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Ary stared at the folder she had. Lust and patience wasn’t new, but the whole gender thing was. First a guy and now a chick? Whatever floated their boat, she figured. Shrugging lightly, the folder was dropped back into her desk to be sorted at a later time. Someday she’d sort it all out... Eventually... That damn clock was off... “Right, class, got to remain focused,” she muttered, trying to regain her focus lest the entire class pass her by and she missed her student.

The smell of fear reached the female before the sound of the nervous footsteps or the very sight of the girl reached her. It wasn't hard to tell visually the teen wasn't exactly... Ah, confident in things. "I assume so since this is a melee class and I'm waiting for someone by your name to show up. Unless there's two Lirona's here," Ary replied, not even offering the girl a wave or actual greeting.

"My name is Ary and I am your melee teacher and no, I don't expect you to be anything more than a beginner in whatever I give you since I don't believe I've had you in a class before," she continued, pausing to get a good look at the girl. Except for maybe the skin coloration and feathers, she had very few things in common with Cody. Then again, when has any of her students ever looked similar to one another?

"So, Lirona, is there anything you specifically wish to learn here? I know a wide variety of things so picking just one for each student that shows up has never been something I was fond of doing," she explained, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

So this one had actually experienced something traumatic. Ary slowly nodded, more understanding in that single nod and next few words than had ever been uttered by her. "Understandable. And if fate does intend for some sort of thing to happen, you'll be prepared. I can promise you that much," she replied softly, shaking her head and causing the white-haired ponytail to swish lightly back and forth.

"I can teach you how to defend yourself. How about I start with general attacking maneuvers and work through various circumstances? Feel free to suggest some as we proceed," Ary continued, the cool tone returning once again as she explained the game plan for their class. A simple one, yes, but the complicated part came in figuring out said circumstances and how to counter them without physically beating them into a pulp.

Ary hesitated, looking almost uncomfortable by her suggestion of kung fu. She supposed being banned from anything involving that had something to do with why the teacher was completely clueless about it. "Actually... Funny thing you should mention that... I don't to be terribly honest. A certain unfortunate event has caused me to be banned from ever learning it and the various other things related to it," she replied, not giving a reasoning as to why. Not that she remembered anyways.

"I was thinking more if someone were to grab you and leave you in a almost helpless position. Say someone grabbed you from behind and pinned you against the wall. Kung fu and general stuff like that would be useless... I think..." Ary continued, pondering. She had learned the hard way how to get out of such holds with her strength and energy fairly limited. Wasn't the easiest nor best years of her life, that was for sure.

To be honest, Ary didn't really have any feelings toward her lack of knowledge on kung-fu or the inability to learn it. Sure it was a pain, but then again it was a relief being one less thing she could teach and had to remember. Some days, it seriously felt like she knew way too much about that sort of stuff.

Pushing away musing thoughts on picking up another hobby for what had to be the millionth time since starting the job, Ary's attention returned itself to Lirona. "Well... I was thinking of showing you a general pose as to how someone might grab you, then a way to escape. Say they twisted your arm, or arms, back. Stepping back on their toes is a good way of distracting them," she replied, pondering each idea carefully before explaining.

"Or, if they're about as tall as you, you could smash your head back into theirs and break their nose. I'll tell you what, that'll cause most people to let go in alarm and pain." She didn't bother mentioning how amusing it was too. "Got all that?"

Ary paused, pondering such things. Well, it would probably help to teach the move then reenact it in a situation... Damn, she really needed to get things straight before teaching or speaking. “Yeah. Actually, I have a better idea. I’ll teach you basic maneuvers that work with almost every situation, then some more specific stuff. I’m sure you know some of the common weak spots like the stomach, eyes, nose, and for guys the groin, but there are a couple others,” she paused, making a mental list. “Such as the ears. Clapping your hands over them can create enough force, and a vacuum to trap said force, to pop their ears or even rupture the ear drum which isn’t exactly the most pleasant of feelings,” the woman continued with a smirk. “Any questions so far?”