The gym, Friday morning

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The last few weeks, Aeryn hasn't needed to beat on anything. It's been a nice, if weird, change. That definitely is not the case today. As soon as she's in the gym, she goes to get a set of extra gloves from the locker, drops them on the mat, and then she's taking out a lot of things on the punching bag as she waits for Luke.


[Aeryn's here for Luke, but the gym is open.]

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[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler hadn't been to the gym in far too long. "Aeryn," he said, and then stood there awkwardly.

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Aeryn really doesn't want to be talking about things at the moment. She gives him a nod of acknowledgement, and hits the bag again.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler could do the not-talking thing, but ...

He might as well admit he was curious. "WEverything okay?" he asked as he went over to a treadmill.

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"Fine," she answers between punches, which are getting a little harder now.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Tyler said, almost despite himself. "Did Isabel talk to you? I was with her in the park. Yesterday."

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Aeryn stops, turning to face him. "I talked to her. It's my business."

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

"When did I say it wasn't?" Tyler asked. "Okay. You don't want to talk about mommy dearest, I can't make you. You have it covered?"

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"As much as it can be," she answers, turning back to the bag.

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler could tell that was all the answer he would get. "Good," he shrugged, and started his run.

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

An army of Jamies invade the gym all wearing surgical masks and gloves. One team, carrying cleaning supplies starts scrubbing away at all surfaces. The other team then followed after them spraying everything with Lysol spray.

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A sure sign something's wrong? Aeryn doesn't really notice.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke walked into the gym with a cheerful smile that immediately melted away as he caught Aeryn's mood.

"Morning," he said cautiously.

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Aeryn hits the back hard, one more time, before stepping away from it. "Hi," she greets him, though she's still glaring at the bag.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Was the bag insulting you?" Luke asked.

He'd seen blue...things jumping off of his desk all of yesterday. Weirder things could happen.

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"It doesn't talk," she answers. And kicks it anyway because it can't talk back for it.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"Just checking," Luke muttered to himself. "What do you want to work on today?" he asked in a more normal tone.

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"Holds," she says, because in all honesty, she's not about to start hitting someone she doesn't want to hurt today.

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"Okay," Luke said, then went through a quick warm up. "Where do you want me?"

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She stands in the middle of the mat, where they'd have more room, and waves him over. "There's going to come a time when someone's going to make a grab for you, and your job is to get away as quickly as possible. I'm going to grab your arm, and you make me let go."

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke nodded. "Okay."

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She reaches out and grabs his right wrist with her right hand.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke tried to kick her in the shin.

If it worked, it worked, right?

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She winces, and says, "Maybe try pulling your arm away instead?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke blushed. "Oh yeah."

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Gripping his wrist again, she nods for him to try it that way.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke planted his feet and tried to twist his arm away from Aeryn's grip.

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"Watch what happens when you twist my arm towards me," she instructs.

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Luke nodded, paying careful attention, and did what Aeryn instructed.

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The movement means Aeryn has no choice but to let go. "Generally speaking, you can only twist so far before there's pain. Most people will let go before it gets to that point, when it just starts to become uncomfortable. Want to see?"

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke nodded again. "Please," he said, then grabbed for Aeryn's arm.

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She twists his arm inwards, managing not to do it half as hard as she could.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

It was hard enough that Luke got the point. "This is good to know," he said, releasing Aeryn's arm.

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"Most holds can be gotten out of that way. Now, try twisting my arm away from me," she says, making anotehr grab for his wrist.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke did as she asked, watching carefully.

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This one hurts less, but it also means Aeryn has to sort of bend to the side as her arm goes without her permission. "Not only does it knock me off balance, it also leaves me wide open," she says, letting go and straightening.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"So following up with a kick to the leg would probably topple someone over, then?" Luke asked.

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"It can, yes. Or a well-aimed hit to the chest or shoulder... Just make sure you don't fall over yourself," she tells him.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

"That would kind of defeat the purpose, yeah," Luke said with a small smile.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

For some reason River felt it was time to get some exercise. There was a frown on her face and she could feel the anger. Couldn't let that get hold of her. No guessing what might happen. Hopefullt practising kicks would help.