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[borntobewildcat]

WHO: Tom and Laura
WHERE: The Dojo
WHEN: Friday @ 8 AM
WARNINGS: violence, sort of?
SUMMARY: Tom wants to be ferocious, and Laura is going to help. Time for a training montage!
FORMAT: Prose to start



This was the first time that Tom had been awake before ten o' clock in years, and needless to say, he waking up this early didn't exactly agree with him. Still, he'd somehow managed to crawl out of bed, grab a quick shower to wake up, and even stopped to pick up breakfast before heading to the dojo. Of course, he still looked exhausted and barely awake, but once he arrived, he set down the bag of food and walked out onto the mat and started stretching, even though he was yawning between each position.

He had no idea what Laura would have him do or what he was getting getting into by asking for her to train him, but he felt certain that he would be sore by the end of this.

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[borntobewildcat]

He kept her pinned to the ground, the feeling of victory in having finally hit her overshadowed by the adrenaline. He'd been frustrated before, and he was still frustrated now, and that made him have to hold back a second and not get lost in his senses. His teeth were close to her throat, but he was calm, he hated those instincts.

He stayed like that for a moment, then finally pulled back, getting up to his feet and offering a furry hand to help her up as well.

"You could have told me that I could do that from the start," He picked at the tattered shreds of his shirt hanging off his shoulder.

[girlverine]

Laura didn't seem particularly frightened by the teeth at her neck, she was perfectly calm, her body still as she remained pinned beneath him. When he moved she released a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding though, and she sat up slowly, her green eyes on him. Considering him carefully.

When the hand was offered out she took it and stood, though she didn't release it immediately, turning his hand over so she could consider the fur on the back of it for a few seconds.

"Why did you assume you could not?"

[borntobewildcat]

"I thought it'd be cheating to use my powers. You know, it'd be like you training with your claws out too."

He didn't mind when she held onto his hand for a while longer. He maybe even kind of liked it, but he didn't really know what he was supposed to do now. It was nice, yeah, but at the same time he was kind of waiting for Laura to turn and throw him over her shoulder.

"So, should we keep going?"

[girlverine]

"Your powers are part of who you are. You should not refrain from using them while you are training. It is an unnecessary weakness." After a few moments she released his hand, her arm falling to her side.

"If you wish. Or we can move on to other training. You were able to attack me."

[borntobewildcat]

He looks at his furred hand for a moment longer, before letting it fall to his side as well. "Doesn't that mean you should be using your claws right now, then?" Not that he really wanted her too. Those things were dangerous, after all, but then again, so was he in this form, sort of.

"I wouldn't mind, if you're okay with it. What would you have us do next?"

[girlverine]

"No. I do not use my claws unless I am fighting someone who I am willing to hurt." And she wasn't willing to hurt Tom, so that solved that.

Laura considered him as he stood there. "Transform back." She finally decided. Yes, using his form was necessary during battle, but learning motions outside of it was probably a good thing.

"We will-" And then there was fighting training! And it was good! And probably a great workout! Except I'm not entirely sure how to describe it so we're going with MONTAGE!