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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-02-26 22:55:00

Entry tags:

:mingle, anya jenkins, artemis crock, brian moser, data, dexter morgan, doctor facilier, duo maxwell (au), euphemia li britannia, kitty pryde (aoa), mgann morzz, michiru kaiou, number one, piter de vries, rebecca crane, sam winchester, seven of nine, ton phanan, trowa barton, yuuri shibuya

260 — Olympics mingle
[ It is a gorgeous day down here at the bottom of the sea and what better day to have an Olympics! The obstacle course is set up, the towels are fluffed, the medals have been polished to a high sheen and every orange within sight has been sliced.

Okay. Maybe not every orange. A lot of them. Enough to fuel a whole prison full of athletes, so athlete away! We can't waste all these oranges! ]

((ooc: Event information can be found here! There will be no individual threads for the separate events, but you are encouraged and welcome to detail in your headers or starter tags what your characters are up to! ))

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actsmagnificent
2014-03-08 01:50 am UTC (link)

Whatever you say.

[ This is the part where a normal human being would ask what he is, then, but he's racing Tenoh Haruka so that doesn't happen.

They're nearing the end of the course, and he's ahead. Haruka swings herself further, tempted to laugh. She's exerting herself for this! That's ridiculous - but she wants to see. If she gives this race her all, can she best him? ]

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	sendin_theclown 2014-03-08 02:26 am UTC (link)
	[He is ahead and he is determined to try and keep it. As he finishes the course ahead of her, he starts running again. He is not necessarily determined to beat her, but he is determined to at least give her as much of a challenge as possible] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2014-03-08 02:50 am UTC (link)

[ Haruka's gratified to see the next stretch of the course is a straightforward sprint. She swings back and forth twice at the end of the ropes, gaining momentum, then launches herself into the air, attempting to gain some ground from her descent. ~~Plus, it's more extravagant. The shoujo is strong with this one.~~

As soon as her feet hit pavement she's off and running. Nobody outruns the wind. ]

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	sendin_theclown 2014-03-09 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	[Trowa has a minor head start and he’s going all out to try and keep that lead. However, it is really hard for him to maintain that lead. She is fast, faster than he is. This… this was definitely a challenge, one that he was trying to win. But she’s going to start doing dramatics, he might have to as well] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-10 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	[ It takes longer than she's used to, but Haruka does outpace Trowa; the feeling's so gratifying that she actually puts on a burst of speed after the fact. Actual competition! She still can't get over that. Whether she can stay on her high horse or not, however, depends on what the next obstacle is. Whose talents does it cater towards? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sendin_theclown 2014-03-11 01:54 am UTC (link)
	[Trowa is gratefully for the next obstacle actually. Not because it necessarily benefits him more than her, but that's where he can make up ground in his mind. This time, the obstacle was the wall that you had to climb over] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2014-03-11 03:03 am UTC (link)

[ Climbing. Not bad, but she has an idea about how to maintain her lead - it worked well in reverse when dismounting from the ropes, so why not here?

As she approaches the wall, Haruka leaps up in a ~~fantastic animé~~ jump, giving her a head-start on the climb as well. She can't jump quite as well like this as she could as Sailor Uranus, but she's still no slouch.

The need to search for handholds means she's not going to be able to keep an eye on Trowa, though - just sense him in relation to her. She's hoping he'll stay behind, but who knows? It'd be a pain to exert all this effort only to end up bored. ]

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sendin_theclown
2014-03-11 11:11 pm UTC (link)

[Since she’s not going to be able to keep an eye on him, she’s not going to see that he leaps up as well. That he was probably equal to her at even when wearing military weight uniforms so this was nothing. He quickly finds the handholds and rather quickly starts working his way up. He keeps his peripheral vision on her so he can keep track of his progress compared to her.

So far it seems that while he might not be faster than her, he can at least maintain his ground on the obstacles]

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actsmagnificent
2014-03-12 02:25 pm UTC (link)

[ Haruka can feel him gaining on her, and she chuckles. Between this and what he's said about his life back home, she's guessing he'd be quite the opponent in martial arts, too. She almost wants to try that sometime. ~~She will also have to inform Michiru she spent all day ardently pursued by a man. No, on second thought, she's never telling that to Michiru.~~

Her hand reaches for the top of the wall. If he's reserving energy for the last spurt or anything, she guesses she's about to find out.]

