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Who: Keith, Everyone
Broadcast: No
Action: Open, on the Marsiva
When: After the second half of calibrations starts with the glitches and other things.

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[Keith was exhausted. On top of calibrations in general, he was worried about what was going on with Shiro... the coma, the disappearance. Was he still in the fleet? Keith couldn't be sure. He kept checking the now empty room to see if his friend and brother had returned... but nothing.

Now, the glitches were starting again. He recognized one of the panels from the sketch in his notebook from last time. He didn't have anything with him to write on the first time, so he made a note in his book to go looking for it again the next morning in case he forgot, and then left the book in a conspicuous place. It had been enough to get his attention the next morning and read his note to himself.

Panels...

So, he could be found poking at them. Anyone with a pilot augment would see that he was scrolling through information, that there was new information, and that he was writing it down. Anyone without a pilot augment would see that he was writing things down, but not where he was getting the information.

And then there was that presence again... the strange energy he had written about last time. He wrote down what he could about that, too.

He could found poking at panels, writing and sketching in his notebook, working out at the gym, or pacing around near Shiro's empty room. Sometimes, he might be in the kitchen raiding the fridge or something.]

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I understand the sentiment. Yes, as far as we know, it is better that he not be in the fleet, not have to deal with everything that happens.

But he has become a close friend of mine.

[So he wasn't happy either]

Yeah...

[Keith looked down. He just... had so much to say... and didn't know how to say it.]

He's important to me.

I understand. Probably more than anyone else here, he is important to you.

And you were important to him as well.

[Keith sighed, managing a weak smile that didn't reach his eyes.]

Thanks.

I just... I wish I knew for sure what happened to him.

I do as well. He has been through a lot and it would be hopeful that he can finally have some peace in his life.

Of course that is probably not something that we can get answered here.

No... it won't be.

[Keith leaned heavily against the wall next to Shiro's door.]

I guess... just come back later to check again, huh?

I will do that. I have been checking on the room for some time when I didn't see him around.

Same here. [Keith wasn't ashamed to admit that. Shiro was his brother. Everyone in the Fleet who knew them knew that. His behavior probably tipped a few people off to the fact that something was up.] If something changes, I'll let you know.

Thank you. I would appreciate that. Is there anything that you need in the mean time?

[Keith took a breath and then let it out slowly. He glanced back at the room.]

Well, standing around here isn't going to change anything. Maybe... Maybe a distraction?

That is something I can offer. What would you like to do? We could train.

[He's good at that. And it will definitely get Keith's mind off Shiro in that case]

We could.

[Keith scrunched his eyebrows a bit. Ulaz wouldn't know about Kolivan telling Keith to train with his eyes closed, and that was only with Kolivan anyway... so he wouldn't worry about it. He just needed the distraction.]

That sounds good.

[If Ulaz had known that had been suggested, he would have thought that was a good idea. Keith was high enough up in skills that challenges like that would better him when he didn’t have his eyes closed. Since he didn’t know this, he wasn’t going to suggest it]

Alright. Let’s go find somewhere to train.

[Keith nodded. He wasn't up for something at that level at the moment. He just wanted the distraction, not an actual lesson.]

There's a gym.

[It was an option.]

Then let’s go there. I doubt there are as many available locations as there are on the Iskaulit where we could train.

[And he'll start to head in that direction]

Not really. There's no obstacle course, definitely... and running back and forth along the long hallway gets pretty boring pretty fast.

[Keith fell into step next to the other Blade.]

But, it's the best we've got for now.

Yes, that would get boring.

[Not to mention the possibility of tripping over someone. Well, that was the obstacle part of it]

It will be sufficient. We can make it work.

[Keith nodded. He was quiet for most of the walk to the gym. It was smaller than the Iskaulit's gym, but enough to give them a chance to do something. No weapons, but there were mats... as well as some punching bags if the wanted to work on that, or machines for basic lifting and toning.]

We have some options.

[Ulaz was quiet as well. Once they stepped into the gym, he looked around, surveying their options. It certainly wasn’t good enough for what he normally did, but there were options available]

We do. The punching bag seems like a decent option.

[Machines don’t work for him. They are too small]

[Sorry, Ulaz. You were just too tall.]

Yeah. That can work.

[He walked over towards it, giving a small shove against it to get a feel for the weight and swing of it.]

Yeah... Definitely.

[Keith looked back at Ulaz.]

One of us can hold, I guess, and the other can attack?

[It was probably better to have someone hold the bag or brace it in some way instead of letting it swing wildly about if one of the landed a hard hit.

[He is. It's so unfair.

Ulaz follows, watching silently as Keith tests the bag first. Once Keith has done this, he tests it as well since he has to know how much it weighs and to make sure he doesn't hit it with too much]

I think that would be wise. If you'd like to hit first, I will hold it for you.

[Keith considered it for a moment, and then nodded.]

Okay.

[He waited for Ulaz to be ready before shifting his posture and starting his attack. He started off easy, not going full out right from the start. He was using it more like a distraction than anything else. But, he slowly increased the intensity as his head started to wander a bit towards the things he didn't want to be thinking about... it almost became like he was attacking the bag as a surrogate for attacking Atroma...]

[Ulaz moves to hold the punching bag, the thing quite a bit lower than him, but he had the body strength to not be bothered by it at all. He gave Keith a nod when he was ready. He kept holding onto it as Keith started out easy, gradually punching at it harder. He allowed it to increase in intensity until he was sure that Keith would injure himself if he continued without pause]

You aren't going to be able to actually hurt them by punching the bag.

[Keith growled and slammed a few more home just for good measure before he leaned against the bag, almost defeated. He took a few deep breaths.]

I just... I don't want to be selfish... But I hate not having him here.

Sometimes, this place stinks.

[Ulaz keeps holding the bag even after Keith stops punching, slumping against it. He didn't want Keith suddenly fall]

I know the feeling. I have gotten used to him being here. He was a good friend to me and he helped me a lot and I loathe the fact that he is gone now.

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