15241/Training Session 2

Training Session 2
Date of Scene:	21 June 2023
Location:	Danger Room - X-Men Base
Synopsis:	Another night training with Logan. Angelica works herself into the ground.
Cast of Characters:	Firestar, Wolverine

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Firestar has posed:
Normal workout gear for the time being. They haven't gotten to the gi stage yet. She starts stretching out slowly and rolls her neck. She leans back to stretch everything down the spinal column, lots of popping and cracking for someone as young as she is.

Wolverine has posed:
Back into the Courtyard is where Angelica and Logan find themselves. He's dressed in simple black workout pants and a not quite matching tanktop. Agan, the smell of appleblossoms weaves through the area. A gentle breeze caresses at Angelica's features.

"Ready stance," Logan says firmly and he waits for the compliance. "You strethc already or do we need to do that, too?" Logan's wondering if he needs to give her some exerccises or if she hit the gym before coming here.

Firestar has posed:
She settles into the ready stance as instructed,"I loosened up before I came down here. Your time is valuable to you. You don't need to wait on me for that." She settles, then sinks down a little more before nodding, happy with where the stance is. It is clear she has been practicing getting into that stance and probably anything else he showed her instead of letting things get settled.

Wolverine has posed:
Logan's brow raise at those comments. "Impressive," which is high praise because he's stingy with compliemnts in this mode. Logan nods at the stance, "Front kicks. These are easier to do. Some love em'. Others hate em'," he'll get in the stance next to her. "Back leg forward. Watch how I do it," he brings it up slowly, even raises it up slowly. As the leg goes forward he moves so it looks like the lower part of the leg is kicked back. "Then ya push forward, but you'll curl yer toes back. Expose the ball of yer feet," and he will move slowly and she will see how he curls the toes back, extends the ball.

"Sometimes it's hard to do that. If ya hate it. I know some stretches ya can do. Lots of people do em', including ballet dancers and they got feet like stones," he says respecting what it took to becom -great- at ballet. Even if the performance itself isn't his thing, he can respect the work.

Firestar has posed:
She frows thoughtfully and shakes her head. No comment about whether she will like or dislike them. Instead, she just watches what he does and then starts trying to mirror it carefully. It takes her a few strike before she gets the toes right.

"I am in the, learn it all stage." she admits,"I have to say the stretches might be a good thing though. I am a little stiff at this angle. I figure learn everything for a long time before I start judging what things will work for me. Besides, it seems like a front kick is probably among the more effective strikes and least dangerous to the one doing the kicking. Probably keep the kick low right? I mean Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris look cool kicking someone in the head, but that seems like a dicey choice."

Wolverine has posed:
"Keep the kick at the waist Like yer driving it intot he gut. Ths is good fer kicking doors. f yer in yer uniform, if your boot soles are stiff. May not need to worry about curlin' the toes.

Logan will then continue the motion. Pulling the leg back a littl, then stop. When he palnts th foot down, he's back in ready stance. "Then ya do it again with the new backfoot," she can see on the follow through like this, she can see how the kick would be a bit "Snappy" when it's fast.

Firestar has posed:
She nods and continues the kick as he showed, though a few times she actually rises on the toes of her plant leg. She frowns and works to correct that as she figures out that is wrong on her own.

She strikes, not quite as snappy, but better. She settles into the stance again and throws the kick with the opposite foot. It is awkward at first, but eventually both side look a lot better than when she started. Perfect. No? Getting better? Slowly.

Wolverine has posed:
"Don't worry about the snap. Slow it. Form first. Speed later," Logan chides Angelica. He moves around her like before. "Worry about getting the foundation right. Foundation of a house goes up first darlin', then ya worry about walls, n' furniture," he tries to just put in a few ways. Angelica doesn't need it, but it's force of habit.

"I didn't tell you to stop," he says if she stops and Logan will make her kick again and again and again. Until she goes to the other side of the court yard.

AT the edge of the grass he nods, "Turn around." Oh, this is so going to be like the last lesson. She's just getting the legs worked on. Logan doesn't ask questions, just keeping her focused on the motion.

Firestar has posed:
She nods and slows the kicks as instructed. She settles on her feet a little bit,"Got it." she tells him. She smirks as he starts to tell her not to stop. She doesn't stop because she catches on from last time,"I am going until you say stop or I am kicking the wall." she replies.

