Open Post: La savate et le chausson

[futaille]

Much to his satisfaction, Grantaire has been able to keep up with many of his hobbies unabated during his time at the mansion. Not all of them, though, mostly because they were ones he'd go to specific spots for, and with those spots not being here in addition to an abundance of his other hobbies, they more or less fell by the wayside.

However, a recent chat with Dionysus has reminded him that he has very much neglected his 'hitting things' level. Although he didn't find a crash test dummy, the thought being on his mind ended up in him stumbling upon a small gym tucked away, complete with some equipment including a standing punching bag.

So he's discarded his waistcoat and cravat over a bench and is practicing his savate¹.

¹French kickboxing! During R's time it was basically for streetfighting, and just beginning to get formalized, but there are some cool vintage videos on youtube (Here and here) to give the... vibe.

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[futaille]

"Oh, that's a relief! Thank you!"

[vineleaves]

"I would hate to impugn your reputation, good sir."

[futaille]

He stops again and peers over at Dionysus. "I'm not sure I believe that."

[vineleaves]

"Whaaaaat?"

[futaille]

"I think you'd like people to think I make excellent points."

[vineleaves]

"Well I also want them to know about the silly points too. It's easily a 30-70 percent split, I can't very well go around ignoring 70% of you."

[futaille]

"I will just state that you can feel free to ignore the thirty percent, if you'd like."

[vineleaves]

"Never. It's a very important thirty percent."

[futaille]

"I suppose for the sake of variety it can remain."

[vineleaves]

"Y'know, as shocking as it may sound, I do like all of you, not just one half or the other."

[futaille]

"Of course. This is because I am a delight in all particulars." He goes back to his kicking bag.

[vineleaves]

"I'm very glad you agree, love."

[futaille]

"Oh, I'm known for being agreeable."

[vineleaves]

"Is that what they're calling it these days?"

[futaille]

"And most days, in fact!"

[vineleaves]

"When did you start this particular hobby?" he asks after watching some more kicking (and occasional hitting). "Must've been a while ago, you're very good at it." Dionysus has no frame of reference, actually, he just thinks that it looks impressive and therefore must actually be impressive.

[futaille]

"Quite a while ago, yes. It was something interesting to do."

[vineleaves]

"You're so talented." Not that he's biased. Clearly Grantaire is the biased one, as they've discussed.

[futaille]

"I try to entertain myself through as many avenues as I can. It seems a complete waste otherwise."

[vineleaves]

"What's the point in living if you're not taking advantage of it?" he says, fully agreeing.

[futaille]

"Very little, clearly."

[vineleaves]

There's a lot of thoughts running through his head right now, but he settles on just sitting and watching Grantaire for a while. It's a nice view.

[futaille]

He keeps going for a while before stopping for a water break. "Is it that entertaining?"

[vineleaves]

"It's not my fault you have such a nice butt, I don't know what you expect from me."

[futaille]

He laughs and peers down over his shoulder as best he can. "Do I?"