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[Furiosa spends most mornings in the gym. Honestly, she'd prefer the Enclosure, but she needs to be moving long and often enough that she can't justify using more than her share of the precious time in the false environment. She works out quickly how to run on the treadmill, but most of the other machines remain a mystery to her. If the right person is using them, they may see her watching, or so may decide to approach.

Some mornings her prosthesis is on, and others it is off, tucked protectively and nearly underfoot, out of habit, though this doesn't seem like the kind of place where anyone is likely to get any ideas.

When she is done, she usually ends by slipping upstairs, showering quickly, and permitting herself what feels like the decadent luxury of putting her feet into the pool. It takes her until about the fifth time to get up the nerve to walk in to the water, to lower herself down in it until she feels it lap up around her neck, then to hold her breath and gingerly, cover her mouth and nose, and cautiously, gingerly slip under the surface and just let herself float, suspended.

She can be found in any of those places.

Still, a workout isn't the same thing as practice, really, and the conversation that has been going on here has weighed heavily on her, though she hasn't participated. So, finally, she takes a break one morning in the gym and turns on the feed.]

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[She has to clear her throat to start, and wipe the sweat off her face. She's sitting in the frame, bare feet apart, elbows rested on her knees, metal arm down at her side. Furiosa isn't comfortable, exactly, talking to a little plastic box that will take her words all over the ship, but this is important to her.]

My name is Imperator Furiosa. I'm human. No powers. I'm in the gym.

If you need, I've been teaching people a little about how to fight. If you don't need, but you're--

I could use the practice.

[Short, unceremonious, she disconnects.]

Comments

[witness_this]

Is it usually busy?

[tucky]

Sometimes. Depends on what time you come. I been in here with more than ten people, and I been in here all alone.

[witness_this]

The boat can be a little more crowded than I'm used to dealing with.

[tucky]

We get a lot of privacy, though.

[witness_this]

That's true.

[A short nod.]

I'm used to war parties. Fifteen men, all at once, and no one else for weeks at a time.

[tucky]

Are you the only girl?

[witness_this]

Yes. But I'm also the woman in charge.

[Her tone, if nothing else, coolly promises that there are no longer any of those sorts of problems.]

[tucky]

You got a rank?

[witness_this]

I'm an Imperator.

[tucky]

... What's that?

[witness_this]

It's like a commander.

[She has no other way to describe it.]

[tucky]

Shit.

You gonna try to command the Barge?

[witness_this]

What?

[A curious frown.]

No. Why should I?

[tucky]

No way. I was just wondering.

[witness_this]

[Furiosa gives her a very long, very uncertain look, like she's not sure how to take that.]

[tucky]

... I didn't offend you or nothing, did I?

[witness_this]

I don't think so.

Do people try to just take over?

[tucky]

Nah, I don't think so. Some people tried to destroy it a couple months ago.

Sometimes we get people who wanna act the exact same here as they do at home, that's all.

[witness_this]

There's no risk of that, I promise. This place is the furthest thing from home imaginable.

[tucky]

I didn't really think you would. You're... calm.

[witness_this]

I've had to fight a great deal, but I like to hope that I'm not the kind of person who needs it.

[tucky]

We kinda do a lot of fighting here. A lot of battles.

[witness_this]

I don't need it, but I do remember how it's done.

[tucky]

You probably are gonna need it.