After Gym Class [Open]

[Hinata Hyuga]

It was just a few minutes after Gym, the last class for her today. Hinata, had stayed behind to not only pick up and put away the basketball equipment, but for two more important reasons. Firstly, she didn't like showering with the others. While, yes, it was only with girls, she just felt that it was dangerous to do so in groups like that. It must have been a few experiences in her past that caused her to feel this way. Second, she wasn't quite ready to end her exercising for the day. In the back of the equipment room, she saw a training dummy named Jimmy. It was a hard rubber punching bag shaped like a muscular male torso. The thing weighed more that she did, so she carefully tilted it forward, and rolled it out of the room and into the gymnasium.

Hinata was in her gym uniform, a simple t-shirt, shorts, tube socks, and sneakers. She tied her hair back in a ponytail previously and had a band holding her glasses in place. Taking a deep breath, her body seemed to coil into a familiar feeling psoture to her. First she leaned her head forward some. Her right foot sliding back to rest on the toe. Her entire body twisted so that the left side was forward to the dummy. Her right hand went back and down to hip level while soming out slightly with bent elbow and flat palm facing outwards. HEr left hand come up to shoulder level, out forward with bent elbow. Her palm similarly flat with her thumb tucked down. With a deep breath and exhale calming her body down, she rushed the training device and struck with her right hand in a strong puch to the left pectoral region. While the strike rocked it a bit, she immediatly followed suit with an open palm strik to the right shoulder with her left hand before swinging her right foot up to deliver a round house kick to it's head.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

The earth 'jim'. Such a terrifying place. 

Perhaps this was the Earth equal to Hobo 13, with all the muscles, and the terrifying nature, and Zim still managing to surpass it with the help of others! Yes, yes, you can't be too relaxed here, you never know who would come and stab you in the back...literally....

Zim silently hissed to himself, peeking into the 'Jim' after he'd snuck out from taking a shower. Surprisingly enough, the water....didn't hurt when he was 'accidentally' splashed. But that was something to be documented later. (Perhaps he'd simply built up a resistance now? WHO KNOWS.) Staring into the room, he glanced around...empty, all except for that one girl. He raised a brow, seeing her put her moves down onto the training dummy.

Holy---did this girl train at the Human Defense Academy?! She would make a horrifying opponent! ....But still no match for ZIIIIIIIIIIIM!

He walked into the gym, and seeing another punching bag, he smacked it....and it immediately came back and bashed him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. "EEEEEH?! YOUR INSOLENCE HOLDS NO BOUNDS, EARTH-MEAT-PUNCHY-THING! DO YOU EVEN KNOW -WHO- YOU'RE MESSING WITH?!" He reached for his freezegun on reflex, and....oh. Of course. It wasn't there. He pouted. Damn his technology being taken away...nonetheless, he got up, and attempted a roundhouse kick....and the punching bag came back and slammed him in the butt, causing him to fall again. "AAAGH! CURSE YOU! CUUUUUUUURSE YOUUUUUUUUUU!" 

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata's strikes started to go a little slower and they allowed Jimmy to settle back down. Taking in a deep breath, she roatated back about three feet and assumed a very different martial arts stance. In her minds eye, a green yin yang symbol rotated and settled won wit her at the center. Three circles appeared around it with Jimmy at the edge of the other most ring. She stood as she did before but had a focused look in her eyes. Her body moved slightly. Both hands coming out forward with flat palms facing the dummy and her feet remaining in place. "Jukenpo..." Her right arm moved back and her left straightened out and went down until she forward a flat even line with her shoulder. Her left foot extending forward along the ground straightening the knee. "Hakke Sanjuni Sho"

She charged at the dummy and spun in two rotations slamming her flat hands against it's chest and abs. "Hakke Ni Sho." Her left hand came in delivering a strike to the trapezius muscle and to the right ribcage. Each strike was quick, powerful, precise, and aimed individually. "Yon Sho." The flurry of four strikes that followed hit quicker and more around the body. "Ha Sho." With the speed of a machine gun, she fired off into another eight blows striking key points in the body. "Juroku Sho." A final volley of eight blows struck the target, the final blow to the trachea which popped the head off the dummy and sent it flying to Zim's feet. "Sanjuni Sho!" In all 32 strikes were preformed in just 13 seconds. She looked at the results and didn't seem happy about it. She knew she could be more precise, but why? Looking for the head she looked right to Zim with her still focused eyes. The glasses and contacts not withstanding.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

OH MY GOG

OH CRAP

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?!?!

Zim skittered to his feet, dusting himself off, and glancing at Hinata. "Oh. Uh. Hi." He said. Well. She's looking straight at him, and she even looks like....a female version of the Dib human. If she pulls out the cuffs, you are making a dash for it. In fact, Zim even considered making a dash for it right now.

