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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 14:17:57 GMT -5
{ooh sure! Maybe Callie can watch toward the end as well cx }
Mick was about to sit the round out and watch from the distance, thinking he was just going to be the odd one out this time around when he spotted Kylie standing alone. He sighed, hoping to have bumped into Rowan, but found himself walking over to the younger keeper. "Hey, you look like you need a partner," he said with a small smile. "No promise that I'll go easy on you, though." He found the situation to be quite humorous, considering how they were all doomed to the same fate in the end, and that was their inevitable pairing for this practice session.
He noticed that the girl looked a bit nervous, especially when she'd caught his gaze from across the room. Although he talked to almost all of the Keepers so far, he'd failed to have said more than a few short mumbles to Kylie. It wasn't that he didn't want to, it was just that he didn't feel like doing much else with his time in the safe houses other than training. Because of this reason, however, Mick was very skilled for his age and experience. His gaze was comforting, but he was left dry in the word department. How exactly do you have a conversation when in a matter of seconds you'll be attempting to hit one another in hand-to-hand combat?
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 14:19:38 GMT -5
Zo nodded and her eyes darted in different directions before she finally decided to run towards Bray. At the last moment, she ducked towards the side, ending up behind him. (sorry it's lame )
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 14:21:53 GMT -5
Kylie frowned. "Not funny," she muttered, but took an almost defensive stance; well, she tried. She had the basics down, sure. But her feet were to close- easy to knock over- and thumbs curled into her fists tightly, dangerous. She watched Mick closely, though, not really sure what to do. Her eyes diverted as she tried to blow her bangs out of her face.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 14:23:25 GMT -5
It was easy for Bray to react to this move. He swung his leg backwards and to the side, in a kicking motion, cusp-sing around her leg in a short, fluid motion as his foot tripped her up.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 14:27:19 GMT -5
Zo had been expecting this and leaped just before he could trip her. She turned on her heel grabbed his arm to bend it behind his back
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 14:31:32 GMT -5
Bray wasn't surprised at this tactic; in response to her action, well, it was a fairly simple, but ungraceful reaction. He used his hips to slam backwards, throwing her center of mass off balance, causing her to lose a slight grip on his arm. This allowed him to yank it back and away from her, the pain having little effect on him. He spun his arm in the direction of her shoulders, throwing his weight against them to push her towards the grassy ground beneath them.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 14:35:03 GMT -5
Zo let herself fall to the ground. She fell carefully so it wouldn't knock as much breath out her when she landed. Zo rolled quickly to the side, kicking at Brays' feet as she went before getting up again, preparing for another attack.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 14:43:21 GMT -5
(Ok I'm back home working on my certificate stuff again so I'll be poofy. Got my Life test Monday and my Health test Tuesday.)
Bray fought against her kicking easily, by reaching down and pinning her to the ground with his hands, pressing each shoulder not so gently into the dirt. "Let me know when you want to tap out," he remarked with a humorous smile, enjoying this; it was battle, after all. He used most, but not all of his strength against the young instructor, holding her to this place.
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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 14:46:31 GMT -5
Mick smirked and got into a stance that allowed him to be light on his feet- slightly more pressure on his toes and a slightly bent knee to prepare for her first move.. if she even had one? He assumed she was waiting for him to start by her unsure posture, and decided that her legs were the way to go. They were positioned too closely together, allowing Mick to move in and swoop a leg out as he caught himself above the ground with a hand and wiped her out from behind. While she was on the ground, he raied his hands up in a loosely curled fist, with one hand held slightly more ajar for blocking purposes. "C'mon, get up. Set your stance a little more confidently and be ready to be on and off of your feet." He had meant for it to come out more encouraging, but instead his tone remained neutrally stern. He didn't want to sound like a know-it-all, but she could definitely use a few tips as they went. Although he shouldn't have waited for her to make a move and just kept going at it, they weren't here to beat each other to the ground. Instead, they would have to give each other chances for action and room for improvement. Deciding it best to give her some time to dodge a blow, he performed one of his slower moves he'd learned that would train to give a harder blow. He bent down and put a knee down on her shins to prevent her from kicking him and prepared to pin her down. Although he didn't realize it, his slow pace left him slightly unaware to his open hand uneven amount of weight on her one side.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 14:49:54 GMT -5
Zo grinned. "I don't give up easily," she teased and used her knees to push Bray off her. She scrambled to her feet and waited for his reaction
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 14:54:00 GMT -5
(Oh man this is gonna be awkward)
Kylie was too absorbed in her thought of, what the heck is happening, to hear a single word he said. Instead, the only thing she recognized was a strange boy pushing her into the ground, not allowing her a chance to get up and get away. She slammed against him, hard, with all her might, screaming, "****!" as loud as she could in a panicked screech.
