Gym, morning before workshops

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron was in the gym early, warming up already. He seemed pretty focussed on the weight lifting he was doing as his mind went through last night's conversation with Aeryn and the weird email Rory had sent out the evening before.

((Gym's open. The thread between Veronica and Cameron is locked.))

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[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"You think I couldn't have kicked your ass before?" Veronica asked, blocking the jab.

"I just realized that defending myself without my taser was a skill I should learn," she explained with a smirk.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I don't doubt it," Cameron said lightly as he followed up the jab with a punch towards her chest, not putting much force behind it. "Using a taser in a spar however is cheating."

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Veronica grinned. "I wouldn't use one in a spar," she replied, barely dodging the chest shot. "But it was pointed out to me that a weapon is only effective if it's not taken from me."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Good to know," he grinned back. "It's probably good to be able to fight both ways. I'm pretty lousy with swords, but it's still saved my life more than once around here."

He gave her a moment before trying something new and following up a punch to the right shoulder with one to her left side.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I'm up to real weapons yet," Veronica confessed, easily blocking the punch to her shoulder, but not expecting the follow up and taking another hit to her left side.

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"How about broomstick fights?" Cameron asked and backed off again. "Just let me know if you've had enough of it."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Broomsticks?" Veronica repeated. "And I'm okay, just apparently really bad at blocking my left side."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I really suck at blocking kicks," he said in some sort of attempt to reassure her. "Yeah, broomstick fights. I got in quite a few with my sister when I was a kid."

He went for another punch to her left side, taking it a bit slower this time.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica finally managed to block a punch to her left side, which was good, otherwise she might have bruised.

"Hm, downfall to being an only child, I guess."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"You do realise we're going to have to have broomstick fights now?" Cameron grinned and went for her left shoulder now.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Where are we going to find broomsticks?" Veronica asked, dodging the hit.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Janitor's closet?" he suggested and as she seemed to get more comfortable blocking, he sped up the exercise a bit.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica chuckled, but had to stay silent to focus on Cameron's faster attacks.

She kept up and blocked or dodged all his hits for almost five solid minutes before he managed to land another hit to her left side.

"Okay," she said, holding one hand up, the other clutching her side. "I think I'm done. That's gonna leave a mark."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron pulled back right away and pulled off the mitts.

"There's icepacks in the locker room," he said and it's the first time that he actually feels guilty for hitting someone in a spar (okay, not counting the ones where he got out of control). "You okay? You did pretty good there."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I'll grab one on my way out," Veronica said. "And yeah, I'll be fine. Somehow every hit you got through was in the exact same spot."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"You're right handed?" Cameron asked. "It will take some practice before you're as good with both sides."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Well that makes sense," Veronica said. "It's probably almost time for you to get to your workshop, huh?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron glanced at the clock and nodded. "Yeah. I'm really hoping Callisto will stick to campus in this rain."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica gave him a skeptical look. "It's Callisto," she said simply.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I know. Just let me have my illusions for a few minutes longer," he sighed.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

She reached over and patted his shoulder. "You'll be fine. You're tough," she said with a wink.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron laughed. "Thanks, my manly ego appreciates it."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Have fun!" Veronica said, heading in to the locker room to grab an ice pack before going back to her room.