Haha. Don't look so worried. I'm just being hard on you.
[A pause, and he leans in for a quick kiss to the forehead. Is it affection week? Is it him buttering her up for what he's going to say next? Because as he leans back, he just outright says it:]
[ she knows someone who would have a blast fighting a 70% metal man, honestly. ]
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Somehow I didn't think they taught martial arts at priest school. [ by this point it is firmly established that Hansa is Not Like Other Girls Priests, but the martial art thing is... uh. ] More... scripture and how to project your voice in a church?
No, no, this was before I became a priest. I was too strong for people to handle...honestly I felt kind of bad, because when I was a kid, I was just thought I was having fun.
[What was it that Father Dilo had said to Father Cervantes? "He can stop his opponent's heart without getting too serious", or something like that.]
I still continued training after I became a priest, though. Father Cervantes didn't want me to throw away such a gift.
And then they made you hit things even harder, huh? [ well, she has his hand now and there's no real desire to drop it so i guess it's just her's now. she may or may not be moving his fingers, coaxing them to curl into his palm and uncurl again like she's feeling if they move differently.
because. y'know. 70% metal. if his hands aren't metal too she'll be amazed. ]
So they teach you how to literally beat the sin out of someone where you're from, or does priest just mean something different there?
[Sometimes your foster father just adopts you because you're super strong?? It's fine.]
[They don't move differently from how regular fingers would, but its obvious at close inspection that his hand is covered by a flesh-colored layer, complete with fingernails, but the feeling underneath is very different. It's very solid, with obvious large flat sections in his palm instead of individual finger bones.]
Haha, beating the sin out of someone would be fun, but...no. I'm a bit of a special case. Most priests don't get into the things I do.
[ that sounds normal and healthy and not at all concerning, hansa. ]
[ eventually she'll stop messing with his hand -- but not before she's figured out the flat palm secrets, probably by holding their palms together like some sort of first encounter movie moment -- and just hold it. she's done being nosey. probably. ]
Is that even possible, or is that just considered an abuse of power? [ hm? hm. ] I know there are different ranks in the church, but I didn't think obtaining them involved combat training.
[He'll hold that palm to palm pose before he shifts his fingers so they interlock with hers, holding it gently - for his strength, it must take more effort to be nice and gentle than not.]
There are different ranks for sure, and some involve that sort of thing. It's not a side that's known to the public, though. I'm like a very well-kept secret.
[ it's appreciated. thank you for not crushing her hand like grape, hansa. she squeezes their hands though, as she's not going metal appendages it should be fine. ]
Like special forces? [ some organisations have that, don't they? it's not like she has the memories or extensive knowledge so say for sure. ] Or specialised hired help?
[ looks at every other priest in fatedom. admittedly the bar here is not high. ]
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Y'know there are a few people I can think of who have jobs that amount to "clean up" or being the stronger firepower in the phrase "we need to send in the stronger firepower" ...
Or... enhanced priests, or whatever the equivalent is. I wonder what that says about the worlds, plural.
[ that's... not just what she knows either. it's what she's heard here too. ]
It's not really linked to church, or anything? But the idea of having people who are above average in ability and hiring them for specialised jobs.
My roommates run a odd-job business. That was how I met them properly, they were asked to... get rid of my previous boss, and his associates. Technically, I should've been included in that but they helped me out instead.
[ ... ] And there's the guild as well, which is full of specialised fighters. One of them, Galahad, is hired the Christiano family as a bodyguard. That sort of thing.
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Yes! I’m not going to go around telling people other people’s personal information??
[ there’s your answer, hansa ]
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Are you absolutely sure you won't tell?
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I won't!
It's not like it's something that's my right to tell?
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[A pause, and he leans in for a quick kiss to the forehead. Is it affection week? Is it him buttering her up for what he's going to say next? Because as he leans back, he just outright says it:]
Anyways, I'm around seventy-percent metal.
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70 per cent?!
[ ... that is not a small number, sir. ]
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[Look at him smiling all smugly.]
That includes arms and legs.
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taps his arms with her knuckles. ]
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You're definitely cheating at push ups.
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Nobody said I wasn't. But seriously, you have to believe me! This body was just as strong before it was changed!
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Stronger than metal?
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[He just lets her, smiling lightly.]
But its true. I practically gave the local martial arts instructor a heart attack when I was young.
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Somehow I didn't think they taught martial arts at priest school. [ by this point it is firmly established that Hansa is Not Like Other
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[What was it that Father Dilo had said to Father Cervantes? "He can stop his opponent's heart without getting too serious", or something like that.]
I still continued training after I became a priest, though. Father Cervantes didn't want me to throw away such a gift.
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And then they made you hit things even harder, huh? [ well, she has his hand now and there's no real desire to drop it so i guess it's just her's now. she may or may not be moving his fingers, coaxing them to curl into his palm and uncurl again like she's feeling if they move differently.
because. y'know. 70% metal. if his hands aren't metal too she'll be amazed. ]
So they teach you how to literally beat the sin out of someone where you're from, or does priest just mean something different there?
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[They don't move differently from how regular fingers would, but its obvious at close inspection that his hand is covered by a flesh-colored layer, complete with fingernails, but the feeling underneath is very different. It's very solid, with obvious large flat sections in his palm instead of individual finger bones.]
Haha, beating the sin out of someone would be fun, but...no. I'm a bit of a special case. Most priests don't get into the things I do.
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[ eventually she'll stop messing with his hand -- but not before she's figured out the flat palm secrets, probably by holding their palms together like some sort of first encounter movie moment -- and just hold it. she's done being nosey. probably. ]
Is that even possible, or is that just considered an abuse of power? [ hm? hm. ] I know there are different ranks in the church, but I didn't think obtaining them involved combat training.
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[He'll hold that palm to palm pose before he shifts his fingers so they interlock with hers, holding it gently - for his strength, it must take more effort to be nice and gentle than not.]
There are different ranks for sure, and some involve that sort of thing. It's not a side that's known to the public, though. I'm like a very well-kept secret.
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[ it's appreciated. thank you for not crushing her hand like grape, hansa. she squeezes their hands though, as she's not going metal appendages it should be fine. ]
Like special forces? [ some organisations have that, don't they? it's not like she has the memories or extensive knowledge so say for sure. ] Or specialised hired help?
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...Let's call it special forces. [They're just going to hold hands like this now.] I tend to get sent in for really tough situations.
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Y'know there are a few people I can think of who have jobs that amount to "clean up" or being the stronger firepower in the phrase "we need to send in the stronger firepower" ...
Or... enhanced priests, or whatever the equivalent is. I wonder what that says about the worlds, plural.
[ that's... not just what she knows either. it's what she's heard here too. ]
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[That's interesting. Hansa purses his lips, thoughtful.]
Which people are these?
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My roommates run a odd-job business. That was how I met them properly, they were asked to... get rid of my previous boss, and his associates. Technically, I should've been included in that but they helped me out instead.
[ ... ] And there's the guild as well, which is full of specialised fighters. One of them, Galahad, is hired the Christiano family as a bodyguard. That sort of thing.
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[Now that's interesting. A group that does specialized work, with her caught up in the middle of it all...almost sounds like a plot of a heist film.]
Now that begs the question...are you part of that business?
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I answer their phone.
[ tah daaaaaah. ]
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Wow. Truly you're the brains of the operation.
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[ said just as seriously. ]
... They wanted someone to take calls for their work. And I needed somewhere to stay. It worked out.
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