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[Henrietta has been feeling a bit stressed lately, and so, to relieve that stress, she has created an obstacle course with her Angelic Powers of Making Things. There are climbing walls, nets to crawl under, things to swing across--all of the cliches of military training movies, with one exception; the consequences for failing these obstacles is a touch more dangerous than falling in the mud. The swing rope goes over a pit of spikes; as she climbs the wall, the slats fall down behind her. With each obstacle the consequences for failure become a bit more severe, until the last one has her rolling out of the way of a crushing block of stone and across the finish line.

She scrambles to her feet, looks back, and goes to check her pulse--only to realize for the first time that she's not breathing.]

...w...what?!

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It's not that bad. [Rubs her throat, frowning]

Oh? Well, I'll be the judge of that.

[Takes off swords and starts stretching]

Ah, are you going to do it?

Like this? Nah. Not enough challenge.

[Studies the course for a second and then takes out a bandanna and blindfolds himself]

[Watches curiously]

[He then takes out a rope from a pouch and hands it towards Henrietta]

You know knots?

Yes, signore.

Tie my right hand behind my back, if you please.

Just the right?

Well I ain't gonna grab onto stuff with my teeth. I'm goin' for a reasonable handicap here, not an act of freakin' futility.

[Ties this right hand securely behind his back, looping the rope several times around his middle to make sure it doesn't come loose]

Is that good?

Ahh, thanks. You're a doll.

[As soon as she finishes, he starts going for the obstacle course. Before he reaches the climbing wall, he leaps into the air, grabs one of the slats with his free hand, and propels himself up the rest of the way, and then kicks off of the top of that wall to clear the other wall(s).]

Do a barrel roll!

[He then hits the ground just before the crawling net and uses his momentum to barrel roll through it. He then reaches the swinging ropes, which he grabs onto with his feet as well as his hand, moving as quickly as possible to keep up his momentum as he launches himself in the air with the last one, hitting the ground to roll through the block of stone.]

*pant pant*...Yeah, I probably should have tied the other hand too.

[Snaps the rope to free his hand] Do you want to do it again?

[Undoes the bandanna.]

Nah. It's kid's stuff.

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