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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[papadopoulos]

“Is savate the only fighting style you know, or…? I won’t say I’m an expert; I’m not the god of war, after all, but I do know my way around a fight.”

[futaille]

"Chausson, but they're more or less the same thing now anyway. That's it, as far as hand-to-hand."

[papadopoulos]

“Pity. It’s been a long time since I’ve wrestled anyone.”

[futaille]

"I didn't say I'm not willing to learn."

[papadopoulos]

“Oh?” That teasing little glint is back in his eyes. “In the traditional way?”

[futaille]

He can't help but laugh. "In whatever way is conducive to learning, I suppose."

[papadopoulos]

"I'm pretty sure Sissy would curse me if I wrestled the traditional way with you, so don't worry." There's a wink, regardless. "I could teach you other things, too, if you're interested. Have you heard of basketball?"

[futaille]

"I have not. Tell me more!"

[papadopoulos]

"I think it was a little after your time -- but it's essentially a sport where you throw a ball through a basket mounted on top of a pole. Most of the time, you get two points per basket made, but the points vary on where you are on the court. It's pretty fun; but I haven't really looked for a court for it here yet."

[futaille]

"That is fascinating. How high is the basket mounted?"

[papadopoulos]

"I think they're around 10 feet off the ground? --Mm. 3 and a half meters? Something like that."

[futaille]

"May I assume the basket has a hole in the bottom, then?"

[papadopoulos]

"Oh -- yeah. They're not really baskets anymore, they started out that way; but now it's a net with a hole in the bottom. It makes it easier."

[futaille]

"It would be extremely amusing to have to grab a ladder every time you scored."

[papadopoulos]

"It would...definitely interrupt the flow of the game some."

[futaille]

"Oh, probably! I take it that it's a particularly fast-paced game, then?"

[papadopoulos]

"Yeah. The goal is whoever gets the most points wins; there's two baskets, one on either end of the court. One team goes to one, the opposing team tries to stop them and also tries to go to the other."

[futaille]

"That sounds simple enough."

[papadopoulos]

"Yeah. Maybe I'll teach you sometime, if you're interested."

[futaille]

"I'd be delighted! Always happy to learn a new game."

[papadopoulos]

"Yeah? You a big games guy?"

[futaille]

"I like entertainment."

[papadopoulos]

"Well fortunately for you, I'm the god of entertainment."

[futaille]

"I feel I'm obligated to point out that you're not the god of all entertainment."

[papadopoulos]

“Okay, yeah, but a majority of them.”