( Despite herself, Kate snorts as she sets her own things down near Haru's. )
Aye. She tried tha' with me, too.
( And she did promise to swing by when she had time, but between Nero's new restaurant and her promotion in Tamamo ranks, on top of all the training and trying to gather contacts from other factions... It might be a tight squeeze.
With her bag set down, Kate shifts to stretching out her limbs, feeling the pleasant pull of muscle as she pulls her foot up behind her. )
This is pretty relaxing.
( It's not running, or parkour, but physical activity is the refuge Kate knows best. )
Is it? Ah, you mean the satisfaction of exercising and moving your body?
[ She's not quite at that stage yet, but it is nice to work up a sweat... in her case it was usually after pursuing enemies in a world generated from society's perceptions, but that was still exercise!
She joins Kate in stretching, though, even though she starts out on the floor and reaches out to grasp a foot. ]
( She nods, catching Haru's eyes through the reflection in the mirror, slowly working from legs upwards until her muscles feel loose and warmed up enough that she's confident she won't do any damage to herself during this. )
Outdoin' your personal bests. Seein' your progress. It's good.
( Someone had one interest and one interest only growing up. )
( Ballet huh? That makes sense too. They have similarities, don't they? )
Aye?
( She... chooses not to ask about quitting. Chooses to avoid that whole conversation because it's all too easy for it to be turned back on her, if Haru wanted to.
Instead, Kate shakes out her body one last time and asks; )
[ Haru straightens from her lean and gathers her legs up from under her, climbing to her feet. Kate doesn't inquire further about the ballet-- and so Haru doesn't offer more detail. It just... happens, sometimes, though she does miss it. ]
Thank you again for teaching me, Kate-san. I promise to take this incredibly seriously.
( Maybe another time, but she's already spilled a small part of her heart to Haru under the stars and she doesn't feel like risking another.
Not when there's fighting to be done. And not when Majima is kind of showing some faith in Kate in thinking she can help Haru with her training. And Haru, much in the same way as she did during Tanabata, has an earnestness about her that makes it impossible to doubt that promise.
Hard not to after watching her run in her yukata. )
Alright. ( She slides smoothly into position after taking a few steps closer to the centre of the room, focused and serious. ) Come at me.
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Date: 2022-09-06 08:53 pm (UTC)Aye. She tried tha' with me, too.
( And she did promise to swing by when she had time, but between Nero's new restaurant and her promotion in Tamamo ranks, on top of all the training and trying to gather contacts from other factions... It might be a tight squeeze.
With her bag set down, Kate shifts to stretching out her limbs, feeling the pleasant pull of muscle as she pulls her foot up behind her. )
This is pretty relaxing.
( It's not running, or parkour, but physical activity is the refuge Kate knows best. )
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Date: 2022-09-09 02:44 pm (UTC)[ She's not quite at that stage yet, but it is nice to work up a sweat... in her case it was usually after pursuing enemies in a world generated from society's perceptions, but that was still exercise!
She joins Kate in stretching, though, even though she starts out on the floor and reaches out to grasp a foot. ]
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Date: 2022-09-09 08:15 pm (UTC)Outdoin' your personal bests. Seein' your progress. It's good.
( Someone had one interest and one interest only growing up. )
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Date: 2022-09-10 05:21 pm (UTC)I'm certainly looking forward to noticing a difference with myself, as well.
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Date: 2022-09-13 10:41 am (UTC)You're good at that. ( Splits aren't easy to do, after all. It took her ages to learn. ) Gymnastics?
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Date: 2022-09-14 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-15 11:47 pm (UTC)Aye?
( She... chooses not to ask about quitting. Chooses to avoid that whole conversation because it's all too easy for it to be turned back on her, if Haru wanted to.
Instead, Kate shakes out her body one last time and asks; )
You ready?
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Date: 2022-09-16 06:09 pm (UTC)[ Haru straightens from her lean and gathers her legs up from under her, climbing to her feet. Kate doesn't inquire further about the ballet-- and so Haru doesn't offer more detail. It just... happens, sometimes, though she does miss it. ]
Thank you again for teaching me, Kate-san. I promise to take this incredibly seriously.
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Date: 2022-09-20 02:24 pm (UTC)Not when there's fighting to be done. And not when Majima is kind of showing some faith in Kate in thinking she can help Haru with her training. And Haru, much in the same way as she did during Tanabata, has an earnestness about her that makes it impossible to doubt that promise.
Hard not to after watching her run in her yukata. )
Alright. ( She slides smoothly into position after taking a few steps closer to the centre of the room, focused and serious. ) Come at me.
( Let her see what's she's working with. )