Atlas Gym, Friday Evening

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

As per River's handwavey instructions, Kerrigan was in the gym this evening, going through a warm-up while she waited for the young telepath to arrive.

If River's training had been anything like hers, it might well be interesting.

She probably had to start stocking up on the era's equivalent of first aid soon, anyway.

[ Kerrigan's here for River, but open for all your gymly needs ]

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River arrived at the gym after finishing work at the Hotel. She entered quietly, and knew better than to try and sneak up on Kerrigan. Not that she would have expected it to work.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan looked up from her warm-up, River's presence registering before she'd even looked. "Hey, River," she said, smiling slightly.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River smiled back, her weight shifting playfully from one foot to the other. "Hello. Good day?"

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"It was a day," Kerrigan replied simply, walking towards River. "They happen."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River's smiled widened into a grin. "So they do. Start?"

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She grinned back, falling into position. "Start."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

After a second of standing completely still, River lunged at Kerrigan's right arm, then did a last moment turn and went for the left one.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Moving to counter to her right at first, Kerrigan adjusted fast, catching the blow somewhere relatively unpainful. She struck back at River's right side in one a flowing movement, careful not to put too much force into her actions until she got some gauge of River's limits.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River spun around to direct to force of the blow from her body, and then struck again after a full circle, at Kerrigan's other arm, a somewhat predictable blow.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Which was promptly blocked, followed by a kick at River's midsection.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River bent backwards, avoiding it and kicked back lower, aiming for Kerrigan's knees.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

She used the split second before River kicked to pull her leg back down; there was an almost unnoticable stagger backwards before attacking again, moving into a feinting shadow of a kick before turning around quickly and flinging a blow at the back of River's head.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River tipped her head forward, avoiding most of the force of the blow, but it still made her eyes water. She leapt forward, on to her hands, using the force of the movement to kick backwards at Kerrigan.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan let herself be knocked back, using just a little tinge of telekinesis - what she could, really - to boost her speed as she lashed out at River, hopefully before she regained balance.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

There was something - River couldn't quite place it - that Kerrigan did, and it made her heighten her awareness and roll out of reach, ending up crouched on her feet.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan cocked her head at River, stalking back a few paces while keeping her body on full alert.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

You did something. It wasn't a reproachful comment, just one of curiosity. River straightened up.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Ghost, Kerrigan replied, one arm coming up by her side automatically as if looking for a firearm. She dropped it when she realised what she was doing. Teep/teek. I have my tricks.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

I have mine. River grinned, then spun around, fast, moving her body like in a dance as she went for Kerrigan with kicks and punches.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

There was a faint smile on her face as Kerrigan went to face River's dance - letting telekinetics reawaken old muscles, not quite the boost the suit would grant, but enough, natural enough, adding speed and strength.

Finally, she blocked a punch, let her forearm take the brunt of another, then spun around River in an attempt to wrap an arm around her neck from behind.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River had rarely met someone who could match her speed, and she felt Kerrigan's arm around her neck. Before the arm could lock around her she sank to her knees, slipping out of the grasp.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan struck out with her foot immediately - pausing only a bare inch or two away from River's skull, allowing her a few split atoms of a second's time to get back into position.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River took the offered moment and dived to her left, rolling and getting to her feet again, before launching another spinning attack.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

And Kerrigan responded in kind again, blocking left and right until she saw what she felt was an opening and knocked her elbow up at River's face.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

That hurt. River felt blood pouring from her nose, but didn't stop, just crouched low to make a sweeping kick aimed at Kerrigan's knees.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Kerrigan felt the kick coming and let it guide her, flipping backwards before landing on the ground with a thud a few feet away. "You okay?"

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"Ok." River wiped the blood from her nose. "End for today?" She grinned at Kerrigan, her face smeared with blood.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"Probably better if you get that seen to," Kerrigan observed. Beyond a few bruises, she seemed pretty much untouched.

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"It will stop soon. Just a nosebleed." She leaned her head backwards. "Not many manage to hit me." She giggled.

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well," Kerrigan said, some hint of bitterness in her voice but a smile on her face, "I'm real good."

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

"You are. So am I." The blood had stopped flowing from her nose.