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Tweak says, "What you do that for??"

Derek Morgan (bloodcakedarmor) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-03-05 12:32:00

Current mood:	good
Entry tags:	bonnie bennett, derek morgan, korra, laura kinney, rogue, rose, spencer reid

Day 209 ✝ Action
✝ Action with Spencer Reid
Derek smiled brightly when he saw Reid walk into the athletic complex almost right on time to when they’d agreed to meet. He’d almost expected him to find an excuse not to show since this wasn’t really Reid’s thing, so he was really more than happy that he did. He’d wanted some time with his friend to see how he was really doing and this was as good excuse as any without being overly obvious that he was checking up on him. Reid could really just be happy that Derek wasn’t busting down his door again and pushing his way in. Improvement? Yes. Never let it be said that Derek couldn’t grow and change… kind of.

He stood up from the chair he’d been sitting in and picked up his bag. He’d already claimed a room to work in, like he usually did. One hand clapped down on Reid’s shoulder and squeezed. “Hey pretty boy. Almost thought you might not show.”

✝ Action with Rogue
For weeks now Derek and Rogue had been working privately with each other. It was actually working with her that had made him think about giving more lessons in self-defense… maybe even starting a class. But it was still just an idea he was toying with more than one he was actually putting into motion. Not that he would turn down anyone who wanted to learn or spar. He just wasn’t advertising it yet.

He was in his normal room that he occupied with a nice mat on a part of the floor. When Rogue came in, he smiled in her direction. “Hey, pretty girl. Doin’ alright? You get caught up in that mess yesterday?”

✝ Open Action for anyone and everyone
For the better part of the morning Derek will be at the Athletic Complex in Sector one. He’ll probably break for lunch and then head into the Defense Force Headquarters in Sector Two for a bit to do some work. Anyone is free to run into him in either place or in the in-between.

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justexisting
2013-03-13 08:39 pm UTC (link)

"Brilliant." She beams at him, clearly pleased with that. Rose could use a little stress relief and it seemed the perfect way to start. Maybe she would pick up a few new skills in the process.

Rose falls into step beside Derek, glancing over at him when he asks her the question. "England. Just south of London, actually. Although, I have travelled around quite a bit so I've seen the world." At night anyway. "Where are you from, Derek?"

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bloodcakedarmor
2013-03-16 04:14 pm UTC (link)

“Should’ve figured that out from the accent.” And he probably could have if he had tried. But really, that took effort that he wasn’t usually in the mindset to put forth when he was at the gym. There were other things on his mind, which was one of the main points of being at the gym. It wasn’t all about bulking up, even if that was a part of it.

“Must be nice to travel that much though. Get to see a lotta things some people only get to see in pictures. Back home I live in the D.C. area, work out of Quantico, Virginia. But I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.” He glanced sideways to her. “You ever been to any of those places?”

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justexisting
2013-03-18 05:35 pm UTC (link)

"It is nice, yeah." When she wasn't in fear for her life. "I've only been to Virginia but it was a very brief visit, nothing substantial really. But I liked it, seemed like a nice place." Truthfully, it was a substantial visit and it changed Rose's life. Well, it killed her. But she wasn't telling him that.

Rose smiled, hoping to divert the conversation back to Derek. "If you ever leave here and go home, you should maybe try to see England. Only a suggestion, nothing more."

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bloodcakedarmor
2013-03-21 07:30 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, Virginia's not half bad. And one of these days I'll get around to travelling the globe." In the next year from his canon point, as a matter of fact. "One of those things that's on the to-do list when work slows down a bit." Which is laughable, work slowing down.

At the punching bags, he drops his bag down to the ground a few feet away. He walks around to the opposite side of the punching bag and peeks around it at her. "Let's see what you got."

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justexisting
2013-03-21 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Rose had to remember that he was giving her a few tips and training her; rather than showing him that she had a greater strength than average, she decided to continue acting as if she was normal. "Alright, then. I'm looking forward to this."

She throws him a smile before preparing herself, getting into the correct stance. It was important that she got the basics right first. Rose begins with her right hand, aiming a jab at the bag, then follows it up with her left before she sets herself at a rhythm, keeping her eyes on the bag.

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bloodcakedarmor
2013-03-26 06:04 pm UTC (link)

It was obvious that she had had some experience with this with the way she moved, with the control, the steady rhythm she found after the first few punches. He'd been teaching long enough to tell whether someone needed training or not after watching for awhile. He'd trained everyone from a beginner to advanced martial arts. And Rose wasn't a beginner.

After a few seconds of watching her form once she fell into a rhythm, he grinned and nodded. "Not bad at all, Rose. You've got a tell though. Jerking your hand back to much before leaning into the punch can give your opponent a heads up that it's coming. Just go for it." He still clutched the other side of the bag, feeling the jolt from each of her punches. "You've got the strength."

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justexisting
2013-03-27 06:27 pm UTC (link)

Definitely not a beginner as far as she was concerned but Rose didn't always rely on her strength against her enemies. She was smart, knew how to lay low and thanks to her vampiric speed, she could evade them quite quickly. But she was playing human now and that was what Rose was going to do so she wouldn't arouse his suspicion.

"Got it. Thanks for the tip, Derek." She gave him another smile before addressing the issue and fixed it, continuing to punch the bag and keeping his tip in mind. Rose wouldn't get tired from this but she would stop after a few more minutes to take a rest.

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