The Next Step

[aesoprevived]

[1]

[Mad's at the Hangar, doing some prepwork with the Lambda. It wasn't too hard to guess that she was planning on heading out and taking on those Bandits that were raiding Fuso.]

Everything's in the green so far...

[But will it be good enough?... Damnit, why's she worrying like the whole world was gonna collapse on her, she's not Hana for christsakes.]

God I need a drink...


[2]

OOF!

[And Mad hits the mat again, wiping at her face as she got back to her feet.]

Again. I'm not done yet.

[She cracks her knuckles and gets into a stance. Working off her tension with a good spar was helping her a bit.]


[3]

[She's in the Arboretum after a long day's workout. And as usual she didn't bother with a shirt. Seriously. Someone needs to talk to this girl.]

[Still, she's just relaxing, deep in her thoughts. Disturb her?]

Comments

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[kamogawa_maru]

[Did someone say disturb?]

Maddy you can't just keep going around shirtless.

[Have a Madoka coming by in her usual jersey. For some reason she was carrying a bunch of jerseys. One of which she throws onto you.]

[aesoprevived]

[And wouldn't you know it, it lands on her face.]

! Awk!!

[It takes a second or two to remove it from her field of vision before she gives Madoka a rather quizzical look.]

Why not? Hasn't given me any problems before.

[kamogawa_maru]

Well you nearly drowned the last time.

[Yes Madoka is linking Mad drowning to her being shirtless at the time.]

[aesoprevived]

Hey! Being shirtless had nothing to do with that!... I uh...

I kinda... forgot I couldn't ... swim...

[Mad's just sheepishly scratching at the back of her head now.]

2)

[wardeninexile]

Ranna nods at her opponent, before coming at Mad again.

True to form of someone selectively bred, she is fast. Very fast.

Re: 2)

[aesoprevived]

Yaaaah!!

[Fast meets furious, Mad's going to counter rush and pull a leaping punch!]

[wardeninexile]

The Clanner leaps as well, her hands raised up to block the punch, but no apparent inclination to stop.

Ranna may be attempting to use her larger and heavier body as a ram.

[aesoprevived]

!!

[Only one thing to do! Attempt to use Ranna's momentum and flip the clanner off her enforce they hit the ground!]

1

[gamenojikan]

Everything going alright?

[aesoprevived]

I guess.

[She's grinding a fist to the side of her head in annoyance.]

I dunno. I just got this weird feeling in my gut.

[gamenojikan]

Mmm, it's usual to be uneasy given what we're about to do...

...Is there anything you want me to keep in mind?

2

[hominilupusinexilio]

Resnick prefers to dirty-box, like Randy Couture, rather than the intricate and relentless submission grappling the elementals use. This actually burns more muscle power, but it fits with his sometimes impetuous nature. However it also makes him tired faster. He leans forward, hands on his knees.

"A moment, pup...you sibbies are full of energy."

[aesoprevived]

[She's grinning a little now. Time to rib at the old man a little.]

Oh come on Big Dog. We both know you're not that old that you can't keep up with me.

[A jest. Given how often she's been around Resnick he'll be stronger than her by the time he's 75.]

[hominilupusinexilio]

Which is far longer than his projected lifespan.

"Neg, I am not solahma yet."

Summoning his remaining strength, he snatched at her lead hand and thrust it to the side, trying to tie her up enough to punch her with the free hand consequence-free.

2

[can_not_fly]

[And Pit is there. She's not managed to actually lay a hit on him yet, but he's so supportive it's hard to get mad at it. He smiles happily when Mad gets up again and nods]

Okay! Ready when you are! [And he takes his own stance again, half--bouncing lightly on his tiptoes back and forth]

[aesoprevived]

[Mad's taking a deep breath before setting up her stance... then in an instant she's charging to let loose a flying kick at the angel!]

[can_not_fly]

[And as she flies at him, Pit's going to sidestep in a blink (fighting Pit is like fighting a goddamned mongoose) and grab Mad's extended foot! He then spins on himself swinging her, and twists his wrist and sends her flying back in the same direction she came from!]

3

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's quietly tending her flower bush, leaving Mad in peace, for several minutes after her arrival. Eventually, though, she gets up and comes over, cleaning her hands off on the front of her gardening apron.]

Celia said you were pretty intense in training today.

[aesoprevived]

... I had a lot of tension to work out.

[She takes a deep breath before sighing.]

I just had a bad feeling and needed something to work it out.

[She couldn't help but give a small grin.]

It sorta worked. Hard Work gives some good feels.

[emorangerpink]

It's hard to feel too stressed out about anything once they're through with you. It's like a very ungentle full-body massage and aerobics in one. And if you're still conscious, you get a sense of accomplishment on top of it, too.

[Laura tries to smile at Mad, but she's a little uncertain what to do with her eyes. She eventually learned to relax around nudity in the Nirvana's baths, but this context makes it feel odd again.]

Bad feeling... about whatever you were doing to the Lambda?

2

[gurrenbrigbonded]

"Show me your strength!"

Matthew charges across the practice mat and leaps into a side kick...

...that is so telegraphed it might as well spell out "What hath god wrought?".

[aesoprevived]

[Mad's going to step around it and tackle Matthew to the ground before pulling the Elemental's favorite tactic - PUT THE OTHER GUY INTO A HOLD AND MAKE THEM BEG FOR MERCY!]

YAAAAAAH!

[gurrenbrigbonded]

"AAAAAAHHHH!"

Whether this is a battle cry or cry of pain from eating mat, Matthew tries to reply with a backwards head-butt!

2

[zetahatsudo]

[Kamille was definitely working a sweat due to Caine's assualts. He had to give Mad credit, the girl was damned tenacious when she wanted to be. But then, Kamille was also tenacious when he tapped into that little core of rage he holds.] Good answer, neither am I. [he shakes out his hands before getting back into a ready position.] So, a few of us have figured out a plan of action to deal with EVA-04's Dummy Plug. [You remember that, don't you Mad? Also, he's motioning for you to come at him.]

[aesoprevived]

Yeah. I remember.

[Mad's going to rush forward and let loose with a one-two-three punch combo. She hits a lot harder this time remembering that little incident.]

What've you got?