Working out

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:42 am

Will was in the pool, doing laps.

Every third back and forth, he would go under the water, and not come up for a full length.

Back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth.

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by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:40 am

Jennifer wandered in in a swimsuit with a towel over one shoulder. She tossed the towel on a rack away from the pool and stretched, watching Will swimming back and forth. After gauging where he was swimming, she jumped in as well, trying not to get in his way.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:59 am

Will kicked up at one end, holding onto one edge.

"Oh! Hey there."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:59 am

"Hey," Jennifer said. "You were really going for it there. Training to get away from sharks?"

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:29 pm

"In a matter of speaking, I suppose.

Just...identifying a point of weakness."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:34 pm

"In what way? You were doing a good job from my vantage point." She seemed to be floating in the water without a great deal of effort.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:44 pm

"Water is not exactly my natural habitat -- and I'm trying to , y'know, lead by example"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:51 pm

"I suppose. Probably also a reasonable idea to talk to people who are at home in the water. Only so much you can learn on your own after all. Just my two cents." She smiled.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:09 pm

"And would that be you?" he smiled.

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:19 pm

"I'm only one of the people. Zeryn would have been better, but he moved to the Institute in the States. There are a few others here with water-associated abilities I think."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:47 pm

"Yeah. Zeryn was a loss for the teams. More sometimes handles water thing, but his powers are seasonal in nature."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:02 pm

"There's still a sizable good group of people though. The teams should be fine."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:52 pm

"There needs to be a re-consolidation. Just chalk it up to more work in my first week on the job," he said, with a rueful grin.

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:56 pm

"You do have your work cut out for you, but you don't have to be the only one doing it."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:25 pm

"Of course not, but, well, buck has to stop somewhere," he shrugged.

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:46 pm

"True," Jennifer said, sinking under the water briefly before coming back up again.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:08 am

"So, what brings you to the pool this fine day?"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:09 am

"Just getting some swimming in. Nothing terribly exciting. Just needed to relax a bit before school starts up in earnest."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:11 am

"Pah, after what's happened this past year, school is the LEAST of our worries. It's almost like a vacation itself!"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:18 am

"I have several art classes this year because some of my art classes at my previous school had botched grades, so I have a lot of work ahead of me."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:38 am

"Oooh, that's a rough one. Administrative problems?"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:45 am

"Bigoted assholes sabotaging my projects and professors considering that explanation the equivalent of 'the dog ate my homework'. Even when I showed them the piece that had 'Mutie' scrawled across what was left of it." The water around her became briefly more turbulent as she talked, but calmed down again immediately.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:31 am

"Ah. Yeah, I...I know the feeling. It....it's not fun," he sighed.

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:40 am

"It's in the past now though and I'm here. Water under bridges and all that."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:57 pm

"I suppose that's your specialty?"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:00 pm

"Which? Putting things in the past or water under bridges?"

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:08 pm

"The latter. It was a little joke.

...Very little."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:13 pm

A bridge made of water rose out of the water and a current started moving under it. Jennifer laughed, "Hey, at least it gives me an excuse to try something I haven't before."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:27 pm

"See? Talent!" Will chuckled. "I'm always amazed by stuff like that."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:50 pm

"I'm always amazed by the stuff other people do. I guess I live around this and do this so much that it doesn't seem all that amazing any more."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:16 pm

"Well, most people, even here, don't affect the outside world quite as much as you do -- it's really quite extraordinary"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:34 am

"Now that I'm getting back into combat shape, I'll have to see how extraordinary it ends up being. Got rusty after leaving the Institute."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:21 am

"Getting ready to join the teams all full-time and stuff, then?"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:39 am

"I'd like to. A little nervous, but I've done it before, so I'm fairly certain I can do it again."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:56 am

"Hey, I think you'll do just fine. I mean, we are on an island in a city with a major river, so you're definitely in the right place," Will chuckled. "You just need to get used to your teammates."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:43 am

"That's usually the challenge. Take a collection of individuals and make a team out of them."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:04 pm

"Well, I'm trying to come up with ways of doing just that. Mandatory team training days could work, I suppose, but you hate being the guy who comes in and implements them.

I suppose something will come up -- some opportunity will present itself."

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:05 pm

"You could always tailor it to the teams that you form. What works for one team may not work for another."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:34 am

"See, that's something I want to get away from -- no 'oh no, this one is in the sewers, I have to send team 2, but they're really tired, oh well'. People should be able to...plug and play more often, y'know?"

by **Jennifer Tarasova** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:08 am

"Much larger group dynamic then and you're dealing with a larger pool of abilities. Supremely flexible, but you risk losing some of the small group closeness. In which case, maybe a show and tell night? Have each team member show off what they can do on a basic level in the Danger Room with everyone else watching. Get everyone familiar with each other's abilities without the pressure of a team exercise. And the Danger Room can fill in technical details for those who are technically minded. Just a suggestion."

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