[She smiles, leaning forward slightly as her hands clasp in her lap.]
I started taking karate after I moved to Gotham. I didn't know if I'd be any good at it - I'd never so much as slapped someone before. I could run, and I could dance, but dodging and punching and kicking, that's a whole other ball field. With more than a few land mines in it.
And when I started off, well. You've never seen a weaker punch in your life, trust me. [She knew so much about how it worked - the anatomy, the damage, the consequences. She'd been so afraid to hurt someone.] And my kicks were more like twirls.
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I started taking karate after I moved to Gotham. I didn't know if I'd be any good at it - I'd never so much as slapped someone before. I could run, and I could dance, but dodging and punching and kicking, that's a whole other ball field. With more than a few land mines in it.
And when I started off, well. You've never seen a weaker punch in your life, trust me. [She knew so much about how it worked - the anatomy, the damage, the consequences. She'd been so afraid to hurt someone.] And my kicks were more like twirls.