Ask for more info

"Oh come onnn. You can't leave me hanging like that. What are you talking about?" You try to get more info out of Violet.

"I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. Where's the fun in that? Don't worry. I suspect you'll find out very soon on your own." Hmph "Now are you here to train, or what?"

You drop the topic and toss your bag and clothes in the corner. Something catches your attention out of the corner of your eye and you narrowly dodge a punch from one of the dummies. With more of his buddies quickly approaching, you put up a wall of fire and then you slap your hands together sending the flames rushing outward, scattering the dummies across the room.

"Hey look at that. You're learning," Violet says with a couple of claps. "Maybe you aren't an entirely hopeless cause after all."

"Thanks..." That's about as much of a compliment as you could expect to get out of your mentor.

"What are we on? Lesson 4? 5? Whatever. We worked on flying last time, so let's start with some hand to hand combat today. You won't always be able to fly around and keep your distance. Sometimes you have to get up close and personal." To emphasize this, she puts herself squarely in front of you. "From this distance I could take you out in 53 different ways without even using my powers. I'm not going to waste my time trying to teach you all of them, because quite frankly it would take years and we don't have that kind of time. So the important ones..."

Violet spends the next several minutes walking you through some different techniques for fighting in close quarters. It's actually quite helpful as you have relied very much on your powers up until now and you feel more confident in your ability to hold your own if you can't use your flames for some reason. And other than the occasional comment about how you hit like a 90-year-old asthmatic, you almost forget how much of a cynical bitch your purple-haired teacher can be. "And most importantly, remember that the bad guys are going to fight dirty, so you should be prepared to do the same," she continues the lesson. "If you get the opening, nail the dude in the junk. He'll go down like a sack of potatoes." She starts chuckling to herself, probably remembering the last time she did that to some henchman.

"Uh shouldn't we not do that kind of thing? As heroes I mean." You're not too sure about kicking some poor guy in the nuts. Maybe she's just yanking your chain.

"Down in the trenches, you gotta get the job done. If there's some asshole's nutsack standing between me and the doomsday device of the week, then sorry, those balls are getting crushed." Nope definitely not joking.

"I guess..."

"Good. Now on to the next item: Powered hand to hand. Let's see what you've got. Hit me with your best shot."

"Are you sure about that?" Sparring is one thing, but you don't want to actually roast her.

"It'll be fine. Come on. Hit me!"

"Alright..." You power yourself up, swirling the flames around you. Charging your energy into your fist, you wind up and aim a punch toward Violet's face...which she catches with an open hand.

"That's it? You can do better than that." She releases your hand. "Try again."

You grunt in response, quickly charging up another punch, but she calmly turns it aside.

"Weak. Stop holding back and HIT ME!"

Well now she's starting to piss you off. That last one was not weak at all. It's not your fault she's got crazy dark energy bending skills and can handle anything you throw at her. "AAAHH!" You throw another fiery punch her way...and again she blocks it as if it was nothing.

"Come on, Firepuss!"

A new rage burns within and your fire burns hotter than ever. "GYYYAAAHHH!!" you scream as you unleash your fury into a massively powerful punch. The explosion on contact sends Violet flying across the room. "Oh my God are you okay?" you drop your fire and run across the room in a panic.

"WOOH! Now we're heating up!" Violet shouts as she peels herself off the wall. "That's what I'm talkin about! Channel that every time and the baddies will be pissin their pants. Might want to fix your top though or they'll be jizzin in their pants too."

"Huh?" you look down and notice that your top came undone and in your haste to check on your fallen mentor you didn't even notice that your boobs were on full display. "Shit!" You quickly pull the cups back up and try to tie it back together behind your neck. That's when you notice the problem. "Dammit that's why I don't burn that hot. I melted through the freaking strap!"

"That's your problem? Afraid of a little public nudity? Seriously? HAhA! It's not even against the law." She's right. In the early days of the supers, there were so many instances of public nudity and sex acts as a result of the actions of supervillains, not to mention the frequently risque costumes worn by both sides, that the legal system was getting completely bogged down, so the solution was to repeal all laws related to public indecency.

"Just because it's legal doesn't mean I want to be walking around topless." You're still fumbling with the remains of your straps, trying to tie it back together.

"Okay that's it. Take it all off."

"What?" You pause. Did she just say what I think she said?

"Strip. Everything. Now."