These Human Training Academies are....brutal! Far more brutal than expected! That must be one of their warrior women, sent to train for years as a mercenary on the edge of the law before finally snapping and killing everyone until she has to be put down! 

Wait a second.

I'm a human now, in skin, aren't I?

.....Perhaps I can get this mercenary-women to teach me her skillsssss....and then, oh, and then....THE STUDENT SHALL SURPASS THE MASTER! FOR I AM ZIIIIIIIIIIIM!

"You....happen to be in my gym class, correct? My name is Z......Zechariah. Zechariah McAllister. My friends call me Zim." He tried his best to be humanly sociable. "I am afraid I have missed the lessons in which we have studied how to brutally murder our enemies. Perhaps you could tutor me, warrior-woman? I would be eager to learn! Just like any Earth student! On Earth! Which is where we are!"

She's going to totally fall for it. Mehehehehe....

[Hinata Hyuga]

the woman took a deep breath, moving her hands in front of her chest, palms to the ground. As she let out her breath slowly, she slowly lowered her hands until the exhalation stopped. Her eyes shifted back to her normal calm self as she walked over to him, picking up the severed head. "Hyuga Hinata. And that wasn't taught to 'brutally murder' someone, I was taught that for self defense. And I didn't learn that here Zechariah." Walking back to Jimmy she rotated once and gave a sharp twist to her kick, knocking the dummy off balance so she could roll it easier back into the equipment room. Catching it at a 45 degree angle, she had no issues moving it on her own, despite it being larger than her.

After setting the head down in front of the base, she turned back and closed the doors. "I can teach you a few self defense techniques, but I can never teach that technique. I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel it deep down that it must never be taught to those outside my family." Not that she remembered who her family was, or even her place in the family.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

Gkk....even here, those humans have specialized techniques?! Such....ugh. Well. She at least offered to teach....a few....other things. Not the things that were blood and gore and easy kill, but a few things.

....Wait a second. Humans have these families, and aren't there several ways to get into these families? Adoption....no, I'm too old for that....I can't be born again to her parents....wait. Parents. Parents have this ceremony...what was i---MARRIAGE.

The only way to get this girl's deadly technique....is to marry her.

"That's...understandable, I suppose. Keeping things like that secure....and I...apologize for thinking it was brutal. Though I was a bit awed by the demonstration." He smiled a bit. Keep being friendly, yes.

Whatever Zim can learn, Zim will learn! And then....and then all of these humans will have their techniques turned against them!

"But hey, if you'd like to teach me anything....I, Z....Zechariah, will listen to you dutifully, Hinata the beautiful!" He saluted, grinning a bit. Okay, so he felt a bit odd, and that was why his cheeks started to heat up.

Bleh, Earth romance is weird...

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata the Beautiful? The title was not something she was used to and it cause a small blush to appear on her cheeks. She shrank down a little. He seemed to understand what she was talking about before, even if she didn't fully understand it. Slapping her cheeks lightly to recollect her thoughts she walked back over to him and looked right to him. The air of bashfulness was gone just as abruptly as it appered. "When training, just Sensei ok?" She walked to the center of the basketball court and stood in the center of the circle directing him to stand in front of her.

Standing on the other side of the line from Zechariah, she made sure that neither of them had lights directly int their eyes. "First i will teach you a simple hand removal technique. Just grab my shirt."

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

Ooohoohoo, was that pink on her cheeks? You are a smooth criminal, Zim. Just like that one human song said~! Which is one of the rare things I appreciate about them. 

"Yes ma'am, sensei ma'am." Zim nodded. He grabbed the bottom of Hinata's shirt, preparing himself to learn. Easy stuff first, he knew that much, even if he was a TRAINED IRKEN SOLDIER....who had fallen asleep at a few of his lessons. Mostly those silly things about teamwork and all that. Psssh, who needed that? Invaders are action! And even moreso when it's incognito mode...work your way amongst the enemy, slowly creep your way into the trust circle....and then betray it! Because that is what an invader does!

...If she attacks Zim next, I must stay prepared....I think I know a bit of hand to hand, but still, she....scares me a bit. And that is exactly why I shall stay within her good graces - and be in her special good graces before long. Ahahahahaha! I am ZIM!

[Hinata Hyuga]

hinata grabbed his wrist and gave them a small twist to get his hands to let go and moved them up to grab a more tactical way of holding a shirt. Right under the collar. She then twisted his wrist again so his plams were essentially toward the ceiling and he was lifting her shirt a bit and any more pull up would potentially unbalance her. "If you ever need to grab someone by the shirt, try this manner. And sensei is a title for teacher, no need for the Ma'am."

