Learning to Fend for Yourself

[losthunter]

After a brief absence from the Nexus, Hunter has returned. He is still without his magic, as evident by the growth of hair on his head and not being covered by tattoos or piercings. However, Hunter does not have one tattoo, a freshly-created recreation of the rose bush tattoo on his left forearm.

Hunter seems to be deep in thought, as he taps a pencil on a large sketch book with one hand. His other hand is playing with a protection rune hanging from his neck.

"If you had to face a foe that has abilities you do not... how would you prepare yourself?" Something about his question might clue a listener to the fact that this is not hypothetical.

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[hybriddino]

The Indoraptor bristles with natural weapons and special abilities, being bioengineered to be a living weapon. But he's willing to entertain the possibility that he might encounter an opponent with abilities he doesn't have. Nevertheless, he would stand and fight. He is naturally aggressive and is not the kind to back down from a challenge, even from something larger and stronger than himself. He's adaptable. He can learn to take down different opponents.

I would try and take them by surprise. Wouldn't give them time to use those abilities.

[pirateangelbaby]

Thor hasn't been here long, but there's been a lot of questions he's been able to answer recently, and he has to wonder if that's a regular kinda thing, or just one massive coincidence. Or mind magic, though he really hopes not.

He's not in his filthy armor at the moment, clad instead in borrowed Earth-style clothing from a good friend, the shirt tight enough to show off impressive musculature. Between the patch over his right eye, the strangely-cropped haircut, and a subtle wrongness about the way he looks in normal clothes, he definitely stands out a bit in a crowd.

"If you can't beat her by brute force and might, resort to cleverness. Do something she won't expect, or distract her long enough to strike."

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

Aal blinks as she looks up from her own little nook where she'd been sketching faces etc of the heroes she'd met lately. and rubs her chin in thought. She'd seen him around but she doesn't think they'd been probably introduced yet. She slightly tilts her head to the right in a rather doggish manner. Ooh a rune, that was definitely a good start. She mentally muses.

"Well, I'd first try and find out as much as I could about them.." She gonna probably start quoting The Art of War and such soon. "Know Thy Enemy and all that." She adds and then smiles friendly like and offers her hand to shake. "Ahem, I'm Ashlynn, by the way. Mrs. Ashlynn Aalish Sinclair." She states politely. "Perhaps I can be of assistance?" She asks warmly and with a tad bit of concern naturally in her tone.

After all, she was a Healer and peacekeeper first and foremost and if there was gonna be a fight...

[fiveofnone]

Caspar is passing through the Plaza, a dry-cleaning bag draped over his shoulder. He's faster at recognizing Hunter this time, and based on what he already knows, he's well-aware that the question is not hypothetical.

"I'd find a weakness in those abilities, and then I'd exploit it." It might as well be the Cylon motto. He frowns, taking in the protection rune. "What happened? More witch trouble?"

[readvondaniken]

Palmer knows what it's like to face that kind of enemy - one is waiting for him when he leaves the Nexus, and that's a large part of why he's so unwilling to go home.

"Prepare myself?" He shudders, remembering the dog that crept into his room and attacked him. Fighting back hadn't even occurred to him. He'd been an Army mechanic back in the day, but had never actually seen combat. "I don't know about you, hell, I know you won't agree with me. But me? I'd run."

[lionofthelight]

"I'd start by being confident in my own capabilities." Hey, Hunter, it's your brother from another mother! Zandros! He arrives with a smile and, for once in his life, dressing for the weather in a loose, long-sleeved white shirt that laces near the neck. Hey, it's only the end of summer, never too late to... Yeah, actually, it's almost too late to start dropping layers.

"Everyone we meet has some ability we do not, is that not so? The only known in our arsenal is often ourselves."