062: With All the Force of a Great Typhoon

[contract_star]

[Hei appears and promptly collapses onto his back, panting and looking generally exhausted and dusty. His face is red from exertion and wind burn. He splays himself out on the Plane floor, staring up at the stars as he tries to catch his breath. His stomach gives a rather loud rumble and he sighs, closing his eyes.]

Why do all Saints have to be so intense? What a slave-driver...

[He falls silent again as talking takes far too much effort.]



[ooc: Some days after this.]

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[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[Brigitta edges over] What's been happening?

[contract_star]

Training.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

Ah... [Faint smirk] I'm guessing it's going well?

[contract_star]

I suppose. I don't know yet.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

Well, you appear to be in pain.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki appears eating the world's biggest bowl of ramen. Insensitive, isn't he?]

You look like you've walked through hell.

[contract_star]

[ajfkdljfld!!!!]

I've been training.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

... Training? With who? The devil?

[contract_star]

[=_=] With Mu.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Oh. Damn, he must be a slave driver or something...

[He shoves a bite of ramen in his mouth, then offers the rest to Hei since he looks so pathetic.]

Mmphm mff mffm mf.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Shun heard the word Saint there] Hei? Are you all right?

[contract_star]

[He lays the back of his hand over his eyes.]

I don't know how you guys do it.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Do what? Have you been training? [Hei is in a state that Shun is very familiar with.]

[contract_star]

With Mu, yes.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Smiles] You should learn a lot then, Mu is a good teacher. What are you training for?

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ She's leaning over him now, wearing a white cloak over her normal clothes. ]

You really should come back here to rest before you get that tired, you know.

[contract_star]

[Peers up at her.] I wanted to finish the session.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

But now you're exhausted, right? Maybe if you'd taken more breaks, you could have kept going.

[ She sits down next to him. ] Koren always pushes me to walk longer and longer, then I poop out and he gets all upset. [ She grins. ] Now that I have this place, I can rest whenever I want to, and push him to keep going.

Your stomach's growling, have you eaten anything?

[contract_star]

I'd rather do this as efficiently as possible. [Read: As stupidly as possible.]

Oh...probably not in the last two hours.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ Smile. ] Right.

Hmm, well, it can feel like ages after you've exhausted yourself, right? [ Obviously she has no clue how much of a moocow Hei can be. ] Stay put, I'll grab you something.

[ She heads off in the general direction of the kitchen, and returns a couple of melons (the fruit kind), a plate, a knife, and a fork. She sits down next to him and starts carving into one. ]

They're shaped different, but I think they're the same as rhinolopes and boarmelons. I'd get you something more filling, but I really only know how to make one thing.

[lamb_of_gold]

Already? Hei, if you don't finish I won't make dinner.

[contract_star]

[Hei sighs and drapes an arm over his eyes.] You're terrible. Haven't you ever heard of taking a break?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Crouches down to his level] Yes, and it's not time for one. Come on, now.

[contract_star]

I'm going to die if I go on much longer.

[lamb_of_gold]

I wouldn't have told you do do something I thought you incapable of completing.