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I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 7:45 pmby Laura Weston
Laura was killing time in the Danger Room while she waited for the tutoring session that Sam had managed to squeeze in for her. She looked uncomfortable in the training outfit, but was making the best of it.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:02 pmby Samantha McManus
"You know," the Headmistress says, showing up in a similar outfit, "It's not a visit to the dentist."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:03 pmby Laura Weston
"I'm not look at it that way, honest," she said, tugging at the training outfit. "Just not used to wearing something like this."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:05 pmby Samantha McManus
"It's needed if we're ever going to stretch your limits. Becomes like a second skin."
"Then again, I suppose that might be the problem, aye?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:10 pmby Laura Weston
"What might be the problem?"
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:12 pmby Samantha McManus
"That you're not used to prancing around in something skin-tight."
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:14 pmby Laura Weston
"Well, baggy stuff is more useful to changing sizes."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:15 pmby Samantha McManus
"Aye, but there are limits. Not so much, with this fabric."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:18 pmby Laura Weston
"I suppose it's something I'll just have to get used to."
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:22 pmby Samantha McManus
"Any particular thing you wanted to focus on to start? Something that's been giving you trouble?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:26 pmby Laura Weston
"Mostly I feel like I'm up against a wall and I'm not sure how to safely stretch beyond that."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:28 pmby Samantha McManus
"And you've managed mostly mimickry thus far? Have you been able to vary your build much?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:33 pmby Laura Weston
"Some. Too much and it gets uncomfortable. It's like I'm having to keep everything 'tense', just to keep it together."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:34 pmby Samantha McManus
"So it's like a muscle you haven't used much, aye?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:36 pmby Laura Weston
"I would have said stretched rubber band, but I suppose the argument could be made for your metaphor."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:40 pmby Samantha McManus
"The stretched rubber band can't improve. We need to find out if you can."
"I'm recalling you work best with examples, aye?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 8:58 pmby Laura Weston
"It helps. I've got a photobook with random photos from the internet that I've been using the practice with."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:02 pmby Samantha McManus
"So let's try minimizing the variables."
She shifts quickly into an uncanny likeness of Laura. Then she takes a breath and begins to alter the shape. Taller, broader, almost ogre-ish.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:23 pmby Laura Weston
Laura begins to follow her, pushing her size up trying to match Sam's growth. She doesn't manage it though and after a bit, she seems to be straining to hold the shift right where it is about three-quarters of what Sam has.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:24 pmby Samantha McManus
"Too much?"
She scales down to slightly smaller than where Laura is straining.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:36 pmby Laura Weston
"It's just..." she says, relaxing and shrinking a little. "I don't know. The first bit is easy, but the bigger I get, the more I have to push to keep getting bigger."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:40 pmby Samantha McManus
"Like going uphill, aye. Let's see how well you can hold this size. Move around a bit, see if you can get comfortable with it."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:49 pmby Laura Weston
She moved around with the expected grace for someone her size. At the very least she managed not to trip over her own feet.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Thu May 22, 2014 9:51 pmby Samantha McManus
"Are you experiencing any strain? Anything not feeling right?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Fri May 23, 2014 8:04 amby Laura Weston
"Other than being huge? No everything seems to be working okay."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Fri May 23, 2014 10:26 amby Samantha McManus
"So this would be sustainable, aye?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Fri May 23, 2014 10:30 amby Laura Weston
"Assuming I don't get tired, yeah, it might."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:26 pmby Samantha McManus
"Alright, then we're going to push it just a little. Let me know when you start to feel the strain."
She starts slowly growing.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:35 pmby Laura Weston
Laura started growing again as well, meeting Sam's slow pace. "Not as bad going slower, but still like ice skating uphill."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:37 pmby Samantha McManus
"It's why we need to see if a bit of pushing and practice helps that."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:42 pmby Laura Weston
She grew some more and finally had to wave off. "Definitely feeling strain now."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:45 pmby Samantha McManus
"Alright. We're just going to hold it here. At any point you feel you have to, just let go and return to normal."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:50 pmby Laura Weston
"Okay." After about a minute or so of quiet concentration, she snaps back to normal in a process that would probably be disturbing to anyone but Sam. The process of reverting isn't uniform with the head and torso returning to normal size before the arms and legs follow. "Oof."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 12:53 pmby Samantha McManus
The headmistress reverts to her own natural form, kneeling down by Laura.
"Are you alright? Need a moment?"
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:02 pmby Laura Weston
"Yeah, a moment would be good. I think the rubber band may have just snapped me when I let it go."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:04 pmby Samantha McManus
"We're not going to push that hard for the whole session, but once per session I'd like us to try something like that, if it's alright with you. We'll only try to hold it longer once you get comfortable with it."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:06 pmby Laura Weston
"No, makes sense. Stretch the boundaries to see where they really are," she said, her wings buzzing as muscles settled down.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:07 pmby Samantha McManus
"And the same thing holds, if at any point you feel you can't keep doing something, just stop. There's no need to even warn me. I'm used to this."
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:11 pmby Laura Weston
"I'll keep that in mind," she said, bringing herself back standing and shaking her limbs out.
Re: I13DT - Killing Time
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Tue May 27, 2014 1:16 pmby Samantha McManus
"Any questions while you're resting? I may not have quite the range that Will has, given that I'm limited to the biological. All the same, I might be more familiar with some of the things you've wanted to try."