( damian has plenty of projectiles he could use, but he really, really just wants to hit something, not stab into it. he knows dante is toying with him, knows he's just playing along for - damian doesn't know why, actually, because playing along with him doesn't make all that much sense, does it? dante is getting nothing out of this.
he supposes it's something to reevaluate later, when he isn't in the middle of fighting him.
fists clench tight in front of him when dante starts toward him, but damian doesn't react immediately.
instead, he waits until dante is close and ducks down into a roll, quickly pushing up onto his feet so he can slam his fist into dante's ribcage from behind rather than swinging straight forward for him on his approach. he's intentionally avoiding aiming for anything particularly damaging: the human body has several pressure points one could try and hit if they truly wanted to hurt someone, but this is less about harming dante, and more about just - hitting. )
[This is a game, Dante reminds himself, but one he's fully intending to play to get the kid off his back if that's what it takes, but he's curious too. Robin's an angry little snot who needs an attitude adjustment in his book, but he remembers being an angry little snot once too. Sometimes a kid just needs to let these things out, and judging by this one's martial skill set, there are worse people he could be blowing off steam with.
At least Dante recovers quickly from puncture wounds.
He watches as the kid rolls, but where he could easily duck out of the way he lets the blow land, taking the hit with a mild grunt as it impacts. There's a surprising amount of force in it for someone so small, and he'll remind himself to dish out the compliments later. Right now, there's fighting to be done. He turns sharply on his heel, hand coming up to block any follow up blows, and opens his palm to welcome the next.]
( robin is loud. robin gets sassy, he antagonizes his opponents to try and set them off, to push their buttons, to see just how hard he can shove before they topple over. it's a distraction technique, as he'd learned from richard grayson during his early tenure as robin. because robin is the bright light to batman's shadow.
but damian wayne isn't. and despite being in uniform, he isn't feeling up to being robin right now.
he lands a hit, but dante's quick to turn around block the following one. quick to catch his fist when damian raises it to slam it into his gut. it's irritating - he knew what he was stepping into the moment he decided to reach out to dante, yes, but damian is used to being able to catch even metahumans off-guard when he puts his mind to it. he snarls, but doesn't try to get his hand back. instead, he shifts his weight backwards onto while the other one raises to try and slam the back of his heel into dante's side.
if he opts to keep the hand hostage - that's fine. damian doesn't need that right now anyway. )
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he supposes it's something to reevaluate later, when he isn't in the middle of fighting him.
fists clench tight in front of him when dante starts toward him, but damian doesn't react immediately.
instead, he waits until dante is close and ducks down into a roll, quickly pushing up onto his feet so he can slam his fist into dante's ribcage from behind rather than swinging straight forward for him on his approach. he's intentionally avoiding aiming for anything particularly damaging: the human body has several pressure points one could try and hit if they truly wanted to hurt someone, but this is less about harming dante, and more about just - hitting. )
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At least Dante recovers quickly from puncture wounds.
He watches as the kid rolls, but where he could easily duck out of the way he lets the blow land, taking the hit with a mild grunt as it impacts. There's a surprising amount of force in it for someone so small, and he'll remind himself to dish out the compliments later. Right now, there's fighting to be done. He turns sharply on his heel, hand coming up to block any follow up blows, and opens his palm to welcome the next.]
That's a nice way to warm up. C'mon.
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but damian wayne isn't. and despite being in uniform, he isn't feeling up to being robin right now.
he lands a hit, but dante's quick to turn around block the following one. quick to catch his fist when damian raises it to slam it into his gut. it's irritating - he knew what he was stepping into the moment he decided to reach out to dante, yes, but damian is used to being able to catch even metahumans off-guard when he puts his mind to it. he snarls, but doesn't try to get his hand back. instead, he shifts his weight backwards onto while the other one raises to try and slam the back of his heel into dante's side.
if he opts to keep the hand hostage - that's fine. damian doesn't need that right now anyway. )