Bray, instead of preparing a counter attack against her, turned away, letting Zo go as he slapped his forehead and shook his head. Oh, great. Now the drama would commence...he sighed, beginning to walk over to the clearly confused pair.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 15:00:51 GMT -5
Zo followed Bray quickly, cnocerned at the drama and confusion taking place. Once she realized what was happening,s he stopped, lookking confused. Why had Kylie cried out when no one was harming her?
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 15:07:06 GMT -5
(Lol to her she was being harmed. She was being held down and didn't understand what was going on. To her, it's just a boy pinning her to the ground which is creepy, lol.)
Bray frowned. It was clear this girl, and a few others now, he could see, had no training at all. None...usually when new Keepers were brought here they had a handful of fighting skills they had been taught. But Kylie, Ava, Aris, as he could tell...what did they know? They didn't even act like they understood why they were fighting one another...He cursed under his breath, coming to the sudden realization that these students...they simply hadn't gotten any training at all.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 15:13:07 GMT -5
(Hey are you able to rp Sum? You said earlier you weren't sure...just let me know)
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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 15:15:47 GMT -5
Mick's eyes widened in shock as the girl slammed her weight into him, making him roll off from on top of her and frown in frustration. "What the hell, Kylie!" He yelled. "We're training for god's sake, it's called a pin and sweep move." He watched her, confused, as he sat up. Looking over at Zo and Bray as they came over, he shook his head and shrugged. "I don't know what I did. I pinned her down to execute a move I learned in one of the..." His voice trailed off and fell to a frustrated whisper. ".. One of the safe houses. And then she started screaming." He was a bit shaken at the thought of him ever doing something so horrible, but he knew that it was one hundred percent not his intention to harm her, or anyone. He didn't know what else to say. "Should I leave?" He inquired toward Bray.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 15:24:13 GMT -5
(OK! Well we can just start it ) Bray sighed, shaking his head. "No, you're fine," he grumbled to Mick. He sent a look to Zo...being a man, he surely didn't feel comfortable having a conversation with Kylie. Maybe she could? Explain that this was training and...not anything else. He pulled Zo aside and whispered to her, "Talk to her and the other girls that don't have a heck of a clue what they're doing. This peeves me off but I guess we have no choice. We'll finish this session and have a word with Alkaline after..."
Kylie glared at Mick sharply, her eyes narrowed. What did he expect?! He just pinned her to the ground? Who cares if it was in front of a whole crowd of people, most everyone here seemed weird as all get out so far...besides, she knew what these people were capable of. They were willing to kill her, so...
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Mazikeen woke up late, as usual. She swayed into the cafeteria, dark hair flowing, eyes looking sharp as she made her way to the closing breakfast lines. She shot a flash of a smile at Xhai, who was sitting with his little girl at one of the tables.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 15:31:44 GMT -5
Zo stepped forwards. "Kylie,if you would like to talk about this we could go somewhere else," she offered kindly
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 15:40:21 GMT -5
(LOL poor Mick, I feel so bad for him! Haha Callie to the rescue. Seeing Kylie flip on him made her mad XD)
Callie had been watching over the battle field from the window in her room. While it was a decent ways away, far enough that she could hardly see, she was watching Mick. Despite the events of yesterday, she...she cared for him. Or at least, she was trying to. It was her fault he had to become a Keeper, after all. The girl recognized something was wrong, as two of the instructors made their way over to him and the girl he had been practicing with. She didn't know what was said, but quickly rushed to her door and out of her dorm room, making her way to the elevators and leaving the building.
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Maze grinned as she overheard the conversation the little girl was having. Being a Dark Magik where as Xhai was a Lighty, they didn't spend much time together. But she had spoken to Achlys before, a handful of times. She knew the kid well enough. "Oooh, aren't puppies just the best," she remarked as she took an empty seat right beside the young Shadower, smiling brightly, pearl white teeth shining.
