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[kree_soldieress]

WHO: Lauri-Ell and You
WHERE: All Around
WHAT: A Day In The Life of a Security Woman
WHEN: Mid April
WARNINGS: small possibility of a structural collapse and getting trapped under it.

1. Queen of Fitness | Civics Center Fitness Rooms

Dawn. Lauri-Ell returns from her patrol routine to the specific place she always to be found in the early morning. The former soldier had been taking care to restore the fitness focused areas of the Civics Center in the past months, and the space definitely showed it now. The time on Coruscant had been helpful in fitting her place better to her tastes. Now instead of worked stone weights for training, she had a few sets of heavy, plasticized dumbbells for people to work with. Nothing compared to the massive wooden log, almost three feet thick and five feet in diameter that she had worked into a shape meant for lifting the edge and flipping for core training, but they were useful anyway. And while there weren't workout machines, she had managed to weave ropes into grids for agility training, long ropes for resistance, and she'd even started the process of building an obstacle course. There were plenty of options for fitness.

The pinnacle of her creation, though, was a room she had taken over off to one side of the main space. The whole floor had been covered with sand hauled all the way from the beach, carefully run through a mesh sieve to keep the larger particles out of. The whole place had been worked down into a nice, relatively soft area for sparring, and there was even a few bags of sand hang from the ceiling for punching. Now if only she could figure out how to make proper mats instead for her sparring space.

Anyone entering would be met with Lauri-Ell there, smiling widely and waving at them.

"Welcome. Do you wish to work out? Spar? I would love to provide assistance."

Billy had said she should find something she wanted to do, wanted to be. And protecting others in every way she can come up with had won out.


2. A Glownie In Need Is A Glownie Indeed | Area of Pink 4

Part of life for Lauri-Ell had always been patrolling Temba. Part of it had come from the fact that, when she had arrived, she had her future Emperor and his Prince-Consort to protect. The rest of it came down to the fact that she was a genetically engineered soldier, and she really just didn't know what to do with herself if she wasn't walking patrols. Which was what she was doing, fully clad in her Accuser armor, the Universal Weapon in hand, and one of the Agrii Security Point guns hanging from a strap at her side. Surely she was kitted out for battle.

What she was not expecting was the distressed noise she heard while walking toward the hangar, or how the noise grew louder and more distressed noises buried under some rubble of the less stable buildings in the area. And that's when she realized what she was hearing.

"A glownie!" the woman gasped, shocked and moving toward the rubble to try and get to where the source was. "I will save you little beast!"


3. Exploring The Ghost of the Past | Pink 25 - Transport Station

Lauri-Ell loved plants, there was no denying that. There was beauty in the fragility of a flower, there was strength in the twisting of a vine, and there was wonder in the wash of green. But here, this place, it was wrong. Lauri-Ell's patrols often led her through this part of the city, eyes watching out for dangerous creatures encroaching in. Today, though, the silence and overgrowth was too much. Too like what she had seen in that New York City where her sister had hidden her during the war. Like the beautiful structure of glass and metal that housed plants where a Cotati had taken a captive little girl named Kit.

It was wrong here. It hurt her to see.

With a sigh Lauri-Ell moved further into the overgrowth, working her way through it. She wanted to see what this structure was, and the plants did not seem to want to let her through.

"I am not your enemy," she told the plants around her. "I wish merely to explore and see what this place was. What it could be. Please, i do not wish to damage you."

They weren't likely to listen.

Comments

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[tempredmental]

Keith was a bit surprised, but gave a small wave back. A giant, blue woman was definitely not something that would be outside his wheelhouse anymore. Heck, his mom was really tall and purple, so he was used to it now thanks to Voltron and his exposure to extraterrestrial races. But he was definitely surprised by her enthusiastic and cheery greeting.

"Hey... thanks." Granted, Keith didn't exactly look like a slouch. He wasn't as big as Lauri, that was for sure, but he had a very athletic build, like a sprinter with somewhat broader shoulders, and he had a strange object strapped to his belt, the position where it hung indicating it might be some kind of weapon. He gave off a fighter's vibe, though that could also be from the large scar on the right side of his face and the unconsciously ready stance he held after entering. He glanced around.

"You've done a lot here, recently," he said. "Found some good stuff on that last mission, huh?"

Even with the vibe, Keith wasn't exactly intimidating, and he didn't seem looking for a hostile fight. He was calm, looking for practice and exercise.

[kree_soldieress]

Oh yes, Lauri-Ell looks at him and all her training says this man? This is a warrior. This is a soldier. This man is dangerous. And still she smiles, quite wide, quite happy. No one here who is a threat has really cared to offer one to her, so she assumes friendliness instead.

"Yes, I was very lucky. Other than purchasing clothes, I attempted to keep my purchases small and suitable to this space," she offered with a grin.

Part of that came from SOMEONE on her ship buying way too much clothes and taking up a lot of space.

