestly, it's probably more like all of us are.

[moonlitdancer]

I'm also concerned about learning how to control my output of force, especially since my levels of strength are... variable.

[hotter_twin]

Levels of strength? Might know a thing or two about that, please do tell me more.

[moonlitdancer]

My power is deceptively simple: If I face two opponents by myself, my strength and durability doubles. Three and it triples, and so on. However, if I have an ally when facing two opponents I won't gain any benefit. Three on two will result in a doubling as if I was facing two alone. To give context, twenty opponents is enough for me to fell a tree in a single punch without so much as a scratch on myself.

[hotter_twin]

[That's... not what she thought she'd get when asking that question. But it's certainly interesting.]

Hm. Interesting that it only counts opponents into the equation instead of just the number of people there in general. I... don't know how much help I can be there as it wasn't what I have experience in, but having a back up to help with that might not be a bad idea?

Mostly to negate any negatives that might come from being in a team, anyway.

[moonlitdancer]

I wasn't hoping too much for a solution to too much strength, but one for not enough is more than fine.

[hotter_twin]

Then this wouldn't be a bad thing for you to learn, having backups is always a good plan as far as I'm concerned.

UN: cloudwalker

[fistsofchange]

Ki control? Where'd you learn about that?

[hotter_twin]

My own energy is a little different from ki just due to circumstances, but my husband and his group of friends learned it from an old hermit on an island.

...

Which sounds really wild out of context.

[fistsofchange]

No that sounds like the kind of places one learns ki control. Ancient mountain temples and weird hermit gurus.

[hotter_twin]

An old perverted hermit guru at that, honestly. From what I've heard, some ancient mountain temples aren't really worth their salt anymore.

[fistsofchange]

[Lin stares at her phone for a solid minute with firey eyes before responding. Fortunately, this is a text conversation, so 18 doesn't get that.]

Some of them need a little cleaning up, yes.

[hotter_twin]

[If only she knew why she was saying that, oops.]

Some of them need to reevaluate their teaching methods.

[fistsofchange]

Maybe.

[SUBJECT CHANGE]

Anyways I'm also pretty good at ki manipulation, so I'd be interested in comparing techniques some time.

[hotter_twin]

[Aw hell, she knows what subject changes mean.]

That... wasn't meant to be picking at mountain temples in general. Just that the only one I've really heard of was the one my husband was in for a while before going to find that old guru. It... wasn't the best of places or conditions, from what I was told.

I wouldn't mind that at all! Honestly, I'd love to hear about other techniques others have found as I'm only really versed in the one I've worked with.

[fistsofchange]

[Okay we're cool now.]

I've learned Supreme Soaring Fist Style, but I know there are a number of others that are equally powerful if not more so.

[hotter_twin]

[Thank goodness. Misunderstanding anger is the worst kind.]

I can't say I've heard of that one before? The one they were all taught I believe is named Turtle School or something like that. Mostly he trained a very small group on his island, but more recently brought an actual school back.

Disgusting man, but you can't really deny his abilities in martial arts.

[fistsofchange]

I've heard of the Turtle School, though I couldn't tell you what was true and what was a weird rumor. Is it true they all wear big iron shells on their backs while training?

[hotter_twin]

Honestly, most of it's probably true. But this is also things I've heard second hand?

... And that is one that I can confirm happened, if you want to believe the words of a former monk and an alien.

[fistsofchange]

Well I'm a former monk so I guess I can't discount that, at least.

[hotter_twin]

Small world. Can't say I know much about it other than what books and said former monk says. ... Kind of why I got onto that tangent before, though.

un: date.seiji

[heartofasamurai]

Is this class more focused on meditative styles of developing one's spiritual connection to their body, or physical styles?

[hotter_twin]

Technically both?

The former is the way to start with it, the latter is something I'd only really suggest for those that have actual control over it and it's necessary. At my discretion might be the better term.

[heartofasamurai]

I read above that it is separate from magic, but are you aware of anyone who has used these skills in unison with magic?

[hotter_twin]

For what it's worth, a good chunk of my body is magitek, so that'd be the extent of it. The others I've been around who use ki don't tend to use magic with it, more just because they haven't needed to.

[heartofasamurai]

I see. Thank you for the answers. I believe your course will be beneficial to me. I hope to enroll when it is available.