mentor/mentee vibes (because ur worth itā)
aka i really love the energy of this dynamic, but unfortunately this whole effort turned into me typing down actual dialogue that happened in my car while my poor father tried to teach me how to drive. but they make for fun threads! bon appetit!
ā youāre doing it wrong. ā
ā would you like me to show you how to do it? ā
ā that⦠thatās not how you do it. ā
ā maybe this mentoring stuff requires patience that i donāt have. ā
ā keep doing it like that, and youāll end up hurting yourself. ā
ā correct me if iām wrong, but thatās not how i showed you to do it, is it? ā
ā okay, alright, look at me. you looking? do it exactly like iām doing it. ā
ā move your feet, come on, youāve got to move if you donāt want to end up flat on your ass again! ā
ā look⦠itās progress, yeah? youāre better than you were before. ā
ā donāt beat yourself up; itās a tricky move, nobody gets it right the first time. ā
ā okay, letās⦠letās try a different tactic. ā
ā youāre overthinking it. donāt think; just be in the moment. ā
ā stop, stop⦠alright. looking back on what youāve just done, what do you think iām going to say? ā
ā thereās definitely plenty of room for improvement. ā
ā ah⦠god, okay, donāt cry⦠itās not as bad as it looks, youāre really not as bad at this as you think! ā
ā weāll get there together. ā
ā okay. time for a break, yeah? letās stop for now, catch a breath, we can come back to it later. ā
ā you obviously donāt enjoy any of this; why do you want me to teach you so badly? ā
ā i could teach you, if youād like? ā
ā come on, like i showed you, remember? ā
ā feet apart, hands up; anticipate your opponentās movements! ā
ā alright⦠donāt think about getting hit. this isnāt a fight. itās a dance. you move in response and in anticipation of your opponent. ā
ā who the hell taught you to do that?! ā
ā that wasnāt terrible! you didnāt butcher it this time! ā
ā wake up. wake up, come on, up and at āem. you said you wanted to learn, so come on. up you get! ā
ā that was good! hell, that was brilliant! you knocked me off my feet! good job! ā
ā you need to stop worrying about hurting me. you gonna apologize and pay the hospital bills of whatever bad guy you go against next time? ā
ā iām proud of you. ā
ā youāre doing great!Ā ā
ā can you teach me how to do that?Ā ā
ā okay, thereās no need to be dramatic, i wasnāt that bad!Ā ā
ā oh god, oh, iām so sorry! did i hurt you?Ā ā
ā i need your help with this. okay? i canāt do this alone.Ā ā
ā youāre the expert, right?Ā ā
ā iāve seen you fight; i wanna be as good as you!Ā ā
ā peopleās lives are at stake if i lose. their bloodās gonna be on my hands, and itāll be on yours, too, if you donāt help me.Ā ā
ā quit yelling at me, iām trying my best!Ā ā
ā iām doing it exactly like you told me to, and iām still not getting it right.Ā ā
ā i donāt need a break! i need to keep going until i get this right!Ā ā
ā show me how you did it.Ā ā
ā i donāt know how. and you do. all iām asking is for a few hours of training⦠please?Ā ā
ā thatās it. i quit!Ā ā
ā youāre a terrible teacher, you know that?Ā ā
ā you said youād teach me. and iām here to learn. so letās go already.Ā ā
ā whatās the point?! iām useless at this!Ā ā
ā this is pointless, iām never going to be ready!Ā ā