Owner	Pose
Diana Prince	Diana had arranged to meet Firestar on the Watchtower. Everyone is expected to maintain a level of proficiency as part of membership and active duty. Waiting in the tower's gym, she wears casual workout attire. Slowly wrapping strips of cloth around her hands, she looks up and smiles as Angelica arrives. "Hello Angelica. How are you?"
Firestar	Arriving a few minutes early, Angelica looks the place over and then moves to meet with Diana. She is wearing loose fitting sweats and a sleeveless t-shirt. As she draws near she replies,"Diana hi. I am doing well. Thank you for calling. An old friend of mine invited me to meet him, then fed me food that will go straight to my hips. Love him to death, but no respect for the hips I tell ya."
Diana Prince	Diana Prince listens and then laughs softly. "Yes. It does seem that the best foods have that effect on all of us.." Even if that may not be entirely true in her case. It isn't her fault that she was born the daughter of a god, however. "It is good that you have friends who you can share time with. Even if it is with insidious foods" she teases. "I thought we might do a little sparring and training if you're up for it?"
Firestar	"The older I get, the worse it gets." she stage whispers. She is in her twenties, but still. She streches a little and winks,"Somehow I doubt you have a lot of trouble there. I'd ask your secrets, but you told me. Way out of my reach." "Sam is a doll. He knows we can be best of friends and not necessarily anything more. He also knows it could be, but doesn't push for it. He's rare. His mom and dad taught him respect and manners." She shaks her arms a little and flexes her legs,"Sparring sounds like a challenge for sure. Training is good. I am up for pretty much anything."
Diana Prince	Diana Prince laughs merrily. "I'd say you should wait till you're my age, but.." she shrugs again. "I do a horrible Yoda impression but the bit about being 900 years old is probably more true for me than many others." Smiling she laughs, "Well my secrets are more about the fortune of my lineage. Though the level of Amazon training certainly helps." With a nod, she walks over and takes two wooden staves from the wall of practice weapons. "Have you used a staff before?" As she asks, she idly spins both staves in her hands with an effortless ease of one who has trained with them for, well, centuries.
Firestar	"My friend if I look half as good as you at thirty I'll be elated." she teases lightly and chuckles at the idea of Diana doing a Yoda impression,"That would be a riot. Yoda, Princess of Amazons. I would very much be interested to learn Amazon training methods though. Anything you would be willing to teach." Looking at the staff, she shakes her head,"No I haven't, but in light of a few recent events that might be a very good investment of time to learn to fight with them. Wooden weapons in general really." Not strange at all.
Diana Prince	Diana Prince laughs warmly at the teasing and steps closer, holding out one of the staves to be taken. "The staff is a versatile weapon, like the spear. Even if it doesn't have an edged tip on one end, it is an excellent stand-off weapon for keeping enemies beyond arm's reach. With it you can greatly extend your own reach. As well it is a useful tool for survival and daily activities." Spinning her staff around again, she smiles. "When holding it single handedly, it is best to hold it just beyond the center point, slightly higher. That way when you need to take it in both hands for attacking or defending you already have one hand in the proper position." She demonstrates her words, holding the staff in her left hand, then drawing the staff up horizontally while still in that grasp so that her right hand can take hold as well, the length now easily used to defend herself or to attack.
Firestar	Her smile moves to something a little more serious as Diana starts to talk about the staff. She watches everything the other woman does with an eye of someone analyzing how and why each movement works. In her mind, the math starts to add up on the physical movements. Physics is good for every day. The explinations are listened to and she starts to try to mimic what Diana does. She isn't terrible, but new is new. A rookie is still just that. Her fingers bobble it and almost drops it a time or two, but manages to just hang on.
Diana Prince	Diana Prince smiles patiently. "This is the at-ready position." She demonstrates a number of reaching attacks, stepping back for space. Spinning the staff above her head and then down behind her back and passing it from one hand to the other. "You can use it to defend, and to mmm, encourage your opponent to back up giving you time to reset or properly disengage." She repeats the motions but much more slowly so that they can be observed. "With practice you will be able to perform these moves. For now, knowing what you can do with the weapon is a good starting point." She smiles. "So let's begin." She adopts a ready stance, feet apart, the staff in both hands. "From Start. To lunge." She takes a step forward and uses the right end of the staff to thrust forward while in both hands. "Then back to start." She steps back and brings the staff across her body again. "And back to ready position to defend or attack." Her voice is quiet and encouraging. There isn't a test and there isn't any pressure. If anything Diana seems to understand that everyone learns at their own pace.