"I want us to be able to stay fit, and to train those who cannot fight on their own. But you can," she observed, like it's just an obvious statement. "It is good to know there are more here who can protect others, likely even without powers."

Yes, she's heard of the Force, but she's also heard of the storms. This man looked like he could do something even in the storms.

[tempredmental]

Keith looked a little surprised when she called him out like that, but nodded.

"It's pretty useful."

Granted, it was also pretty useful to not fall into the hallucinations the storms caused and take a step off the edge of a small cliff. That had been pretty painful. Not that Keith wasn't something one of the Force users would call "sensitive" to the equivalent thing in his own world, quintessence, it didn't effect his ability to still fight.

"I wouldn't mind giving this place a test run," he then said, noticing the start of an obstacle course. It was small still, but he could see it was a bit of a work in progress. "Do you have practice weapons, or do you train with live?"

[kree_soldieress]

Like should always be able to recognize like if they are well trained. They know what to look for. So she always thought. But with his eyes on the course she smiles. Very small, though built with structures at various heights to account for people of her size, but also smaller. And, really, she was better to compare to a Galra in height than she would be to a human.

"I would be happy to see another work it, to determine how I could improve it. It has not been easy to build on my own without full resources. As for practice weapons, no. Kree do not believe in practice weapons, and I do not believe the Agrii would allow me to acquire them."

[tempredmental]

Keith nodded a bit.

"I wouldn't mind giving it a go." Keith was used to dealing with things that were slightly larger than what would have been built for humans. He'd been one of the shortest members of the Blade of Marmora. Even other Galra half-breeds were his height or taller. Earthlings were some of the shortest beings in the galaxy.

"Sounds like a team I worked with back home. Live weapons were the same as practice weapons." The Blade didn't train halfway. Keith had a few scars in other areas to prove that. "But, they did give me this..." He picked up that handle-like object off his belt now. "It's a weapon from home." Activating it, there was a bright flash before the handle suddenly had a sword attached.

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[cannot_flinch]

"Do they understand you?"

Ikora had also taken the day to explore the wilder looking places of the city. Ophiuchus floated along at her shoulder occasionally scanning something they came across. He had noticed the large blue woman first and suggested they make their way over.

She was not quite as careful through the undergrowth. Ikora was a little annoyed, frankly, that she couldn't simply use Solar energy to burn them away. It would be so much easier with a flaming sword to hack through the twisted layers of various plants.

Ikora stopped at a polite distance and smiled slightly at the woman.

[kree_soldieress]

The voice made Lauri-Ell stop in her tracks, looking back over her shoulder at the woman. Woman and, apparently, some sort of droid or drone hovering by her shoulder. Intriguing.

“They do not. Which is likely for the best. If they could then that might mean there was a Cotati here, and that would be unsafe for all here but the machines.”

[cannot_flinch]

"And what is a Cotati?" she asked as she made her way closer now that her approach wouldn't be mistaken as some sort of sneak attack. This woman seemed very capable of protecting herself even though she was talking to plants. She was built bigger than some Titans. Even Shaxx would be impressed.

Ophiuchus scanned the plants that blocked the way. He didn't say anything just kept moving from plant to plant, making his own catalogue of the native flora and fauna.

And possibly devising a way in. There were pockets he could slip through but he was reluctant to leave Ikora too far behind.

[kree_soldieress]

Ah, so lucky, to have not known what they were. But those that did knot know what Cotati were would not know what Kree like Lauri-Ell were, which was sensible since they were from the same world.

"They are a species of sentient, mobile plants. Until recently they were perhaps some of the most peaceful people one might know. But it came into there minds that the universe would be at peace and united if all animal-based life was wiped out."

They destroyed so many Kree and Skrull worlds. But perhaps that was fair, given how they had been wronged.

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[rage_on]

Raphael was slightly caught off guard at who was running the training room, or at least who was occupying it then. He'd been eagerly eyeing the weights set-up and the other makeshift workout equipment. He'd love to get at those punching bags, and hopefully they'd last under his fists.

Being greeted by the tall blue-skinned woman, he looked a little awkward as he returned the greeting, shoulders hunching sheepishly as he vaguely recalled the last time they'd really encountered each other. He hadn't gotten around to apologizing to anyone he'd been driven to attack, not that apologies came easily from him either way, but he still felt bad about the whole matter.

"Er...sure, I'm up for either."

[kree_soldieress]

Raph! Lauri-Ell grins wider and moves closer to meet him. Very nice. And since it's him she knows exactly what they should do.

"I promised, but never granted, you the chance to spar. I would very much enjoy if we did that, after some appropriate warm-ups! You are a very talented fighter."

Clearly she had no hard feelings over what had come before.

[rage_on]

Well, that's a pretty positive response. It helps Raphael relax a little, and the suggestion of a spar coaxes a grin from him. He gives her a nod.

