Iskaulit mingle

[lord_wizard]

Who: Anyone!
Broadcast: No
Action: Iskaulit
When: Feb. Drift Week (and beyond?)

[The fleet, more or less patched up after their battle, has once again left civilization behind for empty space. Maybe it's a good time to distract yourself and get away from the endless repairs and nothingness, though there might still be cleaning up that needs to be done here too.

Whether you're grabbing a broom or grabbing a drink, this is a fleetwide mingle for the Iskaulit.]

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

It has its ups and downs.

[spacebro]

[Nodding.]

...Do you ever get paid for it because Kara is really down on that part.

[outstandingbalance]

Depends what you consider getting paid for it. I didn't always get paid for it... but it's not exactly separate from my day job, either.

When I've had a day job.

[spacebro]

What was your day job when you had a day job?

[outstandingbalance]

I was still part of an intelligence agency.

[spacebro]

Was it like the DEO?

[outstandingbalance]

From what I've heard about the DEO... in some ways. Let's say not exactly like, but you get the gist.

[spacebro]

You are a little like Alex. [Not that it was something that occurred to him until this moment and there are plenty of differences in his mind too because it would be weird if there weren't.] That's Kara's sister.

[outstandingbalance]

Kara's mentioned her before. I think she had a similar thought when I was trying to help train her.

[spacebro]

She did? [That's not the best thing to hear under...circumstances.] Oh.

[outstandingbalance]

Is that a problem?

[spacebro]

What? [He heard her. He's just really good at buying time and distractions.] No. Not at all.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha doesn't figure she's in the position to push, and she doesn't have too much reason to pry. She'll let it go.]

The DEO mostly deals with aliens though, right? We don't have so much of that where I'm from. There've been aliens, but mostly they just... make a mess.

[spacebro]

[His skillful deflection works again!] I'm guessing you're not talking about clumsy aliens?

[outstandingbalance]

No. I wish I did. I mean like aliens who invade through portals in the sky and do a number on a major city.

[spacebro]

We haven't had a large force like that to deal with since I've been on Earth. [It's been double digits at most. He's assuming there were more coming out of a portal for invasion.]

[outstandingbalance]

Here's hoping that doesn't change.

[spacebro]

I'd drink to that, but I guess I should punch to that here. Any other tips or exercises for me?

[outstandingbalance]

For you? Work on your control. If you practice sloppy, you'll be sloppy when it comes to a real fight, and when you can do that—[she inclines her head toward the position of the other punching bag]—sloppy is going to get you a lot of property damage. If you're lucky.

[spacebro]

How do I work on control?

[outstandingbalance]

Let's say you start with your aim.

[spacebro]

Like hitting a specific part of the bag?

[outstandingbalance]

For a start. It'd be better if you had a partner.

[spacebro]

I do usually train with Kara. She's rough.

[outstandingbalance]

Because she feels like she doesn't have to hold back with you. That's good for her.