Weight Room
~VENIN~
THUD! *The bag rocks backwards from the force of the impact*
THUD! *A fist impacts it once more on its downward swing sending
it once more arcing back*THWAK!! *It swings back further as this
time a foot encounters its downward arc.....a simple work out,
but effective....she continues on, one tape wrapped hand
colliding with the bag on its downward swing....one foot coming
up and kicking it back once again........this, the weights, the
pool...those are the workouts she prefers....she didn't have
hobbies, instead she had obsessions and goals.... Aerik Winters
being the prime one..this is what drives her on...makes her push
herself to her limits...studying and working out...waiting for
the day when she will encounter and destroy 'him'*
~SHIFTER~
*Stepping into the exercise room she looks around. Hearing
someone working on the bag, but not able yet to see who it was.
Not that it really mattered. Having talked to Michael and Yohann
she isn't quite so nervous around others as she use to be.
Smiling she thinks about how Christmas went as she moves over to
the treadmill. It was still her favorite piece of equipment. It
isn't until she starts jogging that she looks over at the bag
once more. Now she can see who is using it. For just a second she
falters.. Then determined not to let the other woman bother her
she turns back trying to concentrate on her own workout and
forget Venin is in the room.*
*She hears someone enter the weight room behind her but doesn't
turn to look she instead listens to their footsteps, takes in
their scent...and recognizes the Rookie...the shifter...She
continues her workout as if oblivious of the girl....her thoughts
briefly wandering back to the previous encounter...she still
didn't understand why the girl had such a strong reaction...she
reaches out to stop the momentum of the bag, her head turning
towards Toshi then she turns back her attention once more focused
upon the bag*
*Hearing the sounds of the bag being hit stop she turns to look
at Venin. She tries hard not to glare at the woman. Supposedly
Venin had learned the error of her ways and rejoined the group.
It was hard though for Toshi to forget that this woman was
responsible for the deaths of all those she knew except Warpole.
Thinking of Warpole though only made her think of the other
things she had learned about Venin.. Her jealousy was less easy
to hide. Would this woman take away the affection of the only
person she felt truly comfortable around? She hadn't heard that
anything was going on between them. Not that she would mind
Warpole dating.. It was just this woman she didn't want to see
him with.*
THWACK! *Her fist once more collides with the bag then she swings
around her foot connecting and sending the bag flying to the end
of its tether* Your back...*Two simple words, not a greeting,
just a statement, no emotion or inflection within them..she had
caught the glance from Toshi...but what it meant she didn't
know...didn't really care*
*For a moment she doesn't answer. Finally her words quiet.* I
never left.. *This wasn't exactly the same room they had met in
before.. Watching the other woman beat on the bag Toshi really
doesn't think she wants to get into any physical confrontation.
She was still having a hard time getting use to fighting.*
You ran.....*she still didn't exactly understand what the big
deal with the meeting in the library was...from what she read in
the files the girls should count it as a blessing...after all, it
got her into the real world and out of the lab*
I chose to leave.. *Refusing to let the woman get to her anymore,
she continues jogging. The woman was so cold hearted. It didn't
seem to bother her at all that so many people had been killed on
both sides in the battle. Hadn't she lost friends in the battle?
Or was that the reason she could switch sides so easy.. She had
no heart. No feelings.*
*a wry chuckle leaves her lips as her fist once more impacts the
bag* If you wish to call it that *a roundhouse kick sends the bag
flying once more to the end of its tether*ya know...you really
should learn to control yourself better
*She turns away angrily at Venin`s words. Though she can't deny
their validity.* Control has never been my strong point. *The
statement was true in more ways than one.. While in the lab she
hadn't had to control her emotions. Then there was her control of
her abilities.. Or lack thereof.* Not all of us can be as
controlled as you.. Some of us have feelings
THUD!!! *the bag once more swings like a pendulum* Well it should
be....*there is no reaction to the attempt at a jab..after all
how can it hurt when its true...emotions are something she
doesn't need, has no use for...though she does have them, she
just denies them...anger and hatred being the only ones she
needs* Control is discipline
*Sighing she shakes her head. This one was even colder than she
had thought.* Then you keep your control. I want no part of
it*Everyone called Warpole cold and heartless. He had nothing on
Venin. She starts to relax a little realizing that despite past
history Warpole would never fall for this woman.*
*A roundhouse kick sends the bag once more on its way...but its
stops abruptly as she reaches out to grab it, her gaze turning
towards Toshi* You need the control...your type almost more than
most...
