Power Training: New semester

[Haley Crusek]

This had the unfortunate effect of disrupting her concentration on her other tasks, so her cubes clattered loudly to the floor and she went with them.

"Shi-shoot!" She yelped landing on the ground but managing to keep El aloft.

[Elise Holdrust]

Her wings give a few flaps as she reorients herself in the air. Finally, she seems to be in good shape to begin her practice again. She waves excitedly at Haley, beaming a bright smile of thanks.

[Haley Crusek]

Haley waved back at El and finally dropped her concentration, slumping to the floor, sweaty and tired. "ow..." she mumbled to herself, rubbing her temples.

[Ryan Gabriel]

"Not bad," Ryan said, shooting her a smile as he peered over the edge to look at Elise flying. "When was the last time you slipped up and smashed something?"

[Haley Crusek]

Haley chewed her lip in thought. "Including semi-intentional times or no?"

[Ryan Gabriel]

Ryan smiled a little. "Let's just count when you were trying to be gentle."

[Haley Crusek]

"Probably six weeks then," she said after a moment of pondering.

[Ryan Gabriel]

"Not bad," he said. "I think you're still venting too much power, though, aren't you," he said, as if asking her expert opinion.

[Haley Crusek]

"What do you mean?"

[Ryan Gabriel]

"Well, we know you can do some... pretty impressive stuff. Smash walls, all that sort of thing. Lifting crates or people takes a lot less power than that. But you're looking winded and... I'm going to guess there might be a headache threatening?"

[Haley Crusek]

"Yeah," she said. "No stamina. Like I'm a sprinter trying to do a marathon."

[Ryan Gabriel]

"I think it's more like a car trying to go a hundred miles an hour in first gear. You're blowing too much energy for the things you're doing."

"Probably would help you a lot if we can get you to stop redlining your brain this semester," he reasoned.

[Haley Crusek]

"Probably that too..." she nodded. "Maybe you can help me some one on one. I'd love to get better at flying," she said, not flirtatiously at all.

[Ryan Gabriel]

"It sure wouldn't hurt," he reasoned. "But you need to work on your output, too. I don't want you to get burned out when you're a mile in the air, I like you better in one piece."

[Haley Crusek]

"Well. I'd like...totally start flying low to the ground. That's way safer. And well I think we'd really really start in here."

Oh em gee, he said he likes me!!! she managed to keep to herself.

[Ryan Gabriel]

"Well, we could, but where's the fun in that?" he said. "Never really gets all of the air currents right."

[Haley Crusek]

"Well you're the expert! I'm gonna start practicing even harder!"

[Ryan Gabriel]

"Good, now you have your goal for the month," he said. He studied her for a minute, then pulled up his Danger Room administrator panel, keying in a few commands for the synthesizers. "Here..." He had it materialize a superball-sized jewel (-shaped object) that was yellow (and matched her hair). "Here's your homework. I want you to take this- It's real, not a projection- and you're going to make it float next to you. It'll turn red if you hold it too hard. You're going to carry it around, without 'crushing' it, until you don't even notice that you're doing it. That's the sort of control over your telekinesis you're going to need to do much flying." He thought about it a minute, then added, "And once you've got that down, you're going to start keeping it orbiting you until you can do that without thinking about it."

[Haley Crusek]

"Okay," she nodded excitedly, carefully taking the gem from him. "This is super pretty, and will help me so much. Thanks Ryan"