Camp gym, morning

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron was grateful for the airconditioning inside the gym or he wouldn't feel much like moving at all. At least it was still a bit cooler in the morning. There was a styrofoam cup from the Perk standing to the side of the mats and beside was a brown paper bag from J,GOBs, just waiting for Veronica to show up.

((Open! Thread between Cam and V locked between them.))

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[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica showed up, looking mightily confused over last night's radio broadcast.

"Hey," she waved at Cameron distractedly.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Yo! Yo!" Cameron greeted as he was still catching up on his yos from the weekend. "What's up?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I'm confused," Veronica admitted. "How are you?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I am fine," he blinked. "What are you confused about?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Radio said something about Nadia leaving Fandom," Veronica explained. "I need to go find her."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Cameron frowned but couldn't really comment as he didn't know Nadia all that much. "If you'd rather go do that..." He offered.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I'm pretty sure she's not awake yet," she said. "I'll find her when we're done."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Okay," he nodded and got up from the machine he had been working out on before Veronica came in. "It might just be that radio got it wrong. It wouldn't be the first time."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"That's true," Veronica admitted. But the in the back of her mind, she was remembering a conversation she and Nadia had had not that long ago.

She stifled a yawn. "Okay, so blocking kicks today?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Yep," he tilted his head, suppressing a grin as he noticed her yawn. "I got you coffee," he motioned to where he had left the cup.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica smiled. "My hero," she said, picking up the cup and taking a long drink.

"Oh, hey, so, did you get that straightened out yet?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"My state of herodom?" he asked, probably being dense on purpose.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"That confusion or whatever with Molly," Veronica said, noticing the bag sitting next to the coffee. "Hey, what's this?" she held it up.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

This afternoon-only workshop day left Sakurazaki with a big gaping hole in her morning that she didn't like, so she wanders over to the gym. After a quick stretch, she takes up a practise sword. However, her goal isn't so much on training today as it is...experimentation not dirty. She considers the sword, trying out different Western style forms and handling and attacks in a very passive and critical fashion.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron found that he was pausing his own drills in favour of watching Sakurazaki. Still, he didn't want to interrupt her concentration so he remained quiet.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

And it was a good thing that Sakurazaki was concentrating so much on her own task that she didn't notice anyone really paying attention. Because then she would have to be embarrassed, and being embarrassed just took a lot of energy.

Mostly, she was trying to stop herself from twirling the blade around in all her usual pretty arcs and spins. Because Western warriors never seemed to do that. It was pretty damn hard not to.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"You're good," Cameron finally couldn't help but remark.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki flinches a little, nearly dropping the sword as she's caught in the middle of a very tentatively practised lunge. "Good?" she asks, a frown on her face, as she turns to him. Out of habit, the practise blade does a little arc and she rests it at her hip as though it were sheathed. "I'm not even really training...just kinda...trying some stuff out...And I didn't think I was doing all that well..."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"You're doing way better than me," he assured her with a soft laugh. Which granted wasn't all that hard.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Grimacing ever so slightly, Sakurazaki doubts it. If Peter were here, he'd probably laugh his butt off. ...Or not, because Peter wasn't that type of person, but it would still be pretty shameful.

She asks, "Have you had much sword training?"

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Sort of. I followed fencing before I came to Fandom High," Cameron replied. "I should probably mention that I failed too."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Mm," Sakurazaki nods. "Well, I've had more than ten years of training so that?" She nudges her head slightly toward her shoulder, as if indicating what has passed. "Would have probably shamed my masters." One part of her is very dire and serious about that, but another part of her allows a slight smile.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Eh, they're not here," Cameron grinned. "If they ask, you can tell them that your audience was very impressed."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

The smile comes a little easier now, slight touch of pink in Sakurazaki's cheeks, and she bows lightly. "Thank you, Cameron. Although I'm afraid that there's nothing you can do to convince me that it isn't just flattery."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"That's because you haven't seen me wave a sword about," he countered.