revivalproject | [Open] With All The Force Of A Great Typhoon

WHO: Lauri-Ell, Open
WHERE: Civics Center Gym and Training Rooms
WHAT: Feeling weak post storm and trying to fix that with workouts, come join her!
WHEN: Late February (before realizing the Tony/Beck mess)
WARNINGS: None

The storm had come and gone, and never before had Lauri-Ell, Kree Accuser and royal Bodyguard, ever felt so powerless. Her hammer had been useless, the Agrii weapons had not functioned, and when she needed it most, the strength she had thought so core to who she was had even failed. There was only, in her opinion, one reasonable response to the situation.

Become stronger. Be better able to protect those who would have need of her.

Patrols were abandoned right now, in favor of rising with the dawn, eating, and returning to the training space.

"You must be stronger, to protect him," she reminded herself as she entered and moved right to the weight lifting gear.

Her attention was almost completely taken by the work, but not so deep that she would fail to notice someone entering. At least, provided the person wasn't trying to stay hidden. Otherwise she might not notice them over the low grunts that came with her lifting the heaviest weights she had available.

"I," she panted and lifted the insanely heavy weights on the bench, punctuating each word with a lift, "Will. Be. Better."

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"I think it is also a good idea to improve. A very good thing, yes? To not be what we were made to be alone, but to be what we wish as well? To find our own wants?"

Terra smiled with a nod to her assessment to improve. That was something he'd always been trying to do back home. Like there was the time he entered Games just to see how good he was.

"So what did you always want to be when you grew up?" Might as well start that conversation since Lauri-Ell opened it up.

"I did not grow up in the sense you mean," Lauri-Ell answered quite honestly. "I suppose this is the reasonable point in my life for me to desire to be things in my future."

All she had ever been was a warrior.

He nodded. "Well then is there anything you ever wanted to try to be instead of a warrior?"

Terra wondered if there was anything he would be besides a keyblade master like he'd always wanted. It gave him a lot of pause as he turned to look at the weights.

"I wanted to read books, and see flowers, and help people," Lauri-Ell answered with a smile.

"Those sound great." Terra replied with a slight laugh and nod. He knew better than to comment that flowers sounded too girlish. The last time he made a comment like that, he was pretty sure Aqua was going to try and kick his ass.

"I can't say I've seen too many flowers here, but maybe I haven't been looking hard enough. Books though, I haven't seen."

Books were cool.

Lauri-Ell would have kicked his ass for that. Don't even go there.

"There is a library, but it does not have much in it."

"That almost sounds like an adventure, just to go see it." Terra smiled. "That last time I saw books.." He tried to think. "I saw a lot in a mysterious tower but that was a long time ago."

Back when he'd seen the king and didn't realize who it was, before meeting Master Yen Sid.

"You do not wish to go there," she said nervously. Lauri-Ell was still mostly scared of Jon after all. And it was his domain.

That kind of reaction was instantly noticed. Lauri-Ell never seemed afraid of anything. And yet her tone seemed to be just that.

"Why not?"

"The keeper of the place, he has powers."

And those powers scared her.

"Powers. Is it like magic powers?"

He wasn't sure why exactly that she seemed so worried.

That... is hard to explain.

"Perhaps. If they are, it is a magic unknown to me and my kind."

And it was dark.

"Magic." Terra echoed. "Has anyone threatened you there or something?"

Somehow Lauri-Ell being nervous was starting to unnerve him.

"Never intentionally," Lauri-Ell answered.

It was in the illusion world that her Prince created. But that didn't make her less scared.

Terra couldn't help but to scowl slightly. He didn't like any of his friends being threatened or controlled.

Such was his nature and charge at a young age from Master Eraqus to look out for Aqua. And eventually that had included Ventus.

"I am certain he is truly a good person. He seemed reasonable when Tony was injured."

But that was not a reasonable situation.

"Reasonable and yet you're still worried." Terra observed.

"Have you tried talking to him?"

"I have not," she admits. Perhaps she should. But to admit to her fear is not that easy.

"Do you want me to be there with you?"

He'd totally defend her if needs be, not that he expected to have to.

"No," she says after a moment. She doesn't want to be seen if she fails.

He wasn't going to push.

"Alright, but let me know if you change your mind."

"Thank you, Terra, I shall."

And that he offers such kindness to her is something worth it.

He nodded and looked at the weights. "I think I'm done for today. But I'll be back tomorrow if that's alright with you."

Terra's head cocked to the side. "And let me know if you want company on those early rounds."

"Yes," Lauri-Ell says, helping him to safely move the weights aside. "I shall look forward to your company here, and perhaps in patrols."

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