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sendin_theclown
2014-03-12 07:37 pm UTC (link)

[Martial arts? Aside from basic training from Wufei, he didn't know that much about it, but he was willing to give it a shot. He's fighting was more "street-smarts" ~~Yeah no don't tell her that. Michiru might be okay with it knowing what was actually happening, but it would fluster Trowa to no end if he found out~~.

He reaches the top of the wall and makes a jump for it to continue the last leg of the race. He had been holding back some energy so he's going to use it now]

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actsmagnificent
2014-03-13 02:05 am UTC (link)

[ --What?!

Haruka's coordinated enough that pride doesn't end up literally going before a fall, but Trowa beats her to the top and jumps. Her surprise costs her a few seconds - dangerous, with the competition this stiff - but after that she's smiling and shaking her head, hoisting herself to the top. Down to the wire to the end, huh? Good grief.

She'll be doing her damndest to catch up with him now. ]

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	sendin_theclown 2014-03-13 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	[And Trowa is doing his damnedest to win, more because he can than any other reason. It was a challenge which he didn't get many of. He's getting the opinion that he wouldn't mind training with her in the future. She was definitely trained in this sort of thing. But first he has to get to finish line and he's doing all he can to get there] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i'm okay with either of them winning so if you have any preferences go for it!

actsmagnificent
2014-03-14 02:18 pm UTC (link)

[ Who are you, really? Though - Haruka finds herself wanting to laugh, despite running harder than she ever has without the fate of the world at stake. Who does she think she is? This place pulls people from all over the universe - from alternate realities, even. For her to think there's no one anywhere that can beat her...

Ironically, being humbled makes her speed up. Gaining on you fast, Trowa, and given an unlimited amount of room to run she'd definitely overtake you. The trick will be doing it before the finish line.

She's drawing about even.... ]

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Sounds good

sendin_theclown
2014-03-14 11:54 pm UTC (link)

[And as she comes racing up behind him, he pushes himself as much as he could. He was going to hurt after this, but even so there is a grin coming to his face. This was definitely fun, pushing himself so much.

And as they reach the finish line, they are neck and neck, but at the last few moments, she pulls ahead of him. But you know, he almost didn’t mind losing for that much of a challenge]

A good race.

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actsmagnificent
2014-03-15 02:11 am UTC (link)

[ Haruka, meanwhile, can't believe she almost lost. This is somehow harder to absorb than the fact that she won....though when she looks back at him and realizes how much he's been pushing himself too, everything settles into place. So this is what competing feels like for most people. No wonder they bore slower than she does. ]

Yeah. [ She offers him a hand. In her mind, Trowa deserves a prize too - for being that skilled, and for making her try. ] You're no slouch, Equestrian.

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	sendin_theclown 2014-03-15 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	[He was breathing heavier than he had in a while. He probably shouldn’t have pushed himself so much, but he’d been determined to try and beat her. He nodded at her comment, reaching out to shake her hand] Neither are you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-15 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	[ Her handshake's firm, almost like they're arm wrestling. A bot's approaching, but Haruka waves it away with her other hand. Victor crap later. ] I guess stuff comes up even on vacation. [ You're totally keeping alert and in shape while you're here, aren't you. Good man. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sendin_theclown 2014-03-16 01:13 am UTC (link)
	[He shakes her hand] It does. We always have to be prepared. [He was on the Defense Force so he had to be prepared] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-16 02:24 am UTC (link)
	[ She lets go with a smile. Practice isn't something she really does, but to prepare to go against despots like the Wardens it might be good to have a friendly rival. Besides, this was fun. ] I guess I might see you around the sports center, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sendin_theclown 2014-03-16 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sure you probably will. I go there often. I'll see you at some point. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-03-17 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Sounds good. Keep in shape. [ For now, however, she'd better see what these bots want from her. Awards ceremonies are annoying. She's gotten all the reward she wants already. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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