14730/Training and tails

Training and tails
Date of Scene:	25 February 2023
Location:	Outside the Command center
Synopsis:	Kimberly and Tommy train and chat about recent adventures
Cast of Characters:	Pink Ranger, Green Ranger

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Pink Ranger has posed:
Kim was back from the latest comp, a few more medals for the shelf and a smile on her lips she'd excitedly greeted her boyfriend, but they had some scheduled training to make up. Of course there was always the youth center and the promise of its comforts...but sometimes it was more fun to work harder with less limits.

Morphed and in the privacy of the canyon near the command center, Kim and Tommy were currently trading blows. Agility versus strength, but neither of them were lacking either...

Most of all, given the laughter? Kim was having fun!

Green Ranger has posed:
Kimberly might be the most agile person on the team. She was certainly the most flexible. Tommy though, seemed to be the second best, sometimes tied for the best, across the board. Jason had a bit more strength, since he focused on it so heavily. Tommy though, was all about becoming the best fighter. There was no one route to being a great fighter. Tommy's was to try and max out all his stats, as much as he could. And it had worked, so far.

He was going a bit easy on Kimberly, trying to test her, to help her to improve, without going in for the 'kill'. He didn't want to demoralize her, nor make her think he was going easy. It was a fine line to walk. Sometimes he would knock her on her cute butt, other times she'd land some blows. Behind his mask, he was smiling, though he wasn't laughing very much. This was a bit too business like for him for that. "Nice block," he said encouragingly, and then he got flipped onto his back, "with a good combination!"

Pink Ranger has posed:
Tommy certainly had her beat on raw combat skill, even with the experience she'd gained and the infusion of the grid's knowledge. They were different and that was the point of the training. Still, they'd been at this since they were teenagers, so she could certainly do pretty damn good these days.

That didn't mean his encouragement wasn't appreciated as she rolls back, making the most of her maneuverability.

"Sparring you always makes me appreciate the power Bow a lot more."

Green Ranger has posed:
"Ranged weapons are great, but we have to know how to handle ourselves when we can't put distance between us and Rita's minions." He continued to spar, throwing punches, kicks, landing a few blows, though not putting his full power into them. He also made use of the terrain, gaining the high ground. It wasn't just for Star Wars. Anytime you could punch down, even a little bit, and they had to punch up, it gave you a sizeable advantage. He was trying to get her to start recognizing that he could go even easier on her, and she had to work harder, whenever he managed that. That was the kind of teacher Tommy was. He would explain things before, or after, but mostly during, he would try and get them to see it for themselves.

Pink Ranger has posed:
Of course, they didn't talk about the time he had been Rita's minions. They'd been some of the most brutal fights she'd been part of, but they were thankfully distant memories. Still, she does eventually come back as the fight ends, stretching her arms over her head and reaching after a moment to unfasten her helmet.

"So uh...I got attacked by a vampire...Or I guess, I attacked a vampire that went after some of the girls."

Green Ranger has posed:
He watched through his own visor as she raised her arms up, stretching just so, only to come back down to take her helmet off. He didn't move for a moment. He was thinking. They were out in the middle of nowhere. So someone running across them was incredibly unlikely. That of course meant Bulk and Skull must be in the area. That extra moment's pause was to check if either numbskull showed up. He then repeated the gesture, taking his off, and placing it under one arm. "A vampire? R-really? What happened?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
"Uh-huh," she nods before relaxing and letting her morph fade, transforming her back into her normal clothing and leaving her to arch her back with a grin. "We went to celebrate after the comp. Some creepers came up, hit on all of us. Didn't take the hint when I said I had a boyfriend...but his hand was super cold. Alex, one of the girls, went with them and...well,"

She pauses, miming the fangs

Green Ranger has posed:
He did the same, discarding his Green Ranger morphed suit, for regular old Tommy Oliver, who in a flash of green electricity, was now wearing green jeans, a white t-shirt, and a black and green hoodie. He watched as Kimberly arched her back. It was okay. He was her boyfriend. He was allowed to look. "Is she okay?" He asked, concerned for Alex trumping anything, even the fact that some guy put his super cold hand? somewhere? on Kimberly.

Pink Ranger has posed:
"Yeah," she nods, moving in to take a little sit on one of the nearby rocks and patting the space beside her. "The pink ranger made an appearance, Alex ran away and vampires got butts kicked...with the help of some other girl who seemed to know what she was doing."

A grin, Kim gestures with her thumb to herself. "I can handle myself."

Green Ranger has posed:
Tommy may not have ever looked quite so proud before. He took the seat on the rock beside her, leaning his shoulder into hers, "she does get around, doesn't she. Angel Grove, New York, Abu Dhabi," he made that last one up, but maybe she had visited it and saved people. "So, vampires are real? like, fangs, garlic, and everything?"

Pink Ranger has posed:
"Fangs yes," Kim offers. "But uh...power bow seemed to work fine."

Lazily resting her head on his shoulder she laughs softly. "I mean, aliens are...and we did fight that one 'Vampirus' thing Rita sent so...yeah. Real."

Green Ranger has posed:
"It does come in handy," he agreed, though they blasters too, and their own martial prowess. "Next you'll be telling me that Santa Clause is real too." Oh wait, was Santa Clause really one of Rita's monsters? He slips an arm around Kimberly as she rests her head on his shoulder.

Pink Ranger has posed:
"There was that 'Heximas' evil Santa thing..." she lists off before giggling softly, turning her position to flop down on his lap and keep his hand against her. "Our lives are weird, huh?"