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

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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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warriorsbard
2008-08-22 01:55 pm UTC (link)

Gabrielle didn’t even stir when Xena moved. The bard having not been getting the best nights of sleep for some reason, her mind having been on Hope a lot. She wondered what that was about but it was pushed away hearing Xena’s voice in her ear, telling her to get up. She groaned, shifting. “Alright… alright.” She mumbled pushing her self up, her blonde hair scattered everywhere. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she heard they were going out into the sunshine and looked towards the window.

Seeing the sunshine was enough to wake her completely. “It must have stopped raining while we were sleeping. Good.” She said, crawling out of bed, going into the bathroom to get herself cleaned up and into her red skort and bra top. She back out into the room, pulling her boots on, placing her sai’s in their holders figuring they might come in handy with the training today. She never knew.

Eating a bit of breakfast, she thought about mentioning her dreams to Xena but figured it was best to wait until they were going to have some alone time. She knew the warrior would help her make sense of them. Grabbing her own staff she had gotten from the Amazon’s just days before she arrived on The Planet, she nodded at her lover’s question. “Yeah, let’s go.” She replied, following her out of the room, a quiet mood setting over the bard for once.

As they all walked outside, she looked around the area, taking in the warmth of the sunshine, it feeling rather nice, especially after all the rain that had poured down on them. Getting a look at the weapons, she walked over and picked up another staff, making sure it was steady before turning to Katara, whom she had met at the party. “I’m ready, if you are.” She said, tossing it over to her.

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