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[dualer]

Um... [ whoever this boy is, there are three things immediately noticeable about him: firstly, he's short as hell. secondly, what is up with his hair. thirdly - there are bruises and a scrape or two on his face, fresh. ]

I found this website a couple of weeks ago, and it looked kind of like a general help forum. I didn't need anything then, so I just left it alone, but... It came back today, so it feels like maybe I should just ask for help with a problem? I mean, I have one... [ he takes a breath, as if to say, here goes nothing— ]

Uh, does anyone know how to deal with bullies? [ he cringes and looks embarrassed. ] It's kind of silly, I know. I just thought someone might be able to say something to help me. I don't like to fight, so even though I've told them to stop, there's not much else I can do...

[ he leans his cheek against his hand and immediately pulls it away with a small hiss of pain. he smiles sheepishly. ] S-sorry, I know it's a lame thing to ask. Oh - and I'm Yuugi. It's nice to meet everyone.

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only if we can pretend i'm not abysmally later. (thank you for that, life...)

[dualer]

Wow... But, wouldn't I need a lot of confidence for that to work? I'd probably get nervous and mess it up, hehe...

Damn you, life! /fistshake

[grey_grief]

It'd only take a minute, five at most. You can fake being confident for that long, can't you?

[dualer]

M...Mm... I'm not so sure about that. I mean, they already know the weak kind of person I am... If I got away, it would only work for one day, too. The day after, they'd probably treat me even worse.

[grey_grief]

Okay, look kid, that self defeating attitude? It's not helping you. If the adults won't help you, you're going to have to stand up and do it yourself. Shame you're in Japan, otherwise I'd suggest going to the press. They love a good "school officials aren't protecting their students" story.

Taking a martial art probably won't hurt, at least then you'll be able to defend yourself when they try beating you up. Akido wouldn't be a bad one to try.

[dualer]

Ahh... [ he shakes his head. ] Sorry, but I hate fighting and violence. There's no way I could do something like that.

[grey_grief]

Good thing akido is more about using your attacker's force and momentum against them instead of just hitting them mercilessly then. If nothing else it might give you some confidence.

[dualer]

Mm-mm. It's not just about hitting people, I don't... I really don't like to fight at all. Even if it's like that, I couldn't.