Gym, Saturday Morning

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Pip yawned a little as he went through a stretching routine and waited for Engligh Peter to show up. The Luau had been fun last night, but he had a feeling some people were probably nursing Hangovers of Doom right about now.


_{[[OOC: Pip's here to teach English Peter, but it's not like I can physically stop you from using the gym, I suppose.]]}

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Aeryn's learned how to pull her punches enough so she won't hurt people too badly. She could be nice and tell him that, but instead she says, "I'll take that under advisement," and gets into a ready stance.

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Dean followed suit, dropping the joking as he watched her assessingly.

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She starts out pretty easy with a simple punch to his left shoulder.

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Easy punch, Dean dodged out of the way and threw a punch toward her shoulder in return.

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Aeryn quickly puts up a block, aiming a punch at his ribs with her other fist.

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Dean jumped back and brought his other arm around to block the rib punch.

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Putting her guard back up quickly, Aeryn swings one leg out towards the outside of his knee.

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Dean quickly moved to block her kick with his hands, trying to grab her leg and pull as he did so.

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She drops her leg quickly and a bit awkwardly to avoid that, having to take a step back to regain balance. She gets back into a ready position, letting him make the first move this time.

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Dean circled warily, trying to spot any weakness, but not actually having much luck there.

Finally, he burst into movement and threw a combination of punches at her face, then followed that up with a kick to her left knee.

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She's able to block the punches to her face, but the one to her knee hits. She's really going to have to work on that, because that's where Callisto got her, too. She backs off a step, but only for a second. Then she's keeping one arm up to guard while her left fist comes in for a hard hit to his side.

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Dean saw it coming and tried to twist away, bringing an arm over to block it but was only partially successful. He grunted and stumbled back a step. "Now I know what the punching bag feels like," he said with a grin and moved forward again, throwing another series of punches, first at her midsection, then up towards her face.

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The first one connects, and knocks the wind out of her for a second, but she knows how to keep going anyway. She automatically brings the block up to protect her face, and then brings her leg up to kick him in the hip.

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Dean tried to turn away from the kick, but wasn't fast enough and it hit him squarely, sending him back a couple of steps again. He didn't go down however. He grinned ferally and sent another kick towards her left knee.

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This time Aeryn's ready for it, sidestepping the kick and using the movement to close enough for another punch to his side.

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The punch hit cleanly and hard. Dean gritted his teeth and made a grab for Aeryn's arm as she tried to pull it back.

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He's able to grab her, and Aeryn answers that with a hit to his stomach with her other arm.

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It was either dodge or hold on, and Dean wasn't going to let go now, so he took the punch, grunting as it knocked the wind partially out of him, but not letting it slow him down.

Using his greater body weight as leverage, Dean spun, yanking on Aeryn's arm, trying to get some forward momentum, before collapsing downwards in an effort to send Aeryn flying over his shoulder.

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She really wasn't expecting that, so she goes flying, managing to tuck into a roll so that she can get back to her feet quickly. She puts her guard back up, back in position.

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Dean had continued moving after he collapsed, smoothly rolling back to his feet and turning to face where Aeryn had landed. He didn't pause, but moved in with another flurry of punches, with a kick or two thrown in, hopeing to get through while she was still offbalance.

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Aeryn matches most of the hits with blocks, though one or two manages to connect. She meets them with a series of punches of her own, ending with a harder one towards his jaw.

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One minute Dean was fighting, the next he was lying on the carpet seeing stars.

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Aeryn finally stops to take a deep breath, and walks over, offering her hand to help him up.

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Dean took it and let her pull him to his still slightly unsteady feet. "Thanks," he said, gingerly feeling his jaw.

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"Not bad," she tells him, which is high praise from her. She's ignoring any little pangs she might be feeling.