Day in the Life [Action | DISGUISED multiple choice!]

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

[Six o'clock; wake up, yawning and bleary. Maria can't pretend she gets enough sleep. Despite that she never dawdles in the morning; she's always close to the front of the cafeteria line, a shelf's worth of books crammed in the massive duffel bag she uses where most normal people would have a backpack or somesuch. Breakfast and homeroom she usually spends reading.]

[In class, who could ask for a more model student? She reads ahead and extra, she's a quick learner, and (somewhat helpfully) she's a world native, so has a lot of the background the classes tend to assume. The only exception to this enthusiasm is the Garden Code, which even she finds excruciatingly dry and boring. Nevertheless, Maria studies it diligently too.]

[It's at 5:30 that it starts to break down. She's supposed to be in extracurriculars, but... she hasn't really found one that appeals to her. So Maria simply grabs her weapons and spends the next few hours in the Training Center, striving to master her gunblades. This lasts... right up until she gets hurt badly enough to quit. Which tends to happen. She's going in there with only a GF Junction; not even a cure spell to keep her going.]

[The folks in the infirmary are probably quite familiar with her by now.]

[After that, study time, then bed (perhaps a little later than curfew).]

[[OOC: as usual, just say where you meet her!]]

Comments

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, grats. You know how it goes! You fight enough of them and they're bound to get some hits in!

Why're you here?

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[Not really... but she'll smile and nod and pretend for Maria's sake.] If you ever need another party member, I wouldn't mind training with you.

Aspirin. [She holds up the bottle she's been given.] I've had this massive headache all day, so I figured some would ease it.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure! That'd be good, sometime!

[Maria is just an ordinary girl with what are really ordinary weapons, at the moment.]

Ooh, are you okay?

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[She nods, flashing a smile at her.] Yeah, I'm fine. It's just headaches from studying too much.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

...It's not your eyes, is it?

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

I should hope not. I promise, I'll be okay! These don't happen too often.

Honestly, I'm more worried about you.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

What, all this? It's nothing. I've had worse!

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

That's not the point! Pain is still pain. [That's the voice of experience talking right there.] I used to train for archery like that, but... at the same time, you've gotta take care of yourself too.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

If I wasn't taking care of myself, I wouldn't stop when I was hurt and come here!

[Ineffable logic, right?]

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[It's logic that makes sense... somewhat.] It's the little things, yeah, but... next time, please let me know. I'll be happy to fight alongside you.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, well... honestly, I go every night... so any time you're free...

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[... She would.] Yeah, sure! I'll join you tomorrow for sure.

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

All right! That'd be great!

[She's already looking more cheerful. Sure, she loves training, but she honestly isn't too fond of the getting-injured part..]

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[Cissie beams as she starts to head off.]

Be sure to take care of yourself! I mean it!

[gunblade-grrl.livejournal.com]

I'm here, aren't I? You can yell if I start walking around Garden unbandaged and bleeding!