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Tweak says, "BAZINGA!"

zaria (bravely) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-22 09:49:00

Entry tags:

complete, day 12, faith lehane, gabrielle, katara, toph bei fong, xena

Day 12- Training in the Sunshine
Who: Xena, Gabrielle, Katara, Toph & Faith (posting order)
What: Weapons Training
When: Early Morning
Where: A grassy area outside the gardens
Rating: Depends, probably PG
Status: Complete

Xena pulled herself from sleep. Something was different. The familiar sound of breathing next to her wasn't it. It was the absence of wind and rain being slammed against their windows. It was quiet, almost too quiet. The knotted feeling in her stomach hadn't lessened while she slept, either. She groaned and sat up. The bard was still sleeping. Xena wanted to let her sleep, but she also wanted to take advantage of the sunshine that was streaming cheerily through their window.

She scooted out of bed and leaned over Gabrielle. Mindful of morning breath, she shook the blond. "Wake up!" She sing-songed at her. "Rise and shine, rise and shine!" She mimicked a line she'd heard from Joxer about a thousand times one morning as a day continually repeated itself. She smirked and watched the battling bard's eyes flutter before reluctantly opening. "We are going to work out today, out there, in the sunshine." She gestured toward the windows.

Grinning, she dressed in her leathers and pulled on her bronze armor. She pulled her hair back halfway, leaving the black fringe against her forehead. She'd once pulled it back, but she didn't like it that way much. She sat down and pulled some cheese and bread out of a bag. She tore off some of the bread and munched on it while Gabrielle got dressed. She ate some of the cheese as well and waited while the bard ate her share of breakfast, too.

"Ready? We've got some girls to train. Katara and her friend Toph. Katara is the one I've been training on the staff. I've never met her friend, but she wants to learn the sword." She opened the door and walked out, down the hall to the exit and over into the next loding unit, E. She headed to the first floor room she knew was Katara's and banged on it. "Katara, it's Xena. Time for some more training!" She grinned at Gabrielle, wondering if she'd woken the girl like she had a couple days ago.

When Katara and Toph were ready, Xena made her way out of the lodging units into the sunshine and headed for the gardens. She knew there were grassy areas where they would be able to train. And lo and behold, when they arrived, there was a rack of weapons waiting for them off to one side. Xena shook her head, mystified at the way this Planet worked. "Alright, ladies. Are we ready for a little hard work?"

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dark_slayer
2008-09-07 12:28 pm UTC (link)

She might have protested being given a wooden sword, but then, she remembered the damage she could do with just a simple stake. A man, on a dumpster, dead... she decided that maybe it was better this way. Sometimes, when she fought, she had a hard time controlling her bloodylust. Better not to tempt fate.

"Right, let's do this thing."

She lifted her wooden sword, which felt like some uncomfortable hybred between the stake she was most used to, and the sword she was also trained in. It was a challenge to get used to it, but hey, she liked challenges. The small, dark-haired girl stepped towards the earthbender. She didn't know the other girl was blind. No one had told her. It probably wouldn't have changed much, even if she had known.

"Alright, Muscles, don't worry, she'll still be in one piece when you get her back."

Encouragingly, she grinned at the girl she was to spar with, and suddenly, she lunged forward. Her attack was sudden, but not overly strong. From there, she did a really admirable job of keeping the attacks just frequent enough and irregular enough to keep the teenaged girl on her toes, without putting too much stress on a beginner. She never would have thought she'd be any good at this.

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