"Sounds good to me! All right, let's do it."

[kree_soldieress]

Ah, she is very glad that he is happy to do this with her. She nods and gestures for him to follow her to the space set up for such a purpose. It had been too long coming, this moment. And she intended to see it done.

"Good. I wish to see what you can do when you are focused."

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[heeeyadora]

Well that's a bit intense. Lauri-Ell reminds Catra a bit of Scorpia with that earnestness and generally...largeness. Her lips twitch a bit fondly for a moment, and she looks around curiously.

"You did all this?" she asks, nudging at the sand with a bare toe.

[kree_soldieress]

"Oh no, I do not believe I am fully responsible. I didn't make the weights. Most of them. The ones I did have been replaced," she smiles widely.

[heeeyadora]

Catra snorts, arching a brow. "Oh, well then-" she starts with a sarcastic smirk, but then seems to realize that might be lost of Lauri-Ell.

"I'd be down for some sparring or whatever."

[kree_soldieress]

Oh, she knows sarcasm. Mostly. But she is pleased to see it. A lot.

"That would please me very much. Would you like to come with me then?"

Sounds like a plan. She expects Catra will be VERY fast.

3.

[hooliganstatus]

Aeon, meanwhile, was exploring the ruins but keeping her distance from the plants, avoiding touching them at all. She jumped from point to point in the ruins, using outcroppings and bent girders to swing on where she could, her footing sure and sound even as she moved quickly.

She came to a stop somewhere above the massive blue woman, whose skin and hair reminded Aeon of the Demiurge, and she wondered idly if they were of the same unknown, almost mystical origin. But this woman wasn't glowing or floating, or making her hyperaware of her emotions, so ... more likely not.

Even so, Aeon was still curious about her for a number of reasons. "Do you think they can understand you?"

[kree_soldieress]

"No," Lauri-Ell said, lifting her eyes to the new arrival. Interesting woman. Reminded her almost immediately of the Spider Woman. Alas, Jessica Drew was no more here than Carol was, so it was only a passing thought. "I do not. There are no Cotati here, to manipulate the plants to their will and seek to do us harm. Nor are there any more Skrull who might take this form to hide. They are just plants. That does not mean I should not offer them respect, though."

As for the word Demiurge, man that would be a complicated word to bring up around Lauri-Ell. She might actually direct Aeon to one she was aware of, and what was the chance that anyone here would believe that title fit the man she would gift the title.

[hooliganstatus]

"Hm." She made the sound light and neutral, in a way that didn't really pass any judgement at all. "I'd have to agree with you. Where I'm from, the plants aren't only to be respected, but some of them are definitely to be feared. The ones outside my city walls are vicious."

Now that she'd seen someone walking amongst them safely, though, she did a backflip down onto the ground, straightened, and smiled. "My name is Aeon Flux. I just got here a little while ago."

[kree_soldieress]

Oh, there are ones to be feared for her as well, but it always has to do with the Cotati. And that was a story she would rather not fell. The woman flipped and landed and yes, she seemed even more like Jessica. Interesting.

"I am Lauri-Ell. Do you have spiderpowers?"

2.

[thesepreciousthings]

Clarice had spent the morning organizing what supplies she had already brought to the Library for storage, and was heading to the Hangar to get more, when she heard the noise as well. Rounding the corner, she gasped in surprise at the sight of someone massive in armor she didn't recognize. The Mandalorian was the only one she'd seen in armor so far, and this was quite different. For a brief moment she wondered if this was some other traveler ... and then the armored person spoke, and she recognized her immediately.

"Lauri," she called out. "You want some help?"

[kree_soldieress]

"Lauri-Ell," she corrected reflexively. She was not at all used to the idea of people using diminutives of names. All her time here and she still wasn't used to it. Humans, though, had their habits, and she supposed at some point she would.

"Yes, assistance would be useful. I am attempting to rescue a wayward Glownie. I do not know if it is of our flocks or not. However I fear someone shall have to crawl into the rubble when I lift it."

[thesepreciousthings]

"Sorry," she said immediately, and reminded herself that there were a lot of cultures at play on Agra 10, not all of whom took kindly to being addressed casually, even if they were friends.

She rolled up her sleeves and left the cart she'd been pushing back to the hangar behind. "I'm good at crawling under things. Once had to jack up a broken storage unit and creep in with just enough space to fit. No problem. Long as you make sure nothin' comes down on my head."

[kree_soldieress]

For her, it is not even a matter of casually. Just that her name was Lauri-Ell. Sure, 'ell' was derived from her mother's family line, but it was still how names worked for them.

"Nothing will come down on your head if I can be certain of it," she said, moving and putting her hammer down at her side. It was truly a massive weapon, but her main focus was on reaching out to curl her fingers under a large chunk of fallen stone larger than Clarice. And she lifted it with no effort at all.