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WHO: Aoife Gallagher and Ares
WHAT: Well hello sort of step-dad.
WHEN: Saturday afternoon
WHERE: Aphrodite's flat and then where ever
WARNINGS: TBA



Aoife woke up fashionably late at 11am and treated herself to a nice breakfast prepared by the staff. When she eventually walked out into the living room, she was dressed and showered and ready to face the day. She expected to see her mother there, but instead Ares was on the sofa. She hadn't spent much time with him alone, and there was no sign of Aphrodite.

Awkward?

Aoife when to plop herself down on the sofa and she smiled at the god who was essentially her step-father. "Hi," she said, waving a little and then feeling stupid.

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The girl was still hot, but he didn't feel like dying either. And Aphrodite had unique ways to make him suffer.

And they called him the scary one.

That and he tended to try and look out for whatever kid Aphrodite favored. "'Sup." He gave before setting his feet on the table. "I won't bite," he offered with a smile before turning to look at her. "Got her eyes."

He patted his jacket for a moment before taking out a large knife and handing it to her, "do you know how to use this?"

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When Ares said she had Aphrodite's eyes, her smile widened. Appealing to her vanity was always a surefire way to get Aoife to like you.

"No, I don't. It's really pretty!" she took the knife and turned it over and over again.

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That made him roll his eyes, "oh yeah you're hers." Dite would say near the exact same thing, and he'd long given up on trying to teach her how to use weapons. Aphrodite fought her battles differently.

"It's not supposed to be pretty. It's supposed to be used if anyone tries getting too close to you, or trying to make you do what you don't want." He sat up, "kid, being 'Dite's comes with a lot of benefits, but people will look. And some assholes will do a lot more then look because they think they're entitled to." He rose and motioned her along. "Come on I'll give you the basics."

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"Yeah people look. And they've tried stuff too but I shot them in the face with mace. Losers." Still, it couldn't hurt to learn this too.

She rose and followed him. "Am I going to be a kick ass lady fighter!?"

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He went into the garden and started putting things away. He didn't feel like getting yelled at because he broke something. "And there are times you can't get to mace. And it runs out. Knives don't. You got more then that too. Hands, teeth, feet."

"Only if you want to be, yeah. Right now I'm just going to help you should you ever get overpowered, or you panic." He walked up to her, "first lesson. Where to strike. Find the weak spots. Never slash, always thrust." He motioned to his neck, "here's good or at the side of the ribs. Keep it sharp and all blades slice through clothing. Never go for the groin until they're over you. Some can see that coming."

He motioned to her, "here try and kick me, I'll show you how people could block it, and how to retaliate."

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Aoife was fascinated by all of this, but then Ares told her to try to kick him.

"Are you serious?" she asked, before shrugging. "Alrighty." She tried to aim a kick at his leg.

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He just gave her a look before quickly grabbing her leg. He made sure she was steady as he held it. "Right. So say you went to try and kick me in the groin right. Now I got you and you're unbalanced. The attacker might think he's got you, but as you can tell my hands are tied up. So go for the eyes if this happens. Not now obviously." He set her leg down and motioned to her hands, "You got those so when that happens, always claw someone's face off. Hands are busy and the pain from the nails will get them to drop your leg."

He motioned to the floor. "here lay down I'll show you what to do if you fall. You wear heels a lot by the way? Serious question because trust me those fuckers hurt. Never let your mother tell you she can't fight. She just fights dirty."

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Aoife laughed and she nodded. "I do wear heels a lot, yes." She went to lie on the floor, wondering what he was going to show her now. "And I like the idea of clawing someone's face off."

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"Good girl," he offered with a smile. "Right now. Say I knocked you down and I'm over you, which I won't actually do. Dite will kill me." He shrugged, "so try and visualize it. One hands go you pinned down and the other's trying other shit. What do you do. Where would you kick?"

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Aoife was pretty glad that he wasn't positioning himself over her. She wouldn't have liked that.

"Uhm...your legs?"

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He nodded, "Good. If you can reach go for the shins or try and go for the groin. Now if he's got your legs pinned you may think you're stuck. You still got your teeth. Make them lean close and go for cheeks or neck." He leaned down to offer his hand to help hr up. "Here I'll show you what to do if they come up behind you."

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"I like groin kicking," she said with a wicked little smile. "Biting too..."

She let him pull her up and grinned at him. "Hey...thanks for showing me all this by the way."

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He shrugged, "I teach all the girls this, even the ones that aren't mine. It's the only thing I can teach." that was the truth and he didn't say it bitterly. It was what he was. "I taught Psyche once 'Dite was done harassing the poor girl and I'll teach the little one too when she grows up." His granddaughter was his prize and he spoiled her to bits, along with Harmonia whenever she showed up.

"You met Hedone yet? Cutest thing. So far only grandkid I got. Well immortal one I'm fairly sure there's other mortal ones flying about I haven't met. I wouldn't put it past the Twins." He frowned, "speaking of if you meet them tell them I told them they can't harass you. Same for Eros. I will kick their asses." He walked behind her, "alright you alright if I take your arms from here?"

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"I haven't met her, but I would like to!" she said happily. "And sure, I'll tell you if they mess with me since I'd be fucked." Like she could stand up to a god.

"And yeah sure, I'm fine."

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"Just remind them of who your mother is before they try anything." Trying not to too threatened he set his hands over her wrists. "Alright, some would assume they have you now, but either use elbows, or again shoes. Getting a heel in your foot is mighty unpleasant. Even for things like me."

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"So I would stomp down?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "I can do that! I won't to you though."

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"Yeah please don't." He released her and leaned against a table, "that or kick up yeah. I'll show you more detailed stuff over time but you got the basics, I am also available for bar crawls but not bail. Bail is your mother's thing."

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Aoife laughed loudly at that. "Well I haven't been arrested yet, though a bar crawl sounds awesome. Does my mother have to bail you out?"