Next she shifted from side to side, showing that at the moment she was caught up in the hold, and would have trouble getting away normally. "If caught in a situation like this, where you opponent had size on you... She quickly grabbed his shirt collar like she shown him how to though she didn't twist her wrist upwards. Her right foot came up and pressed against his hip allowing her left foot to move up and stand on his hips. The redistributed weight would center the most mass away from Zechariah and at her rear. Falling back and to the ground, the moment her rear touched the hardwood flooring, she pushed with her feet to flip him up and off of her.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

Zim nodded, paying close attention, and taking several mental notes....wait, size? He had size on h---oh, so he did.

That's....way new. Wait. Was this finally the growth spurt?! Am I finally becoming one of the tallest?! Hoooooly cheeseballs! I must announce this to the world! I am ZIIIIIIIIIIIM!

"--W-woah!" And then he was pushed away, blinking, he nodded, his train of thought getting utterly wrecked. He stood again, only mildly shaken up. "...Very impressive, sensei." He grinned. Oh yes, this would be nice to use. Studying the angles....yes, yes, this all seemed perfectly in angle and would certainly catch many off their guard....

Who knows what else this warrior-woman human knows?! Nonetheless! I will learn all of it, and unlock her heart for the complete package! Yes, these humans and their foolish hearts can be bested by an Irken's spirit, but taking their combat techniques would definitely be immensely useful...won't the Tallest be proud now!

"Alright. I'll give it a shot for myself."

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata rolled back onto her shoulders, knees bent over her face, feet in the air, hands flat on the ground above her shoulders. Then like a spring being released from a clamp, she uncoiled and leapt right to her feet, skipping the annoying rolling over pushup climb up routine most others did. She then walked back into the circle and adjusted her shirt. The shirt was pulled from the flip to show her stomach completely. She didn't want any more being shown. Ever.

After Zim stood where she was before, she grabbed his collar and gave her wrist the same twist as before, like a bully shaking a kid down for lunch money. She gave him a light shake to show she had a firm grip on him. Then she just waited to see if he did learn something.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

Alright, time to impress the girl...

A roulette wheel turned in Zim's mind -- there were significantly more 'screw up' slots than there were 'success', but somehow...it managed to land on success. He smirked, grabbing Hinata's shirt collar in return, and copying the move she had shown him,  after which rolling and pushing himself up. "Ehehe."

SUCCESS! OF COURSE! BECAUSE I AM ZIIIIIIIIIIM!

He grinned, then seeing her on the ground, he extended a hand to help her up. "....Hope that was alright." 

She's gotta be impressed, Zim is such a great student, yep! Such a great student that you want to marry Zim, and share with him all your secrets, all your head-explodey secrets, yes....those poor souls. And perhaps I can even keep her on my side. She is the strongest of all the humans, she could easily turn-tail on these looooser humans and join the Irken armada as my queen! Yes, the betraying queen....such a delightful fantasy~ ehehehe....

[Hinata Hyuga]

Hinata was easily tossed as he seemed to pick up on the technique. Accepting his hand she moved up to her feet and walked back ot the circle waiting for him to return. "Sometimes just tossing them won't deter an attacker. You may need to make them not want to fight you." She shook herself and readjusted her shirt as sh closed her eyes. "Ok grab my shirt like before." The throw managed to knock some of her hair loose from the ponytail, but the glasses managed to keep the loose strands from blocking her vision or irritating her eyes.

[Zechariah 'Zim' McAllister]

"Right, sensei." Zim nodded, walking back to the circle. He took a breath out, and grabbed the collar of her shirt again. "Ready." 

Wonder what's coming next....hmm....as an Irken invader, I must always keep upon my guard....and Zim cannot trust anything that could possibly cause harm...hmmm.....

He mentally braced himself, this could be anything, this could be terribly dangerous...and it'd likely come when he was unprepared. Horribly, terribly unprepared. Which was most of the time. Especially now.

I KNOW YOUR TRICKS, WOMAN! ....and I admit they're very....interesting. But do hit Zim with your best shot, my queen! I will be prepared. Definitely prepared. Too prepared. Yessssss.

[Hinata Hyuga]

With Zechariah grabbing her shirt, Hinata gave him a second to keep a firm grip. He then wrapped her hands around his right wrist and stepped up to his hip like before. However instead of stepping onto both hips, her left foot came up, wrapped around his arm, then she moved her foot off of his hip to wrap around the arm and cross her feet together. Even if he could support her weight in this position, her entire body was now pulling on his arm and working the shoulder from the joint. And what was worse, she wasn't applying the real pressure of this hold. All she had to do was arch her back and the arm and shoulder would not be together anymore.