*Unable to deny the other woman's words she stops jogging
stepping off of the treadmill as she moves over to where Venin
is.* I know.. But it isn't as easy as it sounds.. *It hadn't
escaped her the way Venin had stopped the bag.* I'm sure you have
read my file just as I've read yours. *That was the closest she
would come to admitting she had no control over her abilities.*
Yes, I have *she chuckles..she had read every file in the
base...memorized every detail...all in a search for Aerik...she
lightly taps the side of her skull* Half of it is
here....discipline this and your over halfway there
*Laughing she shakes her head.* I try, but it's so hard to keep
focused on one thing when there are so many new things to see and
do
always be aware of the new....but it will always be
there....discipline your mind...then your body.*She throws
another punch at the bag, sending it reeling back to the end of
its tether*.....all else around you is non essential
~VIRUS~
*the young man entered the weights room for a moment.... he
didn't actually work out himself.... but he /did/ watch others
work out... always finding it interesting.... seeing what people
did... how they reacted...*
~SHIFTER~
*Hearing someone new enter she turns to look. Seeing Yohann she
smiles.* Hi Yohann.. *She turns back to listen to Venin.* I try..
But there are so many new things to see.. *sighing she shakes her
head.* I`ll keep trying though...*Jumps back as the bag once more
goes flying.*
~VENIN~
*She catches the bag, stopping its momentum as she hears another
person enter the training room...one she doesn't know, but has
read the file on... a technopath...almost as bad as a
telepath...she turns her attention back to the bag....her leg
darting out sideways to once more speed it on its way*
~VIRUS~
Hey Toshi.. *he murmured, before taking a seat, and flicking
through a book he had...* *he saw Venin... but didn't really look
at her.... looked at her... but didn't take her in... he just
watched idly.... obviously someone with a lot of anger in
them.... or else who /really/ wanted to get fit*
~VENIN~
THWAP! *She punches the bag on its downward swing...sending it
back up on another arc...* Don't try...do....*she catches the
sound of turning paper and once more stops the momentum of the
bag as she turns towards Yohann...she looks him over and shakes
her head* Virus right?
~VIRUS~
I suppose so... *eyes flicking up to Venin, /no-one/ had as yet
called him as Virus... it had always been Yohann... after the
first meeting with Metallic when it had been `Van Roekel`.... but
never Virus...* And you are? *closing his book*
~VENIN~
Venin, Yvette Christopher *her gaze wanders to the book then back
up to him* You're the new one right?
~SHIFTER~
*Nodding at Venin she turns to move over to Yohann.* I will..
Thanks Venin.. *The woman might not be so bad after all.. Puzzled
by the turn around in Venin and herself she sits down next to
Yohann.* Thanks for the books.. I loved them.. *Smiling she
remembers how she had read through them without stopping. Since
then she had gone to the bookstore to pick up several others...He
had opened up a new world for her.*
~VENIN~
*Nothing had changed between them...not from her perspective
anyhow...there never had been anything...she was a vet, Shifter
was a rookie...she was obligated to lend instruction...and
discipline ..the bag rocks once more as she punches it* the
discipline is something you will need in the field
~SHIFTER~
*Chuckles as Yohann leaves before turning back to Venin.* If I go
out in the field. My brother is in no hurry to let me. *Smiling
she stands.* I`ll work on keeping my concentration and on a
little discipline..
Everyone hits the field for a training mission at least
once......Your brother? *she raises an eyebrow in inquiry...she
didn't remember seeing that in the files....surely blood
relations were rare here...in fact she was one of the few*
*Smiles nodding* Warpole... He isn't really my brother, but I
think of him that way.. He was the only one that could enter the
sterile environment of my home in the lab. He seems to be able to
arrange my training to suit himself.. *Her face clearly shows how
much she cares about Warpole. If anything were to happen to him
she wasn't sure what she would do.*
Pole? *that actually shocked her a just a little...that was not
an answer she expected and it wasn't often these days that she
was shocked...she catches the expression on Toshis face, hears
the inflection in her voice and knows how much Pole means to
her...a cruel thought enters her mind about how easy it would be
to hurt this one..this rookie...but for the sake of GUARD she
doesn't.*
*Catching the other woman's surprise she chuckles* Yes.. I'm
surprised you didn't know. It seems everyone knows and most avoid
me because of it. *Looks down at her bracelets as it beeps.* I'm
afraid I have to go now.. Time for one of those training
sessions..
I don't listen to gossip *..not that she has anyone to gossip
with, she instead concentrates everything on the files...studying
the RUNners and the encounters...she nods and turns back to the
bag...her fists pummeling it repeatedly* ok...good bye *her
parting words seemingly spoken as an afterthought as her
attention once more focuses on the workout*
*Nods turning to leave. Venin had left her with several things to
think about. * Bye ..