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[redactions]

Who: Jim Barnes
Broadcast: Fleetwide video + audio
Action: Iskaulit.
When: August 20th.


[ The video flicks on to a spacious room, spans it from left to right, then top to bottom. There's a door off to the right side, and the camera follows it to the adjoining room, similarly large. Again, left to right, top to bottom. Both rooms are spic and span, empty, with wooden floors. And then it switches to audio. The voice is brusque, but amiable, with a moderate Brooklyn drawl. ]

Nice place for a gym. There could be a dojo next door, so it's all in one place. I've got a few sandbags to hang up, and some mats we could use. There's a notice outside for schedules — I know a lot of you folks have been offering training. The room's big enough, and there's plenty more like it on this ship.

Anybody else interested?



[ Anyone wandering the Iskaulit or looking for Bucky after the broadcast will find him humming as he puts up the sandbags. He's dressed very simply in the ship's jumpsuit, with no left sleeve. The left arm whirs in tune as he works. ]

Comments

[takeabow]

[ Nova is looking at least a little better than the last time they chatted ]

I'd be interested.

voice

[proudlywehailed]

You a fan of stealing ideas?

[that almost sounds like a joke, Orion.]

video;

[geonomy]

Yes.

[PLEASE COUNT HIM IN]

[redactions]

[ She sounds better, and his smile's audible through his tone. ]

Yeah? All right. What'd you be up for?

voice

[redactions]

[ Almost. He stiffens, but remains amiable. ]

No, why do you say that?

video;

[redactions]

[ whoa friend that's some enthusiasm. Bucky beams at him. ]

Sure. What can you do?

[takeabow]

[ thanks for keeping track of our comm methods, d'oh! ]

I don't know. Hand-to-hand?

[redactions]

[ A soft, thoughtful hum. ]

That's always a good start. Do you know any formal style already? I know you said you hadn't been trained, but maybe they didn't give you a name for it.

video;

[geonomy]

Uh, well. [He glances off to the side at that, because he doesn't have much to offer, technically. But dang is he interested.]

III'm actually not much of a fighter. I've been training some, but I definitely wouldn't be a good teacher in that or anything.

But! I'm an astronaut back at home. My whole life's been all about exercising and building myself up to rough it out in space. I could help some people with that!

[... But mostly:] All we've got is a treadmill on my ship, and that's really not enough.

[takeabow]

[ thinks for a moment before replying ]

No. Mostly it's been "don't get killed".

voice;

[tothefly]

It's a good idea.

[She hasn't exactly been chatty since their last...interaction, but they've stayed in touch. She isn't angry at him. It's just a necessary distance between them, one that hadn't really been there since their first conversation. It almost feels odd.]

Video

[save_the_souls]

Ah..it would be nice to have somewhere to train that's not a cargo bay.

[A cargo bay that tends to get cluttered with stuff anyway]

Video

[redactions]

[ He laughs. ]

You're tellin' me. Anyway. There's more than enough room on this ship.

voice;

[redactions]

[ She's not angry; he's not upset. The bridge they were building stalled and changed directions. It's still a work in progress. ]

[ Soft, ] Wanna chip in?

[redactions]

[ She's seventeen, and one's never too young to suffer or die. Bucky's quiet for a moment, then, ]

Your War's bad, huh?

[takeabow]

It's... not a war.

It's an annual televised, celebrated child slaughter where they allow one Victor.

The Capitol likes to remind everyone who's in charge.

Video

[save_the_souls]

That's good!

I really don't think I'd be much good as a teacher...but is there anything else you'd need for it?

Re: voice;

[tothefly]

[It's like a game of Tron. Both of them circling, running parallel, trying not to crash into each other's walls. But still...they're both here, aren't they? In their ways.]

I'd be interested. Might not be much help with the heavy lifting for another week or so, though.

[Until the cast comes off.]

What do you need?

voice;

[redactions]

Just a couple of mats. I've already got a temporary ring.

[ He chuckles. ]

You could come enjoy the view while I lift.

[ But really he'd like for her to scope it out, and be comfortable with meeting him here if necessary. She'd do better if she knew all the exit routes, the space of time it took to cross from one room to another, and the sightlines from the doors. (He's the same.) ]

Video

[redactions]

I'm missing a few mats and someone for next door, I was thinkin' dojo. You know anybody who'd be interested?

Video

[save_the_souls]

Ah...well, I could keep an eye out for mats, or maybe donate a little money to buy them?

As for someone interested.... [Hm]

Well, she might be busying captaining, but Ino's a ninja and she always likes showing of- er, I mean teaching people her skills! Maybe you could talk to her?

[video]

[experiencepoints]

Is it okay if I practice my magic there, too?

[video]

[redactions]

Sure, I'll make room. How much space do you need?

[video]

[experiencepoints]

Personally, I could get by with just enough space for me and a training dummy, but other people tend to freak out when they see my spells, so...

[video]

[redactions]

What kind of magic is it, if I can ask?