001 - Video

[dog_in_training]

[Greetings, everyone. Not that you can expect many greetings right now, since for some reason there is a crying teenage girl being shown on video.]

I... I lost?! To a snowman?! How could I lose to a snowman of all things?! They can't even breathe!

[Yes, this is clearly the most terrible thing that could ever happen, for she is bawling.]

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[veritates]

You shouldn't underestimate snowmen.

[ it was an honorable loss... or something. ]

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[dog_in_training]

How did he even do that?! It was like he had no blind spots! I couldn't even land a single hit on the guy! And his eyes were cold as ice!

[Why yes, I am having too much fun with this.]

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[veritates]

The first rule of battle is to stay cool and collected... Snowmen are experts at that.

[ he supposes?? ]

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[dog_in_training]

Hmm... That does make sense, but it doesn't sound quite right for some reason...

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[veritates]

Are you going to have a rematch?

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[dog_in_training]

Of course! The Kawakami Soul says that you only lose once you give up! Even if you're covered in blood and dirt! Even if the whole world's abandoned you! You don't give up!

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[veritates]

That's pretty extreme... but you're going to have to do special training if you don't want to lose again.

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[dog_in_training]

Of course! Special training is my specialty, after all!

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[veritates]

What kind of special training are you going to do...?

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[dog_in_training]

Well, normally I'd say that I have to do a full dash around the city for a warm-up, but for some reason, my stamina and speed's degraded, so that's out. I have to rebuild my muscles, so I'll have to take it a little easier than usual.

Hm. I should probably reduce my weights from 12 to 10, too. For swinging practice...

[She will go on like this for about half an hour if you let her, Souji. She is very into training.]

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[veritates]

[ just stares in shock for a while, letting her ramble a bit more, before finally interjecting. ]

You do this all the time...? Isn't that too much?

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[dog_in_training]

[She lives with someone who can take missiles to the face, and lives in a place that trains people so that one day they too can take missiles to the face. Her sense of normal training is a bit skewed.]

To be honest, it's a bit too low for my liking, but I can't push my body too hard. That's why I'm switching to the normal training regime instead of my customized one.

[All of this is said like it's the most obvious thing in the world. What, you mean people don't normally train like olympic athletes?]

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[veritates]

[ momoyo is special.......... ]

Low...? [ his eyes just grow wider at that. ] So you do more than that at home...?

[ and just staring at her even more strangely now. ] Are you human?

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[dog_in_training]

[Well yes, but it's what we're all shooting for here! And hey, even ignoring that, there is not a single Kawakami graduate that isn't just as badass as Rambo.]

Of course! I'm a member of the Kawakami family, after all.

[As though this is complete justification for her being crazy for training... And in a way, it is. Hey! Weakest female of the Kazama Family in spite of daily Training From Hell!]

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[veritates]

What's the Kawakami family?

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[dog_in_training]

[Oh, she is SO PROUD as she says all of this.]

The Kawakami family is the foremost martial arts family in Japan! The Kawakami Temple training regime is said to be one of the best on the planet, and graduates are all easily deserving of the title of one of the strongest warriors on the planet! In addition to that, the Kawakami Family assists with various local events, including being involved in almost all official events. The local education system is funded by the Kawakami Family, and grandpa's in charge of our school! Almost all the teachers there are Kawakami Temple graduates!