She turns around when she makes the wall,"Good thing I stretched the legs." she murmurs to herself. She isn't complaining. She is making mental note about the next time they workout together. Back across the expanse of the Danger Room she goes. Each kick careful and the toe rise thing happens less and less.

Wolverine has posed:
Logan nods as Angelica knows what else. Once she is comfortable with the motion, "Again. Again." He's starting to increase the pace now. Making her move a little faster. Just doing the same thing as last time.

Logan is there the entire time. "Why are ya smirkin' so much? Do I gotta make it harder? I can," he warns her. Ocean blue eyes looking at the woman.

Firestar has posed:
She starts to increase the speed as instructed and moves from one side ofthe room to the other. Once there she turns around to go back still kicking her way. She might think something, but right now she is trying to speed up without getting ahead of his call and still trying to stay focused on the technique from the beginning of one kick to the beginning of the next. The smirk goes away, replaced by a furrowed brow of concentration.

Wolverine has posed:
"That's what I thought," Logan says firmly and waits for her to keep up. He will ride the woman's metaphorical backside with those commands. "Again! "Again!" And she will go back and forth over th courtyard twice. Then he will speak firm, "Stop!" And he waits to see how beat up Angelica is at the moment.

Firestar has posed:
She comes to a stop. There is sweat on her forehead and her breathing is a bit ragged. She is in good shape, but this is a different kind of cardio. She looks like she could go furthur, but she appears glad for a respite as well. Either way, she stops and stays in stance, getting her breath under control.

Wolverine has posed:
Logan will test something, he will do a simple sweeping kick. If her legs are strong, his utter lack of force will stop them. If they're weak she'll fall. That's his way of testing if Angelica needs a break or a full stop.

Firestar has posed:
She doesn't fall, but they buckle a little and she has to reclaim her balance again. Concentration is the name of the game right now and so she merely settles back into her stance again, waiting to see what will happen next."

Wolverine has posed:
"Heh!" Logan's genuinely impressed by this and mildly caught offguard. He knows a second attack she'll be ready for. And so he circles around her. "I can either make ya tired. Watch ya curse me out more than I did last time. Or I could be nice. What do ya want?" Logan asks, this is kind of on par with letting an oppenant pick a dueling weapon. He's letting Angelica pick this battle.

Firestar has posed:
She does look tired, but she shakes her head,"I'm still standing. If you want to carry forward I know you know enough to push my limits without hurting me. Where's the fun in not cursing?"

Wolverine has posed:
Logan does a simple nod. "Alright, when yer good. Ready stace," he waits for her to catch a breather. When shes' ready he'll begin again. "RIGHT LEG. LEFT LEG." the commands begin and if he thinks she's not tired then it'll be quicker.

"RIGHT. LEFT. RIGHT. LEFT!" when the word "leg" leaves it does quicken the pace by just enough to snowball into something faster. Logan is -trying- to break Angelica a little bit. Push her to her limit. It gives him a baseline for next time.

Firestar has posed:
Fine line between brave and dumb, Angelica is dancing all over it. She keeps on kicking and makes it to the end of the room once more. She turns around and starts back. Her stance gets weaker and the kicks start to wane in snap and power. Halfway back she falters and has to reset.

Wolverine has posed:
After she falters a second time, Logan will say, "And we're done tonight," he extends a hand to her. The man will wait for her to take it and pull her up. "Gonna complain to tall, dark, n' silent about me?" he asks curiously.

Firestar has posed:
She doesn't object to being done this time. She takes his hand and stands up again,"He's out of town for the night. It was going to be lonely for him anyway." she manages to quip back, legs shaking. She is starting to loosen up around Logan like they have known each other all her life. Bad, questionable jokes for him.

Wolverine has posed:
"Know how he feels," Logan grumbles a little bit and shakes his head. "You gonna be alright tonight?" Logan says to both the state of her body and possibly being without her worse half. Every couple has the better half and the worse half, in Logan's mind. She was the better half in this view.

Firestar has posed:
She chuckles softly and shakes her head,"I will be all right. If I get too out of sorts I'll call Vanessa to drag me to the sauna or something. I will go down and stretch a little bit before I go to bed." She nudges him gently and leans over to kiss his cheek,"Thanks for the workout teach. I'll be fine."