A Day of Training (Gaby)

[echolight]

Amara gazed up at the training center as she walked towards it. It was an imposing building, dark and somewhat unwelcoming to those who didn't know what lay beyond those doors. But to Amara, the building was a second home, somewhere she could go to let out her feelings with a sword and a dummy and to practice for her ultimate destiny: to become a tribute in the Hunger Games. Once inside, Amara didn't see any of her friends. Instead of just hanging around as she usually did when she didn't see her friends, the girl changed into an outfit of exercise clothes and set to stretching out her limber limbs. Perhaps someone she knew would come by and they could have a decent spar together. Until then, Amara leaned on a wall and examined her fingernails. 

(OOC: For Gaby; our characters will have a spar and so we decided to put the thread in the Battlefield.) 

[Sleepy Fluttershy]

Aloes Lumiere

This morning was a little bit too grey and unwelcoming in my opinion. I didn't want to go outside or train today. However, I just had to do it, so I jumped out of bed, got dressed as fast as I could and ran out into the freezing air. At least, I thought it was rather cold outside. Maybe it wasn't that awful, but I love when it is warm and sunny, so the smallest temperature drop makes me shiver in the wind.

After running around for some time I got back to my house and slipped quietly into my bedroom to change the clothes I was wearing. I put on a warm jacket to feel more comfortable and went out in the street again. The weather was still chilling, but I didn't have a choice. It was my duty to be at the Training Center every day. If I ever missed a day of training it would mean an instant decrease of my popularity among my friends and could probably affect my skills badly.

I couldn't see a single familiar face around, when I came to the training center and decided to look for someone to practice fighting with. I hate punching and being punched, actually, but I have to do it to gain experience and learn new moves. After I looked around again and made sure there was no one I knew, I noticed a girl who was standing all alone nearby. I really hope she is not as tough as she seems... But right now there is nobody else I can try to train with. Ok, I just have to make a cool face and ask her... Why not? I walk up to the girl confidently and say: "Hey there, would you like to spar with me?" I think it sounded cool enough to convince her I am worth her time.

[echolight]

For some time, Amara was alone and simply decided to lean up against the wall, watching the activity happening all around her. But after a while another career tribute approached her and asked her if she wanted to spar with her. Amara looked up, unsmiling for the time being as she didn't know this other girl. She stood, though, and crossed her arms. "I suppose that could do me some good. I'm not doing much else anyways." She uncrossed her arms and allowed a small smile. "I'm Amara. Nice to meet you."

[Sleepy Fluttershy]

"I suppose that could do me some good. I'm not doing much else anyways," - the girl answers. She seems nice and rather confident. I wonder if we might end up being friends after the spar. "I'm Amara. Nice to meet you." Well, now I know who will beat me. By the way, I should introduce myself too, right? I don't remember telling her my name. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Aloes." Now that all the introductions are over, I'm waiting for her to make the first move. That might characterize me as an awful coward, but I never start a fight first if I'm not forced to it.