ext_74142 ([identity profile] notstakedyet.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2005-12-03 09:36 am

Gym, Sat morning

Angel would have preferred to sleep in as a rule, but sometimes what he wanted and what he got were two entirely different things.

Not wanting to toss and turn, and feeling too restless to stay in the room, Angel got dressed in black sweats, a white wifebeater, a black hoodie, and made his way down to the gym.

Once there he took in all the equipment. He looked longingly towards a heavybag. His left hand, which sported a smaller bandage than it had all week but was still bandaged, clenched. What he wanted was to attack the bag until he was exhausted but, again, what he wanted and what he got were two entirely different things. Even he had to admit that that was more than his damaged hand could handle.

Something calmer then.

Angel stripped off the hoodie and dumped it over by the wall. Shoes and socks were next. He walked over to an empty space on the gym floor, closed his eyes, and centered himself. He tried - not successfully, but tried - to banish all of the thoughts that were weighing him down. That done, he began to practice his Tai Chi forms.

It had been a while since he'd done this. His movements began roughly. But the more he did it the smoother he became. After a while, he even began to remember what it felt like to be calm.

[ooc: open to interaction if anybody wants it, or the vamp can ignore you if you need the gym to yourself for whatever reason]

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty walks into the gym and sees Angel doing his Tai Chi moves.

"Nice form." he comments totally not hitting on Angel.

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty started doing some stretching exercises because two can play at this game. "Not at all. Where did you pick up Tai Chi?"

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty finishes stretching and gets on one of the treadmills.

"Would it distract you if we talked shop/business?"

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Callisto wandered into the gym and stopped when she saw Angel and Marty. "Morning."

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty starts off with a light jog on the treadmill.

"Yesterday when I was in the library I ran into Belthazor again. Spent a lot of time in the mythology section. Alone that might not mean much but if you add in the time he spent researching spells at Phales the other day..."

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
From the treadmill, Marty nods at Cal and rolls his eyes at Angel's flub.

"Morning."

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Callisto watched Angel as she started warming up. "What are you doing?"

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Cameron padded into the gym and barked a 'yo' in greeting to the people there. Somehow he thought a basketball might be too big for him to catch.

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty nodded grimly. "I'm having Zero check to see what books he's checked out and what's been returned. We may have to get some sort of magical mojo expert sooner than we expected."

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
/That'd be good. Thanks./ Cameron barked in agreement as he trotted up to Angel.

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Cameron tilted his head as he caught Angel's scent when he got closer. He whined softly as he realised something was missing from it, he wondered if that was the whole vampire thing. Forcing himself to concentrate and ignore the strange scent, he barked twice in reply.

[identity profile] psycho-barbie.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"It looks very distracting relaxing." Callisto bounced on the balls of her feet and starting kicking at a punching bag. "Martial arts thing?"

[identity profile] oatmanspatient.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Marty nods. "Plus she needed to draw on Phale's power. That almost ended up killing him. I'd rather not have that happen again."

[identity profile] cameronmitchell.livejournal.com 2005-12-03 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
/Oh man. Did you have to ask?/

Cameron whined and hid his muzzle underneath his paw at the question. Seriously, he did not want to even think about how he had been dealing with this dilemma. The whole being a cub experience came with enough embarrassement already.

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