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Sticktober 20: Art

“I don’t get it, how is fighting an art?”

Red tossed Orange a towel. “Well, your sketches are art, right? The animation that you’re teaching your animator is an art, right?

“Yeah.”

“What makes those art? And don’t,” he added, “say ‘because it looks good,’ I get enough of that from Green.”

Orange tilted his head in thought as he used to towel to pat himself down. “Well...uh, there’s, different ways to do it, but following certain steps makes the end result more effective…”

Red pointed at him. “That, yes,” he declared. “There’s techniques. That infodump you went on about foreshortening the other day? Fighters have to put just as much consideration into stuff like stances and leverage and breath control.”

Orange nodded, tilting as he stretched out one arm, then the other. “I suppose.”

Red continued. “And would you say, being an artist, that you look at the world differently?”

“I mean…I guess?” Orange surmised, reaching for his toes. “I know Alan’s talked about having a different understanding of life since he started studying in earnest.”

“And do you work to hone your craft?”

“Oh, definitely.”

“There you are,” Red reiterated. “Fighting is a discipline. The body has to be maintained, the mind has to be skilled, and the heart has to be driven. And it all comes together.” He walked over, joining Orange on the floor. “Just like when you draw.”

“…it’s not just a hobby for you, is it?” Orange guessed as they linked hands, Red pulling him farther into the stretch. “It’s a lifestyle.”

Red beamed. “Sure is, for me at least.”

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