third_sidekick (third_sidekick) wrote,
@ 2010-08-25 22:35:00

X-23 test Scene
While the Mansion did, of course, have the Danger Room, there was also a more standard gym/dojo for more standard workouts, which was where Hisako was. Her hands and feet were a blur of motion as she struck out against differing practice dummies, making a concentrated effort not to use her abilities.

Promotion to a field squad of junior X-Men. It was a heady responsibility, one which she hoped she would be ready for. Certainly, Mr. Logan approved of her enough that she had fought beside him several times, and he certainly rode her hard enough for her to believe there was something in her worthy of such an honor.

She hit the last dummy, as the timer sounded. She was breathing hard, but she brought it under control, then opened the cooler she had brought with Gator-Aid inside it, taking a long drink from her bottle.

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	laurakinney 2010-08-26 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." Laura walked up to one of the punching bags and ran her hand along it. "That is true. Do you also spar with others outside of the Danger Room?" Thus far she hadn't really seen anyone do that. Except Logan. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-26 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"Ms. Pryde, sometimes, or Ms. Braddock," Hisako told her. "But not too many can keep up with me." A little piece of pride, at least. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-08-26 01:54 am UTC (link)
	"You are very fast." She nodded. "We could fight." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-31 01:01 am UTC (link)
	She hesitated for a second. Something about Laura was not... quite right, but she supposed if the teachers trusted her enough to be here, she was safe. She dropped into a fighting stance. "Bring it on, then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-08-31 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Laura smiled a little, if one could call it a smile and then launched herself at Hisako. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-31 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Hisako managed to sidestep the first attack (barely, Laura was quicker than she expected), countering with a snap kick. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-08-31 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Laura dodged the kick and moved to the left, as though she was circling Hisako. Instead of fully going around though, she came at her again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-31 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Ooomph! The blow caught Hisako off guard, and her attempt to counter was clumsier than it might have been ordinarily. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-08-31 01:56 am UTC (link)
	With Hisako off-guard Laura only increased her attack, moving quickly to strike again at the other girl with a quick right hook. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-31 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Ouch! That had hurt. Hisako went downward, both to avoid further blows and to try a legs weep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-08-31 02:20 am UTC (link)
	The leg sweep caught Laura and the girl went down hard, her back striking the floor with a thud. It wasn't enough to keep her down, but it was enough to make her angry. Enough to cause her fight instincts to rise. Out came the claws. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-08-31 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Hisako got to her feet quickly, taking several nervous steps backwards. She hadn't expected that... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-09-02 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Laura's face was blank, save for something twisted in her eyes, something wild. Her lips curled back not unlike those of an angry dog. Her whole body seemed tight, ready to spring and in an instant that's what she did, leaping at Hisako with a gutteral cry. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

third_sidekick
2010-09-02 12:20 am UTC (link)

Hisako got her armor up just in time, expanding it to include a domed helmet. The armor did nothing against adamantium, the claws passed through it like it wasn't there, but the flesh of the hand they were attached to, fortunately, was not permitted to pass. The claws stopped less than a half inch from her chest.

Mustering her strength, she delivered a blow to shove Laura off her.

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	laurakinney 2010-09-02 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Laura went flying backwards, slamming against the wall with some force, directly against her right shoulder. She rose back up, shoulder visibly out of joint as she moved forward again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-09-02 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Hisako swore in Japanese. She hadn't meant to hit that hard; she'd panicked. "Laura," she said, quickly. "Laura. You need to calm down. Please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

laurakinney
2010-09-02 12:34 am UTC (link)

Laura.

Laura.

She continued forward, snarling a little with her claws bared and ready as the utterances of her name--a name that her mother had given her when everyone else called her something else, a token of humanity--worked into her brain. A few feet away from attack range, Laura stopped.

"Oh...I..." Her eyes drifted to the claws. She hadn't fully frenzied but she'd lost control. Hisako was lucky and Laura felt herself fill with shame.

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	third_sidekick 2010-09-02 12:55 am UTC (link)
	Hisako hesitated for a moment, then forced herself to power down her armor. Just what the hell was lurking in Laura's mind? She'd seen Mr. Logan go berserk like that, but never just during training... "It's... it's okay," she forced herself to say. "No harm done." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-09-02 01:05 am UTC (link)
	The claws retracted and Laura's arm moved back into socket with a little effort. "I am sorry. I should go and let you get on with your workout." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-09-02 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"Are you... okay? What happened?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-09-02 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"I'm fine," Laura said. Inside she was pulling her emotions around herself, shutting down. She wanted to get out of there. She wanted to go be alone. She was dangerous. She'd snapped. She couldn't be there. She shouldn't be there. "I just...I was just very focused." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-09-02 01:32 am UTC (link)
	You could have killed me. The thought went unvoiced, though. No sense agitating Laura further. "I..." she tried to think of something to say. But this, she didn't know how to react. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	laurakinney 2010-09-02 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry, Hisako." Without another word, Laura turned to leave the gym. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	third_sidekick 2010-09-02 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Hisako tried to find the right words, but found she could not, instead staring mutely at the ground. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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