12158/Training the Ego

Training the Ego
Date of Scene:	25 July 2022
Location:	Courtyard and Arena
Synopsis:	Kara shows M some aerial combat moves.
Cast of Characters:	Monet St. Croix, Kara Danvers

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Monet St. Croix has posed:
In the Arena of the Themysciran Arts Center, Kara had set aside some time to work with Monet St. Croix on training. The Algerian girl was there, face mostly blank. This being something she had sepcifically requested.. But something that was not going to be fun. She didn't like having things she eneded to work on or those better than her. But this was something she did need.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl is here, and at the moment at least, in her costume. She looks over to Monet, and asks "Have they been training you in your civilian clothes, or in traditional attire? Or in costume? Do you have a costume?" She asks, curiously, as she looks to the other woman.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would shrug, "These are the clothes I wear normally." That wasn't particularly helpful. Unless she meant these were the clothes also she went to train in and fight in. Which would be strange.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl nods. "And did you want to focus mostly on aerial combat? Or just combat in general?" she asks, trying to get a feel for exactly what Monet is looking to train in today. She'd mentioned aerial combat earlier, but it never hurts to ask and be sure.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would shrug, "Aerial combat. Likely against ground targets given that very few fliers actively engage in combat for any extended period. The point is to maximize the additional mobility one has for extra advantage."

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl nods. "Okay. And do your powers give you any ranged attacks that I don't know about?" She asks, to be certain. She has her superbreath and her heat vision, but doesn't know if Monet has any tricks in reserve.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would shake her head, "No, they do not. All of us do not come over with the myriad of unconnected abilities that your kind do." It's a light tease.. But what -did- super breath and heat vision have to do?

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl laughs a little. "Well, all right. Okay, so the biggest advantage you're going to have versus most people on the ground is that they can't counter your flight, and they won't usually think to be looking in that direction in any case." She looks to Monet, as she lifts off, hovering up to about fifteen feet.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would nod, "Primarily. Also thsoe with ranged attacks are most used to firing at things on the ground and that they have a straight line against. If shooting at things in the air, they are less accurate. And there is also less chance for collateral damage or others caught in th crossfire." She likewise goes to rise up.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl nods. "All right. So, do you want me to demonstrate some attacks for you, first, or shall I describe and have you practice on me? I've never been a combat instructor before." She grins a little excitedly.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would glance at Kara, "Demonstrate first. Then I will attempt to copy." She can get a better idea from watching and analysis necessarily than she can hearing.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl smiles. "Okay. So the more sharp an angle you can come in from, the less they're likely to notice. So one good one, especially as tough as I know you are, is to come down hard. Hit the ground, cause a shockwave." She soars up, loops, and then slams down into the ground, slamming her fist into it. She's holding back of course, but even holding back it'll shake things up.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would nod, going up and over through the air, "I am not quite that strong but somehting along those lines is a good suggestion." she would muse, then go to fly up in the air by about five or so meters, an dthen go to dive down over at high speed towards the ground as instructed.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Kara nods, approvingly. "Another good strategy, especially if you're indoors, is to get airborne, fly over someone, loop about, and then come back quick, and low. You can take them out at the knees. That'll work well on almost anyone." She lands, and nods to Monet. "Try on me."

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would nod, "Very well." SHe goes over and then floats up several meters in the air. She goes to dive on past the girl by several meters, as if she was going past and aiming at another target. Then she would turn around quickly to try and impact Kara on the lower knees.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Strength has to give way to physics. Supergirl gets knocked heels over head, and she's not flying, intentionally. She comes down awkwardly on her shoulder and head in a way that would make most people unhappy. She's tough enough to not be hurt, but it still worked well. "You can bulldoze a whole line that way. Or, if you're looking to, you can grab someone, then arc up and drop them."

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would nod, "Yes. Ordinarliy dropping them is not encouraged just as if you actually drop them from an effective height to stop them there is ahigh probability of injuring them or if they land at a bad angle, breaking thier neck or worse." Good, she does try and avoid collateral damage.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl nods. "But for robots or tougher targets, it can work really well. Or if you can drop them into water or something. When you're a flier, you want to be aware of the battlefield more than normal."

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would nod at Supergirl, "Understood." She goes to pay attenttively over Supergirl and listen over while she would float and listen.

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl hesitates. "Is everything okay?" She asks, hesitating a moment. "You seem...upset about something?" She's worried that the other woman might be angry with her for...well, for earlier events. It seems odd after their earlier time talking.

Monet St. Croix has posed:
Monet St. Croix would shake her head, "no, merely thinking." She would go to float in midair and listen. "And analysing what you have said and applying it to other fights or training that I have been in to see how it would have worked in them."

Kara Danvers has posed:
Supergirl smiles. "Okay. Then come on, and I'll show you some other tricks." With that, she'll return to handling some other aerial strategies...high-speed flybys and the like.