Gym//Wednesday Evening

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

After closing up All and Sundries, Seras made her way to the gym to wait for Pip and to have her first sparring lesson.

She was looking forward to it.

After her interesting shift at the store, Seras had some tension to work out. To say the least.

[OOC: Gym is open]

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip walked into the gym and tossed his bag to the side. "I'd advise stretching out to start with if you haven't already," he said as he entered.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded and slid to the floor, starting into the stretching routine she used before playing soccer.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

While Seras stretched out, Pip went into his own routine. "Done any fighting before?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras considered.

"Well, I've been *in* fights before," she said, "But I'm guessing that's not what you mean."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Well, it was and it wasn't," Pip said. "But it's good to know." He stood up straight and waited for her to finish.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras did one more standing calf stretch then turned to face Pip.

She cleared her throat.

"So..."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"La ti do," Pip responded. "Let's start with the very basics. Stance."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded and tried to look ready.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip approached. "Do you mind?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras was skittish about personal contact, and being randomly kissed by a near-perfect stranger this afternoon had not helped matters.

But, learning to fight well was important to her. So, she shook her head.

"No. Go ahead."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Alright... I'm not coming on to you, I swear," Pip said. He adjusted Seras' stance. "Obviously, the stance changes on the situation, but this is a good sort of optimum stance. A sort of... 'Balance' stance."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras took a deep breath and nodded. The muscles in her shoulders were wound up tight, so she circled them and bounced a bit in place, trying to get a feel for the stance.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Alright," Pip said. "You've got to become really comfortable in the stance. Bouncing is good. At no point in the fight do you want to be standing still."

He assumed a fighting stance a bounced a bit on the balls of his feet.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded and bounced a bit more, trying to immitate what Pip was doing.

Her time in the book had helped her body have good memory for movements and positions, so it wasn't long before she was reasonably comfortable in the stance.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler also needed a wokout, so he stopped by the gym and started crashing through some sit-ups. he'd move on to the weight machines soon enough.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras waved.

"Hey Tyler! Long time, no see!"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "Good. From this stance you can do just about anything. Punch, kick, block, whatever. Now, to move in this stance, the idea is to 'launch'. Sort of a sliding motion. Watch me." He demonstrated, launching forward, back, and side to side.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras watched Pip move, then tried her best to immitate him. After a moment, she realised something.

"You're dancing!" she said with a laugh.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip looked down. "I guess I kind of am," he said, laughing. He hummed a bit as he moved. "Actually, real quick deviation from the lesson." He stood still. "Come over here behind me and grab me like you're trying to choke me."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Hi Seras," Tyler said. "Like the hair."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally was apparently also needing of some exercise, having spent most of the afternoon in the quiet of her room.

"Hey everyone," she said with a wave.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras shrugged.

"Alright."

Whistling 'The Waltz of the Flowers' under her breath, she moved behind Pip and made as though she were going to choke him.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras winced.

"Thanks, but don't get used to it. I'm dying it back this evening."

Stupid Fandom Weirdness.

Stupid Ressemblance to Ivanova's ex-girlfriend.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip moved in a way closely resembling a ballernia spinning and broke free of Seras' hold and moving away.

'In some cases, even ballet can help you."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras waved.

"Hi Cally!"