The Salle - Wednesday morning - 9/23

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Fiona hadn't come to the salle for a while, since she had no regular lessons and she'd been trying to find other ways to deal with some of her emotional issues, but she considered this morning a perfect opportunity for a visit.

A sword was pulled out, drills were started... she was trying not to go after the training dummies today, and the drills were helping on their own. The new balance and the slightly different biomechanics were interesting to work through, after all, and the new height felt rather nice as well. As long as she didn't think too hard about the fact that she was, in fact, a man right now, she could actually enjoy this whole mess.

[open as a salle is!]

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[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"Haven't been to class yet. I saw a bunch of new guys, but I had no way to know..." He had no idea why he was defending himself on this. "Are you...okay?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

No need for defense. It was more of a question of curiousity than anything. Fiona wasn't exactly thrilled, but she also wasn't terribly upset.

...of course, having prepared for this and having had to calm down her roommate had helped with that. She was good at staying calm when there was a purpose to it.

"I'm all right. Could be worse," she scratched at her hair with a little grin.

"I kind of like the short hair, but then what will I do when I'm nervous?"

It was a joke, if a lame one. Especially since now that he was here, she wanted a hug or a hand or something and she was reasonably sure she wouldn't be able to get one til at least tomorrow.

"How's your jaw?"

She'd noticed the green.

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"No tucking possible," he agreed, getting a good look at it. "Fine, really. Guess that means you heard about that?" Not sleeping at all two nights ago had led to him passing out before radio could get together.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"I did. I would have come by but but then there was this and..." she spread her hands.

"Wasn't sure if this would freak you out. Glad you're okay, though. Karev--"

Was he all right?

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"Is as righteous as ever about hitting on whatever women he finds attractive," Griff supplied, watching her hands and wondering if they were very different. "No shutting that trap."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

They were a little longer, but mostly the same.

"As long as he's in one piece," she said with a little smile.

"Were you, that is... are you doing anything today?"

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"Just got classes after lunch," he replied, glancing back up to her face. "Did you...have plans?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"Just some declensions tonight," she said with a shrug.

"Could we do something? Or is this... if it's too weird, you can just say so."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

It was weird, but he felt he could suck it up. "Uh, no, it's just weird enough, I think. Want I should stop in or did you want to go out?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"Whichever. I don't really have anything to do since my classes are done with. And, uh, I've already been down to town about something."

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"What were you up to in town?" he wondered.

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She grinned, which looked a little more wicked than usual, and shook her head.

"Checking on a present for you... that you are not getting today. Soon, though."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"A present?" The wicked smile was a little scary with him not knowing what this gift was nor where she got it from. "Do I get a hint?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"It's a version of something I already own. And you've seen it," which she thought was a pretty good hint.

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

He wondered if it was a camera. He didn't have one of those. "Okay, I'll let you have your surprise then," Griff replied.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

That made her smile and she offered her hand for his. She wouldn't presume right now. She knew how weird this could be.

"Have you got enough coffee today?"

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"I think I'm due for some more," he answered, hesitating just a little before taking her hand. It was weird. Guys didn't hold hands.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She was most certainly not a guy, no matter what body she was in. She gave him a squeeze as a thank you, though.

"We could walk down, then. Maybe catch a movie. Or watch that one we didn't end up watching. We're not going to have that happen tonight, I'm sure."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"No," he shook his head, definitely not thinking about things that could interrupt them. "I mean, that would be even weirder, right. We should try doing something not weird."

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"Probably, yes," she said with a little grin, "though not as weird as being a kitten. At least now I can talk to you. There's that."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

"I admit, it was sorta fun to guess what you wanted," he told her. "With the pawing and cat-talk."

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"Unfortunately, normal speech just comes out in 'MEOW' when you're a kitten," she admitted.

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

That did not make it less cute. "I liked it enough."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She nudged him with her arm.

"I noticed. You thought it was terribly cute."

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

His lip quirked up with a little smirk, "Hey now, no flirting. There's this gel I like. She's the jealous type."