Take away clone, impostor, and grainy, shaky news coverage as options, and the only answer to Cap's question is a resounding no, I haven't seen myself fight. Not in a long while, at least; I could arguably piece together some recent stuff with the pictures I take, but I'm lucky if I get one clear shot out of twenty-four.
"Then where are we?" I ask, shoving a hand back through my hair. "I'm self-taught. My first fight was against a wrestler named Crusher Hogan. My first bad guy was that Chameleon schmuck. The first time I took on a group? It was the entire Fantastic Four. I went from being a science geek terrified of heights to fighting on national TV overnight. The training I've received was ad hoc, and didn't happen 'til I'd already been around the block a few times, years later. I know you should roll with a punch, not because someone told me that, but because I learned the hard way that it hurts less if you do. So when a guy tells me to come at him..."
I raise my eyebrows, and lift a hand in a vague gesture. "You see where I'm going with this? I get that we're not trying to beat the stuffing out of each other. I'm not stupid. But, yanno, it's like I said. I am aware of my weaknesses. I've been at this a while, with my abilities and without. And in every fight I've gotten into here, I've been outclassed. The only reason I'm still standing is through luck, intelligence, and sheer force of will, and I need more than that."
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"Then where are we?" I ask, shoving a hand back through my hair. "I'm self-taught. My first fight was against a wrestler named Crusher Hogan. My first bad guy was that Chameleon schmuck. The first time I took on a group? It was the entire Fantastic Four. I went from being a science geek terrified of heights to fighting on national TV overnight. The training I've received was ad hoc, and didn't happen 'til I'd already been around the block a few times, years later. I know you should roll with a punch, not because someone told me that, but because I learned the hard way that it hurts less if you do. So when a guy tells me to come at him..."
I raise my eyebrows, and lift a hand in a vague gesture. "You see where I'm going with this? I get that we're not trying to beat the stuffing out of each other. I'm not stupid. But, yanno, it's like I said. I am aware of my weaknesses. I've been at this a while, with my abilities and without. And in every fight I've gotten into here, I've been outclassed. The only reason I'm still standing is through luck, intelligence, and sheer force of will, and I need more than that."