8-037: Merchant Freighter Spanial – Common Room
“Yeah, keeps me fit and focussed.”
Lia will notice he’s concentrating on punches and upper body stuff, as is the nature of boxing. I’m unclear how or what fight training or practice Lia has had, but I imagine she’s also used to using her feet and knees as weapons and fighting dirty (women should use their legs in physical combat; it’s where their strength is). A skill point in GURPS is more than ‘passing familiarity’, her point Brawling means she’s had some combination of ~200 hours of training and practice or some real fighting experience or it can mean she’s naturally quite good (but this is usually represented with a Talent, not a skill point, though I think that’s OK for low-level skills as you really need to spend one point in a skill before a Talent is very useful.)
Is she seeking to get or learn anything in particular out of this exchange? Or just building a relationship?
She’s more interested in building a relationship but boxing is also another way to build strength. I believe Lia’s brawling skill comes from some hard lessons earlier in life and having to learn how to take care of herself in difficult situations. She’s a determined person, so taking a couple of beatings would have had her practising from pretty young.
“Is that something you need in your line of work?”
She’s keeping the tone light and humorous.