Gym, Thursday After lunch

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Pip was engaging in some shadow boxing and form work in the gym, a pair of rubber gloves over his hands.

He was still covered in glitter.

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Veronica made her way down to the gym for her self defense lesson with Pip. She still had her hair stuffed under a hat, but she had managed to find a sample pack of some body wash wipe things and get the worst of the Nyquil off of the rest of her. She still felt sticky though. And she still smelled like Nyquil.

She figured hitting stuff might make her feel better.

"Hey, Pip," she greeted her little brother miserably.

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Pip grinned mirthlessly. "Hey Veronica." He sniffed the air and frowned slightly.

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She's a detective, so she noticed the sniffing right away. "A Nyquil accident," she said by way of explanation.

Then she noticed the rubber gloves and raised her eyebrows inquizzitively.

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He shrugged. "Glitter accident. Of a sort. Everything I touch gets covered in glitter."

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"Really? When did that start?" she asked thoughtfully. Maybe Piper had been on to something when she said that Veronica was the one turning the water into Nyquil.

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"Sometime in the middle of the night," Pip said. "When I woke up, I was covered in glitter. As was my bed. I'm not sure what caused it."

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"Huh," she said. "Apparently I developed the ability to turn water into Nyquil sometime since last night," she told him. "Before bed, I washed my hands and everything was fine. This morning, in the shower? Nyquil. Then, after class, I tried making coffee." She grimaced as she remembered the grossness of Nyquil flavored coffee.

"I wonder if some weird toxic cloud infected the dorms or something."

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"Some kind of toxic magical thing?" Pip said. "I meant to call Paige. She's the only person I know that knows anything about magic."

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"Maybe? Paige's sister, Piper, is one of my roommates. She's the one who pointed out that I might be the one making the water Nyquil. Cause initially, Logan and I thought something was just screwy in the plumbing system. But after the coffee thing, Piper suggested maybe someone had cursed me," she explained. "But we didn't realize other people had weird stuff going on."

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"Maybe something we have in common?" Pip asked. "It doesn't seem to be affecting everyone."

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She shrugged. "I dunno. I didn't even see you yesterday," she said.

She shook her head. "Let's not worry about it now," she said. "I think hitting stuff will make me feel better."

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"Cool," Pip said. "I was gonna do holds today, but maybe we should do something that doesn't involve me touching anything. Kicks?"

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"That works," she said with a grin.

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"Alright," Pip said. He kicked off his shoes and went into a fighting crouch. "Watch this." He performed a quick, low, front snap kick. "Aim that for a person's shin. Great way to start a fight."

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Veronica nodded and removed her own shoes before attempting to imitate Pip.

She failed miserably, however, losing her balance and falling over.

With a sigh, she stood up and asked, "What did I do wrong?"

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"Well, part of it's your stance. Which we'll work on when I can touch you without covering you in glitter. For now? Bend your knee and try to work on your blaance. Actually, for now, don't kick at all, just try to work on your balance on one leg."

He stood on one leg to demonstrate.

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She mimicked his stance.

Unfortunately, the Nyquil fumes apparently effected her sense of balance, because she wobbled, tried to compensate by leaning the other way, and fell over.

Right into Pip.

Who was covered with glitter.

And she was still sticky.

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Pip thudded to the mat, Veronica falling on top of him. The mat was instantly covered in glitter. As was Veronica, as well as any clothing that touched Pip's skin.

"One of those days," Pip said, sighing.

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Veronica looked down at herself covered in glitter. It wasn't like she could even take a shower to get it off.

"Maybe we should skip lessons today," she suggested. "Or until, you know, we have this glitter and Nyquil thing kicked."

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Pip grimaced. "Yeah, I think that might be a good idea. You wanna get up first? Anything I'm touch is liable to get really sparkly."

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"Well, it's a bit late for that," she said, standing up and looking at herself more. Yep. She was definitely sticky and glittery now. What more fun could she have today?

"Sorry I knocked you over," she apologized.

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"It's alright," Pip said, trying to get to his feet without touching the mat again. "Nyquill's powerful stuff." He looked around at the mat. "Wanna just leave the mat as is? I'm not sure either of us are in any condition to clean."

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"I think we're going to have to," she said ruefully, looking at the mess.

"Call me if you find out anything about what caused you to start spontaneously spewing glitter?"

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Pip nodded. "Will do. From my very glittery phone."

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She chuckled. "And if I find anything out, I'll let you know."