Gym, before noon

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Parker's here, steadily punching the bag. Unlike everyone who showed up for John's party last night, she doesn't have a hangover. She still doesn't look real happy.


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The headache's subsided a bit, but Aeryn's still not in her best form today. Because even she can be an idiot sometimes. She comes into the gym and gives a little nod hello before going for her gloves.

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"Hey. Are you up for sparring unarmed today?" Parker takes a moment to guzzle some water, and studies Aeryn. "You don't look so hot."

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"Next time there are drinking games, someone needs to explain the rules first. Or tell me what we're doing," Aeryn tells her. "I'm fine."

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Parker grinned. "Ah. Sorry I missed it." Her smile dimmed a bit, then she shrugged. "So, Aikido versus-- what's the name of your fighting style?"

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"Handwave," she answers.

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"Right. Anything we need to do before we start sparring?" Parker backs away from the bag and starts to take off her gloves. "And do we want to go until first one pinned, or first one down?"

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"First one down," she says. That much she thinks she can do. More than that might be pushing it. "I'm ready if you are."

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Parker shook out her hands, and assumed a ready stance, eyes glinting. "Ready. Go!"

She carefully watched Aeryn, her feet planted and knees bent, waiting for her to make a move.

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Aeryn gets into position, taking a few quick steps forward and going for a straight punch to Parker's jaw.

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Parker made grab for Aeryn's wrist with both hands, angling her body so Aeryn would be thrown past her, using her own momentum.

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It works, and Aeryn has to halt herself a step past her, turning herself around and getting back into position. Trying defensive this time.

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Parker turns as quickly as she can, and starts looking for an opening. Aeryn's recovered fast, so there doesn't look like there is one. She feints left, then sends tries to kick at her knee.

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Aeryn dodges away, using the movement to try for a punch to Parker's shoulder.

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Parker takes it on her bicep, and winces, but then moves into the punch, going for a hold around Aeryn's torso, hoping to lift her off her feet for a moment.

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At least it gives Aeryn an opportunity to stomp on Parker's foot.

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"Ow!" Okay, that smarted. Parker throws her whole weight backward, bracing herself on her un-stomped foot, then brings her elbow up toward Aeryn's face.

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It gets her in the cheekbone, and Aeryn winces. She turns around and gets back into position, just to get her bearings back. Then she's right back, trying to get Parker with a hard hit to the jaw.

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Parker barely gets her arm up in a high block in time, and again, there's going to be bruises as she pushes Aeryn's arm downward, following it with a defensive punch to keep Aeryn busy. They're in too close, so she steps backward, not wanting to be on the run, but needing a second to re-assess. "Right."

Punch-feint, a strike to the left that's not meant to connect, then a side-kick to send Aeryn backward.

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It hits, and ow, and Aeryn takes a breath and a step forward again. This time it's with a kick to Parker's hip.

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Parker steps sideways but damn, damn, that hurts. "Damn, you're too fast--" She stumbles backward, arms still up, breathing harder. She's not going to be able to kick like that again. Think, damnit.

She relaxes her stance just a little, waits for Aeryn's next move, a plan forming.

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Aeryn takes a deep breath, and comes toward with one hit to Parker's side, followed by another one with her right into her shoulder.

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Parker twists, turns, and the first hit misses. The second she takes, but lets it spin her around with her arm out toward Aeryn's midsection. Then she bends her knees, and shoves her shoulder toward Aeryn's as hard as she can. Oomph!

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The first hit knocks the wind out of her a bit, but she recovers as quickly as she can so the shoulder doesn't hurt as bad as it could. She uses that movement for a more direct hit into Parker's side.

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"Owww--" And Parker manages to disengage, laughing a little, but shaking her head in frustration. "Are your feet magnetized to the floor, or what?"

Kickings out, the punches aren't doing more than slowing her down-- Parker goes for an arm-hold, hoping to pull Aeryn off-balance enough to keep her distance.

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Okay, that's frustrating, and Aeryn tries to kick her in the knee.

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"Yow!" Parker's knee folds, but she manages to keep hold of Aeryn, trying to pull her down with her. Her grip isn't the best, though.

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Aeryn tries to pull free, and falls forward, hitting the mat with her hands first. "Ow."

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"Ow," Parker echoes again, sticking out her leg to massage her knee. "Damn. You might be hungover, but you still hit much harder than anyone else who'll spar with me." Panting, she shook her head. "I think that one's to you, though."

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She shakes her head. "I hit the mat first," she says. "That's yours."

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Parker grinned and offered Aeryn a hand. "Yay for whatever you were drinking last night. It's a good partner for sparring with you." She winced. "And now, I think, a spell in the jacuzzi. Yowch." She was a lot more relaxed than she'd been when she walked into the gym now.

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"I think I'm going back to bed," Aeryn laughs, letting Parker help her up.

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"Say hi to anyone you might see before you go back to sleep," Parker suggested, getting her balance. "Oh, ow. Thanks. I needed that."

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"Anytime," she says. "Just... give it a couple days."

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"Good call," Parker said, limping off carefully to the jacuzzi. "Later, Aeryn!"