The Gym, Thursday night

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter walked down to the gym and was surprised to see it empty. "There's a first time for everything. Okay, what to do, what to do..."

He needed something more active than stretching and the untaken punching bag was looking very appealing. He glanced down at his cast and made a decision. "Okay, one handed kickboxing against the nefarious Count Punching Bag it is." Peter started hitting the bag quietly...

... for about two minutes. Then he launched into a series of taunts about the punching bag's mother. He really couldn't shut up while fighting.

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[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin spun out of the way with a quick smile, then lunged again, aiming at her right leg.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Naturally, she hopped onto her left leg, and with a slight stumble that she transformed into a graceful lunge, she aimed for his heart, grinning.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

He batted her foil out of the way almost casually, then struck out, lightning fast, towards her right shoulder.

Still smiling.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

And of course the hit landed, though Rory moved enough out of the way that it brushed her upper arm rather than connected with her shoulder.

"Go you," she said, smiling genially and nodding before lashing out towards his left forearm with the side of her epee.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"I do need this sort of stuff to stay alive," Anakin said, rapidly backpedalling to avoid Rory's blade. "Even if this form isn't exactly something I use a lot."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Form?" Rory asked, sallying forth and preemptively pulling her blade into a defensive position crossing her torso. "Singular? I just used about five forms."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"This is mostly lightsaber Form II," Anakin said, "modified for the balance of the weapon, of course." He aimed a blow for her heart again. "It's not my strongest," he admitted, "but we don't normally study it. Lightsaber-to-lightsaber combat doesn't happen outside of the practice room."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory dropped back almost onto her back, bracing her left hand behind her and sliding a leg out through Anakin's stance to steady herself as she knocked his sword out of the way. "What weapons are you normally up against?"

As she pushed herself back up, she aimed for the left side of his stomach.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Blasters," Anakin said, twisting out of reach. "Which don't tend to come at you from in front and in a predictable way."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory paused, keeping her epee splayed over her chest, lightly stretching up onto her toes. "Well, it's not as though I even use this skill for a practical purpose."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Around here? You don't know that," Anakin said seriously, aiming for her right shoulder again.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory's blade clashed against his almost in time with the blow landing, and she winced slightly. "Yeah, but I don't have a practical weapon," she pointed out, moving to strike the right side of his chest. "Not like ball-tipped fake swords will do me a lot of good."

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin was almost a heartbeat too slow in deflecting her blow. He made a face and lunged towards her again. "But it's the motion that you need to know," he said. "After that, it's just a matter of adjusting the balance for the weapon you're using." He grinned. "Well, and not trying to fence with a broadsword."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Broadswords are too big for me to handle anyway," Rory noted, ducking out of the way with the same maneuver she'd used earlier, her leg shooting out through his.

She pushed herself off the floor and misjudged her distance just a little, winding up just a bit too close to Anakin.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin stared down at her, a bit breathless. "Hi," he said, grinning.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Hi," Rory murmured, grinning.

And belatedly taking a step back.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

Anakin bit his lip, eyes bright. "Um," he said, staring.

"Oh, I think I forgot a...thing!" he said lamely. "A very important...thing. For, um, Coruscant. Yes."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Was it in my room? 'Cause I think I forgot the same thing," Rory said, tugging her hair out of her ponytail and continuing to watch him.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Exactly!" Anakin said, putting the foil back in its holder. "And I need it right now."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"I think it's kind of requiring our immediate attention, yes," Rory said seriously, putting her epee back.

And missing the holder due to being distracted, so she had to bend to put it back on the second try.

"Anyway. Want to walk together?" she asked, eyes bright.

[emo-padawan.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a plan," Anakin said, nodding.

And then oh-so-casually bolting for the door.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Rory was just about as casual as she followed after.