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Kylie grumbled, getting up onto her feet and brushing her pants off, making sure the dirt was mostly removed. "How is this my fault? In the civilized world, no one is just allowed to hold someone down like that," she retorted, clearly angry and upset. Screw them! How dare they treat any of them this way in the first place? "my bad for not being chill with it," she snorted.
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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 15:51:36 GMT -5
{lol he's just like wut o.o}
Mick stood, dumbfounded, as Kylie spat with rage toward the situation. Did she... not know how to fight? He knew it wasn't really his place to explain things to her, but he once felt the same way that she did. He took a step forward toward Kylie, not wanting to scare her into thinking he would ever do something like that to her. "Look, it really isn't your fault. I wasn't aware that you're a new Keeper. I know our situation doesn't seem normal, and that's because it's not. But some day things will happen that are out of anyone's control, and they'll need people like us to help.. and that all starts with training." His eyes were filled with a startling sense of concern as he began to think about Callie. Although she was the reason for him being here, he couldn't imagine anyone trying to hurt her, nor would he be able to live with himself if it did. "I know you're upset but I promise you, we're all here to help one another, and you'll come to understand that very soon."
Mick had always had a way with words, but failed to make words form together at the sight of Callie coming down to where the keepers had all been training. "C-Callie?" He pushed his way through the crowd that had formed around them and came over to Callie. He looked worried, since she looked pretty panicked about something herself. He grabbed her upper arms and stared into her eyes. "What are you doing here?.."
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 15:55:51 GMT -5
Kylie grumbled, still glaring at Mick, clearly just wanting him to go away. She sent a sharp look in Zo's direction, clearly expecting her to make that happen.
Callie looked upon the group nervously, fiddling with her fingers. "I, uh...just, uh, saw the commotion...what's going on?" she demanded in a light voice, stepping over to Mick without hesitation. Her eyes darted to Kylie, who was standing closer to an instructor now, narrowing them as they began to reflect fire inside, looking unhappy.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 16:10:51 GMT -5
Zo turned her gaze to Mick. "Why don't you go see if they need help in the kitchen or something," she suggested
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 3, 2017 16:13:03 GMT -5
(lol what? Why would they need help in the kitchen?)
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 16:18:20 GMT -5
I don't know!! I just didn't know how else to get him to leave.. )
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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 16:26:04 GMT -5
{Mick already left the crowd to go over by Callie so he's out of earshot at the moment cx }
Mick was caught off guard by her sudden anger, causing him to nervously run a hand through his hair and down to hold the back of his neck. "Oh, it's nothing.. I guess we just have a few keepers here who are new and don't know how to fight." He gave her a slight chuckle to show her he was okay. "The one girl was confused and thought I was sexually harassing her when I was just practicing hand-t-hand combat with all the other keepers. She was my partner and I was completely unaware that she was an entry-level fighter." With the one hand that was still on her arm, he slid it down to her hand and squeezed it softly. "It's okay, though. I'm okay. Thanks for checking in on me." He let his hand fall to his side as he looked behind him awkwardly, where he caught a few of the others' stares. Turning back to Callie, he quickly added, "How about you and I go do something? I'm not too comfortable being here right now anyway."
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Demisexual
Summer
Jk. Not coming back. Am on Discord now.
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Post by Summer on Aug 3, 2017 16:32:25 GMT -5
Maze grinned as she overheard the conversation the little girl was having. Being a Dark Magik where as Xhai was a Lighty, they didn't spend much time together. But she had spoken to Achlys before, a handful of times. She knew the kid well enough. "Oooh, aren't puppies just the best," she remarked as she took an empty seat right beside the young Shadower, smiling brightly, pearl white teeth shining.
Xhaiden "Xhai" and Achlys Jumping slightly, he looked over at Maze, glaring at her. "Oh, yeah. Totally the best." What was she doing? Wasn't he clear yesterday that she wasn't welcome around Achlys. Not noticing the change in atmosphere, Achlys grinned up at Maze. "Yeah! I want a puppy, but I don't think it would be welcome here." The little girl pouted slightly as she took a bite out of her breakfast.
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Post by queen of disco on Aug 3, 2017 16:37:38 GMT -5
{aw, Turtle :c It's never okay to think something like that, you're right. The world is far from perfect or peaceful, but it's the thinking that people like you have that keep us from insanity.}
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 3, 2017 16:44:39 GMT -5
That is horrible turtle! I'm so sorry!)
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