Injuries (D6EA)

[Axel Ward]

Axel snorted. "Damn right they did." He looked at her. "You like tacos, huh?" He could make tacos. Might be a nice thing.

The question made him frown. "Maybe. I don't know. I was just a bouncer. I just felt like I needed more. Don't know if that meant it was too quiet. Maybe it was."

[Nekoinu]

"Eh, who doesn't like tacos?"

Daerah nodded. "Right. Well, maybe something a bit less gruff and more relaxing would be nice at a place like that."

[Axel Ward]

Axel considered that. Who didn't like tacos? It was a good question.

He casually sat down on a couch. "Maybe. Being a bouncer wasn't that great. Manhandling drunks." He shook his head. "But that was the only thing I could think of doing."

[Nekoinu]

"Do you think I could handle the job?" Daerah asked, smirking afterwards, "It's another idea, even if it is a bad one."

[Axel Ward]

"What, bouncer?" Axel chuckled. "Maybe if I showed you those jump kicks after all."

He looked at her, his expression turning more serious. "But... no, I don't think so. I mean, being a bouncer is basically being a professional asshole. And you're lots of things, Dae. But you're no asshole." It wasn't much of a compliment, but it was delivered with sincerity, anyway.

[Nekoinu]

"A professional asshole, huh?" Daerah shook her head. "How crass."

She then crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "Do you think those jump kicks would be useful if I stuck around on this ship?"

[Axel Ward]

Axel shrugged. It was just how he talked.

He nodded. "Yeah, sure. You never know when that sorta thing'll come in handy. And..." He let out a breath. "Probably with us more than most." He looked at her seriously. "You really want me to show you sometime?"

[Nekoinu]

"Well, the jump kick thing was a joke," Daerah admitted. She then ran a hand through her hair. "I figured you'd have a stronger reaction to me even thinking about joining you guys."

[Axel Ward]

"Too bad. Jump kicks are pretty awesome." Axel deadpanned.

He frowned. "What were you expecting?" The frown deepened as he considered. Would she like this life? It was her decision to make.

[Nekoinu]

Daerah stopped in her tracks and crossed her arms. "For some reason, I thought you'd say that this sort of life isn't for me." She looked away. "Not like I really know how to fight or anything."

[Axel Ward]

Axel shrugged. "Being one this ship, helping out, why not? You've taken good care of us these last few days. Hey, if you became a doctor, even better. I think you could really pull off the white coat."

His gaze drifted oh so casually away. "But if you were expecting me to say that you're not a killer, than you're not. Just seems like we've got room for more than that."

[Nekoinu]

"I figured that someone needed to at least be able to kill," Daerah admitted, "Even that young one, Orella, seems capable of pulling the trigger if she has to."

[Axel Ward]

Axel considered that with a frown. "I dunno. I mean, it seems to me that it's always a good idea to know how to protect yourself, but I don't think everyone needs to be able to kill. I mean, that's what I'm for." A tiny grimace at that.

[Nekoinu]

Daerah smiled faintly. "Do you think that girl would kill if the situation called for it?"

[Axel Ward]

"Yeah, probably." Axel shrugged. "She goes armed. And you've met the rest of the family, right?" He shook his head. "But she tries to find another way, anyway."

[Nekoinu]

"A bit, but maybe I'll get to know them more," Daerah answered. She then smiled faintly. "You could show me more of that self-defense stuff. Let's not start with the jump kicks though."

[Axel Ward]

"Yeah, sure." Axel said. "Start you off on something easier than jump kicks. Some strikes, a little grappling." He shrugged. "It's kinda fun. I dunno. A lot of people find it almost relaxing. I guess I can see what they mean." His first fights had been pretty serious; that seemed to set the tone for the rest of his life.

[Nekoinu]

"Relaxing, huh? I can't say Kairi seemed too relaxed the brief amount of time I saw her training." Daerah smirked. "She's even less relaxed now."

[Axel Ward]

Axel snorted. "Yeah, I said a lot of people. Kairi's not a lot of people. For people like her, they put everything into it. You don't have to do it that way. Most people don't."

[Nekoinu]

"I see." Daerah looked back. "Seems like a completely different world, even if I can gleam some of her feelings and emotions."