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[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff
Broadcast: Text
Action: Iskaulit
When: Now-ish or tomorrow morning

W4MW4Friendly Fight

Woman seeking sparring partner for morning workout. Call it cabin fever, but looking for new challenges. Normal human to moderately enhanced welcome. High skill level preferred, but beginners welcome if they're interested in a lesson.

Reply here if interested, or see Natasha Romanoff in the gym, tomorrow morning 8am.

[True to her word, Natasha can be found at the gym on the Iskaulit in the morning. She's already dressed and warmed up. She looks like she means business, but less angry or troubled—not like some of her other recent turns at the gym—but she's serious enough to give someone second thoughts if they weren't entirely sure in the first place.

Who's up for a few rounds?]

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[takingkarabusiness]

cute personal ad

[outstandingbalance]

Straight and to the point.

[takingkarabusiness]

well, i still think you could teach me a thing or two about hand-to-hand.

[outstandingbalance]

I'd say there's a pretty good chance I could.

The question's whether or not you need it.

[takingkarabusiness]

Alex would definitely say yes.

[outstandingbalance]

Your sister.

Well, if you want to come by...

You'll have to tell me after if she'd approve.

[takingkarabusiness]

That's the one.

I'll stop by in a bit? But I'm sure you have impressive skills.

[outstandingbalance]

Only one way to say for sure.

text > action

[takingkarabusiness]

Touché

[ she heads up to the gym before too long and waves to natasha as she enters ]

action

[outstandingbalance]

Hey.

[Natasha is dressed for a workout, arms and shoulders mostly bared by her tanktop. A faded bullet scar peaks out from around the strap.]

Right on time.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Kara is also dressed for a workout with her hair up in a ponytail. she left her glasses at home ]

Were you timing me?

[outstandingbalance]

Oh, pretty much always.

[Absolutely deadpan, followed by a brief flash of a smile—a smile that doesn't quite dispel the implication that she might be serious about that.]

Turn of phrase, though.

[takingkarabusiness]

I don't know if you know this, but I'm one of the fastest people on my Earth.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha shrugs.]

You probably are here, too.

You realize this isn't really going to be a fair fight.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'll try... but it won't be fair. Do you think you can work with that?

[outstandingbalance]

It's a sparring match. It's not about being fair or winning. It's for practice.

And maybe you'll learn something.

[takingkarabusiness]

I expect to.

[outstandingbalance]

Only one way to find out for sure.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she squares up and shakes it out a bit ]

Ready?

[outstandingbalance]

Whenever you are.

[Natasha settles into a ready stance, raising one hand and motioning for Kara to come at her.]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she actually doesn't have a bad time holding back— she has to do it so often to blend in. She telegraphs her moves though, and there's an obvious measure of her holding back. She's afraid of hurting Natasha ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha, on the other hand, has no such worries about Kara. With good reason, at least, but still there's not the least hesitation in her. She takes full advantage of Kara's caution, reading her moves and using both her strength and her lack of commitment against her.]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ She might try to reset a few times, especially when she starts to get frustrated. She's way outclassed by Nat's skill and holding back is wearing on her, but she maintains it. she can be good!!! ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha might not help much considering that, despite her merciless assault, she's not trying to win. She's trying to push Kara, goading her, doing her best to shake her and frustrate her further.

Probably not the safest strategy, but Natasha wants her to learn, and she's not going to learn from taking it easy on her.]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ it's effective. kara's trying to stay positive/upbeat. it's not a quick descent but writing fight scenes is hard but Nat will definitely be able to see the annoyance rising ]