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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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dark_slayer
2008-08-23 09:28 pm UTC (link)

No one had come to get her, no one had informed her about any sort of training session. And why would they? They only one of them she knew was Gabrielle, and talking to the other woman once hardly made them friends for life or anything.

Of course, it was odd that she was awake. And she wouldn't be up this early, either, if it wasn't for the very simple fact that she had yet to sleep. Every so often, she pulled an all nighter, and last night had been one of those. The dark-haired girl had yet to go to her room. She'd wandered the resort all night, and part of her expected to be attacked by a vampire or demon any second. Of course, that didn't happen. But old habits definately die hard.

Finally, as the sun rose, she stepped outside. The storm had stopped, and she hadn't even noticed, somehow. The bright sun on her face filled the girl with energy like she hadn't had for days, and she immediately felt better. Some lush, beautiful gardens were nearby, and whimsically, Faith decided to head that way.

She was stopped in her tracks by a strange sight, one that she definately didn't see everyday. She stopped and watched as the four women faced each other. Dark eyes narrowed as she saw the weapons rack. She might have moved on, left them to whatever they were doing, but for one thing. She recognized the blonde woman as Gabrielle, the one she'd trained with before. So instead of walking away, she walked towards them.

"Hey! Is this a private party, or can anyone join?"

Sure, it was really rude in most cultures to just invite yourself to something like this, but Faith had never been overly worried about that sort of thing. It looked like fun, and she knew Gabrielle at least, so why not see if they wanted her around?

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